KR102347220B1 - Labeling apparatus for test tube - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tension control device for a label attaching device for blood collection tube, which receives blood collection blood vessels one by one from a blood collection tube supply unit, is transported in an upright state through a transfer unit, is rotatably fixed by a fixing unit, and is rotatably fixed by the fixing unit. A tension control device for a label attaching device for a blood collection tube for attaching a label to an outer circumferential surface of the rotating blood collection tube, comprising: a label supply means coupled to one side of the fixing part and having a label wrapped therein; printing means for receiving the label paper from the label supply means and printing blood collection information on one side; an attachment means for receiving the label paper from the printing means, separating the label on which the blood collection information is printed from among the label paper, and attaching the label to the blood collection vessel rotated by the fixing unit; Tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the label paper by being in close contact with both sides of the label paper from which the label is separated by the attaching means and transferring the label paper; and a label collecting means for winding and collecting the label paper transferred from the tension adjusting means. With such a configuration, by providing a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension by pressing both sides of the label paper, it is possible to obtain the effect of maintaining the tension of the label paper constant to facilitate printing and adhesion.

Description

Label attachment device for blood collection vessels {LABELING APPARATUS FOR TEST TUBE}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching a label for a blood collection vessel, and more particularly, to an apparatus for attaching a label for a blood collection tube used to adjust the tension of a label attached to a blood collection tube.

In order to store various samples such as blood, animals, plant specimens, chemicals, and the like, a test tube in the form of an elongated tube with one side blocked is used. These test tubes are used in a state where the label with the sample information contained therein is attached, thereby increasing the efficiency of work.

In particular, in medical institutions such as hospitals, various types of test tubes are used for the collected blood according to the amount of blood collected, the type of blood sampling, and the like. In the test tube, personal information such as the date and time of blood collection and the name, gender, and age of the person who took the blood is displayed by barcodes or the like. The barcode is printed with an information label such as a barcode label, and is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the test tube.

An operator's operation of entering information for such a large number of test tubes requires a considerable amount of work, and cases in which the relevant information is incorrectly entered from such repeated entry operation frequently occur.

Therefore, recently, before putting the sample such as blood, a required test tube is selected from a pile of test tubes, and a label printed with electronic information such as text information or barcode about a patient or test object is printed on the surface of the selected test tube. An automated in vitro labeling device for applying is being used.

This in vitro labeling device is divided into a test tube feeding device for transporting test tubes, a labeling device for attaching a label to a test tube supplied by the in vitro feeding device, and a label printing device for supplying a label to the labeling device.

Conventional label printing apparatus supplies the rolled label paper to the label attachment device and collects it by rewinding it from the label attachment device.

However, in the supply and collection of label paper, the label paper wound on one side is unwound, and the tension of the label paper is not uniformly adjusted as the label paper is wound and collected on the other side, so that printing and attachment are not performed properly.

Korean Intellectual Property Office Registration No. 10-1746071 Korean Intellectual Property Office Registration No. 10-0664793 Korean Intellectual Property Office Publication No. 10-2014-0124486 Korean Intellectual Property Office Registration No. 10-0866410

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to maintain a constant tension of the label paper so that printing and attachment to the label paper are performed smoothly.

