CN217779988U - Cup feeding mechanism for automatic cup arranging device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cup feeding mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device, which comprises a reaction cup channel, wherein the reaction cup channel is constructed to enable reaction cups to pass through one by one in a single-cup mode; the cup feeding seat is arranged at the tail end of the reaction cup channel and is provided with a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm; when the cup feeding seat is in the first posture, the first clamping arm keeps the reaction cup at the tail end of the reaction cup channel, when the cup feeding seat is in the second posture, the first clamping arm releases the previous reaction cup, the second clamping arm keeps the next reaction cup in the reaction cup channel, and when the cup feeding seat returns to the first posture, the second clamping arm releases the reaction cup to the first clamping arm. The utility model discloses a reaction cup is carried one by one to the reaction cup passageway to utilize drive unit to drive and be located the terminal cup seat motion that send of reaction cup passageway, thereby outwards carry the reaction cup in the reaction cup passageway one by one according to setting for the frequency.

Description

Cup feeding mechanism for automatic cup arranging device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a conveying mechanism, in particular to a cup feeding mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device.

Background

In-vitro diagnostic equipment such as a chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer generally utilizes a reaction cup to load a sample for detection, and the reaction cup is generally required to be orderly stacked in a reaction cup bracket in advance and then loaded into the equipment as a consumable material. At present, the row's of putting into reaction cup bracket with the reaction cup process relies on artifical the completion usually, not only wastes time and energy, and is inefficient, can increase the contaminated risk of reaction cup moreover. However, due to the special structure of the reaction cups, no special equipment capable of automatically arranging the reaction cups exists at present, and how to ensure that the reaction cups are conveyed to the designated positions one by one is one of the technical problems to be solved at present.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, the utility model provides a cup feeding mechanism for automatic arrange glass device can outwards carry the reaction cup one by one according to setting for the frequency.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model discloses technical scheme as follows:

a cup feeding mechanism for an automatic cup arranging apparatus, comprising a reaction cup passage configured to allow reaction cups to pass through one by one in a single cup manner; the cup feeding seat is arranged at the tail end of the reaction cup channel and is provided with a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm; and the driving part can drive the cup feeding seat to move between the first posture and the second posture, when the cup feeding seat is in the first posture, the first clamping arm keeps the reaction cup at the tail end of the reaction cup channel, when the cup feeding seat is in the second posture, the first clamping arm releases the previous reaction cup, the second clamping arm keeps the next reaction cup in the reaction cup channel, and when the cup feeding seat returns to the first posture, the second clamping arm releases the reaction cup to the first clamping arm.

According to the structure, the reaction cups which are orderly arranged sequentially pass through the reaction cup channels one by one, the driving part enables the cup feeding seat to reciprocate between the first posture and the second posture according to the set beat, and one reaction cup can be released from the reaction cup channel in each action, so that the reaction cups are conveyed outwards one by one, and automatic cup arrangement is realized.

Preferably, the reaction cup channel is formed on the support plate and is vertically arranged, so that the reaction cup can be conveyed along the reaction cup channel under the action of self gravity without being provided with an additional conveying structure.

In order to realize the accurate control of the motion of the cup feeding seat, the driving part is preferably a stepping motor and can drive the cup feeding seat to move between the first posture and the second posture in a rotating mode.

Preferably, the support plate is slidably provided with a sliding seat, the sliding seat is provided with a pressing plate extending to the top end of the reaction cup channel, and the cup feeding seat can be driven to vertically lift and slide along the support plate when rotating. According to the structure, when the cup feeding seat rotates, the sliding seat can be driven to lift, the reaction cup is pushed downwards by the pressing plate positioned at the top end of the reaction cup channel, and the reaction cup is prevented from being stuck in the reaction cup channel.

Preferably, a pushing component is fixed on the cup feeding seat and provided with a guiding cambered surface, and a bearing in rolling fit with the guiding cambered surface is installed at the lower end of the sliding seat.

Preferably, the cup feeding base comprises a base body, the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are formed by extending outwards from one side surface of the base body facing the reaction cup channel, and the length of the first clamping arm is greater than that of the second clamping arm. By means of the two clamping arms with different lengths, the cup feeding base can be ensured to extend into or withdraw from the reaction cup channel when in different postures so as to hold or release the corresponding reaction cup.

