CN111721049B

CN111721049B - Sample storage device for full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer

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Publication number: CN111721049B
Application number: CN202010852432.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 柳建敏; 钟圣立; 徐睿; 徐志文; 曹宽宽
Original assignee: Ningbo Haiyi Biotechnology Co ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Haiershi Intelligent Manufacturing Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-21
Filing date: 2020-08-21
Publication date: 2020-11-20
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-21
Also published as: CN111721049A

Abstract

The invention provides a sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, which belongs to the technical field of medical instruments and comprises: the device comprises a shell, a plurality of fixed modules and a plurality of movable modules, wherein the shell is provided with a feeding hole and a discharging hole, and the feeding hole or/and the discharging hole is/are provided with the movable modules capable of moving up and down; the article placing rack is respectively meshed with the movable module and the fixed module for transmission; the refrigerating mechanism is arranged in the shell, and an air inlet channel, an air outlet channel and a heat dissipation channel are arranged on the refrigerating mechanism. The storage space through with the sample sets up into solid construction to enlarged the storage space of sample, improved space utilization, in addition, through the meshing transmission between activity module, fixed module and the supporter, can realize the quick "warehouse entry" and "warehouse exit" of sample, and make through refrigeration mechanism and maintain a comparatively stable, suitable temperature in the casing all the time.

Description

Sample storage device for full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, relates to a storage device, and particularly relates to a sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer.

Background

At present, the sample storage device commonly used in the medical field is in a linear plane layout, and the layout greatly occupies the placement position of the instrument table. Because the planar storage mode is adopted, the device has small quantity of stored samples, when the quantity of the samples is large, the storage device is required to be added to place redundant samples, the operation is inconvenient, the occupied space is large, and in addition, the structure still does not reduce the layout position of the occupied instrument to the maximum extent.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art, and provides a storage device which improves the space utilization rate and increases the sample storage space.

The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme: a sample storage device for a fully automated chemiluminescence analyzer, comprising:

the device comprises a shell, a plurality of fixed modules and a plurality of movable modules, wherein a feed port and a discharge port are arranged on the shell, and the movable modules which can move up and down are arranged at the feed port or/and the discharge port;

the article placing rack, the movable module and the fixed module are in meshing transmission;

the refrigerating mechanism is arranged in the shell, and an air inlet channel, an air outlet channel and a heat dissipation channel are arranged on the refrigerating mechanism, wherein the air inlet channel is communicated with an air inlet on the shell, the air outlet channel is communicated with the fixed module, and the heat dissipation channel is communicated with an air outlet on the shell.

In the above sample storage device for the full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the movable module and the fixed module are respectively engaged with the storage rack through the gear and the rack to realize transmission.

In the sample storage device for the full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the gear is driven to rotate by the motor, wherein the output end of the motor is connected with the main gear and the auxiliary gear which are arranged in an overlapping mode, and the sharp teeth on the main gear and the sharp teeth on the auxiliary gear are arranged in a staggered mode.

In the above sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the main gear and the pinion are integrally formed or separately arranged, wherein when the main gear and the pinion are separately arranged, the synchronous rotation of the main gear and the pinion is realized through the connecting piece.

In the above sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the movable module comprises a frame, at least two motors are arranged in the frame, wherein the output end of each motor is connected with a driving gear and a driven gear which is arranged opposite to the driving gear and is arranged on the frame, and the driving gear and the driven gear are formed by superposing a main gear and a secondary gear.

In foretell a sample storage device for full-automatic chemiluminescence analysis appearance, a plurality of fixed module is the array and installs on the casing, wherein, leans on between two adjacent fixed modules along the horizontal direction to connect, is provided with a baffle between two adjacent fixed modules along the vertical direction, and one side of this baffle links to each other with the lateral wall of the fixed module of last layer, forms the transfer passage of horizontal direction between the opposite side of this baffle and the lateral wall that corresponds the fixed module of next layer.

In the above sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the refrigeration mechanism includes a plurality of refrigeration modules, wherein each refrigeration module is correspondingly installed on each fixing module.

