CN220244408U

CN220244408U - Automatic change stack device

Info

Publication number: CN220244408U
Application number: CN202321950392.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 严伟杰; 吴彦来; 吴荣宗
Original assignee: Shanghai Benyao Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Benyao Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-24
Filing date: 2023-07-24
Publication date: 2023-12-26
Anticipated expiration: 2033-07-24

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic change stack device, including board base, stack mechanism, year transport mechanism and material platform, the board base has a accommodation space, board base surface is configured as the workstation, stack mechanism set up in on the board base for deposit the material, carry the material platform set up in stack mechanism one side is used for keeping in the material, transport mechanism set up in stack mechanism with carry between the material platform, be used for with the material follow stack mechanism transport to carry on the material platform or with the material follow carry on the material platform transport to on the stack mechanism. By arranging a stacking mechanism on the machine base, pore plates bearing different materials can be placed on the commodity shelf, and the requirements of incubation boxes with different specifications can be met by arranging the number of the commodity shelf; and the stacking and the transportation are fully automatic, and the automatic stacking device is suitable for application occasions of various automatic stacking devices.

Description

Automatic change stack device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automation, in particular to an automatic stacking device.

Background

It is well known that long-term cell culture and observation requires rigorous experimental design, comprehensive detection methods, and whole-process personnel monitoring. Once a certain link of the experiment is wrong, all the experiments can fail, and the cost is huge. A variety of automated incubators are therefore available in the market.

The automatic incubator needs to be provided with a stacking device for placing the microplates for incubating cells, most of existing stacking mechanisms are single or small in number of stacking containers, the stacking amount is small, the stacking device needs to be manually replaced, and automatic efficient stacking cannot be achieved.

There is therefore a need for an automated stacking apparatus to adapt an automated incubator.

Disclosure of Invention

According to the embodiment of the application, the technical problems that the stacking amount of the stacking device is small and stacking cannot be automated in the prior art are solved by providing the automatic stacking device, and the automatic efficient stacking is realized.

An embodiment of the present application provides an automated stacking apparatus, including:

the machine table comprises a machine table base, a machine table base and a machine table, wherein the machine table base is provided with an accommodating space, and the surface of the machine table base is configured as a workbench;

the stacking mechanism is arranged on the machine base and used for storing materials; the stacking mechanism comprises a rotary platform, a rotary driving assembly and a commodity shelf, wherein the rotary driving assembly is arranged in the accommodating space; the rotary platform is connected with the rotary driving assembly, the commodity shelf is arranged on the rotary platform and is provided with a plurality of commodity placing layers;

the material carrying platform is arranged at one side of the stacking mechanism and is used for temporarily storing materials;

and the transfer mechanism is arranged between the stacking mechanism and the carrying platform and is used for transferring materials from the stacking mechanism to the carrying platform or transferring materials from the carrying platform to the stacking mechanism.

According to the embodiment of the application, the stacking mechanism is arranged on the machine base, so that pore plates bearing different materials can be placed on the storage rack, and the requirements of incubation boxes with different specifications are met by arranging the number of the storage racks; the transfer mechanism can transfer the pore plate on the stacking mechanism onto the material carrying table, after the corresponding operation of the materials in the pore plate on the material carrying table is completed, the materials are transferred onto the stacking mechanism by the transfer mechanism, so that the whole process is automatic, manual participation is not needed, and the efficiency and the safety are high.

In an embodiment, the transferring mechanism comprises a material taking and placing component and a steering component, wherein the material taking and placing component is used for taking and placing materials on the stacking mechanism or the material carrying platform, and the steering component is connected with the material taking and placing component and used for adjusting the orientation of the material taking and placing component so that the material taking and placing component faces the stacking mechanism or the material carrying platform.

According to the embodiment of the application, the material taking and placing assembly is matched with the steering assembly, so that any material on the stacking mechanism can be taken and placed, and the flexibility is high.

In an embodiment, the steering assembly comprises a turntable, a rotating seat and a steering motor, wherein the turntable is arranged on the rotating seat, the rotating seat is connected with the rotating motor through a synchronous belt, and the material taking and discharging assembly is arranged on the turntable and rotates along with the turntable, so that the orientation of the material taking and discharging assembly is adjusted.

