CN108210962B

CN108210962B - Lifting mechanism and disinfection equipment

Info

Publication number: CN108210962B
Application number: CN201810213528.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾志强; 胡永; 王佳新; 林文灿; 季俊生
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-03-14
Filing date: 2018-03-14
Publication date: 2023-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 2038-03-14
Also published as: CN108210962A

Abstract

The invention discloses a lifting mechanism and disinfection equipment, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises: the rack is provided with an accommodating space for placing articles to be disinfected; the sliding rail assembly comprises a first sliding rail and a second sliding rail which are arranged in parallel, the placing rack is connected with the sliding rail assembly, and the sliding rail assembly is connected with a door plate of the disinfection equipment; a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate; a first fixed side plate and a second fixed side plate; a first link assembly; a second link assembly; so that the placing frame can be lifted and lowered along with the swinging of the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly; a locking assembly; the locking piece is arranged on the first connecting rod assembly and/or the second connecting rod assembly corresponding to the locking assembly; when the rack is at the highest position, the locking component is matched with the locking component to lock the first mounting plate and the first connecting rod component and/or lock the second mounting plate and the second connecting rod component. The technical scheme of the invention is beneficial to improving the stability of the lifting mechanism.

Description

Lifting mechanism and disinfection equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of disinfection equipment, in particular to a lifting mechanism and disinfection equipment.

Background

Because the cupboard is lower than the table top of the kitchen cooking table in the household kitchen, when the disinfection cabinet is placed in the cupboard or on the ground and other positions, a user needs to bend down or squat down when accessing tableware, which is not beneficial to the use of the disinfection cabinet by the user. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is conceivable to provide a lifting structure, but when the existing lifting structure is lifted to a preset position, a driving mechanism is required to define the position of the lifting structure, so that the stability of the lifting mechanism is not sufficiently ensured.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a lifting mechanism, which aims to improve the stability of the lifting mechanism while being convenient for a user to use disinfection equipment.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lifting mechanism for a sterilizing apparatus having a sterilizing chamber, comprising:

the rack is provided with an accommodating space for placing articles to be disinfected;

the sliding rail assembly comprises a first sliding rail and a second sliding rail which are arranged in parallel, the placing frame is connected with the sliding rail assembly, and the sliding rail assembly is connected with a door plate of the disinfection equipment;

the first mounting plate is in sliding connection with the first sliding rail, and the second mounting plate is in sliding connection with the second sliding rail;

the first fixed side plate and the second fixed side plate are used for being fixedly connected with the upper parts of two side walls opposite to the disinfection cavity;

one end of the first connecting rod assembly is rotationally connected with the first mounting plate, and the other end of the first connecting rod assembly is rotationally connected with the first fixed side plate;

the second connecting rod assembly is arranged opposite to the first connecting rod assembly, one end of the second connecting rod assembly is rotationally connected with the second mounting plate, and the other end of the second connecting rod assembly is rotationally connected with the second fixed side plate; so that the rack is lifted and lowered along with the swinging of the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly;

The locking assembly is arranged on the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate;

the locking piece is arranged on the first connecting rod assembly and/or the second connecting rod assembly corresponding to the locking assembly;

when the rack is at the highest position, the locking component is matched with the locking component to lock the first mounting plate and the first connecting rod component, and/or to lock the second mounting plate and the second connecting rod component.

Preferably, the locking assembly comprises a limiting piece, an elastic piece and a fixing sleeve; one end of the elastic piece is fixedly connected with the limiting piece, and the other end of the elastic piece is arranged in the fixed sleeve; the fixed sleeve is fixedly arranged on the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate;

the lifting mechanism further comprises a release structure which is arranged at one end of the first sliding rail and/or the second sliding rail far away from the door plate and corresponds to the locking assembly;

when the sliding rail assembly slides to a preset position relative to the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate, the release structure abuts against the limiting piece, so that the limiting piece is matched with the locking piece.

Preferably, the first connecting rod assembly comprises a first driving connecting rod and a first driven connecting rod, the first driving connecting rod and the first driven connecting rod are oppositely arranged at intervals, and the first driving connecting rod is arranged close to the door plate; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

The second connecting rod assembly comprises a second driving connecting rod and a second driven connecting rod, the second driving connecting rod and the second driven connecting rod are oppositely arranged at intervals, and the second driving connecting rod is arranged close to the door plate;

the limiting piece is abutted with one side, close to the door plate, of the first driven connecting rod and/or the second driven connecting rod so as to lock the first connecting rod assembly and/or the second connecting rod assembly;

and when the release structure abuts against the limiting piece along with the movement of the sliding rail assembly, the first driven connecting rod and/or the second driven connecting rod are unlocked.

