CN115432650A - Press from both sides material mechanism, closing cap device and laboratory automation system - Google Patents

Press from both sides material mechanism, closing cap device and laboratory automation system Download PDF

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CN115432650A
CN115432650A CN202211063767.XA CN202211063767A CN115432650A CN 115432650 A CN115432650 A CN 115432650A CN 202211063767 A CN202211063767 A CN 202211063767A CN 115432650 A CN115432650 A CN 115432650A
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The invention discloses a material clamping mechanism, a cover sealing device and a laboratory automation system, wherein the material clamping mechanism is used for clamping a container cover and realizing the cover sealing treatment of the container, the material clamping mechanism comprises a support, a supporting block and a pressing block, and the support is provided with a material inlet; the support block is arranged on the support, one end of the support block close to the feeding port is elastically connected with the support, one end of the support block far away from the feeding port is rotatably connected with the support, one end of the support block close to the feeding port is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting groove is used for accommodating and limiting a container cover supplied from the feeding port; the pressing block is arranged on the bracket in a lifting manner and is positioned above the limiting groove; one end of the pressing block close to the limiting groove is provided with at least two material clamping elastic sheets; the clamping mechanism is provided with a sealing state that each clamping elastic sheet clamps and fixes the container cover; when the cover is in a sealing state, the pressing block descends and pushes the support block to rotate relative to the support, and part of the structure of the pressing block is located between the support block and the support and covers the feeding port. The clamping mechanism provided by the invention is simple in structure and low in cost.

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Press from both sides material mechanism, closing cap device and laboratory automation system
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of automation equipment, in particular to a clamping mechanism, a cover sealing device and a laboratory automation system.
Background
Medical laboratory automation system need to uncap the container before carrying out the sample test, after the test, for the purpose such as for the convenience of preserve, often need to carry out the closing cap to the container and handle. Take the closing cap processing of test tube as an example, fix the test tube earlier, press from both sides again and get and remove the test tube cap to the test tube top, make the test tube cap push down and cover and close on the mouth of pipe of test tube, accomplish the test tube closing cap.
In the related art, the capping of container is accomplished to the container upper cover through multiaxis arm snatch the container lid, and the arm is though flexible operation, but it includes multiaxis power supply and a great amount of motion, and the structure of arm is complicated, and is bulky, requires great installation space, and the manufacturing or purchase cost, the maintenance cost of arm are all generally higher.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide a clamping mechanism, aiming at simplifying the structure of a related device for clamping a container cover and capping, and reducing the cost of the related device.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a material clamping mechanism for clamping a container cover and performing a capping process of the container, the material clamping mechanism comprising:
the support is provided with a feeding port;
the support block is arranged on the support, one end, close to the feeding port, of the support block is elastically connected with the support, one end, far away from the feeding port, of the support block is rotatably connected with the support, a limiting groove is formed in one end, close to the feeding port, of the support block, and the limiting groove is used for containing and limiting a container cover supplied from the feeding port; and
the pressing block is arranged on the bracket in a lifting manner and is positioned above the limiting groove; one end of the pressing block, which is close to the limiting groove, is provided with at least two material clamping elastic sheets;
the clamping mechanism is provided with a sealing state that each clamping elastic sheet clamps and fixes the container cover;
when the cover is in the sealing state, the pressing block descends and pushes the support block to rotate relative to the support, and part of the structure of the pressing block is located between the support block and the support and shields the material inlet.
In an embodiment of the invention, the support is provided with a supporting part and a protecting part which are connected, the protecting part and the supporting part enclose to form an installation cavity, and the protecting part is provided with a lower opening which is communicated with the installation cavity and can be used for the pressing block to pass through;
the feeding port is formed in the supporting part, and the pressing block is located in the mounting cavity and is in sliding connection with the supporting part; one end of the support block, close to the material inlet, is elastically connected with one end of the protection portion, close to the support portion, one end of the support block, far away from the material inlet, is rotatably connected with one end of the protection portion, far away from the support portion, and the support block covers the lower opening.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the material clamping mechanism includes two elastic members, the supporting block has two mounting convex portions respectively extending out of two opposite sides of the lower opening, each elastic member connects the protection portion and one mounting convex portion, and the protection portion is located between the two elastic members.