In the above sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the refrigeration module comprises a shell and a peltier element arranged on the shell, wherein the two sides of the peltier element are respectively a refrigeration surface and a heating surface, one side of the peltier element attached to the refrigeration surface is in contact connection with a cold dissipation structure, one side of the peltier element attached to the heating surface is in contact connection with a heat dissipation structure, the cold dissipation structure is located in the air outlet channel, and the heat dissipation structure is located in the heat dissipation channel.

In the above sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the cold dissipation structure comprises a cold dissipation plate, and a plurality of cold dissipation fins are arranged on the cold dissipation plate; the heat dissipation structure comprises a heat dissipation plate, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins are arranged on the heat dissipation plate.

In the above sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, the refrigeration module further comprises at least one fan, wherein the fan is closely connected to the cooling structure or/and the cooling structure.

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

(1) in addition, the rapid 'warehousing' and 'ex-warehousing' of the samples can be realized through the meshing transmission among the movable module, the fixed module and the article shelf, the shell is always kept at a stable and proper temperature through the refrigeration mechanism, the variation of the samples in the storage process is avoided, and the reliability of the subsequent detection data of the samples is improved;

(2) through the meshing between the gear and the rack, the sample placed on the shelf is stable and reliable in the conveying process, the sloshing amplitude of the liquid in the sample in the reaction cup is reduced, and the overflow of the sample liquid is avoided. In addition, the moving stroke of the commodity shelf can be accurately controlled through the meshing transmission between the gear and the rack, the commodity shelf can be accurately stopped on the corresponding fixed module instead of crossing two adjacent fixed modules, and the space utilization rate of the fixed modules is improved;

(3) the two superposed gears are the main gear and the auxiliary gear, and the sharp teeth of the main gear and the sharp teeth of the auxiliary gear are arranged in a staggered manner, so that when the motor drives the gears to rotate forwards, one gear is meshed with the rack for transmission, the conveying of the commodity shelf is realized, when the motor drives the gears to rotate backwards, the other gear is meshed with the rack for transmission, the conveying of the commodity shelf is realized, the gap between the gear and the rack is highlighted due to the forward and backward rotation of the gears is eliminated, and the stability and the reliability of the conveying of the commodity shelf can be further realized even if the gears rotate forwards and backwards;

(4) the clearance between the upper layer of fixing module and the lower layer of fixing module which are adjacent to each other is reduced, only one conveying channel for the sample test tube to pass through is reserved, the guide of the sample test tube in the conveying process is realized, the deviation of a rack and a gear on the storage rack in the meshing transmission process is avoided, and the conveying reliability of the storage rack is improved;

(5) the cold air that produces the peltier element through setting up cold structure and heat radiation structure to and because the heat that its work produced, the air-out passageway and the heat dissipation channel that send into that can be quick correspond guarantee that the sample is in a comparatively invariable temperature all the time in the storage process. In addition, the cooling dissipation structure and the heat dissipation structure are both fin-type structures, so that the corresponding cooling dissipation area and heat dissipation area can be increased, the refrigeration effect of the refrigeration module is improved, and the heat dissipation effect of the refrigeration module is accelerated;

(6) through setting up the fan, can further increase intake and air output to improve the radiating rate, thereby further guarantee that the sample is in a comparatively invariable temperature all the time in the storage process.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a sample storage device for an automated chemiluminescence analyzer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a sample storage device for use in a fully automated chemiluminescence analyzer according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a movable module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion a shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing module and a refrigerating module according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure shown in fig. 5 from another view angle.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view a-a shown in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a partial schematic view of the structure shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a shelf according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, 100, the housing; 110. a feed inlet; 120. a discharge port; 130. an air inlet; 140. an air outlet; 150. a partition plate; 160. a delivery channel; 200. an activity module; 210. a motor; 220. a frame; 230. a driving gear; 231. a main gear; 232. a pinion gear; 240. a driven gear; 300. a fixed module; 310. a slot; 400. a rack; 410. a rack; 500. a refrigeration module; 510. a housing; 511. an air inlet channel; 512. an air outlet channel; 513. a heat dissipation channel; 520. a Peltier element; 521. refrigerating noodles; 522. heating the noodles; 530. a cold dissipation structure; 531. a cold dispersing plate; 532. cooling fins; 540. a heat dissipation structure; 541. a heat dissipation plate; 542. a heat dissipating fin; 550. a fan; 600. and a lifting module.

