WO2021066184A1 - Blood collection tube automatic preparation device - Google Patents

Blood collection tube automatic preparation device Download PDF

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WO2021066184A1
WO2021066184A1 PCT/JP2020/037665 JP2020037665W WO2021066184A1 WO 2021066184 A1 WO2021066184 A1 WO 2021066184A1 JP 2020037665 W JP2020037665 W JP 2020037665W WO 2021066184 A1 WO2021066184 A1 WO 2021066184A1
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西村　和也
典之 白石
森　浩之
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/15—Devices for taking samples of blood
    • A61B5/153—Devices specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. with syringes
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    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
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  • the present invention relates to an improvement of an automatic blood collection tube preparation device that fully automatically prepares blood collection tubes necessary for blood collection of a patient.
  • a blood collection tube accommodating section having a plurality of blood collection tube accommodating cases arranged one above the other.
  • Automatic blood vessel preparation device An automatic blood collection blood preparation device equipped with at least two labeling mechanisms is available. It has already been proposed (Patent Document 1).
  • Such an automatic blood collection blood collection device is provided with a blood collection blood collection discharge conveyor for discharging the blood collection blood vessels labeled by a plurality of automatic blood collection blood collection labeling mechanisms, and is processed by each automatic blood collection blood collection label sticking mechanism.
  • the blood collection tube after the label is attached is discharged by the blood collection tube discharge conveyor. Then, the blood collection tube discharged by the blood collection tube discharge conveyor is separately collected for each patient by the blood collection tube collection device.
  • the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device described above is provided with a plurality of automatic label collection mechanisms, and each automatic label collection mechanism is provided with a blood collection tube accommodating portion, a transfer means, and label printing and affixing means.
  • the printing and labeling speed on the label is high, and as a result, the overall processing speed is high.
  • the label printing and affixing means of one automatic blood collection tube labeling mechanism fails, the label is accommodated in the blood collection tube accommodating portion of the failed automatic blood collection tube labeling mechanism. Since it becomes impossible to process different types of blood collection tubes, even if the label printing and sticking means of another automatic blood collection tube affixing mechanism is functioning normally, the entire device must be stopped or malfunctions.
  • the blood collection tube housed in the automatic label collection mechanism has a problem that the label must be attached by hand. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the applicant, etc.
  • Patent Document 2 proposes an automatic blood collection tube preparation device that can continue processing of blood collection tubes without stopping the entire device if the label printing and sticking means of the mechanism is functioning normally.
  • the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, can reduce the height limitation of the entire automatic blood collection tube preparation device, and can label by a plurality of label printing and affixing means without providing a complicated mechanism. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic blood collection tube preparation device capable of printing and pasting.
  • the automatic blood collection tube preparation device selects and extracts a blood collection tube necessary for a patient's examination based on a blood collection order from a doctor, and the extracted blood collection tube is related to the patient. It is an automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured to attach a label with information printed on it and collect the blood collection tubes after the label is attached on a patient-by-patient basis.
  • a pair of labels on both sides of a printing means and a label sticking means a blood collecting blood collecting means for accommodating a blood collection tube after label sticking from the pair of label sticking means in a patient unit, and a blood collecting blood vessel on the lateral transport means. It is characterized by including a sorting and transporting means for distributing to either a printing means or a labeling means, and a control device for controlling the operation of each of the means.
  • the lateral transport means may have a transport conveyor that extends horizontally, in which case the pair of label printing means and label affixing means are arranged on both sides of the transport conveyor, and the sorting transport means is the transport conveyor. It may be configured to distribute the blood collection tube located above the conveyor to one of the labeling means.
  • the vertical transport means or the horizontal transport means may be provided with a direction detecting means for detecting the direction of the blood collection tube, and positioning for adjusting the position of the blood collection tube in the labeling means based on the detection result by the direction detection means.
  • the means may be provided in the labeling means.
  • the blood collection tube collection means can be a tray, in which case the tray supply means for supplying the empty trays, the tray collection means for accumulating the trays for which the blood collection tubes have been collected, and the empty trays are labeled from the empty tray supply means.
  • a tray conveyor may be provided which transfers the tray to the tray collecting position after the attachment and transfers the tray after collecting the blood collection tube to the tray collecting means.
  • a single-cut printing means for printing and discharging the blood collection instruction of the corresponding patient may be further provided on the tray after collecting the blood collection tube.
  • the automatic blood collection tube preparation device is configured by arranging the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism side by side, and the blood collection tube supply mechanism is provided with a blood collection tube accommodating case and a vertical transport means.
  • the label sticking means, the label printing means, the blood collection tube collection means, and the distribution transport means may be provided in the above, and the lateral transport means may be arranged across the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism.
  • the automatic blood collection tube preparation device selects and extracts a blood collection tube necessary for a patient's examination based on a blood collection order from a doctor, and affixes a label with information about the patient to the taken out blood collection tube.
  • An automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured to collect blood collection tubes after labeling on a patient-by-patient basis.
  • One of a pair of label printing means and a label sticking means on both sides of the blood collecting blood collecting means for accommodating the blood collecting blood after labeling from the pair of label sticking means and the blood collecting blood vessel on the lateral transport means on both sides. Since it is characterized by being provided with a sorting and transporting means for distributing to one side and a control device for controlling the operation of each of the means, a label attaching means and a label printing means are provided above the blood collection tube storage case.
  • the restriction on the height of the blood collection tube accommodating case in the stacking direction is reduced, and as a result, the number of stacking of the blood collection tube accommodating cases can be increased, and as a result, the processing is performed.
  • a pair of label printing means and a label sticking means are arranged on both sides of the lateral transport means, and a blood collection tube on the lateral transport means is placed on either of the pair of label printing means and the label sticking means on both sides.
  • the vertical transport means or the horizontal transport means is provided with a direction detecting means for detecting the direction of the blood collection tube, and the positioning means for adjusting the position of the blood collection tube in the label sticking means based on the detection result by the direction detection means is provided.
  • the label affixing means it is not necessary to align the direction of the blood collection tube to be housed in the blood collection tube storage case in one direction.
  • the automatic blood collection tube preparation device is configured by arranging the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism side by side, and the blood collection tube supply mechanism is provided with a blood collection tube accommodating case and a vertical transport means.
  • the means is compared with other means. Therefore, the label printing means and the label attaching means, which require frequent maintenance, can be collected in the blood collection tube collection mechanism, which has the effect of facilitating access and maintenance.
  • FIG. 1 It is a perspective view which saw one Example of the blood collection tube automatic preparation apparatus which concerns on this invention from the diagonally left front. It is a schematic right side view which shows the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic left side view which shows the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic top view which shows the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic left side view of the upper part which shows the internal structure of the blood collection tube automatic preparation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the vertical transport means 30. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the direction detecting means 40 and the lateral transport means 50.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to the present invention as viewed diagonally from the front left
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic right side showing the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic left side view showing the internal structure of the blood collection tube automatic preparation device shown in FIG. 1, respectively.
  • this automatic blood collection tube preparation device includes a blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 and a blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 arranged side by side.
  • reference numeral 3 indicates a display and operation panel that may be configured by a touch panel.
  • This automatic blood collection tube preparation device automatically selects and takes out a blood collection tube to be used for collecting blood of a patient from a plurality of types of blood collection tubes 4 housed in the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1, and takes out the blood collection tube in the blood collection tube collection mechanism 2.
  • a label on which information about the patient is printed and / or stored is attached to the blood collection tube so that the patient can be collected in the tray 5 on a patient-by-patient basis.
  • the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 includes a plurality of blood collection tube storage cases 10 arranged one above the other and eight in the illustrated embodiment.
  • Each of the blood collection tube storage cases 10 accommodates the same type of blood collection tube 4, and in the illustrated embodiment, eight types of blood collection tubes 4 are collected by accommodating different types of blood collection tubes 4 in the eight blood collection tube storage cases 10.
  • each blood collection tube storage case 10 is arranged so as to be tilted downward toward the rear so that the blood collection tubes 4 housed inside are gathered rearward.
  • Each blood collection tube storage case 10 is provided with a supply roller 11 at its rear end, and pushes up the blood collection tube 4 accommodated by the pusher 21 as a blood collection tube supply means to supply the blood collection tube 4 to the supply roller 11 one by one.
  • the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 includes a vertical transport means 30 arranged behind the blood collection tube storage case 10 along the blood collection tube storage case 10.
  • the vertical transport means 30 is provided near the lane 31 extending in the vertical direction along the blood collection tube storage case 10, the blood collection tube rack 32 moved up and down along the lane 31, and the blood collection tube 4 near the upper end of the lane 31. It is provided with a transport switching plate 33 for transferring from the blood collection tube rack 32 to the direction detecting means 40.
  • the direction detecting means 40 is a means for detecting the direction of the collecting blood vessel 4 during transportation, and supplies the collecting blood vessel 4 to the lateral transporting means 50 after detecting the direction.
  • the lateral transport means 50 is horizontally arranged from the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 to the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 so as to transport the blood collection tube from the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 to the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2.
  • the blood collection tube collection mechanism 2 is provided with a pair of label printing means 80; 100 and a label attaching means 70; 90 on both sides of the lateral transport means 50, and is above the lateral transport means 50.
  • the sorting and transporting means 60 for distributing the transported blood collection tube 4 to any of the pair of labeling means 70; 90 is provided.
  • the resolution and collection mechanism 2 is provided with a tray transport means 110 for transporting the tray 5 for collecting the label collection blood collection 4 after the label is attached, below the pair of label sticking means 70; 90.
  • the tray transporting means 110 is arranged horizontally in the direction orthogonal to the lateral transporting means 50, that is, in the front-rear direction in the illustrated embodiment, and the tray 5 is separated from the tray feeding means 120 by the pair of labeling means 70; 90. It is transferred to the blood collection tube collection position located between the two, and from the blood collection tube collection position to the tray collecting means 140.
  • the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 includes a single-cut printing means 130 for printing and discharging a blood collection instruction and a hand-pasted label in front of the blood collection blood collection instruction and the hand-pasted label. Is laid out so that the blood collection instruction and the hand-pasted label are discharged to the tray 5 at the position where the tray 5 after collecting the blood collection tube is collected in the tray collecting means 140.
  • FIG. 6A is a schematic perspective view showing the structure of the vertical transport means 30, and FIG. 6B is a schematic side view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 6A.
  • the vertical transport means 30 is arranged on the lane 31 arranged in the vertical direction along the blood collection tube storage case 10, the blood collection tube rack 32 configured to be movable along the lane 31, and the upper part of the lane 31.
  • the transport switching plate 33 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6A, the transport switching plate 33 includes a plurality of plates 33a arranged in parallel (four in the illustrated embodiment), and the blood collection tube rack 32 has a groove through which the plates 33a can pass.
  • the transport switching plate 33 and the blood collection tube rack 32 are arranged so as to partially overlap the plate 33a so as to pass through the groove 32a when the blood collection tube rack 32 rises and falls.
  • the transport switching plate 33 is configured to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 33b.
  • reference numeral 34 indicates a stopper
  • reference numeral 35 indicates a spring
  • the transfer switching plate 33 is normally located at a position where it is locked to the stopper 34 shown in FIG. 6 by the action of the spring 35.
  • the plate 33a is locked by the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube rack 32.
  • the plate 33a is pushed by the blood collection tube 4 and the entire transfer switching plate 33 rotates against the force of the spring 35, and the blood collection tube rack 32 completely lifts the transfer switching plate 33.
