KR101732308B1 - Blood collecting tube automatic labeling device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically labeling a blood collection tube. More specifically, the apparatus comprises: a label supply means which separates a label from a label sheet and supplies the label; a label print unit which prints information on the label transferred by the label supply means; a label attachment means which attaches the label supplied from the label supply means to a held blood collection tube; and a label control unit which controls the label supply means, the label print unit, and the label attachment means. The label print unit receives an information signal transmitted from the label control unit, the information is printed on the label transferred by the label supply means, and the label attachment means automatically attaches the label to the blood collection tube. According to the present invention, a blood collection tube necessary for a person is selected, the label on which the personal information is printed is attached to the blood collection tube, a conventional medical accident that a blood collection tube is changed is prevented, labeling performed by handwork can be replaced, and it is possible to improve work efficiency.

Description

[0001] Blood collecting tube automatic labeling device [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic labeling apparatus, and more particularly, to a device for loading a blood collection tube to be supplied and automatically printing predetermined personal and blood test information on a label and then automatically attaching the blood to a blood collection tube. In other words, the present invention relates to a blood vessel automatic labeling device capable of fundamentally preventing a blood collection related medical accident that has been frequently encountered, and drastically improving the working efficiency of a medical field.

In general, as the technology of clinical trials is rapidly advanced, a wide range of blood tests including serum biochemical tests, serum immuno tests, and hematology tests contribute greatly to prevention of disease and early stage diagnosis.

A blood test collects a certain amount of blood irrespective of the subject and type of the test, and puts it in a blood vessel which is a special container during the process of storage, transportation and processing.

On the other hand, a blood vessel containing each blood vessel is printed with a label on which the individual and the blood test information are printed, and is attached to the blood vessel to prevent a medical accident that is changed to another blood vessel.

However, in the past, since an operator manually prints a label on which individual and blood test information are printed and attaches the label to the blood collection tube by hand, mistakes such as mistakenly attaching the label on which information of another person is written during busy work frequently occur, Technology has been developed and used.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent No. 0866410, a conventional automation apparatus grasps a blood collection tube and attaches a label to the outside to discharge it.

However, in this conventional device, the blood vessel reservoir is accommodated in the pallet, and each blood vessel is held down and gripped. Then, the blood vessel is transported to the inside, and the label is attached and discharged. There is a problem in that the structure for falling down is complicated and a separate cost is incurred.

As the blood vessels are crashed and gripped in at least one pallet accommodating the blood collection tube piles, the blood vessels that fall are likely to be tilted, resulting in a frequent breakdown.

Accordingly, there is an urgent need to develop a technique that is simple in structure, capable of attaching a label on which blood supply to a blood vessel and personal and blood test information is printed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a label printing apparatus, a label printing apparatus, And a label control unit for controlling the label supplying unit, the label printing unit, and the label attaching unit, wherein the label control unit transmits the label to the blood vessel, The label printing unit receives an information signal and prints the information on a label transferred by the label supply unit. The labeling unit automatically attaches the information signal to the blood collection tube to prevent a medical accident in which the blood vessels are changed Of course, it is possible to substitute the manual labeling, so that the automatic labeling device for blood vessels can be improved The purpose is to serve.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a label printing apparatus including a label supply unit for separating and supplying a label from a label, a label printing unit for printing information on the label transferred by the label supply unit, And a label control unit for controlling the label supply unit, the label printing unit, and the label attaching unit, wherein the information signal transmitted from the label control unit is supplied to the label printing unit, The information is printed on the label conveyed by the label supplying means and automatically attached to the blood collecting vessel by the label attaching means.

Preferably, the label supply means includes a label supply rod for rotatably mounting a label roll wound with a label sheet having a plurality of empty labels, a label roll separated from the label roll placed on the label supply rod, A label separating portion for separating and discharging the label by the label attaching means by switching the direction of the label sheet which is placed on the label supply bar and is conveyed to the label collecting bar, and a label separating portion for separating the label sheets separated from the plurality of labels, And a recovery motor for rotating the label recovery bar to guide the label.

And roll position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the label feed rod and the label returning rod according to the diameter of the label roll and the label roll located in the label return rod.

