KR102389937B1 - Equipment for sorting and supplying of vacuum blood collection tube - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum collection tube sorting and supplying device that prepares a tube before the tube alignment process of initially mounting the tube on a cartridge in a vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility. The tube is received from the hopper and transferred continuously in one row, and the tube size is checked through the sorting unit in the transfer process, and only the tube of the required size is selected. It relates to a vacuum collection blood vessel sorting supply device that is supplied sequentially.

Description

VACUUM BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE {EQUIPMENT FOR SORTING AND SUPPLYING OF VACUUM BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE}

The present invention relates to a vacuum collection tube sorting and supplying device that prepares a tube before the tube alignment process of initially mounting the tube on a cartridge in a vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility. The tube is received from the hopper and transferred continuously in one row, and the tube size is checked through the sorting unit in the transfer process, and only the tube of the required size is selected. It relates to a vacuum collection blood vessel sorting supply device that is supplied sequentially.

In general, as health examination technology rapidly advances, a wide range of blood tests, including serum biochemical tests, serum immunoassays, and blood counts, are contributing greatly to disease prevention and early diagnosis. In such a blood test, a certain amount of blood is collected regardless of the subject and type of the test and stored in a certain container during the process of storage, transport and processing. Among the containers used at this time, the most common is a blood collection tube, and some blood collection blood vessels are provided as vacuum collection tubes that can be easily sucked into the container during the blood collection process by forming the inside in a vacuum state.

These collection tubes are of various types depending on the use and size, and typically include a tube with an open top, and a cap detachably installed at the open end of the tube to seal the inside, A reagent for accelerating or delaying the separation of blood components is filled or coated therein.

In particular, since the vacuum collection tube has high airtightness, the internal vacuum level can be maintained until blood collection, and the inflow of external air can be blocked even after blood collection to minimize errors in the inspection process. It is important to form blood vessels.

Accordingly, the present applicant has proposed a manufacturing facility and method for a vacuum collection tube equipped with a crack inspection device and a reagent input device through Patent Registration No. 10-1617623 (registration on Apr. 27, 2016). The registered patent is a device that removes the defect rate of the vacuum collection tube by inspecting the cracks in the tube when manufacturing the vacuum collection tube, uniformly applies a reagent that promotes the separation of blood components, and then applies a vacuum. A plurality of the tubes are mounted on the cartridge to align, and each process is performed by moving the cartridge.

Here, in order to align the tube to the cartridge, the tube is continuously supplied individually from the hopper loaded with a plurality of tubes, and the supplied tube is rotated in a certain direction to align, and then a label is attached. The process of mounting the old tubes to the cartridge in units of a certain number should be preceded.

These vacuum collection tubes are manufactured from tubes of different capacities in the same production line. Although it is not produced in a mixture, a vacuum collection tube is manufactured from a tube of one capacity and then a vacuum collection tube is manufactured using a tube of another capacity, and an adjustment period is performed in the meantime to adjust the manufacturing apparatus to the corresponding size.

At this time, after removing all remaining tubes in the hopper, a tube of a different capacity is put in, but some tubes of a previous capacity may remain and be mixed. When tubes of different lengths are put into the process, damage due to excessive pressure may occur in the process of inspecting cracks by blocking the upper part of the tube or vacuuming the inside. When this is broken, a large amount of fine fragments may be generated, which may contaminate the inside of the device, and the vacuum collection tube produced in the contaminated device may also contain contaminants. In addition, even when applying the reagent, it is not applied in the correct position, which acts as a problem to increase the defect rate.

Therefore, when manufacturing vacuum collection tubes of different capacities through the same production line, it is necessary to select whether a tube suitable for production is supplied before the heat transfer step, but the vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility has not yet included this.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1590909 (registered on Jan. 27, 2016; hereinafter referred to as 'Prior Document 1') proposes a tube aligning device for collecting blood vessels. In the prior document 1, a plurality of tubes put into the hopper are put into the slit hole in a horizontally arranged state, and the openings are erected toward the top by the rotation units on both sides and inserted into the cartridge. However, in Prior Document 1, since the width of the hopper and the length of the slit hole are fixed, and the distance between the pair of rotation units is also maintained constant, since only a single-capacity vacuum collection tube is aligned, a means for checking the tube size This is not available. Therefore, it is not suitable to produce vacuum collection vessels of different capacities using the facility of Prior Document 1.