In an embodiment of the invention, the pressing block is provided with a clamping groove and at least two limiting ports communicated with the clamping groove, the clamping groove is provided with a notch facing the limiting groove, the notch extends to one side of the pressing block facing the bracket along the outer wall of the pressing block, and each limiting port is communicated with the notch and extends towards the support block;
at least part of the structure of each clamping elastic sheet is accommodated in one limiting opening, one end, far away from the opening, of each clamping elastic sheet is connected with the pressing block, and a clamping protrusion is arranged on one side, facing the clamping groove, of the free end of each clamping elastic sheet;
when the container cover is in the sealing state, the container cover is accommodated and limited in the clamping groove, and each clamping protrusion is abutted and limited with the outer wall of the container cover.
In an embodiment of the invention, a distance between the free end of each material clamping elastic sheet and the notch is greater than or equal to 0.
In an embodiment of the invention, the outer wall of the pressing block is provided with a guide wheel, and one side of the support block facing the pressing block is provided with a guide part;
when the cover is in the closed state, the guide wheel is in sliding contact with the guide part.
In an embodiment of the invention, a guide inclined plane is arranged on one side of the pressing block, which faces away from the bracket;
when the cover is in a sealing state, the guide inclined plane is in sliding abutting joint with the support block.
In an embodiment of the invention, a first position-limiting portion is disposed on a side of the pressing block facing the bracket, and a second position-limiting portion is disposed above the material inlet of the bracket, and the second position-limiting portion is used for stopping the first position-limiting portion.
In an embodiment of the invention, the material clamping mechanism further includes a driving member disposed on the bracket, and the driving member is connected with the pressing block and drives the pressing block to lift.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention further provides a cover sealing device, which comprises the material clamping mechanism, a feeding mechanism and a pipe embracing mechanism, wherein the feeding mechanism and the pipe embracing mechanism are arranged on the bracket;
the pipe holding mechanism is located below the material clamping mechanism and used for clamping and fixing the container, and the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the container cover into the limiting groove of the material clamping mechanism through the material inlet.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a laboratory automation system, which includes an input module, a sample analyzer, a transmission track, and an output module, where the output module includes the above capping device;
the input module is used for transferring a container containing a sample to the transmission track, the sample analyzer is used for extracting and detecting the sample in the container on the transmission track, and the output module is used for sealing and storing the container which is sampled on the transmission track.
According to the technical scheme, the support is provided with a material inlet capable of supplying the container cover through a production line, the support is provided with a support block, one end of the support block is rotatably connected with the support, the other end of the support block is elastically connected with the support, one end, close to the material inlet, of the support block is provided with a limiting groove capable of accommodating and limiting the container cover, a pressing block movably connected with the support is arranged above the limiting groove, and one end, close to the limiting groove, of the pressing block is provided with at least two material clamping elastic sheets capable of clamping and fixing the container cover. Therefore, when the capping treatment is carried out, the pressing block descends and moves close to the support block, the material clamping elastic pieces on the pressing block are matched and clamped to fix the container cover supplied to the limiting groove from the material inlet, the support block is pushed to rotate relative to the support, one end, close to the material inlet, of the support block is separated from the support and forms an interval space through which the pressing block can pass, the pressing block descends and drives the container cover which is fixed by the material clamping elastic pieces in a matched and clamped mode to descend, the material inlet is shielded by the pressing block at the moment, the container cover moves close to the container below the container cover, and therefore the container cover and the container can be covered. After above-mentioned closing cap processing is accomplished, the container lid fits the container, and the briquetting rises back gradually, and the container lid breaks away from with pressing from both sides the material shell fragment under the frictional force with the container, because the tray is close to the one end and the support elastic connection of discharge gate, consequently the tray recovers the normal position under the elastic action of relevant elastic connection structure, and the discharge gate is no longer sheltered from to the briquetting this moment, and the accessible comes the material mouth and continues to supply the container lid to spacing inslot to above-mentioned closing cap processing can be repeated once more, the realization lasts the closing cap. The clamping mechanism provided by the invention only comprises three structures of the bracket, the support block and the pressing block, the whole structure of the clamping mechanism is very simplified, and the cost of related devices for clamping and sealing the container cover can be greatly reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a material clamping mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the clamping mechanism of FIG. 1 pressing and clamping the container lid;
FIG. 3 is a state diagram of the material clamping mechanism in FIG. 1 during capping;
FIG. 4 is a state diagram of the material clamping mechanism in FIG. 1 after capping;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the compact of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the compact of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the closure of the present invention.
