CN114414824A - Sample bottle input operation device and operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of laboratory automation, and discloses a sample bottle input operation device which comprises a feeding unit, an arranging unit, an operating unit and a recovery unit, wherein the feeding unit is used for arranging sample bottles and then sending the sample bottles to the arranging unit, the arranging unit is used for conveying the sample bottles to the operating unit, the arranging unit is used for vertically arranging the sample bottles in the conveying process, the operating unit is used for carrying out experimental operation on the sample bottles, the sample bottles operated by the operating unit are conveyed to the recovery unit by the arranging unit, and the arranging unit is used for enabling the sample bottles to fall back to the recovery unit for recovery in the conveying process. The invention also discloses a corresponding operation method. The invention directly sequences and arranges the input samples and then carries out detection operation, thereby realizing continuous operation and improving the working efficiency.

Description

Sample bottle input operation device and operation method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of laboratory automation, in particular to a sample bottle input operation device and an operation method.

Background

In the detection work of a biochemical laboratory, a large number of sample bottles need to be operated, particularly in the epidemic period, and the detection amount of samples is greatly increased. With the popularization of automated equipment, laboratories can operate on a large number of sample vials in batches.

However, the existing automatic detection equipment processes samples in batch through tray array arrangement when inputting sample bottles. The sample bottles of the material tray are input by means of manual or mechanical hands, are sequentially arranged and distributed, and then are conveyed to automatic detection equipment. And after the detection is finished, taking out the material disc and replacing the sample. During the operation, the equipment is suspended and cannot be continuously operated. In addition, the processing of the material tray is an additional process, and the working efficiency is directly influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problems and provides a sample bottle input operation device and an operation method, which directly sequence and arrange input samples and then carry out detection operation, realize continuous operation and improve the working efficiency.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:

the utility model provides a sample bottle input operating means, characterized by includes pay-off unit, arrangement unit, operating unit and recovery unit, the pay-off unit is arranged the sample bottle and is sent to the arrangement unit, and the arrangement unit conveys the sample bottle to the operating unit direction, and the arrangement unit makes the sample bottle vertical arrangement in the data send process, the operating unit carries out the experiment operation to the sample bottle, the sample bottle that the operating unit accomplished the operation is conveyed to the recovery unit by the arrangement unit, and the arrangement unit makes the sample bottle fall back to the recovery unit recovery in the data send process.

Further, the arrangement unit includes transport mechanism and conveyer belt, the conveyer belt comprises the conveying board of arranging side by side in succession, sets up the transverse groove on every conveying board, the groove width of transverse groove is greater than the body external diameter of sample bottle and is less than the bottle lid external diameter of sample bottle, the groove length of transverse groove is greater than the length of sample bottle, set up the tray on one side conveying board of transverse groove length direction, the conveyer belt includes ascending section, horizontal segment and descending segment, sets up the roof in the conveying board below of ascending section, the transverse groove of ascending section conveying board is sealed to the roof, the pay-off unit matches with the ascending section, sends the sample bottle to the tray, by the tray of ascending section with sample bottle rebound, the operation unit matches with the horizontal segment, carries out the experiment operation to the sample bottle, the recovery unit matches with the descending segment.

Further, the feeding unit comprises a feeding box and a lifting frame, the lifting frame comprises an annular lifting belt and a driving device, the annular lifting belt and the driving device are obliquely arranged, lifting plates are arranged on the annular lifting belt at intervals, the distance between each lifting plate is matched with the distance between the support blocks on the adjacent conveying plates, the lower end of the lifting frame is arranged in the feeding box, the annular lifting belt is matched with the ascending section of the conveying belt, and the lifting plates on the annular lifting belt lift the sample bottles in the feeding box one by one and convey the sample bottles to the support blocks of the conveying plates of the ascending section.

Further, the recovery unit includes collection box and recovery passageway, the recovery passageway is connected between the descending branch of conveyer belt and collection box, the sample bottle is sent to in the collection box through the recovery passageway after descending branch falls back.

