CN113371375B

CN113371375B - Consumable management equipment

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Publication number: CN113371375B
Application number: CN202110621010.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 倪孝杰; 赖雪聪; 徐铭恩
Original assignee: Regenovo Biotechnology Co ltd
Current assignee: Regenovo Biotechnology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-03
Filing date: 2021-06-03
Publication date: 2024-07-12
Anticipated expiration: 2041-06-03
Also published as: CN113371375A

Abstract

The invention relates to consumable management equipment, which comprises a shell module, a carrier module, a transfer module, a clamping module, a door module and an environment control module, wherein the carrier module is arranged on the shell module; the storage of the consumable materials is realized through the carrier module, and the consumable materials are cooperatively matched with the transfer module and the clamping module, so that the identification management and the automatic distribution transfer of the consumable materials are realized; when a type of consumable is required to be allocated, a first sensor on the shell module is used for identifying an identification body of a fixed seat of the carrier module so as to confirm that a carrier object of the carrier module is installed in place, the consumable to be used on the carrier module is identified and confirmed through an identification piece on the transfer module, and the corresponding consumable is transferred to a target position through the clamping module. Because be equipped with the consumptive material on the carrier module, need not to prepare temporarily, avoid appearing the condition that the consumptive material is not enough. The combined action of the clamping module, the first sensor and the identification piece improves the accuracy of consumable preparation, is suitable for cooperation with automatic equipment or experimental operators, and has good applicability.

Description

Consumable management equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of biological tissue production, in particular to consumable management equipment.

Background

The consumable material is a material which is consumed frequently in the production process of biological tissues, various consumable materials are needed in the artificial culture process of cells, the corresponding consumable materials are temporarily prepared, and if the preparation of the cell culture consumable material is insufficient due to negligence of operators, the cell culture process is interrupted. Particularly when an automated cell culture apparatus is operated, it is necessary that the consumable supplies are supplied at the speed and type required by the apparatus, and there is a further need for an apparatus having the ability to automatically manage the dispensing of the consumable supplies.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a consumable management device which can automatically allocate various types of consumables through the cooperation of a transfer module and a clamping module by identifying a carrier and identifying consumables through a scanning code, can save the time for preparing the consumables, can effectively ensure the normal operation of cell culture, and is suitable for being used by matching with an automatic device and the experimental operation of matching with experimental staff.

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

a consumable management device comprises a shell module, a carrier module, a transfer module, a clamping module, a door module and an environment control module; the carrier module is used for storing consumable materials, and is matched with the transfer module and the clamping module in a cooperative manner to realize identification management and automatic distribution transfer of the consumable materials; when a type of consumable is required to be allocated, a first sensor on the shell module is used for identifying an identification body of a fixed seat of the carrier module so as to confirm that a carrier object of the carrier module is installed in place, the consumable to be used on the carrier module is identified and confirmed through an identification piece on the transfer module, and the corresponding consumable is transferred to a target position through the clamping module.

The carrier module, the transfer module and the clamping module are arranged in the shell module, the environment control module is embedded and installed on the shell module and used for guaranteeing the cleanness and the sterile state of the working environment inside the shell module, and the door body module is hinged to the shell module and is the only channel for consumable materials to enter the shell module.

The carrier module is of a rotary design and comprises a supporting table, a carrier object and a fixing seat; the carrier module is arranged on the carrier platform, the fixing seat is fixed on the carrier platform, and the carrier object can be quickly combined with or separated from the fixing seat;

Preferably, the carrier module is connected with a first driving piece, the first driving piece is connected with an installation seat shaft, when the first driving piece drives the installation seat to rotate, the installation seat drives the saddle to rotate, in the rotating process, the residual space on the locking saddle is used for installing the carrier object, great convenience is brought to the installation of the carrier object, and meanwhile, more residual space is exposed in the rotating process, so that more carrier objects can be installed on the saddle, the space utilization rate is improved, and meanwhile, the position of the carrier object installed on the carrier module can be conveniently detected by the first sensor.

