WO2015100848A1

WO2015100848A1 - Supporting apparatus for microscope, microscope, and microscope carrier

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Publication number: WO2015100848A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/072346
Authority: WO
Inventors: 丁建文
Original assignee: 爱威科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2013-12-31
Filing date: 2014-02-21
Publication date: 2015-07-09
Also published as: CN103676127B; CN103676127A

Abstract

Provided is a supporting apparatus for a microscope, used for supporting a loading apparatus. The supporting apparatus comprises a substrate (B1) and multiple protruding structures (A1) disposed on the substrate. Top ends, used for being in contact with the loading apparatus (C1), of the protruding structures (A1) are located on the same horizontal plane. According to the provided supporting apparatus, the loading apparatus is erected above the protruding structures, so that the direct contact area of the loading apparatus and a carrier is reduced as small as possible by means of the protruding structures, and accordingly, the probability of accumulating dust on the top ends of the protruding structures is reduced, the levelness of the loading apparatus is improved, the condition that the loading apparatus has different focus lengths due to the fact that the levelness of the loading apparatus is lowered caused by dust accumulation is reduced, the tedious operation of repeated focusing is greatly reduced, and the use convenience of the microscope is improved. Also provided are a microscope carrier and the microscope.

Description

Support device for microscope, microscope and microscope stage

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201310752643.7, entitled "Supporting Device for Microscope, Microscope and Microscope Stage", filed on December 31, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. The citations are incorporated herein by reference.

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Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of microscopy, and more particularly to a support device for a microscope, a microscope, and a microscope stage.

10 BACKGROUND

In the process of using the microscope, a loading device such as a slide or a counting plate is directly placed on the stage of the microscope, and the bottom surface of the loading device is brought into contact with the top surface of the stage to ensure horizontal placement of the loading device. For easy detection.

In order to accurately focus the slide on the stage, a common method is to move the stage. Due to microscopic

15 The mirror stage has a large area, and it is difficult to control the flatness error of the entire stage in the micrometer range. When the flatness of the stage is poor, it is easy to cause the focus on the stage to be inaccurate; in addition, due to the presence of dust in the air, it is inevitable to accumulate on the stage of the microscope. Dust, so that the slide (or counting plate) cannot be in contact with the stage, and the dust particles will cause the level of the load device to decrease, so that part of the area on the load device is not within the focal length of the microscope. Need to be repeated

^0 adjustment, the operation is cumbersome.

Therefore, how to improve the level of the loading device and avoid the cumbersome operation of repeated focusing is an urgent problem to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a support device for a microscope to improve the level of the load device and avoid the cumbersome operation of repeated focus adjustment. The present invention also provides a microscope having the above-described support device for a microscope.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: A support device for a microscope for supporting a load device,

The supporting device includes a substrate and a plurality of protruding structures disposed thereon,

The protruding structure is located on the same horizontal plane for the top end in contact with the loading device.

Preferably, in the above supporting device for a microscope, the protruding structure is a linear protrusion. Preferably, in the above support device for a microscope, the protruding structure is a strip-shaped protrusion. Preferably, in the above supporting device for a microscope, the protruding structure is a dot-like projection. Preferably, in the above support device for a microscope, the protruding structure is a tapered protrusion. Preferably, in the above supporting device for a microscope, the protruding structure is a columnar protrusion. The present invention also provides a microscope comprising a support device for a microscope on a microscope stage, the support device for the microscope being a support device for a microscope according to any of the above.

Preferably, in the above microscope, the support device for the microscope is mounted on the microscope stage.

Preferably, in the above microscope, the support device for the microscope is integrally formed with the microscope. The present invention also provides a microscope stage for supporting a load device, comprising a stage body and a plurality of protruding structures disposed on the stage body, the protruding structure being used for loading The top ends of the device contacts are on the same level.

The invention also provides a microscope comprising a microscope stage, the microscope stage being a microscope stage as described above.

It can be seen from the above technical solution that the supporting device for the microscope provided by the embodiment of the present invention has a protruding structure on the substrate; since the top ends of the plurality of protruding structures are located on the same horizontal surface, the loading device is erected In a plurality of protruding structures, the contact area of the protruding structure with the loading device is smaller than the contact area directly placing the loading device on the stage, and the area is as small as possible, so that the dust accumulation probability of the top end of the protruding structure Less, to improve the level of the load device, reduce the level of the load device caused by the accumulation of dust, reduce the level of the load device, so that the load device is not in the same focal length, greatly reduce the tedious operation of repeated focus adjustment, improve the ease of use of the microscope .