In an embodiment, the picking and placing assembly comprises a picking and placing plate, a horizontal driving assembly and a Z-axis driving assembly, wherein the picking and placing plate is connected with the horizontal driving assembly, the picking and placing plate moves to or moves away from the lower part of the material under the action of the horizontal driving assembly, and the picking and placing plate supports or breaks away from the material under the action of the Z-axis driving assembly;

the horizontal driving assembly comprises a horizontal sliding rail, a horizontal synchronous belt and a first motor; the horizontal sliding rail and the first motor are both arranged on the frame, the picking and placing plate is arranged on the sliding rail in a sliding way, the picking and placing plate is connected with the horizontal synchronous belt, and the horizontal synchronous belt is driven by the first motor so as to drive the picking and placing plate to move along the sliding rail;

the Z-axis driving assembly comprises a Z-axis sliding rail, a sliding block and a transmission assembly, wherein the Z-axis sliding rail is arranged on the turntable, the sliding block is arranged on the Z-axis sliding rail in a sliding manner, and the sliding block is connected with the frame; the transmission assembly is connected with the sliding block to drive the sliding block to move on the Z-axis sliding rail, and when the sliding block moves on the Z-axis sliding rail, the frame is driven to move up and down along the Z-axis.

In an embodiment, the transmission assembly comprises a transmission wheel, a Z-axis synchronous belt and a second motor, wherein the transmission wheel is arranged at two ends of the Z-axis sliding rail, the Z-axis synchronous belt is wound on the transmission wheel, the second motor is fixed on the rotating seat, the output end of the second motor is connected with the transmission wheel, the Z-axis synchronous belt is connected with the sliding block, and the Z-axis synchronous belt can drive the frame to move up and down along the Z axis when moving.

In an embodiment, the driving wheels are arranged in four, and the four driving wheels are arranged at two ends of the Z-axis sliding rail in pairs.

According to the embodiment of the application, the plurality of driving wheels are arranged, so that the driving efficiency is improved, and the material taking and discharging assembly stably moves.

In an embodiment, the transmission assembly further comprises a balancing weight, and the balancing weight is connected with the Z-axis synchronous belt at one side opposite to the sliding block, namely, the balancing weight and the sliding block move in opposite directions;

wherein the balancing weight is sleeved on the guide rod.

According to the embodiment of the application, the balancing weight is added on the synchronous belt to improve the moving stability of the material taking and placing assembly, so that the balance of the synchronous belt is facilitated, and the service life of the synchronous belt is prolonged.

In an embodiment, the material carrying platform comprises a supporting plate and a material carrying frame arranged on the top of the supporting plate.

In one embodiment, a connecting component is arranged at the bottom of the commodity shelf, and the commodity shelf is detachably connected with the rotary platform through the connecting component;

the connecting assembly comprises a fixed block and a bottom plate, wherein the fixed block is fixedly arranged on the rotary platform, and the bottom plate is arranged at the bottom of the storage rack;

the bottom plate is provided with a clamping groove, the side wall of the fixed block is provided with a positioning bead, and the commodity shelf is connected with the positioning bead on the fixed block in a clamping way through the clamping groove on the bottom plate.

According to the embodiment of the application, the connecting assembly is arranged at the bottom of the storage rack, so that the storage rack can be flexibly disassembled and assembled, the operation is convenient, and the convenience is high.

In an embodiment, the rotary driving assembly comprises a base and a transmission disc arranged on the base, wherein a plurality of transmission discs are arranged and connected through synchronous belts, and the transmission discs are driven by a rotary motor.

Drawings

In order to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments or the background of the present application, the following description will describe the drawings used in the embodiments or the background of the present application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of an automated stacking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a part of a structure of a material taking and placing assembly in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a stacking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a part of a stacking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a part of a stacking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a rotary driving assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of an automated stacking apparatus;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of another structure of an automated stacking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Various embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, it is to be noted that in the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to constituent parts having substantially the same or similar structures and functions, and repeated description thereof will be omitted. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the terms "front", "back", "left", "right", "upper", "lower", etc. herein are described with respect to the drawings of the present disclosure. The term "comprising A, B, C, etc. in turn" merely indicates the order in which the included elements A, B, C, etc. are arranged, and does not exclude the possibility of including other elements between a and B and/or between B and C. The description of "first" and its variants is merely for distinguishing components, and does not limit the scope of the disclosure, and "first component" may be written as "second component" or the like without departing from the scope of the disclosure.

