WO2020114397A1 - Fully automatic integrated baby bottle cleaning, disinfecting, and drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application discloses a fully automatic integrated baby bottle cleaning, disinfecting, and drying machine, comprising: a liner for accommodating a baby bottle and a baby bottle accessory, wherein the liner has a ventilated top cover, a spraying system is provided in an internal cavity of the liner, the liner has a water storage cavity at the bottom thereof, a heater for heating water or generating high-temperature steam is provided in the water storage cavity, and the spraying system pumps water from the water storage cavity and sprays the water at the baby bottle and the baby bottle accessory; a water supply system communicating with the water storage cavity through the bottom of the liner and supplying water from the top of the water storage cavity to the water storage cavity; a drainage system communicating with the water storage cavity from a lower part of the water storage cavity so as to drain water from the bottom of the water storage cavity; a drying system communicating with the internal cavity of the liner via a side wall of the liner, and used to filter and heat external air and to deliver the air to the internal cavity of the liner, so as to dry the baby bottle and the baby bottle accessory and to cause internal and external circulation of air through the top cover; and a control circuit board used to control the operating states of the heater, the water supply system, the drainage system, and the drying system.

Description

Full-automatic milk bottle cleaning, disinfecting and drying integrated machine Technical field

The invention relates to small household electrical appliances, in particular to a fully automatic integrated machine for cleaning, disinfecting and drying baby bottles.

Background technique

Although the current domestic dishwasher promotes the function of washing and disinfecting bottles, it can automatically complete the functions of washing, disinfecting and drying bottles, but it actually has the following disadvantages:

1) There are restrictions on the use conditions: household dishwashers usually require external water inlet pipes and drain pipes, and some models have built-in water inlet tanks, but the water discharged from the drain pipes still needs to be discharged to a suitable place;

2) Large water consumption: household dishwashers are designed to wash tableware. The water flow system determines that the water consumption is relatively large, and there is a serious waste of water resources for washing baby bottles;

3) Can not meet the requirements of real disinfection standards: the maximum washing temperature of domestic dishwashers is usually only about 70 ℃, can not reach 100 ℃ and maintain a certain period of time, so for milk bottles with extremely strict cleanliness requirements, the disinfection standard is far Less than required

4) Poor drying effect: The hot and humid air in the milk bottle cannot be exchanged with the external dry air. Even after the household dishwasher finishes drying, more water vapor will remain condensed in the milk bottle (especially the plastic milk bottle);

5) New pollution will occur during the drying process: some household dishwashers are equipped with fans for enhanced drying, but no filters are provided, and impurities in the air will be sucked into the liner by the fan, which will cause new pollution to the milk bottle. The use of milk bottles is extremely unfavorable.

It can be seen that the development of a fully automatic washing machine for feeding bottles with the sterilization and drying function that meets the cleanliness requirements of feeding bottles is a technical problem urgently needed to be solved in the industry.

The disclosure of the above background content is only used to assist in understanding the inventive concepts and technical solutions of the present invention, and it does not necessarily belong to the prior art of this patent application. There is no clear evidence that the above content has been disclosed before the filing date of this patent application In the case of the above, the above background technology should not be used to evaluate the novelty and creativity of this application.

technical problem

The main purpose of the present invention is to propose a fully automatic integrated bottle washing, sterilizing and drying machine, in addition to the cleaning and sterilizing function, it also provides a qualified drying function, that is, the drying process will not cause secondary pollution to the milk bottle. The inside of the feeding bottle is dry without steam, so as to solve the technical problems of the prior art, such as poor drying effect and secondary pollution caused by the drying process.

Technical solution

The present invention proposes the following technical solutions to achieve the above objectives:

A fully automatic integrated machine for cleaning, disinfecting and drying baby bottles, including

Inner tank, used for accommodating milk bottles and bottle accessories, has a ventable top cover; the inner cavity of the inner tank is provided with a spray system, and a water storage cavity is provided at the bottom, and a water storage cavity is provided in the water storage cavity for heating water or generating high-temperature steam Heater; the spray system pumps water from the reservoir and sprays it to the bottle and bottle accessories;

The water supply system communicates with the water storage cavity through the bottom of the liner, and supplies water to the water storage cavity from the top of the water storage cavity;

A drainage system communicating with the water storage cavity from the lower part of the water storage cavity to discharge water from the bottom of the water storage cavity;

The drying system communicates with the inner cavity of the inner bladder through the inner wall of the inner bladder, and is used to filter and heat the outside air into the inner cavity of the inner bladder to dry the baby bottle and bottle accessories, and through the ventilating The top cover forms the internal and external circulation of air;

The control circuit board is used to control the working states of the heater, the water supply system, the drainage system and the drying system.

