AU2019202134B2 - An anti-overflow contact lens case - Google Patents
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Abstract
This invention discloses an anti-overflow contact lens case, including a case body (11); a
soaking cavity (26) is disposed in the case body (11) and is provided with a water exchange
tube (56) connected to the exterior; a locking apparatus (901) located at a lower end of the
soaking cavity (26) is disposed in the case body (11); accessing grooves (33), communicated
with each other, are symmetrically disposed on front and rear inner walls of the case body
(11); accessing apparatuses (902) are disposed in the accessing grooves (33); beams (37) are
disposed in the soaking cavity (26); The invention has simple structure, protects care solution
while moving contact lens horizontally and steadily, and prevents the overflow of the care
solution.
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[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of daily use articles, in particular to an anti-overflow contact lens case.
[0002] Contact lens cases are mostly designed with elastic plastic fasteners. When opened, the clearing solution in the case will be spilled out. In addition, the opening and closing process will make the care solution contact with air or hand bacteria to produce qualitative changes, endangering human health. Therefore, a sealed pick-up contact lens case has become an inevitable trend in the development of the contact lens industry.
[0003] The purpose of the invention is to provide an anti-overflow contact lens case to overcome the problems existing in the prior art.
[0004] An anti-overflow contact lens case according to the present invention comprises a case body; a soaking cavity is disposed in the case body and is provided with a water exchange tube connected to the exterior; a locking apparatus located at a lower end of the soaking cavity is disposed in the case body; accessing grooves, communicated with each other, are symmetrically disposed on front and rear inner walls of the case body; accessing apparatuses are disposed in the accessing grooves; beams are disposed in the soaking cavity; hook rails in front and back symmetry are disposed on lower sides of the beams; a multi-layer cover is disposed on an outer side of an upper end of the case body; a case cover is slidably connected with the multi-layer cover; a connecting pillar slidably connected with the beams is disposed at a lower end of the case cover; a chuck abutting the locking apparatus is disposed on the connecting pillar; a sliding cavity is disposed in the connecting pillar; turnover apparatuses in front and back symmetry are disposed on an outer side of the sliding cavity; wherein the turnover apparatuses are provided with receiving apparatuses; a push rod extending into a hidden groove is slidably connected with the sliding cavity; a press plate located in the hidden groove is disposed on the push rod; a compression spring is connected between a lower side of the press plate and an inner wall of a bottom end of the hidden groove; a push block is disposed at a bottom end of the push rod; sideshift rods which abut the push block and are in front and back symmetry are slidably connected with the sliding cavity; restraining springs are connected with sides of the sideshift rods and inner walls of the sliding cavity close to each other; and the locking apparatus is unlocked by rotating; the case cover is pulled upward and is restrained by the hook rails, so that the turnover apparatuses expand the receiving apparatuses horizontally and the lenses are taken out by the accessing apparatuses for use.
[0005] Preferably, the locking apparatus comprises lifting cavities symmetrically disposed at both side ends of the soaking cavity; an unlocking cavity located at the lower end of the soaking cavity is disposed in the case body; a sunk groove located at a lower end of the unlocking cavity is disposed in the case body; a top end inner wall of the sunk groove is rotatably connected with a transmission shaft; a turn button located in the sunk groove is disposed on the transmission shaft; a gear located in the unlocking cavity is disposed on the transmission shaft; a rack that is engaged with the gear and is central symmetric is slidably connected with the unlocking cavity; lifting rods abutting the rack are slidably connected with the lifting cavities; locking rods abutting the chuck are slidably connected with inner walls of the lifting cavities close to a symmetry center; resistance springs are connected between the locking rods and the inner walls of the lifting cavities close to the symmetry center; and the transmission shaft rotates and moves through a series of sloped rods to be separated from abutting the chuck, thereby releasing locking.
[0006] Preferably, the accessing apparatuses comprise returning cavities communicatedly disposed on lower end inner walls of the accessing grooves; returning blocks are slidably connected with the returning cavities; returning springs are connected between sides of the returning blocks close to the symmetry center and inner walls of the returning cavities close to the symmetry center; abutting plates located in the accessing grooves are disposed at upper ends of the returning blocks; anti-overflow plates are disposed at ends of the abutting plates close to the symmetry center; tapered blocks are disposed on upper sides of the abutting plates; and the receiving apparatuses are unlocked by the tapered blocks and the lenses are taken out by the abutting plates.