Detailed Description

The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the present invention provides a sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer, comprising: a housing 100, on which a feed inlet 110 and a discharge outlet 120 are arranged, and a movable module 200 which can move up and down and is used for inputting and outputting samples is arranged at the feed inlet 110 or/and the discharge outlet 120, wherein a plurality of fixed modules 300 which are arranged in a three-dimensional manner and are used as sample storage positions are arranged between the feed inlet 110 and the discharge outlet 120; the rack 400 is used as a placing position of the sample test tube, wherein the rack 400 and the movable module 200 and the rack 400 and the fixed module 300 are in meshing transmission; the refrigeration mechanism is installed in the casing 100, and the refrigeration mechanism is provided with an air inlet channel 511, an air outlet channel 512 and a heat dissipation channel 513, wherein the air inlet channel 511 is communicated with the air inlet 130 on the casing 100, the air outlet channel 512 is communicated with the fixed module 300, and the heat dissipation channel 513 is communicated with the air outlet 140 on the casing 100.

The inlet 110 and the outlet 120 defined in this embodiment are only used as an inlet and an outlet of a sample, and are not unchangeable, that is, the originally defined inlet 110 may be changed to the outlet 120, and conversely, the originally defined outlet 120 may be changed to the inlet 110, so that a user may interchange according to usage habits and convenience.

In addition, the rapid 'warehousing' and 'ex-warehousing' of the samples can be realized through the meshing transmission among the movable module 200, the fixed module 300 and the article shelf 400, the shell 100 is always kept at a stable and proper temperature through the refrigeration mechanism, the samples are prevented from being mutated in the storage process, and the reliability of the subsequent detection data of the samples is improved.

Further preferably, a movable module 200 capable of moving up and down is respectively disposed at the inlet port 110 and the outlet port 120, so as to facilitate the storage and delivery of the samples.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the movable module 200 and the fixed module 300 are respectively engaged with the rack 400 to realize transmission.

In this embodiment, through the meshing between the gear rack for the sample placed on the supporter 400 is comparatively steady, reliable in transportation process, reduces the liquid in the sample and the range of shaking in the reaction cup, avoids taking place the excessive of sample liquid. In addition, through the meshing transmission between the rack and pinion, can control the removal stroke of supporter 400 accurately, guarantee that supporter 400 can stop on corresponding fixed module 300 accurately, rather than span two adjacent fixed modules 300, improve fixed module 300's space utilization. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the meshing transmission of the rack and pinion, and may also be implemented by a transmission method such as a belt transmission, as long as the transmission method can realize the movement of the article placing shelf 400.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the gear is driven to rotate by the motor 210, wherein a main gear 231 and a sub-gear 232 are connected to an output end of the motor 210 in an overlapping manner, and the tines on the main gear 231 are arranged to be offset from the tines on the sub-gear 232.

In the prior art, gaps exist in the meshing transmission process between the gear and the rack, and if the gear and the rack are only in one-way meshing transmission, the gaps cannot be highlighted, namely the condition that the gaps exist between the gear and the rack cannot be detected; the gap is highlighted if the gear is reversed and engaged with the rack 410, and the existence of this gap is determined by the mechanical structure of the gear and the rack itself.

In this embodiment, two superposed gears, namely the main gear 231 and the pinion gear 232, are provided, and the sharp teeth of the main gear 231 and the sharp teeth of the pinion gear 232 are arranged in a staggered manner, so that when the motor 210 drives the gears to rotate forward, one of the gears is in meshing transmission with the rack 410 to realize the conveying of the commodity shelf 400, and when the motor 210 drives the gears to rotate backward, the other gear is in meshing transmission with the rack 410 to realize the conveying of the commodity shelf 400, thereby eliminating the gap between the gear and the rack which is highlighted due to the forward and backward rotation of the gears, and further ensuring that the stability and the reliability of the conveying of the commodity shelf 400 can be realized even though the gears rotate forward and backward.