The invention also provides a microscope and a microscope stage, wherein the microscope and the microscope stage have a protruding structure, and the protruding structure is located at the same horizontal plane for the top end in contact with the loading device. Therefore, the above technical effects should also be provided, and will not be described in detail herein. DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any creative work.

1 is a front elevational view of a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a right side view of a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view of a first supporting device and a slide for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural view of a first supporting device for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a second supporting device and a slide for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic structural view of a second supporting device for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a third supporting device and a slide for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a schematic structural view of a third supporting device for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a fourth supporting device and a slide for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic structural view of a fourth supporting device for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a fifth supporting device for a microscope and a slide according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a sixth supporting device and a slide for a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

13 is a top plan view of a microscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

among them, Supporting device A, first supporting device A1, second supporting device A2, third supporting device _A3 , fourth supporting device A4, fifth supporting device A5, sixth supporting device — A6, stage one B, first substrate one B1, second substrate one B2, third substrate one B3, fourth substrate one B4, fifth substrate one B5, sixth substrate one B6 The first type of light transmission area is B01, the second type of light transmission area is B02, the third type of light transmission area is B03, the fourth type of light transmission area is B04, the loading device is C, and the guiding block is CO. The first type of load device C1, the second type of load device C2, the third type of load device C3, the fourth type of load device C4, the fifth type of load device C5, and the sixth type Device one C6, conveyor belt one, rack one 2, load device storage box one 3, adapter interface receiving slot -5, camera one 6, push rod one 7, objective lens one, positioning chute one 9, concentrating mirror one 10.

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detailed description

The present invention discloses a support device for a microscope to improve the levelness of the load device and avoid the cumbersome operation of repeated focus adjustment. The present invention also provides a microscope having the above-described support device for a microscope.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without the creative work are all within the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 12, a supporting device for a microscope provided by an embodiment of the present invention is used for supporting

^0 support device,

The supporting device comprises a substrate and a plurality of protruding structures A disposed thereon, and the protruding structures A are located on the same horizontal surface for the top end in contact with the carrier device.

The supporting device for the microscope provided by the embodiment of the present invention has a protruding structure A disposed on the substrate; since the top ends of the plurality of protruding structures A are located on the same horizontal surface, the loading device is erected by more than 5 protrusions On the structure A, the contact area of the protruding structure A with the loading device is smaller than the contact area directly placing the loading device on the stage, and the area is as small as possible, so that the dust accumulation probability of the top end of the protruding structure A is small. , to improve the level of the load device, reduce the level of the load device caused by the accumulation of dust The degree is reduced, causing the load device not to be in the same focal length, greatly reducing the cumbersome operation of repeated focusing, and improving the convenience of use of the microscope.

It should be noted that the loading device is a device such as a slide glass, a slide glass or a counting plate, and is no longer described and is within the scope of protection.

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, in the first embodiment, the first substrate B1 is provided with a plurality of first protruding structures A1, and the first protruding structures A1 are linear protrusions.

Wherein, the plurality of first protruding structures A1 are uniformly arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first light transmitting region B01 on the first substrate B1.

In the present embodiment, the number of rows of the first protruding structures A1 disposed on one side of the first light transmitting region B01 is one row. That is, the number of rows of the first protruding structures A1 disposed on one side of the first light transmitting region B01 is one row; the number of rows of the first protruding structures A1 disposed on the other side of the first light transmitting region B01 Also for a row. It is also possible to set the number of rows of the first protruding structures A1 disposed on one side of the first light transmitting region B01 to a plurality of rows, or the first protruding structure A1 disposed on one side of the first light transmitting region B01. The number of rows is set to multiple rows, and the number of rows of the first protruding structure A1 disposed on the other side is set to one row, which will not be described in detail herein.

