JP2012251883A - Blood collection tube preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blood collection tube preparation device capable of replenishing a blood collection tube without stopping an operation.SOLUTION: In the blood collection tube preparation device including a housing device 5b for housing a blood collection tube Y, a transfer device 20 for transferring the blood collection tube from the housing device 5b to a label sticking device, and a casing for housing the housing device 5b, the housing device 5b comprises: a fixed case 30 which is fixed inside the casing; a movable case 31 which is disposed movably so as to be close to/away from the fixed case 30 and is convertible to a housed state that it is brought close to the fixed case 30 and housed inside the casing and a withdrawn state that it is brought away from the fixed case 30 and withdrawn to the outside of the casing; a delivery mechanism 35 which delivers the blood collection tube Y housed in the fixed case 30 to the transfer device 20; and a supply mechanism 40 which is convertible to a supply state of supplying the blood collection tube Y housed in the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30 and a supply stop state of not supplying it to the fixed case 30 in the housed state of the movable case 31.

Description

  The present invention relates to a blood collection tube preparation device for preparing a blood collection tube used for blood collection of a patient.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known a blood collection tube preparation device that labels a blood collection tube to be used and places it on a tray for each patient in order to perform blood collection smoothly when collecting blood of a patient in a hospital or the like. A blood collection tube preparation device described in Patent Document 1 includes a label printing application unit that prints on a blood collection tube label and affixes the blood collection tube, a blood collection tube storage case that stores the blood collection tube before labeling, and a label And a transfer means for transferring the blood collection tube before pasting from the blood collection tube housing means to the label printing pasting means. And in this blood-collecting-tube preparation apparatus, when the blood-collecting tube in a case runs short, it is comprised so that a blood-collecting-tube accommodation case may be pulled out from a housing and a blood collection tube may be replenished.

JP 2009-77796 A

  By the way, in the above conventional blood collection tube preparation device, when the blood collection tube storage case is pulled out from the housing, the blood collection tube cannot be taken in from the drawn blood collection tube storage case. Cannot be operated. Since a large number of storage cases are provided in the blood collection tube preparation device, stopping the device every time a blood collection tube is replenished to each case has been a major factor in reducing the operation efficiency of the device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the present situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a blood collection tube preparation device that can replenish a blood collection tube without stopping its operation.

  The present invention relates to a storage device for storing a blood collection tube before label application, a label printing device for printing on a label, a label application device for applying a label printed by the label printing device to a blood collection tube, and a label application from the storage device. In a blood collection tube preparation device comprising a transfer device that transports a blood collection tube to an apparatus, and a housing that houses at least a housing device, the housing device is fixed to the housing, and the fixing case A movable case that is arranged so as to be able to move away and can be converted into a storage state in which it is stored in the housing close to the fixed case, and a drawer state in which it is separated from the fixed case and pulled out of the housing, and a fixed case A feeding mechanism for sending the blood collection tube stored in the transfer device to the transfer device, a supply state for supplying the blood collection tube stored in the movable case to the fixed case, and a supply to the fixed case. A blood collection tube preparation device, characterized in that it had provided a convertible supply mechanism and supply stop state.

  In such a configuration, since the blood collection tube is sent from the fixed case to the transfer device, even if the movable case is pulled out from the housing, if the blood collection tube is accommodated in the fixed case, the blood collection tube preparation device The blood collection tube can be replenished to the movable case without stopping the operation, and if the movable case pulled out is stored in the housing, the blood collection tube replenished to the movable case can be supplied to the fixed case. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately perform a blood collection tube replenishment operation while operating the blood collection tube preparation device.

  In the present invention, the storage device is configured so that the upper edge of the movable case and the upper edge of the fixed case are close to each other when the movable case is stored, and the supply mechanism is movable in the supply state. A configuration is proposed that includes a conveyor that feeds the blood collection tube in the case to the height of the upper edge adjacent to the movable case and the fixed case and sends it into the fixed case.

  In such a configuration, the fixed case and the movable case can be disposed at substantially the same height position so as to pass over the upper edge of the fixed case and the movable case and send the blood collection tube from the movable case to the fixed case. This makes it possible to make the storage device compact. Further, by turning the conveyor on and off, the supply state and the supply stop state of the supply mechanism can be easily switched.