It is further preferable that the main gear 231 is integrally formed with the sub-gear 232, or is separately provided, wherein when the main gear 231 is separately provided from the sub-gear 232, the synchronous rotation of the main gear 231 and the sub-gear 232 is achieved by a connecting member.

It is further preferred that the rack 410 is mounted on one of the pair of sides of the back of the bottom wall of the shelf 400, or on each side of the back of the bottom wall of the shelf 400.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the movable module 200 includes a frame 220, and at least two motors 210 are disposed in the frame 220, wherein an output end of each motor 210 is connected with a driving gear 230, and a driven gear 240 is mounted on the frame 220 at a position opposite to each driving gear 230.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, two motors 210 are arranged side by side, or arranged in a staggered manner, wherein the gear connected to the output end of the motor 210 is a driving gear 230, and the gear arranged opposite to the driving gear 230 is a driven gear 240.

In this embodiment, no matter the driving gear 230 or the driven gear 240, the main gear 231 and the secondary gear 232 are disposed in a staggered manner, and in addition, by disposing two sets of driving gears 230 and driven gears 240, the article placing shelf 400 is more stable and reliable in the conveying process, and the phenomenon of single-side inclination is avoided.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, each movable module 200 is moved up and down along a vertical plane by a lifting module 600, and the lifting module 600 is mounted on the housing 100, wherein the lifting module 600 is a cylinder or a cylinder, and an output end of the cylinder or the cylinder is connected to the frame 220.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, a plurality of fixed modules 300 are mounted on the housing 100 in an array, wherein two adjacent fixed modules 300 in the horizontal direction are connected in an abutting manner, a partition 150 is disposed between two adjacent fixed modules 300 in the vertical direction, one side of the partition 150 is connected to a side wall of the fixed module 300 in the previous layer, and a horizontal conveying channel 160 is formed between the other side of the partition 150 and a side wall of the corresponding fixed module 300 in the next layer.

Further preferably, the width and height of the conveying channel 160 are adapted to the overall width and height of the rack 400 after the sample tubes are mounted thereon.

In this embodiment, reduce the clearance between the two-layer adjacent fixed module 300 about, only leave the transfer passage 160 that a sample test tube passes through, realize the direction of sample test tube in transportation process, avoid rack 410 and the gear on supporter 400 to take place the skew in the meshing transmission process, improve the reliability that supporter 400 carried.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the structure of the fixed module 300 is substantially the same as that of the movable module 200, except that a slot 310 is formed at the bottom of the frame 220 of the fixed module 300, wherein the slot 310 serves as a flow passage for cold air generated by the refrigeration mechanism.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the refrigeration mechanism includes a plurality of refrigeration modules 500, wherein each refrigeration module 500 is correspondingly installed on each fixed module 300, so as to provide stable cold air output for the samples stored on the fixed modules 300, ensure that the samples on each fixed module 300 are all at the same storage temperature, avoid the local temperature from being too low or too high, and further improve the reliability of sample storage.

Further preferably, the refrigeration module 500 includes a housing 510, which is configured in a C-shaped structure, and the air inlet channel 511 and the heat dissipation channel 513 are respectively located at two sides of an opening end of the housing 510, wherein two ends of the air outlet channel 512 are respectively communicated with the air inlet channel 511 and the inside of the frame 220 of the fixed module 300.

Further preferably, the refrigeration module 500 includes a peltier element 520 (refrigeration structure) mounted on the housing 510, and two sides of the peltier element 520 are a refrigeration surface 521 and a heating surface 522 respectively, wherein one side attached to the refrigeration surface 521 is connected to a cold dissipation structure 530 in a contact manner, one side attached to the heating surface 522 is connected to a heat dissipation structure 540 in a contact manner, the cold dissipation structure 530 is located in the air outlet channel 512, and the heat dissipation structure 540 is located in the heat dissipation channel 513.