The roll position adjusting means may include a position adjusting frame rotatably provided at one end of the label feed rod and rotatable about the other end of the label feed rod, A label roll mounted on the label supply rod, and a roll sensor for measuring the thickness of the label roll wound on the label recovery bar, And a control unit for controlling the adjustment driving unit according to the diameter of the label roll to receive a signal from the roll sensor and to release the label sheet fed from the label roll of the label supply rod to the label roll wound on the label recovery bar, And an adjustment control section for preventing the output signal from being changed.

The label attaching means includes a blood collecting tube for receiving or discharging the blood collection tube supplied from the upper side, a mounting driving unit for moving the blood collecting tube fork, a blood vessel being rotated by the blood collecting tube, An attachment main roller for attaching the label supplied from the label supply means to the blood collection tube, an attachment drive for rotating the attachment main roller, an attachment sub roller for pressing the blood vessel to the attachment main roller, And a pressure driver for moving the attachment sub-roller in the direction of the attachment main roller or in the opposite direction.

The label blood vessel may further include a label sensor for attaching a product label to a part of an outer circumferential surface of the blood vessel and for measuring a position of a product label of the blood vessel while being held by the blood collection tube, The label control unit controls the supply timing of the label supply unit to attach the label so that the inside of the blood collection tube can be confirmed from the outside.

The label control unit further includes a database storing personal information, and an operation unit selecting the corresponding personal information of the database.

The operation unit is a touch screen.

The label supplying unit, the label printing unit, and the label attaching unit are provided in the body housing, and the operation unit is detachably attached to the body housing, and communicates with the label control unit through at least one of wired and wireless.

As described above, according to the automatic blood collection tube labeling apparatus of the present invention, since a blood collection tube necessary for a person is selected and the label on which the individual and the blood test information are printed is attached to the blood collection tube, It is a very useful and effective invention that can prevent medical accidents and can substitute for manual labeling, thereby improving work efficiency.

1 is a view showing a labeling apparatus according to the present invention,
2 is a view showing a label feeding means according to the present invention,
3 is a view showing the roll position adjusting means according to the present invention,
Fig. 4 is a view showing the labeling means according to the present invention,
5 is a diagram showing a label control unit according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

In some instances, well-known structures and devices may be omitted or may be shown in block diagram form, centering on the core functionality of each structure and device, to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising" or " including ", it is meant that the element does not exclude other elements, do. Further, the term "part" described in the specification means a unit for processing at least one function or operation. Also, the terms " a or ", "one "," the ", and the like are synonyms in the context of describing the invention (particularly in the context of the following claims) May be used in a sense including both singular and plural, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the user, the intention or the custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a labeling apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a label feeding means according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view showing a roll position adjusting means according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a view showing a label control unit according to the present invention. FIG.

As shown in the figure, the blood collection tube automatic labeling apparatus 10 includes a label supplying means 100, a label printing unit 200, a label attaching means 300, and a label control unit 400.

The label supplying unit 100 is provided for separating and supplying the label 22 from the label sheet 20 and the label printing unit 200 is provided for printing the corresponding information on the label conveyed by the label supplying unit 100 Respectively.

The label attaching means 300 is provided for attaching the label supplied from the label supplying means 100 to the blood vessel 30 while being stuck.

The label control unit 400 is provided to control the label supply unit 100, the label printing unit 200, and the label attachment unit 300.

In operation of the automatic blood vessel labeling apparatus 10, the label printing unit 200 receives the information signal transmitted from the label control unit 400 and transmits the information to the label transferred by the label supply unit 100 And is automatically attached to the blood collection tube 30 by the label attaching means 300.

2, the label supply unit 100 includes a label supply rod 110, a label recovery bar 120, a label separation unit 130, and a recovery motor 140.

The label feed rod 110 is rotatably mounted on a label roll on which a label paper 20 having a plurality of blank labels 22 is wound.

The label recovery rods 120 are provided to take up the label sheets 20 from which the labels 22 have been removed from the label rolls placed on the label supply rods 110 and recover them.

The end of the label sheet 20 is attached to the outer periphery of the roll sheet and rotated so that the label sheet 20 separated from the label sheet 20 Take it up and collect it.