Preferably, a bayonet is formed on one side of the limiting piece, which faces the first driven connecting rod and/or the second driven connecting rod;

a locking piece is arranged on the first driving connecting rod and/or the second driving connecting rod corresponding to the bayonet;

when the rack is positioned at the highest position, the bayonet is matched with the locking piece to lock the first mounting plate and the first driving connecting rod; and/or to lock the second mounting plate and the second drive link.

Preferably, the limiting piece is located at one side of the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate, which is away from the accommodating space, and the locking piece is located at one side of the first driving connecting rod and/or the second driving connecting rod, which is away from the accommodating space.

Preferably, the release structure comprises a propping block, the propping block is fixedly connected with the first slide rail and/or the second slide rail, and the propping part of the propping block and the locking assembly are positioned on the same side of the first slide rail and/or the second slide rail.

Preferably, a sliding groove for installing the propping block is formed in the first sliding rail and/or the second sliding rail, and the propping block is optionally installed at any position in the sliding groove so as to adjust the initial distance between the propping block and the locking assembly.

Preferably, the first mounting plate is connected with the first sliding rail through a fastener, so that a gap for the jacking block to pass through is reserved between the first mounting plate and the first sliding rail; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the second mounting plate is connected with the second sliding rail through a fastener, so that a gap for the supporting block to pass through is reserved between the second mounting plate and the second sliding rail.

Preferably, a limiting structure is arranged at the top of the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate;

the first connecting rod assembly and/or the second connecting rod assembly are/is provided with a stop part corresponding to the limiting structure, and when the rack is located at the highest position, the stop part is propped against the limiting structure so as to prevent the first mounting plate from sliding relative to the first sliding rail; and/or to prevent the second mounting plate from sliding relative to the second slide rail.

Preferably, the first connecting rod assembly comprises a first driving connecting rod and a first driven connecting rod, the first driving connecting rod and the first driven connecting rod are oppositely arranged at intervals, and the first driving connecting rod is arranged close to the door plate; the first driving connecting rod is positioned between the first driven connecting rod and the first mounting plate; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the second connecting rod assembly comprises a second driving connecting rod and a second driven connecting rod, the second driving connecting rod and the second driven connecting rod are oppositely arranged at intervals, and the second driving connecting rod is arranged close to the door plate; the second driving connecting rod is positioned between the second driven connecting rod and the second mounting plate;

the stop part is positioned at a position of the first driving connecting rod, which is close to the first mounting plate; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the stop part is positioned at a position of the second driving connecting rod, which is close to the second mounting plate.

Preferably, the lifting mechanism further comprises a stop block, and the stop block is arranged at one end of the first sliding rail and/or the second sliding rail, which is far away from the door plate;

when the placing frame is positioned at the lowest position, the first mounting plate is positioned at one end of the first sliding rail, which is close to the door plate, so that when the door plate is pulled out of the outer disinfection cavity, the sliding rail assembly and the placing frame move relative to the fixed side plate and the mounting plate; when the stop block is abutted with the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate, the sliding rail assembly, the placing frame and the mounting plate ascend along with the swinging of the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly.

The invention also proposes a disinfection apparatus comprising:

a housing having a disinfection chamber;

the lifting mechanism is arranged in the disinfection cavity, and a first fixed side plate and a second fixed side plate of the lifting mechanism are respectively and fixedly connected with two opposite side walls of the disinfection cavity;

the lifting mechanism comprises:

According to the technical scheme, when the door plate is pulled outwards, the placing frame and the sliding rail component slide relative to the fixed side plate, the connecting rod component and the mounting plate along with the pulling of the door plate; a stop block is arranged at one end of the sliding rail component, which is far away from the door plate, and when the stop block slides to be abutted with the mounting plate, the sliding rail drives the connecting rod component to move together, and at the moment, the placing frame, the sliding rail component and the door plate ascend along with the swing of the connecting rod component by taking the upper end of the connecting rod component as the center of a circle; in the process, it is worth to say that in order to improve the stability of the rack in the lowest position, a locking component for limiting the swinging of the connecting rod component is arranged on the mounting plate corresponding to the connecting rod component when the rack is in the low position; when the stop block drives the mounting plate, a release structure arranged on the sliding rail assembly pushes the locking assembly, and the locking of the locking assembly to the connecting rod assembly is released, so that the connecting rod assembly can swing; when the placing frame rises to a preset position, the locking component arranged on the mounting plate is matched with the locking piece arranged on the connecting rod component so as to lock the connecting rod component and the mounting plate and prevent the connecting rod component from continuously swinging; according to the invention, the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly are respectively hinged with the placing rack and the fixed side plate, so that the placing rack for placing articles with disinfection can be lifted relative to the base, when a user places or takes out articles to be disinfected (such as bowls, chopsticks, bowl racks and other kitchen tools), corresponding operations can be performed without bending down and squatting, and particularly for the old, discomfort caused by excessively high bending down frequency and excessively long squatting time is avoided, potential safety hazards caused by high-frequency bending down and long squatting time are avoided, and the kitchen tools are stored and extracted very conveniently and safely; through the arrangement of the locking piece and the locking component, the positions of the first connecting rod component, the second connecting rod component and the placing frame can be relatively fixed at the preset position, so that the placing frame is supported by the first connecting rod component, the second connecting rod component, the locking piece and the locking component, and the placing frame can be lifted and stabilized very reliably; meanwhile, when the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly are driven by the driving device, the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly are prevented from being fixed by the driving device of the first connecting rod assembly and the second connecting rod assembly, and long-time work of the driving device is prevented, so that the service life of the driving device is prolonged.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a low-level initial state of a lifting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the lift mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of the first sliding rail of FIG. 2 when the first sliding rail slides to a first mounting plate position;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the lifting mechanism of FIG. 3 in a locked position;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 4 at A;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the locking assembly to be locked in the high locking process of the lifting mechanism;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the locking assembly in the locked state of the lifting mechanism in the high locking process;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the locking assembly in the unlocking state of the lifting mechanism in the high-level unlocking process;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the locking assembly in the unlocked state during the high-level unlocking process of the lifting mechanism;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the lifting mechanism of the present invention in a locked state;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the release mechanism of the present invention in an unlocked state;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the structure of the lifting mechanism unlocking assembly of the present invention in a locked state;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of an unlocked state of the lift mechanism unlocking assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the structure of the lifting mechanism in the unlocked state of the constant force elastic member;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural view showing a locked state of the constant force elastic member of the lifting mechanism.

