CN220072011U - Movable flat biological centrifuge - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to a movable flat-plate biological centrifuge, which comprises a biological centrifuge body, wherein the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body is hinged with a sealing cover through a hinge, the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body is fixedly provided with four moving wheels, the inside of the biological centrifuge body is provided with a cavity, the inner bottom wall of the cavity is provided with a centrifugal motor, the outer side of an output shaft of the centrifugal motor is fixedly provided with a centrifugal cylinder, the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body is provided with a centrifugal groove, the right side of the biological centrifuge body is provided with a cleaning mechanism, and the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body is provided with a moving mechanism. This movable dull and stereotyped bio-centrifuge through setting up and placing board, washing case, wash pump, first connecting pipe, second connecting pipe, wash bowl and high-pressure nozzle, has realized the washing to bio-centrifuge inside, makes this bio-centrifuge possess self-cleaning's function, has solved and is inconvenient for carrying out abluent problem to organism inside after the centrifugation is accomplished.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of biological centrifuges, in particular to a movable flat biological centrifuge.
Background
The biological centrifuge is a device for separating two different substances, the rotary centrifuge separates two incompatible substances through high-speed rotation, and according to the difference of actual substances, the substances can be solid and solid, solid and liquid, gas and gas, and in the tilmicosin phosphate extraction process, after tilmicosin phosphate is fully crystallized, the crystallized tilmicosin phosphate is required to be centrifuged so as to obtain a tilmicosin phosphate wet product.
In Chinese patent, a clinical examination microorganism centrifuge is disclosed, which comprises a bod, organism upside thread bush is equipped with the cover, the cover inboard is equipped with the control chamber, control intracavity fixed connection is equipped with the motor, the output shaft of motor runs through in control chamber lateral wall setting, the output shaft is located organism internal fixed connection and is equipped with the rotating plate, rotating plate downside fixed connection is equipped with the connecting plate, the cover is equipped with the screen that leaks outside the connecting plate, the screen that leaks passes through connecting device and connecting plate and connects the setting, the organism inboard downside is equipped with the exhaust pipe, be equipped with the on-off control device of exhaust pipe in the organism, make the connection between screen that leaks and the organism inseparabler, and be equipped with exhaust pipe and corresponding on-off control operation in the downside in the organism to satisfy more work needs.
The above patent makes the connection between the drain net and the machine body tighter, and the lower side in the machine body is provided with a drain pipe and corresponding switch control operation so as to meet more working requirements, but when the patent is used, the machine body does not have a self-cleaning function, so that the machine body is inconvenient to clean after centrifugation is finished, and therefore, the movable type tablet biological centrifugal machine is provided to solve the problems.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a movable type flat biological centrifugal machine which has the advantage of convenient cleaning and solves the problem that the inside of a machine body is inconvenient to clean after the centrifugal process is finished.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the movable flat-plate biological centrifuge comprises a biological centrifuge body, wherein the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body is hinged with a sealing cover through a hinge, the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body is fixedly provided with four moving wheels, a cavity is formed in the biological centrifuge body, a centrifugal motor is mounted on the inner bottom wall of the cavity, a centrifugal cylinder is fixed on the outer side of an output shaft of the centrifugal motor, a centrifugal groove is formed in the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body, a cleaning mechanism is arranged on the right side of the biological centrifuge body, and a moving mechanism is arranged on the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body;
the washing mechanism comprises a placing plate fixed on the right side of the biological centrifugal machine body, a washing box is fixed on the upper surface of the placing plate, a washing pump is mounted on the upper surface of the washing box, a first connecting pipe is communicated with the input end of the washing pump, a second connecting pipe is communicated with the output end of the washing pump, a washing barrel is fixed on the lower surface of the sealing cover, and a high-pressure spray nozzle is arranged on the lower surface of the washing barrel.
Further, the number of the high-pressure spray heads is not less than two, and the high-pressure spray heads with the number not less than two are uniformly distributed on the lower surface of the cleaning cylinder.