The drawings in the present specification are schematic diagrams, assist in explaining the concepts of the present disclosure, and schematically illustrate the shapes of the respective parts and their interrelationships.

The embodiment of the application provides an automatic stacking device, which is applied to biochemical equipment or devices such as an incubator, and the like, and comprises a machine base 10, a stacking mechanism 20, a carrying table 40 and a transferring mechanism 30, wherein the stacking mechanism 20, the transferring mechanism 30 and the carrying table 40 are arranged on the machine base 10; the stacking mechanism 20 can work in a rotating way, has high stacking efficiency and large stacking capacity, is fully automatic in stacking and transporting, and is suitable for application occasions of various automatic stacking devices; meanwhile, the material can be freely transported on the stacking mechanism 20 and the material carrying table 40 by the transporting mechanism 30, so that the material pore plates can be classified and managed on the stacking mechanism 20.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 10.

As shown in fig. 1, an automated stacking apparatus includes a machine base 10, a stacking mechanism 20, a carrying and transporting mechanism 30, and a material table 40, where the machine base 10 has a accommodating space, and a surface of the machine base 10 is configured as a workbench;

the stacking mechanism 20 is arranged on the machine base 10 and is used for storing materials; as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the stacking mechanism 20 includes a rotating platform 22, a rotating driving assembly 24 disposed in the accommodating space, and a rack 21; the rotary platform 22 is connected with the rotary driving assembly 24, the shelf 21 is arranged on the rotary platform 22, and the shelf 21 is provided with a plurality of storage layers 211; specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the placement layers 211 may be disposed at equal intervals, and it is understood that the intervals between the placement layers 211 on the placement frames 21 loaded with different materials may be different; the material is placed in the orifice plate, the orifice plate is placed on the object placing layer 211, as shown in fig. 6, the inlet end of the object placing layer 211 is of an inward bending structure, so that the orifice plate can be limited, and the orifice plate is prevented from being separated from the object placing layer 211 in the rotating process of the object placing plate 21; correspondingly, as shown in fig. 3, the end part of the picking and placing plate 33 is provided with a bending structure, which is favorable for the picking and placing plate 33 to grasp the material pore plate.

The material carrying table 40 is disposed at one side of the stacking mechanism 20, and is used for temporarily storing materials; in a specific application, the loading platform 40 is adapted to the material orifice plate, and the loading platform 40 can be customized according to the specification of the material orifice plate.

The transferring mechanism 30 is disposed between the stacking mechanism 20 and the loading platform 40, and is used for transferring materials from the stacking mechanism 20 to the loading platform 40 or transferring materials from the loading platform 40 to the stacking mechanism 20. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, a certain angle may be set between the stacking mechanism 20 and the loading platform 40, so as to reduce the rotation angle of the transferring mechanism 30 and improve the transferring efficiency.

In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism 30 includes a pick and place assembly for picking and placing materials on the stacking mechanism 20 or the loading table 40, and a steering assembly connected to the pick and place assembly for adjusting the orientation of the pick and place assembly so that the pick and place assembly is oriented toward the stacking mechanism or the loading table.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the steering assembly includes a turntable 31, a rotating seat 311 and a steering motor, the turntable 31 is disposed on the rotating seat 311, the rotating seat 311 is connected with the rotating motor through a synchronous belt, and the material taking and discharging assembly is disposed on the turntable 31 and rotates along with the turntable 31, so as to adjust the orientation of the material taking and discharging assembly. In this embodiment, the driving part in the rotating assembly is disposed at the lower part of the body, which improves the mode of the driving part at the upper part of the body in the conventional manner, and has higher stability and excellent transmission performance.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the pick-and-place assembly includes a pick-and-place plate 33, a horizontal driving assembly and a Z-axis driving assembly, wherein the pick-and-place plate 33 is connected with the horizontal driving assembly, the pick-and-place plate 33 moves to or moves away from the lower part of the material under the action of the horizontal driving assembly, and the pick-and-place plate lifts or breaks away the material under the action of the Z-axis driving assembly;