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the implementation, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the 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 derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back \8230;) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the attached drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicators are changed accordingly.
In the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "connected", "fixed", and the like are to be understood broadly, for example, "fixed" may be fixedly connected, may be detachably connected, or may be integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In addition, descriptions such as "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. The meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout is the same and is meant to encompass three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B" and including either scheme A, scheme B, or both schemes A and B. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
The embodiment of the invention provides a clamping mechanism 1, the clamping mechanism 1 is used for clamping a container cover 4 and realizing the cover sealing treatment of a container 5, and as shown in a combined drawing 1 and a drawing 2, the clamping mechanism 1 comprises a support 11, a support block 12 and a pressing block 13, wherein the support 11 is provided with a feeding hole 11a; the support block 12 is arranged on the support 11, one end of the support block 12 close to the material inlet 11a is elastically connected with the support 11, one end of the support block 12 far away from the material inlet 11a is rotatably connected with the support 11, one end of the support block 12 close to the material inlet 11a is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting groove is used for accommodating and limiting the container cover 4 supplied from the material inlet 11a; the pressing block 13 is arranged on the bracket 11 in a lifting manner and is positioned above the limiting groove; one end of the pressing block 13 close to the limiting groove is provided with at least two material clamping elastic sheets 131; wherein, the clamping mechanism 1 has a sealing state that each clamping elastic sheet 131 clamps and fixes the container cover 4; in the capping state, the pressing block 13 descends and pushes the support block 12 to rotate relative to the support 11, and part of the structure of the pressing block 13 is positioned between the support block 12 and the support 11 and shields the feeding port 11a.
In this embodiment, the bracket 11 is used for mounting the fixed supporting block 12 and the pressing block 13, the bracket 11 is provided with a material inlet 11a which is connected with the production line, the material inlet 11a can also be a material outlet of the feeding mechanism 2, so that the material inlet 11a can continuously feed the material, namely the container cover 4, through the production line or the feeding mechanism 2.
The support block 12 is used for supporting the container cover 4, and has a limiting groove which can contain and limit the container cover 4, the support block 12 is positioned below the pressing block 13, the limiting groove is arranged near the material inlet 11a, and the container cover 4 supplied by the material inlet 11a enters the limiting groove to be supplied with materials. The whole support 11 can be the setting of falling L shape, and the tray 12 is equipped with elastic component 14 such as spring, elastic sleeve and is connected with support 11 elastic connection through the one end that the spacing groove was equipped with, and tray 12 keeps away from the one end that is provided with the spacing groove and is connected with support 11 rotation through modes such as hole axle cooperation. When one end of the support block 12 provided with the limiting groove is abutted against the bracket 11, the whole support block 12 is in a horizontal state, and the container cover 4 in the limiting groove can be kept in a vertical state.
The pressing block 13 can be movably connected to the bracket 11 through rail groove matching, lead screw and lead screw nut matching and the like, and the pressing block 13 can be driven by a driving piece 15 such as a pressing cylinder or a linear motor arranged independently of the bracket 11 to lift and move close to or far away from the support block 12; the driving member 15 may also be disposed on the bracket 11, and the arrangement of the driving member 15 is not limited herein. The pressing block 13 is provided with two oppositely arranged material clamping elastic sheets 131 or a plurality of material clamping elastic sheets 131 arranged at intervals, the upper end of each material clamping elastic sheet 131 is connected with the pressing block 13, and the lower end of each material clamping elastic sheet 131 is a free end. As shown in fig. 2, when the press block 13 descends, the free end of each clip spring piece 131 slides along the outer wall of the container cover 4 in the limiting groove, and each clip spring piece 131 generates elastic deformation and is abutted against the outer wall of the container cover 4; at this time, the clip spring 131 surrounds the periphery of the container cover 4 and cooperates with each other to clamp and fix the container cover 4. As shown in fig. 3, when the pressing block 13 is pressed down, the pressing block 13 pushes one end of the support block 12, which is elastically connected with the bracket 11, so that the support block 12 rotates relative to the bracket 11, the pressing block 13 passes through a space formed between the support block 12 and the bracket 11, and drives the clamped and fixed container cover 4 to descend until the container cover 4 is covered on an opening of the container 5 located below the pressing block 13, thereby completing the covering process of the container 5. As shown in fig. 4, after the container cover 4 is covered on the opening of the container 5, the pressing block 13 is controlled to rise, the friction force between the container cover 4 and the container 5 gradually separates the material clamping elastic sheets 131 from the container cover 4, the material clamping elastic sheets 131 elastically recover to the original state, and the pressing block 13 continues to rise until the original position is reached.