[0007] Preferably, the turnover apparatuses comprise turning blocks which are disposed on the outer side end surface of the sliding cavity and in front and back symmetry; the turning blocks are provided with turning cavities in which a fixed axes extending front and back are disposed; open grooves are communicatedly disposed on inner walls of the turning cavities far away from the symmetry center; folding doors are slidably connected with the open grooves; the folding doors are provided with turning rods which are rotatably connected with the fixed axes; extension springs are connected between sides of the turning rods close to the symmetry center and the inner walls of the turning cavities close to the symmetry center; upper ends of the turning rods are fixedly connected with the receiving apparatuses; and when in use, the turning rods turn over about the fixed axes, and the folding doors are used for waterproofing, and the extension springs are configured to be used for returning.
[0008] Preferably, the receiving apparatuses comprise open-close blocks fixedly connected to the upper ends of the turning rods; grooves are disposed at upper ends of the open-close blocks; containing spoons are slidably connected in the grooves in a horizontal symmetrical manner; sides of the containing spoons close to each other are connected with expansion springs; sloped blocks abutting the tapered blocks are disposed on the sides of the containing spoons close to the symmetry center; and the containing spoons slide in the grooves to vary distance between the containing spoons.
[0009] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the invention receives and immerses lenses under sealed conditions, and uses the pressing and stretching structures in the case to overturn the lens-receiving apparatus and take it outside, which avoids overflow and prevents care solution from contacting hands and the exterior and being infected with bacteria.
[0010] For better description, the present invention is described in detail by the following specific embodiments and drawings.
[0011] FIG. 1 is an overall structural diagram of an anti-overflow contact lens case of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a structural diagram along "A-A" direction in FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 3 is an enlarged structural diagram of B in FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 4 is an enlarged structural diagram of C in FIG. 3;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a structural diagram along "D-D" direction in FIG. 3.
[0016] An anti-overflow contact lens case according to the present invention comprises a case body 11; a soaking cavity 26 is disposed in the case body 11 and is provided with a water exchange tube 56 connected to the exterior; a locking apparatus 901 located at a lower end of the soaking cavity 26 is disposed in the case body 11; accessing grooves 33, communicated with each other, are symmetrically disposed on front and rear inner walls of the case body 11; accessing apparatuses 902 are disposed in the accessing grooves 33; beams 37 are disposed in the soaking cavity 26; hook rails 38 in front and back symmetry are disposed on lower sides of the beams 37; a multi-layer cover 27 is disposed on an outer side of an upper end of the case body 11; a case cover 25 is slidably connected with the multi-layer cover 27; a connecting pillar 24 slidably connected with the beams 37 is disposed at a lower end of the case cover 25; a chuck 30 abutting the locking apparatus 901 is disposed on the connecting pillar 24; a sliding cavity 18 is disposed in the connecting pillar 24; turnover apparatuses 903 in front and back symmetry are disposed on an outer side of the sliding cavity 18; wherein the turnover apparatuses 903 are provided with receiving apparatuses 904; a push rod 23 extending into a hidden groove 22 is slidably connected with the sliding cavity 18; a press plate 20 located in the hidden groove 22 is disposed on the push rod 23; a compression spring 21 is connected between a lower side of the press plate 20 and an inner wall of a bottom end of the hidden groove 22; a push block 19 is disposed at a bottom end of the push rod 23; sideshift rods 42 which abut the push block 19 and are in front and back symmetry are slidably connected with the sliding cavity 18; restraining springs 43 are connected with sides of the sideshift rods 42 and inner walls of the sliding cavity 18 close to each other; and the locking apparatus 901 is unlocked by rotating; the case cover 25 is pulled upward and is restrained by the hook rails 38, so that the turnover apparatuses 903 expand the receiving apparatuses 904 horizontally and the lenses are taken out by the accessing apparatuses 902 for use.
[0017] Beneficially, the locking apparatus 901 comprises lifting cavities 32 symmetrically disposed at both side ends of the soaking cavity 26; an unlocking cavity 12 located at the lower end of the soaking cavity 26 is disposed in the case body 11; a sunk groove 17 located at a lower end of the unlocking cavity 12 is disposed in the case body 11; a top end inner wall of the sunk groove 17 is rotatably connected with a transmission shaft 15; a turn button 16 located in the sunk groove 17 is disposed on the transmission shaft 15; a gear 14 located in the unlocking cavity 12 is disposed on the transmission shaft 15; a rack 13 that is engaged with the gear 14 and is central symmetric is slidably connected with the unlocking cavity 12; lifting rods 31 abutting the rack 13 are slidably connected with the lifting cavities 32; locking rods 28 abutting the chuck 30 are slidably connected with inner walls of the lifting cavities 32 close to a symmetry center; resistance springs 29 are connected between the locking rods 28 and the inner walls of the lifting cavities 32 close to the symmetry center; and the transmission shaft 15 rotates and moves through a series of sloped rods to be separated from abutting the chuck 30, thereby releasing locking.
