CN219516350U - Ultrasonic auxiliary robot - Google Patents

Abstract

An ultrasound-assisted robot comprising: the shell is internally provided with a containing cavity, an opening is formed in the shell, and a knob is further arranged on the shell; a fixed pressing plate; a plurality of struts fixed at the bottom end of the fixed pressing plate; the movable pressing plate is arranged below the fixed pressing plate, is opposite to and is arranged at intervals and forms a containing space for containing the container, a plurality of perforations are formed in the movable pressing plate corresponding to the plurality of supporting rods, and the plurality of supporting rods respectively penetrate through the plurality of perforations and are matched with the perforations at intervals; the driving assembly is connected with the movable pressing plate and used for driving the movable pressing plate to move along the supporting rod relatively close to or far away from the fixed pressing plate; the control main board is respectively and electrically connected with the knob and the driving assembly; the bracket is fixedly connected with the shell; the pedal is electrically connected with the control main board; the container is provided with an opening end, and when the container is positioned in the accommodating space, the opening end extends out of the shell from the opening; when the pedal is stepped, the driving assembly can drive the movable pressing plate to be close to the fixed pressing plate; after the pedal is released, the movable pressing plate can partially return.

Description

Ultrasonic auxiliary robot

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of ultrasonic inspection, in particular to an ultrasonic auxiliary robot.

Background

The ultrasonic couplant can reduce the acoustic resistance difference between the probe and the skin of the human body and reduce the friction resistance therebetween, and is a necessary medical consumable in ultrasonic examination. To facilitate gripping and extrusion of the couplant, existing couplants are often packaged in flexible containers. Medical staff need hold the ultrasonic probe in one hand when doing the ultrasonic examination, hold and extrude the couplant in one hand, still need smear patient's body simultaneously, lead to the operation inconvenient. And as the amount of coupling agent remaining in the container decreases, the difficulty of manual squeezing increases, and there may be situations where the remaining amount cannot be squeezed out of the bottle. In addition, most of the existing couplant auxiliary extrusion equipment is mechanically and directly extruded, so that the couplant is easy to drop.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present utility model aims to provide an ultrasound-assisted robot that can alleviate or at least alleviate to some extent the above-mentioned problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model adopts a technical scheme that an ultrasonic-assisted robot includes: the shell is internally provided with an accommodating cavity, an opening penetrates through one side wall of the shell and is communicated with the accommodating cavity, and a control switch is further arranged on the shell; the fixed pressing plate is fixedly arranged in the shell; the support rods are fixedly connected to the bottom end of the fixed pressing plate; the movable pressing plate is arranged below the fixed pressing plate, is opposite to the fixed pressing plate and is arranged at intervals to form a containing space for containing a container, a plurality of perforations are formed in the movable pressing plate corresponding to the plurality of support rods, and the plurality of support rods respectively penetrate through the plurality of perforations and are matched with the perforations at intervals; the driving assembly is arranged in the shell, connected with the movable pressing plate and used for driving the movable pressing plate to move along the supporting rod relative to the fixed pressing plate so as to be relatively close to or far away from the fixed pressing plate; the control main board is respectively and electrically connected with the control switch and the driving component; the bracket is fixedly connected with the shell; the pedal is electrically connected with the control main board; wherein the container is provided with an opening end which extends out of the shell from the opening of the shell when the container is positioned in the accommodating space; when the pedal is stepped on, the driving assembly can drive the movable pressing plate to be close to the fixed pressing plate and press the accommodating part so that the fluid in the container flows out from the opening; after the pedal is released, the movable pressing plate can be partially returned.

In some embodiments, the movable pressing plate and the fixed pressing plate are respectively provided with a heating plate, and the heating plates are respectively electrically connected with the control main board.

In some embodiments, the control switch includes a temperature adjustment knob for controlling heating of the heating plate.

In some embodiments, the container further comprises a preheating piece arranged on the support and positioned outside the shell, and the preheating piece is electrically connected with the control main board and used for preheating the standby container.

In some embodiments, the control switch includes a speed adjustment knob for controlling the speed of movement of the movable platen.

In some embodiments, the direction of movement of the movable platen is perpendicular to the direction of fluid outflow within the container when the container is squeezed.

In some embodiments, the bracket is provided with a glue receiving box, and the glue receiving box is located right below the opening.

In some embodiments, the control switch includes a release knob for controlling the movable platen away from the fixed platen.