According to the scheme of the embodiment, the material inlet 11a of the container cover 4 can be supplied through a production line and is arranged on the support 11, the support block 12 with one end rotatably connected with the support 11 and the other end elastically connected with the support 11 is arranged on the support 11, the limiting groove capable of accommodating and limiting the container cover 4 is arranged at one end, close to the material inlet 11a, of the support block 12, the pressing block 13 movably connected with the support 11 is arranged above the limiting groove, and at least two material clamping elastic sheets 131 capable of clamping and fixing the container cover 4 are arranged at one end, close to the limiting groove, of the pressing block 13. Therefore, when the capping treatment is carried out, the pressing block 13 descends and moves close to the support block 12, the material clamping elastic sheets 131 on the pressing block 13 are matched and clamped to fix the container cover 4 supplied from the material inlet 11a to the limiting groove, the support block 12 is pushed to rotate relative to the support 11, one end, close to the material inlet 11a, of the support block 12 is separated from the support 11 to form a space through which the pressing block 13 can pass, the pressing block 13 descends and drives the container cover 4 which is matched and clamped and fixed by the material clamping elastic sheets 131 to descend, at the moment, the material inlet 11a is shielded by the pressing block 13, and the container cover 4 moves close to the container 5 located below the container cover 4, so that the container cover 4 and the container 5 can be covered. After the sealing cover processing is completed, the container cover 4 covers the container 5, the pressing block 13 gradually rises, the container cover 4 is separated from the material clamping elastic sheet 131 under the action of friction force of the container 5, and because one end, close to the discharge hole, of the support block 12 is elastically connected with the support 11, the support block 12 restores to the original position under the elastic action of the relevant elastic connection structure, the pressing block 13 does not shield the material inlet 11a, the container cover 4 can be continuously supplied to the limiting groove through the material inlet 11a, so that the sealing cover processing can be repeated again, and continuous sealing cover is realized. The clamping mechanism 1 only comprises the three structures of the bracket 11, the support block 12 and the pressing block 13, the whole structure of the clamping mechanism 1 is very simplified, and the cost of related devices for clamping and sealing the container cover 4 can be greatly reduced.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the bracket 11 has a supporting portion 111 and a protecting portion 112 connected to each other, the protecting portion 112 and the supporting portion 111 enclose to form an installation cavity 11b, and the protecting portion 112 has a lower opening 112a communicating with the installation cavity 11b and allowing the pressing block 13 to pass through; the feeding port 11a is arranged on the supporting part 111, and the pressing block 13 is positioned in the mounting cavity 11b and is in sliding connection with the supporting part 111; one end of the support block 12 close to the material inlet 11a is elastically connected with one end of the protection part 112 close to the support part 111, one end of the support block 12 far away from the material inlet 11a is rotatably connected with one end of the protection part 112 far away from the support part 111, and the support block 12 shields the lower opening 112a.
In this embodiment, the supporting portion 111 may be a plate-shaped structure, the protecting portion 112 may be a frame or a cover structure, the protecting portion 112 is located at one side of the supporting portion 111, and the protecting portion 112 may be provided with a groove, an inner wall of the groove and the supporting portion 111 enclose to form the mounting cavity 11b. The installation cavity 11b is used for accommodating the pressing block 13 and the supporting block 12, the protection part 112 can isolate and protect the pressing block 13 and the supporting block 12 in the installation cavity 11b, and the installation cavity 11b also provides a moving space for the pressing block 13 and the supporting block 12. Lower opening 112a has been seted up to the bottom of guard portion 112, and this lower opening 112a passes through when being used for supplying briquetting 13 to descend, and lower opening 112a can follow the outer wall of guard portion 112 and extend to one side of guard portion 112 supporting part 111 dorsad, becomes the open structure of L nature, and all open areas of lower opening 112a all communicate with installation cavity 11b to provide sufficient space of stepping down when rotating for tray 12, guarantee the smoothness nature of closing cap process. When the capping treatment is not carried out, one end of the support block 12, which is elastically connected with the protective part 112, is abutted against the supporting part 111, the lower opening 112a is shielded by the support block 12 at the moment, and the limiting groove on the support block 12 is arranged close to the material inlet 11a on the supporting part 111, so that the container cover 4 can enter the limiting groove through the material inlet 11a, the phenomenon that the feeding of the container cover 4 cannot be smoothly realized due to the gap between the support block 12 and the support is avoided, and the feeding reliability of the clamping mechanism 1 is improved.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the material clamping mechanism 1 includes two elastic members 14, the support block 12 has two mounting protrusions 121 respectively extending out of two opposite sides of the lower opening 112a, each elastic member 14 connects the protection portion 112 and one mounting protrusion 121, and the protection portion 112 is located between the two elastic members 14.
