CN221124610U - Test tube handling apparatus and sample processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a test tube operating device, which is used for a sample processing system, the sample processing system comprises a base, the base is provided with a test tube conveying channel extending along a first direction, and the test tube operating device comprises: the device comprises a mounting frame and a shaking-up assembly; the mounting frame is movably arranged on the base along the second direction and is provided with a picking and placing position and a shaking position relative to the base, and the mounting frame is close to the test tube conveying channel at the picking and placing position; the shaking component can be connected to the mounting frame in a vertical moving mode, a first position and a second position are arranged at the top end and the bottom end of the mounting frame relatively, when the mounting frame is in the taking and placing position and the shaking component is in the second position, the shaking component clamps the test tube in the test tube conveying channel, and when the mounting frame is in the shaking position and the shaking component is in the first position, the shaking component enables the test tube to shake or swing. According to the technical scheme, the tube cap can be rotated when the tube cap is removed, the tube cap is rotated conveniently, the tube cap is removed, and the tube which is evenly shaken is prevented from colliding with other components when the tube is evenly shaken.

Description

Test tube handling apparatus and sample processing system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a test tube operation device and a sample processing system.

Background

In a fully automated medical analysis system, a test tube containing a sample to be tested is faced, and in order to facilitate sampling from the test tube, the test tube is clamped and the sample is shaken uniformly, so that a uniform sample can be taken from the test tube during sampling.

However, in the whole medical analysis system, the test tube shaking device is affected by the crowded layout space, when the test tube shakes uniformly, the test tube shaking device has the possibility of colliding with a test tube rack or a test tube which is provided with other test tubes waiting to shake uniformly or performing other steps, so that the test tube shaking machine or the test tube rack in shaking uniformly is knocked over, a fault event in the medical analysis system is caused, and the sampling efficiency is affected.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model aims to provide a test tube operating device which is used for rotating a tube cap when uncapping, is beneficial to rotating the tube cap and uncapping, and prevents a shaken test tube from colliding with other components in a sample processing system when shaking.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a cuvette handling apparatus for a sample processing system, the sample processing system including a base provided with a cuvette transport channel extending in a first direction, and a cuvette transport mechanism for moving a cuvette along the cuvette transport channel; the test tube handling apparatus includes:

The mounting frame is movably arranged on the base along a second direction and is provided with a picking and placing position and a shaking position relative to the base, and in the picking and placing position, the mounting frame is close to the test tube conveying channel, and the second direction is intersected with the first direction;

The shaking component can be connected to the mounting frame in a vertical moving mode, and is provided with a first position and a second position relative to the mounting frame, the first position is located above the second position, the shaking component can clamp a test tube located in the test tube conveying channel when the mounting frame is located at the picking and placing position and the shaking component is located at the second position, and the shaking component drives the test tube to shake or swing when the mounting frame is located at the shaking position and the shaking component is located at the first position.

Optionally, the test tube handling device further comprises a lifting assembly arranged on the mounting frame, and the shaking assembly is in driving connection with the lifting assembly so as to be at least capable of moving between the first position and the second position.

Optionally, the test tube handling apparatus further comprises a traverse assembly mounted to the base, and the mounting frame is drivingly connected to the traverse assembly so as to be movable at least between the pick-and-place position and the shake-up position.

Optionally, shake even subassembly including locating first driving piece, the drive of mounting bracket connect the mechanism is got to the clamp of first driving piece, the mechanism is got to clamp and is used for clamping or release test tube to can shake or swing under the drive of first driving piece.

Optionally, the first driving member drives the gripping mechanism to rotate around a rotation axis extending along the first direction, and a movement stroke of the lower end of the gripping mechanism is located on one side of the rotation axis, which is close to the test tube conveying channel.

Optionally, the test tube includes the body and covers establishes the cap body of body, sample processing system still includes test tube clamping device, test tube clamping device is used for pressing from both sides tightly and is located test tube in the test tube conveying passageway, test tube operating means is still including locating the uncapping subassembly of mechanism is got to the clamp, works as the mounting bracket is in when getting the position of putting, uncapping subassembly can pick up the cap body that is located test tube in the test tube conveying passageway.

Optionally, the mechanism is got to clamp includes two relative clamping jaws, two be formed with the centre gripping space between the clamping jaw, the uncapping subassembly is including locating the second driving piece of clamping jaw, drive connection the gyro wheel module of second driving piece, the gyro wheel module includes two at least gyro wheels, gyro wheel roll butt is being located the side of the cap body in the centre gripping space, in order to drive the cap body is relative the body is rotatory.