Reference numerals illustrate:

the achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present invention are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

Furthermore, the description of "first," "second," etc. in this disclosure is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

The invention mainly provides a lifting mechanism which is mainly used in disinfection equipment and is used in a tableware disinfection cabinet as an example. The lifting mechanism mainly comprises the following components and working processes, wherein a first fixed side plate 110 and a second fixed side plate 120 are respectively fixedly arranged on the side wall of a disinfection cavity, the first fixed side plate 110 and the second fixed side plate 120 are always fixed in the whole movement process of the lifting mechanism and are force-exerting components of the whole lifting mechanism, and for convenience of description, the mounting plates are hereinafter referred to as a first mounting plate and/or a second mounting plate 192; the fixed side plates represent the first fixed side plate 110 and/or the second fixed side plate 120; the linkage assemblies represent the first linkage assembly 130 and/or the second linkage assembly 140; in addition, in the present invention, the release structure 300, the locking assembly 200, the locking member 180, the unlocking assembly 600, etc. may be provided only in one set, so that the functions may be implemented, or may be provided on both sides of the rack 160, specifically, may be set according to actual requirements.

When the door panel 100 is pulled outward, the placement frame 160 and the slide rail assembly 150 slide relative to the fixed side plate, the link assembly and the mounting plate along with the pulling of the door panel 100; a stop block 170 is arranged at one end of the sliding rail assembly 150 away from the door panel 100, when the stop block 170 slides to be abutted with the mounting plate, the sliding rail drives the connecting rod assembly to move together, and at the moment, the placing frame 160, the sliding rail assembly 150 and the door panel 100 ascend along with the swing of the connecting rod assembly by taking the upper end of the connecting rod assembly as the circle center;

in this process, it should be noted that, in order to improve the stability of the rack 160 in the lowest position, when the rack 160 is in the low position, the locking assembly 200 for limiting the swing of the link assembly is disposed on the mounting plate corresponding to the link assembly; when the stopper 170 drives the mounting plate, the release structure 300 provided on the slide rail assembly 150 pushes the locking assembly 200, and the locking of the locking assembly 200 to the link assembly is released, so that the link assembly can swing;

when the placing frame 160 is lifted to a preset position, the locking assembly 200 mounted on the mounting plate is matched with the locking piece 180 arranged on the connecting rod assembly to lock the connecting rod assembly and the mounting plate, so that the connecting rod assembly is prevented from continuously swinging;

when the placing rack 160 needs to be retracted into the sterilizing chamber, an unlocking pressing plate 610 is arranged at a handle on the door panel 100, a release structure 300 is arranged at a position corresponding to the locking assembly 200, the pressing plate 610 is connected with the release structure 300 through a rope 500, and when the pressing plate 610 is lifted, the release structure 300 is driven by the rope 500 to press the locking assembly 200 so as to separate the locking assembly 200 from the locking piece 180, so that unlocking is realized;

In order to save effort when a user pulls the door panel 100 and to stabilize the door panel when pushing back the door panel 100, the present invention is further provided with a constant force elastic member 700, wherein one end of the constant force elastic member 700 is disposed on the fixed side plate at a position close to the door panel 100, and the other end is connected with one or more of the link assembly, the slide rail assembly 150 or the placement frame 160 at a position far from the door panel 100, so as to give a force pushing out the sterilization chamber to the placement frame 160.

The specific structure of the lifting mechanism will be mainly described below.

