An inverted thermometer sterilization container
By using the L-shaped support structure of the flip-type thermometer sterilization container and the motor drive, uninterrupted sterilization of the thermometer is achieved, solving the problem of discontinuous sterilization in existing devices and improving user experience and convenience.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- QUAN ZHOU SHI DI YI YI YUAN
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-29
AI Technical Summary
Existing thermometer disinfection devices are inconvenient in small clinics, as they cannot achieve uninterrupted and continuous disinfection, resulting in excessively long waiting times for patients.
A flip-type thermometer disinfection container was designed, which adopts an L-shaped support structure, including horizontal and vertical support frames. The support is driven to rotate by a motor, so that the thermometer can be alternately immersed in disinfectant in different directions. The disinfection status is distinguished by marking symbols or identification mechanisms, providing convenient disinfection operation.
It achieves uninterrupted and continuous disinfection, reduces patient waiting time, improves user experience, and makes it easier to distinguish the disinfection status through signs or markings, thus improving ease of use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to medical device auxiliary devices, specifically to a flip-type thermometer sterilization container. Background Technology
[0002] Medical institutions need to disinfect thermometers after each use before the next patient. Existing disinfection devices are box-shaped containers into which used thermometers are placed, disinfectant is poured in, and the thermometers are immersed to achieve disinfection. However, this method is inconvenient. For small medical institutions that only have a single disinfection device, thermometers can only be used in batches before being reused. When there are many patients, after all the thermometers have been used, the remaining patients have to wait until the thermometers have been disinfected before being checked, causing considerable inconvenience to users.
[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new type of disinfection container that not only has the traditional function of disinfecting thermometers, but also can disinfect continuously and without interruption, constantly disinfecting used thermometers while generating new thermometers for use, thus meeting the needs of users. Utility Model Content
[0004] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides a flip-type thermometer sterilization container, which not only has the traditional function of sterilizing thermometers, but also can sterilize continuously and without interruption, constantly sterilizing used thermometers while generating new thermometers for use, thus meeting the user's needs.
[0005] The present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0006] A flip-type thermometer disinfection container includes a container body, an L-shaped support body that rotates inside the container body, the support body including a first support frame arranged horizontally and a second support frame arranged vertically, both the first and second support frames having two rows of parallel receiving cavities, and a motor for driving the support body to rotate is provided outside the container body.
[0007] Furthermore, to prevent the disinfectant from remaining in the containment cavity, a drain hole is provided on the side wall of the support body and is connected to the containment cavity.
[0008] Furthermore, to improve ease of use, the receiving cavity includes a first storage cavity and a second storage cavity. Additionally, to facilitate user differentiation between the first and second storage cavities in different columns, two options are available:
[0009] The first solution: The height of the opening of the first storage cavity is higher than that of the opening of the second storage cavity. An A mark is provided at the edge of the first storage cavity on the support body, and a B mark is provided at the edge of the second storage cavity on the support body. The A mark uses the English letter "A", and the B mark uses the English letter "B". By setting different A marks and B marks, users can divide different storage cavities into different functional areas according to their needs.
[0010] The second solution: An identification mechanism for marking the storage status of the items in the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity is provided on the support body. The identification mechanism includes a sliding groove opened on the upper surface of the top end of the support body, two C marks provided at the bottom of the sliding groove and juxtaposed with the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity respectively, a sliding plate slidably disposed on the sliding groove and having a length half of the length of the sliding groove, and a D mark fixedly disposed on the sliding plate; the C mark is the Chinese character "dirty", and the D mark is the Chinese character "clean".
[0011] Preferably, in order to improve the smoothness of the rotation of the support body, the motor is a servo motor. In order to protect the motor from external damage, a cover body for covering the motor is snap-fitted on the side wall of the container body.
[0012] Preferably, in order to reduce the usage amount of the disinfectant, the container body is in a trapezoid structure. At the same time, in order to prevent mutual influence between the two storage cavities, a partition board is provided between the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity on the support body.
