CN117249919A - Automatic thermometer calibrating device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of thermometers, in particular to an automatic thermometer verification device and method, wherein the device comprises a base ring and further comprises a base ring, wherein the base ring is arranged on the device: the device comprises a rotating mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a clamping mechanism, a reading mechanism and a lifting mechanism. The rotating mechanism comprises a rotating driving device and a turntable, and the rotating driving device drives the turntable to rotate. The positioning mechanism comprises a plurality of positioning cylinders, a plurality of positioning pieces are arranged in the positioning cylinders, and the axes of the positioning cylinders are coincident with the axes of the verification holes. According to the invention, full-automatic verification is adopted to replace manual verification, and the automatic verification of the thermometer can be started only by inserting the thermometer into the clamp at a certain angle by a person. The camera is used for reading the indication of the thermometer, so that the thermometer is more accurate compared with manual reading, and errors possibly caused by manual reading can be avoided. And the standardized operation of automatic verification reduces the verification difficulty, so that non-professional staff can also perform verification of the thermometer.

Description

Automatic thermometer calibrating device and method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of thermometers, in particular to an automatic thermometer verification device and method.

Background

The thermometer is an indispensable measuring instrument in biochemical experiment process or daily life, and has different structures and functions, so the thermometer has various types, such as a semiconductor thermometer, a thermocouple thermometer and the like, and is commonly used as a glass tube thermometer, and is composed of a glass ball and a glass tube with scales.

After the thermometer is used for a certain period of time, the thermometer needs to be sent to a local technical supervision bureau or a third party detection bureau for verification, and a quality inspection report is generated. The thermometer which is not verified may have temperature errors, so that subsequent calibration results are unreliable, and normal use of the thermometer is affected. Currently, most verification mechanisms verify the thermometer by inserting the thermometer into a thermostatic bath top cover, changing the temperature of the thermostatic bath to verification temperature, and observing and recording a temperature count value by verification staff. Thermometer data at different temperatures were recorded. The invention discloses a method and a device for automatically interpreting a reading book of a thermometer by utilizing a computer vision theory, thereby reducing the phenomena of misreading, false detection and missing detection and improving the automation degree of verification of an electronic thermometer. However, the device can only read by one thermometer at a time, and the standard appliance is not detected in the same scene, so that the result is inaccurate.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to an automated thermometer verification apparatus and method, which at least solves one of the problems set forth in the background art.

The technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

an automated thermometer assay apparatus comprising a base ring, further comprising a base ring disposed thereon:

the rotating mechanism comprises a rotating driving device and a turntable, the rotating driving device drives the turntable to rotate, the turntable is rotationally connected with the base ring, a standard hole is formed in the center of the turntable, and a plurality of verification holes are formed in the periphery of the standard hole;

the positioning mechanism comprises a plurality of positioning cylinders, a plurality of positioning pieces are arranged in the positioning cylinders, and the axes of the positioning cylinders are coincident with the axes of the verification holes;

the clamping mechanism comprises a clamping hand and a clamping hand driving device, and the clamping hand driving device drives the clamping hand to clamp the thermometer;

a reading mechanism, the reading mechanism comprising a camera.

Further, the locating piece is a wave screw, at least four groups of centering holes are formed in the side face of the locating cylinder, at least three centering holes are formed in each group, a baffle is arranged on the outer side of each centering hole, and the wave screw is in threaded connection with each centering hole.

Further, the positioning cylinder is located below the turntable and fixedly connected with the turntable, at least three first connecting holes are formed around each verification hole, connecting lugs are arranged above the positioning cylinder, second connecting holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the first connecting holes, on the connecting lugs, and the first connecting holes are fixedly connected with the second connecting holes through connecting pieces.

Further, a first bead groove is formed in the side face of the rotary table, a second bead groove is formed in the bottom face of the rotary table, a third bead groove is formed in the position, corresponding to the first bead groove, of the base ring, a fourth bead groove is formed in the position, corresponding to the second bead groove, of the base ring, the first bead groove and the third bead groove form a first bead ring, a plurality of balls are arranged in the first bead ring, a second bead ring is formed by the second bead groove and the fourth bead groove, and a plurality of balls are also arranged in the second bead ring.