  Further, in the present invention, the storage device is converted into a lock state in which the movable case cannot be separated from the fixed case and a release state in which the movable case can be separated in the stored state of the movable case. The lock device is locked at least in the supply state of the supply mechanism, and when the lock release switch disposed outside the housing is operated, the lock device is released after the supply mechanism is in the supply stop state. It is proposed that it is configured to be in a state.

  In such a configuration, the movable case is not separated from the fixed case while the blood collection tube is being sent from the movable case to the fixed case. Can be reliably prevented.

  Further, in the present invention, the storage device includes a remaining amount detection sensor that detects the remaining amount of the blood collection tube in the fixed case, and the remaining amount of the blood collection tube in the fixed case when the movable case is stored. It is proposed that the supply mechanism is in a supply state when the value falls below a predetermined supply level, and the supply mechanism is in a supply stop state when the remaining amount of blood collection tubes in the fixed case exceeds a predetermined full level. The

  In such a configuration, the blood collection tubes are supplied from the movable case to the fixed case according to the remaining amount of blood collection tubes in the fixed case, so that the blood collection tubes can be accommodated in the fixed case without excess or deficiency.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the blood collection tube can be replenished to the storage device without stopping the operation of the blood collection tube preparation device, the operation rate of the blood collection tube preparation device is higher than that of the conventional configuration. Can be improved.

It is a perspective view of the blood-tube collection preparation apparatus 1 of an Example. 3 is a perspective view of a main body 2. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the collection unit 3. 4 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of the main body 2. FIG. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows a part of accommodating apparatus 5a, 5b and the label printing sticking apparatus 6 from FIG. It is a perspective view of the label printing sticking apparatus 6. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the label printing sticking apparatus. It is a perspective view of the flame | frame 16 and the lower transfer apparatus 20. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a lower transfer device 20. FIG. It is an upper part enlarged view of the lower transfer apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the lower transfer apparatus. It is a perspective view of the lower accommodation apparatus 5b which made the movable case 31 the accommodation state. It is a perspective view of the lower accommodating apparatus 5b which made the movable case 31 the drawing-out state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the lower accommodating apparatus 5b. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the lower accommodating apparatus 5b. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the upper accommodating apparatus 5a.

  Embodiments of the present invention are described according to the following examples.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a blood collection tube preparation device 1 according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front side. The blood collection tube preparatory device 1 includes a main body portion 2 that attaches a label to a required blood collection tube and discharges it, and a collection portion 3 that accommodates the labeled blood collection tube discharged from the main body portion 2 in a tray. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 2 includes a housing 4 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction. A plurality of storage devices 5 a and 5 b for storing blood collection tubes and a label printing application device 6 for printing labels and attaching them to the blood collection tubes are housed inside the housing 4. The front panels 9a and 9b attached to the devices 5a and 5b and the label printing and pasting device 6 are exposed. A panel 9 covering the right side of the housing 4 is formed with a blood collection tube outlet 7 for discharging the labeled blood collection tube, and a monitor for displaying various information on the housing 4. 8 is disposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the collection unit 3 is installed so as to be adjacent to the right side of the main body unit 2, and stores the blood collection tube in the tray X at a position directly below the blood collection tube discharge port 7 of the main body unit 2. The blood collection tube collection position P is set. Then, the collection unit 3 includes a tray supply device 10 that supplies an empty tray X to the blood collection tube collection position P, a tray discharge device 11 that discharges the tray X that has already been collected from the blood collection tube collection position P, and a blood collection tube And a non-sticking paper printing apparatus 13 that prints a printed matter that is not attached to the paper and sends it to the tray X. Specifically, the tray supply device 10 collects empty trays X by stacking and storing the tray storage unit 14 and the trays X stored in the tray storage unit 14 one by one by a delivery device (not shown). It is sent out to the collection position P. The tray discharge device 11 is a belt conveyor in the front-rear direction, and the tray X containing the blood collection tube at the blood collection tube collection position P is transferred to the front of the blood collection tube collection position P by the tray discharge device 11. The non-adhesive paper printing device 13 is disposed above the blood collection tube collection position P, and is placed on the blood collection tube collection position P by printing / cutting a hand-attached label, a blood collection tube instruction, or the like. Drop into Tray X.

