WO2020224032A1

WO2020224032A1 - Reagent card accommodating apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2020224032A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/091431
Authority: WO
Inventors: 孙振波; 许德晨; 景宏维; 孙家振; 张国秀
Original assignee: 基蛋生物科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2019-05-09
Filing date: 2019-06-14
Publication date: 2020-11-12
Also published as: CN110320377A

Abstract

Disclosed is a reagent card accommodating apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a fixing bracket, a receiving box, and a transferring mechanism. A top plate of the fixing bracket is provided with a channel for a reagent card to move. The receiving box is located below the channel. The transferring mechanism is provided between the receiving box and the channel, and can move reciprocately along the lengthwise direction of the receiving box so that the transferring mechanism transports the reagent card falling onto the transferring mechanism from the channel to a predetermined position and stacks the reagent card in the receiving box, thereby resolving the technical problem in the prior art that a small number of reagent cards are received in the receiving box because the reagent cards falling into the receiving box are irregular due to a fixed reagent card push position.

Description

Reagent card storage device

Technical field

This application relates to the field of biological detection technology, in particular to a reagent card storage device.

Background technique

In the prior art, when performing bioassays, the discarded reagent cards that have been tested are usually pushed out into the waste card storage box next to the instrument by a mechanism, but the disadvantage of this method is that it takes up space on the workbench and contains bloody reagents. The card is exposed to the outside directly, which will cause pollution and user discomfort, and because the position of the reagent card is fixed, the reagent card is stacked in the storage box irregularly, and the user needs to shake it manually to accommodate more Reagent strips.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this application is to provide a reagent card accommodating device to solve the technical problem of a fixed ejection position of a reagent card in the prior art, which causes irregular reagent cards that fall into the storage box and reduces the number of reagent cards stored in the storage box.

A reagent card storage device provided in the present application includes: a fixing frame, a storage box, and a transfer mechanism;

The top plate of the fixing frame is provided with a channel for the movement of the reagent card, the storage box is located below the channel, the transfer mechanism is provided between the storage box and the channel, and the transfer mechanism can move along The storage box reciprocates in the length direction, and the transfer mechanism is used to code the reagent cards dropped from the channel in the storage box.

Further, the transfer mechanism includes a main frame, a supporting plate, a pressing plate, and a first driving module;

The main frame is provided with a bayonet, the support plate, the pressure plate and the first drive module are all arranged on one side of the bayonet, and both ends of the pressure plate are fixed on the main frame, The pallet and the first drive module are sequentially arranged below the pressure plate, and the first drive module can drive the pallet to move toward or away from the bayonet to carry the reagent card Or drop the reagent card.

Further, the transfer mechanism further includes a clamping member;

The clamping member is arranged at one end of the main frame away from the supporting plate and can abut on one side of the reagent card, and make the other side of the reagent card abut on the pressing plate.

Further, the clamping member includes a pressure block and an electromagnet;

The pressing block is arranged in the middle of the end of the main frame away from the supporting plate, and the electromagnet is arranged at the end of the pressing block away from the bayonet.

Further, the reagent card containing device further includes a second driving module for driving the main frame;

The second driving module includes a second driving motor and a belt;

The second driving motor is arranged on the bottom plate of the fixing frame, one end of the belt is connected with the output shaft of the second driving motor, and the other end of the belt is used for connecting with the main frame.

Further, the first drive module includes a first drive motor, a gear provided on the output shaft of the first drive motor, a rack provided under the support plate, and a first optical coupler;

The gear is matched with the rack, and the first optical coupler is used to control the rotation of the first driving motor to move the pallet to a predetermined position.

Further, sliding rails are provided on both sides of the bottom end of the top plate, and sliding grooves matched with the sliding rails are provided on the main frame.

Further, the storage box is provided with a plurality of baffles, the plurality of baffles are evenly spaced along the length direction of the storage box, and the extension direction of the baffles is perpendicular to the length direction of the storage box, Dividing the interior of the storage box into a plurality of containing cavities;

And the extension direction of the channel is perpendicular to the length direction of the storage box.