Referring to fig. 1 to 16, according to the operation of the elevating mechanism, the elevating mechanism is specifically described from a translation process, a low-level unlocking process, a lifting process, a high-level locking process, a high-level unlocking process, and a constant force elastic member 700 boosting several angles of the rack 160, respectively:

translation process and ascent process:

the elevating system for a disinfection apparatus having a disinfection chamber, the elevating system comprising:

a rack 160, wherein the rack 160 is provided with a containing space for placing articles to be sterilized;

the rack 160 is connected with the slide rail assembly 150, and the slide rail assembly 150 is connected with the door plate 100 of the disinfection device;

A first mounting plate and a second mounting plate 192, the first mounting plate is slidably connected to the first sliding rail 151, and the second mounting plate 192 is slidably connected to the second sliding rail 152;

a first fixed side plate 110 and a second fixed side plate 120, wherein the first fixed side plate 110 and the second fixed side plate 120 are fixedly connected with the upper parts of two side walls opposite to the disinfection cavity;

a first link assembly 130, wherein one end of the first link assembly 130 is rotatably connected with the first mounting plate, and the other end is rotatably connected with the first fixed side plate 110;

the second link assembly 140 is disposed opposite to the first link assembly 130, one end of the second link assembly 140 is rotatably connected to the second mounting plate 192, and the other end is rotatably connected to the second fixed side plate 120; so that the rack 160 is lifted and lowered with the swing of the first and second link assemblies 130 and 140;

the stop block 170 is disposed at one end of the first sliding rail 151 and/or the second sliding rail 152 away from the door panel 100;

when the rack 160 is at the lowest position, the first mounting plate is located at one end of the first sliding rail 151 near the door panel 100, so that when the door panel 100 is pulled out of the disinfection chamber, the sliding rail assembly 150 and the rack 160 move relative to the fixed side plate and the mounting plate; when the stop 170 abuts the first and/or second mounting plates 192, the slide rail assembly 150, the rack 160, and the mounting plates rise as the first and second link assemblies 130, 140 oscillate.

In particular, in this embodiment, there are many kinds of sterilizing apparatuses, such as sterilizing boxes, sterilizing cabinets, etc., for sterilizing tableware. The rack 160 is used to provide a placement space or a placement position for the articles to be sterilized, but may also provide a placement position for a container for accommodating the articles to be sterilized, such as a bowl basket. The first and second fixed side plates 110 and 120 serve to provide a suspension force for the first and second link assemblies 130 and 140 and the rack 160. When the rack 160 is located at a low position, under the action of external force, the rack 160 translates along with the sliding rail assembly 150 to the outside of the disinfection cavity, when the sliding rail assembly 150 moves to a preset position, the stop block 170 located at the end part of the sliding rail assembly 150 is abutted to the mounting plate and pushes the mounting plate (the lower end of the connecting rod assembly) to move outwards, at this time, the movement of the rack 160 is converted from translation to circular movement with the hinge point at the upper end of the connecting rod assembly as the center, the effective length of the connecting rod assembly is circular movement with the radius, and the rack 160 rises along with the swinging of the connecting rod assembly. Wherein, the first fixed side plate 110 and the second fixed side plate 120 are respectively arranged at the upper parts of the left side wall and the right side wall of the disinfection cavity.

In this embodiment, when the door panel 100 is pulled outwards, the rack 160 and the slide rail assembly 150 slide along with the pulling of the door panel 100 relative to the fixed side plate, the connecting rod assembly and the mounting plate; a stop block 170 is arranged at one end of the sliding rail assembly 150 away from the door panel 100, when the stop block 170 slides to be abutted with the mounting plate, the sliding rail drives the connecting rod assembly to move together, and at the moment, the placing frame 160, the sliding rail assembly 150 and the door panel 100 ascend along with the swing of the connecting rod assembly by taking the upper end of the connecting rod assembly as the circle center; in this process, since the fixed side plate is fixed on the upper portion of the side wall of the sterilization chamber, when the rack 160 rotates to the highest position, the height of the rack 160 is equal to the height of the fixed side plate plus the height of the swing on the link assembly, thereby greatly increasing the lifting height of the rack 160, and facilitating the user to access the articles to be sterilized in the rack 160 more conveniently.

In order to improve stability of the rack 160 in the low position, the locking and unlocking process of the rack 160 in the low position:

specifically, in this embodiment, the first link assembly 130 includes a first driving link 131 and a first driven link 132, where the first driving link 131 and the first driven link 132 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the first driving link 131 is disposed near the door panel 100; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

The second link assembly 140 includes a second driving link 141 and a second driven link 142, the second driving link 141 and the second driven link 142 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the second driving link 141 is disposed close to the door panel 100;

the lifting mechanism further comprises a locking assembly 200 arranged on the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate 192, and a release structure 300 arranged on one end of the first sliding rail 151 and/or the second sliding rail 152 away from the door panel 100;

the locking assembly 200 abuts against one side of the first driven link 132 and/or the second driven link 142 close to the door panel 100 to lock the first link assembly 130 and/or the second link assembly 140;

when the release structure 300 abuts the lock assembly 200 as the slide assembly 150 moves, the first follower link 132 and/or the second follower link 142 are unlocked.