Optionally, the uncapping assembly further comprises a transmission gear set, wherein the transmission gear set comprises a driving gear and a driven gear which are meshed, the driving gear is arranged on a rotating shaft of the second driving piece, and the driven gear is in rolling butt joint with the idler wheel.

Optionally, any one of the two clamping blocks is provided with a mounting space, the mounting space is used for mounting the roller, and the mounting space is communicated with the clamping space, so that part of the structure of the roller stretches into the clamping space.

Optionally, the medial surface of clamping jaw is equipped with the adaptation the indent cylinder of test tube, the centre gripping space takes shape in two between the indent cylinder, the indent cylinder corresponds the gyro wheel is equipped with the breach of stepping down, the gyro wheel passes the breach of stepping down and stretches into the centre gripping space.

Optionally, the lower end of the concave cylindrical surface is convexly provided with a bearing flange inwards, and the bearing flange is used for being abutted to the lower end face of the cap body.

The utility model also proposes a sample processing system comprising:

a base provided with a test tube conveying channel extending along a first direction;

The test tube conveying mechanism is arranged on the base and is used for enabling the test tube to move along the test tube conveying channel; and

According to the test tube operating device, the test tube operating device is arranged on the base in the moving mode along the second direction, the second direction is intersected with the first direction, and the test tube operating device can clamp a test tube located in the test tube conveying channel and drive the test tube to shake or swing.

According to the technical scheme, the extending direction of the test tube conveying channel is intersected with the moving direction of the mounting frame, the mounting frame is arranged on one side of the test tube conveying channel, namely, the mounting frame can move close to and away from the test tube conveying channel, so that the taking and placing position is close to the test tube conveying channel, the shaking position is away from the test tube conveying channel, and the test tube on the shaking component cannot collide with a test tube rack or a test tube on the test tube conveying channel when the shaking component shakes or swings the test tube at the shaking position. And shake even subassembly and can reciprocate in first position and second position, and the test tube conveying passageway is kept away from in first position, when the mounting bracket is getting and is put the position, shake even subassembly and press from both sides the test tube in the test tube conveying passageway when the second position, shake even subassembly and remove to first position afterwards, the mounting bracket removes to shake even position, shake even subassembly and begin to rock or swing the test tube that is pressed from both sides, that is, shake even subassembly and begin to shake even, shake even subassembly and all keep away from the test tube conveying passageway in second direction and upper and lower direction, further make the test tube that is shaken even keep away from test tube rack and test tube on the test tube conveying passageway, in order to ensure that the test tube that is shaken even can not collide with test tube rack and test tube on the test tube conveying passageway, and other mechanisms of the opposite side of test tube conveying passageway.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a test tube handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the tube handling device of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 at A;

FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view at B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a reverse view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, with the mounting bracket in the shake-up position, the shake-up assembly in the first position, and the clamping mechanism in an upper limit position during shake-up;

FIG. 6 is a reverse view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, with the mounting bracket in the shake-up position, the shake-up assembly in the first position, and the clamping mechanism in a lower limit position during shake-up;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the base, the tube handling device and the tube gripping device;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the schematic diagram of FIG. 7 with the mounting bracket in a shake-up position and the shake-up assembly in a first position;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the schematic diagram of FIG. 7 with the mounting bracket in the pick-and-place position and the shaking-up assembly in the second position;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of the base, the tube transfer mechanism and the tube gripping device.

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The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. 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.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In the present utility model, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly 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.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present utility model, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" as it appears throughout includes three parallel schemes, for example "A and/or B", including the A scheme, or the B scheme, or the scheme where A and B are satisfied simultaneously. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.

The utility model provides a test tube operating device.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the cuvette handling apparatus is used in a sample processing system, the sample processing system includes a base 40 and a cuvette transport mechanism 50, the base 40 is provided with a cuvette transport channel 44 extending in a first direction, and the cuvette transport mechanism 50 is used to move a cuvette along the cuvette transport channel 44; the test tube handling apparatus includes:

The mounting frame 10 is movably arranged on the base 40 along a second direction, and is provided with a picking and placing position 41 and a shaking position 42 relative to the base 40, and the mounting frame 10 is close to the test tube conveying channel 44 at the picking and placing position 41, and the second direction is intersected with the first direction;

The shaking-up assembly 20 can be connected to the mounting frame 10 in a vertically movable manner, and is provided with a first position 11 and a second position 12 relative to the mounting frame 10, wherein the first position 11 is located above the second position 12, when the mounting frame 10 is located at the taking-out and placing position 41 and the shaking-up assembly 20 is located at the second position 12, the shaking-up assembly 20 can clamp a test tube located in the test tube conveying channel 44, and when the mounting frame 10 is located at the shaking-up position 42 and the shaking-up assembly 20 is located at the first position 11, the shaking-up assembly 20 drives the test tube to shake or swing.