In this embodiment, the two opposite outer side walls of the holding block 12 are provided with mounting protrusions 121, at least part of the mounting protrusions 121 are located outside the lower opening 112a, one end of the elastic member 14 is connected to the mounting protrusion 121, and the other end of the elastic member 14 is connected to the outer wall of the protection part 112, wherein the outer wall of the protection part 112 may also be provided with the mounting protrusions 121, so as to facilitate the assembly of the elastic member 14 on the protection part 112. By providing the mounting protrusion 121 protruding from the lower opening 112a on the outer wall of the holder 12, the elastic member 14 can be assembled outside the protective part 112, which facilitates the assembly of the elastic member 14 and the replacement of the elastic member 14. The arrangement of the two elastic pieces 14 enables the two ends of the supporting block 12 to keep balanced stress under the traction of the elastic pieces 14, so that the supporting block 12 can be more reliably and more closely abutted and matched with the supporting part 111, the stability of the rotation reset of the supporting block 12 is improved, and the service life of the supporting block 12 is prolonged.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the pressing block 13 is provided with a clamping groove 13a and at least two limiting ports 13b communicated with the clamping groove 13a, the clamping groove 13a has a notch facing the limiting groove, the notch extends along an outer wall of the pressing block 13 to a side of the pressing block 13 facing the bracket 11, and each limiting port 13b is communicated with the notch and extends toward the supporting block 12; at least part of the structure of each material clamping elastic sheet 131 is accommodated in a limiting opening 13b, one end of each material clamping elastic sheet 131, which is far away from the opening, is connected with the pressing block 13, and one side, facing the clamping groove 13a, of the free end of each material clamping elastic sheet 131 is provided with a clamping protrusion 1311; in the closed state, the container cover 4 is accommodated and retained in the retaining groove 13a, and each retaining protrusion 1311 abuts against and retains the outer wall of the container cover 4.
In this embodiment, the clamping groove 13a of the pressing block 13 is used for accommodating and limiting the single container cover 4, a notch is formed on one side of the clamping groove 13a facing the supporting block 12, the notch extends to one side of the pressing block 13 facing the supporting portion 111 along the outer wall of the pressing block 13, so that the notch of the clamping groove 13a is of an L-shaped extending opening structure, a lateral and lower avoiding space is provided for the container cover 4 to enter the clamping groove 13a through the notch of the clamping groove 13a, and when the pressing block 13 descends, the container cover 4 located in the limiting groove can smoothly enter the clamping groove 13a through the notch of the clamping groove 13 a.
The limiting opening 13b of the pressing block 13 is used for accommodating and limiting the clamping elastic sheets 131, the clamping elastic sheets 131 and the limiting openings 13b are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode, or at least two clamping elastic sheets 131 are arranged in one limiting opening 13b, and the limiting openings 13b are used for isolating and protecting the clamping elastic sheets 131 on one hand, so that the clamping elastic sheets 131 can be prevented from being deformed or damaged when being touched by mistake or collided by other parts; on the other hand, the deformation direction of the material clamping elastic sheet 131 is also restricted by the limiting ports 13b, so that the limiting ports 13b can more reliably clamp the container cover 4, and meanwhile, the problem that the material clamping elastic sheet 131 deforms laterally and is deformed, and cannot be elastically restored is solved, and the service life of the material clamping elastic sheet 131 is prolonged. Because the container cover 4 generally has a multi-layer annular protrusion structure on the outer circumferential wall of the container cover 4 in order to ensure the sealing performance when the container cover 4 is used for being combined with the container cover 4, at least one annular groove body is formed on the surface of the container cover 4, and the clamping protrusion 1311 on the material clamping elastic sheet 131 can be in limit fit with the annular groove body on the container cover 4, so that the container cover 4 can be clamped and fixed. The clamping protrusion 1311 on the clamping elastic sheet 131 can be arranged to be of a V-shaped structure, so that when the pressing block 13 is pressed down, the outer wall of the container cover 4 can slide along the surface of the clamping protrusion 1311 on the clamping elastic sheet 131, and the clamping protrusion 1311 is finally clamped into the annular groove body on the container cover 4, so that the container cover 4 can be automatically clamped through the clamping mechanism 1.