  • the transport switching plate 33 returns to the position where it is locked to the stopper 34 by the action of the spring 35.
  • the plate 33a of the transport switching plate 33 passes through the groove 32a of the blood collection tube rack 32, the direction of the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube rack 32 is detected by the plate 33a. Guided towards means 40.
  • FIG. 7A and 7B are views schematically showing the structures of the direction detecting means 40 and the lateral transporting means 50.
  • FIG. 7A shows a schematic perspective view
  • FIG. 7B shows FIG. 7A from the right.
  • the schematic side view seen is shown.
  • the direction detection means 40 sandwiches the direction detection table 41 that receives the blood collection tube 4 supplied by the transport switching plate 33 and the blood collection tube 4 supplied to the direction detection table 41 from both sides to collect blood vessels. It is provided with a direction detection sensor 42 for detecting the direction of the above, and a direction detection discharge guide 43 for guiding the blood collection tube 4 discharged from the direction detection table 41 onto the transfer conveyor 51 in the lateral transport means 50.
  • a switch having a guide having a size that allows the head of the blood collection tube 4 to enter but the bottom of the blood collection tube 4 to enter is attached to the tip of a pair of left and right arms 42a, and is collected on the direction detection table 41.
  • the arm 42a is moved toward the blood collection tube 4.
  • the switch of either sensor 42 is pressed, and the direction of the blood collection tube 4 is detected.
  • the arm 42a is moved in a direction away from the blood collection tube, then the direction detection table 41 is rotated around the rotation shaft 41a, and the blood collection tube 4 is laterally conveyed via the direction detection discharge guide 43. It is discharged to 50.
  • the lateral transfer means 50 includes a transfer conveyor 51, a pair of side guides 52 arranged on both sides of the transfer conveyor 51, and a conveyor motor 53 for driving the transfer conveyor 51.
  • the transport conveyor 51 is composed of one conveyor horizontally arranged across the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2, but it does not necessarily have to be composed of one conveyor. Instead, for example, when a conveyor is provided in each of the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 1 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 are arranged side by side, one continuous conveyor 51 is formed. It may be configured as.
  • one conveyor 51 straddles all the blood collection tube supply mechanisms 1 and the blood collection tube collection mechanism 2. May be provided, or one continuous conveyor 51 may be configured when the conveyors are provided in each mechanism and arranged side by side.
  • the side surface guide 52 has a notch portion as shown in FIG. 7A, and a pair of discharge guides 54 are provided at positions corresponding to the notch portion, and above the notch portion. Is provided with a distribution transport means 60.
  • the conveyor motor 53 drives the transport conveyor 51 to move the blood collection tube 4 to a position corresponding to the notch portion, that is, the distribution transport means. Transport to the position corresponding to 60.
  • FIG. 8A and 8B are views showing the structure of the sorting and transporting means 60
  • FIG. 8A is a perspective view
  • FIG. 8B is a view of FIG. 8A viewed from the left side of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device.
  • 8 (c) shows a view of the portion corresponding to the distribution transport means 60 as viewed from the front in the blood collection tube automatic preparation device.
  • the distribution transfer means 60 includes a distribution guide 61 that guides both sides of the transfer conveyor 51 so as to be continuous with the side guide 52 of the transfer conveyor 51, a distribution motor 62 that rotates the distribution guide 61 left and right, and a rack gear. It has 63.
  • the distribution guide 61 is configured to rotate about a rotation shaft 61a and is fixed to the rack gear 63.
  • the rack gear 63 meshes with the output shaft of the distribution motor 62 and moves according to the rotation direction of the distribution motor 62.
  • FIG. 9A and 9B are views showing the structures of a pair of label printing means 80; 100 and label attaching means 70; 90, FIG. 9A is a perspective view, and FIG. 9B is FIG. 9A.
  • the views from the left side of the automatic blood vessel preparation device are shown.
  • the pair of label printing means 80; 100 and the label affixing means 70; 90 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the lateral conveying means 50 and the sorting conveying means 60, and the sorting and conveying means.
  • the blood collection tube discharged by the means 60 is arranged so that it can be received by any of the pressurizing tables 71; 91 described later.
  • the pair of label printing means 80; 100 and the label sticking means 70; 90 may be arranged on both sides of the lateral transporting means 50 and the sorting transporting means 60, and do not necessarily have to be symmetrical.
  • the label printing means 80; 100 includes a labeled mount supply roller 81; 101, a mount recovery roller 82; 102, a printing means 83; 103, a platen roller 84; 104, and a label release plate 85; 105.
  • Information about the patient corresponding to the blood collection tube 4 supplied from 60 is printed on the label, and the printed label is supplied to the label affixing means 70; 90 at the position of the label release plate 85; 105, that is, the label affixing position. It is configured as follows.
  • the printing means 83; 103 changes the printing direction according to the orientation of the blood collection tube 4 to which the label should be attached, based on the detection result by the direction detecting means 40.
  • Labeling means 70; 90 The pressurizing roller 71a; 91a is movably configured so that it can take four positions: a blood collection tube receiving position before labeling, a pressurization preparation position, a label pasting position, and a label collecting blood collection tube discharge position.
  • the pressurizing tables 71; 91 are all in the blood collection tube receiving position.
  • the pressurizing table 71 receives the blood collection tube 4 at the blood collection tube receiving position shown in FIG. After that, the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the collecting tube 4 to the pressurization preparation position, and at this position, the positioning arm 75 moves the collecting blood vessel 4 so as to adjust the label sticking position.
  • the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the blood collection tube to the label sticking position, and at the label sticking position, the pressure collecting tube 4 is supported at three points by the pressurizing roller 71a, the driving roller 72, and the auxiliary roller 73 of the pressurizing table 71.
  • the mount collection roller 82 is driven to peel off the printed label with the label release plate 85, and the printed label is attached to the collection tube 4 while the drive roller 72 rotates the collection tube 4.
  • the pressurizing table 71 retracts to the drainage position of the blood collection tube, whereby the labeled blood collection tube falls onto the discharge gate 76. By rotating the discharge gate 76 around the shaft 76a in this state, the blood collection tube 4 after the label is attached is discharged to the tray 5 located below.
  • FIG. 10A and 10B are views showing the structures of a tray transporting means 110, a tray supplying means 120, a tray collecting means 140, and a single-cut printing means 130
  • FIG. 10A is a perspective view
  • FIG. 10B is FIG.
  • a view of (a) from the left in the automatic blood collection tube preparation device is shown.
  • the tray transport means 110 includes three tray conveyors 111, 112 and 113 extending horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the transport conveyor 51 of the lateral transport means 50
  • the tray conveyor 112 includes three tray conveyors 111, 112 and 113.
  • the tray conveyor 113 extends from the blood collection tube collection position below the distribution transport means 60 to the position corresponding to the tray supply means 120, and the tray conveyor 113 is arranged at a position corresponding to the tray accumulation means 140 so as to be continuous with the tray conveyor 112.
  • the tray conveyor 111 is arranged on the opposite side of the tray conveyor 113 so as to be continuous with the tray conveyor 112. Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, each of the tray conveyors 111 to 113 is composed of a pair of conveyor belts.
  • the tray supply means 120 is arranged above the supply stand 121 configured to be movable up and down between the pair of conveyor belts of the tray conveyor 112, the supply link 122 for driving the supply stand 121 up and down, and the supply stand 121.
  • the tray supply storage 123 is composed of a tray supply storage 123 and a supply latch 124 arranged at the lower end of the tray supply storage 123.
  • the tray stacking means 140 is arranged above the stacking table 141 configured to be movable up and down between the pair of conveyor belts of the tray conveyor 113, the stacking link 142 for driving the stacking stand 141 up and down, and the stacking stand 141. It is composed of a tray storage 143 and a storage latch 144 arranged at the lower end of the tray storage 143.
  • the supply stand 121 is placed at the lowest position of the tray supply storage 123 via the supply link 122.
  • the supply latch 124 is driven to remove the tray 5 at the lowest position, the next tray 5 is held, and then the supply base 121 is lowered to the lower side of the tray conveyor 112. Then, the tray 5 is placed on the tray conveyor 112.
  • the tray conveyor 112 is driven toward the rear of the blood collection tube automatic preparation device, and the empty tray 5 is placed below the sorting and transporting means 60, specifically, at an intermediate position between the pair of labeling means 70 and 90.
  • the tray conveyor 112 is driven toward the front of the blood collection tube automatic preparation device, and the tray conveyor 113 is driven in the same direction.
  • the tray 5 containing the blood collection tube is completely placed on the tray conveyor 113.
  • the single-cut printing means 130 prints a patient's blood collection instruction corresponding to the blood collection tube housed in the tray 5, and a hand-pasted label if necessary, cuts the mount with a cutter 134, and collects blood with the mount. Discharge the instructions and, if necessary, the hand-pasted label into the tray 5.
  • the accumulation table 141 is raised via the accumulation link 142, and the tray 5 containing the blood collection tube and the blood collection instruction (and the hand-attached label if necessary) is held by the accumulation latch 144 of the accumulation storage 143. Lift up to.
  • the accumulation table 141 is lowered to the lower part of the tray conveyor 113.
  • the supply link 122, the supply stand 121, the supply latch 124 and the tray conveyor 112 are driven to move the next empty tray 5 to the blood collection tube collection position. Transport to.
  • each means of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured as described above is controlled by the control device 200. Specifically, based on a blood collection order from a doctor or the like, the blood collection tube required for the patient's examination is taken out from the blood collection tube storage case 10, and the taken out blood collection tube is sorted and transported by the vertical transport means 30 and the horizontal transport means 50. It is transported to the means 60, distributed to either the label sticking means 70 or 90 in the sorting transport means 60, and the corresponding label printing means 80 or 100 prints the information about the corresponding patient on the label and the label sticking means.
  • Attached to the blood collection tube at 70 or 90, and the blood collection tube and blood collection instruction (and hand-pasted label if necessary) after the label is attached are stored in the tray 5 for each patient and accumulated in the tray collecting means 140.
  • Each means is controlled.
  • the processing time is shortened by alternately sorting the labels to the label affixing means 70 and 90, and the backing sheet can be exchanged with one of the label printing means 80 or 100 or the other.
  • the operation of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 11, 12, 13, and 14.
  • the blood collection tube receiving portion of the supply roller 11 in the blood collection tube storage case 10 required for the patient's examination is directed toward the blood collection tube storage case 10 side (FIG. 11A).
  • the pusher 21 is raised to push the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube storage case 10 to the blood collection tube receiving portion of the supply roller 11 (FIG. 11B).
  • the supply roller 11 is rotated to discharge the blood collection tube 4 to the blood collection rack 32.
  • the pusher 21 is lowered after detecting that the blood collection tube 4 has entered the blood collection tube receiving portion of the supply roller 11 by a detection means (not shown) (FIG. 11 (c)).
  • the blood collection tube rack 32 When the blood collection tube 4 is housed in the blood collection tube rack 32, the blood collection tube rack 32 is raised along the lane 31 (FIG. 12 (a)). In the process of raising the blood collection tube rack 32, the transport switching plate 33 is pushed by the blood collection tube 4 accommodated in the blood collection tube rack 32, rotates against the force of the spring 35, and retracts (FIG. 12 (b). )). When the blood collection tube rack 32 passes through the transport switching plate 33, the transport switching plate 33 is returned to a position where it is locked with the stopper 34 by the force of the spring 35 (FIG. 12 (c)).
  • the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube rack 32 slides on the upper surface of the transport switching plate 33 and is supplied to the direction detection table 41 (FIG. 12 (d)).