Further, the reagent card containing device further includes a locking mechanism;

The locking mechanism is arranged on the bottom plate of the fixing frame, and the locking mechanism is used to connect with the storage box;

And the storage box can be drawn out from below the top plate of the fixing frame.

Further, the reagent card storage device further includes an optocoupler and a calibration optical coupler;

The opposite beam optical coupler is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the storage box, the opposite beam optical coupler is used to monitor whether the reagent card amount in the containing cavity is normal; the calibration optical coupler is used to make the The reagent card falls into the containing cavity.

A reagent card storage device provided by the present application includes: a fixing frame, a storage box, and a transfer mechanism; the top plate of the fixing frame is provided with a channel for the movement of the reagent card, and the storage box is located below the channel. The transfer mechanism is provided between the storage box and the channel, and the transfer mechanism can reciprocate along the length of the storage box, so that the reagent card falling on the transfer mechanism from the channel is transported to a predetermined position by the transfer mechanism, and The reagent cards are coded in the storage box, so that the reagent cards can be neatly placed in the storage box, thereby increasing the number of reagent cards stored in the storage box, and the reagent cards will not be exposed to the outside of the storage box; to solve the prior art The ejection position of the reagent card in the storage box is fixed, which leads to the irregularity of the reagent card falling into the storage box, and the technical problem that the storage box contains fewer reagent cards.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the specific embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the appendix in the following description The drawings are some embodiments of the application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a reagent card storage device provided by an embodiment of the application;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer mechanism of a reagent card storage device provided by an embodiment of the application;

3 is a bottom view of the transfer mechanism of the reagent card storage device provided on the fixing frame according to the embodiment of the application;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage box of a reagent card storage device provided by an embodiment of the application.

Icon: 100-fixed frame; 110-channel; 111-slide rail; 200-storage box; 210-baffle; 220-accommodating cavity; 300-transport mechanism; 310-main frame; 320-pallet; 330-press plate; 340-first drive module; 350-clamping part; 311- bayonet-off; 312-chute; 351-press block; 352-electromagnet; 400-second drive module; 410-second drive motor; 420- Belt; 500-reagent card; 600-calibration optocoupler; 700-to-beam optocoupler; 800-locking mechanism.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

As shown in FIG. 1, a reagent card 500 storage device provided by the present application includes: a fixing frame 100, a storage box 200, and a transfer mechanism 300;

The top plate of the fixing frame 100 is provided with a channel 110 for the movement of the reagent card 500, the storage box 200 is located below the channel 110, and the transfer mechanism 300 is provided between the storage box 200 and the channel 110 And the transfer mechanism 300 can reciprocate along the length direction of the storage box 200, and the transfer mechanism 300 is used to store the 500 reagent cards falling from the channel 110 in the storage box 200.

Wherein, a limiting structure is symmetrically provided along both sides of the channel 110, and the limiting mechanism includes a limiting groove provided on both sides of the channel 110 and an elastic protrusion installed in the limiting groove, and the protrusion of the elastic protrusion faces the channel Extending in the direction of 110, when the reagent card 500 elastically protrudes under the action of external force and is compressed into the limiting groove by the reagent card 500, after the reagent card 500 passes, the elastic protruding returns to its original shape, which is used to block the next reagent card 500. by.