Optionally, a distance between the free end of each of the clip clips 131 and the notch is greater than or equal to 0.
In this embodiment, the distance between the free end of each clip spring 131 and the notch is greater than or equal to 0, so that the clip spring 131 does not protrude out of the notch of the slot 13a, and thus when the pressing block 13 pushes the supporting block 12, each clip spring 131 does not contact with the supporting block 12 and deform, thereby avoiding the problem that the container cover 4 falls off due to the fact that the container cover 4 cannot be stably clamped and fixed when the clip spring 131 contacts and deforms with the supporting block 12, and meanwhile, avoiding damage when the clip spring 131 contacts with the supporting block 12.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 5, the outer wall of the pressing block 13 is provided with a guide wheel 132, and one side of the supporting block 12 facing the pressing block 13 is provided with a guide portion 122; in the capping state, the guide wheel 132 is in sliding contact with the guide portion 122.
In this embodiment, the guiding portion 122 may be a guiding block or a guiding surface disposed on a side of the supporting block 12 facing the pressing block 13, and the guiding portion 122 may be disposed obliquely or have an arc-shaped structure. When the pressing block 13 is pressed downwards, the guide wheel 132 on the pressing block 13 rolls along the guide part 122 and applies a downward acting force to the guide part 122, so that the support block 12 rotates around the rotating connection part of the support block and the bracket 11. The sliding guide fit of the guide wheel 132 and the guide part 122 can avoid the problem that the pressure block 13 or the support block 12 is damaged due to the fact that the pressure block 13 is in hard contact with the support block 12 when the pressure block 13 is pressed down and stress concentration occurs at the contact part of the pressure block 13 or the support block 12, and meanwhile, the moment of the pressure block 13 acting on the support block 12 can be optimized, so that the support block 12 is driven to rotate more easily and smoothly, and the efficiency of the material clamping mechanism 1 during capping treatment is improved.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 to fig. 5, a guiding inclined plane 133 is disposed on a side of the pressing block 13 facing away from the bracket 11; in the capping state, the guide slope 133 is in sliding contact with the holder 12.
In this embodiment, the guiding inclined plane 133 is located on a side of the pressing block 13 opposite to the supporting portion 111 of the bracket 11, when the pressing block 13 is pressed downward, the guiding inclined plane 133 on the pressing block 13 is in sliding contact with one end of the support block 12 close to the material inlet 11a, and as the pressing block 13 continues to be pressed downward, the support block 12 slides along the guiding inclined plane 133 and moves downward under the action of the guiding inclined plane 133, so as to drive the support block 12. The guide slope 133 and the guide wheel 132 are guided by the guide portion 122, so that the carrier block 12 can be driven more easily and smoothly, and the efficiency of the present material clamping mechanism 1 in capping processing can be improved.
In an embodiment of the invention, as shown in fig. 2 to fig. 5, a first position-limiting portion 134 is disposed on a side of the pressing block 13 facing the bracket 11, a second position-limiting portion 113 is disposed above the material inlet 11a of the bracket 11, and the second position-limiting portion 113 is used for stopping the first position-limiting portion 134.
In this embodiment, the first limiting portion 134 is located above the second limiting portion 113, when the pressing block 13 is continuously pressed down, the first limiting portion 134 moves close to the second limiting portion 113 until the first limiting portion 134 abuts against the second limiting portion 113 for limiting, and at this time, the pressing block 13 cannot move down any more, so that by the limiting cooperation of the first limiting portion 134 and the second limiting portion 113, the problem that the guide wheel 132 is separated from the guide portion 122 due to the pressing block 13 being pressed down excessively can be prevented, the elastic member 14 is stretched excessively and cannot be elastically restored, and the pressing block 13 applies excessive pressure to the container 5 below to damage the container 5, so that the safety and reliability of the clamping mechanism 1 during capping processing can be ensured.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the material clamping mechanism 1 further includes a driving member 15 disposed on the bracket 11, and the driving member 15 is connected to the pressing block 13 and drives the pressing block 13 to move up and down.