The locking assembly 200 functions in this process to limit the rotation of the drive link or the follower link, in this embodiment, the locking assembly 200 is disposed on the mounting plate between the drive link and the follower link, adjacent to the follower link, and abuts against the side of the follower link adjacent to the door panel 100 before being abutted so that the locking assembly 200 prevents the follower link from rotating. In order to improve the spacing effect, spacing subassembly supports the junction at driven connecting rod and mounting panel.

There are many forms of the locking assembly 200, and a specific example of the locking assembly 200 is as follows.

The locking assembly 200 includes a limiting member 210, an elastic member 220, and a fixing sleeve 230; one end of the elastic member 220 is fixedly connected with the limiting member 210, the other end of the elastic member is mounted in the fixing sleeve 230, the limiting member 210 is disposed near the first driven connecting rod 132 and/or the second driven connecting rod 142, and the fixing sleeve 230 is fixedly disposed on the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate 192. In this embodiment, the limiting member 210 may have a plurality of shapes, such as a plate, a rod, a block, etc., and only needs to be able to abut against the driven link. The elastic member 220 is exemplified by a compression spring, the fixing sleeve 230 is covered on the mounting plate, and the fixing sleeve 230 and the mounting plate enclose a mounting space of the elastic member 220. One end of the elastic member 220 is located in the installation space, and the other end extends out of the fixing sleeve 230 to be fixedly connected with the limiting member 210.

In the unlocking process, when the stopper 170 drives the mounting plate, the release structure 300 provided on the slide rail assembly 150 pushes the locking assembly 200, and the locking of the locking assembly 200 to the link assembly is released, so that the link assembly can swing. On the sliding rail assembly 150, one end far away from the door panel 100 is provided with a release structure 300 corresponding to the limiting piece 210, the release structure is pressed by abutting the limiting piece 210 along with the movement of the sliding rail assembly 150, the limiting piece 210 moves towards the door panel 100 under the pressing of the release structure 300, and the elastic piece 220 is compressed. At this time, the stopper 210 is disengaged from the driven link so that the driven link can be rotated with the movement of the mounting plate. The release structure 300 includes a pushing block 310, the pushing block 310 is fixedly connected with the first slide rail 151 and/or the second slide rail 152, and the pushing portion of the pushing block 310 and the locking assembly 200 are located on the same side of the first slide rail 151 and/or the second slide rail 152.

In some embodiments, in order to adjust the initial position of the abutment block 310, so as to obtain a more suitable initial position of the abutment block 310, so that the abutment block may more timely and accurately abut against the limiting member 210 to unlock, the first sliding rail 151 and/or the second sliding rail 152 are provided with a sliding groove 152a for installing the abutment block 310, and the abutment block 310 may be selectively installed at any position in the sliding groove 152a, so as to adjust the initial distance between the abutment block 310 and the locking assembly 200.

In some embodiments, to improve the mounting stability of the elastic member, the elastic member includes a compression spring, and the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate 192 is provided with a rear mounting groove corresponding to the compression spring, where the compression spring is mounted in the mounting groove, and the mounting groove extends into the fixing sleeve 230. Namely, the mounting plate is provided with a mounting groove for mounting and guiding the elastic piece.

In some embodiments, in order for the abutment block 310 to smoothly pass through the connection position between the mounting plate and the slide rail assembly 150, the first mounting plate is connected to the first slide rail 151 through a fastener, so as to leave a gap between the first mounting plate and the first slide rail 151 for the abutment block 310 to pass through; and/or, the second mounting plate 192 is connected with the second sliding rail 152 through a fastener, so that a gap for the abutment block 310 to pass through is left between the second mounting plate 192 and the second sliding rail 152. Through the arrangement of the gap, the release structure 300 can smoothly abut against the limiting member 210 through the connection portion.

In some embodiments, to improve the stability of the position, a bayonet 211 is formed on a side of the limiting member 210 facing the first driven link 132 and/or the second driven link 142; the first driving link 131 and/or the second driving link 141 are provided with locking members 180 corresponding to the bayonets 211; when the rack 160 is at the highest position, the bayonet 211 cooperates with the locking member 180 to lock the first mounting plate and the first driving link 131; and/or to lock the second mounting plate 192 and the second drive link 141.

To improve stability of the rack 160 in the high position, the lifting mechanism further includes:

a locking assembly 200, the locking assembly 200 being disposed on the first and/or second mounting plates 192;

a locking member 180, where the locking member 180 is disposed on the first link assembly 130 and/or the second link assembly 140 corresponding to the locking assembly 200;

when the rack 160 is in the up position, the locking assembly 200 cooperates with the locking member 180 to lock the first mounting plate and the first link assembly 130 and/or to lock the second mounting plate 192 and the second link assembly 140.