In this embodiment, the transfer mechanism 300 is arranged between the storage box 200 and the passage 110, and the transfer mechanism 300 can reciprocate along the length of the storage box 200, so as to drop the reagent cards from the passage 110 onto the transfer mechanism 300. 500 is transported by the transfer mechanism 300 to a predetermined position, and the reagent card 500 is coded in the storage box 200, so that the reagent card 500 can be neatly placed in the storage box 200, thereby increasing the number of reagent cards 500 stored in the storage box 200. In addition, the reagent card 500 will not be exposed to the outside of the storage box 200; in order to solve the problem that the ejection position of the reagent card 500 in the prior art is fixed, which causes the reagent card 500 that falls into the storage box 200 to be irregular, and the storage box 200 is stored. Technical problem with less reagent cards.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, further, the transfer mechanism 300 includes a main frame 310, a supporting plate 320, a pressing plate 330, and a first driving module 340;

The main frame 310 is provided with a bayonet opening 311, the support plate 320, the pressing plate 330 and the first driving module 340 are all arranged on one side of the bayonet opening 311, and both ends of the pressure plate 330 are fixed On the main frame 310, the pallet 320 and the first driving module 340 are sequentially arranged below the pressure plate 330, and the first driving module 340 can drive the pallet 320 toward the bayonet 311 Or move one end away from the drop bayonet 311 to carry the reagent card 500 or drop the reagent card 500.

In this embodiment, when the reagent card 500 is dropped onto the transfer mechanism 300, one end of the pallet 320 is located in the drop bayonet 311 for carrying the reagent card 500. When the main frame 310 moves to a predetermined position, the bayonet 311 is dropped The lower part corresponds to the storage box 200, and the first driving module 340 works to drive the pallet 320 to move to the end away from the drop bayonet 311, so that the reagent card 500 falls into the storage box 200.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, further, the transfer mechanism 300 further includes a clamping member 350;

The clamping member 350 is provided at one end of the main frame 310 away from the supporting plate 320 and can abut against one side of the reagent card 500 and make the other side of the reagent card 500 abut against the pressing plate 330.

Among them, the clamping member 350 may be a hydraulic cylinder or a telescopic rod.

In this embodiment, when the bayonet 311 of the transfer mechanism 300 is at the set position, the clamping member 350 works to clamp the reagent card 500 in the bayonet 311, so that the pallet 320 is away from the bayonet After one end of 311 is moved, the reagent card 500 is still clamped in the drop bayonet 311, which can prevent the reagent card 500 from being folded into the storage box 200 after the pallet 320 is removed or during the removal process to protect the reagent card 500 It can be neatly arranged in the storage box 200.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, further, the clamping member 350 includes a pressing block 351 and an electromagnet 352;

The pressing block 351 is arranged in the middle of an end of the main frame 310 away from the supporting plate 320, and the electromagnet 352 is arranged at an end of the pressing block 351 away from the bayonet 311.

In this embodiment, the pressing block 351 is arranged in the middle of the end of the main frame 310 away from the pallet 320, so that when the pressing block 351 clamps the reagent card 500, the relative swing of the reagent card 500 is small. When the electromagnet 352 is energized , The pressing block 351 is pushed to clamp the reagent card 500. When the power is cut off, the pressing block 351 returns to the original position, and the reagent card 500 falls into the storage box 200.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, further, the reagent card 500 storage device further includes a second driving module 400 for driving the main frame 310;

The second driving module 400 includes a second driving motor 410 and a belt 420;

The second driving motor 410 is arranged on the bottom plate of the fixing frame 100, one end of the belt 420 is connected to the output shaft of the second driving motor 410, and the other end of the belt 420 is used to connect to the main The frame 310 is connected.

Wherein, a connecting part for connecting with the belt 420 may be provided on the main frame 310 so that the belt 420 can pass through and drive the main frame 310 to move.

In this embodiment, the second driving motor 410 is fixed on the bottom plate, and the belt 420 connects the output shaft of the second driving motor 410 with the main frame 310, and the rotation of the second driving motor 410 is controlled to realize the reciprocating movement of the main frame 310 .

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, further, the first driving module 340 includes a first driving motor, a gear provided on the output shaft of the first driving motor, a rack provided under the support plate 320, and First optocoupler

The gear is matched with the rack, and the first optical coupler is used to control the rotation of the first driving motor, so that the support plate 320 is moved to a predetermined position.