In some embodiments, a linear bearing is further fixed at the bottom of the movable pressing plate, and the supporting rod penetrates through the linear bearing.

In some embodiments, the container is a bottled couplant, the bottled couplant is disposed in the accommodating space along a transverse direction, and the movable platen and the fixed platen squeeze along a radial direction of the bottled couplant.

An ultrasonic-assisted robot of the present utility model includes: the shell is provided with a control switch and an opening, a supporting rod, a fixed pressing plate, a movable pressing plate, a driving assembly and a control main board are arranged in the shell, the movable pressing plate can axially move along the supporting rod, a containing space for containing the container can be formed between the movable pressing plate and the fixed pressing plate, and when the container is positioned in the containing space, the opening end of the container can extend out of the shell from the opening; the pedal is arranged outside the shell, when the pedal is stepped on, the driving assembly can drive the movable pressing plate to be close to the fixed pressing plate, and after the pedal is loosened, the movable pressing plate can be partially reset. The ultrasonic auxiliary robot disclosed by the utility model is matched with the movable pressing plate through the pedal, so that the automatic extrusion of the couplant can be realized, the operation is labor-saving, the ultrasonic auxiliary robot is convenient and practical, the couplant at the bottle mouth can be sucked back, and the excessive couplant can be effectively prevented from dripping.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of an ultrasound-assisted robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the ultrasound-assisted robot of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the internal structure of a housing of the ultrasonic-assisted robot of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view showing an internal structure of a housing of the ultrasonic-assisted robot of fig. 1, with parts omitted.

Fig. 5 is another angular internal structural view of the housing of the ultrasound-assisted robot of fig. 1.

Reference numerals: 100. a robot; 10. a housing; 101. a housing chamber; 1011. an accommodating space; 102. an opening; 103. a control switch; 104. an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp; 105. a probe mount; 12. a fixed pressing plate; 13. a movable pressing plate; 111. a linear bearing; 14. a drive assembly; 141. a driving rod; 142. a driving motor; 15. a control main board; 16. a pedal; 161. an electric wire; 17. a frame; 171. a bottom plate; 172. a side plate; 173. l-shaped angle iron; 18. a limit component; 181. a limit switch; 1811. an upper limit photoelectric switch; 1812. a lower limit photoelectric switch; 182. an induction block; 20. a bracket; 21. a glue receiving box; 22. a pre-heating element; 221. a heating jacket; 103. a flip cover; 121. a heating sheet; 122. and heating the ring.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the embodiments of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "fixed" and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; the device can be mechanically connected, electrically connected and communicated; either directly, or indirectly, through intermediaries, may be in communication with each other, or may be in interaction with each other, unless explicitly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances. The technical scheme of the utility model is described in detail below by specific examples.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the utility model provides an ultrasound-assisted robot 100, which includes a housing 10, a housing cavity 101 is provided in the housing 10, an opening 102 is provided on an outer wall of the housing 10, wherein the opening 102 penetrates through a sidewall of the housing 10 and is communicated with the housing cavity 101. The outer wall of the housing 10 is also provided with a control switch 103. The shell 10 is internally and fixedly provided with a fixed pressing plate 12, and the bottom end of the fixed pressing plate 12 is connected with a supporting rod 19. The support rod 19 is movably connected with a movable pressing plate 13. Specifically, the supporting rod 19 extends axially, and the fixed pressing plate 12 and the movable pressing plate 13 are arranged on the supporting rod 19 at opposite intervals in the axial direction. The axial direction refers to the axial direction of the robot 100, i.e., the up-down direction as viewed in fig. 1. The movable platen 13 and the fixed platen 12 are substantially block-shaped. In this embodiment, both have rectangular shapes with identical length and width. In other embodiments, the movable platen 13 and the fixed platen 12 may be configured according to the container to be squeezed, such as a trough, curved surface, or other irregular shape.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, a plurality of struts 19 are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the fixed pressing plates 12, respectively. The movable platen 13 is disposed below the fixed platen 12, opposite to the fixed platen 12 and spaced apart from the fixed platen 12, and forms a receiving space 1011 for receiving a container therebetween. The movable pressing plate 13 is provided with a plurality of perforations 131 corresponding to the plurality of struts 19, and the plurality of struts 19 respectively pass through the plurality of perforations and are matched with the perforations at intervals. Preferably, the number of struts 19 is 4, and they are respectively fixed to four right angles of the fixed platen 12. And the four corners of the movable pressing plate 13 are arranged on the corresponding supporting rods 19 in a penetrating way, and the arrangement can ensure the stability of the axial movement of the movable pressing plate 13. Preferably, the bottom of the movable platen 13 is also fixed with a linear bearing 111. The strut 19 is disposed in the linear bearing 111, and cooperates with the strut 19 to provide guidance for axial movement of the movable platen 13, so that movement of the movable platen 13 is smoother.

