CN114146195A

CN114146195A - Sterilization module and cleaning equipment comprising same

Info

Publication number: CN114146195A
Application number: CN202111305740.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林浩胜; 刘东海; 库灿灿; 赖达英; 林振华; 陈凯鹏
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-11-05
Filing date: 2021-11-05
Publication date: 2022-03-08

Abstract

The invention provides a sterilization module and cleaning equipment comprising the same, relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and solves the technical problems that cleaning and sterilization functions cannot be performed simultaneously in an ultrasonic cleaning machine and experience is poor. The sterilization module comprises a supporting plate integrated on the cleaning equipment, a sterilization component and a conductive switch, wherein the sterilization component and the conductive switch are arranged on the supporting plate; one end of the supporting plate is provided with a bending step, and the conductive switch is arranged on the bending step; the cleaning equipment comprises a cleaning barrel and an upper cover component arranged on the top of the cleaning barrel in a covering mode, and the sterilization module is arranged between the upper cover component and the cleaning barrel. The sterilization module is integrated on the cleaning equipment, so that the functions of sterilizing and cleaning the cleaning equipment at the same time can be realized, the use is convenient, and the user experience is good; also has the characteristics of simple structure and low cost.

Description

Sterilization module and cleaning equipment comprising same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a sterilization module and cleaning equipment comprising the same.

Background

With the development of society, the living standard of people is improved, some decorative accessories in life, such as glasses, watches, necklaces and the like, become dirty along with the use time, and the appearance of the ultrasonic cleaning machine is favored by consumers.

The applicant has found that the prior art has at least the following technical problems:

the existing ultrasonic cleaning machine in the market can breed bacteria after being used for a long time, the long-term use can endanger the health of people, and the ultrasonic cleaning machine with the sterilization function in the market needs to be provided with two sets of components, one set is used for sterilization, the other set is used for ultrasonic cleaning, the structure is complex, and the cost is high; sterilization and cleaning cannot be performed simultaneously, so that the use is inconvenient and the user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a sterilization module and cleaning equipment comprising the same, and aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, the cleaning and sterilization functions cannot be performed simultaneously and the experience is poor.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:

the invention provides a sterilization module which comprises a supporting plate integrated on cleaning equipment, a sterilization component and a conductive switch, wherein the sterilization component and the conductive switch are installed on the supporting plate, and the conductive switch is electrically connected with the sterilization component and a control panel of the cleaning equipment respectively.

As a further improvement of the invention, one end of the support plate is provided with a bending step, and the conductive switch is arranged on the bending step.

As a further improvement of the invention, the sterilizing component comprises a sterilizing lamp and a sterilizing circuit, and the sterilizing lamp and the conductive switch are both electrically connected with the sterilizing circuit.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the conductive switch is a vertically disposed conductive column.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the number of the conductive posts is two, and the conductive posts are arranged side by side.

The invention provides cleaning equipment which comprises a cleaning barrel and an upper cover assembly, wherein the upper cover assembly is covered on the top of the cleaning barrel, and a sterilization module is arranged between the upper cover assembly and the cleaning barrel.

As a further improvement of the invention, a control panel and an adapter plate are arranged in the cleaning barrel, and the adapter plate is electrically connected with the control panel; when the upper cover assembly covers the cleaning barrel, the conductive switch is in contact connection with the adapter plate to achieve circuit conduction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the contact between the conductive switch and the interposer is vertical contact in the up-down direction.

As a further improvement of the invention, the washing barrel comprises an inner barrel, an outer barrel and a sealing cover; the outer barrel is sleeved outside the inner barrel to form a space for accommodating the control panel and the adapter plate between the outer barrel and the inner barrel; the sealing cover is arranged at the top of the outer barrel and the inner barrel, and the adapter plate is arranged below the sealing cover; and a through hole is formed in the sealing cover corresponding to the position of the conductive switch.

As a further improvement of the invention, one side of the sealing cover facing the center of the cleaning barrel is provided with a yielding step which is concave downwards, and the specification of the yielding step is matched with the specification of the bending step at one end of the supporting plate.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the upper cover assembly comprises a top cover and a bottom cover, the bottom cover is disposed at the bottom of the top cover, the sterilization module is installed between the top cover and the bottom cover, and the conductive switch is located outside the bottom cover; and a light-transmitting window is arranged on the bottom cover corresponding to the sterilization component.

As a further improvement of the invention, the specification of the top cover is matched with that of the outer barrel, and the specification of the bottom cover is matched with that of the abdicating step.