Further, an open slot is formed in the side face of the base ring, and a sealing piece is detachably connected to the open slot.

Further, a lifting mechanism is arranged on the base ring and comprises a lifting driving device, a first mounting seat and a sliding block, the lifting driving device is mounted on the base ring through the first mounting seat, the lifting driving device drives the sliding block to lift in the first mounting seat, and the sliding block is fixedly connected with the clamping driving device through a second mounting seat.

Further, the tong includes first clamping jaw and second clamping jaw, first clamping jaw fixedly connected with first gear, second clamping jaw fixedly connected with second gear, first gear with second gear engagement, tong drive arrangement drive first gear rotation.

Further, the circumference of the turntable is provided with gear teeth, the rotary driving device is in transmission connection with a third gear, and the third gear is meshed with the turntable.

Further, a third mounting seat is fixedly connected to the base ring, the camera is fixedly connected with the third mounting seat, and the camera lens is aligned to the clamping hand.

An automatic thermometer verification method adopts the automatic thermometer verification device, and comprises the following steps:

s1, mounting a thermometer to be detected on the turntable 22, and placing the thermometer into the verification hole 222.

S2, an upper computer or a programmable controller sends an instruction to the rotary driving device 21 to control the rotary driving device 21 to drive the third gear 23 to rotate, and the third gear 23 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, so that the first thermometer to be verified is aligned with the reading mechanism 5.

And S3, after the time specified by the verification rules or the specification of the detected thermometer is reached, the upper computer or the programmable controller sends instructions to the lifting driving device 71 and the clamping hand driving device 42 to control the clamping hand to lift the detected thermometer to the fixed point position.

S4, an upper computer or a programmable controller sends an instruction to the rotary driving device 21 to control the rotary driving device 21 to drive the third gear 23 to rotate, the third gear 23 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, and the camera 51 can collect the reading of the next thermometer to be detected.

S5, sending the image acquisition result to an upper computer or a programmable controller for image processing and identification, and further obtaining the reading of the detected thermometer; and meanwhile, the measured standard thermometer reading is sent to an upper computer or a programmable controller by the measuring device, and the upper computer or the programmable controller processes the standard thermometer reading and the detected thermometer reading to obtain verification data of the thermometer.

S6, repeatedly executing the steps S2-S5 until the verification of all thermometers on the turntable is completed, automatically generating verification reports of all thermometers by a computer, then installing a new thermometer to be detected, and repeatedly executing the steps S1-S5 to carry out the verification of the next round.

The invention provides an automatic thermometer verification device and method through improvement, and compared with the prior art, the automatic thermometer verification device and method have at least one of the following improvements and advantages:

1. according to the invention, full-automatic verification is adopted to replace manual verification, and the automatic verification of the thermometer can be started only by inserting the thermometer into the clamp at a certain angle by a person. The camera is used for reading the indication of the thermometer, so that the thermometer is more accurate compared with manual reading, and errors possibly caused by manual reading can be avoided. And the standardized operation of automatic verification reduces the verification difficulty, so that non-professional staff can also perform verification of the thermometer.

2. The invention uses the locating piece and the locating cylinder made of the boy screw to form a locating mechanism to fix the thermometer, and adopts the mode that the top of the boy screw is in point contact with the thermometer to replace the traditional line and surface contact. The movable ball in the wave screw is matched with the spring to clamp the thermometer, so that the damage to the thermometer is smaller.

3. The turntable and the base ring adopt a bearing-free mode, so that stable coaxial rotation can be realized, collision interference caused by rotation of the bearing seat and an outer ring carrier around the shaft after installation is avoided, and the structure can be applied to other scenes in which stable gear circular motion is required but a bearing cannot be used.

4. The whole calibrating device is an integral body, has a small and light structure, can be used after being placed on an opening of an incubator, has high mobility, and can realize alternate use among different thermostats. The invention can be connected into a mechanical arm system for use, and the mechanical arm can be arranged at a proper position outside the thermometer lifting mechanism for taking and placing the thermometer.