In order to achieve the above object, the device for labeling blood collection vessels according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is supplied with blood collection vessels one by one from a supply unit, and is transferred to an upright state through a transfer unit and is rotatably fixed by a fixing unit, A label attaching device for a blood collection tube for attaching a label to an outer circumferential surface of the blood collection tube rotated by the fixing unit, comprising: a label supply unit coupled to one side of the fixing unit and wound with a label; printing means for receiving the label paper from the label supply means and printing blood collection information on one side; an attachment means for receiving the label paper from the printing means, separating the label on which the blood collection information is printed from among the label paper, and attaching the label to the blood collection vessel rotated by the fixing unit; Tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the label paper by being in close contact with both sides of the label paper from which the label is separated by the attaching means and transferring the label paper; and a label collecting means for winding and collecting the label paper transferred from the tension adjusting means, wherein the tension adjusting means includes a first adhesion roller in close contact with one side of the label paper, and the other side of the label paper. A second contact roller is coupled to a position facing the first adhesion roller, the first adhesion roller has a larger diameter than the second adhesion roller, and a body installed on one side of the fixing part, the body of A driving motor coupled to the center, a main gear driven by the driving motor, and a first driving gear for rotating the second contact roller according to the driving of the main gear, wherein the second contact roller is rotated The first adhesion roller is rotated integrally, and the first adhesion roller and the second adhesion roller are rotated integrally with both sides of the portion to which the label paper is adhered are in close contact with each other, and the supply unit is configured to allow the collection blood vessels to be loaded. A hopper having a loading space, a supply roller installed so that the collecting vessels are discharged one by one below the hopper, and a control plate detachably installed inside the hopper, the hopper by the control plate according to whether the control plate is detached or not. The size of the loading space is adjusted, the supply roller is partitioned by the adjusting plate, the length of the supply roller accommodated in the loading space is adjusted, and the transfer unit is a housing coupled to the lower side of the supply unit, inside the housing A fixed separator and a variable separator are installed to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and a separator whose interval is adjusted according to the movement of the variable separator, and a transfer plate moved along the gap between the separator, between the separators. It is characterized in that the cover of the collecting vessel discharged from the supply unit is hung and fixed by the interval, and the collecting vessel fixed by hanging on the separator stands up by the weight of the load, and it is transported through the conveying unit and discharged.

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According to the label attaching apparatus for blood collection according to the present invention, by providing a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension by pressing both sides of the label paper, the effect of maintaining the tension of the label paper uniformly so that printing and adhesion are performed smoothly can be obtained. have.

1 is a perspective view of a label attaching device for blood collection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a front cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded view of a throttle plate according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view of a coupling of a throttle plate according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a plan cross-sectional view of a transfer unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of a fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a rear view of a fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a front view of a fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an operation diagram of a fixing unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a perspective view of a tension adjusting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a plan view of a tension adjusting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a plan sectional view of a tension adjusting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining an apparatus for attaching a label for blood collection according to embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for attaching a label for blood collection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a throttle plate according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a coupling view of the throttle plate according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a plan cross-sectional view of a transfer unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention 7 is a perspective view of a fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a front view of the fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 10 is an operation diagram of a fixing part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 11 is a perspective view of a tension adjusting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 12 is a plan view of the tension adjusting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 13 is a plan sectional view of a tension adjusting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the label attaching apparatus for blood collection according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it not only controls the tension of the label paper so that it is accurately placed at the position to be printed, but also prevents the label paper from being tangled.

The tension control device 100 of the label attaching device for blood collection according to the present embodiment, which can provide such an effect, receives the blood collection tubes 10 one by one from the blood collection tube supply unit 200 and stands up through the transfer unit 300 . The tension control device 100 of the label attachment device for collecting blood vessels that is transferred to the ), including a label supply means 120 , a printing means 130 , an attachment means 140 , a tension control means 150 and a label collection means 160 .

The label supply means 120 supplies the label paper 20 and is coupled to one side of the body 110 installed on one side of the fixing part 400 .

The label paper 20 is wound in the form of a roll on the label supply means 120 .

The printing means 130 is coupled to one side of the label supply means 120 , receives the label paper 20 from the label supply means 120 , and prints blood collection information on one side of the label paper 20 .

The attachment means 140 is coupled to one side of the printing means 130 , receives the label paper 20 from the printing means 130 , and attaches the label 20a on which the blood collection information is printed among the label paper 20 . It is separated and attached to the outer peripheral surface of the collecting vessel 10 rotated by the fixing unit 400 .

Specifically, the attachment means 140 is coupled to a pressing member 141 that presses one side of the label paper 20 delivered from the printing means 130 by elasticity on one side, and the pressing member 141 on the other side. ) in close contact with the other side of the label paper 20 at a position facing the transfer roller 142 for transferring the label paper 20 is coupled.

A guide member 144 for guiding the label paper 20 to be bent at approximately 90 degrees is installed on one side of the conveying roller 142 .

Here, the label paper 20 is pulled to be bent by a tension adjusting means 150 to be described later, and is bent at about 90 degrees by the guide member 144 .

And, the label paper 20 is separated by the label 20a attached to the label paper 20 while being bent by the guide member 144 in a state in which one side is pressed by the pressing member 141 .