Further preferably, the cooling structure 530 is the same as the heat dissipation structure 540, wherein the cooling structure 530 includes a cooling plate 531, and a plurality of cooling fins 532 are disposed on the cooling plate 531; the heat dissipation structure 540 includes a heat dissipation plate 541, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins 542 are disposed on the heat dissipation plate 541.

In this embodiment, by providing the cold dissipation structure 530 and the heat dissipation structure 540, the cold air generated by the peltier element 520 and the heat generated by the operation thereof can be rapidly sent into the corresponding air outlet channel 512 and the heat dissipation channel 513, so as to ensure that the sample is always at a relatively constant temperature during the storage process. In addition, the cooling structure 530 and the heat dissipation structure 540 are both fin structures, which can increase the corresponding cooling area and heat dissipation area, improve the refrigeration effect of the refrigeration module 500, and accelerate the heat dissipation effect of the refrigeration module 500.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the refrigeration module 500 further comprises at least one fan 550, wherein the fan 550 is closely attached to the cooling structure 530 or the heat dissipation structure 540.

It is further preferred that the number of the fans 550 is two, and the fans are respectively closely connected to the cooling structure 530 and the heat dissipating structure 540.

In this embodiment, by providing the fan 550, the air inlet volume and the air outlet volume can be further increased, and the heat dissipation rate can be increased, thereby further ensuring that the sample is always at a relatively constant temperature during the storage process.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the invention. Various modifications or additions may be made to the described embodiments or alternatives may be employed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or ambit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer comprises a shell, a feed inlet and a discharge outlet are arranged on the shell, and is characterized in that,

a movable module which can move up and down is arranged at the feed inlet or/and the discharge outlet, wherein a plurality of fixed modules which are arranged in a three-dimensional manner are arranged between the feed inlet and the discharge outlet;

2. The sample storage device of claim 1, wherein the movable module and the fixed module are respectively engaged with the rack to realize transmission.

3. The sample storage device of claim 2, wherein the gear is driven by a motor to rotate, wherein a main gear and a secondary gear are connected to the output end of the motor, the main gear and the secondary gear are arranged in an overlapping manner, and the sharp teeth of the main gear are arranged in a staggered manner from the sharp teeth of the secondary gear.

4. The sample storage device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the main gear is integrally formed with the sub-gear, or is separately provided, and wherein when the main gear is separately provided from the sub-gear, the main gear and the sub-gear are rotated synchronously via the connecting member.

5. The sample storage device of claim 3 or 4, wherein the movable module comprises a frame, and at least two motors are disposed in the frame, wherein a driving gear is connected to an output end of each motor, and a driven gear is disposed opposite to the driving gear and mounted on the frame, and the driving gear and the driven gear are formed by overlapping a main gear and a secondary gear.

6. The sample storage device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of fixing modules are mounted on the housing in an array, two adjacent fixing modules in the horizontal direction are connected to each other in an abutting manner, a partition is disposed between two adjacent fixing modules in the vertical direction, one side of the partition is connected to the side wall of the fixing module in the previous layer, and the other side of the partition forms a horizontal conveying channel with the side wall of the fixing module in the next layer.

7. The sample storage device of claim 1, wherein the cooling mechanism comprises a plurality of cooling modules, and each cooling module is correspondingly mounted on each fixing module.

8. The sample storage device of claim 7, wherein the cooling module comprises a housing and a peltier element mounted on the housing, and the peltier element has a cooling surface and a heating surface on two sides, respectively, wherein a cooling dissipation structure is connected to a side of the peltier element that is attached to the cooling surface in a contact manner, a cooling dissipation structure is connected to a side of the peltier element that is attached to the heating surface in a contact manner, and the cooling dissipation structure is located in the air outlet channel and the cooling dissipation structure is located in the cooling dissipation channel.

9. The sample storage device of claim 8, wherein the cooling structure comprises a cooling plate, and a plurality of cooling fins are disposed on the cooling plate; the heat dissipation structure comprises a heat dissipation plate, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins are arranged on the heat dissipation plate.

10. A sample storage device for a full-automatic chemiluminescence analyzer according to claim 8, wherein the refrigeration module further comprises at least one fan, wherein the fan is attached adjacent to the cooling structure or/and adjacent to the cooling structure.