  • the arm 42a slides inward until one of the direction detection sensors 42 contacts the bottom of the blood collection tube 4 to detect the direction of the blood collection tube (FIG. FIG. 13 (a).
  • the arm 42a retracts to the outside, and the direction detection base 41 rotates about the rotation shaft 41a in the direction of the arrow. As a result, it falls from the opening formed between the direction detection discharge guide 43 and the direction detection base 41 and is accommodated in the lateral transport means 50 (FIG.
  • the distribution transport means 60 distributes to either the label sticking means 70 or 90 of the blood collection tube 4. In the following description, an example of sorting to the label sticking means 70 will be described.
  • the distribution guide 61 is swung in the direction of the arrow while the pressurizing table 71 is in the receiving position of the collecting tube, and the collecting blood vessel 4 is supplied onto the pressurizing table 71 (FIG. 14A).
  • the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the blood collection tube 4 to the pressurization preparation position, and at this position, the positioning arm 75 slides the blood collection tube 4 so as to adjust the label sticking position.
  • the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the blood collection tube to the label sticking position, and at the label sticking position, the pressurizing roller 71a pushes the blood collection tube against the drive roller 72 and the auxiliary roller 73, and the three rollers support the blood collection tube at three points.
  • the drive roller 72 is rotated to rotate the blood collection tube 4.
  • the label printed by the label printing means 80 is inserted between the blood collection tube 4 and the drive roller 72, and the label is attached to the blood collection tube 4 (FIG.
  • the tray supply means 120 takes out one empty tray 5 from the supply storage 123 via the supply stand 121, and conveys the empty tray 5 to the blood collection tube collection position by the tray conveyor 112.
  • the discharge gate 76 is opened and the blood collection tube 4 is dropped onto the tray 5 (FIG. 14 (e)).
  • the tray conveyor 112 is maintained at the blood collection tube accommodating position until all the blood collection tubes for one patient are accommodated, and when all the blood collection tubes for one patient are accommodated, the tray conveyor 112 is conveyed to the accumulation table 141 by the tray conveyors 112 and 113. At this position, the blood collection instructions (and hand-pasted labels, if necessary) printed and cut by the cut sheet printing means 130 are dropped onto the tray 5 by the cut sheet feed roller 135, and then at the accumulation link 142.
  • the stacking table 141 is raised until the tray 5 is on the stacking latch 144, and then the stacking table 141 is lowered. As a result, the tray 5 containing the blood collection tube 4 for one patient and the blood collection instruction (and the hand-pasted label if necessary) is locked by the accumulation latch 144 and accumulated in the accumulation storage 143 (FIG. 10). ..
  • the label printing means and the label sticking means which were conventionally arranged above the blood collection tube storage case 10, are positioned at positions offset from the blood collection tube storage case 10. Since it is arranged, the height of the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 is not restricted by the label printing means and the label sticking means, and the number of the blood collection tube storage cases 10 can be increased, and as a result, more types can be used. It has the effect of being able to process the blood collection tube. Further, since the label printing means and the label sticking means are arranged on both sides of the transport conveyor 51 of the lateral transport means 50 so that the blood collection tubes can be sorted by the distribution transport means 60, the label printing means.
  • the efficiency of label printing and label sticking can be improved as compared with the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device in which the label sticking means is arranged above the blood collection tube storage case 10, and as a result, the processing speed is increased. ..
  • the sorting and transporting means 60 is configured to be able to sort the blood collection tubes to either the label printing means or the label sticking means arranged on both sides of the transport conveyor 51, the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 Compared with the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device provided with the label printing means and the label sticking means, respectively, the effect is that the structure for selecting the label printing means and the label sticking means becomes simple, and further, in any case, Even if one of the label printing means and the label attaching means cannot operate due to a piece of mount or the like, it is possible to immediately proceed with the process without stopping the automatic blood collection tube preparation device.
  • the label printing means is configured to print information about the patient on the label, but the configuration of the label printing means is not limited to this embodiment, for example, an RFID chip or the like on the label.
  • a storage medium it can be configured to have an information writing function for printing information about the patient and storing the information about the patient in the storage medium provided on the label.
  • Blood collection tube supply mechanism Collection blood collection mechanism 3 Display and operation panel 4 Blood collection tube 5 Tray 10 Vacutainer storage case 11 Supply roller 20 Vacutainer supply means 21 Pusher 30 Vertical transport means 31 Lane 32 Blood collection rack 32a Groove 33 Transport switching plate 33a Plate 33b Rotating shaft 34 Stopper 35 Spring 40 Direction detection means 41 Direction detection table 41a Rotating shaft 42 Direction detection sensor 42a Arm 43 Direction detection discharge guide 50 Horizontal transport means 51 Conveyor conveyor 52 Side guide 53 Conveyor motor 54 Discharge guide 60 Sorting transport means 61 Sorting guide 61a Rotating shaft 62 Sorting motor 63 Rack gear 70 Labeling means 71 Pressurizing table 71a Pressurizing roller 72 Drive roller 73 Auxiliary roller 74 Side guide 75 Positioning arm 76 Discharge gate 76a Axis 80 Label printing means 81 Labeled mount supply roller 82 Mount collection roller 83 Printing means 84 Platen roller 85 Label release plate 90 Labeling means 91 Pressurizing table 91a Pressurizing roller 92 Drive roller 93 Auxiliary roller 89

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Abstract

[Problem] To provide a blood collection tube automatic preparation device that solves conventional problems and can reduce limitations with respect to the height of the entirety of a blood collection tube automatic preparation device, and that can print and attach labels with a plurality of label printing and attaching means without providing a complex mechanism. [Solution] A blood collection tube automatic preparation device according to this invention is characterized by comprising: a plurality of blood collection tube storage cases placed stacked vertically; a vertical conveying means disposed to extend vertically along the blood collection tube storage cases; a horizontal conveying means extending horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the vertical conveying means; a pair of label printing means and a pair of label attaching means disposed on both sides of the horizontal conveying means; a blood collection tube recovery means that accommodates label-attached blood collection tubes from the pair of label attaching means on a per patient basis; a sorting/conveying means that sorts the blood collection tubes on the horizontal conveying means to either one of the pair of label printing means and of the pair of label attaching means that are disposed on both sides; and a control device that controls the operations of each of the means.

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採血管自動準備装置Vacutainer automatic preparation device
　本発明は、患者の採血に必要な採血管を全自動的に準備する採血管自動準備装置の改良に関する。 The present invention relates to an improvement of an automatic blood collection tube preparation device that fully automatically prepares blood collection tubes necessary for blood collection of a patient.
　採血に用いられる採血管を効率よく確実に自動的に準備するために、上下に重ねて配置された複数の採血管収容ケースを有する採血管収容部と、
　各採血管収容ケースから取り出された採血管をラベル印刷及び貼付手段まで移送する移送手段と、
　採血管収容部の上方に配置され、移送手段により移送されてきた採血管に対応する患者に関する情報をラベルに印字し、印字済ラベルを前記採血管に貼り付けるラベル印刷及び貼付手段と
　を有する採血管自動準備装置ラベル貼付機構を、少なくとも二つ備えた採血管自動準備装置は、
　既に提案されている（特許文献１）。
　このような採血管自動準備装置には、複数の採血管自動ラベル貼付機構でラベルが貼り付けられた採血管を排出するための採血管排出コンベアが設けられ、各採血管自動ラベル貼付機構で処理されたラベル貼付後の採血管は、前記採血管排出コンベアで排出される。
　そして、採血管排出コンベアで排出された採血管は、採血管回収装置によって、患者毎に分けて回収される。
　上記した従来の採血管自動準備装置は、複数の採血管自動ラベル貼付機構を備え、各採血管自動ラベル貼付機構が採血管収容部、移送手段及びラベル印刷及び貼付手段を各々備えているので、ラベルへの印刷及びラベルの貼付け速度が速く、結果として全体の処理速度が速いという利点がある。
　しかし、上記した従来の採血管自動準備装置の構成では、一つの採血管自動ラベル貼付機構のラベル印刷及び貼付手段が故障すると、故障した採血管自動ラベル貼付機構の採血管収容部に収容された種類の採血管の処理ができなくなるため、別の採血管自動ラベル貼付機構のラベル印刷及び貼付手段が正常に機能していたとしても、装置全体を停止しなければならなかったり、また、故障した採血管自動ラベル貼付機構に収容された採血管については、手でラベルを貼り付けなければならなかったりするという問題があった。
　上記した問題点を解決するために、出願人等は、一つの採血管自動ラベル貼付機構のラベル印刷及び貼付手段が故障する等して使用できない状態になっても、別の採血管自動ラベル貼付機構のラベル印刷及び貼付手段が正常に機能していれば、装置全体を停止することなく採血管の処理を続けることができる採血管自動準備装置を提案している（特許文献２）。 In order to efficiently and reliably and automatically prepare the blood collection tubes used for blood collection, a blood collection tube accommodating section having a plurality of blood collection tube accommodating cases arranged one above the other.
A transport means for transporting the blood collection tube taken out from each blood collection tube storage case to a label printing and affixing means, and a transfer means.
A collection having a label printing and affixing means, which is arranged above the blood collection tube accommodating portion, prints information about a patient corresponding to the blood collection tube transferred by the transfer means on a label, and attaches a printed label to the blood collection tube. Automatic blood vessel preparation device An automatic blood collection blood preparation device equipped with at least two labeling mechanisms is available.
It has already been proposed (Patent Document 1).
Such an automatic blood collection blood collection device is provided with a blood collection blood collection discharge conveyor for discharging the blood collection blood vessels labeled by a plurality of automatic blood collection blood collection labeling mechanisms, and is processed by each automatic blood collection blood collection label sticking mechanism. The blood collection tube after the label is attached is discharged by the blood collection tube discharge conveyor.
Then, the blood collection tube discharged by the blood collection tube discharge conveyor is separately collected for each patient by the blood collection tube collection device.
The conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device described above is provided with a plurality of automatic label collection mechanisms, and each automatic label collection mechanism is provided with a blood collection tube accommodating portion, a transfer means, and label printing and affixing means. There is an advantage that the printing and labeling speed on the label is high, and as a result, the overall processing speed is high.
However, in the configuration of the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device described above, when the label printing and affixing means of one automatic blood collection tube labeling mechanism fails, the label is accommodated in the blood collection tube accommodating portion of the failed automatic blood collection tube labeling mechanism. Since it becomes impossible to process different types of blood collection tubes, even if the label printing and sticking means of another automatic blood collection tube affixing mechanism is functioning normally, the entire device must be stopped or malfunctions. The blood collection tube housed in the automatic label collection mechanism has a problem that the label must be attached by hand.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the applicant, etc. can attach another automatic label to the blood collection tube even if the label printing and sticking means of one automatic label collection mechanism becomes unusable due to a failure or the like. We have proposed an automatic blood collection tube preparation device that can continue processing of blood collection tubes without stopping the entire device if the label printing and sticking means of the mechanism is functioning normally (Patent Document 2).