In this embodiment, the first optocoupler can control the number of revolutions of the first drive motor, so that the movement of the pallet 320 can be controlled by the cooperation of the gear provided on the output shaft of the first drive motor and the rack on the pallet 320 When the reagent card 500 needs to be dropped, it is only necessary to make the end of the pallet 320 close to the bayonet 311 and the end of the pressure plate 330 close to the bayonet 311 on the same plane, thereby reducing the movement of the pallet 320 This makes the internal structure of the whole device more compact, and can also reduce the workload of the first drive motor.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the basis of the above embodiment, further, sliding rails 111 are provided on both sides of the bottom end of the top plate, and the main frame 310 is provided with sliding grooves 312 that cooperate with the sliding rail 111. .

In this embodiment, the sliding groove 312 on the main frame 310 is clamped with the sliding rail 111 on the top plate, and the sliding groove 312 can slide relative to the sliding rail 111, which can also ensure the stability of the connection between the main frame 310 and the top plate.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, further, a plurality of baffles 210 are provided in the storage box 200, and the plurality of baffles 210 are evenly spaced along the length of the storage box 200. , The extension direction of the baffle 210 is perpendicular to the length direction of the storage box 200, and the interior of the storage box 200 is divided into a plurality of receiving cavities 220;

The extension direction of the channel 110 is perpendicular to the length direction of the storage box 200.

Wherein, a groove is provided above each baffle 210, and the centers of the grooves on the plurality of baffles 210 are on the same straight line.

In this embodiment, the interior of the storage box 200 is divided into a plurality of accommodating cavities 220 for accommodating the reagent card 500 by a plurality of baffles 210 arranged at intervals, and the size of each accommodating cavity 220 is slightly larger than that of the reagent card 500 to The reagent card 500 can stably fall into the containing cavity 220.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, further, the reagent card 500 storage device further includes a locking mechanism 800;

The locking mechanism 800 is arranged on the bottom plate of the fixing frame 100, and the locking mechanism 800 is used to connect with the storage box 200;

The storage box 200 can be drawn out from below the top plate of the fixing frame.

Wherein, the locking mechanism 800 can be a ball lock.

In addition, a rail is also provided on the bottom plate of the fixing frame 100, and a groove body matched with the rail is provided on the storage box 200, so that the storage box 200 can slide relative to the fixing frame 100 to facilitate the extraction of the storage box 200.

In this embodiment, the setting of the locking mechanism 800 can ensure that the storage box 200 is stably placed under the fixing frame 100 during the process of storing the reagent card 500.

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, further, the reagent card 500 storage device further includes a through-beam photocoupler 700 and a calibration photocoupler 600;

The opposing optical couplers are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the storage box 200, the opposing optical couplers 700 are used to monitor whether the amount of the reagent card 500 in the containing cavity 220 is normal; the calibration optical couplers 600 are used to make the The reagent card 500 on the transfer mechanism 300 falls into the containing cavity 220.

In this embodiment, the setting of the calibration photocoupler 600 can make the reagent card 500 on the transfer mechanism 300 accurately fall into the accommodating cavity 220 to ensure the smooth operation of the equipment; the opposite beam photocoupler 700 is set in the groove of the baffle 210 When the reagent card 500 passes through the position of the groove, the optocoupler 700 can sense it and transmit the information to the control system. Through the control system or the determination of the optocoupler 700, it can be known whether the storage box 200 is Full or abnormal loading.

