TW202032107A - Screening test paper reading system including a reading-detecting-illuminating unit, a screening test paper, a test paper carrier, and a conveying unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a screening test paper reading system, comprising: a reading-detecting-illuminating unit which has a reading and detecting device and an illuminating device; a screening test paper which is provided thereon with a reaction zone, wherein the reaction zone can have chemical reactions with certain specimens and change its own color; a test paper carrier which is provided thereon with a carrying groove for accommodating the screening test paper, and fixing the screening test paper onto the test paper carrier, wherein the test paper is further provided with a linkage part; and a conveying unit which is provided with a driving device and a carrying base, wherein when the test paper carrier is placed in the carrying base of the conveying unit, the driving device is activated and moves the test paper carrier through the linkage part, when the test paper carrier moves to a reading and detecting position of the reading-detecting-illuminating unit, the illuminating device emits a light source to irradiate the screening test, and the reading and detecting device reads the reflection spectrum of the reaction zone of the screening test paper irradiated by the emitted light source, so that the reading and detecting device captures a spectral signal on each reaction zone to perform calculation and analysis of the spectral signal, thereby using the screening test paper reading system to achieve the effects of rapid screening and repeated screening test paper.

Description

Screening test paper reading system

The invention relates to a screening test paper reading system, in particular to a screening test paper reading system that can achieve rapid screening and repeated screening.

According to this, as human beings pay more and more attention to their own physical health, screening, including physiological screening or environmental screening, has become a very hot topic. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional screening test paper. As shown in the figure, the screening test paper 10 is equipped with a reaction zone 11. When the user drops the sample onto the reaction zone 11, the reaction zone 11 will react chemically with the sample, and the color of the reaction zone 11 will change. The user can judge whether the specimen is normal or not according to the color change and contrast color of the reaction area. However, the accuracy of recognizing color changes through the human eye is very poor, so when performing precision screening, most of them use a spectrum analyzer.

However, when using a spectrum analyzer for screening, the user should avoid manually placing the screening test paper in the corresponding position for the spectrum analyzer to capture the color signal of the reaction zone. This will not only easily cause the screening test paper to wear out , It is more likely to lead to inaccurate placement and unable to capture the dilemma, wasting a lot of time to adjust the position of the screening test paper, so it is difficult to be called practical.

One of the objectives of the present invention is to disclose a screening test paper reading system to To achieve the effect of rapid screening and repeated screening test paper.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a screening test paper reading system is disclosed, comprising: a reading and detecting illumination unit having a reading detection device and a illumination device; a screening test paper on which a reaction zone is configured, The reaction zone can produce a chemical reaction on a number of specific samples and change its own color; a test paper carrier, on which is equipped with a bearing groove, used to accommodate the screening test paper, and fix the screening test paper on On the test paper carrier, and the test paper carrier is additionally equipped with a linkage part; a conveying unit has a driving device and a bearing base; wherein when the test paper carrier is placed in the bearing base of the conveying unit, The driving device is activated and moves the test paper carrier through the linkage part, and when the test paper carrier moves to the reading detection position of the reading detection illumination unit, the illumination device emits a light source to illuminate the For the screening test paper, the reading detection device will read the reflection spectrum of the reaction zone of the screening test paper irradiated by the emitting light source, so that the reading detection device captures the spectrum signal on each reaction zone , In order to carry on the operation analysis of this spectral signal.

As in the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, the conveying unit further includes a limiting device for positioning the relative position of the test paper carrier and the reading detection device by the limiting device.

As for the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, the driving device is a stepping motor.

As in the above screening test paper reading system, the linkage part is a rack.

Such as the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, wherein the specific sample application of the screening test paper is saliva, urine, blood, feces, water, food, toxic and harmful substances or microorganism.

As the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, the lighting device is a white light emitting diode (White LED), an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED), a near infrared light emitting diode (NIR LED), a laser Diode (Laser diode), halogen lamp (Halogen lamp) or tungsten lamp source (Tungsten lamp).

As in the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, the reading detection device is an optical wavelength spectroscopy device or a spectrum analyzer.

As in the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, the screening test paper further includes a positioning part, and the positioning part is used for fine-tuning the reading and positioning of the reading detection light unit.