Preferably, the end of the reaction cup channel is provided with a fiber optic sensor for sensing whether the reaction cup is delivered from the end of the reaction cup channel.

Has the advantages that:

by adopting the cup feeding mechanism for the automatic cup arranging device, the reaction cups in the reaction cup channel can be conveyed outwards one by one according to the set frequency through the reaction cup channel matched with the movement of the cup feeding seat at the tail end of the reaction cup channel.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of one embodiment of a cup feeding mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cup dispenser;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cup feed mechanism with the cup feed base in a first position;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cup feed mechanism with the cup feed holder in the second attitude.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples and the accompanying drawings, wherein the terms such as front, back, upper and lower are used for describing the spatial position relationship between the elements, as shown in the drawings. Such spatially relative terms encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. In addition, the following embodiments are examples for illustrating the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments.

Fig. 1 exemplarily shows a cup feeding mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device according to one embodiment of the present invention, which includes a supporting plate 1, the supporting plate 1 has a reaction cup channel a extending along a vertical direction, a front side surface of the supporting plate 1 is close to the end of the reaction cup channel a, that is, a cup feeding base 2 is installed at a position of a lower end in the drawing, the cup feeding base 2 is rotatably disposed on the supporting plate 1 through a rotating shaft 25 fixed thereto, the rotating shaft 25 is installed on the supporting plate 1 through two rotating shaft supports 11 located at two sides of the cup feeding base 2 and fixed to the supporting plate 1, one end of the rotating shaft 25 is connected to a driving part 3 through a coupling 31, in this embodiment, the driving part 3 is preferably a stepping motor, and is fixed to an outer edge of one side of the supporting plate 1, and can drive the rotating shaft 25 to rotate, so as to drive the cup feeding base 2 to reciprocate between a first posture and a second posture.

The backup pad 1 still installs sliding seat 4 in the top of sending the 2 homonymies of cup seat, and the mounted position of this sliding seat 4 corresponds with reaction cup passageway A, can follow vertical direction in the picture and slide from top to bottom to have the clamp plate 41 that extends to reaction cup passageway A top, can drive sliding seat 4 lift in step when sending cup seat 2 to rotate.

Fig. 2 shows a specific structure of the cup feeding base 2, which includes a base 20, a first clamping arm 21 and a second clamping arm 22 formed by extending the surface of the base 1 forward are provided at the front side of the base 20, the front ends of the first clamping arm 21 and the second clamping arm 22 are U-shaped groove-shaped structures, which match the size of the upper end of the reaction cup, the first clamping arm 21 is located at the lower end of the base 20, the second clamping arm 22 is located at the upper end of the base 20, and a fitting portion 2a for fixing the rotating shaft 25 is provided at the middle region between the first clamping arm 21 and the second clamping arm 22.

The rear side of the seat body 20 is fixed with a pushing component 23, the upper end of the pushing component 23 extends out of the seat body 20 and is provided with a guiding cambered surface 24, the lower end of the sliding seat is rotatably provided with a bearing 42, and the bearing 42 is abutted to the guiding cambered surface 24 and is in rolling fit with the guiding cambered surface 24, so that the synchronous movement of the cup feeding seat 2 and the sliding seat 4 is realized.

Fig. 3 and 4 show longitudinal sectional views of the cup feeding mechanism in the first posture and the second posture of the cup feeding base 2, respectively, which show the use state of the reaction cups 6 conveyed along the reaction cup channel a for the convenience of illustration, and it can be seen that the reaction cup channel a is adapted to the width of the reaction cups 6, allowing a plurality of reaction cups 6 to pass through one by one in a single row manner. Be fixed with the track 12 that extends along vertical direction on the backup pad 1, be fixed with slider 43 on the sliding seat 4, slider 43 and track 12 sliding fit, clamp plate 41 is located reaction cup passageway A top, and when sliding seat 4 slided from top to bottom along slider 43, clamp plate 41 was through contacting reaction cup 6 on reaction cup passageway A top to promote all reaction cups 6 in the reaction cup passageway A to carry along reaction cup passageway A, avoid appearing the jamming.