特開2005-65990号公報Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-65990 特開2009-77794号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-77794
　しかし、上記した特許文献１及び２に係る採血管自動準備装置は、何れも、台紙交換や故障修理等のメンテナンスでアクセスすることが多いラベル印刷及び貼付手段が採血管収容部の上方に配置されているため、メンテナンス性等を考慮すると採血管自動準備装置全体の高さをあまり高くすることが好ましくなく、結果として、採血管収容ケースを設ける数にも制限があるという問題があった。
　また、特許文献２における採血管自動準備装置は、一つの採血管自動ラベル貼付機構のラベル印刷及び貼付手段が故障する等して使用できない状態になった時に、別の採血管自動ラベル貼付機構のラベル印刷及び貼付手段に採血管を移し替えるように構成されているものであるが、採血管を移し替えるために通常の移送手段とは異なる機構を設けるため、移送手段の構造が複雑になるという問題があり、構造の複雑化は故障の原因にも繋がり、また、処理速度の低下にもつながる可能性があるので問題である。
　本発明は、上記した従来の問題点を解決し、採血管自動準備装置全体の高さの制限を軽減することができ、かつ、複雑な機構を設けることなく複数のラベル印刷及び貼付手段でラベルの印刷と貼付けを行うことができる採血管自動準備装置を提供することを目的としている。 However, in each of the above-mentioned automatic blood collection tube preparation devices according to Patent Documents 1 and 2, label printing and affixing means, which are often accessed for maintenance such as mount replacement and failure repair, are arranged above the blood collection tube accommodating portion. Therefore, in consideration of maintainability and the like, it is not preferable to increase the height of the entire automatic blood collection tube preparation device so much, and as a result, there is a problem that the number of blood collection tube accommodating cases is limited.
Further, the automatic blood collection tube preparation device in Patent Document 2 has a different automatic label collection mechanism for collecting blood vessels when the label printing and sticking means of one automatic collecting blood collection tube becomes unusable due to a failure or the like. It is configured to transfer the blood collection tube to the label printing and sticking means, but the structure of the transfer means becomes complicated because a mechanism different from the normal transfer means is provided for transferring the blood collection tube. There is a problem, and the complexity of the structure leads to the cause of failure, and also leads to a decrease in processing speed, which is a problem.
The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, can reduce the height limitation of the entire automatic blood collection tube preparation device, and can label by a plurality of label printing and affixing means without providing a complicated mechanism. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic blood collection tube preparation device capable of printing and pasting.
　上記した目的を達成するために、本発明に係る採血管自動準備装置は、医師からの採血オーダーに基づいて、患者の検査に必要な採血管を選択して取り出し、取り出した採血管に患者に関する情報を印字したラベルを貼り付けると共に、ラベル貼付け後の採血管を患者単位で回収するように構成された採血管自動準備装置であって、上下に重ねて配置された複数の採血管収納ケースと、採血管収納ケースに沿って上下に延びるように配置された縦搬送手段と、縦搬送手段と直交する方向に水平に延びる横搬送手段と、横搬送手段の両側に配置された、一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段と、前記一対のラベル貼付手段からラベル貼付後の採血管を患者単位で収容する採血管回収手段と、前記横搬送手段上にある採血管を、両側にある一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段の何れか一方に振り分ける振分搬送手段と、前記各手段の動作を制御する制御装置とを備えていることを特徴としている。
　前記横搬送手段は、水平に延びる搬送コンベアを有し得、その場合、前記一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段は、前記搬送コンベアの両側に配置され、前記振分搬送手段は、前記搬送コンベアの上方に配置され、搬送コンベア上にある採血管を何れか一方のラベル貼付手段に振り分けるように構成され得る。
　好ましくは、縦搬送手段又は横搬送手段に、採血管の方向を検知する方向検知手段が設けられ得、方向検知手段による検知結果に基づいて、前記ラベル貼付手段において採血管の位置を調整する位置決め手段が前記ラベル貼付手段に設けられ得る。
　好ましくは、採血管回収手段はトレイであり得、その場合、空トレイを供給するトレイ供給手段と、採血管回収済のトレイを集積するトレイ集積手段と、空トレイ供給手段から空のトレイをラベル貼付け後の採血管回収位置へ移送し、採血管回収後のトレイをトレイ集積手段に移送するトレイコンベアとが設けられ得る。
　また、採血管回収後のトレイに、対応する患者の採血指示書を印字して排出する単票印刷手段をさらに設けてもよい。
　また、採血管自動準備装置を、採血管供給機構と、採血管回収機構とを並べて配置して構成し、前記採血管供給機構に採血管収容ケース及び縦搬送手段を設け、前記採血管回収機構に前記ラベル貼付手段、ラベル印刷手段、採血管回収手段及び振分搬送手段を設け、前記横搬送手段を、採血管供給機構から採血管回収機構に跨って配置してもよい。 In order to achieve the above object, the automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to the present invention selects and extracts a blood collection tube necessary for a patient's examination based on a blood collection order from a doctor, and the extracted blood collection tube is related to the patient. It is an automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured to attach a label with information printed on it and collect the blood collection tubes after the label is attached on a patient-by-patient basis. , A pair of labels arranged on both sides of a vertical transport means arranged so as to extend vertically along the blood collection tube storage case, a horizontal transport means extending horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the vertical transport means, and a horizontal transport means. A pair of labels on both sides of a printing means and a label sticking means, a blood collecting blood collecting means for accommodating a blood collection tube after label sticking from the pair of label sticking means in a patient unit, and a blood collecting blood vessel on the lateral transport means. It is characterized by including a sorting and transporting means for distributing to either a printing means or a labeling means, and a control device for controlling the operation of each of the means.
The lateral transport means may have a transport conveyor that extends horizontally, in which case the pair of label printing means and label affixing means are arranged on both sides of the transport conveyor, and the sorting transport means is the transport conveyor. It may be configured to distribute the blood collection tube located above the conveyor to one of the labeling means.
Preferably, the vertical transport means or the horizontal transport means may be provided with a direction detecting means for detecting the direction of the blood collection tube, and positioning for adjusting the position of the blood collection tube in the labeling means based on the detection result by the direction detection means. The means may be provided in the labeling means.
Preferably, the blood collection tube collection means can be a tray, in which case the tray supply means for supplying the empty trays, the tray collection means for accumulating the trays for which the blood collection tubes have been collected, and the empty trays are labeled from the empty tray supply means. A tray conveyor may be provided which transfers the tray to the tray collecting position after the attachment and transfers the tray after collecting the blood collection tube to the tray collecting means.
Further, a single-cut printing means for printing and discharging the blood collection instruction of the corresponding patient may be further provided on the tray after collecting the blood collection tube.
Further, the automatic blood collection tube preparation device is configured by arranging the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism side by side, and the blood collection tube supply mechanism is provided with a blood collection tube accommodating case and a vertical transport means. The label sticking means, the label printing means, the blood collection tube collection means, and the distribution transport means may be provided in the above, and the lateral transport means may be arranged across the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism.
　本発明に係る採血管自動準備装置は、医師からの採血オーダーに基づいて、患者の検査に必要な採血管を選択して取り出し、取り出した採血管に患者に関する情報を印字したラベルを貼り付けると共に、ラベル貼付け後の採血管を患者単位で回収するように構成された採血管自動準備装置であって、上下に重ねて配置された複数の採血管収納ケースと、採血管収納ケースに沿って上下に延びるように配置された縦搬送手段と、縦搬送手段と直交する方向に水平に延びる横搬送手段と、横搬送手段の両側に配置された、一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段と、前記一対のラベル貼付手段からラベル貼付後の採血管を患者単位で収容する採血管回収手段と、前記横搬送手段上にある採血管を、両側にある一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段の何れか一方に振り分ける振分搬送手段と、前記各手段の動作を制御する制御装置とを備えていることを特徴としているので、採血管収納ケースの上方にラベル貼付手段及びラベル印刷手段が設けられていた従来の採血管自動準備装置に比べて、採血管収容ケースの積み重ね方向の高さに対する制限が軽減し、その結果、採血管収容ケースを積み重ねる数を多くすることが可能になり、結果として、処理できる採血管の種類を増やすことが可能になる。
　また、横搬送手段の両側に一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段を配置すると共に、前記横搬送手段上にある採血管を、両側にある一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段の何れか一方に振り分ける振分搬送手段を設けることで、一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段で交互にラベル印刷及びラベル貼付けを行うことが可能になるため、処理速度が速く、また、何れか一方のラベル印刷手段に台紙交換等が必要になった場合でも、他方のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段でラベルに印刷及び貼付を行うことができるので直ちに装置全体を停止する必要がなくなる。
　さらに、縦搬送手段又は横搬送手段に、採血管の方向を検知する方向検知手段を設け、方向検知手段による検知結果に基づいて、前記ラベル貼付手段において採血管の位置を調整する位置決め手段を前記ラベル貼付手段に設けることにより、採血管収容ケースに収容する採血管の向きを一方向に合わせる必要がなくなる。
　また、採血管自動準備装置を、採血管供給機構と、採血管回収機構とを並べて配置して構成し、前記採血管供給機構に採血管収容ケース及び縦搬送手段を設け、前記採血管回収機構に前記ラベル貼付手段、ラベル印刷手段、採血管回収手段及び振分搬送手段を設け、前記横搬送手段を、採血管供給機構から採血管回収機構に跨って配置することにより、他の手段に比べてメンテナンスが頻繁に必要なラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段を採血管回収機構に集めることができ、それにより、アクセスが容易になりメンテナスが行いやすくなるという効果を奏する。 The automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to the present invention selects and extracts a blood collection tube necessary for a patient's examination based on a blood collection order from a doctor, and affixes a label with information about the patient to the taken out blood collection tube. , An automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured to collect blood collection tubes after labeling on a patient-by-patient basis. A pair of label printing means and a label affixing means arranged on both sides of a vertical conveying means arranged so as to extend, a horizontal conveying means extending horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the vertical conveying means, and the above. One of a pair of label printing means and a label sticking means on both sides of the blood collecting blood collecting means for accommodating the blood collecting blood after labeling from the pair of label sticking means and the blood collecting blood vessel on the lateral transport means on both sides. Since it is characterized by being provided with a sorting and transporting means for distributing to one side and a control device for controlling the operation of each of the means, a label attaching means and a label printing means are provided above the blood collection tube storage case. Compared to the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device, the restriction on the height of the blood collection tube accommodating case in the stacking direction is reduced, and as a result, the number of stacking of the blood collection tube accommodating cases can be increased, and as a result, the processing is performed. It becomes possible to increase the types of blood collection tubes that can be created.
Further, a pair of label printing means and a label sticking means are arranged on both sides of the lateral transport means, and a blood collection tube on the lateral transport means is placed on either of the pair of label printing means and the label sticking means on both sides. By providing the sorting and transporting means for sorting, it becomes possible to alternately perform label printing and label sticking with the pair of label printing means and the label sticking means, so that the processing speed is high and either one of the label printing means is provided. Even if it becomes necessary to replace the mount, the other label printing means and label sticking means can be used to print and stick the label, so that it is not necessary to immediately stop the entire device.
Further, the vertical transport means or the horizontal transport means is provided with a direction detecting means for detecting the direction of the blood collection tube, and the positioning means for adjusting the position of the blood collection tube in the label sticking means based on the detection result by the direction detection means is provided. By providing the label affixing means, it is not necessary to align the direction of the blood collection tube to be housed in the blood collection tube storage case in one direction.
Further, the automatic blood collection tube preparation device is configured by arranging the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism side by side, and the blood collection tube supply mechanism is provided with a blood collection tube accommodating case and a vertical transport means. By providing the label sticking means, the label printing means, the blood collection tube collection means, and the distribution transport means, and arranging the lateral transport means across the blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism, the means is compared with other means. Therefore, the label printing means and the label attaching means, which require frequent maintenance, can be collected in the blood collection tube collection mechanism, which has the effect of facilitating access and maintenance.
