Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the invention mainly aims to provide the small centrifugal tube applied to the automatic workstation, the small centrifugal tube can be effectively used for automatic equipment by arranging the sealing part and the driving part on the tube cover, the automatic cover opening and closing of the centrifugal tube are realized, the design difficulty of the automatic equipment is greatly simplified, and meanwhile, the centrifugal tube in the application has a simple structure and can realize batch and automatic production.
To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a small centrifuge tube for an automated workstation, comprising: a pipe body which is hollow inside to form an accommodating cavity with an upper opening; and
the pipe cover is arranged above the pipe body and is in rotary connection with the pipe body;
wherein the tube cover comprises: a sealing part; and
a driving portion extending from an outer wall of the sealing portion in a direction away from the sealing portion;
when a first driving force acts on the driving part, the pipe cover and the pipe body rotate relatively along a first direction to open the pipe cover; and/or
When a second driving force acts on the sealing part, the tube cover and the tube body rotate relatively in a second direction opposite to the first direction to close the tube cover.
Preferably, the top area of the pipe body is provided with a bearing part, the pipe cover is arranged on the bearing part, and the pipe cover is rotatably connected with the bearing part.
Preferably, the supporting part is provided with a rotating hole, the pipe cover is provided with a rotating part, and the rotating part is matched with the rotating hole
Preferably, a positioning groove is formed in the central area of the bearing part, a positioning convex part is arranged in the bottom area of the sealing part, and the positioning groove is matched with the positioning convex part.
Preferably, the cross sections of the positioning groove and the positioning convex part are in any one of circular arc shapes or polygonal shapes.
Preferably, the circumferential region of the positioning convex part is provided with at least one limiting bulge, the circumferential region of the positioning groove is provided with at least one limiting groove, and the limiting bulge is matched with the limiting groove.
Preferably, when the tube cover is closed, the distance between the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion is defined as H mm, and the following requirements are met: h is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.4.
Preferably, the bottom area of the supporting part is provided with at least two positioning columns, each positioning column extends from the bottom surface of the supporting part towards the direction far away from the supporting part, and each positioning column is respectively arranged at the corner area of the supporting part.
Preferably, the accommodating cavity of the tube body is detachably provided with an inner inserting tube.
One of the above technical solutions has the following advantages or beneficial effects: centrifuging tube in this application can be effectively used for automation equipment through set up sealing and drive division on the tube cap, realizes that the automation of centrifuging tube is uncapped and is closed the lid, very big simplification automation equipment design's the degree of difficulty, and centrifuging tube simple structure in this application can realize batchization, automated production simultaneously.
Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.
In the drawings, the shape and size may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to designate the same or similar components.
Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and claims of the present application do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather the terms are used to distinguish one element from another. Also, the use of the terms "a," "an," or "the" and similar referents do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. The word "comprise" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed before "comprises" or "comprising" covers the element or item listed after "comprising" or "comprises" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used only to indicate relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described is changed, the relative positional relationships may also be changed accordingly.
In the following description, words such as center, thickness, height, length, front, back, rear, left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, etc. are defined with respect to the configurations shown in the respective drawings, and in particular, "height" corresponds to a dimension from top to bottom, "width" corresponds to a dimension from left to right, "depth" corresponds to a dimension from front to rear, which are relative concepts, and thus may be varied accordingly depending on different positions, different use states, etc. therefore, these or other orientations should not be interpreted as limiting terms.
Terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like (e.g., "connected" and "attached") refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached, either directly or indirectly, to one another through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments, unless expressly described otherwise.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1-4, it can be seen that a small centrifuge tube 100 for use in an automated workstation comprises: a pipe body 110 whose inside is hollow to form an accommodating chamber 111 having an upper opening; and
a cap 120 disposed above the tube 110, wherein the cap 120 is rotatably connected to the tube 110;
wherein the tube cover 120 includes: a sealing portion 121; and
a driving portion 122 extending from an outer wall of the sealing portion 121 in a direction away from the sealing portion 121;
when a first driving force acts on the driving part 122, the pipe cap 120 and the pipe body 110 relatively rotate in a first direction to open the pipe cap 120; and/or
When a second driving force is applied to the sealing portion 121, the cap 120 and the tube 110 are relatively rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction to close the cap 120.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cap 120 and the tube body 110 are formed by injection molding of polypropylene, so that the centrifuge tube can be frequently used.