Further, the operation unit comprises a clamping mechanism arranged at the horizontal section of the conveyor belt, and the clamping mechanism is positioned below the conveying plate.

Further, the clamping mechanism is a plurality of, and the sample bottle on a plurality of conveying boards of horizontal section is operated simultaneously.

Further, the operating unit still includes the guide frid that sets up in the horizontal segment top, the middle trough width of guide frid is greater than the diameter of sample bottle, and the front end of guide frid sets up the horn mouth.

A sample bottle input operation method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

step 1, placing a sample bottle to be processed in a feeding box;

step 2, starting the equipment, and conveying the sample bottles upwards by a lifting plate on an annular lifting belt;

step 3, conveying the sample bottles to a supporting plate of a conveying plate on a conveying belt after the sample bottles reach the top of the annular lifting belt;

step 4, conveying the sample bottle to the horizontal section after passing through the ascending section, and vertically hanging the sample bottle in the horizontal groove by the bottle cap when the sample bottle falls into the horizontal groove on the conveying plate of the horizontal section;

step 5, the sample bottle enters the position of a clamping mechanism of the operation unit after being guided by the guide groove plate;

step 6, after clamping the sample bottle by the clamping mechanism, opening the cover, processing and closing the cover by the experimental equipment;

step 7, conveying the sample bottles to a descending section through the horizontal section, turning the sample bottles downwards from the vertical position at the descending section, and dropping the sample bottles from the transverse groove to a recovery channel of a recovery unit;

and 8, conveying the sample bottles to a recovery box through a recovery channel.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

(1) the sample bottles are directly conveyed to a feeding box, and can be added at any time without manual arrangement and arrangement;

(2) the detection process is operated continuously, and the replacement operation of a sample is not needed;

(3) the structure is simple, and the design is ingenious;

(4) the occupied space and the program positioning during operation are reduced.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the general structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a feeding unit;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the arrangement unit and the operation unit;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of a sample vial.

The reference numbers in the drawings are respectively:

1. a feeding unit; a finishing unit;

3. an operation unit; a recovery unit;

5. a feeding box; 6, lifting frames;

7. a lifting plate; 8, conveying a belt;

9. a transfer plate; 10, a transverse groove;

11. a support block; a rising section;

13. a horizontal segment; a descending section;

15. a top plate; a guide groove plate;

17. a recycling bin; a recovery channel;

19. a sample bottle; 20, a bottle cap;

21. a bottle body.

Detailed Description

The following describes in detail embodiments of the sample bottle input operation device and the operation method according to the present invention with reference to the drawings.

Referring to the attached drawing 1, the sample bottle input operation device is mainly divided into four parts, namely a feeding unit 1, an arranging unit 2, an operation unit 3 and a recovery unit 4, wherein the feeding unit 1 arranges sample bottles and then sends the sample bottles to the arranging unit 2, the arranging unit 2 conveys the sample bottles to the operation unit 3, the arranging unit 2 enables the sample bottles to be vertically arranged in the conveying process, the operation unit 3 performs experimental operation on the sample bottles, the sample bottles operated by the operation unit 3 are conveyed to the recovery unit 4 through the arranging unit 2, and the arranging unit 2 enables the sample bottles to fall back to the recovery unit 4 to be recovered in the conveying process.

Referring to fig. 2, the feeding unit 1 includes a feeding box 5 and a lifting frame 6, the lifting frame 6 includes an annular lifting belt and a driving device, the annular lifting belt is provided with lifting plates 7 at intervals, and the lower end of the lifting frame 6 is arranged in the feeding box 5.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the arranging unit 2 includes a conveying mechanism and a conveyor belt 8, the conveyor belt 8 is composed of conveying plates 9 arranged side by side in series, each conveying plate 9 is provided with a transverse groove 10, the groove width of the transverse groove 10 is larger than the outer diameter of the bottle body of a sample bottle and smaller than the outer diameter of the bottle cap of the sample bottle, the groove length of the transverse groove 10 is larger than the length of the sample bottle, a supporting block 11 is arranged on the conveying plate 9 on one side of the transverse groove 10 in the length direction, and the supporting block 11 can be composed of a plurality of small blocks and used for supporting the sample bottle or can be a strip-shaped whole block. The conveyer belt 8 includes ascending section 12, horizontal segment 13 and descending section 14, sets up roof 15 in ascending section 12's conveying board 9 below, roof 15 seals ascending section 12 conveying board 9's transverse groove 10, and feeding unit 1 matches with ascending section 12, sends the sample bottle to tray 11, and by the tray 11 of ascending section 12 with sample bottle rebound, operating unit 3 matches with horizontal segment 13, carries out experimental operation to sample bottle, and recovery unit 4 matches with descending section 14.