Preferably, the plurality of pallets are arranged in a stacked manner and correspond to the first sensors on the shell module;

Preferably, the object carrier comprises a base and a positioning block on the base, wherein a positioning hole in the positioning block and the positioning piece are matched with the elastic piece in the fixed seat in a clamping way, so that the base is fixedly connected with the fixed seat, and the object carrier is fixed on the fixed seat;

Preferably, the side surface of the fixed seat is provided with a sliding groove, a protruding block on one side surface of the base and a moving part are in sliding connection, the fixed seat is provided with a guide hole along the thickness direction of the fixed seat, a recognition body and a resetting part are arranged in the guide hole, one side of the recognition body is connected with the positioning block, the recognition body can move up and down in the guide hole, and when the positioning block acts on the recognition body, the recognition body compresses the resetting part, so that the protruding part of the recognition body is detected and recognized by the first sensor, and further, the fixed seat on the supporting table is detected to be provided with a carrying object;

The transfer module is arranged in the shell module and is positioned on one side of the carrier module, and the clamping module is arranged on the transfer module. When one type of consumable is allocated, the first sensor arranged on the shell module detects the position of the carrier module, the identification piece arranged on the clamping module identifies the corresponding type of consumable, and the clamping module clamps and transfers the corresponding consumable to the target position. It can be understood that the consumable sets up on the carrier piece, the carrier piece that has the consumable can be fast with mounting on the carrier module is fixed or the separation, triggers the identification body when the carrier piece is fixed on the mounting, and the identification body of triggering can be discerned when passing through first sensor. The consumable has identification parts such as two-dimensional codes, can be identified by the identification piece, and is fixed with the article of carrying on which mounting is identified by the cooperation of first sensor and identification body, and the position and the type of consumable are identified by the identification piece, after the consumable identification is accomplished, the consumable is transferred by the cooperation of transfer module and carrier module.

The door body module is hinged to the shell module, and correspondingly contacts with the magnet arranged on the outer surface of the shell module through the attraction piece arranged on the door body module, so that the consumable management equipment is closed, and the open-close state of the door body module is detected and prompted through the second sensor.

The environment control module mainly comprises a regulating box, a primary filter, a centrifugal fan, a high-efficiency filter, a sensor assembly, a temperature and humidity controller and a sterilization actuator, and is used for keeping the temperature and humidity required by the operation of the consumable management equipment and the working environment state of clean and sterile.

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

According to the consumable management equipment provided by the technical scheme, the consumable management is completed through the carrier module, the clamping module, the identification piece, the identification body and the like, which are arranged on the transfer module, in the shell, and when one type of consumable is allocated, the consumed consumable is identified from the carrier module by the first sensor and the identification piece, and the corresponding consumable is transferred to the target position by the clamping module. Because be equipped with the consumptive material on the carrier module, need not to temporarily prepare, the better condition that the consumptive material is not enough appears in avoiding, can effectively guarantee cell culture's normal clear, simultaneously first sensor, identification piece and clamping module's combined action has improved the correct rate that the consumptive material was prepared, reduces the operating time that increases because of personnel's preparation appears the mistake, has saved the time that the consumptive material was prepared greatly.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a consumable management device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the consumable management device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a portion of the components shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a front view of a consumable management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the environmental control module shown in fig. 1.

Description of the drawings:

10. A housing module;

20. A carrier module; 201. a first driving member; 202. a mounting base; 21. a support; 22. a carrier; 23. a fixing seat; 26. an identification body;

30. a transfer module;

40. a clamping module;

51. a first sensor; 52. an identification member;

90. A door body module; 91. a suction member; 92. a magnet; 93. a second sensor; 94. a handle; 95. a hinge;

100. an environmental control module; 110. a control box; 120. a primary filter; 130. a centrifugal fan; 140. a high-efficiency filter; 150. a sensor assembly; 160. a temperature and humidity controller; 170. a sterilization actuator.

Detailed Description

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, to which it should be noted that the description is given by way of illustration only and not by way of limitation. Various embodiments may be combined with one another to form further embodiments not shown in the following description.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, a consumable management device is provided, which at least includes: a housing module 10; the carrier module 20 is arranged in the shell module 10, and the consumable is arranged on the carrier module 20; a transfer module 30 is disposed in the housing module 10 and located at one side of the carrier module 20; a clamping module 40 is arranged on the transfer module 30. When a type of consumable is required to be prepared, the first sensor 51 on the housing module 10 recognizes the recognition body 26 of the fixing seat 23 of the carrier module 20 to confirm that the carrier 22 of the carrier module 20 is in place, and the recognition piece 52 on the transfer module 30 recognizes the consumable to be used on the carrier module 20, so that the clamping module 40 transfers the corresponding consumable to the target position. Because be equipped with the consumptive material on the carrier module 20, need not to temporarily prepare, avoid appearing the condition that the consumptive material is not enough, can effectively guarantee the normal clear of cell culture, simultaneously first sensor 51, identification piece 52 and centre gripping module 40's combined action has improved the correct rate that the consumptive material was prepared, reduces the operating time that increases because of personnel's preparation appears the mistake, has saved the time that the consumptive material was prepared greatly.