Drawings

The invention is further explained below with reference to the drawings and examples:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automated thermometer verification device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a positioning mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a portion of an automated thermometer verification device according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the turntable according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the configuration of the base ring and balls of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the lifting mechanism and the clamping mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the base ring, rotation mechanism and reading mechanism of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. a base ring; 2. a rotation mechanism; 3. a positioning mechanism; 4. a clamping mechanism; 5. a reading mechanism;

6. a ball; 7. a lifting mechanism; 11. a third bead groove; 12. a fourth bead groove; 13. an open slot;

14. a sealing member; 21. a rotation driving device; 22. a turntable; 221. a standard hole; 222. calibrating the hole;

223. a first connection hole; 224. a first bead groove; 225. a second bead groove; 226. gear teeth; 23. a third gear; 31. a positioning cylinder; 32. a positioning piece; 33. a baffle; 311. a connecting lug; 312. a second connection hole; 42. a grip driving device; 411. a first jaw; 412. a second jaw; 413. a first gear; 414. a second gear; 51. a camera; 52. a third mount; 71. a lifting driving device; 72. a slide block; 73. a second mounting base; 74. a first mounting base.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the invention clearly and completely describes the technical solution in the embodiments of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, the meaning of a plurality is one or more, the meaning of a plurality is two or more, and greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood to exclude the present number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood to include the present number. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes such combinations. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

In addition, in the description of the present application and the appended claims, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used merely to distinguish between descriptions and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present invention can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.

The invention provides an automatic thermometer verification device and method by improving the device, and the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

referring to fig. 1, an automated thermometer verification device includes a base ring 1, and further includes a base ring 1 disposed thereon: a rotating mechanism 2, a positioning mechanism 3, a clamping mechanism 4, a reading mechanism 5 and a lifting mechanism 7. The rotary mechanism 2 is used for driving the thermometer to rotate, so that the thermometer on the rotary mechanism 2 can be read by the reading mechanism 5, the positioning mechanism 3 is used for positioning the thermometer, inaccurate or broken thermometer reading caused by inaccurate thermometer position is avoided, the clamping mechanism 4 is used for clamping the thermometer, feeding and discharging the thermometer, the reading mechanism 5 is used for reading the thermometer, and the lifting mechanism 7 is used for being matched with the clamping mechanism 4 for feeding and discharging.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, the rotation mechanism 2 includes a rotation driving device 21 and a turntable 22, the rotation driving device 21 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, and the turntable 22 is rotatably connected with the base ring 1. In order to enable all the thermometers on the turntable 22 to accurately read the temperature data by the reading mechanism 5, the turntable 22 is designed so that the turntable 22 can rotate around the circle center of the turntable, and then the thermometers on the turntable can rotate to be opposite to the reading mechanism 5 to accurately read. Referring to fig. 4, a standard hole 221 is formed in the center of the turntable 22, and a plurality of verification holes 222 are formed around the standard hole 221. The standard holes 221 are used for placing a standard thermometer, the verification holes 222 are used for placing a thermometer to be verified, and at least 6 verification holes 222 are arranged for increasing verification efficiency and are uniformly distributed on the turntable 22.