The support plate 1 is further provided with an optical fiber sensor 5 at a position corresponding to the end of the cuvette passage A for detecting whether or not a cuvette 6 is fed out from the end of the cuvette passage A.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, when the cup feeding base 2 is in the first posture, the base 20 is substantially vertical, and the first clamping arm 21 extends into the end of the cup channel A at this time, and limits one of the reaction cups 6 located at the bottom end of the cup channel A, so that the reaction cup 6 will not fall out of the cup channel A, and the subsequent reaction cups 6 are all kept in the cup channel A. The second clamping arm 22 is located outside the reaction cup passage a at a position not interfering with the transportation of the reaction cup 6, and the bearing 42 at the lower end of the sliding seat 4 is located at the top end of the guiding arc 24.

Referring to fig. 4, at this time, the cup feeding base 2 is in the second posture, and with respect to the first posture, the base 20 rotates a certain angle along the counterclockwise direction in the drawing with the rotating shaft 25 as the rotating center, the first clamping arm 21 withdraws from the reaction cup channel a, and removes the limitation on the reaction cup 6 at the bottom end of the reaction cup channel a, so that it can fall freely, while the second clamping arm 22 enters the reaction cup channel a synchronously to limit the subsequent reaction cup 6, and during the rotation of the cup feeding base 2, the bearing 42 moves along the guiding arc surface 24, so that the sliding base 4 slides down a certain distance, and the pressing plate 41 thereby pushes the reaction cup 6 in the reaction cup channel a to move down.

When the driving part 3 rotates reversely, the cup feeding base 2 returns to the first posture under the driving of the driving part 3, the second clamping arm 22 gradually withdraws from the reaction cup channel A, the reaction cup 6 held by the second clamping arm is conveyed downwards after the limitation is removed, and is limited by the first clamping arm 21 gradually entering the reaction cup channel A to become the reaction cup closest to the bottommost end of the reaction cup channel A, and the reaction cup is fed out of the reaction cup channel A when the cup feeding base 2 rotates next time. By repeating the above operation, the cuvettes 6 can be sequentially fed out from the cuvette channel A, and the feed frequency is determined by the rotational frequency of the cuvette feeder base 2 and can be adjusted by the drive means 3.

Although in the above described embodiments only the reaction cup channel a is shown in a vertical position, the reaction cup channel a may be inclined or in other positions in different embodiments depending on the above structural design.

Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various similar representations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. A cup feeding mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device is characterized by comprising:

a reaction cup passage (A) configured to allow reaction cups to pass through one by one in a single cup manner;

the cup feeding seat (2) is arranged at the tail end of the reaction cup channel (A) and is provided with a first clamping arm (21) and a second clamping arm (22); and

the driving component (3), this driving component (3) can drive and send cup seat (2) to move between first gesture and second gesture, when sending cup seat (2) to be in first gesture, first arm lock (21) keep reaction cup at reaction cup passageway (A) end, send cup seat (2) to be in the second gesture, first arm lock (21) release preceding reaction cup, second arm lock (22) keep the next reaction cup in reaction cup passageway (A), send cup seat (2) to reply when first gesture, second arm lock (22) release reaction cup to first arm lock (21).

2. The cup feed mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the reaction cup channel (A) is formed on the support plate (1) and is vertically arranged.

3. The cup feed mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the driving part (3) is a stepping motor and can drive the cup conveying seat (2) to move between the first posture and the second posture in a rotating mode.

4. The cup feed mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the sliding seat (4) is slidably mounted on the supporting plate (1), the sliding seat (4) is provided with a pressing plate (41) extending to the top end of the reaction cup channel (A), and the cup feeding seat (2) can be driven to vertically lift and slide along the supporting plate (1) when rotating.

5. The cup feed mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device as claimed in claim 4, wherein: a pushing component (23) is fixed on the cup feeding seat (2), the pushing component (23) is provided with a guide arc surface (24), and a bearing (42) in rolling fit with the guide arc surface (24) is installed at the lower end of the sliding seat (4).

6. A cup feed mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the cup feeding seat (2) comprises a seat body (20), a first clamping arm (21) and a second clamping arm (22) are formed by extending outwards from one side surface of the seat body (20) facing the reaction cup channel (A), and the length of the first clamping arm (21) is greater than that of the second clamping arm (22).

7. The cup feed mechanism for an automatic cup arranging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: the tail end of the reaction cup channel (A) is provided with an optical fiber sensor (5).

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