The operating unit 3 comprises a gripping mechanism (not shown) arranged at the horizontal section 13 of the conveyor belt 8, which gripping mechanism is located below the transfer plate 9. The gripping mechanism is plural and operates on the sample bottles on the plurality of transfer plates 9 of the horizontal section 13 at the same time. The operation unit 3 further includes a guide groove plate 16 disposed above the horizontal section 13, the guide groove plate 16 having a middle groove width larger than the diameter of the sample bottle, and a bell mouth (not shown) provided at a front end of the guide groove plate 16.

The annular lifting belt of the feeding unit 1 is matched with the ascending section 12 of the conveyor belt 8, and as the distance between the lifting plates 7 is matched with the distance between the support blocks 11 on the adjacent conveying plates 9, the lifting plates 7 on the annular lifting belt lift the sample bottles in the feeding boxes 5 one by one to the support blocks 11 on the conveying plates 9 of the ascending section 12.

The recovery unit 4 includes a recovery box 17 and a recovery path 18, the recovery path 18 is connected between the descent portion 14 of the conveyor belt 8 and the recovery box 17, and the sample bottles are sent into the recovery box 17 through the recovery path 18 after the descent portion 14 is retracted.

Referring to fig. 5, the sample bottle 19 of the present invention may be a container with a cap, such as a freezing tube or a centrifuge tube, and the outer diameter of the cap 20 is larger than that of the body 21.

The working process of the invention is as follows:

the operator puts into batch sample bottle in the pay-off case 5, need not arrange in order and arrange, can increase at any time and put into. After starting the device, the sample bottles are transported upwards by the lifting plate 7 on the annular lifting belt of the feeding unit 1, the annular lifting belt is driven to rotate by the driving device, and when the sample bottles are supported by the lifting plate 7, the sample bottles can be arranged in two directions, namely, the bottle cap is positioned at one side or the other side.

After being held, the sample bottles are conveyed upwards continuously, and the sample bottles reach the top of the annular lifting belt and are conveyed to a supporting plate of a conveying plate 9 on a conveying belt 8.

Since the transfer plate 9 is sealed by the top plate 15 at the rising section 12 of the arranging unit 2, the sample bottles are continuously conveyed to the horizontal section 13, and on the transfer plate 9 of the horizontal section 13, the body of the sample bottles falls into the horizontal groove 10 due to the size relationship of the horizontal groove 10, and then the bottle caps vertically hang the sample bottles in the horizontal groove 10. The sample bottles are hung vertically in the transverse slots 10 regardless of the original orientation of the sample bottles.

Then, the sample bottle is guided by the guide groove plate 16, and enters the position of the gripper mechanism of the operation unit 3. After the sample bottle is clamped by the clamping mechanism, the experimental equipment is used for opening the cover, processing and closing the cover. The experimental procedure can be performed on multiple sample vials simultaneously. After the process is completed, the sample vial continues to be transported forward.

Finally, the sample bottles are conveyed via the horizontal section 13 to the descending section 14, where the sample bottles are turned downwards from the vertical position in the descending section 14, falling from the transverse trough 10 to the recovery channel 18 of the recovery unit 4. The sample bottles are sent from the recovery passage 18 to the recovery box 17.