It is easy to understand that most of the thermometers are made of glass materials, if the placement positions of the thermometers are deviated, on one hand, when the clamping mechanism 4 clamps according to the preset positions, the thermometers are easy to clamp; on the other hand, when the thermometer position is not positioned, the thermometer is liable to shake during the rotation of the turntable 22, so that the liquid level of the reading is unstable, an accurate verification result cannot be obtained within a reading time preset by the camera 51, and the thermometer is liable to be broken due to the shake during the rotation. Thus, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the positioning mechanism 3 includes a plurality of positioning cylinders 31, and a plurality of positioning members 32 are disposed in the positioning cylinders 31, and an axis of the positioning cylinders 31 coincides with an axis of the verification hole 222. The positioning cylinder 31 and the positioning piece 32 are used for positioning the thermometer, the axis of the positioning cylinder 31 is set to coincide with the axis of the verification hole 222, and the thermometer cannot incline when the thermometer is inserted into the positioning cylinder 31 from the verification hole 222, so that the thermometer is more stable, and the reading is more accurate.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the positioning member 32 is a boy screw, and the boy screw can increase the fastening force of the screw connection member, so that the screw can be prevented from loosening, the fixing effect is improved, the head of the boy screw has a good shockproof and vibration-damping effect, the vibration generated by the thermometer in the rotating working process of the turntable 22 can be reduced, the thermometer is further protected from being damaged, and in some embodiments, the head of the boy screw can be matched with a spring for use, so that better positioning and fixing effects are achieved. The locating cylinder 31 side is provided with four at least groups and is to heart hole, and every group is to heart hole has three at least, and it is screw hole to be to heart hole, uses the locating fixed thermometer of boeing screw and standard part thermometer in the heart hole, and every is to heart hole outside plane all is provided with separation blade 33, the boeing screw with to heart hole threaded connection, separation blade 33 is used for unifying the position of boeing screw, makes the centering accurate. Through being provided with a plurality of separation blades 33, carry out further spacing through the position of separation blade 33 to the boy screw for the position fixing of boy screw reduces the error that leads to because of the error in the assembly process, and is more accurate to the heart.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2-4, the positioning cylinder 31 is located below the turntable 22 and is fixedly connected to the turntable 22. In order to enable the axis of the positioning cylinder 31 to coincide with the axes of the verification hole 222 and the standard hole 221, the thermometer can be accurately inserted into the positioning cylinder 31 without being inclined or offset. At least three first connecting holes 223 are arranged around each verification hole 222, a connecting lug 311 is arranged above the positioning cylinder 31, a second connecting hole 312 is arranged at a position on the connecting lug 311 corresponding to the first connecting hole 223, and the first connecting holes 223 are fixedly connected with the second connecting holes 312 through connecting pieces. The fixing piece can be a screw, and the first connecting hole 223 and the second connecting hole 312 are fixedly connected through the screw, so that the positioning of the positioning barrel 31 during installation is realized, the axis of the positioning barrel 31 can coincide with the axis of the verification hole 222 and the standard hole 221, the thermometer can be accurately inserted into the positioning barrel 31, no inclination or deviation is generated, that is, the reading of the thermometer can be more accurate, and meanwhile, the thermometer is not easy to break or damage.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4 and 5, a first bead groove 224 is formed on the side surface of the turntable 22, a second bead groove 225 is formed on the bottom surface of the turntable 22, a third bead groove 11 is formed at a position corresponding to the first bead groove 224 on the base ring 1, a fourth bead groove 12 is formed at a position corresponding to the second bead groove 225 on the base ring 1, the first bead groove 224 and the third bead groove 11 form a first bead ring, a plurality of balls 6 are disposed in the first bead ring, a second bead ring is formed by the second bead groove 225 and the fourth bead groove 12, and a plurality of balls 6 are also disposed in the second bead ring. The turntable 22 and the chassis ring are supported and fastened through the balls 6, the bottom and the side surfaces share two tracks of a first bead ring formed by the first bead groove 224 and the third bead groove 11 and a second bead ring formed by the second bead groove 225 and the fourth bead groove 12, and the first bead ring and the second bead ring are used for reducing resistance.