  A control device (not shown) that controls the operation of the blood collection tube preparation device 1 is disposed below the collection unit 3. The control device receives blood collection preparation information including information on the patient to collect blood and the type of blood collection tube used for blood collection from the outside. When the blood collection preparation information is received, the control device operates the label printing and pasting device 6 and the like A label on which information is printed is attached to a required blood collection tube and discharged from the blood collection tube discharge port 7. At the same time, the control device waits for an empty tray X at the blood collection tube collection position P, and when the blood collection tubes for one patient are accommodated in the tray X, the tray X is discharged from the blood collection tube collection position P. An empty tray X is supplied to the blood collection tube collection position P.

  In this manner, the blood collection tube preparation apparatus 1 attaches a label on which necessary information or the like is printed to a blood collection tube used for blood collection based on blood collection preparation information transmitted from the outside, and collects blood collection tubes for one patient. House in one tray. Since the basic configuration of the blood collection tube preparation device 1 is the same as that of the existing device described in Patent Document 1, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, details of the configuration of the main body 2 will be described. 4 and 5 show the internal structure of the main body 2 by removing the panel 9 on the surface of the housing 4 and the front panels 9a and 9b (see FIG. 2) of the housing devices 5a and 5b and the label printing and pasting device 6. It is shown. The accommodating devices 5a and 5b and the label printing and pasting device 6 are unitized into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front and rear directions, and are accommodated inside the frame 16 of the housing 4. Specifically, three label printing application devices 6 are stored side by side on the upper portion of the frame 16, and one storage device (upper storage device) 5 a is provided next to each label printing application device 6. The Three storage devices (lower storage devices) 5b are provided below each label printing and pasting device 6 in stages.

The label printing / applying device 6 is obtained by integrating a label printing device 60 and a label applying device 61 according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the label printing device 60 is arranged from the front part to the center part of the label printing application device 6, and the label application device 61 is arranged at the rear part of the label printing application device 6. The Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the label printing apparatus 60 includes a roll holding unit 62 that holds a roll of label paper, and a printing unit 63 that performs printing on the label paper drawn backward from the roll holding unit 62. And a peeling part 64 for peeling the release paper from the printed label, and a release paper collecting part 65 for winding the peeled release paper. On the other hand, the label sticking device 61 has a sticking part 66 for sticking the peeled label supplied from the peeling part 64 to the blood collection tube Y, a discharge conveyor 67 for discharging the blood sticking blood tube Y with label attached, and a sampling before label sticking. A receiving unit 68 that receives the blood vessel Y from the outside and a direction detection unit 70 that detects the direction of the blood collection tube Y are provided.
More specifically, the receiving portion 68 is a dish-like body that is large enough to accommodate a single blood collection tube Y and is arranged on the upper portion of the label sticking device 61. As will be described later, the receiving device 5a, The blood collection tube Y of 5b is transferred to the receiving unit 68. The blood collection tube Y accommodated in the receiving unit 68 is pushed forward of the receiving unit 68 at a required timing by the operation of the push-out solenoid 69 and supplied to the pasting unit 66 via the direction detecting unit 70. The discharge conveyor 67 is a left-right conveyor disposed immediately below the sticking portion 66, and the transporting route to the blood collection tube discharge port 7 is formed by connecting the discharge conveyor 67 disposed in each label sticking device 61. doing. That is, the labeled blood collection tube Y is dropped from the pasting portion 66 onto the discharge conveyor 67 and carried out to the blood collection tube discharge port 7. In addition, since the structure of this label printing sticking apparatus 6 is the same as that of a conventional structure, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a lower transfer device 20 for transferring the blood collection tube Y of the lower housing device 5 b to the label sticking device 61 is disposed on the back side of the housing 4. One lower transfer device 20 is disposed in each row of the lower accommodating device 5b disposed in the left and right three rows. As shown in FIG. 9, each lower transfer device 20 includes a first mechanism unit 21 that lifts the blood collection tube Y and a second mechanism that sends the pumped blood collection tube Y to the receiving unit 68 of the label sticking device 61. Part 22.