Korean Patent No. 10-1782606 (registered on Sep. 21, 2017; hereinafter referred to as 'Prior Document 2') proposes a device for changing the direction of a vacuum collection tube and a vacuum collection tube supplying device including the same. The prior document 2 is a vacuum collection blood vessel supply device having a direction changing device that rotates about a vertical axis to align the tube in one direction.

In the prior document 2, the vacuum collection tube can be manufactured with a tube of a different size by adjusting the interval at which the tube is introduced as a whole. However, since there is no means to check and sort the size of the tube prior to the process of aligning and supplying the tube with the initial cartridge, the tube used in the previous step is mixed with the tube supplied in the subsequent step, and damage is caused during the manufacturing process of the vacuum collection tube. It can be done, and some tube breakage can contaminate the facility and increase the defect rate.

Therefore, in a system in which a vacuum collection tube is manufactured using tubes of different capacities in one production line, there is a need for a device or process that can check and select the size of the tube supplied before the initial tube alignment process.

Korea Patent No. 10-1590909 (registration on Jan. 27, 2016): Tube alignment device for collecting blood vessels Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1782606 (Registered on Sep. 21, 2017): A device for changing the direction of a vacuum collection tube and a vacuum collection tube supply device including the same

The vacuum collection blood vessel sorting and supplying device of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art as described above,

A device that can perform a sorting process of removing a tube of a different size when a tube of a different size is detected by checking the size of the tube that is installed in the previous process of the tube sorting device that mounts the tube to the cartridge among the vacuum body blood vessel manufacturing facilities. intended to provide.

In addition, the present invention adjusts the length of the slit of the tube supply unit according to the length of the selected tube by adjusting the left and right lengths of the slits formed in the tube supply unit for supplying the tube to the direction changing device to adjust the tube to the correct position of the direction changing device. Another object is to provide a device that enables seating.

The vacuum collection blood vessel sorting and supplying device of the present invention for solving the above problems,

A vacuum collection tube sorting and supplying device for checking the size of a tube in a vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility and supplying only a tube of an appropriate size to a tube alignment device, comprising: a tube transfer means for continuously receiving tubes from a hopper and transferring them in one row; a sensor sensing means installed on one side of the transfer line of the tube transfer means to detect the size of the tube to be transferred; pressure removing means for pushing the tube to the side when the value sensed by the sensor detecting means is different from the set value; Sorting tube supply means for receiving the selected tube that has passed through the pressure removal means and supplying it to the direction changing device located in the lower portion; It is configured to include; a control device for controlling the driving by receiving various signals.

The tube transfer means includes: a conveyor belt that receives the tube stored in the hopper from the side and transfers it coaxially in one row; It may be made of; side walls formed on one side or both sides of the conveying direction of the conveyor belt.

In addition, the sensor detecting means, a plurality of sensors installed on one side of the tube transfer means; consists of.

Here, in the sensor, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor are installed along a path through which the tube moves, and the distance between the first sensor and the second sensor is formed at a distance close to the length of the short tube, The first sensor and the third sensor gap is formed at a distance close to the length of the long tube,

When the first sensor is continuously detected, only the second sensor is sensed and the third sensor is not detected, the control device determines that it is a single tube, and in a state in which the first sensor is continuously detected, the second sensor and the third sensor are continuously detected. When all the sensors are detected, it is determined as a long tube, and when a size different from the set tube size is detected, an operation signal can be transmitted to the pressure removal means.

In addition, the pressure removing means includes a pressure motor driven by receiving a non-conforming signal from the control device; a pressing cam coupled to the shaft of the pressing motor; It is disposed on one side of the tube transfer means, and the end protrudes in a direction intersecting the tube transfer means by the rotation of the pressure cam, and pushes the transferred tube to the side to remove it.

In addition, the sorting tube supply means, the first body and the second body to form a slit through which the tube supplied from the tube transfer means is transferred to the lower portion by spacing the inner surface of the opposite side by a predetermined interval; a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate coupled to the outer surfaces of the first body and the second body, respectively, and extending connecting portions on both sides; a plurality of fixtures for integrally coupling the first body and the second body while maintaining the slit spacing by connecting the connecting portions of the first and second fixing plates to each other; and a slit side plate coupled to both sides of the first body and the second body to respectively close both sides of the opened slit.