In some embodiments, the first bead ring and the second bead ring are both covered with the balls 6, the balls 6 play a role of rolling friction in the first bead ring and the second bead ring, and compared with sliding connection, rolling has higher running precision and lower friction resistance, and the presence of the balls 6 also reduces heat generated by sliding friction between the turntable 22 and the base ring 1, so that heat dissipation performance of the turntable 22 is improved. In addition, the ball 6 can also play a role in buffering and absorbing vibration, and the ball 6 enables the turntable 22 to run more smoothly, stably and durably, improves the stability of the thermometer in the rotating process of the turntable 22, protects the thermometer and enables the reading to be more accurate. The bottom balls 6 can also be used for the support of the turntable 22 in addition to the function for reducing friction, and the side balls 6 can also play a fastening role in addition to the function for reducing friction. The side of the base ring 1 is provided with an open slot 13, and the open slot 13 is detachably connected with a sealing piece 14. The open groove 13 on the side of the turntable 22 is used for filling the side balls 6, and the side balls 6 are filled and then are closed by the sealing piece 14.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, a lifting mechanism 7 is disposed on the base ring 1, the lifting mechanism 7 includes a lifting driving device 71, a first mounting seat 74 and a slider 72, the lifting driving device 71 is mounted on the base ring 1 through the first mounting seat 74, the lifting driving device 71 drives the slider 72 to lift in the first mounting seat 74, and the slider 72 is fixedly connected with the clamping driving device 42 through a second mounting seat 73. The lifting mechanism 7 drives the clamping mechanism 4 to ascend or descend, specifically, the lifting driving device 71 drives the sliding block 72 to slide up and down, and the lifting driving device 71 may be an air cylinder, and the air cylinder is in transmission connection with the sliding block 72; the lifting driving device 71 may also be a motor, a screw rod is disposed in the first mounting seat 74, the motor is in transmission connection with the screw rod, and the slider 72 is in threaded connection with the screw rod; the lifting driving device 71 may have other structures known to those skilled in the art, and is not limited herein. The first mount 74 is raised and lowered with the slider 72. The lifting mechanism 7 can be connected into a mechanical arm system for use, and the mechanical arm can be arranged at a proper position outside the thermometer lifting mechanism 7 for taking and placing the thermometer.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the clamping mechanism 4 includes a clamp and a clamp driving device 42, and the clamp driving device 42 drives the clamp to clamp the thermometer. The clamping hand comprises a first clamping jaw 411 and a second clamping jaw 412, the first clamping jaw 411 is fixedly connected with a first gear 413, the second clamping jaw 412 is fixedly connected with a second gear 414, the first gear 413 is meshed with the second gear 414, and the clamping hand driving device 42 drives the first gear 413 to rotate. The hand clamping driving device 42 may be a motor, the motor drives the first gear 413 to rotate, the first gear 413 drives the second gear 414 to rotate, and the first clamping jaw 411 and the second clamping jaw 412 open and close along with the rotation of the first gear 413 and the second gear 414, so as to clamp the thermometer.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 and 7, the turntable 22 is circumferentially provided with gear teeth 226, and the rotation driving device 21 is in transmission connection with a third gear 23, and the third gear 23 is meshed with the turntable 22. The rotation driving device 21 may be a motor, or may be other rotation devices known to those skilled in the art, and the driving motor may also use a closed-loop stepping motor to improve accuracy. When the turntable 22 needs to be rotated, the motor drives the third gear 23 and the turntable 22 to rotate in sequence.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 7, the reading mechanism 5 includes a camera 51. The base ring 1 is fixedly connected with a third mounting seat 52, the camera 51 is fixedly connected with the third mounting seat 52, and the lens of the camera 51 is aligned to the clamping hand. The camera 51 performs image processing and recognition on the thermometer, and further obtains the reading of the detected thermometer.

An automatic thermometer verification method adopts the automatic thermometer verification device, and comprises the following steps:

s1, mounting a thermometer to be detected on the turntable 22, and placing the thermometer into the verification hole 222.

S2, an upper computer or a programmable controller sends an instruction to the rotary driving device 21 to control the rotary driving device 21 to drive the third gear 23 to rotate, and the third gear 23 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, so that the first thermometer to be verified is aligned with the reading mechanism 5.

And S3, after the time specified by the verification rules or the specification of the detected thermometer is reached, the upper computer or the programmable controller sends instructions to the lifting driving device 71 and the clamping hand driving device 42 to control the clamping hand to lift the detected thermometer to the fixed point position.

S4, an upper computer or a programmable controller sends an instruction to the rotary driving device 21 to control the rotary driving device 21 to drive the third gear 23 to rotate, the third gear 23 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, and the camera 51 can collect the reading of the next thermometer to be detected.

S5, sending the image acquisition result to an upper computer or a programmable controller for image processing and identification, and further obtaining the reading of the detected thermometer; and meanwhile, the measured standard thermometer reading is sent to an upper computer or a programmable controller by the measuring device, and the upper computer or the programmable controller processes the standard thermometer reading and the detected thermometer reading to obtain verification data of the thermometer.

S6, repeating the steps S2-S5 until the verification of all thermometers on the turntable 22 is completed, automatically generating verification reports of all thermometers by a computer, then installing a new thermometer to be detected, and repeating the steps S1-S5 for the next round of verification.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An automated thermometer verification device comprising a base ring, characterized by further comprising a plurality of probes disposed on the base ring:

the rotating mechanism comprises a rotating driving device and a turntable, the rotating driving device drives the turntable to rotate, the turntable is rotationally connected with the base ring, a standard hole is formed in the center of the turntable, and a plurality of verification holes are formed in the periphery of the standard hole;

the positioning mechanism comprises a plurality of positioning cylinders, a plurality of positioning pieces are arranged in the positioning cylinders, and the axes of the positioning cylinders are coincident with the axes of the verification holes;

the clamping mechanism comprises a clamping hand and a clamping hand driving device, and the clamping hand driving device drives the clamping hand to clamp the thermometer;

a reading mechanism, the reading mechanism comprising a camera.