The specific storage process is as follows:

The reagent card 500 is pushed out vertically from the channel 110 under the action of external force, and falls on the support plate 320 of the transfer module;

The transport module loaded with the reagent card 500 moves horizontally along the chute 312 under the action of the second driving module 400 to calibrate the optocoupler 600 and store either the bayonet 311 on the transport module and the storage box 200 Cavity alignment

After the electromagnet 352 is energized, the pressing block 351 is pushed out, and the reagent card 500 is pressed between the side of the pressing plate 330 and the pressing block 351;

The pallet 320 moves horizontally under the drive of the first driving module 340, and stops moving when the space opened by the bayonet opening 311 is greater than the width of the reagent card 500;

The electromagnet 352 is powered off, and the reagent card 500 is dropped vertically by gravity, and the reagent card 500 is smoothly dropped into the storage box 200 through the containing cavity 220;

Repeat the above steps to fill the cavities 220 of all the storage boxes 200. According to the judgment of the photocoupler 700, it is indicated that the storage box 200 is full. The operator pushes the storage box 200 and touches the bead to eject the storage box 200. The waste cards in the box 200 are removed.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the application, not to limit them; although the application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand: It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalently replace some or all of the technical features; these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application range.

Claims

A reagent card storage device, which is characterized by comprising: a fixing frame, a storage box and a transfer mechanism;

The top plate of the fixing frame is provided with a channel for the movement of the reagent card, the storage box is located below the channel, the transfer mechanism is provided between the storage box and the channel, and the transfer mechanism can move along The storage box reciprocates in the length direction, and the transfer mechanism is used to code the reagent cards dropped from the channel in the storage box.
The reagent card storage device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises a main frame, a supporting plate, a pressing plate and a first driving module;

The main frame is provided with a bayonet, the support plate, the pressure plate and the first drive module are all arranged on one side of the bayonet, and both ends of the pressure plate are fixed to the main frame , The pallet and the first drive module are sequentially arranged below the pressure plate, and the first drive module can drive the pallet to move toward or away from the bayonet to remove the reagent The card is loaded or the reagent card is dropped.
The reagent card storage device according to claim 2, wherein the transfer mechanism further comprises a clamping member;

The clamping member is arranged at one end of the main frame away from the supporting plate and can abut on one side of the reagent card, and make the other side of the reagent card abut on the pressing plate.
The reagent card containing device according to claim 3, wherein the clamping member comprises a pressing block and an electromagnet;

The pressing block is arranged in the middle of the end of the main frame away from the supporting plate, and the electromagnet is arranged at the end of the pressing block away from the bayonet.
The reagent card containing device according to claim 2, wherein the reagent card containing device further comprises a second driving module for driving the main frame;

The second driving module includes a second driving motor and a belt;

The second driving motor is arranged on the bottom plate of the fixing frame, one end of the belt is connected with the output shaft of the second driving motor, and the other end of the belt is used for connecting with the main frame.
The reagent card storage device according to claim 5, wherein the first drive module comprises a first drive motor, a gear provided on the output shaft of the first drive motor, and a gear provided under the pallet. Rack and first optocoupler;

The gear is matched with the rack, and the first optical coupler is used to control the rotation of the first driving motor to move the pallet to a predetermined position.
The reagent card storage device according to claim 6, wherein sliding rails are provided on both sides of the bottom end of the top plate, and sliding grooves that cooperate with the sliding rails are provided on the main frame.
The reagent card storage device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of baffles are provided in the storage box, and the plurality of baffles are evenly spaced along the length of the storage box, and the baffles The extension direction of the storage box is perpendicular to the length direction of the storage box, and the inside of the storage box is divided into a plurality of containing cavities;

And the extension direction of the channel is perpendicular to the length direction of the storage box.
The reagent card storage device according to claim 8, wherein the reagent card storage device further comprises a locking mechanism;

The locking mechanism is arranged on the bottom plate of the fixing frame, and the locking mechanism is used to connect with the storage box;

The storage box can be drawn out from below the top plate of the fixing frame.
9. The reagent card containing device according to claim 9, wherein the reagent card containing device further comprises an optocoupler and a calibration optical coupler;

The opposite-beam light couplers are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the storage box, the opposite-beam light couplers are used to monitor whether the amount of reagent cards in the containing cavity is normal; the calibration light couplers are used to make the The reagent card falls into the containing cavity.