Such as the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, wherein the limiting device further contains an opening that has a "C", "ㄈ" or "L" shape, and the opening is such that the test paper carrier does not deviate when it moves. Move or detach from the bearing base.

As in the above-mentioned screening test paper reading system, the two ends of the rack are shaped like arcs.

10‧‧‧Screening test paper

11‧‧‧Reaction zone

20‧‧‧Screening test paper reading system

21‧‧‧Screening test paper

211‧‧‧Reaction zone

212‧‧‧Positioning Department

22‧‧‧Test Paper Carrier

221‧‧‧Loading trough

222‧‧‧Interlocking Department

23‧‧‧Reading detection light unit

231‧‧‧Reading detection device

232‧‧‧Lighting device

24‧‧‧Spectral reading point

25‧‧‧Conveying unit

251‧‧‧Drive device

252‧‧‧Carrier base

253‧‧‧Limiting device

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional screening test paper.

Figure 2 is a three-dimensional structure diagram of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the structure of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of the test paper carrier of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the screening test paper of the present invention.

Figure 6 is the limit device reading setting of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention bitmap.

Figure 7 is a diagram of the reading positioning and relative position of the positioning points of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a reading positioning diagram of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention.

In the specification and subsequent patent applications, certain words are used to refer to specific elements. Those with general knowledge in the field should understand that hardware manufacturers may use different terms to refer to the same component. The scope of this specification and subsequent patent applications does not use differences in names as a way to distinguish elements, but uses differences in functions of elements as a criterion for distinguishing. The "include" mentioned in the entire manual and subsequent requests is an open term, so it should be interpreted as "include but not limited to".

Figures 2 to 5 are respectively a three-dimensional view of the screening test paper reading system, an exploded view of the structure of the screening test paper reading system, and the test paper carrier and the meaning of the screening test paper. Figure 2 shows: the present invention The screening test paper reading system 20 mainly consists of a screening test paper 21, a test paper carrier 22, a reading and detecting light unit 23, and a conveying unit 25. At the same time, referring to Figure 3, the screening test paper 21 is equipped with a number of reaction areas 211, which can produce chemical reactions to a number of specific samples (such as urine or blood, etc.) and change their own color. The test paper carrier 22 is provided with a bearing groove 221 for receiving the screening test paper 21 and fixing the screening test paper 21 on the test paper carrier 22. In addition, the test paper carrier 22 is additionally provided with a linkage portion 222 (which can be a rack, in which both ends of the rack are in the shape of arcs). The fourth As shown in the partial enlarged view of A in the figure, the conveying unit 25 has a driving device 251 and a bearing base 252, and the driving device 251 (may be a stepping motor), wherein, when the test paper carrier 22 is placed in the conveying When the unit’s carrying base 252 is set, the driving device 251 (stepping motor) will automatically start and move the test paper carrier 22 to the corresponding position through the linkage portion 222 of the test paper carrier (the rack 222 will be The stepping motor 251 generates mechanical action to generate forward or backward motions). When the test paper carrier 22 moves to the reading detection position of the reading detection illumination unit 23, the illumination device 232 emits a light source to illuminate the screening test Test paper 21, the reading and detecting device 231 will read the reflection spectrum of the reaction zone of the screening test paper irradiated by the emitting light source, and the reading and detecting unit 231 can further capture each of the screening test paper The spectral signal on the reaction zone 211 is used for the calculation and analysis of the spectral signal. The specific sample in the above embodiment can be applied to saliva, urine, blood, feces, water, food, toxic and harmful substances or microbial reactions, or In another embodiment, a plurality of positioning portions 212 may be further configured on the screening test paper 21, wherein the positioning portions 212 are used to provide the reading detection light unit 23 to detect the reaction area 211 of the screening test paper For fine-tuning reading and positioning (as indicated in Figure 5), the reading detection device 231 will first detect and read the positioning portion 212 on the screening test paper to read and detect the screening test paper The positioning judgment calculation of the position of each reaction zone 211 and the positioning portion 212 (as shown in the embodiment in FIG. 7), the lighting device 232 in the above-mentioned embodiment can be replaced with a white light emitting diode (White LED), ultraviolet Light emitting diode (UV LED), near infrared light emitting diode (NIR LED), laser diode (Laser diode), halogen lamp (Halogen lamp) or tungsten lamp source (Tungsten lamp), the above mentioned Read detection The device 231 is an optical wavelength splitting device or a spectrum analyzer.