As a further improvement of the invention, the cleaning equipment is an ultrasonic cleaning machine.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

the sterilization module provided by the invention is integrated on the cleaning equipment, can realize the function of simultaneously sterilizing and cleaning the cleaning equipment, is convenient to use and has good user experience; the sterilization module and the cleaning equipment are integrated, so that the device has the characteristics of simple structure and low cost;

the cleaning equipment provided by the invention is an ultrasonic cleaning machine, and the sterilization module with the sterilization function is arranged in the upper cover component, so that the ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization functions are realized; the conducting switch in the supporting plate is vertically contacted with the adapter plate on the control panel, so that the sterilization function can be realized, the sterilization assembly can be better protected, and the problem that the use of the sterilization assembly is influenced due to the corrosion of electrical elements such as the conducting switch caused by long-term water soaking of the electrical elements in the sterilization assembly is solved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a sterilization module according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning barrel of the cleaning apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a washing tub in the washing apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the cleaning tub of the cleaning apparatus of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper cover assembly of the cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure 1, a support plate; 11. bending the step; 2. a sterilization assembly; 3. a conductive switch; 4. a washing barrel; 41. an inner barrel; 42. an outer tub; 43. sealing the cover; 44. a through hole; 45. a abdicating step; 5. an upper cover assembly; 51. a top cover; 52. a bottom cover; 53. a light transmissive window; 6. an adapter plate.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the examples given herein without any inventive step, are within the scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, the present invention provides a sterilization module, which comprises a supporting plate 1 integrated on a cleaning device, a sterilization component 2 mounted on the supporting plate 1, and a conductive switch 3, wherein the conductive switch 3 is electrically connected to the sterilization component 2 and a control panel of the cleaning device, respectively, so as to supply power to the sterilization component 2 by using the control panel of the cleaning device, and when the cleaning device cleans a product, the sterilization component 2 can be automatically switched on for sterilization.

The sterilization module provided by the invention is integrated on the cleaning equipment, can realize the function of simultaneously sterilizing and cleaning the cleaning equipment, is convenient to use and has good user experience; the sterilization module and the cleaning equipment are integrated, and the device has the characteristics of simple structure and low cost.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 1, one end of the support plate 1 is provided with a bending step 11, and the conductive switch 3 is disposed on the bending step 11. It should be noted that, by providing the bent step 11, a step structure exists between the conductive switch 3 and the cleaning solution, the possibility that the conductive switch 3 contacts the cleaning solution can be avoided or reduced, and thus, the sterilization assembly 2 is prevented from being corroded or water enters.

Optionally, the sterilization assembly 2 includes a sterilization lamp and a sterilization circuit, and the sterilization lamp and the conductive switch 3 are both electrically connected to the sterilization circuit. The sterilization circuit comprises a chip, a resistor and a capacitor, and is electrically connected with the support plate 1 through welding.

Further, the conductive switch 3 is a vertically disposed conductive column.

Furthermore, the quantity of conducting post is two, sets up side by side.

As shown in fig. 2, the present invention provides a cleaning apparatus including a cleaning tub 4 and an upper cover assembly 5 covering the top of the cleaning tub 4, wherein a sterilization module is installed between the upper cover assembly 5 and the cleaning tub 4, that is, the sterilization module sterilizes products in a cleaning solution when the upper cover assembly 5 is covered on the top of the cleaning tub 4. Since the conductive switch 3 is electrically connected to the control panel of the cleaning device, the conductive switch 3 is exposed from the upper cover assembly 5 and electrically connected to the control panel at the top of the cleaning tank 4.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, further, in order to facilitate control, in the present embodiment, a control panel and an adapter plate 6 are disposed in the cleaning barrel 4, and the adapter plate 6 plays a conductive function; the adapter plate 6 is electrically connected with the control panel; when the upper cover assembly 5 covers the cleaning barrel 4, the conductive switch 3 is in contact connection with the adapter plate 6 to realize circuit conduction.

Optionally, the contact of conducting switch 3 and keysets 6 is the vertical contact of upper and lower direction, that is to say, keysets 6 is located 4 tops of washing bucket, and conducting switch 3 is located 4 tops of washing bucket and also is located 6 tops of keysets, and 5 lids of upper cover subassembly close when wasing 4 tops of bucket, and conducting switch 3 and keysets 6 butt, and further, the butt of the two vertical directions.

As shown in fig. 2, the washing tub 4 includes an inner tub 41, an outer tub 42, and a cover 43; the outer barrel 42 is sleeved outside the inner barrel 41 to form a space for accommodating the control panel and the adapter plate 6 between the outer barrel and the inner barrel, and electronic elements or components necessary for other cleaning equipment are arranged in the space; the cover 43 is covered on the top of the outer barrel 42 and the inner barrel 41, namely, the cover is arranged on the top opening of the space; the adapter plate 6 is arranged below the cover 43; the cover 43 is provided with a through hole 44 corresponding to the position of the conductive switch 3, and the through hole 44 is used for the purpose of passing through the conductive switch 3, so the size of the through hole 44 should be larger than that of the conductive switch 3.