According to the technical scheme of the utility model, the extending direction of the test tube conveying channel 44 is intersected with the moving direction of the mounting frame 10, and the mounting frame 10 is arranged on one side of the test tube conveying channel 44, namely, the mounting frame 10 can move close to and away from the test tube conveying channel 44, so that the taking and placing position 41 is close to the test tube conveying channel 44, and the shaking position 42 is away from the test tube conveying channel 44, so that when the shaking assembly 20 shakes or swings the test tube at the shaking position 42, the test tube on the shaking assembly 20 cannot collide with a test tube rack or the test tube on the test tube conveying channel 44. And shake the subassembly 20 and can reciprocate in first position 11 and second position 12, and first position 11 is kept away from test tube conveying passageway 44, when mounting bracket 10 is in getting and putting position 41, shake the subassembly 20 and when second position 12, shake the subassembly 20 and can follow test tube conveying passageway 44 and press from both sides the test tube, shake the subassembly 20 and remove to first position 11 afterwards, mounting bracket 10 moves to shake the position 42, shake the subassembly 20 and begin to shake or shake the test tube that is pressed from both sides and get caught, that is, shake the subassembly 20 and begin to shake when shaking the subassembly 20, shake the subassembly 20 and keep away from test tube conveying passageway 44 in both the second direction and upper and lower directions, further make the test tube that is shaken off test tube rack and test tube on the test tube conveying passageway 44, in order to ensure that the test tube that is shaken well will not collide with test tube rack and test tube on the test tube conveying passageway 44, and other mechanisms of the opposite side of test tube conveying passageway 44.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2 and 5 to 6, optionally, the tube handling device further includes a lifting assembly 13 provided on the mounting frame 10, and the shaking assembly 20 is drivingly connected to the lifting assembly 13 so as to be movable between at least a first position 11 and a second position 12. Without loss of generality, the lifting assembly 13 comprises a lifting driving piece 131, a lifting screw rod 132, a lifting platform 133 and two guide rods 134, a rotating shaft of the lifting driving piece 131 is in driving connection with the lifting screw rod 132, the lifting platform 133 is in threaded connection with the lifting screw rod 132, the two guide rods 134 are in sliding connection with two ends of the lifting platform 133 and can prevent the lifting platform 133 from following the rotation of the lifting screw rod 132, and the shaking assembly 20 is arranged on the lifting platform 133, so that when the lifting screw rod 132 is driven to rotate by the lifting driving piece 131, the lifting platform 133 moves along the extending direction of the lifting screw rod 132 under the action of threads, and the shaking assembly 20 can move between the first position 11 and the second position 12. In other embodiments, the lifting assembly 13 may also include a timing wheel and timing belt in driving connection with the lifting drive 131.

Optionally, the tube handling device further comprises a traverse assembly 43 mounted on the base 40, and the mounting frame 10 is drivingly connected to the traverse assembly 43 so as to be movable at least between the pick-and-place position 41 and the shake-up position 42. Without loss of generality, the traversing assembly 43 includes a belt conveying assembly and a traversing rail 431, the belt conveying assembly includes a traversing driving member and a belt drivingly connected to the traversing driving member, the belt extends in the second direction, and the mounting frame 10 is connected to the belt so as to be movable on the traversing rail 431. In other embodiments, the traversing assembly 43 may include a linear motor, the push rod of which pushes the mounting frame 10 on the traversing rail 431.

Optionally, the shaking module 20 includes a first driving member 21 provided on the mounting frame 10, and a clamping mechanism 22 drivingly connected to the first driving member 21, where the clamping mechanism 22 is used to clamp or release the test tube, and can shake or swing under the driving of the first driving member 21. The clamping mechanism 22 is driven to shake or swing through the first driving piece 21, so that the test tube on the clamping mechanism 22 shakes or swings, and the shaking operation is completed. In other embodiments, the shaking-up unit price may further include a spring and a clamping mechanism 22, wherein one end of the spring is connected with the clamping mechanism 22, and the spring can change back and forth in deformation and reset after initial deformation, and can drive the clamping mechanism 22 to move in the process. In another embodiment, the lifting assembly 13 or the traversing assembly 43 can also move rapidly and frequently, so that the test tube on the clamping mechanism 22 can shake and be uniformly shaken.