As described above, the plurality of first protruding structures A1 are uniformly arranged along the length direction of the first light transmitting region B01, that is, the one side of the first light transmitting region B01 is the length of the first light transmitting region B01. On the side of the direction, the first type of protruding structure A1 may be disposed on the width side of the first type of light transmitting area B01, and it is only necessary to ensure that the first type of protruding structure A1 is erected with the first type of loading device C1. The light transmissive area B01 can be above.

As shown in Fig. 4, the first protruding structure A1 is a supporting piece, and the plane of the supporting piece is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first light transmitting area B01. The dust falls from the adjacent two supporting pieces onto the first substrate B1, which further reduces the amount of dust accumulation at the tip end of the supporting piece, which in turn further improves the level of the first type of loading device C1.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in the second embodiment, another embodiment in which the protruding structure is a linear protrusion, the second substrate B2 is provided with a plurality of second protruding structures A2, The two kinds of protruding structures A2 are linear protrusions.

Wherein, the plurality of second protruding structures A2 are uniformly arranged along the longitudinal direction of the second light transmitting region B02 on the second substrate B2.

A second protruding structure A2 is disposed on both sides of the second light transmitting area B02. In the second One side of the light transmitting area B02 is provided with a second protruding structure A2, and the other side of the second light transmitting area B02 is provided with a second protruding structure A2. The second substrate B2 assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention only needs to provide two second protruding structures A2 on the second substrate B2, which greatly simplifies the processing steps, thereby facilitating the processing process and reducing the processing. The role of cost.

As shown in FIG. 6, in order to reduce the top area of the second protruding structure A2, the second protruding structure A2 in the embodiment of the present invention is a supporting piece, the plane of the supporting piece and the second transparent area B02. The length direction is parallel.

As described above, the support piece is disposed on both sides of the second light-transmissive area B02 in the longitudinal direction, that is, one side of the second light-transmissive area B02 in the longitudinal direction is provided with a support piece, and the second light-transmissive area B02 The other side of the 10 degree direction is provided with another support piece. By arranging the second type of loading device C2 between the two support pieces, it is ensured that the light source of the second transparent area B02 can be irradiated to the second type. On the device C2. The second protruding structure A2 can also be disposed on the width side of the second transparent area B02, and only the second protruding structure A2 is required to erect the second type of loading device C2 in the second transparent area B02. Just above.

As shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, in the third embodiment, the third substrate B3 is provided with a plurality of the fifteenth convex structures A3, and the third protruding structure A3 is a strip-shaped projection.

Among them, a plurality of third protruding structures A3 are uniformly arranged along the longitudinal direction of the third light transmitting region B03 on the third substrate B3.

The third supporting device for the microscope provided by the embodiment of the invention only needs to provide two third protruding structures A3 on the third substrate B3, which greatly simplifies the processing steps and facilitates the processing. Process, to reduce the cost of processing.

As shown in FIG. 8, in order to improve the stability of the third type of loading device C3 on the third protruding structure A3, the third protruding structure A3 in the embodiment of the present invention is a supporting block, and the length direction of the supporting block It is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the third light transmitting region B03.

As described above, the support block is disposed on both sides of the third light-transmissive region B03 in the longitudinal direction, that is, one side of the longitudinal direction of the third five kinds of light-transmitting regions B03 is provided with a support block, and the third light-transmitting region B03 The other side of the length direction is provided with another support block. By arranging the third type of load device C3 between the two support blocks, it is ensured that the light source of the third light-transmitting area B03 can be irradiated to the third type of load. On device C3. It is also possible to arrange the third protruding structure A3 on the width side of the third light transmitting area B03, and only need to ensure The third protruding structure A3 is provided with a third type of loading device C3 above the third light transmitting area B03.

As shown in Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, in the fourth embodiment, the fourth substrate B4 is provided with a plurality of fourth projecting structures A4, and the fourth projecting structure A4 is a dot-like bump.

Wherein, the plurality of fourth protruding structures A4 are uniformly arranged along the longitudinal direction of the fourth light transmitting region B04 5 on the fourth substrate B4.