The sample bottle is continuously detected in such a circulating way.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A sample bottle input operation device is characterized in that: including pay-off unit, arrangement unit, operating unit and recovery unit, the pay-off unit is arranged the sample bottle and is sent to the arrangement unit after, and the arrangement unit conveys the sample bottle to the operating unit direction, and the arrangement unit makes the sample bottle vertical arrangement in the data send process, the operating unit carries out the experiment operation to the sample bottle, the sample bottle that the operating unit accomplished the operation is conveyed to the recovery unit by the arrangement unit, and the arrangement unit makes the sample bottle fall back to the recovery unit recovery in the data send process.

2. The sample bottle input manipulation device according to claim 1, wherein: the arrangement unit comprises a conveying mechanism and a conveying belt, the conveying belt is composed of conveying plates which are continuously arranged side by side, a transverse groove is formed in each conveying plate, the groove width of each transverse groove is larger than the outer diameter of a bottle body of a sample bottle and smaller than the outer diameter of a bottle cap of the sample bottle, the groove length of each transverse groove is larger than the length of the sample bottle, a supporting block is arranged on one side conveying plate in the length direction of each transverse groove, the conveying belt comprises an ascending section, a horizontal section and a descending section, a top plate is arranged below the conveying plate in the ascending section, the transverse grooves of the ascending section conveying plate are sealed by the top plate, a feeding unit is matched with the ascending section, the sample bottles are conveyed to the supporting blocks, the sample bottles are moved upwards by the supporting blocks in the ascending section, an operation unit is matched with the horizontal section, experimental operation is carried out on the sample bottles, and a recovery unit is matched with the descending section.

3. The sample bottle input manipulation device according to claim 2, wherein: the feeding unit comprises a feeding box and a lifting frame, the lifting frame comprises an annular lifting belt and a driving device, the annular lifting belt and the driving device are obliquely arranged, lifting plates are arranged on the annular lifting belt at intervals, the distance between each lifting plate is matched with the distance between supporting blocks on adjacent conveying plates, the lower end of the lifting frame is arranged in the feeding box, the annular lifting belt is matched with the ascending section of the conveying belt, and sample bottles in the feeding box are lifted one by the lifting plates on the annular lifting belt and conveyed to the supporting blocks of the conveying plates at the ascending section.

4. The sample bottle input manipulation device according to claim 2, wherein: the recovery unit comprises a recovery box and a recovery channel, the recovery channel is connected between the descending section of the conveyor belt and the recovery box, and the sample bottles are conveyed into the recovery box through the recovery channel after falling back at the descending section.

5. The sample bottle input manipulation device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: the operation unit comprises a clamping mechanism arranged at the horizontal section of the conveyor belt, and the clamping mechanism is positioned below the conveying plate.

6. The sample bottle input manipulation device according to claim 5, wherein: the fixture is a plurality of, operates the sample bottle on a plurality of conveying boards of horizontal segment simultaneously.

7. The sample bottle input manipulation device according to claim 5, wherein: the operation unit further comprises a guide groove plate arranged above the horizontal section, the width of the middle groove of the guide groove plate is larger than the diameter of the sample bottle, and the front end of the guide groove plate is provided with a horn mouth.

8. A sample bottle input operation method using the sample bottle input operation device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

step 1, placing a sample bottle to be processed in a feeding box;

step 2, starting the equipment, and conveying the sample bottles upwards by a lifting plate on an annular lifting belt;

step 3, conveying the sample bottles to a supporting plate of a conveying plate on a conveying belt after the sample bottles reach the top of the annular lifting belt;

step 4, conveying the sample bottle to the horizontal section after passing through the ascending section, and vertically hanging the sample bottle in the horizontal groove by the bottle cap when the sample bottle falls into the horizontal groove on the conveying plate of the horizontal section;

step 5, the sample bottle enters the position of a clamping mechanism of the operation unit after being guided by the guide groove plate;

step 6, after clamping the sample bottle by the clamping mechanism, opening the cover, processing and closing the cover by the experimental equipment;

step 7, conveying the sample bottles to a descending section through the horizontal section, turning the sample bottles downwards from the vertical position at the descending section, and dropping the sample bottles from the transverse groove to a recovery channel of a recovery unit;

and 8, conveying the sample bottles to a recovery box through a recovery channel.

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