A receiving space 1011 for receiving the bottled couplant may be formed between the movable platen 13 and the fixed platen 12. The size of the accommodating space 1011 is suitable for the volume of the bottled couplant. When the bottled couplant is located in the accommodating space 1011, the bottle mouth can extend out of the casing 10 from the opening 102. The body of the bottled couplant is made of flexible materials, and the couplant in the body can be extruded from the bottle mouth when being extruded. When the squeezing action is removed, the body can rebound properly. It should be noted that the application of the present embodiment is not limited to the coupling agent, and may be applied to other pasty or gel-like objects. Preferably, the bottled couplant is disposed in the accommodating space 1011 in the transverse direction, and the movable platen 13 and the fixed platen 12 are pressed in the radial direction of the bottled couplant. And the moving direction of the movable pressing plate 13 is vertical to the outflow direction of the fluid in the bottled couplant when the bottled couplant is extruded. The setting makes the material discharging rapid, and can extrude the couplant in the bottle without residue, and the use efficiency is high.

The driving assembly 14 is arranged below the movable pressing plate 13 in the axial direction, as shown in fig. 4, the driving assembly 14 comprises a driving rod 141 and a driving motor 142, and one end of the driving rod 141 is connected with the movable pressing plate 13 and is used for driving the movable pressing plate 13 to axially move. The driving rod 141 in this embodiment may be a push rod, such as a stepping push rod or a pressing push rod. In other embodiments, the drive rod 141 may also be a screw, or the drive assembly 14 may be hydraulically driven. The driving motor 142 provides power to the driving lever 141.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the ultrasound-assisted robot 100 further includes a control main board 15 and a pedal 16. The control main board 15 is disposed in the housing 10, and may be a central processing unit, a single chip microcomputer, or a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The pedal 16 is disposed outside the housing chamber 101. The control main board 15 is disposed near the driving motor 142, and is electrically connected to the control switch 103, the driving assembly 14 and the pedal 16, respectively. In the present embodiment, the pedal 16 is connected to the control main board 15 through an electric wire 161. In other embodiments, the pedal 16 may also be wirelessly connected to the control board 15. When the pedal 16 is stepped on, the driving assembly 14 can drive the movable pressing plate 13 to approach the fixed pressing plate 12, and further squeeze the bottled couplant, so that the couplant in the bottled couplant can be squeezed out of the bottle mouth through the opening 102, and the couplant can be automatically provided. The healthcare worker can operate the pedal 16 with his foot and free his hand to operate the probe or apply the couplant to the patient, making the operation more convenient.

In this embodiment, when the pedal 16 is released, the movable platen 13 can suspend pressing and return properly. For example, the movable pressing plate 13 can be slightly unfolded along the direction away from the fixed pressing plate 12, so that the body of the bottled couplant is slightly rebounded, the couplant at the bottle mouth can be sucked back, and the superfluous couplant can be effectively prevented from dripping. Alternatively, the movable platen 13 may be provided with a slight resilience, and when the action on the pedal 16 is stopped, the movable platen 13 may rebound slightly, thereby allowing the body of the bottled couplant to rebound. It should be noted that, at this time, the movable platen 13 is only partially returned to the original position by a small extent, not completely returned to the original position. When pressing next time, the movable platen 13 can continue to move from the last position without pressing the bottled couplant from the initial position.

Preferably, the side wall of the housing 10 is also provided with a probe mount 105 and an ultraviolet disinfection lamp 104. When the probe is not in use, it can be placed on the probe mount 105. The ultraviolet sterilizing lamp 104 is electrically connected to the control main board 15. The probe may be sterilized by the ultraviolet sterilizing lamp 104 and automatically turned off when a preset sterilizing period is reached. To improve the convenience of operation and thereby reduce the time to dispose of the probe.

As shown in fig. 2, the housing 10 of the present embodiment further includes a frame 17 including a bottom plate 171 and left and right side plates 172 vertically connected to the bottom plate 171. Wherein the stationary platen 12 is also connected to the left and right side panels 172. One end of each strut 19 is connected with the fixed pressing plate 12, and the other end is fixed on the side plate 172 through an L-shaped angle iron 173. So that the frame 17 can form a stable support for the movable platen 13 and the driving assembly 14, and rigidity and supporting strength of the driving rod 141 can be ensured.