In the present embodiment, the fourth protruding structure A4 disposed on one side of the fourth light-transmitting region B04 has a row of rows. That is, the number of rows of the fourth protruding structures A4 disposed on one side of the fourth light transmitting region B04 is one row; the number of rows of the fourth protruding structures A4 disposed on the other side of the fourth light transmitting region B04 Also for a row. It is also possible to set the number of rows of the fourth protruding structure A4 disposed on one side of the fourth light transmitting region B04 to be more than 10 rows, or the fourth protruding structure disposed on one side of the fourth light transmitting region B04. The number of rows of A4 is set to multiple rows, and the number of rows of the fourth protruding structure A4 disposed on the other side is set to one row, which will not be described in detail herein.

As described above, the plurality of fourth protruding structures A4 are uniformly arranged along the length direction of the fourth light transmitting region B04, that is, the one side of the fourth light transmitting region B04 is the length direction of the fourth light transmitting region B04. On one side, the fourth protruding structure A4 can also be disposed on the width side of the fourth light transmitting area B04, and only need to ensure that the first protruding structure A4 is erected with the fourth type of loading device C4 in the fourth type. The light transmissive area B04 can be above.

As shown in Fig. 10, the fourth projecting structure A4 is a support pin. Since the top area of the support pin is small, and the dust easily falls from the gap between the adjacent two support pins to the fourth substrate B4, the amount of dust accumulation at the tip of the support pin is further reduced, and the fourth load is further improved. The level of the device C4.

As shown in FIG. 11 , in the fifth embodiment, the fifth protruding structure A5 may be disposed as a cone-shaped protrusion, that is, the diameter of the point-like protrusion is enlarged to form a tapered protrusion, and is disposed on On the fifth substrate B5, in order to arrange the fifth type of loading device C5 on the fifth protruding structure A5, the above technical effects can also be achieved;

As shown in FIG. 12, in the sixth embodiment, the sixth protruding structure A6 may be disposed as a columnar protrusion, that is, the diameter of the point protrusion is enlarged to form a columnar protrusion, and is disposed on the sixth substrate. On B6^5, in order to set the sixth type of loading device C6 on the sixth protruding structure A6, the above technical effects can also be achieved.

It should be noted that the light-transmissive region may not be disposed on the substrate, so that the whole is transparent, and only the light transmittance is required. For point protrusions, linear protrusions, tapered protrusions or columnar protrusions, To set in the light transmission area.

The protruding structure A and the substrate are of a unitary structure. The protruding structure A is integrally processed with the substrate by injection molding or compression molding, and fixedly disposed on the substrate to form a supporting device for the microscope. The processing of the support device for a microscope provided by the embodiment of the present invention is effectively simplified.

5, as shown in FIG. 13, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a microscope, comprising a support device for a microscope on a microscope stage, and the support device for the microscope is a support for the microscope as any of the above. Device. Since the above-described support device for a microscope has the above-described technical effects, the microscope having the above-described support device for the microscope should also have the same technical effect, and will not be described in detail herein.

10 Further, the support device for the display is mounted on the display stage.

The protruding structure A is disposed on the top surface of the substrate; the bottom surface of the substrate is fixedly connected to the top surface of the stage body B. By arranging the protruding structure A on the substrate, the substrate is integrally mounted on the top surface of the stage body B to facilitate processing and projecting the arrangement of the structure A with respect to the substrate.

The portion of the substrate corresponding to the light-transmitting region of the carrier body B is a transparent structure, which may be a hollow structure disposed on the substrate 15 corresponding to the light-transmitting region, or may be disposed on the substrate corresponding to the light-transmitting region. The transparent plate structure can also process the whole substrate into a transparent plate, which is no longer introduced and is within the scope of protection.

Further, the support device for the microscope is integrally formed with the microscope.

Further, the microscope provided by the embodiment of the present invention further includes a carrier transport mechanism that should be disposed with respect to the support device for the microscope. The carrier device C is directed to the substrate by the carrier transport mechanism to ensure that the carrier device C is disposed on the protruding structure A, which effectively improves the detection efficiency, and is particularly suitable for the operation of batch detection.