In a preferred embodiment of the present application, the centrifugal tube 100 in the present application can be manufactured by FDM process, which can reduce the cost and ensure sufficient toughness.
Alternatively, the centrifugal tube 100 in the present application may also be made of PEEK materials processed by a laser powder sintering process, and has good adaptability in a special scene.
Or, centrifuging tube 100 in this application can realize the one shot forming of work piece through the technology that 3d printed, can add the support in the clearance of axle and body of a bottle and print can.
In the embodiment of the present application, a supporting portion 112 is disposed at a top region of the pipe body 110, the pipe cap 120 is disposed on the supporting portion 112, and the pipe cap 120 is rotatably connected to the supporting portion 112.
In the embodiment of the present application, the supporting portion 112 is provided with a rotating hole 1121, the tube cover 120 is provided with a rotating portion 123, and the rotating portion 123 is adapted to the rotating hole 1121
In the embodiment of the present application, a positioning groove 114 is formed in a central region of the supporting portion 112, a positioning protrusion 124 is formed in a bottom region of the sealing portion 121, and the positioning groove 114 is matched with the positioning protrusion 124. Through in this application constant head tank 114 with the stability and the location when location convex part 124's cooperation is with preliminary realization centrifuging tube closed condition.
In the embodiment of the present application, the cross-sections of the positioning groove 114 and the positioning protrusion 124 are in the shape of any one of circular arc or polygon.
For example, the cross sections of the positioning groove 114 and the positioning protrusion 124 are circular arc; for another example, the cross sections of the positioning groove 114 and the positioning protrusion 124 are polygonal. The present application is not particularly limited.
In the embodiment of the present application, at least one limiting protrusion 1241 is disposed in a circumferential region of the positioning protrusion 124, at least one limiting groove 1141 is disposed in a circumferential region of the positioning groove 114, and the limiting protrusion 1241 is adapted to the limiting groove 1141. Through spacing groove 1141 and spacing arch 1241 further cooperation in this application with stability and location when further realizing centrifuging tube closed condition.
In the embodiment of the present application, when the tube cover 120 is closed, a distance between the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion 1241 is defined as H mm, and it is satisfied that: h is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.4. Namely, the distance H between the limit groove and the limit protrusion 1241 can be controlled within the range of 0-0.4 mm. For example, the thickness of the metal nanoparticle layer 112 may be 0, 0.1mm, 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.4mm, or any combination thereof. It is to be noted that the specific values of the distance H are given only by way of example, as long as any value of the distance H within the range of 0 to 0.4mm is within the scope of the present application.
In a preferred embodiment of the present application, the distance H between the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion 1241 is 0.2mm.
It can be understood that, when the pipe cover is in a closed state, the distance H between the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion 1241 is ensured to be 0.2mm, so that looseness caused by impact vibration can be effectively prevented, and the pipe cover is easy to open.
In the embodiment of this application, the bottom region of bearing portion 112 sets up reference column 113, reference column 113 is provided with and is no less than two, and every reference column 113 certainly the bottom surface of bearing portion 112 is towards keeping away from bearing portion 112's direction extends, every reference column 113 arranges respectively in bearing portion 112's corner region.
It will be appreciated that the positioning post 113 can be used to position the centrifuge tube when it is connected to a carrier or equipment, since the rear end of the tube cap 120 is sized and needs to be moved during the opening and closing process to be positioned by the positioning post 113.
In the embodiment of the present application, an inner insertion tube is detachably disposed in the accommodating cavity 111 of the tube body 110.
It can be appreciated that, in view of the need for recycling the centrifuge tube structure, the present application provides an inner cannula detachably disposed in the receiving cavity 111 of the tube body 110, and the recycling of the centrifuge tube is achieved by replacing the inner cannula.
The number of apparatuses and the scale of the process described herein are intended to simplify the description of the present invention. Applications, modifications and variations of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
While embodiments of the invention have been disclosed above, it is not intended that they be limited to the applications set forth in the specification and examples. It can be applied to all kinds of fields suitable for the present invention. Additional modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. It is therefore intended that the invention not be limited to the exact details and illustrations described and illustrated herein, but fall within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.