In this embodiment, when the door panel 100 is pulled outwards, the rack 160 and the slide rail assembly 150 slide along with the pulling of the door panel 100 relative to the fixed side plate, the connecting rod assembly and the mounting plate; a stop block 170 is arranged at one end of the sliding rail assembly 150 away from the door panel 100, when the stop block 170 slides to be abutted with the mounting plate, the sliding rail drives the connecting rod assembly to move together, and at the moment, the placing frame 160, the sliding rail assembly 150 and the door panel 100 ascend along with the swing of the connecting rod assembly by taking the upper end of the connecting rod assembly as the circle center; in this process, it should be noted that, in order to improve the stability of the rack 160 in the lowest position, when the rack 160 is in the low position, the locking assembly 200 for limiting the swing of the link assembly is disposed on the mounting plate corresponding to the link assembly; when the stopper 170 drives the mounting plate, the release structure 300 disposed on the slide rail assembly 150 pushes the locking assembly 200, and the locking of the locking assembly 200 to the link assembly is released, so that the link assembly can swing; when the rack 160 is raised to a preset position, the locking assembly 200 mounted on the mounting plate cooperates with the locking member 180 provided on the link assembly to lock the link assembly and the mounting plate, preventing the link assembly from continuing to swing.

In order to improve the stability of the cooperation between the limiting member 210 and the connecting rod assembly, a bayonet 211 is formed on one side of the limiting member 210 facing the first driven connecting rod 132 and/or the second driven connecting rod 142; the first driving link 131 and/or the second driving link 141 are provided with locking members 180 corresponding to the bayonets 211; when the rack 160 is at the highest position, the bayonet 211 cooperates with the locking member 180 to lock the first mounting plate and the first driving link 131; and/or to lock the second mounting plate 192 and the second drive link 141. In this embodiment, the limiting member 210 is in a plate shape, one side of the limiting member 210 facing the driven connecting rod is provided with a bayonet 211, and after the bayonet 211 is matched with the locking member 180, the locking member 180 prevents the limiting member 210 from moving, thereby preventing the connecting rod assembly from rotating, and further realizing locking of the connecting rod assembly and the mounting plate.

For smooth rotation and engagement of the link assembly, the limiting member 210 is located at a side of the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate 192 facing away from the accommodating space, and the locking member 180 is located at a side of the first driving link 131 and/or the second driving link 141 facing away from the accommodating space.

To further enhance stability of the rack 160 when in the high position, a limit structure 400 is provided on top of the first and/or second mounting plates 192; the first link assembly 130 and/or the second link assembly 140 are provided with a stop portion corresponding to the limit structure 400, and when the rack 160 is located at the highest position, the stop portion abuts against the limit structure 400 to prevent the first mounting plate from sliding relative to the first sliding rail 151; and/or to prevent the second mounting plate 192 from sliding relative to the second slide rail 152.

The first link assembly 130 includes a first driving link 131 and a first driven link 132, the first driving link 131 and the first driven link 132 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the first driving link 131 is disposed close to the door panel 100; the first driving link 131 is located between the first driven link 132 and the first mounting plate; and/or, the second link assembly 140 includes a second driving link 141 and a second driven link 142, the second driving link 141 and the second driven link 142 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the second driving link 141 is disposed close to the door panel 100; the second driving link 141 is located between the second driven link 142 and the second mounting plate; the stop part is positioned at a position of the first driving connecting rod 131 close to the first mounting plate; and/or the stop is located near the second mounting plate 192 on the second drive link 141.

In this embodiment, the shape of the limiting structure 400 may be many, such as a rod, a block, or a plate, and the shape of the stop portion may be many, which is exemplified by a plate. One end of the stop is connected to the active link near the lower hinge, although it may be integrally formed in some embodiments. The plate surface of the stop portion is attached to the side edge of the driving link, and meanwhile, one side of the stop portion is abutted to the limiting structure 400, so that the driving link is prevented from moving towards the direction where the door plate 100 is located. Meanwhile, the bayonet 211 on the limiting piece 210 is clamped with the locking piece 180 to prevent the connecting rod from moving in the direction away from the door panel 100, and the plurality of limiting structures 400 are arranged to enable the active connecting rod to be locked with the mounting plate, so that the mounting stability of the placement frame 160 is greatly improved.

The following describes the specific structure associated with the unlocking process:

in order to smoothly unlock, the lifting mechanism further comprises an unlocking assembly 600, the unlocking assembly 600 comprises a release structure 300 and a driving structure connected with the release structure 300, the release structure 300 is abutted against one side of the locking assembly 200 opposite to the door panel 100 when the rack 160 is at the highest position, and the driving structure drives the release structure 300 to press the locking assembly 200 so as to unlock the locking assembly 200.