本発明に係る採血管自動準備装置の一実施例を左斜め前方から見た斜視図である。It is a perspective view which saw one Example of the blood collection tube automatic preparation apparatus which concerns on this invention from the diagonally left front. 図１に示した採血管自動準備装置の内部構造を示す概略右側面図である。It is a schematic right side view which shows the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation apparatus shown in FIG. 図１に示した採血管自動準備装置の内部構造を示す概略左側面図である。It is a schematic left side view which shows the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation apparatus shown in FIG. 図１に示した採血管自動準備装置の内部構造を示す概略上面図である。It is a schematic top view which shows the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation apparatus shown in FIG. 図１に示した採血管自動準備装置の内部構造を示す上側部分の概略左側面図である。It is a schematic left side view of the upper part which shows the internal structure of the blood collection tube automatic preparation apparatus shown in FIG. 縦搬送手段３０の構造を示す概略図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the vertical transport means 30. 方向検知手段４０及び横搬送手段５０の構造を示す概略図である。It is the schematic which shows the structure of the direction detecting means 40 and the lateral transport means 50. 横搬送手段５０及び振分搬送手段６０の構造を示す概略図である。It is the schematic which shows the structure of the lateral transport means 50 and the distribution transport means 60. ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段の構造を示す概略図である。It is the schematic which shows the structure of the label printing means and the label sticking means. トレイ搬送手段１１０、トレイ供給手段１２０、トレイ集積手段１４０及び単票印刷手段１３０の構造を示す概略図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the tray transport means 110, the tray supply means 120, the tray stacking means 140, and the cut sheet printing means 130. 採血管収納ケースから採血管ラックに採血管を取り出す流れを説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the flow of taking out a blood collection tube from a blood collection tube storage case to a blood collection tube rack. 採血管ラックから方向検知手段に採血管を搬送する流れを説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the flow of transporting a blood collection tube from a blood collection tube rack to a direction detecting means. 方向検知手段から横搬送手段に採血管を搬送する流れを説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the flow of transporting a blood collection tube from a direction detecting means to a lateral transporting means. 横搬送手段から振分搬送手段を介してトレイに採血管を搬送する流れを説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the flow of transporting a collection tube from a lateral transport means to a tray via a distribution transport means.
　以下、添付図面に示す一実施例を参照して、本発明に係る採血管自動準備装置の実施の形態について説明していく。
　図１は、本発明に係る採血管自動準備装置の一実施例を左斜め前方から見た斜視図を、図２は、図１に示した採血管自動準備装置の内部構造を示す概略右側面図を、図３は、図１に示した採血管自動準備装置の内部構造を示す概略左側面図を各々示している。
　図面に示すように、この採血管自動準備装置は、左右に並べて配置された採血管供給機構１及び採血管回収機構２を備えている。図１において符号３は、タッチパネルで構成され得る表示及び操作パネルを示している。この採血管自動準備装置は、採血管供給機構１に収容された複数種類の採血管４の中から患者の採血に使用する採血管を自動的に選択して取り出し、採血管回収機構２において取り出した採血管に患者に関する情報が印字及び／又は記憶されたラベルを貼り付けて、患者単位でトレイ５に回収することができるように構成されている。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the attached drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to the present invention as viewed diagonally from the front left, and FIG. 2 is a schematic right side showing the internal structure of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows a schematic left side view showing the internal structure of the blood collection tube automatic preparation device shown in FIG. 1, respectively.
As shown in the drawing, this automatic blood collection tube preparation device includes a blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 and a blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 arranged side by side. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 indicates a display and operation panel that may be configured by a touch panel. This automatic blood collection tube preparation device automatically selects and takes out a blood collection tube to be used for collecting blood of a patient from a plurality of types of blood collection tubes 4 housed in the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1, and takes out the blood collection tube in the blood collection tube collection mechanism 2. A label on which information about the patient is printed and / or stored is attached to the blood collection tube so that the patient can be collected in the tray 5 on a patient-by-patient basis.
　採血管供給機構１は、上下に重ねて配置された複数、図示実施例では８つの採血管収納ケース１０を備えている。採血管収納ケース１０は、各々が同一種類の採血管４を収容しており、図示実施例では、８つの採血管収納ケース１０に別々の種類の採血管４を収容することにより８種類の採血管を処理することができる。図２に示すように、各採血管収納ケース１０は、内部に収容された採血管４が後方に集まるように、後方に向けて下向きに傾けて配置されている。各採血管収納ケース１０は、その後端に供給ローラ１１を備え、採血管供給手段としてのプッシャ２１によって収容されている採血管４を押し上げて前記供給ローラ１１に採血管４を一本ずつ供給するように構成されている。
　採血管供給機構１は、採血管収納ケース１０の後方に採血管収納ケース１０に沿って配置された縦搬送手段３０を備えている。縦搬送手段３０は、採血管収納ケース１０に沿って上下方向にのびるレーン３１と、レーン３１に沿って上下に動かされる採血管ラック３２と、レーン３１の上端付近に設けられ、採血管４を採血管ラック３２から方向検知手段４０に移し替える搬送切替板３３とを備えている。
　前記方向検知手段４０は、搬送中の採血管４の方向を検知する手段であり、方向検知後に採血管４を横搬送手段５０に供給する。
　前記横搬送手段５０は、採血管供給機構１から採血管回収機構２に採血管を搬送するように、採血管供給機構１から採血管回収機構２に跨って水平に配置されている。
　図３に示すように、採血管回収機構２は、横搬送手段５０の両側に一対のラベル印刷手段８０；１００及びラベル貼付手段７０；９０を備えており、かつ、横搬送手段５０の上方に、搬送されてきた採血管４を前記一対のラベル貼付手段７０；９０の何れかに振り分ける振分搬送手段６０を備えている。
　また、採血管回収機構２は、前記一対のラベル貼付手段７０；９０の下方に、ラベル貼付後の採血管４を回収するトレイ５を搬送するためのトレイ搬送手段１１０を備えている。このトレイ搬送手段１１０は、横搬送手段５０と直交する方向に、即ち、図示実施例では、前後方向に水平に配置され、トレイ５を、トレイ供給手段１２０から、一対のラベル貼付手段７０；９０の間に位置する採血管回収位置へ、また、採血管回収位置からトレイ集積手段１４０へ移送する。さらに、採血管回収機構２は、前方に、採血指示書や手貼ラベルを印字して排出する単票印刷手段１３０を備え、この単票印刷手段１３０は、印刷した採血指示書や手貼ラベルを、トレイ集積手段１４０へ採血管回収後のトレイ５を集積する位置で、採血指示書や手貼ラベルをトレイ５に排出するようにレイアウトされている。 The blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 includes a plurality of blood collection tube storage cases 10 arranged one above the other and eight in the illustrated embodiment. Each of the blood collection tube storage cases 10 accommodates the same type of blood collection tube 4, and in the illustrated embodiment, eight types of blood collection tubes 4 are collected by accommodating different types of blood collection tubes 4 in the eight blood collection tube storage cases 10. Can process blood vessels. As shown in FIG. 2, each blood collection tube storage case 10 is arranged so as to be tilted downward toward the rear so that the blood collection tubes 4 housed inside are gathered rearward. Each blood collection tube storage case 10 is provided with a supply roller 11 at its rear end, and pushes up the blood collection tube 4 accommodated by the pusher 21 as a blood collection tube supply means to supply the blood collection tube 4 to the supply roller 11 one by one. It is configured as follows.
The blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 includes a vertical transport means 30 arranged behind the blood collection tube storage case 10 along the blood collection tube storage case 10. The vertical transport means 30 is provided near the lane 31 extending in the vertical direction along the blood collection tube storage case 10, the blood collection tube rack 32 moved up and down along the lane 31, and the blood collection tube 4 near the upper end of the lane 31. It is provided with a transport switching plate 33 for transferring from the blood collection tube rack 32 to the direction detecting means 40.
The direction detecting means 40 is a means for detecting the direction of the collecting blood vessel 4 during transportation, and supplies the collecting blood vessel 4 to the lateral transporting means 50 after detecting the direction.
The lateral transport means 50 is horizontally arranged from the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 to the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 so as to transport the blood collection tube from the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 to the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2.
As shown in FIG. 3, the blood collection tube collection mechanism 2 is provided with a pair of label printing means 80; 100 and a label attaching means 70; 90 on both sides of the lateral transport means 50, and is above the lateral transport means 50. , The sorting and transporting means 60 for distributing the transported blood collection tube 4 to any of the pair of labeling means 70; 90 is provided.
Further, the resolution and collection mechanism 2 is provided with a tray transport means 110 for transporting the tray 5 for collecting the label collection blood collection 4 after the label is attached, below the pair of label sticking means 70; 90. The tray transporting means 110 is arranged horizontally in the direction orthogonal to the lateral transporting means 50, that is, in the front-rear direction in the illustrated embodiment, and the tray 5 is separated from the tray feeding means 120 by the pair of labeling means 70; 90. It is transferred to the blood collection tube collection position located between the two, and from the blood collection tube collection position to the tray collecting means 140. Further, the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 includes a single-cut printing means 130 for printing and discharging a blood collection instruction and a hand-pasted label in front of the blood collection blood collection instruction and the hand-pasted label. Is laid out so that the blood collection instruction and the hand-pasted label are discharged to the tray 5 at the position where the tray 5 after collecting the blood collection tube is collected in the tray collecting means 140.
　以下、各手段の構成について詳細に説明していく。
　図６（ａ）は縦搬送手段３０の構造を示す概略斜視図、図６（ｂ）は図６（ａ）に対応する部分の概略側面図である。
　上述したように、縦搬送手段３０は、採血管収納ケース１０に沿って上下方向に配置されたレーン３１、レーン３１に沿って移動可能に構成された採血管ラック３２及びレーン３１の上部に配置された搬送切替板３３を備えている。
　図６（ａ）に示すように、搬送切替板３３は、平行に配置された複数（図示実施例では４枚）のプレート３３ａを備え、採血管ラック３２には前記プレート３３ａが通過可能な溝３２ａを備えており、搬送切替板３３と採血管ラック３２は、採血管ラック３２が上昇及び下降する際に、前記プレート３３ａが前記溝３２ａを通過するように部分的にオーバーラップするように配置されている。
　また、搬送切替板３３は、回転軸３３ｂを中心に回動可能に構成されている。図中、符号３４はストッパを、符号３５はばねを各々示しており、搬送切替板３３は、前記ばね３５の作用によって、通常は、図６に示すストッパ３４に係止する位置にある。
　上記したように構成された縦搬送手段３０によれば、採血管ラック３２が供給ローラ１１から採血管を受け取ると、採血管ラック３２は上方に移動され、採血管ラック３２の上方への移動に伴い、採血管ラック３２に収容された採血管４によってプレート３３ａに係止する。採血管ラック３２をさらに上昇させると、プレート３３ａが採血管４に押されて搬送切替板３３全体がばね３５の力に抗して回動し、採血管ラック３２が完全に搬送切替板３３を通過すると、搬送切替板３３はばね３５の作用でストッパ３４に係止する位置に復帰する。この状態で、採血管ラック３２を下降させると、搬送切替板３３のプレート３３ａが採血管ラック３２の溝３２ａを通過する時に、採血管ラック３２に収容された採血管４がプレート３３ａによって方向検知手段４０に向けて案内される。 Hereinafter, the configuration of each means will be described in detail.
FIG. 6A is a schematic perspective view showing the structure of the vertical transport means 30, and FIG. 6B is a schematic side view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 6A.