[0013] From the above description of the structure of the present utility model, compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following advantages: 1. By setting a support body with an L-shaped structure, a first support frame in the horizontal direction and a second support frame in the vertical direction are provided on the support body. The thermometer is placed on the accommodation cavity, and the container body is filled with disinfectant to disinfect the thermometer in the support frame horizontally immersed in the disinfectant. When the thermometer in the accommodation cavity in the vertical direction needs to be disinfected, the support body is rotated so that the thermometer that has been disinfected horizontally is changed to the vertical direction, which is convenient for users to use. When the thermometer in the vertical direction needs to be disinfected, it is changed to the horizontal direction and immersed in the disinfectant for disinfection, providing the user with disinfected thermometers continuously and meeting the user's usage requirements; 2. By setting different marking symbols on the support body, it is convenient for users to know the usage quantity of clean and to-be-disinfected thermometers at any time during the use of the thermometer, improving the convenience of user use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 Is a three-dimensional schematic of the present utility model Figure 1 ;
[0015] Figure 2 Is a three-dimensional schematic of the present utility model Figure 2 ;
[0016] Figure 3 This is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the present invention;
[0017] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present utility model. Figure 1
[0018] Figure 5 This is a partially enlarged three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 1 ;
[0019] Figure 6 This is a partially enlarged three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 2 ;
[0020] Figure 7 This is a partial cross-sectional perspective view of the present invention;
[0021] The meanings of the markings in the attached diagram are as follows:
[0022] Container body 1, support body 2, first support frame 21, second support frame 22, receiving cavity 3, first storage cavity 31, A mark 311, second storage cavity 32, B mark 321, motor 4, cover 41, drain hole 5, partition 6, marking mechanism 7, sliding groove 71, C mark 72, sliding plate 73, D mark 74. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0024] Example 1:
[0025] See Figures 1 to 3 A flip-type thermometer disinfection container includes a container body 1. Inside the container body 1, there is a rotating support body 2 with an L-shaped structure. The support body 2 includes a first support frame 21 arranged in a horizontal direction and a second support frame 22 arranged in a vertical direction. Both the first support frame 21 and the second support frame 22 have two rows of parallel receiving cavities 3. The container body 1 is provided with a motor 4 for driving the support body 2 to rotate.
[0026] See Figures 1 to 3To prevent disinfectant from remaining in the receiving cavity 3, a drain hole 5 is provided on the side wall of the support body 2, which is connected to the receiving cavity 3. To improve ease of use, the receiving cavity 3 includes a first receiving cavity 31 and a second receiving cavity 32. The opening height of the first receiving cavity 31 is higher than the opening height of the second receiving cavity 32. An A mark 311 is provided on the support body 2 at the edge of the first receiving cavity 31, and a B mark 321 is provided on the support body 2 at the edge of the second receiving cavity 32. By setting different A marks 311 and B marks 321, users can divide the different receiving cavities into different functional areas as needed. The A mark 311 is a convex structure of the English word "A", and the B mark 321 is a convex structure of the English word "B". During use, the user takes the disinfected thermometer from the first receiving cavity 31 with the A mark 311 for use. After use, the thermometer that needs to be disinfected is placed into the second receiving cavity 32 with the B mark 321.
[0027] Meanwhile, to improve the stability of the rotation of the support body 2, the motor 4 is a servo motor. To protect the motor 4 from external damage, a cover 41 for housing the motor 4 is snapped onto the side wall of the container body 1. To reduce the amount of disinfectant used, the container body 1 has a trapezoidal structure. In addition, to prevent mutual interference between the two storage cavities, a partition 6 is provided on the support body 2 between the first storage cavity 31 and the second storage cavity 32.
[0028] Example 2:
[0029] See Figures 4 to 7 A flip-type thermometer disinfection container includes a container body 1. Inside the container body 1, there is a rotating support body 2 with an L-shaped structure. The support body 2 includes a first support frame 21 arranged in a horizontal direction and a second support frame 22 arranged in a vertical direction. Both the first support frame 21 and the second support frame 22 have two rows of parallel receiving cavities 3. The container body 1 is provided with a motor 4 for driving the support body 2 to rotate.