For further waterproofing, one side of the sealing cover 43 facing the center of the cleaning barrel 4 is provided with a downward-concave abdicating step 45, the specification of the abdicating step 45 is matched with the specification of the bending step 11 at one end of the supporting plate 1, and it should be noted here that the adaptation of the abdicating step 45 and the specification of the bending step 11 means that the bending step 11 in the disinfection module is just erected on the abdicating step 45 after the upper cover assembly 5 is covered.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the upper cover assembly 5 includes a top cover 51 and a bottom cover 52, the bottom cover 52 covers the bottom of the top cover 51, the sterilization module is installed between the top cover 51 and the bottom cover 52, the conductive switch 3 is located outside the bottom cover 52, and further, the bending steps 11 on the support plate 1 are located outside the bottom cover 52; the bottom cover 52 is provided with a light-transmitting window 53 corresponding to the position of the sterilizing assembly 2, and the sterilizing lamp irradiates and sterilizes the product and the cleaning barrel 4 through the light-transmitting window 53.

Specifically, the top cover 51 is matched with the outer barrel 42 in specification, and the bottom cover 52 is matched with the abdicating step 45 in specification.

Further, in this embodiment, the cleaning apparatus is an ultrasonic cleaning machine.

Further, the germicidal lamp is an ultraviolet germicidal lamp.

When the upper cover assembly 5 is covered on the top of the washing tub 4, ultraviolet sterilization and washing are performed in the closed space.

When the cleaning equipment with the sterilization function is used: the sterilization module is placed in the upper cover component 5, the conductive switch 3 and the bending step 11 in the sterilization module are vertically exposed relative to the upper cover component 5, when the upper cover component 5 covers the top of the cleaning barrel 4, the conductive switch 3 can be vertically contacted with the adapter plate 6 on the control panel, and therefore the sterilization purpose is achieved.

It should be noted that "inward" is a direction toward the center of the accommodating space, and "outward" is a direction away from the center of the accommodating space.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in fig. 1 to facilitate the description of the invention and to simplify the description, but are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered as limiting the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a sterilization module, its characterized in that includes integrated backup pad on cleaning equipment, installs sterilization subassembly and conductive switch in the backup pad, conductive switch respectively with sterilization subassembly and cleaning equipment's control panel electric connection.

2. The sterilization module according to claim 1, wherein one end of the support plate is provided with a bent step, and the conductive switch is disposed on the bent step.

3. The sterilization module of claim 1, wherein the sterilization assembly includes a germicidal lamp and a sterilization circuit, the germicidal lamp and the conductive switch both being electrically connected to the sterilization circuit.

4. The sterilization module of claim 1 or 2, wherein the conductive switch is a vertically disposed conductive post.

5. The sterilization module of claim 4, wherein said conductive posts are two in number and are arranged side by side.

6. A washing apparatus comprising a washing tub and a top cover assembly covering the top of the washing tub, the sterilizing module according to any one of claims 1 to 5 being installed between the top cover assembly and the washing tub.

7. The cleaning equipment according to claim 6, wherein a control panel and an adapter plate are arranged in the cleaning barrel, and the adapter plate is electrically connected with the control panel; when the upper cover assembly covers the cleaning barrel, the conductive switch is in contact connection with the adapter plate to achieve circuit conduction.

8. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 7, wherein the conductive switch is in vertical contact with the interposer in an up-down direction.

9. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the washing tub comprises an inner tub, an outer tub, a lid; the outer barrel is sleeved outside the inner barrel to form a space for accommodating the control panel and the adapter plate between the outer barrel and the inner barrel; the sealing cover is arranged at the top of the outer barrel and the inner barrel, and the adapter plate is arranged below the sealing cover; and a through hole is formed in the sealing cover corresponding to the position of the conductive switch.

10. The cleaning equipment according to claim 9, wherein one side of the sealing cover facing the center of the cleaning barrel is provided with a downward-concave abdicating step, and the specification of the abdicating step is matched with that of the bending step at one end of the supporting plate.

11. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 10, wherein the upper assembly includes a top cover and a bottom cover, the bottom cover being disposed on the bottom of the top cover, the sterilizing module being mounted between the top cover and the bottom cover, and the conductive switch being located outside the bottom cover; and a light-transmitting window is arranged on the bottom cover corresponding to the sterilization component.

12. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the top cover is adapted to the outer tub, and the bottom cover is adapted to the abdicating step.

13. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 6, wherein the cleaning apparatus is an ultrasonic cleaner.