At this time, while the label 20a is adjacent to the outer circumferential surface of the blood collection tube 10 rotated by the fixing unit 400, the outer surface of the blood collection tube 10 is touched by a sticker attached to the rear surface of the label 20a. attached according to

The tension adjusting means 150 is coupled to one side of the attaching means 140 at a position perpendicular to the label paper 20 to be bent at about 90 degrees.

The tension adjusting means 150 is in close contact with both sides of the label paper 20 from which the label 20a is separated by the attaching means 140 , and controls the tension of the label paper 20 and transports it.

Specifically, in the tension adjusting means 150 , the driving motor 111 is installed in the center of the body 110 , and the main gear 112 driven by the driving motor 111 is installed at the upper end of the body 110 . The first driving gear 113 and the second driving gear 114 symmetrical to each other on both sides of the main gear 112 are coupled.

In addition, a first adhesion roller 151 that is in close contact with one side of the label paper 20 is coupled, and the second adhesion roller 151 is in close contact with the other side of the label paper 20 at a position facing the first adhesion roller 151 . The adhesion roller 152 is coupled.

Here, the first driving gear 113 and the second driving gear 114 rotate in the same manner as each other, and the first driving gear 113 rotates the second contact roller 152 and the second driving gear 113 rotates. The gear 114 rotates the conveying roller 142 .

The diameter of the first adhesion roller 151 is larger than the diameter of the second adhesion roller 152 .

Here, the first adhesion roller 151 and the second adhesion roller 152 are rotated integrally as both sides of the portion to which the label paper 20 is adhered are in close contact with each other.

The label collecting means 160 is coupled to one side of the tension adjusting means 150 , and collects by winding the label paper 20 transferred from the tension adjusting means 150 .

Through this configuration, it is possible to obtain the effect of preventing the tangle of the label paper 20 by adjusting the tension of the label paper 20, and smooth printing and adhesion.

Furthermore, the supply unit 200 is provided with a hopper 210 in which a loading space 212 is formed so that a plurality of collection vessels 10 can be loaded.

A plurality of collecting vessels 10 are loaded in the loading space 212 through the open upper part of the hopper 210 .

Here, the blood collection tube 10 is loaded in the transverse direction.

At this time, the loading space 212 of the hopper 210 has a shape inclined to one side, and accordingly, the collecting vessel 10 is moved in one direction.

In addition, one lower end of the hopper 210 is opened, the open portion is coupled to be sealed, and as it rotates, a supply roller 220 for discharging the collecting tube 10 downward one by one is installed.

Specifically, the supply roller 220 has a cylindrical shape in the transverse direction, the first motor 230 is installed at one end.

Insertion holes 221 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the supply roller 220 so that the collecting blood vessels 10 can be inserted one by one.

In addition, the supply roller 220 is rotated by the first motor 230 and is rotated by receiving the blood collection tube 10 from the loading space 212 in a state where the insertion hole 221 is located at the uppermost position. The blood collection tube 10 inserted into the insertion hole 221 is discharged downward.

Here, it is preferable that the insertion hole 221 has the same length in the longitudinal direction as that of the loaded collection tube 10 in the loading space 212 .

This is to receive the blood collection tube 10 loaded according to the inner length of the loading space 212 as it is in the transverse direction.

In addition, a guide 240 for guiding the collecting blood vessel 10 discharged by the supply roller 220 is formed below the hopper 210 .

In addition, the control plate 240 is detachably attached to the loading space 212 of the hopper 210 .

The control plate 240 reduces the loading space 212 as it is detached from the loading space 212 .

That is, the length in the same longitudinal direction as the longitudinal direction of the loaded blood collecting vessel 10 is reduced.

Specifically, the control plate 240 is the loading space 212 in the loading space 212, the loading space 212 to be in close contact in one direction when the length shorter than the internal length of the loading space 212 is loaded in the loading space. reduce it

Here, the control plate 240 is formed so as to reduce the length of the loading space 212 as well as the insertion hole 221 .

In addition, a detachable protrusion 241 is formed at the lower end of the control plate 240 , and the detachable protrusion 241 is inserted and fixed in the detachable groove 211 formed in the loading space 212 .

The transfer unit 300 is provided with a housing 310 coupled to the lower side of the supply unit 200 .

A separator 330 is installed inside the housing 310 to select and stand the collection tube 10 guided along the guide 240 according to the diameter of the cover 10a of the collection tube 10 .