As described above, the vertical transport means 30 is arranged on the lane 31 arranged in the vertical direction along the blood collection tube storage case 10, the blood collection tube rack 32 configured to be movable along the lane 31, and the upper part of the lane 31. The transport switching plate 33 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the transport switching plate 33 includes a plurality of plates 33a arranged in parallel (four in the illustrated embodiment), and the blood collection tube rack 32 has a groove through which the plates 33a can pass. 32a is provided, and the transport switching plate 33 and the blood collection tube rack 32 are arranged so as to partially overlap the plate 33a so as to pass through the groove 32a when the blood collection tube rack 32 rises and falls. Has been done.
Further, the transport switching plate 33 is configured to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 33b. In the figure, reference numeral 34 indicates a stopper, and reference numeral 35 indicates a spring, and the transfer switching plate 33 is normally located at a position where it is locked to the stopper 34 shown in FIG. 6 by the action of the spring 35.
According to the vertical transport means 30 configured as described above, when the blood collection tube rack 32 receives the blood collection tube from the supply roller 11, the blood collection tube rack 32 is moved upward, and the blood collection tube rack 32 is moved upward. As a result, the plate 33a is locked by the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube rack 32. When the blood collection tube rack 32 is further raised, the plate 33a is pushed by the blood collection tube 4 and the entire transfer switching plate 33 rotates against the force of the spring 35, and the blood collection tube rack 32 completely lifts the transfer switching plate 33. After passing through, the transport switching plate 33 returns to the position where it is locked to the stopper 34 by the action of the spring 35. When the blood collection tube rack 32 is lowered in this state, when the plate 33a of the transport switching plate 33 passes through the groove 32a of the blood collection tube rack 32, the direction of the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube rack 32 is detected by the plate 33a. Guided towards means 40.
　図７は、方向検知手段４０及び横搬送手段５０の構造を概略的に示す図であり、図７（ａ）は概略斜視図を、図７（ｂ）は図７（ａ）を右方向から見た概略側面図を示している。
　図面に示すように、方向検知手段４０は、前記搬送切替板３３によって供給される採血管４を受け取る方向検知台４１と、方向検知台４１に供給された採血管４を両側から挟み込んで採血管の方向を検知する方向検知センサ４２と、方向検知台４１から排出される採血管４を、横搬送手段５０における搬送コンベア５１上に案内する方向検知排出ガイド４３とを備えている。
　前記方向検知センサ４２は、採血管４の頭部は侵入できないが、底部は侵入できる寸法のガイドを備えたスイッチが、左右一対のアーム４２ａの先端に取り付けられており、方向検知台４１に採血管４が供給されると、前記アーム４２ａが、採血管４に向けて動かされる。これにより、何れか一方のセンサ４２のスイッチが押され、採血管４の方向が検知される。方向検知後、前記アーム４２ａが採血管から離れる方向に動かされ、次いで、方向検知台４１が回転軸４１ａを中心に回動され、採血管４は、方向検知排出ガイド４３を介して横搬送手段５０に排出される。 7A and 7B are views schematically showing the structures of the direction detecting means 40 and the lateral transporting means 50. FIG. 7A shows a schematic perspective view, and FIG. 7B shows FIG. 7A from the right. The schematic side view seen is shown.
As shown in the drawing, the direction detection means 40 sandwiches the direction detection table 41 that receives the blood collection tube 4 supplied by the transport switching plate 33 and the blood collection tube 4 supplied to the direction detection table 41 from both sides to collect blood vessels. It is provided with a direction detection sensor 42 for detecting the direction of the above, and a direction detection discharge guide 43 for guiding the blood collection tube 4 discharged from the direction detection table 41 onto the transfer conveyor 51 in the lateral transport means 50.
In the direction detection sensor 42, a switch having a guide having a size that allows the head of the blood collection tube 4 to enter but the bottom of the blood collection tube 4 to enter is attached to the tip of a pair of left and right arms 42a, and is collected on the direction detection table 41. When the blood vessel 4 is supplied, the arm 42a is moved toward the blood collection tube 4. As a result, the switch of either sensor 42 is pressed, and the direction of the blood collection tube 4 is detected. After the direction is detected, the arm 42a is moved in a direction away from the blood collection tube, then the direction detection table 41 is rotated around the rotation shaft 41a, and the blood collection tube 4 is laterally conveyed via the direction detection discharge guide 43. It is discharged to 50.
　横搬送手段５０は、搬送コンベア５１と、搬送コンベア５１の両側に配置された一対の側面ガイド５２と、前記搬送コンベア５１を駆動するコンベアモータ５３とを備えている。図示実施例では、搬送コンベア５１は、採血管供給機構１から採血管回収機構２に跨って水平に配置された一本のコンベアから成るが、これは必ずしも一本のコンベアで構成される必要はなく、例えば、採血管供給機構１及び採血管回収機構２にそれぞれコンベアを設け、採血管供給機構１及び採血管回収機構２を並べて配置した時に、一本の連続する搬送コンベア５１を構成するように構成してもよい。また、さらに処理可能な採血管の種類を増やすために採血管供給機構１を二つ並べて配置する場合、全ての採血管供給機構１及び採血管回収機構２に跨るように一本の搬送コンベア５１を設けてもよく、各機構にそれぞれコンベアを設けて並べて配置した時に一本の連続する搬送コンベア５１を構成するように構成してもよい。
　前記側面ガイド５２は、図７（ａ）に示すように切欠き部分を有し、該切欠き部分に対応する位置に一対の一対の排出ガイド５４が設けられており、この切欠き部分の上方に振分搬送手段６０が設けられている。横搬送手段５０は、方向検知手段４０から採血管４が供給されると、コンベアモータ５３が搬送コンベア５１を駆動して採血管４を、切欠き部分に対応する位置、即ち、振分搬送手段６０に対応する位置まで搬送する。 The lateral transfer means 50 includes a transfer conveyor 51, a pair of side guides 52 arranged on both sides of the transfer conveyor 51, and a conveyor motor 53 for driving the transfer conveyor 51. In the illustrated embodiment, the transport conveyor 51 is composed of one conveyor horizontally arranged across the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2, but it does not necessarily have to be composed of one conveyor. Instead, for example, when a conveyor is provided in each of the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 1 and the blood collection blood collection mechanism 2 are arranged side by side, one continuous conveyor 51 is formed. It may be configured as. Further, when two blood collection tube supply mechanisms 1 are arranged side by side in order to further increase the types of blood collection blood collection tubes that can be processed, one conveyor 51 straddles all the blood collection tube supply mechanisms 1 and the blood collection tube collection mechanism 2. May be provided, or one continuous conveyor 51 may be configured when the conveyors are provided in each mechanism and arranged side by side.
The side surface guide 52 has a notch portion as shown in FIG. 7A, and a pair of discharge guides 54 are provided at positions corresponding to the notch portion, and above the notch portion. Is provided with a distribution transport means 60. In the lateral transport means 50, when the blood collection tube 4 is supplied from the direction detection means 40, the conveyor motor 53 drives the transport conveyor 51 to move the blood collection tube 4 to a position corresponding to the notch portion, that is, the distribution transport means. Transport to the position corresponding to 60.
　図８は、振分搬送手段６０の構造を示す図であり、図８（ａ）は斜視図を、図８（ｂ）は図８（ａ）を採血管自動準備装置における左側から見た図を、図８（ｃ）は振分搬送手段６０に対応する部分を採血管自動準備装置における前方から見た図を各々示している。
　振分搬送手段６０は、搬送コンベア５１の側面ガイド５２と連続するように搬送コンベア５１の両側をガイドする振分ガイド６１と、該振分ガイド６１を左右に回動する振分モータ６２及びラックギヤ６３を備えている。
　前記振分ガイド６１は、回転軸６１ａを中心に回動するように構成され、前記ラックギヤ６３に固定されてる。ラックギヤ６３は、振分モータ６２の出力軸と噛合し、振分モータ６２の回転方向に応じて移動する。これにより、搬送コンベア５１が振分ガイド６１の位置まで採血管４を搬送した後に、振分モータ６２を左右何れかに駆動すると、ラックギヤ６３を介して振分ガイド６１が回動して、採血管４を、左右何れかに排出する。 8A and 8B are views showing the structure of the sorting and transporting means 60, FIG. 8A is a perspective view, and FIG. 8B is a view of FIG. 8A viewed from the left side of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device. 8 (c) shows a view of the portion corresponding to the distribution transport means 60 as viewed from the front in the blood collection tube automatic preparation device.
The distribution transfer means 60 includes a distribution guide 61 that guides both sides of the transfer conveyor 51 so as to be continuous with the side guide 52 of the transfer conveyor 51, a distribution motor 62 that rotates the distribution guide 61 left and right, and a rack gear. It has 63.
The distribution guide 61 is configured to rotate about a rotation shaft 61a and is fixed to the rack gear 63. The rack gear 63 meshes with the output shaft of the distribution motor 62 and moves according to the rotation direction of the distribution motor 62. As a result, when the distribution motor 62 is driven to the left or right after the transport conveyor 51 conveys the blood collection tube 4 to the position of the distribution guide 61, the distribution guide 61 rotates via the rack gear 63 for collection. The blood vessel 4 is discharged to either the left or right side.
　図９は、一対のラベル印刷手段８０；１００及びラベル貼付手段７０；９０の構造を示す図であり、図９（ａ）は斜視図を、図９（ｂ）は図９（ａ）を採血管自動準備装置における左側から見た図を各々示している。
　図３に示されているように、一対のラベル印刷手段８０；１００及びラベル貼付手段７０；９０は、横搬送手段５０及び振分搬送手段６０の両側に対称に配置されており、振分搬送手段６０によって排出された採血管が、後述する加圧台７１；９１の何れかで受けられるように配置されている。尚、一対のラベル印刷手段８０；１００及びラベル貼付手段７０；９０は、横搬送手段５０及び振分搬送手段６０の両側に配置されていればよく、必ずしも対称である必要はない。
　ラベル印刷手段８０；１００は、ラベル付き台紙供給ローラ８１；１０１、台紙回収ローラ８２；１０２、印字手段８３；１０３、プラテンローラ８４；１０４、及びラベル剥離板８５；１０５を備え、振分搬送手段６０から供給される採血管４に対応する患者に関する情報をラベルに印字して、ラベル剥離板８５；１０５の位置、即ち、ラベル貼付け位置において、ラベル貼付手段７０；９０に印字済ラベルを供給するように構成されている。尚、印字手段８３；１０３は、方向検知手段４０による検知結果に基づいて、ラベルを貼り付けるべき採血管４の向きに応じて印字方向を変更する。 9A and 9B are views showing the structures of a pair of label printing means 80; 100 and label attaching means 70; 90, FIG. 9A is a perspective view, and FIG. 9B is FIG. 9A. The views from the left side of the automatic blood vessel preparation device are shown.
As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of label printing means 80; 100 and the label affixing means 70; 90 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the lateral conveying means 50 and the sorting conveying means 60, and the sorting and conveying means. The blood collection tube discharged by the means 60 is arranged so that it can be received by any of the pressurizing tables 71; 91 described later. The pair of label printing means 80; 100 and the label sticking means 70; 90 may be arranged on both sides of the lateral transporting means 50 and the sorting transporting means 60, and do not necessarily have to be symmetrical.
The label printing means 80; 100 includes a labeled mount supply roller 81; 101, a mount recovery roller 82; 102, a printing means 83; 103, a platen roller 84; 104, and a label release plate 85; 105. Information about the patient corresponding to the blood collection tube 4 supplied from 60 is printed on the label, and the printed label is supplied to the label affixing means 70; 90 at the position of the label release plate 85; 105, that is, the label affixing position. It is configured as follows. The printing means 83; 103 changes the printing direction according to the orientation of the blood collection tube 4 to which the label should be attached, based on the detection result by the direction detecting means 40.