  The first mechanism unit 21 includes a plurality of mounting plate pieces 23 on which the blood collection tubes Y are placed, and a lifting conveyer 24 that transfers the mounting plate pieces 23 upward, as shown in FIG. The blood collection tube Y delivered from the storage device 5b is received and transported onto the mounting plate piece 23. Further, an extrusion guide 25 squeezed forward is disposed on the upper part of the transporting conveyor 24, and the blood collection tube Y transported by the transporting conveyor 24 comes into contact with the extrusion guide 25 and is guided by the guide action. It is comprised so that it may roll forward from the boarding board piece 23. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the second mechanism unit 22 includes a standby unit 26 that can accommodate a single blood collection tube Y. The blood collection tube Y that has been rolled down from the mounting plate piece 23 by the push-out guide 25 falls into the standby unit 26. The wall plate 27 that partitions the front and rear of the standby unit 26 is provided so as to be movable in the forward direction. When the wall plate 27 is driven forward, the blood collection tube Y held by the standby unit 26 rolls forward, It is configured to be accommodated in the receiving portion 68 located below. A horizontal conveyor 28 in the left-right direction is provided at the bottom of the standby unit 26. When the label printing and sticking device 6 of the blood collection tube transfer destination is stopped due to running out of paper or the like, the horizontal conveyor 28 is driven to convey the blood collection tube Y to the standby unit 26 of the adjacent lower transfer device 20. Thus, the blood collection tube Y can be supplied to another label printing / applying device 6.

  Below, the structure of the lower accommodating apparatus 5b arrange | positioned below the label printing sticking apparatus 6 among the accommodating apparatuses 5a and 5b which concern on the principal part of this invention is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the lower housing device 5 b is formed by connecting a fixed case 30 and a movable case 31 that are open upward so that they can be slid forward and backward by slide mechanisms 32 and 32. The fixed case 30 is fixed to the frame 16 of the housing 4, and the movable case 31 is in a retracted state (see FIG. 12) close to the front side of the fixed case 30 and a pulled-out state (see FIG. 12) spaced forward of the fixed case 30. (See FIG. 13). As shown in FIG. 1, in the storage state α of the movable case 31, the fixed case 30 and the movable case 31 are stored in the housing 4, and the handle of the front panel 9 a attached to the front surface of the movable case 31 is moved forward. By pulling the movable case 31 into the pulled-out state β, the movable case 31 is pulled out to the front of the housing 4, and a blood collection tube can be added to the movable case 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the fixed case 30 is a case body in which an inclined bottom portion 33 inclined downward from the front upper edge toward the rear lower side is formed, and thereafter, a blood collection tube Y can be delivered to the lower corner. The delivery opening 34 is formed, and a delivery mechanism 35 for delivering the blood collection tubes Y one by one to the lower transfer device 20 is disposed in the delivery opening 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the delivery mechanism 35 includes an intake roller 36 that takes in the blood collection tube Y, a delivery motor 37 that rotates the intake roller 36, and a blood collection tube Y that is taken in by the intake roller 36. And a guide 39 for guiding the transfer device 20. The take-in roller 36 is provided with an accommodation recess 38 of a size that can accommodate a single blood collection tube in the outer peripheral portion, and is disposed so as to close the delivery opening 34. When rotationally driven, as shown in FIG. 15A, the blood collection tube Y near the delivery opening 34 rolls into the housing recess 38, and the blood collection tube Y is released at a position where the housing recess 38 has moved rearward. By the guide action 39, it is guided so as to slide down on the mounting plate piece 23 of the lower transfer device 20. As described above, in the lower housing device 5 b, the blood collection tube Y in the fixed case 30 moves to the lower rear corner of the fixed case 30 along the slope of the inclined bottom portion 33, and one by one to the lower transfer device 20 by the delivery mechanism 35. Sent out.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the movable case 31 is a case body having a longitudinal length of about 2 to 3 times that of the fixed case 30, and can accommodate a larger amount of blood collection tubes Y than the fixed case 30. . A supply mechanism 40 that supplies the blood collection tube Y in the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30 is disposed at the bottom of the movable case 31. The supply mechanism 40 inclines up to the rear upper edge of the movable case 31 from the substantially flat first conveyor 40a provided from the front end to the center of the bottom of the movable case 31, and from the rear end of the first conveyor 40a. And the second conveyor 40b. In the supply state of the supply mechanism 40, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 (a), the blood collection tubes Y in the movable case 31 are moved backward by the first conveyor 40a by driving the conveyors 40a and 40b. Furthermore, it is transported to the rear upper edge by the second conveyor 40b. Then, the blood collection tube Y lifted up to the rear upper edge passes over the rear upper edge of the movable case 31 and the front upper edge of the fixed case 30 adjacent to the rear upper edge, and moves from the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30. Is sent out. In the supply stop state of the supply mechanism 40, the blood collection tubes Y in the movable case 31 remain in the case by stopping the conveyors 40a and 40b.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, remaining amount detection sensors 41 a to 41 d for detecting the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in each case are disposed on the inner side surfaces of the fixed case 30 and the movable case 31. The The two remaining amount detection sensors 41a and 41b of the fixed case 30 are each composed of an optical sensor, and one remaining amount detection sensor 41a is disposed immediately before the delivery opening 34, and the presence or absence of the blood collection tube Y at that position. By detecting this, it is used to detect whether the blood collection tube Y of the fixed case 30 is below a predetermined supply level. The other remaining amount detection sensor 41b is disposed in the upper part of the case and detects whether or not the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y has reached a predetermined full level by detecting the presence or absence of the blood collection tube Y at that position. Used for Further, the two remaining amount detection sensors 41c and 41d of the movable case 31 are also made of optical sensors, and are disposed at a position above the rear end of the first conveyor 40a and a position above the center of the first conveyor 40a. The remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the movable case 31 is detected by detecting the presence or absence of the blood collection tube Y at the position.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a drawer state detection sensor 42 that detects the position of the movable case 31 is disposed at the lower front end of the fixed case 30. The drawer state detection sensor 42 includes a limit switch. When the movable case 31 is housed, the drawer state detection sensor 42 comes into contact with the rear end portion of the movable case 31 and turns on. In the drawer state of the movable case 31, the rear end portion of the movable case 31 is turned on. It is configured to be turned off by being separated.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the front end portion of the fixed case 30 and the rear end portion of the movable case 31 are in a locked state in which the movable case 31 cannot be separated from the fixed case 30 when the movable case 31 is stored. And a lock device 44 that converts the movable case 31 into a released state in which the movable case 31 can be separated. The lock device 44 is electrically controlled by the control device. Normally, the lock device 44 is locked when the movable case 31 is stored, and is released when the lock release switch 45 provided on the front panel 9a is pressed. Is configured to convert to