Specifically, in the separator 330, a fixed separator 331 is installed on the inside of the housing 310 in the longitudinal direction, and a variable separator 332 is spaced apart from and opposite to the fixed separator 331. ) is installed.

The fixed separator 331 is fixed to the housing 310 , and the variable separator 332 is movably installed by a second motor 340 installed in the housing 310 .

The distance between the variable separator plate 332 and the fixed separator plate 331 is adjusted as it is moved by the second motor 340 .

Here, the collecting vessel 10 discharged by the supply unit 200 is guided between the fixed separator 331 and the variable separator 332 by the guide 240 .

And, the fixed separation plate 331 and the variable separation plate 332 are caught and fixed according to the diameter of the cover 10a of the collecting vessel 10 by the interval between the plate 331 and the variable separation plate 332 , but are discharged below the housing 310 .

Accordingly, the blood collection tube 10 discharged from the supply unit 200 may be selected through the cover 10a of the collection tube 10 .

In addition, the blood collection tube 10 selected on the separator 330 is fixed by the cover 10a and stands up by the weight of the load.

A transfer plate is installed inside the housing 310 so as to be movable along between the fixed separator plate 331 and the variable separator plate 332, and a third motor and rail ( 370) is installed.

The transfer plate has a bar shape to transfer the selected blood collection vessel 10 in a standing state on the separator 330 .

The transfer plate is reciprocally moved in the longitudinal direction of the separator 330 along the rail 370 driven by the third motor.

Here, the collecting vessel 10 is transferred to one end of the separator 330 by the transfer plate, and discharged downward from one end.

At this time, a discharge hole 311 is formed on the lower surface of the housing 310 so that the collecting vessel 10 can be discharged.

In addition, a first sensor 320 for sensing the length of the blood collection tube 10 selected by the separator 330 is installed inside the housing 310 .

The fixing unit 400 receives and rotates the blood collection tube 10 transferred from the transfer unit 300 , and is installed below the housing 310 .

Specifically, the fixing unit 400 includes a holder 410 extending below the housing 310 .

The holder 410 receives the blood collection tube 10 discharged from the housing 310 and mounts it in an upright state.

At this time, the lower part of the cradle 410 is opened so that the collecting vessel 10 can be discharged, and a first cradle 411 for opening and closing the lower part is installed at the lower end.

The first mounting plate 411 is installed to be rotatable in the transverse direction, and is rotated by a rotation motor 420 installed on one side of the holder 410 .

Accordingly, the lower portion of the cradle 410 is opened or closed according to the rotation of the first cradle 411 , and supports the collecting vessel 10 when closed, and moves the collecting vessel 10 downward when it is opened. discharge

In addition, a second mounting plate 412 formed so that an upper surface of the first supporting plate 411 is located below the upper surface of the first supporting plate 411 extends from one side of the first supporting plate 411 .

The second mounting plate 412 is integrally rotated according to the rotation of the first mounting plate 411 , and as it is rotated, it closes the lower portion of the holder 410 , but is lower than the first mounting plate 411 . closed spaced apart.

Accordingly, as the height of the position at which the blood collection tube 10 mounted on the holder 410 is supported is adjusted through the first holder plate 411 and the second holder plate 412, the blood collection tube 10 is Regardless of the length of the blood collection vessel 10 can be supported.

Here, the first mounting plate 411 receives the length value of the blood collection tube 10 from the first sensor 320 to close the lower portion of the holder 410 with the first mounting plate 411 or 2 It is closed with a mounting plate (412).

And, by sensing the outer peripheral surface of the blood collection tube 10 mounted on the holder 410 on one side of the holder 410, the position to which the label paper will be attached is sensed to generate a position value.

A rotating roller 440 disposed on one side of the blood collection tube 10 mounted on the holder 410 is installed on one side of the second sensor 430, and a fifth motor for driving the rotating roller 440 ( 450) is installed.

On the other side of the second sensor 430 , a contact member 460 disposed on the other side of the blood collection tube 10 mounted on the holder 410 is installed to be movable in the lateral direction, and is mounted on the sixth motor 470 . is driven, and as it moves, the collecting vessel 10 is brought into close contact with the rotating roller 440 .

The rotary roller 440 receives the position value from the second sensor 430 in a state in which the blood collection tube 10 is in close contact with the adhesion member 460 and a label is placed on the outer peripheral surface of the collection tube 10 . Find the part to be attached and rotate it to a position facing the attachment means 140 .