　ラベル貼付手段７０；９０は、
　ラベル貼付け前の採血管受取位置、加圧準備位置、ラベル貼付位置及びラベル貼付済の採血管排出位置の四つの位置を採ることができるように移動可能に構成された、加圧ローラ７１ａ；９１ａを有する加圧台７１；９１と、
　ラベル貼付位置にある採血管を回転させる駆動ローラ７２；９２と、
　補助ローラ７３；９３と、
　採血管排出位置における加圧台７１；９１とゲート７６；９６との間で採血管の移動をガイドする側面ガイド７４；９４と、
　方向検知手段４０によって検知された採血管４の方向に基づいて、加圧準備位置において、印字済ラベルに対する採血管４の位置を調整する位置決めアーム７５；９５と、
　ラベル貼付済採血管排出位置において採血管の排出を制御する排出ゲート７６；９６と
　を備えている。
　図９では、加圧台７１；９１は、何れも、採血管受取位置にある。
　上記した構成により、振分搬送手段６０によって、例えば、ラベル貼付手段７０に採血管が排出されると、図９に示す採血管受取位置において加圧台７１が採血管４を受け取る。その後、加圧台７１は、採血管４を、加圧準備位置まで押し上げ、この位置で、位置決めアーム７５によって、ラベル貼付位置を調整するように採血管４を移動させる。次いで、加圧台７１は、採血管をラベル貼付位置まで押し上げ、ラベル貼付位置において、採血管４を、加圧台７１の加圧ローラ７１ａ、駆動ローラ７２及び補助ローラ７３で三点支持する。
　次いで、台紙回収ローラ８２を駆動して、印字済ラベルをラベル剥離板８５で剥離すると共に、駆動ローラ７２で採血管４を回転させながら、採血管４に印字済ラベルの貼り付けを行う。
　ラベル貼付け後、加圧台７１は採血管排出位置まで後退し、それにより、ラベル貼付済採血管が排出ゲート７６上に落下する。この状態で排出ゲート７６を、軸７６ａを中心に回動させることにより、ラベル貼付後の採血管４は、下方に位置するトレイ５に排出される。 Labeling means 70; 90
The pressurizing roller 71a; 91a is movably configured so that it can take four positions: a blood collection tube receiving position before labeling, a pressurization preparation position, a label pasting position, and a label collecting blood collection tube discharge position. Pressurizing table 71; 91 and
A drive roller 72; 92 that rotates the blood collection tube at the label affixed position, and
Auxiliary roller 73; 93 and
Side guides 74; 94 that guide the movement of the blood collection tube between the pressurizing table 71; 91 and the gate 76; 96 at the blood collection tube discharge position, and
A positioning arm 75; 95 that adjusts the position of the blood collection tube 4 with respect to the printed label at the pressurization preparation position based on the direction of the blood collection tube 4 detected by the direction detection means 40.
It is equipped with a discharge gate 76; 96 that controls the discharge of the blood collection tube at the labeld discharge position of the blood collection tube.
In FIG. 9, the pressurizing tables 71; 91 are all in the blood collection tube receiving position.
With the above configuration, when the blood collection tube is discharged by the distribution transport means 60, for example, to the label sticking means 70, the pressurizing table 71 receives the blood collection tube 4 at the blood collection tube receiving position shown in FIG. After that, the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the collecting tube 4 to the pressurization preparation position, and at this position, the positioning arm 75 moves the collecting blood vessel 4 so as to adjust the label sticking position. Next, the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the blood collection tube to the label sticking position, and at the label sticking position, the pressure collecting tube 4 is supported at three points by the pressurizing roller 71a, the driving roller 72, and the auxiliary roller 73 of the pressurizing table 71.
Next, the mount collection roller 82 is driven to peel off the printed label with the label release plate 85, and the printed label is attached to the collection tube 4 while the drive roller 72 rotates the collection tube 4.
After the label is affixed, the pressurizing table 71 retracts to the drainage position of the blood collection tube, whereby the labeled blood collection tube falls onto the discharge gate 76. By rotating the discharge gate 76 around the shaft 76a in this state, the blood collection tube 4 after the label is attached is discharged to the tray 5 located below.
　図１０は、トレイ搬送手段１１０、トレイ供給手段１２０、トレイ集積手段１４０及び単票印刷手段１３０の構造を示す図であり、図１０（ａ）は斜視図を、図１０（ｂ）は図１０（ａ）を採血管自動準備装置における左方向から見た図を各々示している。
　図３にも示されているように、トレイ搬送手段１１０は、横搬送手段５０の搬送コンベア５１と直交する方向に水平に延びる三つのトレイコンベア１１１，１１２及び１１３から成り、トレイコンベア１１２は、振分搬送手段６０の下方の採血管回収位置から、トレイ供給手段１２０に対応する位置まで延び、トレイコンベア１１３は、トレイコンベア１１２と連続するように、トレイ集積手段１４０に対応する位置に配置され、トレイコンベア１１１は、トレイコンベア１１３の反対側でトレイコンベア１１２と連続するように配置されている。また図１０（ａ）に示すようにトレイコンベア１１１～１１３は、何れも一対のコンベアベルトで構成されている。
　トレイ供給手段１２０は、トレイコンベア１１２の一対のコンベアベルト間に上下に移動可能に構成された供給台１２１と、前記供給台１２１を上下に駆動させる供給リンク１２２と、供給台１２１の上方に配置されたトレイ供給庫１２３と、トレイ供給庫１２３の下端に配置された供給ラッチ１２４とから成る。
　トレイ集積手段１４０は、トレイコンベア１１３の一対のコンベアベルト間に上下に移動可能に構成された集積台１４１と、前記集積台１４１を上下に駆動させる集積リンク１４２と、集積台１４１の上方に配置されたトレイ集積庫１４３と、トレイ集積庫１４３の下端に配置された集積ラッチ１４４とから成る。
　単票印刷手段１３０は、ラベル付台紙供給ローラ１３１、印字手段１３２、プラテンローラ１３３、カッター１３４及び単票送りローラ１３５から成り、トレイコンベア１１３上で待機する採血管回収済のトレイ５に、対応する患者の採血指示書及び必要に応じて対応する患者の患者情報を印字した手貼りラベルを、台紙に貼り付けたままの状態で排出するように構成されている。
　トレイコンベア１１１は、採血管自動準備装置にエラーが生じた時に、不要な採血管を収容したトレイ５を退避させるために使用されるコンベアであり、従って、通常運転時のトレイ５の移送経路からは外れている。
　上記したように構成されたトレイ搬送手段１１０、トレイ供給手段１２０、トレイ集積手段１４０及び単票印刷手段１３０によれば、供給リンク１２２を介して供給台１２１を、トレイ供給庫１２３の最下位置にあるトレイ５の位置まで上昇させた後、供給ラッチ１２４を駆動して最下位置にあるトレイ５を外し、次のトレイ５を保持し、次いで、供給台１２１をトレイコンベア１１２の下方まで下降させると、トレイ５がトレイコンベア１１２に載せられる。次いで、トレイコンベア１１２を採血管自動準備装置の後方に向けて駆動し、空のトレイ５を、振分搬送手段６０の下方、具体的には、一対のラベル貼付手段７０及び９０の中間位置にある採血管回収位置まで移送する。この状態で、トレイ５に、患者一人分のラベル貼付済採血管を収容した後、トレイコンベア１１２を採血管自動準備装置の前方に向けて駆動すると共に、トレイコンベア１１３を同方向に駆動し、採血管収容済のトレイ５をトレイコンベア１１３上に完全に載せる。一方で、単票印字手段１３０においてトレイ５に収容された採血管に対応する患者の採血指示書及び必要に応じて手貼りラベルを印字し、カッター１３４で台紙を切断して、台紙付きの採血指示書及び必要に応じて手貼りラベルをトレイ５に排出する。次いで、集積リンク１４２を介して集積台１４１を上昇させて、採血管及び採血指示書（及び必要に応じて手貼りラベル）を収容したトレイ５を、集積庫１４３の集積ラッチ１４４で保持されるまで持ち上げる。トレイ５が集積庫１４３の集積ラッチ１４４で保持されると、集積台１４１がトレイコンベア１１３の下方まで下げられる。尚、採血管収容済のトレイ５をトレイコンベア１１３に完全に載せた後、前記供給リンク１２２、供給台１２１、供給ラッチ１２４及びトレイコンベア１１２を駆動して次の空トレイ５を採血管回収位置まで搬送する。 10A and 10B are views showing the structures of a tray transporting means 110, a tray supplying means 120, a tray collecting means 140, and a single-cut printing means 130, FIG. 10A is a perspective view, and FIG. 10B is FIG. A view of (a) from the left in the automatic blood collection tube preparation device is shown.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tray transport means 110 includes three tray conveyors 111, 112 and 113 extending horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the transport conveyor 51 of the lateral transport means 50, and the tray conveyor 112 includes three tray conveyors 111, 112 and 113. The tray conveyor 113 extends from the blood collection tube collection position below the distribution transport means 60 to the position corresponding to the tray supply means 120, and the tray conveyor 113 is arranged at a position corresponding to the tray accumulation means 140 so as to be continuous with the tray conveyor 112. , The tray conveyor 111 is arranged on the opposite side of the tray conveyor 113 so as to be continuous with the tray conveyor 112. Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, each of the tray conveyors 111 to 113 is composed of a pair of conveyor belts.
The tray supply means 120 is arranged above the supply stand 121 configured to be movable up and down between the pair of conveyor belts of the tray conveyor 112, the supply link 122 for driving the supply stand 121 up and down, and the supply stand 121. The tray supply storage 123 is composed of a tray supply storage 123 and a supply latch 124 arranged at the lower end of the tray supply storage 123.
The tray stacking means 140 is arranged above the stacking table 141 configured to be movable up and down between the pair of conveyor belts of the tray conveyor 113, the stacking link 142 for driving the stacking stand 141 up and down, and the stacking stand 141. It is composed of a tray storage 143 and a storage latch 144 arranged at the lower end of the tray storage 143.
The single-cut printing means 130 includes a labeled mount supply roller 131, a printing means 132, a platen roller 133, a cutter 134, and a single-cut feed roller 135, and corresponds to a tray 5 in which blood collection tubes have been collected and stand by on a tray conveyor 113. It is configured so that the blood sampling instruction of the patient to be collected and the hand-pasted label printed with the patient information of the corresponding patient as necessary are discharged as they are attached to the mount.
The tray conveyor 111 is a conveyor used to retract the tray 5 containing unnecessary blood collection tubes when an error occurs in the automatic blood collection tube preparation device, and therefore, from the transfer path of the tray 5 during normal operation. Is off.