wherein, the horizontal driving assembly comprises a horizontal sliding rail 34, a horizontal synchronous belt 341 and a first motor 342; the horizontal sliding rail 34 and the first motor 342 are both mounted on the frame 32, the picking and placing plate 33 is slidably disposed on the sliding rail 34, the picking and placing plate 33 is connected with the horizontal synchronous belt 341, and the horizontal synchronous belt 341 is driven by the first motor 342 so as to drive the picking and placing plate 33 to move along the sliding rail 34;

the Z-axis driving assembly comprises a Z-axis sliding rail 36, a sliding block 37 and a transmission assembly, the Z-axis sliding rail 36 is arranged on the turntable 31, the sliding block 37 is arranged on the Z-axis sliding rail 36 in a sliding manner, and the sliding block is connected with the frame 32; the transmission assembly is connected with the sliding block 37 to drive the sliding block 37 to move on the Z-axis sliding rail 36, and when the sliding block 37 moves on the Z-axis sliding rail 36, the frame 32 is driven to move up and down along the Z-axis.

In a specific application, the height of the carrying platform 40 can be fixed, meanwhile, the carrying platform 40 can be adjustable, the taking and placing assembly can move up and down by a proper distance according to the height of the carrying platform to be matched with the carrying platform, so that different working procedures can be finished on materials on the carrying platform at different stations, different operations can be finished by matching with different instruments, and the application range is wider.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the transmission assembly includes a transmission wheel 381, a Z-axis synchronous belt 38, and a second motor 382, where the transmission wheel 381 is disposed at two ends of the Z-axis sliding rail 36, the Z-axis synchronous belt 38 is wound around the transmission wheel 381, the second motor is fixed on the rotating seat 311, and an output end of the second motor is connected with the transmission wheel 381, and the Z-axis synchronous belt 38 is connected with the slider 37, and when the Z-axis synchronous belt 38 moves, the frame 32 can be driven to move up and down along the Z-axis.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, four driving wheels 381 are provided, and four driving wheels 381 are disposed at two ends of the Z-axis sliding rail 36 in pairs.

Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the transmission assembly further includes a balancing weight 39, where the balancing weight 39 is connected to the Z-axis synchronous belt 38 opposite to the side of the slider 37, that is, the direction of movement of the balancing weight 39 and the slider 37 is opposite; wherein the balancing weight 39 is sleeved on the guide rod. Specifically, the weight of balancing weight 39 and the weight adaptation of horizontal drive subassembly are favorable to balancing Z axle drive power, improve the stationarity that horizontal drive subassembly removed.

In some embodiments, the loading platform 40 includes a support plate and a loading frame 41 disposed on top of the support plate. Specifically, the carrier 41 and the material orifice plate adaptation, in the specific application, the backup pad can adopt lifting assembly to replace for the height-adjustable of carrier 41, the material orifice plate can accomplish more operations at different stations on carrier 40 like this, and application scope is wider.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, a connection component is disposed at the bottom of the shelf 21, and the shelf 21 is detachably connected to the rotating platform 22 through the connection component;

as shown in fig. 7, the connection assembly includes a fixed block 23 and a bottom plate 212, the fixed block 23 is fixedly disposed on the rotating platform 22, and the bottom plate 212 is disposed at the bottom of the shelf 21;

the bottom plate 212 is provided with a clamping groove 213, the side wall of the fixed block 23 is provided with a positioning bead 24, and the storage rack 21 is in clamping connection with the positioning bead 24 on the fixed block 21 through the clamping groove 213 on the bottom plate 212. Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, a plurality of positioning beads 24 are installed on the side wall of the fixing block 23, and preferably four positioning beads 24 are installed on one end portion of the fixing block 23 connected with the side wall where the positioning beads 24 are located, so that two-directional limiting can be formed on the bottom plate 212, and the storage rack 21 is prevented from toppling. It will be appreciated that the detent 213 has a protrusion therein which engages the locating bead 24.