[0030] See 4 to Figure 7, To prevent the disinfectant from remaining in the accommodation chamber 3, a drain hole 5 is provided on the side wall of the support body 2 and is connected to the accommodation chamber 3 in a through manner. To improve the convenience of use, the accommodation chamber 3 includes a first storage chamber 31 and a second storage chamber 32. To enable the user to divide different storage chambers into different functional areas according to needs, an identification mechanism 7 for marking the status of the items stored in the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32 is provided on the support body. The identification mechanism 7 includes a sliding groove 71 opened on the upper surface of the top end of the support body, two C marks 72 provided at the bottom of the sliding groove 71 and arranged side by side with the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32 respectively, a sliding plate 73 slidably arranged on the sliding groove 71 and having a length half of the length of the sliding groove 71, and a D mark 74 fixedly arranged on the sliding plate 73. The C mark 72 is the Chinese character "dirty", and the D mark 74 is the Chinese character "clean"; during use, in the initial state, the disinfected thermometer is in the first storage chamber 31. The user slides the sliding plate 73 to the position of the first storage chamber 31. The "clean" character mark on the sliding plate 73 indicates that the thermometers in this column of the storage chamber are disinfected. At this time, the second storage chamber 32 is used to place the thermometers to be disinfected after use. The visible mark "dirty" is used to indicate. When using, the user takes the disinfected thermometer from the storage chamber with the visible "clean" mark for use. After use, the thermometer to be disinfected is put into the storage chamber with the visible "dirty" mark. The user can indicate which column contains the clean thermometers and which column contains the thermometers to be disinfected after use by toggling the sliding plate 73, which is simple and fast.
[0031] Meanwhile, to improve the smoothness of the rotation of the support body 2, the motor 4 is a servo motor. To protect the motor 4 from external damage, a cover body 41 for covering the motor 4 is clamped and arranged on the side wall of the container body 1. To reduce the consumption of the disinfectant, the container body 1 is in a trapezoid structure.
[0032] Working principle: By providing the accommodation chamber 3 that can be transformed in the horizontal and vertical directions, the utility model makes the thermometer placed in the accommodation chamber 3 not only convenient to use but also convenient to disinfect the used thermometer, and continuously provides the user with the disinfected thermometer.
[0033] The above is only the specific implementation manner of the utility model, but the design concept of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any non-substantive modification made to the utility model using this concept shall fall within the scope of infringement of the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container, comprising a container body, characterized in that: Inside the container body, a support body with an L-shaped structure is rotatably provided. The support body includes a first support frame arranged in the horizontal direction and a second support frame arranged in the vertical direction. Two rows of parallel accommodation cavities are provided on both the first support frame and the second support frame. An electric motor for driving the support body to rotate is provided outside the container body.
2. The flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 1, characterized in that: Drain holes communicating with the accommodation cavities are provided on the side wall of the support body.
3. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The accommodation cavity includes a first storage cavity and a second storage cavity.
4. The flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 3, characterized in that: The height of the opening of the first storage cavity is higher than the height of the opening of the second storage cavity; an A mark is provided on the support body at the edge of the first storage cavity, and a B mark is provided on the support body at the edge of the second storage cavity.
5. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 4, characterized in that: The electric motor is a servo motor.
6. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: A cover body for covering the electric motor is snap-fitted on the side wall of the container body.
7. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 6, characterized in that: The container body has a trapezoid structure.
8. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 4 or 7, characterized in that: A partition is provided on the support body between the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity.
9. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 3, characterized in that: An identification mechanism for marking the storage states of the items in the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity is provided on the support body. The identification mechanism includes a sliding groove opened on the upper surface of the top end of the support body, two C marks arranged side by side with the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity respectively at the bottom of the sliding groove, a sliding plate slidably arranged on the sliding groove and having a length half of the length of the sliding groove, and a D mark fixedly arranged on the sliding plate.
10. A flip-type thermometer sterilization container according to claim 9, characterized in that: The C mark is the Chinese character "dirty", and the D mark is the Chinese character "clean".