A slit length adjusting means for adjusting the length of the slit by sliding one or both of the slit side plates installed on both sides of the first body and the second body in the lateral direction; may be further installed.

The slit length adjusting means includes: a guide rod horizontally coupled to the outer surface of the second body in the slit length direction; Each of the rear ends of the slit side plates are connected to each other and arranged horizontally with the guide stand, and both are slidably coupled to the guide stand in the horizontal direction, or either one is slidably coupled to the guide stand in the horizontal direction and the other one of the first and second adjustment plates fixed to the first body or the second body; an elastic body having both ends connected to the first and second regulating plates, respectively, to provide an elastic force in a central direction; A length adjustment cam which is rotatably coupled to the second body or guide stand and adjusts the length of the slit so as to push either or both of the first adjustment plate and the second adjustment plate to the outside by rotation or to move to the original position is coaxial It consists of a rotation control bar installed with

The vacuum collection blood vessel sorting and supplying device of the present invention by the above solution means,

As different capacities are manufactured through a single manufacturing facility, the tube size is checked before the existing initial tube alignment process, and only the tubes of the required capacity are supplied, thereby preventing damage and defects due to the supply of tubes of different sizes.

In addition, when the sorted tube is supplied to the turning device, the length of the slit in the sorting tube supply means can be adjusted according to the required length of the tube, so that the sorted tube is accurately inserted into the groove of the turning device, and alignment by rapid change of direction is achieved. can make it happen

Therefore, when supplying tubes of different capacity from production capacity, the problem that the defective rate of the entire process increases due to tube damage or poor process performance during process execution and movement is solved, while using a tube of multiple capacities through one facility. It has become possible to provide a useful device that can produce blood vessels, which can reduce facility investment costs.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a manufacturing facility equipped with a sorting supply device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view showing a sorting supply device according to the present invention.
3 is a plan view showing the operating state of the sensor detecting means according to the present invention.
4A to 4C are a plan view and an operation state diagram of a pressure removing means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are a side view and a horizontal cross-sectional view showing a sorting tube supply means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6a is a rear view of the sorting tube supply means equipped with a slit length adjusting means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6b is a cross-sectional view showing the coupling state of the guide bar and the adjustment plate according to the present invention.
6c to 6e are schematic views showing the operating state of the slit length adjusting means according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and the present invention will be described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged or reduced than the actual size for clarity of the present invention.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprises", "comprises" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, and is one or the It should be understood that the existence or addition of the above other features or numbers, steps, operations, elements or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those generally used and defined in the dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and are not to be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. .

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a manufacturing facility equipped with a sorting and supplying device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view showing the sorting and supplying device according to the present invention.

The vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility equipped with the sorting supply device 10 of the present invention makes it possible to manufacture vacuum collection tubes of different capacities through simple inspection using one facility. Therefore, the sorting supply device 10 is installed between the hopper 12 loaded with a plurality of tubes and the direction change device of the tube sorting device for supplying and aligning the tubes to the cartridge, so that the tube supplied to the tube sorting device has a suitable capacity. It is a device that checks whether it is a tube and removes it from the supply line if it is a tube with an inappropriate capacity to reduce the defect rate.

As shown in FIG. 2 , a large amount of tube 11 is put into the hopper 12 , and the tube is continuously supplied to the tube transfer means 20 by using the stair lifting device 121 on one side.

The tube transfer means 20 is a device that continuously receives the tube 11 from the hopper and transfers it in one row.

Representatively, the conveyor belt 21 is used, and the conveyor belt 21 is provided as a cross section in the form of a groove in which the central part is depressed based on the width cross section so that the tube 11 supplied from the hopper minimizes the flow of the conveyor. It can be seated on the belt, prevented from being separated from the conveyor belt, and the width of the conveyor belt is narrowed so that the tube is placed in only one row along the transport direction, so that the sensor measurement can be sequentially performed.

In addition, by forming the side walls 22 on both sides of the conveyor belt 21, it is possible to prevent the tube 11 from being separated to the side of the conveyor belt during the tube transfer process. Here, the side wall 22 is a part that receives the tube from the hopper 12, but in the part where the sensor sensing part and the tube of the conveyor belt are removed, a part of the side wall is removed to facilitate the inflow and discharge of the tube, and various measurements are performed. can make it possible

In addition, as a method of supplying the tube 11 from the hopper 12 to the conveyor belt 21 of the tube transfer means 20, in addition to the stair lifting device 121 shown, the tube through various known methods such as a drum-type feeding device. can be continuously supplied one by one.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in the present invention, the sensor detecting means 30 is further mounted on the transfer line by the tube transfer means 20 to detect whether the size of the tube 11 to be transferred is appropriate.