Alternatively, the first driving member 21 drives the gripping mechanism 22 to rotate about a rotation axis extending in the first direction, and the movement stroke of the lower end of the gripping mechanism 22 is located on the side of the rotation axis near the cuvette transport channel 44. When the gripping mechanism 22 is moved away from the tube holder at a location within the tube transfer channel 44, the location is emptied and the tube transfer mechanism 50 is deactivated when the shaking assembly 20 shakes a tube, the tube holder within the tube transfer channel 44 is stopped, so that the tube being swung passes through the emptied location when the gripping mechanism 22 swings to avoid striking the tube holder and other tubes on the tube holder. At the same time, the shaking-up assembly 20 swings the gripping mechanism 22 to a side near the cuvette delivery channel 44, helping to further reduce the installation space of the sample processing system. In other embodiments, the first driving member 21 may drive the gripping mechanism 22 to rotate about a rotation axis extending in the first direction and be capable of swinging on a side away from the tube conveying channel 44, or the first driving member 21 may drive the gripping mechanism 22360 ° to swing rotationally.

Referring to fig. 3 to 4, optionally, the test tube includes a tube body and a cap body covering the tube body, the sample processing system further includes a test tube clamping device 60, the test tube clamping device 60 is used for clamping the test tube located in the test tube conveying channel 44, the test tube handling device further includes a cap removing component 30 disposed on the clamping mechanism 22, and when the mounting frame 10 is at the picking and placing position 41, the cap removing component 30 can pick up the cap body of the test tube located in the test tube conveying channel 44. It is known that the structure for uncapping the test tube and the structure for shaking the test tube are integrated on the test tube handling device, and the structure for uncapping the test tube and the structure for shaking the test tube share the clamping mechanism 22, which is helpful for reducing the volume of the sample processing system, and reducing the position occupied by placing the sample processing system, so as to be able to place more medical instruments in a laboratory in a certain space. In other embodiments, the structure for uncapping the test tube and the structure for shaking the test tube can be split into two devices without the test tube clamping device 60 and the uncapping assembly 30; or the test tube handling apparatus further comprises a second gripping mechanism 22, the second gripping mechanism 22 being adapted to uncap the test tube.

After shaking, the mounting frame 10 is moved to the picking and placing position 41, and the shaking assembly 20 is moved from the first position 11 to the second position 12 of the mounting frame 10 to place the test tube back to the free position on the test tube rack. At the same time, the tube gripping device 60 grips the tube being returned from the delivery channel, the cap removal assembly 30 of the gripping mechanism 22 removes the cap from the tube, and after the gripping mechanism 22 is separated from the tube being removed, the tube delivery mechanism 50 begins to operate and moves the next tube to be shaken well in front of the tube handling device.

Optionally, the gripping mechanism 22 includes two opposing gripping jaws 221, a gripping space is formed between the two gripping jaws 221, the cap removing assembly 30 includes a second driving member 31 disposed on the gripping jaws 221, and a roller module drivingly connected to the second driving member 31, the roller module includes at least two rollers 32, and the rollers 32 roll against the side surface of the cap located in the gripping space to rotate the cap relative to the body, so as to be able to separate the cap from the tube. In the uncapping process, the roller 32 drives the cap to move upwards relative to the body and rotate around the axis of the roller, namely, the cap is spirally lifted relative to the body, the uncapping process is softer, aerosol is not easy to generate, and the risk of cross infection with surrounding samples is reduced. When the test tube is in a shaking state, the two rollers 32 and the inner wall surface of the other clamping jaw 221 opposite to the rollers 32 jointly clamp the cap body, so that the test tube can be prevented from being thrown out of the clamping mechanism 22 in the shaking process. In other embodiments, the gripping mechanism 22 may also include a clamping jaw 221 comprising three clamping blocks, the clamping jaw 221 being connected to a rotating motor, and the clamping jaw 221 having friction particles on a side of the clamping jaw 221 adjacent to the test tube, the three clamping blocks clamping the cap such that the cap rotates relative to the tube. In another embodiment, the cap body is vertically inserted into the tube body, the cap body is clamped by the cap removing assembly 30, the tube body is clamped by the tube clamping device 60, and the lifting assembly 13 drives the clamping mechanism 22 to move upwards so as to pull out the cap body.