In this embodiment, the driving member 15 may be disposed on the protection portion 112 of the bracket 11, the driving member 15 may be located above the pressing block 13, the driving member 15 may be a linear motor or an air cylinder, the output end of the driving member 15 is connected to the pressing block 13, and the pressing block 13 is driven to lift relative to the supporting portion 111 of the bracket 11, so that the clamping mechanism 1 can automatically implement the whole sealing process, and the efficiency of the clamping mechanism 1 during the sealing process is improved.
The embodiment of the present invention further provides a capping device, as shown in fig. 7, the capping device includes the material clamping mechanism 1, and the feeding mechanism 2 and the pipe embracing mechanism 3 which are arranged on the support 11; the pipe holding mechanism 3 is located below the material clamping mechanism 1 and used for clamping the fixed container 5, and the feeding mechanism 2 is used for feeding the container cover 4 into the limiting groove of the material clamping mechanism 1 through the material feeding port 11a.
In this embodiment, the container lid 4 is fed to the material clamping mechanism 1 through the feeding mechanism 2, the material clamping mechanism 1 drives the pressing block 13 to press down through the driving part 15, and the material clamping elastic pieces 131 clamp the container lid 4 which is fed into the limiting groove by the feeding mechanism 2, and the container lid 4 is buckled on the opening of the container 5 which is clamped and fixed by the holding mechanism 3, so that the automatic assembly of the container lid 4 and the container 5, namely the automatic capping of the container 5, is realized. Wherein, feeding mechanism 2 can be electronic transfer line body or vibration ejection of compact machine, embraces pipe mechanism 3 and can be clamping jaw cylinder etc. and container 5 includes but not limited to for test tube, reagent bottle, medicine bottle, reagent pipe, and 5 lids of container correspondingly can be pipe cap, plug etc.. The specific structure of the material clamping mechanism 1 in this embodiment refers to the above embodiments, and since the capping device adopts all technical solutions of all the above embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are achieved, and no further description is given here.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides a laboratory automation system, as shown in fig. 7, the laboratory automation system includes an input module, a sample analyzer, a transmission track, and an output module (not shown), the output module includes the capping device in the above embodiment; the input module is used for transferring the container 5 containing the sample to the transmission track, the sample analyzer is used for extracting and detecting the sample in the container 5 on the transmission track, and the output module is used for sealing and storing the container 5 which is sampled on the transmission track.
In this embodiment, the present laboratory automation system is used to perform sample transport and detection in a laboratory environment, where samples are stored in containers such as test tubes. The embodiment can arrange the input module, the uncovering module, the sample analyzer and the output module in sequence along the upstream direction of the conveying track towards the downstream direction, and correspondingly, the modules correspond to the input station, the uncovering station, the detection and analysis station and the output station which are arranged on the conveying track respectively.
The input module is used for realizing the transfer of the containers 5 to the transmission track, the input module is positioned at the input station and at the upstream of the transmission track, the input module can be provided with a temporary storage space for storing a plurality of containers 5, and related operators can transfer the containers 5 to the temporary storage space for storage through the container rack; when operating personnel or production line shift into this temporary storage space with a plurality of containers 5 in disorder, pile up each other between the test tube, accessible input module is with wherein single container 5 separation this moment to with this container 5 to the gripper mechanism feed of above-mentioned arm or three-dimensional removal module drive, realize container 5 in the temporary storage space to the transfer track one by one of transferring.
The sample analyzer can comprise a suction head for extracting a sample in the container 5, a moving module for driving the suction head to move into the container 5 for sampling, and a detection module for detecting the sample, wherein the detection module is used for detecting the sample in the container 5 in an optical mode, an electrochemical mode and the like so as to obtain the physiological and pathological information of a corresponding sampling object and provide a basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. For example, a plasma or blood cell sample of a human body can be stored in the container, and the physiological and pathological information related to the human body can be obtained by detecting the plasma or blood cell sample. The sample analyzer is located at the detection and analysis station, and an uncovering module can be further arranged at the upstream of the sample analyzer, because the containers 5 transferred to the conveying track in the input module are all covered with the container covers 4 for sample storage, and the uncovering module can be used for taking away the container covers 4 of the containers 5 conveyed on the conveying track so as to facilitate the sample analyzer to extract samples in the containers 5.