Beneficial effect

Compared with the existing equipment for automatic cleaning of baby bottles, the automatic baby bottle cleaning, disinfection and drying integrated machine provided by the above technical solution of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

1) External detachable water supply and storage tanks, so there is no need to connect faucets and special drainage pipes during use, and the use site is not limited;

2) There is a heater in the water storage cavity in the liner, which can provide boiling water and high temperature steam for cleaning and high temperature disinfection during cleaning;

3) The set drying system forms the air circulation inside and outside the liner, which can completely dry the water vapor in the milk bottle; and the air sucked from the outside by the drying system is filtered first to prevent the air impurities from causing the milk bottle to dry during the drying process. Secondary pollution

4) The top cover of the liner can be ventilated. In addition to forming the internal and external circulation of air in conjunction with the air duct of the drying system, it can also prevent the pressure in the liner from being too high during work;

5) The pump system pumps water to generate a high-pressure water jet to spray the bottle and its accessories. Compared with the existing dishwasher cleaning method, it can save a lot of water.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a fully automatic integrated bottle washing, disinfection and drying machine provided by a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The present invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation shown in the drawings Or the positional relationship is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as limiting the present invention.

As a "tableware" for infants and young children, milk bottles require high cleanliness. Although most of the existing dishwashers can achieve automatic cleaning of baby bottles, they still cannot meet the requirements in terms of sterilization, and the drying is not thorough enough. The specific embodiment of the present invention proposes an all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfection and drying integrated machine (hereinafter referred to as "integrated machine"). Referring to FIG. 1, the integrated machine includes an inner tank 1, a water supply system 2, a drainage system 3, a The dry system 4 and the control circuit board that controls the working state of each electrical component:

The liner 1 is used for accommodating a baby bottle and a bottle accessory, and has a ventable top cover 10; the inner cavity of the liner 1 is provided with a spray system, the bottom has a water storage cavity 11, and the water storage cavity is provided for heating water Or a heater 12 that generates high-temperature steam; the heater 12 can heat the water in the water storage chamber 11, thereby generating boiling water or steam that can be sterilized at high temperature. The spray system pumps water from the water storage chamber 11 and sprays it to the baby bottle and the baby bottle accessories, so that it can be cleaned and disinfected. The water supply pipe feeds water from the bottom of the inner tank and flows into the water storage chamber at a lower position, and the water drainage pipe drains water from the lower part of the water storage chamber.

The water supply system 2 communicates with the water storage chamber 11 through the bottom of the liner 1, and supplies water to the water storage chamber from the top of the water storage chamber. In a specific embodiment, the water supply system 2 includes an external water storage container 21, a water supply line 22 connected between the water storage container 21 and the bottom of the liner 1, and a valve 23 provided on the water supply line 、Water pump 24 and flow meter 25. The valve 23 is opened/closed under the control of the control circuit board to control the on and off of the water source. For example, before the cleaning starts, the valve 23 is opened, the suction pump 24 draws water from the water storage container 21, and sends it to the water storage chamber in the inner tank 11. When the storage chamber is filled with the set amount of water and the cleaning is started, the control circuit board controls the valve 23 to close, and the suction pump 24 stops working.

The drainage system 3 communicates with the water storage cavity 11 from the lower part of the water storage cavity 11 to discharge water from the bottom of the water storage cavity. In a specific embodiment, the drainage system 3 includes an external water storage container 31, a drainage pipeline 32 connected between the water storage container 31 and the lower portion of the water storage chamber 11, and a drainage pump provided on the drainage pipeline 33. In a cleaning process, the spray system pumps water from the water storage chamber and sprays it onto the bottle and its accessories for rinsing/disinfection. The flowing water enters the water storage chamber again and is sprayed again by the spray system. This cycle is completed; a cleaning process is completed After that, the control circuit board controls the drainage pump 33 to start working to perform drainage; after that, the water is supplied through the water supply system to enter the second cleaning process. Several cleaning steps can be set by the user, and are automatically executed by controlling the circuit board.