The label separating unit 130 separates the label 22 from the label removing unit 130 by switching the direction of the label sheet 20 to be transferred to the label collecting bar 120, do.

Further, the recovery motor 140 rotates the label recovery rod 120 to recover the label paper 20 from which a plurality of labels have been separated.

The label supply rod 110 and the label recovery bar 120 are rotated in the same direction as the label supply rod 110. The label supply rod 110 and the label recovery rod 120 are separated from each other by the label separator 130, As shown in Fig.

Accordingly, the label sheet 20 unrolled from the label feed rod 110 contacts the label recovery bar 120 to maintain the tension of the label sheet 20 supplied to the label separator 130.

Here, the contact of the label sheet 20 to be unraveled with the label recovery bar 120 is directly applied to the label recovery bar 120 or to the label roll which is wound around the label recovery bar 120.

As shown in FIG. 3, the label feeding means 100 is further provided with roll position adjusting means 150.

The roll position adjusting means 150 adjusts the position of the label feed rod 110 and the label return rod 120 according to the diameter of the label roll 110 and the label roll located in the label return rod 120 .

The roll position adjusting means 150 includes a position adjusting frame 152, an adjusting driving portion 154, a roll sensor 156 and an adjusting control portion 158.

The position adjusting frame 152 has a label feed rod 110 rotatable at one end and a label return rod 120 rotatable at the other end.

The adjustment driving unit 154 adjusts the positions of the label supply rod 110 and the label recovery rod 120 by rotating the intermediate portion of the position adjustment frame 152 to adjust the positions of the one end and the other end.

The roll sensor 156 is provided to measure the thickness of the label roll placed on the label supply rod 110 and the label roll wound on the label recovery rod 120.

The adjustment control unit 158 receives the signal from the roll sensor 156 and controls the adjustment driving unit 154 according to the diameter of the label roll so that the label transferred from the label roll of the label supply rod 110, 120 to prevent the label rolls from protruding beyond a predetermined position.

4, the label attaching means 300 includes a blood collecting tube holder 310, a mounting drive portion 320, an attachment main roller 330, an attachment driving portion 340, an attaching sub roller 350, And a driving unit 360.

The blood collecting tube part 310 is provided for receiving or discharging the blood collection tube 30 supplied from the upper side and the mounting drive part 320 is provided for moving the blood collecting tube part 310.

The attaching main roller 330 rotates the blood vessel 30 while being held by the blood collecting pipe holder 310 and attaches the label 22 supplied from the label supplying means 100 to the blood collection tube 30 Respectively.

The attachment driving unit 340 is provided to rotate the attachment main roller 330 and the attachment sub roller 350 is provided to press the blood vessel 30 to the attachment main roller 330 while being immobilized.

The press driving unit 360 is provided to move the attachment sub-roller 350 in the direction of the attachment main roller 330 or in the opposite direction.

The blood collecting tube 30 is supplied to the upper side in a state where the blood collecting tube 310 is moved toward the attachment main roller 330 by the mounting drive part 320, do.

The attaching sub-roller 350 is moved toward the attaching main roller 330 by the press driving unit 360 and presses the blood vessel 30 while being stationed, and the attaching main roller 330 is moved to the attaching drive unit 340 .

The label 22 supplied from the label supply means 100 is supplied and attached between the blood vessel 30 and the attachment main roller 330 while being rotated.

The blood collecting tube 30 is supplied with a product label of the manufacturer on a part of the outer circumferential surface of the blood collecting tube 30 when the blood collecting tube 30 is manufactured. The label sensor 370 for measuring the label position is further included.

The label control unit 300 receives the signal from the label sensor 370 and controls the supply timing of the label supply unit 100 to attach the label 22 so that the inside of the blood collection tube 30 can be recognized from the outside.

This is to prevent the attached label 22 and the product label from covering the inside of the blood collecting tube 30, so that the amount of collected blood can be visually confirmed easily.

5, the label control unit 400 includes a database 410 and an operation unit 420, and the database 410 stores personal and blood test information.

The database 410 may be configured to be associated with a database of a hospital or a database of a hospital.