Below, the action | operation of the lower accommodating apparatus 5b is demonstrated.
In the operating state of the blood collection preparation device 1, as described above, the blood collection tube used for blood collection is transferred from the storage devices 5a and 5b to the label printing and pasting device 6 based on the blood collection preparation information. That is, every time the blood collection tube Y accommodated in the lower accommodation device 5b is required, the delivery mechanism 35 takes in the blood collection tube Y accommodated in the fixed case 30 and the upper portion of the mounting plate piece 23 of the lower transfer device 20. , And the lower transfer device 20 transfers the blood collection tube Y to the label printing / applying device 6.

  Here, during the operation of the blood collection tube preparation device 1, the movable case 31 is normally in the housed state, and when the blood collection tubes Y in the fixed case 30 are reduced, the supply mechanism 40 causes the movable case 31 to move from the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30. A blood collection tube Y is supplied. More specifically, when the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the fixed case 30 falls below the required supply level, the supply mechanism 40 enters the supply state and the blood collection tube Y is supplied from the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30. Then, when the blood collection tube Y is supplied until it exceeds the full level, the supply mechanism 40 is in a supply stop state, and the supply of the blood collection tube Y is stopped until the remaining amount falls below the required supply level again. ing.

  When the blood collection tube Y is supplied from the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30 and the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the movable case 31 decreases, first, the remaining amount detection sensor 41d at the center of the first conveyor 40a is turned off. At this time, the monitor 8 is informed that the remaining capacity of the lower accommodating device 5b has decreased. When the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the movable case 31 further decreases, the remaining amount detection sensor 41c at the rear end of the first conveyor 40a is turned off. At this time, the monitor 8 is informed that the movable case 31 of the lower housing apparatus 5b is empty. As described above, the blood collection tube preparation device 1 notifies the decrease in the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the movable case 31, but until the fixed case 30 becomes empty regardless of the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the movable case 31. Continue operation.

  While the blood collection tube preparation device 1 is in operation, the locking device 44 is locked, and the movable case 31 is locked so that it cannot be pulled out even if the handle of the front panel 9a is pulled. When the movable case 31 is pulled out during operation, it is necessary to press the lock release switch 45 (see FIG. 1) provided on the front panel 9a of the lower housing apparatus 5b. When the lock release switch 45 is operated, the control device first pulls the movable case 31 out of the housing 4 by setting the supply mechanism 40 of the movable case 31 to the supply stop state and then setting the lock device 44 to the unlock state. It becomes possible.