As shown, the sensor detecting means 30 is configured by installing a plurality of sensors in the transfer direction at the portion where the tube 11 is introduced.

For example, if any one of the two types of tubes is selected, three sensors may be installed to measure the size of the tube. At this time, the interval between the first sensor 31 and the second sensor 32 is formed to be close to or similar to the length of the short tube, and the interval between the first sensor 31 and the third sensor 33 is equal to the length of the long tube. They can be formed in close proximity or with slightly larger spacing. When arranged at such an interval, when only the second sensor 32 is sensed and the third sensor 33 is not detected in a state in which the first sensor 31 is continuously detected, the length of the tube 11 is short because the tube 11 is short. can be identified as In addition, when both the second sensor 32 and the third sensor 33 are detected in a state in which the first sensor 31 is continuously detected, it can be determined as an intestinal tube.

Therefore, each of the sensors 31, 32, and 33 transmits a detection signal to the control device 60, and the control device distinguishes between a short tube and a long tube according to the sensor type to be sensed at the same time to determine whether it is suitable. can

In addition, when selecting any one from three types of tubes of different lengths and supplying them, four sensors can be installed to enable detection.

In the present invention, the division is made according to the capacity by dividing the tube length based on the tube length, but the division can be made by sensing through the tube diameter.

In addition, the interval of each sensor can be adjusted arbitrarily by providing a structure that can move horizontally along the transport direction, and in addition to the sensing method by light irradiation, classification using image shooting can be included. For example, a video camera is installed as a sensor detection means, and the captured image is transmitted to the control device. Since the distance between the video camera and the conveyor belt is constant, the control device can maintain a constant interval with the tube being transported. Only the length can be compared to determine the suitability.

The sensors 31 , 32 , and 33 serving as the sensor detecting means 30 may be installed on the side wall 22 , which is a side of the tube transport means, or disposed in the upper region of the conveyor belt 21 so as to be detected.

In the present invention, when the value sensed by the sensor detecting means 30 is different from the set value, the pressure removing means 40 for removing the transferred tube from the transfer line is further mounted.

As shown in Fig. 4a, the pressure removing means 40 according to the present invention is installed on one side of the transfer line of the tube transfer means 20 and the tube determined that the size is not suitable among the tubes 11 that have passed through the sensor detecting means. It is a device that pushes out from the conveyor belt 21, which is a transfer line, and discharges and removes it to the side.

The pressure removing means 40 includes a pressure motor 41 driven by receiving an inappropriate signal from the control device 60 as shown, a pressure cam 42 coupled to the shaft of the pressure motor, and the pressure It may be composed of a pressure band 43 for discharging the tube pushed to one side by the operation of the cam and pushed to the side.

The pressure cam 42 is not expressed as a transfer line of the tube 11 to which the end of the pressure band is transferred along the conveyor belt 21 when the short axis part is in contact with the pressure band 43, but the pressure motor 41 When the long axis portion of the pressure cam 42 comes into contact with the rear surface of the pressure band 43 due to rotation, the pressure band 43 protrudes toward the tube transfer line by the pressure cam and the transferred tube 11 is pushed in the lateral direction to the conveyor belt. (21) is separated and discharged.

Here, the pressure bar 43 may be composed of a rear plate portion in contact with the pressure cam 42, one or a plurality of pressure rods protruding from the rear plate portion in the direction of the conveyor belt, and a support portion for movably supporting them horizontally, , In order to prevent damage to the tube in the process of pushing the tube with the pressure bar 43, the end of the pressure bar can be provided by being coated with a material that absorbs impact, such as rubber, or mounted in the form of a stopper.

In addition, by removing the side wall 22 of the tube transfer means in the portion where the pressure band 43 is formed, the pressure band can be easily pulled out.

In addition, the pressure removing means 40 may apply a method of discharging the transported tube to the side by protruding the pusher when receiving a signal from the control device through the pusher protruding by hydraulic pressure.