In this embodiment, the carrier device transport mechanism includes: a conveyor belt 1 for transporting the load device; an output end of the conveyor belt 1 for accommodating the accommodating groove 5 of the load device C; a push rod 7 disposed along a length direction of the stage body B of the support device for the microscope; disposed between the push rod 7 and the support device for the microscope for guiding the projection of the load device C on the substrate Positioning chute 9 on structure A.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 13 , in the display mirror provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the conveyor belt 1 It is disposed on one side of the frame 2, and the other side of the frame 2 is provided with a load device storage box 3, and the load device C is transported by the conveyor belt 1 to the output end of the conveyor belt 1, and falls into the receiving groove 5, and is arranged to be accommodated The push rod 7 in the slot 5 pushes the carrier device C into the positioning chute 9 and moves to the stage body B under the guidance of the positioning chute 9, and finally is placed on the protruding structure A of the stage body B. On; will camera 6

5 Set in the adapter interface 4, adjust the reflection angle of the condenser 10 and the distance from the objective lens 8 to the carrier device C to facilitate imaging in the camera 6. The camera is preferably a CCD (Charge-coupled Device) camera, or an eyepiece can be installed in the adapter interface 4 for manual observation.

The substrate is fixed to the stage body B such that the protruding structure A is fixed relative to the stage body B. During the focus adjustment process, the carrier device C is fixed relative to the protruding structure A,

10 The movement of the object device C relative to the objective lens 8 of the dynamoscope is completed by the movement of the stage body B in the X direction and the Y direction; the carrier device C can also be moved in the X direction and combined with the stage body B along the stage The movement in the Y direction completes the adjustment of the objective device C relative to the objective lens 8 of the microscope; it is also possible to move the carrier device C in the Y direction and combine the movement of the stage body B in the X direction to complete the carrier device C relative to the microscope. Adjustment of the objective lens 8.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a microscope stage, wherein a plurality of protruding structures A are directly disposed on the stage body B, and the protruding structure A is located at the same level on the top end of the contact with the loading device. Since the microscope stage has a plurality of protruding structures A and the protruding structure A is located on the same horizontal surface with the tip end in contact with the loading device, it has the same technical effect as the above-mentioned supporting device for the microscope, and is not More details.

^0 Preferably, the stage body B and the protruding structure A are arranged in a unitary structure. That is, the protruding structure A and the stage body B are integrally processed by injection molding or compression molding to form a supporting device for the microscope, thereby simplifying the processing of the supporting device for the illuminating mirror provided by the embodiment of the present invention. effect.

In another embodiment, the form of the chute may not be used. As shown in FIG. 14, the bottom of the bottom of the loading device C^5 is provided with a guiding protrusion CO, and the guiding protrusion CO is combined with the supporting device, thereby The carrier device C is guided. The protruding structure A is located on the stage body B.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a microscope having the above microscope stage. Since the microscope stage has the above technical effects, the microscope having the microscope stage should have the same technical effect, and the details are not detailed here. Introduction. Since the protruding structure A is directly disposed on the stage body B, the protruding structure A is fixed with respect to the stage body B. The focus adjustment process is as described above, and is no longer described here.

The various embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments are obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded to the broadest scope of the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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Claims

Rights request

1. A support device for a microscope, used to support a carrier device, characterized in that the support device includes a base plate and a plurality of protruding structures provided on it,

5 The top end of the protruding structure for contacting the loading device is located on the same horizontal plane.

2. The support device for a microscope according to claim 1, wherein the protruding structure is a linear protrusion.

3. The support device for a microscope according to claim 1, wherein the protruding structure is a strip-shaped protrusion.

104. The support device for a microscope according to claim 1, wherein the protruding structure is a point-shaped protrusion.

5. The support device for a microscope according to claim 1, wherein the protruding structure is a cone-shaped protrusion.

6. The support device for a microscope according to claim 1, wherein the protruding structure is a columnar protrusion.

7. A microscope, characterized in that it includes a support device for a microscope located on a microscope stage, and the support device for a microscope is a support device for a microscope as described in any one of claims 1-6 .

8. The microscope according to claim 7, wherein the supporting device for the microscope is mounted on a microscope stage.

9. The microscope according to claim 7, characterized in that the support device for the microscope is integrally formed with the microscope.

10. A microscope stage used to support a carrier device, characterized in that it includes a stage body and a plurality of protruding structures provided on the stage body, and the protruding structures are used to communicate with the stage body. The contact tops of the loading device 5 are located on the same horizontal plane.

11. A microscope, including a microscope stage, characterized in that the microscope stage is the microscope stage as claimed in claim 10.