2. The automated thermometer verification device of claim 1, wherein the positioning member is a boy screw, at least four sets of centering holes are formed in the side face of the positioning barrel, at least three sets of centering holes are formed in each set of centering holes, a blocking piece is arranged on the outer side of each centering hole, and the boy screw is in threaded connection with the centering hole.

3. The automated thermometer verification device of claim 2, wherein the positioning cylinder is located below the turntable and is fixedly connected with the turntable, at least three first connecting holes are formed around each verification hole, a connecting lug is arranged above the positioning cylinder, a second connecting hole is formed in a position, corresponding to the first connecting hole, on the connecting lug, and the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole are fixedly connected through a connecting piece.

4. The automated thermometer verification device according to claim 1, wherein a first bead groove is formed in a side surface of the turntable, a second bead groove is formed in a bottom surface of the turntable, a third bead groove is formed in a position corresponding to the first bead groove in the base ring, a fourth bead groove is formed in a position corresponding to the second bead groove in the base ring, a plurality of balls are arranged in the first bead groove, a second bead ring is formed in the second bead groove, and a plurality of balls are also arranged in the second bead ring.

5. The automated thermometer verification device of claim 4, wherein the base ring is provided with an open slot on a side thereof, the open slot being removably connected with a closure.

6. The automated thermometer verification device of claim 1, wherein the base ring is provided with a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism comprises a lifting driving device, a first mounting seat and a slider, the lifting driving device is mounted on the base ring through the first mounting seat, the lifting driving device drives the slider to lift in the first mounting seat, and the slider is fixedly connected with the clamping driving device through a second mounting seat.

7. The automated thermometer verification device of claim 6, wherein the clamp comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw is fixedly connected with a first gear, the second jaw is fixedly connected with a second gear, the first gear is meshed with the second gear, and the clamp driving device drives the first gear to rotate.

8. An automated thermometer verification device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said turntable is circumferentially provided with gear teeth, said rotary drive means being drivingly connected with a third gear, said third gear being in meshing engagement with said turntable.

9. The automated thermometer verification device of claim 1, wherein a third mount is fixedly connected to the base ring, the camera is fixedly connected to the third mount, and the camera lens is aligned with the grip.

10. An automated thermometer assay method employing the automated thermometer assay apparatus of claims 1-9, comprising the steps of:

s1, mounting a thermometer to be detected on the turntable 22, and placing the thermometer into the verification hole 222.

S2, an upper computer or a programmable controller sends an instruction to the rotary driving device 21 to control the rotary driving device 21 to drive the third gear 23 to rotate, and the third gear 23 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, so that the first thermometer to be verified is aligned with the reading mechanism 5.

And S3, after the time specified by the verification rules or the specification of the detected thermometer is reached, the upper computer or the programmable controller sends instructions to the lifting driving device 71 and the clamping hand driving device 42 to control the clamping hand to lift the detected thermometer to the fixed point position.

S4, an upper computer or a programmable controller sends an instruction to the rotary driving device 21 to control the rotary driving device 21 to drive the third gear 23 to rotate, the third gear 23 drives the turntable 22 to rotate, and the camera 51 can collect the reading of the next thermometer to be detected.

S5, sending the image acquisition result to an upper computer or a programmable controller for image processing and identification, and further obtaining the reading of the detected thermometer; and meanwhile, the measured standard thermometer reading is sent to an upper computer or a programmable controller by the measuring device, and the upper computer or the programmable controller processes the standard thermometer reading and the detected thermometer reading to obtain verification data of the thermometer.

S6, repeatedly executing the steps S2-S5 until the verification of all thermometers on the turntable is completed, automatically generating verification reports of all thermometers by a computer, then installing a new thermometer to be detected, and repeatedly executing the steps S1-S5 to carry out the verification of the next round.