Next, the tube whose capacity has been sorted and removed is sequentially supplied to the direction rotating device 13 through the sorting tube supply means 50 .

The sorting tube supplying means 50 is mounted on the end of the tube transporting means in the transport direction, so that the tube transported along the conveyor belt of the tube transporting means is introduced into the upper part of the sorting tube supplying means, and the sorting tube supplying means 50 inside It is supplied to the upper groove of the direction rotating device 13 while descending along the slit 52 of the to rotate the tube so that alignment is made uniformly.

5A to 5B, the sorting tube supply means 50 for supplying the tube 11 that has passed through the pressure removal means to the direction rotation device is spaced apart from the inner surface of the opposite side by a predetermined interval to form a slit 52. A first body 51a and a second body 51b which are an upper plate and a lower plate to form are provided. The first body 51a and the second body 51b may be formed as one body, and a plurality of vertical plates may be provided in a combined form spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval. In addition, the opposite inner surfaces of the first body (51a) and the second body (51b) are formed in a flat surface, or are formed in a wavy shape as shown so that the tube 11 supplied to the upper part falls at once. It is possible to prevent damage by falling impact by lowering the falling speed while minimizing the impact.

The first body 51a and the second body 51b may be integrally formed by coupling the first fixing plate 53a and the second fixing plate 53b to the outer surface, respectively. That is, the first fixing plate 53a is integrally coupled to the upper surface that is the outer surface of the first body 51a, and the second fixing plate 53b is integrally coupled to the lower surface that is the outer surface of the second body. As the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate are provided, the first body and the second body may be divided into a plurality of vertical plates. The first fixing plate 53a and the second fixing plate 53b have a connection portion 531 extending to both sides thereof. The connection part 531 formed on the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate is coupled by the fixing plate 54 . The fixing plate 54 fixes the positions of the first fixing plate 53a and the second fixing plate 53b, and the first body 51a and the second body 51b respectively coupled to the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate. The width of the slit 52 is maintained by preventing the gap from being narrowed. The fixing plate 54 has a large diameter of a portion positioned between the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate, and reducing the diameter to both ends to form a step, so that the connecting portion of the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate is formed on the step of the fixing table. It can be fixed by bolting after placing it. In addition, the connection body disposed between the connection parts and the connection bolts outside the connection part of the fixing plate may be separately configured to be coupled by fastening the connection bolts from both sides. Here, the width of the inner slit can be adjusted according to the length of the connecting bolt.

In addition, slit side plates 55 for closing the open both sides of the slit 52 are disposed on the side surfaces of the first body 51a and the second body 51b, respectively. The slit side plate 55 is coupled to both the first body and the second body so that the slit width interval can be maintained even without a fixing bar, and the slit interval can be optionally adjusted by being coupled to any one of the first body and the second body. can do it

6A, the present invention may further include a slit length adjusting means 70 for sliding the slit side plate 55 in the lateral direction.

The slit length adjusting means 70 moves either one of the two slit side plates 55 installed on both sides of the first body 51a and the second body 51b in the lateral direction, or slides both in the lateral direction. You can adjust the slit length.

Preferably, since the sorting tube supply means 50 of the present invention receives the selected tube from the conveyor belt of the tube transporting means, the slit side plate of the portion adjacent to the tube transporting means is placed close to the conveyor belt to prevent the occurrence of gaps. It is to minimize the length of the slit by sliding only the slit side plate located far from the tube transfer means to the side.

Looking at the slit length adjusting means 70 in detail, the guide bar 71 is integrally coupled to the rear surface of the second body 51b in the horizontal direction, which is the slit length direction. In the present invention, the slit 52 and the first body 51a and the second body 51b are formed to be inclined at a certain angle. The slit length adjusting means will be described with the positioned body as the second body and the rear.

Any one or both of the first regulating plate 72a and the second regulating plate 72b is slidably coupled to the guide rod 71 horizontally integrally coupled to the rear surface of the second body 51b in the horizontal direction. do.

The first regulating plate 72a and the second regulating plate 72b are formed to extend from the rear end of the slit side plate 55 in a direction parallel to the guide 71, and are formed integrally with the slit side plate or attached to the coupling means. It can be configured integrally by combining by the first regulating plate (72a) and the second regulating plate (72b), either or both of which have an inner surface slidably coupled to the guide stand (71).