[0018] Beneficially, the accessing apparatuses 902 comprise returning cavities 36 communicatedly disposed on lower end inner walls of the accessing grooves 33; returning blocks 35 are slidably connected with the returning cavities 36; returning springs 41 are connected between sides of the returning blocks 35 close to the symmetry center and inner walls of the returning cavities 36 close to the symmetry center; abutting plates 40 located in the accessing grooves 33 are disposed at upper ends of the returning blocks 35; anti-overflow plates 39 are disposed at ends of the abutting plates 40 close to the symmetry center; tapered blocks 34 are disposed on upper sides of the abutting plates 40; and the receiving apparatuses 904 are unlocked by the tapered blocks 34 and the lenses are taken out by the abutting plates 40.
[0019] Beneficially, the turnover apparatuses 903 comprise turning blocks 44 which are disposed on the outer side end surface of the sliding cavity 18 and in front and back symmetry; the turning blocks 44 are provided with turning cavities 49 in which a fixed axes 48 extending front and back are disposed; open grooves 47 are communicatedly disposed on inner walls of the turning cavities 49 far away from the symmetry center; folding doors 46 are slidably connected with the open grooves 47; the folding doors 46 are provided with turning rods 45 which are rotatably connected with the fixed axes 48; extension springs 50 are connected between sides of the turning rods 45 close to the symmetry center and the inner walls of the turning cavities 49 close to the symmetry center; upper ends of the turning rods 45 are fixedly connected with the receiving apparatuses 904; and when in use, the turning rods 45 turn over about the fixed axes 48, and the folding doors 46 are used for waterproofing, and the extension springs 50 are configured to be used for returning.
[0020] Beneficially, the receiving apparatuses 904 comprise open-close blocks 55 fixedly connected to the upper ends of the turning rods 45; grooves 54 are disposed at upper ends of the open-close blocks 55; containing spoons 51 are slidably connected in the grooves 54 in a horizontal symmetrical manner; sides of the containing spoons 51 close to each other are connected with expansion springs 53; sloped blocks 52 abutting the tapered blocks 34 are disposed on the sides of the containing spoons 51 close to the symmetry center; and the containing spoons 51 slide in the grooves 54 to vary distance between the containing spoons 51.
[0021] When in use, the turn button 16 rotates, and the transmission shaft 15 drives the gear 14 to rotate to move the rack 13 in engagement transmission to the symmetry center; the lifting rods 31 move downward, and the resistance springs 29 move the locking rods 28 into the lifting cavities 32 through elastic restoring; the press plate 20 is pressed to move downward, and the sideshift rods 42 move outward by the push rod 23 and the push block 19; the turning rods 45 is driven to turn a small angle, and the case cover 25 is pulled upward, and the turning rods 45 turn to a horizontal state by abutting of the hook rails 38 and the turning rods 45; the turning rods 45 turn to fold the folding doors 46 so as to guarantee no water seepage inside; at this time, the turning rods 45 move upward through the connecting pillar 24 to upper sides of the accessing grooves 33; the abutting plates 40 are pushed to move into the soaking cavity 26; the returning blocks 35 extrude the returning springs 41 to accumulate dynamic potential energy; the tapered blocks 34 abut the sloped blocks 52, so that the containing spoons 51 slide far away from each other in the grooves 54; the lenses fall on the abutting plates 40, and then the abutting plates 40 are released, and the abutting plates 40 move outward to an outer side of the soaking cavity 26 through elastic restoring of the returning springs 41; and when care solution is required to replenish and exchange, the water exchange tube 56 connected with a valve is opened for exchanging.
[0022] When the operation of the apparatus of the present invention is completed, the case cover 25 is put down, and the turn button 16 rotates again through elastic restoring of the springs to turn the gear 14 over through the transmission shaft 15, so as to drive the rack 13 to move far away from the symmetry center to push the lifting rods 31 upward, and the locking rods 28 are pushed to move toward the soaking cavity 26 to abut the chuck 30 again.
[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the invention receives and immerses lenses under sealed conditions, and uses the pressing and stretching structures in the case to overturn the lens-receiving apparatus and take it outside, which avoids overflow and prevents care solution from contacting hands and the exterior and being infected with bacteria.