It should be noted that, a plurality of carrier modules 20 may be provided as required, and the carrier modules 20 may be set to be rotatable or stationary; the consumable comprises a culture bottle, a culture dish, a centrifuge tube, a pipetting gun head, a disposable counting plate and the like; the identification piece 52 may be a scanning terminal for scanning a two-dimensional code or a one-dimensional code on the consumable; the clamping module 40 may transfer consumables from the carrier module 20 to a target location or from a target location to the carrier module 20.

In order to set up the consumptive material on carrier module 20, carrier module 20 is including being located first sensor 51 is kept away from the saddle 21 of shell module 10 wall one side surface, and set up in carry article 22 on saddle 21, the consumptive material set up in carry article 22, wherein, carrier module 20 still including set up in fixing base 23 on saddle 21, carry article 22 set up in fixing base 23 is kept away from on the one side surface of saddle 21, it is understandable, as shown in fig. 3, will load carry article 22 of consumptive material through fixing base 23 install on saddle 21 for the consumptive material can be convenient and firm set up on carrier module 20. It should be noted that the carrier member 22 has a shape that fits any solid consumable. In order to realize the connection between the carrier 22 and the fixing base 23, the carrier 22 is connected by the clamping and matching of a positioning block and a positioning hole arranged on the surface of one side of the fixing base 23, which is far away from the supporting stand 21. The fixed seat 23 is formed with a guide hole along the thickness direction thereof, the consumable management device further comprises a recognition body 26 arranged in the guide hole, and a reset piece fixed on the recognition body 26, and one side of the recognition body 26 is connected with the positioning block.

It will be appreciated that the recognition body 26 may be in a column shape, the recognition body 26 may move up and down in the guide hole, the first sensor 51 is located below the supporting table 21 and is not in direct contact with the supporting table 21, when the fixing seat 23 loads the carrier 22, the positioning block acts on the recognition body 26, so that the recognition body 26 is pressed to move in a direction away from the carrier 22, and one end extends out of the guide hole, at this time, the recognition body 26 compresses the reset element, and the extending portion of the recognition body 26 is recognized and detected by the first sensor 51, so that the first sensor 51 can detect that the carrier 22 is arranged at the fixing seat 23 of the supporting table 21; when the fixed seat 23 is not loaded with the carrier 22, the identification body 26 stretches back into the guide hole under the action of the reset piece, the first sensor 51 can not identify that consumable materials are arranged on the fixed seat 23, and the purpose that the first sensor 51 detects the position of the consumable materials on the carrier module 20 is achieved through the action of the identification body 26, the guide hole and the reset piece.

In addition, the carrier module 20 is configured to be rotatable, the consumable management device further includes a first driving member 201, the carrier module 20 further includes a mounting seat 202 connected to an output shaft of the first driving member 201, the mounting seat 202 is fixedly connected to the supporting table 21, it can be understood that, as shown in fig. 3, the first driving member 201 may be a motor, the first driving member 201 rotates with the mounting seat 202, the mounting seat 202 rotates with the supporting table 21, that is, the first driving member 201 rotates with the carrier module 20, in a rotating process of the carrier module 20, a remaining space on the supporting table 21 is locked for installing the carrier 22, so that great convenience is brought to installing the carrier 22, and meanwhile, more remaining space is exposed in the rotating process, so that more carrier 22 can be installed on the supporting table 21, and space utilization is improved, and meanwhile, in the rotating process of the carrier module 20, the first sensor can detect 51 more conveniently and detect a position of the carrier 22 installed on the carrier module 20.

The plurality of pallets 21 are stacked, the plurality of first sensors 51 are provided, each of the first sensors 51 is provided toward each pallet 21 in a one-to-one correspondence, the plurality of carrier pieces 22 are provided, and at least one carrier piece 22 is provided on each pallet 21. In one embodiment, the consumable management device further comprises a door module 90 hinged to the housing module 10, a suction member 91 disposed on the door module 90, and a magnet 92 disposed on an outer surface of the housing module 10 and disposed in corresponding contact with the suction member 91.