6b, the guide bar 71 is formed in a T-shape, and the inner surface of the first regulating plate 72a and/or the second regulating plate 72b surrounds the guide 71 in a slidable manner. The coupling can be made by forming a coupling part of the mold.

In addition, the first regulating plate (72a) and the second regulating plate (72b) are connected by an elastic body (73). Therefore, when an external force acts, the gap between the first regulating plate 72a and the second regulating plate 72b is widened, and the gap between the first regulating plate and the slit side plate integrally coupled to the second regulating plate is also widened, so that the slit 52 length is extended, When the external force is removed, the slit length may be reduced by returning to the original position by the restoring force of the elastic body 73 .

Here, the rotation adjusting plate 74 is used as a means for applying an external force to the first adjusting plate 72a and the second adjusting plate 72b.

The rotation control bar 74 is rotatably hinged to the rear surface of the second body 51b or the guide bar 71 . The rotation control bar 74 has a circular handle portion 75 exposed to the rear, and a length adjustment cam 76 is formed coaxially on the inside. The length adjustment cam 76 has a long axis and a short axis, and the difference in length between the long axis and the short axis corresponds to the movement width of the slit side plate 55 .

The length adjustment cam 76 may be provided in a structure in which a long axis is formed in only one direction, or a long axis is formed in both sides.

Referring to FIGS. 6c and 6d , when the rotation adjustment bar 74 having a length adjustment cam 76 having a single long axis is used, only one of the first adjustment plate 72a and the second adjustment plate 72b is used for the length adjustment cam. It can be configured to be pushed by (76). It is possible to extend the length of the slit by fixing the tube transfer means and the near-side slit side plate, and moving only the far-side slit side plate.

In addition, if the rotation control plate 74 having a length adjustment cam having a two-way long axis of FIG. 6E is used, it can be configured to simultaneously push the first adjustment plate 72a and the second adjustment plate 72b to the outside. It is possible to adjust the slit length by moving both slit side plates located on both sides of the second body from the center to a distance.

The outer surface of the length adjustment cam 76 is operated in contact with the opposite inner surfaces of the first adjustment plate 72a and the second adjustment plate 72b, or by forming separate locking projections on the first adjustment plate and the second adjustment plate. It can come into contact with the machine and cause it to be pushed by rotation.

In addition, the rotation control panel can be automatically rotated by mounting an electric motor, or the distance between the first control panel and the second control panel can be adjusted through a hydraulic press.

The manufacturing facility in which the sorting supply device 10 of the present invention configured as described above is installed continuously supplies the tube 11 from the hopper 12 to the conveyor belt 21 , and the conveyor belt transports the tube to the sorting tube supply means 50 . make it

In the transport process, the tube passes through the sensor detecting means 30 and measures whether it is a tube of a desired size.

Here, when a tube of a different size is detected, when the corresponding point passes through the pressure removal means 40, the pressure bar 43 acts to push the tube of the different size to the side of the conveyor belt to remove it from the transport path.

The tube 11 on which the size verification is completed is supplied to the slit 52 of the sorting tube supply means 50, descends along the slit, and is placed in the upper groove of the direction changing device 13 at the bottom so that the tube is aligned in a certain direction. .

The sorting tube supply means 50 rotates the rotation control bar 74 on the rear side of the second body to move the slit side plates 55 located on both sides of the length of the slit, so that the length of the inner slit 52 is used. It is possible to manufacture vacuum collection vessels of different capacities using one facility, such as adjusting the length to fit the size.

10: sorting supply device
11: tube 12: hopper
13: direction change device 121: stair lift device
20: tube transport means
21: conveyor belt 22: side wall
30: sensor detection means
31: first sensor 32: second sensor
33: third sensor
40: pressure removing means
41: pressurized motor 42: pressurized cam
43: pressure band
50: sorting tube supply means
51a, 51b: first and second body 52: slit
53a, 53b: first and second fixing plates 54: fixing plates
55: slit side plate 531: connection part
60: control device
70: slit length adjustment means
71: guide rods 72a, 72b: first and second adjustment plates
73: elastic body 74: rotation control bar
75: handle 76: length adjustment cam

Claims (8)