To increase the flexibility of the transmission between the driving structure and the release structure 300, said driving structure and said release structure 300 are connected by means of a rope 500; the driving structure is connected to a side of the door panel 100 opposite to the rack 160, and drives the locking assembly 200 to move toward the door panel 100 to unlock. In this embodiment, the rope 500 is exemplified by a steel cable, and the driving mechanism is disposed on the door panel 100, so that a user can conveniently operate the driving mechanism to unlock the door panel during use.

In some embodiments, the driving structure is disposed corresponding to the handle or directly disposed in the handle, so that a user can operate the driving structure at the same time when holding the handle pull door panel 100, so that unlocking can be easily and simply completed in the process of pulling the door.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism is disposed on the door panel 100; the driving mechanism is provided with a pressing cavity 620, a pressing plate 610 is movably arranged in the pressing cavity 620, one side of the pressing plate 610 is connected with a rope 500, and the other side of the pressing plate 610 is provided with a moving space; the other end of the cord 500 is connected to the release structure 300. An elastic member 630 is disposed in the moving space, one end of the elastic member 630 abuts against the pressing plate 610, and the other end abuts against the top of the pressing cavity 620; wherein, a side of the pressing plate 610 facing the elastic member 630 is provided with a mounting groove for the elastic mounting. The pressing chamber 620 has a guide chamber 650 for guiding the rope 500 to the slide rail assembly 150; a through hole is formed in the door panel 100 at an end corresponding to the guide cavity 650 and far away from the pressing plate 610; the tether 500 is connected to the release structure 300 through the via. In the pressing cavity 620, a first groove wheel 640 for pressing the rope 500 is disposed at the lower side of the pressing plate 610, a second groove wheel 660 is disposed at one side of the first sliding rail 151 and/or the second sliding rail 152 facing the placement frame 160, and the rope 500 passes through the bottom of the first groove wheel 640, passes through the through hole, extends along the length direction of the sliding rail assembly 150 via the bottom of the second groove wheel 660, and is connected with the release structure 300.

Specifically, the rope 500 extends from the pressing plate 610 in the middle of the handle in the width direction of the door panel 100, passes through the door panel 100 when the rope 500 extends to a position corresponding to the slide rail assembly 150, and extends downward to the slide rail assembly 150, so that the rope 500 is restrained by the pressing of the second groove wheel 660, and the rope 500 extends in the length direction of the slide rail assembly 150 to the release structure 300. In this embodiment, the unlocking components 600 apply force to the release structures 300 on both sides of the rack 160, so that the release structures 300 press the locking components to move toward the door panel 100.

In order to repeatedly use the release structure 300, the release structure 300 includes a return spring, etc., specifically, the release structure 300 is movably connected to an end of the first sliding rail 151 away from the door panel 100, and/or the release structure 300 is movably connected to an end of the second sliding rail 152 away from the door panel 100. The first sliding rail 151 and/or the second sliding rail 152 are provided with a sliding groove 152a; the release structure 300 includes a pushing block 310, an elastic member 320, and a fixing member 330; the fixing member 330 is disposed at an end of the chute 152a away from the door panel 100; the propping block 310 is movably connected with the chute 152a, one end of the elastic member 320 is connected with the fixing member 330, the other end is connected with the propping block 310, and the rope 500 is connected with the propping block 310 from the direction of the door panel 100. In this embodiment, when the rope 500 is required to be pulled against the top block 310, the top block 310 slides to one end of the chute 152a far away from the door body under the action of the tension spring; when unlocking is required, the rope 500 pulls the propping block 310 to move along the chute 152a towards the door panel 100, and in the process, the propping block 310 drives the limiting piece 210 of the locking assembly 200 to move towards the door panel 100, so that the bayonet 211 is separated from the locking piece 180. The supporting block 310 and the sliding groove 152a may be directly installed in the sliding groove 152a, or may be only partially located in the sliding groove 152a, and another portion is slidably connected with the rail assembly, for example, the sliding groove 152a is formed, and the sliding groove 152a is disposed corresponding to a side of the rail assembly.

Constant force elastic member 700 boosting

To save effort in drawing the lifting rack 160, damping is provided during retraction of the rack 160 to improve stability during retraction, one end of the constant force spring 700 is connected to the first and/or second fixed side plates 110 and 120 at a position near the door panel 100, and the other end is connected to one or more of the link assembly, the slide rail assembly 150, or the rack 160 at a position far from the door panel 100. The first link assembly 130 includes a first driving link 131 and a first driven link 132, the first driving link 131 and the first driven link 132 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the first driving link 131 is disposed close to the door panel 100; and/or, the second link assembly 140 includes a second driving link 141 and a second driven link 142, the second driving link 141 and the second driven link 142 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the second driving link 141 is disposed close to the door panel 100; one end of the constant force elastic member 700, which is remote from the first and/or second fixed side plates 110 and 120, is fixedly coupled to the lower portion of the first and/or second driven links 132 and 142. The form of the constant force spring 700 may be numerous, including a constant force spring as an example.