In addition, in another embodiment of the screening test paper reading system 10 of the present invention, the conveying unit 25 further includes a limiting device 253 for positioning the test paper carrier 22 and the reading detection device 231 relative to each other. When the test paper carrier 22 is inserted into the carrier base 252 to a certain depth, the screening test paper reading system 20 of the present invention will determine that the screening test paper 21 is inserted and the screening operation is to be performed, then the driving device of the conveying unit 251 will automatically start to perform mechanical action and move the test paper carrier 22 to the corresponding reading detection position. When the test paper carrier 22 moves to the position of the limit device 253 (such as the dotted box), the reading The detection device 231 will detect the limit device 253 and the edge position of the test paper carrier 22 for confirmation and the first reference positioning judgment (for example, when the edge of the test paper carrier moves to the dotted line position), as shown in Figure 6 , The reading detection device 231 will perform reading position calculation and positioning the relative position of the limit device 253 and the test paper carrier 22, and the positioning positions of the spectral reading point 24 and the reading detection device 231 will also be At the same time, it is confirmed that after positioning, the reading detection device 231 will capture the spectrum signal on each reaction area 211 of the subsequent screening test paper, and continue the limit device 253 in the above embodiment, in order to make the test paper carrier 22 in When moving, there is no deviation or separation from the driving device 251 and the carrying base 252. When the test paper carrier 22 is placed in the carrying base 252 of the conveying unit, the test paper carrier 22 The movement is restricted to sliding within the "ㄈ"-shaped opening of the limiting device 253 to achieve the above purpose. The appearance of the opening of the limiting device 23 can be further replaced with an opening such as "C" or "L".

For testing the patient's urine glucose value, if the screening test has been determined The test paper is dedicated to urine sugar, so it can be directly tested. That is, the urine to be tested is in contact with the reaction zone 211 of the screening test paper 21 (usually by dripping or infiltration), and the components in the reaction zone 211 will be It produces a chemical reaction with the urine to be tested and changes the color of the reaction area 211. In addition, the reaction area 211 may contain a variety of different detection areas to detect glucose, protein, pH, occult blood or other physiological values in the urine to achieve the effect of screening multiple values at a time. After the urine to be tested is in contact with the reaction zone 211 of the screening test paper 21, the screening test paper 21 can be placed in the carrying groove 221 of the test paper carrier 22, and the test paper carrier 22 can be inserted into the spectrum analyzer (that is, the present invention The screening test paper reading system 20).

When the test paper carrier 22 is inserted into the carrier base 252 to a certain depth, the reading and detecting illumination unit 23 will detect a plurality of positioning parts 212 on the screening test paper (as shown in Figure 8 for the dots on the screening test paper) Appearance). At this time, the screening test paper reading system 20 of the present invention will determine that the screening test paper is inserted and the screening operation is to be performed. The driving device 251 of the conveying unit will automatically start, which is similar to loading the test paper When the device 22 is sucked in, the above-mentioned driving device 251 is a stepping motor, and the linkage part 222 as a rack is mechanically actuated with the driving device 251 to move the test paper carrier 22 to a corresponding position, then the lighting device 232 will emit a light source to illuminate the screening test paper 21, and then the reading detection device 231 will read the reflection spectrum of the reaction area of the screening test paper irradiated by the emission light source, such as when the test paper carrier 22 moves to the limit position When the device 253 is installed, the distance position of each reaction zone 211 of the screening test paper and the driving device 251 used to drive the test paper carrier 22 to move and the relative position of the limit device 253 and the reading detection device 231, the above distance position or relative position Are all fixed or set Type parameters, where Figure 7 shows the reading positioning and positioning point relative position diagram of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention. The reading detection device 231 will first detect the limit device 253 and the The edge position confirmation of the test paper carrier 22 and the first reference positioning judgment are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment, so the description will not be repeated. When the edge of the test paper carrier 22 is positioned by the reference, the spectrum reading point 24 and the reading detection The positioning position of the measuring device 231 is also confirmed at the same time.