Further, one end of the first connecting pipe away from the cleaning pump penetrates through the upper surface of the cleaning box and extends to the inside of the cleaning box, and one end of the second connecting pipe away from the cleaning pump is communicated with the upper surface of the cleaning cylinder.
Further, the lower surface of the centrifugal barrel is fixedly provided with a T-shaped limiting block, a T-shaped groove positioned on the biological centrifugal machine body is formed in the inner bottom wall of the centrifugal groove, and the T-shaped limiting block is slidably connected in the T-shaped groove.
Further, the mobile mechanism is including seting up the constant head tank at biological centrifuge body lower surface, the pneumatic cylinder is installed to the interior roof of constant head tank, the outside of pneumatic cylinder piston rod is fixed with by its drive the connecting plate of doing upper and lower linear motion, the lower surface of connecting plate is fixed with the ejector pin, the one end that the connecting plate was kept away from to the ejector pin is fixed with the roof.
Further, the left and right sides wall of constant head tank inner chamber has all been seted up and has been located the spout on the bio-centrifuge body, the left and right sides of connecting plate all is fixed with the slider, slider sliding connection is in the inside of spout.
Further, the number of the moving mechanisms is two, and the two moving mechanisms are symmetrically distributed on the left side and the right side of the longitudinal central axis of the biological centrifugal machine body.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
1. this movable dull and stereotyped bio-centrifuge has set up wiper mechanism in this movable dull and stereotyped bio-centrifuge, mutually support between each structure in wiper mechanism through setting up and placing board, washing case, wash pump, first connecting pipe, second connecting pipe, wash bowl and high-pressure nozzle, has realized the washing to bio-centrifuge body inside, makes this bio-centrifuge possess self-cleaning's function, has solved the problem that is inconvenient for carrying out abluent to organism inside after the centrifugation finishes.
2. This movable dull and stereotyped bio-centrifuge has set up moving mechanism in this movable dull and stereotyped bio-centrifuge, mutually support through each structure in the moving mechanism, through setting up constant head tank, pneumatic cylinder, connecting plate, ejector pin and roof, has realized the lift to the bio-centrifuge body, and then has made things convenient for the follow-up removal to the bio-centrifuge body, is convenient for the transport to bio-centrifuge.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cleaning mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure A in FIG. 2 according to the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of a moving mechanism according to the present utility model.
In the figure: 1 biological centrifuge body, 2 sealed lid, 3 removal wheel, 4 cavitys, 5 centrifugal motor, 6 centrifugation section of thick bamboo, 7 centrifugal groove, 8 wiper mechanism, 801 place the board, 802 wash the case, 803 wash pump, 804 first connecting pipe, 805 second connecting pipe, 806 wash a section of thick bamboo, 807 high pressure shower nozzle, 9 moving mechanism, 901 constant head tank, 902 pneumatic cylinder, 903 connecting plate, 904 ejector pin, 905 roof.
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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 be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1, the movable flat biological centrifuge in this embodiment includes a biological centrifuge body 1, a sealing cover 2 is hinged on the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body 1 through a hinge, four moving wheels 3 are fixed on the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body 1, a cavity 4 is provided in the biological centrifuge body 1, a centrifugal motor 5 is mounted on the inner bottom wall of the cavity 4, a centrifugal barrel 6 is fixed on the outer side of the output shaft of the centrifugal motor 5, a feed inlet is provided on the upper surface of the centrifugal barrel 6, a centrifugal groove 7 is provided on the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body 1, a cleaning mechanism 8 is provided on the right side of the biological centrifuge body 1, a moving mechanism 9 is provided on the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body 1, and a liquid drain pipe is communicated with the inner bottom wall of the centrifugal groove 7.
The lower surface of the centrifugal cylinder 6 is fixedly provided with a T-shaped limiting block, the inner bottom wall of the centrifugal groove 7 is provided with a T-shaped groove positioned on the biological centrifugal machine body 1, the T-shaped limiting block is slidably connected in the T-shaped groove, and when the centrifugal cylinder 6 rotates, the T-shaped limiting block is driven to rotate simultaneously, and at the moment, the T-shaped limiting block slides in the T-shaped groove.