A vacuum collection tube sorting and supplying device for supplying only a tube of an appropriate size to a tube alignment device by checking the size of a tube in a vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility,
Tube transfer means 20 for continuously receiving the tube 11 from the hopper 12 and transferring it in one row; a sensor detecting means 30 installed on one side of the transfer line of the tube transfer means to detect the size of the tube to be transferred; When the value sensed by the sensor detecting means is different from the set value, the pressure removing means 40 for pushing the tube to the side; Sorting tube supply means 50 for receiving the selected tube that has passed through the pressure removal means and supplying it to the direction changing device 13 located at the lower part; A control device 60 for controlling driving by receiving various signals;
The sensor detecting means 30 is made of a plurality of sensors installed on one side of the tube transfer means,
The sensor is
A first sensor 31, a second sensor 32, and a third sensor 33 are installed along the path along which the tube moves, and the distance between the first sensor and the second sensor is a distance close to the length of the short tube. forming, the first sensor and the third sensor gap is formed at a distance close to the length of the long tube,
The control device 60,
If only the second sensor is detected and the third sensor is not detected in a state in which the first sensor is continuously detected, it is determined as a single tube, and when both the second sensor and the third sensor are detected in a state in which the first sensor is continuously detected A vacuum collection blood vessel sorting and supplying device, characterized in that it is determined as an intestinal tube, and transmits an operation signal to the pressure removal means when a size different from the set tube size is detected. According to claim 1,
The tube transfer means 20,
a conveyor belt 21 for receiving the tubes stored in the hopper 12 from the side and transferring them in one row coaxially;
and side walls (22) formed on one or both sides of the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. delete delete According to claim 1,
The pressure removing means 40,
a pressure motor 41 driven by receiving a non-conforming signal from the control device 60;
a pressing cam 42 coupled to the shaft of the pressing motor;
The pressure band 43 disposed on one side of the tube transfer means, and the end protrudes in a direction intersecting the tube transfer means 20 by rotation of the pressure cam, and pushes and removes the transferred tube to the side. Vacuum collection blood vessel sorting supply device, characterized in that. A vacuum collection tube sorting and supplying device for supplying only a tube of an appropriate size to a tube alignment device by checking the size of a tube in a vacuum collection tube manufacturing facility,
Tube transfer means 20 for continuously receiving the tube 11 from the hopper 12 and transferring it in one row; a sensor detecting means 30 installed on one side of the transfer line of the tube transfer means to detect the size of the tube to be transferred; When the value sensed by the sensor detecting means is different from the set value, the pressure removing means 40 for pushing the tube to the side; Sorting tube supply means 50 for receiving the selected tube that has passed through the pressure removal means and supplying it to the direction changing device 13 located at the lower part; A control device 60 for controlling driving by receiving various signals;
The sorting tube supply means 50,
A first body (51a) and a second body (51b) which form a slit (52) through which the tube supplied from the tube transfer means is transferred to the lower part by spacing the opposite inner surfaces at a predetermined interval;
a first fixing plate (53a) and a second fixing plate (53b) each coupled to the outer surfaces of the first body and the second body and having connecting portions extending on both sides;
A plurality of fixtures 54 for integrally coupling the first body 51a and the second body 51b while maintaining the distance between the slits 52 by connecting the connecting portions 531 of the first and second fixing plates to each other. Wow;
and a slit side plate 55 coupled to both sides of the first body and the second body to respectively close both sides of the opened slit;
Slit length adjusting means 70 for adjusting the length of the slit 52 by sliding any one or both of the slit side plates 55 installed on both sides of the first body and the second body in the lateral direction; ,
The slit length adjusting means 70 is,
a guide bar 71 horizontally coupled to the outer surface of the second body 51b in the slit length direction;
Each of the rear ends of the slit side plates are connected to each other and arranged horizontally with the guide stand, both of which are slidably coupled to the guide stand 71 in the horizontal direction, or only one of them is horizontally connected to the guide stand 71. a first regulating plate 72a and a second regulating plate 72b which are slidably coupled and the other one is fixed to the first body or the second body;
an elastic body 73 having both ends connected to the first and second adjustment plates, respectively, to provide an elastic force in a central direction;
It is rotatably coupled to the second body (51b) or the guide stand (71) to adjust the slit length by either pushing one or both of the first and second adjusting plates outward or moving them to their original positions by rotation. A vacuum collection blood vessel sorting and supplying device, characterized in that it comprises; the length adjustment cam (76) is coaxially installed with a rotation adjustment bar (74).
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