The capping device in the output module is used for capping the sampled containers 5, i.e. the containers 5 are capped by the container cap 4, and the capped containers 5 are transferred to the storage space in the output module for storage. The output module is arranged at the output station and is positioned at the downstream of the transmission track.
The specific structure of the capping device in this embodiment refers to the above embodiments, and since the laboratory automation system adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are achieved, and details are not repeated here.
The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A material clamping mechanism for clamping a container cover and realizing the capping treatment of the container, which is characterized by comprising:
the support is provided with a feeding port;
the support block is arranged on the support, one end, close to the material inlet, of the support block is elastically connected with the support, one end, far away from the material inlet, of the support block is rotatably connected with the support, a limiting groove is formed in one end, close to the material inlet, of the support block, and the limiting groove is used for containing and limiting a container cover supplied from the material inlet; and
the pressing block is arranged on the bracket in a lifting manner and is positioned above the limiting groove; one end of the pressing block, which is close to the limiting groove, is provided with at least two material clamping elastic sheets;
the clamping mechanism is provided with a sealing state that each clamping elastic sheet clamps and fixes the container cover;
when the cover is in the sealing state, the pressing block descends and pushes the support block to rotate relative to the support, and part of the structure of the pressing block is located between the support block and the support and shields the material inlet.
2. The clamping mechanism of claim 1, wherein the support has a support portion and a protection portion connected with each other, the protection portion and the support portion enclose to form an installation cavity, and the protection portion is provided with a lower opening which is communicated with the installation cavity and through which the pressing block can pass;
the feeding port is formed in the supporting part, and the pressing block is located in the mounting cavity and is in sliding connection with the supporting part; one end of the support block, which is close to the material inlet, is elastically connected with one end of the protection part, which is close to the support part, one end of the support block, which is far away from the material inlet, is rotatably connected with one end of the protection part, which is far away from the support part, and the support block covers the lower opening.
3. A clamping mechanism according to claim 2, wherein said clamping mechanism comprises two resilient members, said carrier having two mounting projections extending from opposite sides of said lower opening, respectively, each of said resilient members connecting said guard portion to one of said mounting projections, said guard portion being located between two of said resilient members.
4. A clamping mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said pressing block is provided with a clamping groove and at least two limiting ports communicating with said clamping groove, said clamping groove having a notch facing said limiting groove, said notch extending along an outer wall of said pressing block to a side of said pressing block facing said bracket, each of said limiting ports communicating with said notch and extending toward said holding block;
at least part of the structure of each clamping elastic sheet is accommodated in one limiting opening, one end, far away from the opening, of each clamping elastic sheet is connected with the pressing block, and a clamping protrusion is arranged on one side, facing the clamping groove, of the free end of each clamping elastic sheet;
when the container cover is in the sealing state, the container cover is accommodated and limited in the clamping groove, and each clamping protrusion is abutted and limited with the outer wall of the container cover.
5. A clamping mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the distance between the free end of each clamping elastic sheet and the notch is greater than or equal to 0.
6. A clamping mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the outer wall of the pressing block is provided with a guide wheel, and one side of the support block facing the pressing block is provided with a guide part;
in the closed state, the guide wheel is in sliding contact with the guide portion.
7. The material clamping mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a guide inclined surface is arranged on one side of the pressing block, which faces away from the bracket;
when the cover is in a sealing state, the guide inclined plane is in sliding abutting joint with the support block.
8. A clamping mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a first limiting portion is provided on a side of said pressing block facing said support, and a second limiting portion is provided above said material inlet, said second limiting portion being used for stopping said first limiting portion.
9. The material clamping mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a driving member disposed on the support, wherein the driving member is connected with the briquette and drives the briquette to move up and down.
10. A cover sealing device, characterized in that the cover sealing device comprises the material clamping mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, and a feeding mechanism and a pipe embracing mechanism arranged on the support;
the pipe holding mechanism is located below the material clamping mechanism and used for clamping and fixing a container, and the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the container cover into a limiting groove of the material clamping mechanism through the material inlet.
11. A laboratory automation system comprising an input module, a sample analyzer, a transport track, and an output module, the output module comprising the capping device of claim 10;
the input module is used for transferring a container containing a sample to the transmission track, the sample analyzer is used for extracting and detecting the sample in the container on the transmission track, and the output module is used for sealing and storing the container which is sampled on the transmission track.
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