It should be noted that the components of the present utility model are all common standard components or components known to those skilled in the art, and the structures and principles thereof are all known to those skilled in the art through technical manuals or through routine experimental methods.
Referring to fig. 2-3, in order to achieve cleaning of the inside of the bio-centrifuge body 1, the cleaning mechanism 8 in this embodiment includes a placement plate 801 fixed on the right side of the bio-centrifuge body 1, a cleaning tank 802 is fixed on the upper surface of the placement plate 801, a medium in the cleaning tank 802 may be water or cleaning liquid, a cleaning pump 803 is installed on the upper surface of the cleaning tank 802, an input end of the cleaning pump 803 is communicated with a first connection pipe 804, an output end of the cleaning pump 803 is communicated with a second connection pipe 805, a cleaning cylinder 806 is fixed on the lower surface of the sealing cover 2, and a high-pressure nozzle 807 is disposed on the lower surface of the cleaning cylinder 806.
The number of high-pressure sprayers 807 is not less than two, and is uniformly distributed on the lower surface of the cleaning cylinder 806.
One end of the first connection pipe 804, which is remote from the cleaning pump 803, penetrates the upper surface of the cleaning tank 802 and extends into the interior thereof, and one end of the second connection pipe 805, which is remote from the cleaning pump 803, communicates with the upper surface of the cleaning cylinder 806.
Referring to fig. 4, in order to facilitate the subsequent movement of the bio-centrifuge body 1, the moving mechanism 9 in this embodiment includes a positioning groove 901 formed on the lower surface of the bio-centrifuge body 1, a hydraulic cylinder 902 is mounted on the inner top wall of the positioning groove 901, a connecting plate 903 driven to move linearly up and down by the hydraulic cylinder 902 is fixed on the outer side of a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 902, a push rod 904 is fixed on the lower surface of the connecting plate 903, and a top plate 905 is fixed on one end of the push rod 904 away from the connecting plate 903.
The left and right sides wall of constant head tank 901 inner chamber has all been seted up and is located the spout on the bio-centrifuge body 1, and the left and right sides of connecting plate 903 all is fixed with the slider, and slider sliding connection is in the inside of spout, and when connecting plate 903 moved, drives the slider and slides in the inside of spout.
The number of the moving mechanisms 9 is two, and the two moving mechanisms 9 are symmetrically distributed on the left side and the right side of the longitudinal central axis of the biological centrifugal machine body 1.
Standard parts used in the utility model can be purchased from the market, special-shaped parts can be customized according to the description of the specification and the drawings, the specific connection modes of all parts adopt conventional means such as mature bolts, rivets and welding in the prior art, the machinery, the parts and the equipment adopt conventional models in the prior art, and the circuit connection adopts conventional connection modes in the prior art, so that the details are not described.
If the utility model discloses or relates to components or structures fixedly connected with each other, then unless otherwise stated, the fixed connection is understood as: detachably fixed connection (e.g. using bolts or screws) can also be understood as: the non-detachable fixed connection (e.g. riveting, welding), of course, the mutual fixed connection may also be replaced by an integral structure (e.g. integrally formed using a casting process) (except for obviously being unable to use an integral forming process).
The working principle of the embodiment is as follows:
(1) In tilmicosin phosphate refining technology, when needing to remove biological centrifuge body 1, the staff starts the pneumatic cylinder 902 this moment, and pneumatic cylinder 902 drives the connecting plate 903 and upwards moves, and connecting plate 903 upwards moves and drives ejector pin 904 and upwards moves, and ejector pin 904 upwards moves and drives roof 905 and upwards moves, along with the removal of roof 905, drives biological centrifuge body 1 and movable wheel 3 and moves down, after movable wheel 3 contacts with the ground, simultaneously roof 905 moves to the position that can not influence the normal roll of movable wheel 3 after, closes pneumatic cylinder 902, accomplishes the removal to biological centrifuge body 1 through four movable wheels 3.