It will be appreciated that, as shown in fig. 4, the door module 90 is a channel for the consumable and the corresponding carrier 22 to enter the housing module 10, so that the consumable and the carrier 22 can enter the housing module 10 under the condition that the consumable management device allows, in this embodiment, the door module 90 is hinged to the housing module 10 through three hinges 95, two attraction pieces 91 and two magnets 92 are respectively provided, the attraction pieces 91 can be attracted to the magnets 92, so as to realize the closing of the door module 90, a second sensor 93 for detecting the open and close state of the door module 90 is further provided near the door module 90, and a handle 94 for operating when the door module 90 is opened and closed is provided on the door module 90. In other embodiments, the door module 90 may be opened and closed by an electromagnetic lock, an electric lock, a pneumatic lock, or the like; the number of hinges 95, attraction members 91, and magnets 92 can be adjusted as desired.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the consumable management device further includes an environmental control module 100, where the environmental control module 100 includes a control box 110 installed at the top of the housing module 10, a primary filter 120 installed in the control box 110 and communicated with the outside, a centrifugal fan 130 installed in the control box 110, a temperature and humidity controller 160, a sterilization actuator 170, a high-efficiency filter 140 communicated with the inside of the housing module 10, and a sensor assembly 150 installed on the control box 110, so as to ensure an environmental state required by the operation of the consumable management device in real time.

The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, but any insubstantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art on the basis of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A consumable management device, characterized by comprising a shell module (10), a carrier module (20), a transfer module (30), a clamping module (40), a door module (90) and an environment control module (100); the carrier module (20), the transfer module (30) and the clamping module (40) are arranged in the shell module (10), the environment control module (100) is embedded and installed on the shell module (10), and the door body module (90) is hinged on the shell module (10); the carrier module (20) comprises a carrier (22) and a fixed seat (23), when a type of consumable is required to be allocated, a first sensor (51) on the shell module (10) is used for identifying an identification body (26) on the fixed seat (23) so as to confirm that the carrier (22) of the carrier module (20) is installed in place, and an identification piece (52) on the transferring module (30) is used for identifying and confirming the consumable to be used on the carrier module (20), and the clamping module (40) is used for transferring the corresponding consumable to a target position;

The carrier module (20) comprises a supporting table (21), a carrier object (22) and a fixing seat (23); the support table (21) is arranged on the carrier module (20), the fixed seat (23) is fixed on the support table (21), and the carrier (22) is quickly combined with or separated from the fixed seat (23);

The carrier module (20) is connected with a first driving piece (201), the first driving piece (201) is connected with a mounting seat (202) in a shaft mode, and when the first driving piece (201) drives the mounting seat (202) to rotate, the mounting seat (202) drives the supporting table (21) to rotate;

The support table (21) is provided with a plurality of sensors which are arranged in a stacked manner and are arranged corresponding to the first sensors (51) on the shell module (10);

The carrier (22) comprises a base and a positioning block on the base, wherein a positioning hole in the positioning block and the positioning piece are matched with an elastic piece in the fixed seat (23) in a clamping way, so that the base is fixedly connected with the fixed seat (23), and the carrier (22) is fixed on the fixed seat (23);

the side of the fixed seat (23) is provided with a sliding groove which is in sliding connection with a lug and a moving part on one side of the base, the fixed seat (23) is provided with a guide hole along the thickness direction of the fixed seat, a recognition body (26) and a resetting part are arranged in the guide hole, one side of the recognition body (26) is connected with the positioning block, the recognition body (26) can move up and down in the guide hole, and when the positioning block acts on the recognition body (26), the recognition body (26) compresses the resetting part, so that the extending part of the recognition body (26) is detected and recognized by the first sensor (51), and then the fixed seat (23) on the supporting table (21) is detected to be provided with a carrying object (22);

The transferring module (30) is arranged in the shell module (10) and is positioned at one side of the carrier module (20), and the clamping module (40) is arranged on the transferring module (30); when a type of consumable is prepared, a first sensor (51) arranged on the shell module (10) detects the position of the carrier module (20), the corresponding type of consumable is identified by an identification piece (52) arranged on the clamping module (40), and the corresponding consumable is clamped and transferred to a target position by the clamping module (40).

2. Consumable management device according to claim 1, characterized in that the door body module (90) is hinged on the housing module (10) and is in corresponding contact with a magnet (92) arranged on the outer surface of the housing module (10) through a suction piece (91) arranged on the door body module (90), so as to realize the closure of the consumable management device, and the open and close state of the door body module (90) is detected and prompted through a second sensor (93).

3. Consumable management device according to claim 2, characterized in that the door module (90) is hinged to the housing module (10) by means of a hinge (95); the door body module (90) is provided with a handle (94) for operating when the door body module (90) is opened and closed.

4. The consumable management device according to claim 1, wherein the environmental control module (100) comprises a regulation box (110), a primary filter (120), a centrifugal fan (130), a high efficiency filter (140), a sensor assembly (150), a temperature and humidity controller (160), and a sterilization actuator (170) for maintaining a temperature, humidity and a clean sterile working environment state required for the operation of the consumable management device.