The drying system 4 communicates with the inner cavity of the inner bladder 1 through the inner wall of the inner bladder, and is used to filter and heat the outside air into the inner cavity of the inner bladder 1 to dry the bottle and the bottle accessories, and pass The ventilable top cover 10 forms internal and external air circulation. In a specific embodiment, the drying system 4 includes a primary air duct 41 located outside the liner 1, a secondary air duct 42 connected to the primary air duct and located in the inner cavity of the liner 1, and a setting The air filter 43 at the air inlet of the primary air duct 41, the fan 44 and the air heater 45 provided inside the air filter, the air filter 43 may use a HEPA filter; wherein, the primary air duct 41 The cross-sectional area of the air outlet is larger than the cross-sectional area of the air inlet of the secondary air duct 42, the air outlet of the secondary air duct 42 extends into the milk bottle to be dried, so that part of the air blown out by the primary air duct After entering the feeding bottle, a part of it enters the cavity of the inner bladder outside the feeding bottle, that is, the hot air blown in from the primary air duct can be blown into the feeding bottle at the same time to improve the drying efficiency. A number of exhaust holes 101 are opened on the top cover of the liner, which can discharge excess water vapor during cleaning and disinfection to prevent the pressure inside the liner from being too high. During the drying process, the air channel of the drying system is formed to form internal and external air circulation. Make the drying more thorough.

The control circuit board controls the working state of each electrical component during the entire working process of the integrated machine, including controlling the heater 12, the water supply system 2, the drainage system 3, and the drying system 4. Working status.

In some specific embodiments, the spray system includes a water spray pipe 51, a lower spray arm 52, and an upper spray arm 53. Both the upper spray arm and the lower spray arm are hollow structures and are provided with spray holes on the surface. The lower port of the water spray pipe 51 is connected to the water storage chamber 11 through the washing pump 54 to extract the cleaning water. The wall of the water spray pipe is provided with a lower spray arm water supply port above the washing pump, and an upper spray is provided at the top of the pipe Arm water supply. The lower spray arm 52 is sleeved to the position of the water spray pipe 51 corresponding to the water supply port of the lower spray arm through the through hole in the center thereof, so that water enters through the water supply port of the lower spray arm and passes through the water spray hole on the surface Spray water from the bottle above. The upper spray arm 53 is connected to the top of the spray pipe 51 through an upper spray arm joint to feed water through the upper spray arm water supply port, and to the baby bottle placed below and the bottle accessory placed above through the water spray hole on the surface Water spray. By using a washing pump with a relatively small flow rate and volume, the volume of the inner tank is reduced, the length of the inlet and drain pipes is shortened, and the capacity of the water in the pipe is reduced, which achieves the purpose of working normally with less water.

The all-in-one machine also includes a hollow upper shelf 6, which is located in the inner cavity of the liner 1 when in use, is installed on the upper spray arm joint and is located above the upper spray arm 53, and is used to place a feeding bottle accessory. Both the upper and lower surfaces of the upper spray arm 53 are provided with water spray holes, so that the water sprayed upward by the upper spray arm can rinse the bottle attachment C placed on the upper shelf 6, and the water sprayed downward can rinse the bottles A and B. Preferably, the water spray hole of the lower spray arm 52 is only on the upper surface, and the sprayed water stream directly enters the milk bottle with the bottle mouth facing downward.

It should be noted that the number of milk bottles that can be rinsed simultaneously does not constitute a limitation to the present invention. For example, two milk bottles as shown in FIG. 1 can be washed at the same time, or only one can be washed, or three can be washed at the same time. The shape design of the lower spray arm is preferably consistent with the placement position of the feeding bottle. For example, the two feeding bottles shown in Fig. 1 are placed side by side with the mouth facing down, then the shape of the lower spray arm can be long, and the space around the feeding bottle is not required Water spray. For the upper spray arm, the connection with the upper spray arm joint can be a rotary connection, which can be rotated while spraying water, so that multiple baby bottle accessories on the upper shelf can be washed.

In some other embodiments, a temperature sensor may also be provided in the water storage chamber 11 to obtain the water temperature and feed it back to the control circuit board, and the control circuit board flexibly controls the working state of the heater according to the water temperature.

In short, the fully automatic integrated bottle washing, sterilizing and drying machine provided by the present invention can automatically execute the complete procedure of bottle washing, sterilization and drying, without manual intervention, and achieves the effect of saving manpower; , Water saving, thorough drying, good disinfection effect, etc.