Further, the gripping mechanism 22 includes an electric jaw 222, and two movable blocks of the electric jaw 222 capable of approaching and separating from each other are respectively connected to the two jaws 221, so that the two jaws 221 can approach each other in a centered manner to grip the cap body. In other embodiments, it is also possible that the holiday mechanism comprises a drive motor, the push rod of which is connected to any of the clamping jaws 221 so as to be able to push this clamping jaw 221 towards the other clamping jaw 221 to grip the cap.

Optionally, the uncapping assembly 30 further includes a driving gear set 33, the driving gear set 33 includes a driving gear 331 and a driven gear 332 meshed with each other, the driving gear 331 is disposed on the rotating shaft of the second driving member 31, and the driven gear 332 is in rolling contact with the roller 32. That is, the transmission gear set 33 can transmit the power of the second driving member 31 to the roller 32 to rotate the roller 32. In other embodiments, the cap removing assembly 30 may further include a synchronous belt set, where the synchronous belt set includes a driving wheel and a synchronous belt, and one end of the synchronous belt is sleeved with the driving wheel, and the other end is sleeved with the roller 32 to drive the roller 32 to rotate.

Optionally, any one of the two clamping jaws 221 is provided with a mounting space for mounting the roller 32, and the mounting space is communicated with the clamping space, so that a part of the structure of the roller 32 extends into the clamping space. Can avoid gyro wheel 32 deposition, and make gyro wheel 32 and test tube's contact surface slightly protrude in the inner wall surface of clamping jaw 221, make clamping jaw 221 can play better guard action to the test tube. In other embodiments, there may be no installation space.

Optionally, the inner side surface of the clamping jaw 221 is provided with a concave cylindrical surface 221a adapted to the test tube, the clamping space is formed between the two concave cylindrical surfaces 221a, the concave cylindrical surface 221a is provided with a yielding gap 221b corresponding to the roller 32, and the roller 32 passes through the yielding gap 221b and stretches into the clamping space. The concave cylindrical surface 221a can better surround the wall surface of the cap body so as to better match the roller 32 to clamp the cap body. In other embodiments, the concave cylindrical surface 221a may not be provided.

Optionally, a supporting flange 221c is convexly disposed at the lower end of the concave cylindrical surface 221a, and the supporting flange 221c is used to abut against the lower end surface of the cap body. When the second driving member 31 makes the cap body spirally and upwards separate from the pipe body, the lifting assembly 13 drives the clamping mechanism 22 to synchronously move upwards, so that the supporting flange 221c pushes the cap body to move upwards, and the cap body is convenient to separate from the pipe body. In other embodiments, the support flange 221c may not be provided.

Referring to fig. 7 to 10, the present utility model further provides a sample processing system, which includes a base 40, a tube conveying mechanism 50 and a tube handling device, wherein the specific structure of the tube handling device refers to the above embodiment. Wherein the base 40 is provided with a cuvette delivery channel 44 extending in a first direction; a tube transport mechanism 50 is provided on the base 40, the tube transport mechanism 50 being configured to move a tube along the tube transport path 44.

In the technical scheme of the utility model, the operation flow of the sample processing system is as follows: before the test tube conveying mechanism 50 moves the test tube to be shaken to the test tube operating device, the test tube conveying mechanism is opposite to the picking and placing position 41, then the movement is stopped, the traversing assembly 43 drives the mounting frame 10 to move to the picking and placing position 41, the lifting assembly 13 drives the shaking assembly 20 to move to the second position 12, the two clamping jaws 221 on the clamping mechanism 22 clamp the test tube in a centering manner, then the lifting assembly 13 drives the shaking assembly 20 to move to the first position 11 so as to pull the test tube out of the test tube rack, after the traversing assembly 43 drives the mounting frame 10 to move to the shaking position 42, the first driving member 21 drives the clamping mechanism 22 to swing, so that the test tube clamped by the clamping jaws 221 swings, after a certain times or time of swinging, the first driving member 21 resets the clamping mechanism 22 and stops swinging, the mounting frame 10 is moved back to the picking position 41 when the assembly 43 is transversely moved, the lifting assembly 13 moves the shaking assembly 20 downwards to the second position 12 so as to put the shaking test tube back to the test tube rack, the test tube clamping device 60 clamps the tube body of the test tube to be put back, the roller 32 on the clamping jaw 221 rolls under the driving of the second driving piece 31 to drive the cap body to spirally lift relative to the tube body, the lifting assembly 13 drives the clamping jaw 221 to synchronously move upwards in the process, the supporting flange 221c on the clamping jaw 221 pushes the cap body to move upwards, after the cap body is completely separated from the tube body, the clamping jaw 221 removes the cap body from the upper side of the tube body, the test tube conveying mechanism 50 removes the test tube after the cap removal from the front of the test tube operating device, and the next test tube waiting for shaking is moved to the front of the test tube operating device.