Preferably, the present embodiment is further provided with a limiting assembly 18 for limiting the movable platen 13, which includes a limit switch 181 and an induction piece 182. An axially extending sensing piece 182 is connected to the bottom end of the movable platen 13. The limit switch 181 may include an upper limit photoelectric switch 1811 and a lower limit photoelectric switch 1812. As shown in fig. 5, the upper limit photoelectric switch 1811 and the lower limit photoelectric switch 1812 are disposed at intervals corresponding to the axial upper end and the axial lower end of the sensing piece 182, respectively. In the initial state, the bottled couplant is fully filled with the couplant, when the pedal 16 is stepped on, the movable pressing plate 13 moves upwards along with the bottled couplant axially until the bottled couplant contacts the fixed pressing plate 12, the sensing piece 182 moves to the position of the lower limit photoelectric switch 1812 and triggers the lower limit photoelectric switch (can prepare for receiving materials at the moment), the pedal 16 is continuously stepped on, the movable pressing plate 13 extrudes the bottled couplant relative to the fixed pressing plate 12, and the bottle mouth is automatically discharged. When the couplant in the bottle is extruded, the sensing piece 182 triggers the upper limit photoelectric switch 1811, and the driving assembly 14 automatically drives the movable pressing plate 13 to move towards a direction away from the fixed pressing plate 12 until the sensing piece 182 triggers the lower limit photoelectric switch 1812 and stops. The movable pressing plate 13 can be limited and controlled through the limit switch 181 and the sensing piece 182. It should be noted that, the limit switch 181 and the sensing piece 182 may be disposed below the movable platen 13 with a left-right interval with the driving rod 141, so that the motion of the driving rod 141 is not affected by the limit switch 181 and the sensing piece 182.

As shown in fig. 1, the ultrasound-assisted robot 100 further includes a bracket 20, and the housing 10 is fixed to the bracket 20. Preferably, the stand 20 is telescopic. In other embodiments, the stand 20 may not be provided, and the ultrasound-assisted robot 100 may be placed on a table during operation, with the pedal 16 placed on the ground. The bracket 20 of the present embodiment may further be provided with a glue receiving box 21, which is located axially below the bottle mouth of the bottled couplant, to prevent pollution caused by the drop of the couplant. Preferably, a pre-heating element 22 may be provided on the support 20, which is connected to the control motherboard 15. As shown in fig. 2, the preheating piece 22 has a cylindrical shape, and the nozzle is inclined upward. The pre-heating element 22 comprises a heating jacket 221, and a spare bottled couplant can be placed in the heating jacket 221 to pre-heat it so as to shorten the heating time between the movable platen 13 and the fixed platen 12.

As shown in fig. 3, a flip cover 106 is provided on the housing 10, and when the flip cover 106 is opened, the bottled couplant can be placed in the accommodating space 1011 between the movable platen 13 and the fixed platen 12. Preferably, the inner sides of the fixed platen 12 and the movable platen 13, which are in contact with the bottled couplant, may be provided with heating plates 121. When the movable platen 13 presses the bottled couplant, the heating sheet 121 can heat the couplant in the bottle at the same time. Accordingly, a heating ring 122 may be disposed around the periphery of the opening 102 of the housing 10. When the bottled couplant is placed in the accommodating space 1011, the heating ring 122 can encircle the bottle mouth. Both the heating plate 121 and the heating ring 122 are connected to the control main board 15. So that the ultrasound-assisted robot 100 of the present embodiment can also realize heating of the couplant while automatically extruding the couplant.

The control switches 103 of the present embodiment are provided in 4 numbers, which are: a start knob 1031 for controlling the start and stop of the robot; a temperature control adjusting knob 1032 for adjusting the heating temperatures of the heating sheet 121 and the heating ring 122; a speed adjustment knob 1033 for adjusting the traveling speed of the movable platen 13; when the bottle loosening knob 1034 is triggered, the current working state is finished, and the driving assembly 14 drives the movable pressing plate 13 to move towards the direction away from the fixed pressing plate 12 quickly until the sensing piece 182 triggers the lower limit photoelectric switch 1812 and stops, so that the bottle can be taken out of or put into the opening 102. In other embodiments, a pre-heat knob and an ultraviolet sterilization knob may also be provided. The control switch 103 of this embodiment is a knob, and is adjustable in speed, like a stepless speed change. In other embodiments, the control switch 103 may also be a gear switch, which is set to select between a fixed number of values.