Meanwhile, the fixing unit 400 discharges the labeled blood collection tube 10 downward, and stores the discharged collection tube 10 in a basket.

The basket in which the collecting vessel 10 is stored is transferred to a loading device through a conveyor.

The loading device loads the basket to the loading station.

The loading station is formed so that a plurality of baskets can be loaded, and a ramp is installed at each location where the baskets are loaded.

Each of the lamps senses information of the corresponding baskets and stores the information values.

Then, the loading station receives the patient information from the user terminal and emits light through the information value that matches the patient information.

Here, the user terminal senses the band worn on the patient's wrist, generates patient information, and sends it to the loading station.

Through this configuration, it is possible to easily find a basket corresponding to a patient, as well as to obtain an effect of increasing work efficiency.

According to the label attaching apparatus for blood collection according to the present invention, by providing a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension by pressing both sides of the label paper, the effect of maintaining the tension of the label paper uniformly so that printing and adhesion are performed smoothly can be obtained. have.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described below rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts are included in the scope of the present invention. should be interpreted

100: tension control device 110: body
111: drive motor 112: main gear
113: first drive gear 114: second drive gear
120: label supply means 130: printing means
140: attachment means 141: pressing member
142: transfer roller 144: guide member
150: tension control means 151: first contact roller
152: second adhesion roller 160: label collection means
200: supply 210: hopper
211: removal groove 212: loading space
220: supply roller 221: insertion hole
230: first motor 240: throttle plate
241: detachable projection 250: guide
300: transfer unit 310: housing
311: discharge hole 320: first sensor
330: separator 331: fixed separator plate
332: variable separator 340: second motor
350: transfer plate 360: third motor
370: rail 400: fixed portion
410: cradle 411: first cradle plate
412: second mounting plate 420: rotation motor
430: second sensor 440: rotary roller
450: fifth motor 460: adhesion member
470: sixth motor

Claims (5)

In a labeling device for collecting blood vessels that receives blood collection vessels from the supply unit one by one, is transported in an upright state through the transfer unit, is rotatably fixed by a fixing unit, and attaches a label to the outer peripheral surface of the blood collection vessel rotated by the fixing unit. in,
a label supply means coupled to one side of the fixing part and having a label paper wound thereon;
printing means for receiving the label paper from the label supply means and printing blood collection information on one side;
an attachment means for receiving the label paper from the printing means, separating the label on which the blood collection information is printed from among the label paper, and attaching the label to the blood collection vessel rotated by the fixing unit;
Tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the label paper by being in close contact with both sides of the label paper from which the label is separated by the attachment means and transferring the label paper; and
Label collection means for winding and collecting the label paper transferred from the tension control means; includes,
The tension control means,
A first adhesion roller that is in close contact with one side of the label paper is coupled,
A second adhesion roller that is in close contact with the position facing the first adhesion roller is coupled to the other side of the label paper,
The first adhesion roller is formed to have a larger diameter than the second adhesion roller,
a body installed on one side of the fixing part;
a driving motor coupled to the center of the body;
a main gear driven by the drive motor;
and a first driving gear for rotating the second contact roller according to the driving of the main gear,
As the second adhesion roller rotates, the first adhesion roller integrally rotates,
The first adhesion roller and the second adhesion roller,
Both sides of the portion to which the label paper is in close contact are rotated integrally with each other,
The supply unit,
A hopper in which a loading space is formed so that the collection vessels can be loaded;
A supply roller installed below the hopper so that the collecting vessels are discharged one by one;
Containing a control plate detachably installed on the inside of the hopper,
The size of the loading space of the hopper is adjusted by the control panel depending on whether the control panel is detached or not,
The supply roller is partitioned by the control plate and the length of the supply roller accommodated in the loading space is adjusted,
The transfer unit,
a housing coupled to a lower side of the supply unit;
a separator in which a fixed separator and a variable separator are installed inside the housing to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and the distance therebetween is adjusted according to the movement of the variable separator;
Containing a transfer plate moved along the interval between the separator,
A label for collecting blood vessels, characterized in that the cover of the collecting vessel discharged from the supply unit is caught and fixed by the interval between the separation units, and the collecting vessel fixed by the separation unit stands up by the weight of the load and is transported and discharged through the conveying unit attachment device.
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