The foregoing description is only of the optional embodiments of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all the equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A cuvette handling device for a sample processing system, the sample processing system comprising a base provided with a cuvette delivery channel extending in a first direction, and a cuvette delivery mechanism for moving a cuvette along the cuvette delivery channel; the test tube handling apparatus includes:

The mounting frame is movably arranged on the base along a second direction and is provided with a picking and placing position and a shaking position relative to the base, and in the picking and placing position, the mounting frame is close to the test tube conveying channel, and the second direction is intersected with the first direction;

The shaking component can be connected to the mounting frame in a vertical moving mode, and is provided with a first position and a second position relative to the mounting frame, the first position is located above the second position, the shaking component can clamp a test tube located in the test tube conveying channel when the mounting frame is located at the picking and placing position and the shaking component is located at the second position, and the shaking component drives the test tube to shake or swing when the mounting frame is located at the shaking position and the shaking component is located at the first position.

2. The cuvette handling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a lift assembly disposed on the mounting frame, the shaking assembly drivingly coupled to the lift assembly for movement between at least the first position and the second position;

And/or, the test tube operating device further comprises a traversing assembly arranged on the base, and the mounting frame is connected with the traversing assembly in a driving way so as to at least move between the picking and placing position and the shaking position.

3. The test tube handling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shaking assembly comprises a first drive member disposed on the mounting frame, and a gripping mechanism drivingly coupled to the first drive member, the gripping mechanism being configured to grip or release a test tube and being configured to shake or oscillate under the drive of the first drive member.

4. A cuvette handling device according to claim 3, wherein the first drive member drives the gripping mechanism in rotation about an axis of rotation extending in the first direction, and wherein the movement stroke of the lower end of the gripping mechanism is located on a side of the axis of rotation which is adjacent to the cuvette transport channel.

5. A test tube handling apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the test tube comprises a tube body and a cap covering the tube body, the sample processing system further comprising a test tube gripping device for gripping a test tube located in the test tube transport path, the test tube handling apparatus further comprising a uncapping assembly provided to the gripping mechanism, the uncapping assembly being capable of extracting the cap of a test tube located in the test tube transport path when the mounting frame is in the pick-and-place position.

6. The test tube handling apparatus of claim 5, wherein the gripping mechanism comprises two opposing jaws defining a gripping space therebetween, the uncapping assembly comprises a second drive member disposed on the jaws, a roller module drivingly coupled to the second drive member, the roller module comprising at least two rollers in rolling engagement with sides of a cap disposed in the gripping space to rotate the cap relative to the tube.

7. The cuvette handling device of claim 6, wherein the uncapping assembly further comprises a drive gear set comprising a driving gear and a driven gear engaged with each other, the driving gear being disposed on the axis of rotation of the second drive member, the driven gear being in rolling engagement with the roller.

8. The cuvette handling device according to claim 6, wherein any one of the two clamping jaws is provided with a mounting space for mounting the roller, and wherein the mounting space communicates with the clamping space such that a part of the structure of the roller protrudes into the clamping space.

9. The test tube handling apparatus of claim 7, wherein the inner side of the clamping jaw is provided with a concave cylindrical surface adapted to the test tube, the clamping space is formed between the two concave cylindrical surfaces, the concave cylindrical surface is provided with a yielding gap corresponding to the roller, and the roller passes through the yielding gap and stretches into the clamping space;

And/or the lower end of the concave cylindrical surface is provided with a bearing flange in an inward convex manner, and the bearing flange is used for being abutted against the lower end face of the cap body.

10. A sample processing system, comprising:

a base provided with a test tube conveying channel extending along a first direction;

The test tube conveying mechanism is arranged on the base and is used for enabling the test tube to move along the test tube conveying channel; and

The cuvette handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cuvette handling device is movably arranged on the base in a second direction, the second direction being arranged to intersect the first direction, and the cuvette handling device is capable of gripping a cuvette in the cuvette delivery channel and driving the cuvette to shake or swing.