The above is a further detailed description of the present invention in conjunction with specific preferred embodiments, and it cannot be assumed that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several equivalent substitutions or obvious modifications can be made, and the performance or use is the same, which should be regarded as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

An all-in-one automatic bottle washing, sterilizing and drying integrated machine is characterized by comprising: The inner liner (1) is used for accommodating feeding bottles and bottle accessories, and has a ventable top cover (10); the inner chamber of the inner liner (1) is provided with a spray system, and the bottom has a water storage chamber (11), which stores A heater (12) for heating water or generating high-temperature steam is provided in the water chamber; the injection system pumps water from the water storage chamber (11) and sprays it to the baby bottle and baby bottle accessories; The water supply system (2) communicates with the water storage cavity (11) through the bottom of the liner (1) and supplies water to the water storage cavity from the top of the water storage cavity; A drainage system (3) communicating with the water storage cavity (11) from the lower part of the water storage cavity (11) to discharge water from the bottom of the water storage cavity; The drying system (4) communicates with the inner cavity of the inner bladder (1) via the inner wall of the inner bladder, and is used to filter and heat the outside air into the inner cavity of the inner bladder (1) for feeding bottles and bottle accessories Drying, and forming an internal and external circulation of air through the ventilable top cover (10); The control circuit board is used to control the working states of the heater (12), the water supply system (2), the drainage system (3) and the drying system (4). The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfecting and drying machine according to claim 1, wherein the water supply system (2) includes an external water storage container (21), connected to the water storage container and the internal The water supply pipeline (22) between the bottom of the bladder (1) and the valve (23), suction pump (24) and flow meter (25) provided on the water supply pipeline. The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfecting and drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the drainage system (3) includes an external water storage container (31), connected to the water storage container and the water storage A drain pipe (32) between the lower parts of the water chamber (11) and a drain pump (33) provided on the drain pipe. The all-in-one automatic washing, sterilizing and drying machine for baby bottles according to claim 1, wherein the spraying system comprises: A water spray pipe (51), a lower port is connected to the water storage chamber (11) through a washing pump (54) to extract cleaning water, a lower spray arm water supply port is opened on the pipe wall above the washing pump, and the pipe body There is an upper spray arm water supply opening at the top; The lower spray arm (52) has a hollow structure, and a number of water spray holes are provided on the surface; The upper spray arm (53) has a hollow structure with several water spray holes on the surface; The lower spray arm (52) is sleeved on the water spray pipe (51) through a through hole in the center corresponding to the position of the lower spray arm water supply port, so that water can enter through the lower spray arm water supply port, And spray water to the baby bottle placed above through the water spray holes on the surface; The upper spray arm (53) is connected to the top of the water spray pipe (51) through an upper spray arm joint to enter water through the water supply port of the upper spray arm, and is directed downward through the water spray hole on the surface The bottle and the bottle accessories placed above are sprayed with water. The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, sterilizing and drying machine according to claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises a hollow upper shelf (6), which is located in the inner cavity of the liner (1) and is installed on the upper spray On the arm joint and above the upper spray arm (53), it is used to place the feeding bottle accessory. The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfecting and drying machine according to claim 5, wherein the water spray hole of the lower spray arm is located on the upper surface, so that the sprayed water flow directly enters the milk bottle with the bottle mouth facing down. The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfecting and drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the drying system (4) includes a primary air duct (41) located outside the inner tank (1), and The primary air duct is connected to the secondary air duct (42) located in the inner cavity of the liner (1), and the air filter (43) provided at the air inlet of the primary air duct (41) is provided at A fan (44) and an air heater (45) within the air filter; The cross-sectional area of the air outlet of the primary air duct (41) is larger than the cross-sectional area of the air inlet of the secondary air duct (42), and the air outlet of the secondary air duct (42) extends into the to-be-dried In the feeding bottle, part of the air blown out by the primary air duct enters the feeding bottle, and part of it enters the cavity of the inner bladder outside the feeding bottle. The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfection and drying machine according to claim 7, wherein the top cover (10) is provided with a plurality of exhaust holes (101) for discharging excess water in the process of disinfection and drying Steam. The all-in-one automatic bottle washing, disinfecting and drying machine according to claim 1, wherein a temperature sensor is further provided in the water storage chamber (11), which is connected to the control circuit board and feeds back water temperature to the control circuit board , So that the control circuit board controls the working state of the heater (12) according to the water temperature.