  When the movable case 31 is pulled out while the blood collection tube preparation device 1 is in operation, the pull-out state detection sensor 42 is turned off and the monitor 8 is notified that the movable case 31 has been pulled out. However, even when the movable case 31 is in the pulled-out state, the blood collection tube preparation device 1 does not stop, and unless the fixed case 30 becomes empty, the blood collection tube Y is taken from the fixed case 30 and the operation is continued. When the drawn movable case 31 is stored in the housing 4, the drawn state detection sensor 42 is turned on, whereby the lock device 44 is converted to the locked state and the movable case 31 is locked so that it cannot be pulled out.

  Next, the configuration of the upper accommodating device 5a provided next to the label printing / applying device 6 will be described. This upper accommodating device 5a differs from the above-described lower accommodating device 5b only in the configuration of the delivery mechanism 35 that delivers the blood collection tube Y from the fixed case 30, and the other configurations are the same. The common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawing and description thereof is omitted. In the upper accommodation device 5a, as shown in FIG. 16, the delivery mechanism 35 causes the blood collection tube Y taken into the accommodation recess 38 of the take-in roller 36 from the delivery opening 34 of the fixed case 30 to be directly below the delivery opening 34. Configured to discharge. And the blood collection tube Y discharge | released from the taking-in roller 36 is comprised so that it may be transferred to the receiving part 68 of the label printing sticking apparatus 6 by the upper transfer apparatus 50 arrange | positioned under the discharge | release position. The upper transfer device 50 includes a tube receiving member 51 having a recess capable of receiving the blood collection tube Y, an upward position where the tube receiving member 51 can receive the blood collection tube Y from the intake roller 36 into the recess, and a recess. And a conversion motor 52 that drives to convert the blood collection tube Y received to the downward position to drop it into the receiving portion 68. As described above, the upper storage device 5a is different from the lower storage device 5b only in the delivery mechanism 35, and other configurations such as the fixed case 30, the movable case 31, and the supply mechanism 40 are the same as those of the lower storage device 5b. It is.

  As described above, the blood collection tube preparation device 1 of the present embodiment is configured to draw out the movable case 31 of the storage devices 5a and 5b from the housing 4 and replenish the blood collection tube Y. However, the movable case 31 is pulled out. However, the blood collection tube preparation device 1 can continue to operate by taking the blood collection tube Y from the fixed case 30. Further, when the movable case 31 is in the housed state, the blood collection tube Y supplemented to the movable case 31 can be supplied to the fixed case 30 as needed. Therefore, according to the blood collection tube preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the blood collection tube Y can be replenished without stopping the operation, and higher operational efficiency than before can be realized.

  In particular, in this embodiment, the movable case 31 is housed, and the rear upper edge of the movable case 31 is brought close to the upper upper edge of the fixed case 30 so that the blood collection tube Y of the movable case 31 is conveyed to the conveyor. 40a and 40b are lifted to the height of the upper edge and sent to the fixed case 30, so that the fixed case 30 and the movable case 31 are arranged at substantially the same height position, and the storage device 5a, 5b can have a compact configuration.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the movable case 31 is stored, when the movable case 31 cannot be pulled out by the locking device 44 and the lock release switch 45 is operated, the supply mechanism 40 is first set in the supply stop state and then locked. Since the device 44 is converted to the released state, the blood collection tube Y delivered from the movable case 31 is fixed even if the movable case 31 is pulled out and separated from the fixed case 30 while the blood collection tube preparation device 1 is in operation. It does not roll out of the case 30.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the fixed case 31 falls below a predetermined supply level, the supply mechanism 40 is in a supply state and the blood collection tube Y is supplied from the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30. Since the supply mechanism 40 is in a supply stop state when the remaining amount of the blood collection tube Y in the fixed case 31 exceeds a predetermined full level, the supply of the blood collection tube Y to the fixed case 30 is stopped. The blood collection tube Y can be accommodated in the fixed case 30 without excess or deficiency, whereby the blood collection tube Y of the accommodation devices 5a and 5b can be sent out to the transfer devices 20 and 50 without delay.