(2) After the biological centrifuge body 1 moves to a designated position, the tilmicosin phosphate after crystallization is put into the centrifugal cylinder 6, then the centrifugal motor 5 is started to drive the centrifugal cylinder 6 to start rotating, the tilmicosin phosphate after crystallization is centrifuged to obtain a tilmicosin phosphate wet product, when the biological centrifuge body 1 needs to be cleaned, the cleaning pump 803 is started at this time, water in the cleaning tank 802 reaches the cleaning pump 803 through the first connecting pipe 804, then reaches the cleaning cylinder 806 through the second connecting pipe 805, finally the water is sprayed out from the high-pressure spray nozzle 807, the inside of the biological centrifuge body 1 is cleaned, and the cleaned water leaves the biological centrifuge body 1 through the liquid discharge pipe.
It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides a movable dull and stereotyped bio-centrifuge, includes bio-centrifuge body (1), its characterized in that: the biological centrifuge comprises a biological centrifuge body (1), wherein the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body (1) is hinged with a sealing cover (2) through a hinge, the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body (1) is fixedly provided with four moving wheels (3), a cavity (4) is formed in the biological centrifuge body (1), a centrifugal motor (5) is mounted on the inner bottom wall of the cavity (4), a centrifugal cylinder (6) is fixed on the outer side of an output shaft of the centrifugal motor (5), a centrifugal groove (7) is formed in the upper surface of the biological centrifuge body (1), the right side of the biological centrifuge body (1) is provided with a cleaning mechanism (8), and the lower surface of the biological centrifuge body (1) is provided with a moving mechanism (9);
the utility model provides a bio-centrifuge, including placing board (801) of fixing on bio-centrifuge body (1) right side, the upper surface of placing board (801) is fixed with washs case (802), the last surface mounting who washs case (802) has wash pump (803), the input intercommunication of wash pump (803) has first connecting pipe (804), the output intercommunication of wash pump (803) has second connecting pipe (805), the lower surface of sealed lid (2) is fixed with washs section of thick bamboo (806), the lower surface of washs section of thick bamboo (806) is provided with high-pressure shower nozzle (807).
2. The mobile plate bio-centrifuge of claim 1 wherein: the number of the high-pressure spray heads (807) is not less than two, and the high-pressure spray heads (807) with the number not less than two are uniformly distributed on the lower surface of the cleaning cylinder (806).
3. The mobile plate bio-centrifuge of claim 1 wherein: one end of the first connecting pipe (804) far away from the cleaning pump (803) penetrates through the upper surface of the cleaning box (802) and extends into the cleaning box, and one end of the second connecting pipe (805) far away from the cleaning pump (803) is communicated with the upper surface of the cleaning cylinder (806).
4. The mobile plate bio-centrifuge of claim 1 wherein: the lower surface of the centrifugal barrel (6) is fixedly provided with a T-shaped limiting block, the inner bottom wall of the centrifugal groove (7) is provided with a T-shaped groove positioned on the biological centrifugal machine body (1), and the T-shaped limiting block is slidably connected in the T-shaped groove.
5. The mobile plate bio-centrifuge of claim 1 wherein: the moving mechanism (9) comprises a positioning groove (901) formed in the lower surface of the biological centrifugal machine body (1), a hydraulic cylinder (902) is mounted on the inner top wall of the positioning groove (901), a connecting plate (903) which is driven by the hydraulic cylinder (902) to move up and down linearly is fixed on the outer side of a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder (902), a push rod (904) is fixed on the lower surface of the connecting plate (903), and a top plate (905) is fixed at one end, far away from the connecting plate (903), of the push rod (904).
6. The mobile plate bio-centrifuge of claim 5 wherein: the left and right sides wall of constant head tank (901) inner chamber has all seted up the spout that is located bio-centrifuge body (1), the left and right sides of connecting plate (903) all is fixed with the slider, slider sliding connection is in the inside of spout.
7. The mobile plate bio-centrifuge of claim 5 wherein: the number of the moving mechanisms (9) is two, and the two moving mechanisms (9) are symmetrically distributed on the left side and the right side of the longitudinal central axis of the biological centrifugal machine body (1).
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