The positioning ball, also called ball plunger or spring plunger, is a load device consisting of a shell, a spring, a ball or a column.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the rotary driving assembly 24 includes a base 241 and a transmission disc 242 disposed on the base 241, the transmission discs 242 are provided with a plurality of transmission discs 242, and the transmission discs 242 are connected by a synchronous belt, and the transmission discs 242 are driven by a rotary motor. Specifically, a plurality of transmission discs 242 are provided, and a speed reduction transmission is adopted to convert high-speed motion into low-speed motion, so that output torque is increased, and the rotation amplitude of the rotary platform 22 is conveniently controlled.

When the automated stacking device provided by the embodiment of the application is implemented, the automated stacking device can be applied to a laboratory workstation, such as: an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay automatic workstation; different material pore plates are placed on the stacking mechanism 20, the material pore plates are transported between the stacking mechanism and the material carrying table 40 by the transporting mechanism 30, and then the manipulator in the workstation takes and places the material pore plates on corresponding sites for pipetting, separating liquid, incubating, washing plates, enzyme labels and other operations; as shown in fig. 9, the frame 32 of the material taking and placing assembly is further provided with a code scanner 60 for identifying the bar codes on the material pore plates, so that the material pore plates are classified and stored on the stacking mechanism 20; in particular application, the protecting cover 50 is arranged outside the transferring mechanism 30, and the protecting cover 50 is fixed on the turntable 31 to play a good protecting role. Compared with the prior art, in the automatic stacking device, the transfer mechanism and the stacking mechanism are synchronously matched for operation, the material pore plate is automatically transferred between the stacking mechanism and the material carrying table, a plurality of storage racks are arranged on the stacking mechanism, each storage rack is provided with a plurality of storage layers, the stacking efficiency is high, the stacking capacity is large, the stacking and the conveying are completely automatic, and the automatic stacking device is suitable for application occasions of various automatic stacking devices.

While preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. It is therefore intended that the following claims be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the utility model.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present utility model without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model. Thus, it is intended that the present utility model also include such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. An automated stacking apparatus, wherein the stacking apparatus comprises:

2. The automated stacking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises a pick and place assembly for picking and placing material on the stacking mechanism or the loading table, and a steering assembly coupled to the pick and place assembly for adjusting an orientation of the pick and place assembly so that the pick and place assembly is oriented toward the stacking mechanism or the loading table.

3. The automated stacking device of claim 2, wherein the steering assembly comprises a turntable, a rotating seat and a steering motor, the turntable is arranged on the rotating seat, the rotating seat is connected with the rotating motor through a synchronous belt, and the material taking and placing assembly is arranged on the turntable and rotates along with the turntable, so that the orientation of the material taking and placing assembly is adjusted.

4. The automated stacking apparatus of claim 3, wherein the pick and place assembly comprises a pick and place plate, a horizontal drive assembly, and a Z-axis drive assembly, wherein the pick and place plate is coupled to the horizontal drive assembly, the pick and place plate moves under or away from the material under the action of the horizontal drive assembly, and the pick and place plate lifts or releases the material under the action of the Z-axis drive assembly;

5. The automated stacking device of claim 4, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a transmission wheel, a Z-axis synchronous belt and a second motor, the transmission wheel is arranged at two ends of the Z-axis sliding rail, the Z-axis synchronous belt is wound on the transmission wheel, the second motor is fixed on the rotating seat, the output end of the second motor is connected with the transmission wheel, the Z-axis synchronous belt is connected with the sliding block, and the frame can be driven to move up and down along the Z axis when the Z-axis synchronous belt moves.

6. The automated stacking device of claim 5, wherein four of the driving wheels are provided, and four of the driving wheels are provided at both ends of the Z-axis slide rail in pairs.

7. The automated stacking apparatus of claim 5, wherein the drive assembly further comprises a weight connected to the Z-axis synchronous belt opposite the side of the slider, i.e., opposite the direction of movement of the slider;

wherein the balancing weight is sleeved on the guide rod.

8. The automated stacking apparatus of claim 4, wherein the loading station comprises a support plate and a loading rack disposed on top of the support plate.

9. The automated stacking apparatus of claim 1, wherein a connection assembly is provided at a bottom of the shelf, the shelf being detachably connected to the rotary platform by the connection assembly;

10. The automated stacking device of claim 9, wherein the rotary driving assembly comprises a base and a plurality of driving discs arranged on the base, the driving discs are connected through synchronous belts, and the driving discs are driven by a rotary motor.