[0024] In the above way, the skilled person in the art may make various modifications according to the working mode within the scope of the present invention.
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1. An anti-overflow contact lens case, comprising: a case body; a soaking cavity is disposed in the case body and is provided with a water exchange tube connected to the exterior; a locking apparatus located at a lower end of the soaking cavity is disposed in the case body; accessing grooves, communicated with each other, are symmetrically disposed on front and rear inner walls of the case body; accessing apparatuses are disposed in the accessing grooves; beams are disposed in the soaking cavity; hook rails in front and back symmetry are disposed on lower sides of the beams; a multi-layer cover is disposed on an outer side of an upper end of the case body; a case cover is slidably connected with the multi-layer cover; a connecting pillar slidably connected with the beams is disposed at a lower end of the case cover; a chuck abutting the locking apparatus is disposed on the connecting pillar; a sliding cavity is disposed in the connecting pillar; turnover apparatuses in front and back symmetry are disposed on an outer side of the sliding cavity;
wherein the turnover apparatuses are provided with receiving apparatuses; a push rod extending into a hidden groove is slidably connected with the sliding cavity; a press plate located in the hidden groove is disposed on the push rod; a compression spring is connected between a lower side of the press plate and an inner wall of a bottom end of the hidden groove; a push block is disposed at a bottom end of the push rod; sideshift rods which abut the push block and are in front and back symmetry are slidably connected with the sliding cavity; restraining springs are connected with sides of the sideshift rods and inner walls of the sliding cavity close to each other; and the locking apparatus is unlocked by rotating; the case cover is pulled upward and is restrained by the hook rails, so that the turnover apparatuses expand the receiving apparatuses horizontally and the lenses are taken out by the accessing apparatuses for use; wherein the locking apparatus comprises lifting cavities symmetrically disposed at both side ends of the soaking cavity; an unlocking cavity located at the lower end of the soaking cavity is disposed in the case body; a sunk groove located at a lower end of the unlocking cavity is disposed in the case body; a top end inner wall of the sunk groove is rotatably connected with a transmission shaft; a turn button located in the sunk groove is disposed on the transmission shaft; a gear located in the unlocking cavity is disposed on the transmission shaft; a rack that is engaged with the gear and is central symmetric is slidably connected with the unlocking cavity; lifting rods abutting the rack are slidably connected with the lifting cavities; locking rods abutting the chuck are slidably connected with inner walls of the lifting cavities close to a symmetry center; resistance springs are connected between the locking rods and the inner walls of the lifting cavities close to the symmetry center; and the transmission shaft rotates and moves through a series of sloped rods to be separated from abutting the chuck, thereby releasing locking; wherein the accessing apparatuses comprise returning cavities communicatedly disposed on lower end inner walls of the accessing grooves; returning blocks are slidably connected with the returning cavities; returning springs are connected between sides of the returning blocks close to the symmetry center and inner walls of the returning cavities close to the symmetry center; abutting plates located in the accessing grooves are disposed at upper ends of the returning blocks; anti-overflow plates are disposed at ends of the abutting plates close to the symmetry center; tapered blocks are disposed on upper sides of the abutting plates; and the receiving apparatuses are unlocked by the tapered blocks and the lenses are taken out by the abutting plates; wherein the turnover apparatuses comprise turning blocks which are disposed on the outer side end surface of the sliding cavity and in front and back symmetry; the turning blocks are provided with turning cavities in which a fixed axes extending front and back are disposed; open grooves are communicatedly disposed on inner walls of the turning cavities far away from the symmetry center; folding doors are slidably connected with the open grooves; the folding doors are provided with turning rods which are rotatably connected with the fixed axes; extension springs are connected between sides of the turning rods close to the symmetry center and the inner walls of the turning cavities close to the symmetry center; upper ends of the turning rods are fixedly connected with the receiving apparatuses; and when in use, the turning rods turn over about the fixed axes, and the folding doors are used for waterproofing, and the extension springs are configured to be used for returning; wherein the receiving apparatuses comprise open-close blocks fixedly connected to the upper ends of the turning rods; grooves are disposed at upper ends of the open-close blocks; containing spoons are slidably connected in the grooves in a horizontal symmetrical manner; sides of the containing spoons close to each other are connected with expansion springs; sloped blocks abutting the tapered blocks are disposed on the sides of the containing spoons close to the symmetry center; and the containing spoons slide in the grooves to vary distance between the containing spoons.
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