In the reading and positioning method of the screening test paper reading system of the present invention as shown in Figure 8, when the edge of the test paper carrier 22 is positioned by reference, the spectral reading point 24 and the reading detection device 231 are The positioning position is also confirmed at the same time, and the reading distance position X1 from the edge of the test paper carrier 22 to the reaction zone 211 and the relative distance position △X1 from the reaction zone 211 to the positioning part 212 are continued as in the embodiment. When the detection position of the photometric light unit 23 is read, the relative distance positions of the reaction areas 211 and the positioning portion 212 of the screening test paper can be provided by the read detection light unit 23 for adjustment and judgment calculations, so the test paper carrier 22 is moved to the corresponding position where the reading and detecting device 231 captures the spectral signal on each reaction area 211 will be quite accurate, and it will be located once. Subsequently, the reading and detecting device 231 will capture the reflection spectrum on each reaction area 211, and then perform spectroscopic processing and calculation analysis of the spectral signal to achieve the purpose of rapid screening of the screening test paper.

Furthermore, since the above-mentioned screening test paper 21 is completely fixed in the carrying groove 221 of the test paper carrier 22 and is not in direct contact with the spectrum analyzer, the screening test paper 21 is protected by the test paper carrier 22 and is not easy to wear. Moreover, the user can use the test paper carrier 22 to quickly replace the test paper to achieve the purpose of repeated screening.

After detailed description of the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that various changes and changes can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the following patent applications, such as various implementations of the limit unit Such and so on are not limited to the implementation of the embodiments of the specification.

20‧‧‧Screening test paper reading system

21‧‧‧Screening test paper

211‧‧‧Reaction zone

22‧‧‧Test Paper Carrier

221‧‧‧Loading trough

222‧‧‧Interlocking Department

23‧‧‧Reading detection light unit

231‧‧‧Reading detection device

232‧‧‧Lighting device

25‧‧‧Conveying unit

251‧‧‧Drive device

252‧‧‧Carrier base

253‧‧‧Limiting device

Claims (10)

A screening test paper reading system includes: a reading and detecting illumination unit with a reading detection device and a illuminating device; a screening test paper on which a reaction zone is configured, and the reaction zone can be The sample produces a chemical reaction and changes its own color; a test paper carrier is equipped with a bearing groove for accommodating the screening test paper, and the screening test paper is fixed on the test paper carrier, and The test paper carrier is additionally equipped with a linkage part; and a conveying unit with a driving device and a bearing base; wherein, when the test paper carrier is placed in the bearing base of the conveying unit, the driving device will be activated And move the test paper carrier through the linkage part, and when the test paper carrier moves to the reading detection position of the reading detection illumination unit, the illumination device emits a light source to illuminate the screening test paper, and the reading The detection device reads the reflection spectrum of the reaction area of the screening test paper irradiated by the emission light source, and the reading detection device captures the spectrum signal on each reaction area to perform the calculation of the spectrum signal analysis. For example, the screening test paper reading system of the first patent application, wherein the conveying unit further includes a limit device for positioning the relative position of the test paper carrier and the reading detection device by the limit device. For example, the screening test paper reading system of the first item in the scope of patent application, wherein the driving device is a stepping motor. For example, the screening test paper reading system of item 1 in the scope of patent application, wherein the linkage part is a rack. For example, the screening test paper reading system of item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the specific sample application of the screening test paper is saliva, urine, blood, feces, water, food, toxic and harmful substances or microorganisms. For example, the screening test paper reading system of the first item in the scope of patent application, in which the lighting device is white light emitting diode (White LED), ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED), near infrared light emitting diode (NIR) LED), laser diode (Laser diode), halogen lamp (Halogen lamp) or tungsten lamp (Tungsten lamp). For example, the screening test paper reading system of the first item in the scope of patent application, wherein the reading detection device is an optical wavelength spectroscopy device or a spectrum analyzer. For example, the screening test paper reading system of the first item in the scope of the patent application, wherein the screening test paper further includes a positioning part, and the positioning part is used for the fine adjustment of the reading and detecting light unit. For example, the second item of the scope of patent application for the screening test paper reading system, wherein the limit device further contains an opening with a "C", "ㄈ" or "L" shape, and the opening allows the test paper carrier to move There will be no deviation or separation from the bearing base. For example, the screening test paper reading system of item 4 of the scope of patent application, in which the two ends of the rack are arc-shaped.

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