The operation unit 420 is provided for selecting the corresponding individual and blood test information of the database 410, and is provided to be able to select the type and number of blood vessels required by the individual.

The operation unit 420 may include a touch screen to confirm the list and the status to be selected and can easily operate the touch screen.

Here, it is preferable that the label feeding means 100, the label printing unit 200, and the label attaching means 300 are provided inside the body housing to be protected from external impacts.

The operation unit 420 may be detachably attached to the front surface of the body housing so that the operation unit 420 can be recognized from the outside of the body housing. The operation unit 420 communicates with the label control unit 400 using one or more of wire and wireless.

10: Labeling device 100: Label feeding means
110: label supply rod 120: label recovery rod
130: label separator 140: recovery motor
150: roll position adjusting means 200: label printing section
300: label attaching means 310:
320: mounting drive part 330: attached main roller
340: attachment drive part 350: attachment attachment roller
360: pressure driver 370: label sensor
400: label control unit 410:
420:

Claims (9)

A label feeding means for feeding the label separated from the label sheet;
A label printing unit for printing the information on a label transferred by the label supply unit;
Labeling means for attaching the label supplied from the label supply means to the blood vessel while being stuck;
And a label control unit for controlling the label supplying unit, the label printing unit, and the label attaching unit,
The label printing unit receives the information signal transmitted from the label control unit, prints the information on the label transferred by the label supply unit, automatically attaches the information signal to the blood collection tube by the label attachment unit,
Wherein the label supply means comprises:
A label supply rod for rotatably mounting a label roll on which a plurality of blank labels are wound;
A label collecting rod for collecting and collecting the label sheets separated from the label rolls placed on the label supply rods;
A label separating unit for separating and discharging the label by the label attaching unit by switching the direction of the label sheet to be transferred to the label collecting bar, And
And a recovery motor for rotating the label recovery bar to recover the label sheets from which the plurality of labels have been separated,
And roll position adjusting means for adjusting the positions of the label supply rod and the label recovery rod according to the diameter of the label roll and the label roll located in the label recovery rod,
Wherein the roll position adjusting means comprises:
A position adjusting frame provided at one end of the label feeding rod so as to be rotatable and rotatable about the other end of the label feeding rod;
A regulating driver for regulating a position of the label supply rod and the label collecting rod by rotating the intermediate portion of the position adjusting frame to adjust the positions of the one end and the other end;
A roll sensor for measuring a thickness of a label roll placed on the label supply rod and a label roll wound on the label recovery rod; And
The control unit controls the adjustment driving unit according to the diameter of the label roll to receive a signal from the roll sensor and to release the label sheet unwound from the label roll of the label supply rod to protrude beyond a predetermined position by touching the label roll wound on the label recovery bar And an adjustment control unit for controlling the blood vessel automatic labeling apparatus. delete delete delete 2. The labeling apparatus according to claim 1,
A blood collection tube for receiving or discharging the blood collection tube supplied from the upper side;
A stationary driving unit for moving the blood collecting duct;
An attached main roller for rotating the blood vessel while being held by the blood collecting tube and for attaching the label supplied from the label supplying means to the blood collection tube;
An attachment driving unit for rotating the attachment main roller;
An attachment sub-roller for pressing the vessel to the attachment main roller; And
And a pressure drive unit for moving the attachment sub-roller in the direction of the attachment main roller or in the opposite direction. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the blood collection tube has a product label attached to a part of an outer circumferential surface thereof,
And a label sensor for measuring the position of the product label of the blood vessel while being held by the blood collecting duct,
Wherein the label control unit receiving the signal of the label sensor controls the supply time point of the label supply unit to attach the label so that the inside of the blood collection tube can be confirmed from the outside. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
A database in which personal information is stored; And
And an operation unit for selecting the corresponding individual and blood test information in the database. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7,
Wherein the blood vessel automatic labeling device is a touch screen. 9. The method of claim 8,
The label supplying unit, the label printing unit, and the label attaching unit are provided in the body housing,
Wherein,
Wherein the body label is detachably attached to the body housing and communicates with the label controller through at least one of wired and wireless communication.

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