  In addition, the blood-collecting-tube preparation apparatus of this invention can add a various change in the range which does not deviate from the summary of not only the form of the said Example but this invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, all the storage devices 5a and 5b arranged in the blood collection tube preparation device 1 can be replenished with blood collection tubes without stopping the operation of the blood collection tube preparation device 1. The blood collection tube preparation device of the present invention may be configured to replenish the blood collection tube without stopping the operation of the blood collection tube preparation device with respect to at least a part of the storage devices. This is because the operating efficiency can be sufficiently improved by simply allowing the blood collection tube to be replenished without stopping the operation of the blood collection tube preparation device for a storage device having a high use frequency of the blood collection tube and a large number of replenishment operations.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the supply mechanism 40 that supplies the blood collection tube Y from the movable case 31 to the fixed case 30 is realized by a mechanism that lifts the blood collection tube Y so as to exceed the upper edge of the movable case 31 and the fixed case 30. However, the supply mechanism according to the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and includes, for example, a blood collection tube supply path formed between the movable case and the fixed case, and a shutter that opens and closes the blood collection tube supply path. It is also suggested to do. That is, in such a configuration, the blood collection tube supply path can be supplied from the movable case to the fixed case by opening the blood collection tube supply path while the movable case is stored, and the blood collection tube supply path can be closed by closing the blood collection tube supply path. The movable case can be separated from the fixed case without causing the blood collection tube to flow out of the path.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blood collection tube preparation apparatus 2 Main-body part 3 Recovery part 4 Case 5a Upper accommodation apparatus (accommodation apparatus)
5b Lower housing device (housing device)
6 Label printing device 16 Frame 20 Lower transfer device (transfer device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 Boarding plate piece 30 Fixed case 31 Movable case 32 Slide mechanism 33 Inclined bottom part 34 Sending opening part 35 Sending mechanism 36 Taking-in roller 37 Sending motor 38 Housing recessed part 39 Guide 40 Supply mechanism 40a 1st conveyor 40b 2nd conveyors 41a-41d Remaining amount detection sensor 42 Withdrawal state detection sensor 44 Lock device 45 Lock release switch 50 Upper transfer device (transfer device)
60 Label printing device 61 Label sticking device 68 Receiving part α Storage state β Pull-out state X Tray Y Blood collection tube

Claims (4)

A storage device for storing blood collection tubes before labeling;
A label printing device for printing on the label;
A label attaching device for attaching a label printed by the label printing device to a blood collection tube;
A transfer device for transferring the blood collection tube from the storage device to the labeling device;
In a blood collection tube preparation device comprising at least a housing for storing a storage device,
The container device is
A fixed case fixed in the housing;
Arranged so as to be movable toward and away from the fixed case, and can be converted into a stored state in the case close to the fixed case and a drawn state in which the fixed case is separated from the fixed case and pulled out of the case A movable case,
A delivery mechanism for delivering a blood collection tube housed in a fixed case to a transfer device;
A blood collection tube comprising: a supply mechanism capable of converting into a supply state in which the blood collection tube accommodated in the movable case is supplied to the fixed case and a supply stop state in which the movable case is not supplied to the fixed case. Preparation device.   The storage device is configured so that the upper edge of the movable case and the upper edge of the fixed case are close to each other when the movable case is stored, and the supply mechanism can move the blood collection tube in the movable case in the supply state. The blood collection tube preparation device according to claim 1, further comprising a conveyor that lifts the case up to a height of an upper edge adjacent to the fixed case and sends the same into the fixed case. The storage device includes a lock device that is converted into a locked state in which the movable case cannot be separated from the fixed case and a released state in which the movable case can be separated in the stored state of the movable case,
At least in the supply state of the supply mechanism, the lock device is in the locked state, and when the lock release switch disposed outside the housing is operated, the lock device is in the released state after the supply mechanism is in the supply stop state. The blood collection tube preparation device according to claim 1, wherein the blood collection tube preparation device is configured as described above.   The storage device includes a remaining amount detection sensor that detects the remaining amount of the blood collection tube in the fixed case, and the remaining amount of the blood collection tube in the fixed case falls below a predetermined supply level in the storage state of the movable case. The supply mechanism is configured to be in a supply state, and the supply mechanism is in a supply stop state when the remaining amount of the blood collection tube in the fixed case exceeds a predetermined full level. The blood collection tube preparation device according to any one of the above.

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