The end of the constant force elastic member 700 close to the door panel 100 is higher than the end of the constant force elastic member 700 far away from the door panel 100, so that the rack 160 receives the outward pulling and upward pulling force, thereby saving labor in the drawing process of the rack 160. Also, during retraction of the rack 160, the outward pulling force and the upward pulling force are applied, and the outward pulling force and the upward pulling force slow down playback speed of the rack 160 from different directions, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth playback of the rack 160.

In some embodiments, the constant force elastic member 700 is disposed corresponding to a connection position of the first driving link 131 and the first fixed side plate 110; and/or, the constant force elastic member 700 is disposed corresponding to the connection position of the second driving link 141 and the second fixed side plate 120.

In this embodiment, by connecting one end of the constant force elastic member 700 with the first fixed side plate 110 and/or the fixed side plate near the door panel 100, and connecting the other end with one or more of the connecting rod assembly, the sliding rail assembly 150 or the placing frame 160 far away from the door panel 100, the constant force elastic member 700 always provides a component force for moving outside the sterilizing chamber to the placing frame 160 and the sliding rail assembly 150, and provides an upward component force, when the placing frame 160 is pulled out by a user, the placing frame 160 is lifted, and in this process, the constant force elastic member 700 "helps" the user push out and lift up the placing frame 160, which is beneficial for saving effort of the user; when the placing frame 160 is placed back into the sterilizing chamber, the constant force elastic member 700 plays a damping role, so that the falling-back process of the placing frame 160 is very warm

The invention also provides a disinfection device which comprises a shell and a lifting mechanism, wherein the specific structure of the lifting mechanism refers to the embodiment, and as the disinfection device adopts all the technical schemes of all the embodiments, the disinfection device at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical schemes of the embodiments, and the details are not repeated. Wherein the housing has a disinfection chamber; the lifting mechanism is arranged in the disinfection cavity, and the lifting mechanism is in sliding connection with the side wall of the disinfection cavity through a first sliding rail 151 and a second sliding rail 152.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A lifting mechanism for a disinfection apparatus having a disinfection chamber, the lifting mechanism comprising:

the rack is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating articles to be sterilized and containers of the articles to be sterilized;

When the rack is at the highest position, the locking component is matched with the locking piece to lock the first mounting plate and the first connecting rod component and/or lock the second mounting plate and the second connecting rod component;

the locking component comprises a limiting piece, an elastic piece and a fixing sleeve; one end of the elastic piece is fixedly connected with the limiting piece, and the other end of the elastic piece is arranged in the fixed sleeve; the fixed sleeve is fixedly arranged on the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate;

when the sliding rail assembly slides to a preset position relative to the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate, the release structure abuts against the limiting piece so that the limiting piece is matched with the locking piece;

the release structure comprises a propping block, the propping block is fixedly connected with the first sliding rail and/or the second sliding rail, and the propping part of the propping block and the locking assembly are positioned on the same side of the first sliding rail and/or the second sliding rail.

2. The lift mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first link assembly includes a first drive link and a first driven link, the first drive link and the first driven link being disposed in opposed spaced relation and the first drive link being disposed proximate the door panel; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

3. The lifting mechanism according to claim 2, wherein a bayonet is formed on one side of the limiting piece facing the first driven connecting rod and/or the second driven connecting rod;

4. The lifting mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the limiting member is located at a side of the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate facing away from the accommodating space, and the locking member is located at a side of the first driving connecting rod and/or the second driving connecting rod facing away from the accommodating space.

5. The lifting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first sliding rail and/or the second sliding rail are/is provided with a sliding groove for installing the propping block, and the propping block is selectively installed at any position in the sliding groove to adjust the initial distance between the propping block and the locking assembly.

6. The lifting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first mounting plate is connected to the first rail by a fastener to leave a gap between the first mounting plate and the first rail for the abutment block to pass through; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

7. The lifting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a limit structure is provided on top of the first mounting plate and/or the second mounting plate;

8. The lift mechanism of claim 7, wherein the first link assembly includes a first drive link and a first driven link, the first drive link and the first driven link being disposed in opposed spaced relation and the first drive link being disposed proximate the door panel; the first driving connecting rod is positioned between the first driven connecting rod and the first mounting plate; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

9. The lift mechanism of any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a stop disposed at an end of the first and/or second slide rail remote from the door panel;

10. A disinfection apparatus, comprising:

a housing having a disinfection chamber;

the lifting mechanism is arranged in the disinfection cavity, and a first fixed side plate and a second fixed side plate of the lifting mechanism are respectively and fixedly connected with two opposite side walls of the disinfection cavity.