The ultrasound-assisted robot 100 of the present embodiment operates as follows:

the flip 106 is opened, the bottled couplant is placed on the movable platen 13 and the flip 106 is covered. The start knob 1031 is started, the pedal is stepped on, and the driving rod 141 pushes the movable pressing plate 13 to axially move to an initial position, and the initial position is a position to be pressed of the bottled couplant.

And then the pedal 16 is continuously stepped on, the driving rod 141 continuously pushes the movable pressing plate 13 to axially move upwards, the movable pressing plate 13 extrudes the bottled couplant, and the bottle mouth is automatically discharged. Meanwhile, the temperature control adjusting knob 1032 can be started to control the heating plate 121 and the heating ring 122 to heat the bottled couplant, so that the extruded couplant is close to the body temperature, and the comfort level of use is improved. And the speed adjusting knob 1033 can be started to adjust the moving speed of the movable pressing plate 13, namely, the discharging speed.

When the movable platen 13 moves until the couplant is completely extruded, the sensing piece 182 triggers the upper limit photoelectric switch 1811, and the driving assembly 14 automatically drives the movable platen 13 to move in a direction away from the fixed platen 12 until the sensing piece 182 triggers the lower limit photoelectric switch 1812 and stops. The medical staff can start the bottle loosening knob 1034 to increase the axial distance between the movable pressing plate 13 and the fixed pressing plate 12, then open the flip cover 105 to take out the empty bottled couplant, and then put the bottled couplant in the preheating piece 22 into the accommodating space 1011 for continuous operation. The whole operation process is simple and convenient, and the efficiency is high.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art, who is within the scope of the present utility model, should make equivalent substitutions or modifications according to the technical scheme of the present utility model and the inventive concept thereof, and should be covered by the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An ultrasound-assisted robot, comprising:

the shell is internally provided with an accommodating cavity, an opening penetrates through one side wall of the shell and is communicated with the accommodating cavity, and a control switch is further arranged on the shell;

the fixed pressing plate is fixedly arranged in the shell;

the support rods are fixedly connected to the bottom end of the fixed pressing plate;

the movable pressing plate is arranged below the fixed pressing plate, is opposite to the fixed pressing plate and is arranged at intervals to form a containing space for containing a container, a plurality of perforations are formed in the movable pressing plate corresponding to the plurality of support rods, and the plurality of support rods respectively penetrate through the plurality of perforations and are matched with the perforations at intervals;

the driving assembly is arranged in the shell, connected with the movable pressing plate and used for driving the movable pressing plate to move along the supporting rod relative to the fixed pressing plate so as to be relatively close to or far away from the fixed pressing plate;

the control main board is respectively and electrically connected with the control switch and the driving component;

the bracket is fixedly connected with the shell; and

a pedal electrically connected with the control main board;

wherein the container is provided with an opening end which extends out of the shell from the opening of the shell when the container is positioned in the accommodating space;

when the pedal is stepped on, the driving assembly can drive the movable pressing plate to be close to the fixed pressing plate and press the accommodating part so that the fluid in the container flows out from the opening; after the pedal is released, the movable pressing plate can be partially returned.

2. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

and the movable pressing plate and the fixed pressing plate are respectively provided with a heating plate, and the heating plates are respectively and electrically connected with the control main board.

3. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 2, wherein,

the control switch comprises a temperature adjusting knob for controlling the heating of the heating plate.

4. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the preheating piece is arranged on the support and located outside the accommodating cavity, and is electrically connected with the control main board and used for preheating the standby container.

5. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the control switch comprises a speed adjusting knob for controlling the movement speed of the movable pressing plate.

6. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the moving direction of the movable pressing plate is perpendicular to the outflow direction of the fluid in the container when the container is pressed.

7. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the bracket is provided with a glue receiving box, and the glue receiving box is positioned right below the opening.

8. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the control switch comprises a bottle loosening knob for controlling the movable pressing plate to move away from the fixed pressing plate.

9. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the bottom of the movable pressing plate is also fixed with a linear bearing, and the supporting rod is arranged in the linear bearing in a penetrating way.

10. The ultrasound-assisted robot of claim 1, wherein,

the container is bottled couplant, bottled couplant is transversely arranged in the accommodating space, and the movable pressing plate and the fixed pressing plate are radially extruded along the bottled couplant.