According to the tray transport means 110, the tray supply means 120, the tray stacking means 140, and the single-cut printing means 130 configured as described above, the supply stand 121 is placed at the lowest position of the tray supply storage 123 via the supply link 122. After raising the tray 5 to the position of the tray 5, the supply latch 124 is driven to remove the tray 5 at the lowest position, the next tray 5 is held, and then the supply base 121 is lowered to the lower side of the tray conveyor 112. Then, the tray 5 is placed on the tray conveyor 112. Next, the tray conveyor 112 is driven toward the rear of the blood collection tube automatic preparation device, and the empty tray 5 is placed below the sorting and transporting means 60, specifically, at an intermediate position between the pair of labeling means 70 and 90. Transfer to a certain blood collection tube collection position. In this state, after accommodating the labeled blood collection tube for one patient in the tray 5, the tray conveyor 112 is driven toward the front of the blood collection tube automatic preparation device, and the tray conveyor 113 is driven in the same direction. The tray 5 containing the blood collection tube is completely placed on the tray conveyor 113. On the other hand, the single-cut printing means 130 prints a patient's blood collection instruction corresponding to the blood collection tube housed in the tray 5, and a hand-pasted label if necessary, cuts the mount with a cutter 134, and collects blood with the mount. Discharge the instructions and, if necessary, the hand-pasted label into the tray 5. Next, the accumulation table 141 is raised via the accumulation link 142, and the tray 5 containing the blood collection tube and the blood collection instruction (and the hand-attached label if necessary) is held by the accumulation latch 144 of the accumulation storage 143. Lift up to. When the tray 5 is held by the accumulation latch 144 of the accumulation storage 143, the accumulation table 141 is lowered to the lower part of the tray conveyor 113. After the tray 5 containing the blood collection tube is completely placed on the tray conveyor 113, the supply link 122, the supply stand 121, the supply latch 124 and the tray conveyor 112 are driven to move the next empty tray 5 to the blood collection tube collection position. Transport to.
　上記したように構成された採血管自動準備装置の各手段は、制御装置２００によって動作制御される。具体的には、医師からの採血オーダー等に基づいて、患者の検査に必要な採血管を採血管収納ケース１０から取り出し、取り出した採血管を縦搬送手段３０及び横搬送手段５０で振分搬送手段６０へ搬送し、振分搬送手段６０において、ラベル貼付手段７０又は９０の何れかに振り分け、対応するラベル印刷手段８０又は１００において、対応する患者に関する情報をラベルに印刷して、ラベル貼付手段７０又は９０で採血管に貼り付け、ラベル貼付後の採血管及び採血指示書（及び必要に応じて手貼ラベル）を患者単位でトレイ５に収容して、トレイ集積手段１４０に集積するように各手段が制御される。振分搬送手段６０における振り分けは、通常時は、ラベル貼付手段７０及び９０に交互に振り分けることにより処理時間が短縮され、また、何れか一方のラベル印刷手段８０又は１００等に台紙交換や他のトラブル等が発生した場合には他方のラベル印刷手段のみに振り分けることにより採血管自動準備装置を停止する必要がなくなる。 The operation of each means of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured as described above is controlled by the control device 200. Specifically, based on a blood collection order from a doctor or the like, the blood collection tube required for the patient's examination is taken out from the blood collection tube storage case 10, and the taken out blood collection tube is sorted and transported by the vertical transport means 30 and the horizontal transport means 50. It is transported to the means 60, distributed to either the label sticking means 70 or 90 in the sorting transport means 60, and the corresponding label printing means 80 or 100 prints the information about the corresponding patient on the label and the label sticking means. Attached to the blood collection tube at 70 or 90, and the blood collection tube and blood collection instruction (and hand-pasted label if necessary) after the label is attached are stored in the tray 5 for each patient and accumulated in the tray collecting means 140. Each means is controlled. In the sorting by the sorting and transporting means 60, the processing time is shortened by alternately sorting the labels to the label affixing means 70 and 90, and the backing sheet can be exchanged with one of the label printing means 80 or 100 or the other. When a trouble occurs, it is not necessary to stop the automatic blood collection tube preparation device by distributing only to the other label printing means.
　次に、上記したように構成された採血管自動準備装置の作用について、図１１、図１２、図１３、及び図１４を用いて説明していく。
　始めに、患者の検査に必要な採血管収納ケース１０における供給ローラ１１の採血管受取部分を採血管収納ケース１０側に向ける（図１１（ａ））。
　次いで、プッシャ２１を上昇させて採血管収納ケース１０に収容されている採血管４を供給ローラ１１の採血管受取部分に押し出す（図１１（ｂ））。
　最後に、供給ローラ１１を回転させて採血管４を採血ラック３２に排出する。尚、プッシャ２１は、採血管４が供給ローラ１１の採血管受取部分に入ったことを、不図示の検知手段で検知した後に下降される（図１１（ｃ））。
　採血管４が採血管ラック３２に収容されると、採血管ラック３２がレーン３１に沿って上昇させられる（図１２（ａ））。
　採血管ラック３２が上昇する過程において、搬送切替板３３は採血管ラック３２に収容された採血管４によって押されて、ばね３５の力に抗して回動して退避する（図１２（ｂ））。
　採血管ラック３２が搬送切替板３３を通過すると、搬送切替板３３はばね３５の力でストッパ３４と係止する位置に戻される（図１２（ｃ））。
　次いで採血管ラック３２を下降させると、採血管ラック３２に収容されている採血管４は、搬送切替板３３の上面を滑って方向検知台４１に供給される（図１２（ｄ））。
　方向検知台４１に採血管４が供給されると、何れか一方の方向検知センサ４２が採血管４の底部に接触するまでアーム４２ａが内側にスライドして、採血管の方向を検知する（図１３（ａ）。
　方向を検知した後、アーム４２ａは外側に退避し、方向検知台４１は回転軸４１ａを中心に、矢印方向に回転する。これにより、方向検知排出ガイド４３と方向検知台４１との間に生じた開口部から落下して横搬送手段５０に収容される（図１３（ｂ））。
　採血管４が横搬送手段５０の搬送コンベア５１上に供給されると、コンベアモータ５３を介して搬送コンベア５１が駆動され、採血管４が振分ガイド６１に納まる位置まで搬送される（図８）。
　振分搬送手段６０は、採血管４のラベル貼付手段７０又は９０の何れかに振り分ける。以下の説明では、ラベル貼付手段７０に振り分ける例を説明する。
　加圧台７１が採血管受取位置にある状態で振分ガイド６１が矢印方向に振られ、採血管４は加圧台７１上に供給される（図１４（ａ））。
　次いで、加圧台７１は、採血管４を、加圧準備位置まで押し上げ、この位置で、位置決めアーム７５によって、ラベル貼付位置を調整するように採血管４をスライドさせる。（図１４（ｂ）。
　その後、加圧台７１は、採血管をラベル貼付位置まで押し上げ、ラベル貼付位置において、その加圧ローラ７１ａによって、採血管を、駆動ローラ７２及び補助ローラ７３に押し付けて三つのローラで三点支持し、次いで、駆動ローラ７２を回転させて採血管４を回転させる。この状態で、ラベル印刷手段８０で印刷したラベルを採血管４と駆動ローラ７２の間に差し込み、ラベルを採血管４に貼り付ける（図１４（ｃ））。
　ラベルの貼り付けが終了した後、加圧台７１を採血管排出位置まで下降させると、ラベル貼付済採血管が排出ゲート７６上に落下し、そこでトレイ収納を待機する。加圧台７１は、再び、採血管受取位置まで上昇され、次の採血管の受け取りを待つ（図１４（ｄ））。
　一方、トレイ供給手段１２０は、供給台１２１を介して供給庫１２３から空トレイ５を一つ取り出し、トレイコンベア１１２によって採血管回収位置に空トレイ５を搬送する。採血管回収位置に対応する患者の空トレイ５が到着していることを検知すると、排出ゲート７６が開いて採血管４をトレイ５に落下させる（図１４（ｅ））。
　トレイコンベア１１２は、患者一人分の採血管を全て収容するまで採血管収容位置に維持され、患者一人分の採血管を全て収容すると、トレイコンベア１１２及び１１３によって集積台１４１上まで搬送される。この位置で、単票印刷手段１３０によって印刷及びカットされた採血指示書（及び必要に応じて手貼りラベル）を、単票送りローラ１３５によってトレイ５の上に落下させた後、集積リンク１４２で集積台１４１を、トレイ５が集積ラッチ１４４の上にくるまで上昇させた後、集積台１４１を下降させる。これにより、患者一人分の採血管４及び採血指示書（及び必要に応じて手貼りラベル）を収容したトレイ５は、集積ラッチ１４４で係止されて集積庫１４３に集積される（図１０）。 Next, the operation of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 11, 12, 13, and 14.
First, the blood collection tube receiving portion of the supply roller 11 in the blood collection tube storage case 10 required for the patient's examination is directed toward the blood collection tube storage case 10 side (FIG. 11A).
Next, the pusher 21 is raised to push the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube storage case 10 to the blood collection tube receiving portion of the supply roller 11 (FIG. 11B).
Finally, the supply roller 11 is rotated to discharge the blood collection tube 4 to the blood collection rack 32. The pusher 21 is lowered after detecting that the blood collection tube 4 has entered the blood collection tube receiving portion of the supply roller 11 by a detection means (not shown) (FIG. 11 (c)).
When the blood collection tube 4 is housed in the blood collection tube rack 32, the blood collection tube rack 32 is raised along the lane 31 (FIG. 12 (a)).
In the process of raising the blood collection tube rack 32, the transport switching plate 33 is pushed by the blood collection tube 4 accommodated in the blood collection tube rack 32, rotates against the force of the spring 35, and retracts (FIG. 12 (b). )).
When the blood collection tube rack 32 passes through the transport switching plate 33, the transport switching plate 33 is returned to a position where it is locked with the stopper 34 by the force of the spring 35 (FIG. 12 (c)).
Next, when the blood collection tube rack 32 is lowered, the blood collection tube 4 housed in the blood collection tube rack 32 slides on the upper surface of the transport switching plate 33 and is supplied to the direction detection table 41 (FIG. 12 (d)).
When the blood collection tube 4 is supplied to the direction detection table 41, the arm 42a slides inward until one of the direction detection sensors 42 contacts the bottom of the blood collection tube 4 to detect the direction of the blood collection tube (FIG. FIG. 13 (a).
After detecting the direction, the arm 42a retracts to the outside, and the direction detection base 41 rotates about the rotation shaft 41a in the direction of the arrow. As a result, it falls from the opening formed between the direction detection discharge guide 43 and the direction detection base 41 and is accommodated in the lateral transport means 50 (FIG. 13 (b)).
When the blood collection tube 4 is supplied onto the transport conveyor 51 of the lateral transport means 50, the transport conveyor 51 is driven via the conveyor motor 53 and is transported to a position where the blood collection tube 4 fits in the distribution guide 61 (FIG. 8). ).
The distribution transport means 60 distributes to either the label sticking means 70 or 90 of the blood collection tube 4. In the following description, an example of sorting to the label sticking means 70 will be described.
The distribution guide 61 is swung in the direction of the arrow while the pressurizing table 71 is in the receiving position of the collecting tube, and the collecting blood vessel 4 is supplied onto the pressurizing table 71 (FIG. 14A).
Next, the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the blood collection tube 4 to the pressurization preparation position, and at this position, the positioning arm 75 slides the blood collection tube 4 so as to adjust the label sticking position. (Fig. 14 (b).
After that, the pressurizing table 71 pushes up the blood collection tube to the label sticking position, and at the label sticking position, the pressurizing roller 71a pushes the blood collection tube against the drive roller 72 and the auxiliary roller 73, and the three rollers support the blood collection tube at three points. Then, the drive roller 72 is rotated to rotate the blood collection tube 4. In this state, the label printed by the label printing means 80 is inserted between the blood collection tube 4 and the drive roller 72, and the label is attached to the blood collection tube 4 (FIG. 14 (c)).
When the pressurizing table 71 is lowered to the blood collection tube discharge position after the labeling is completed, the labeled blood collection tube falls onto the discharge gate 76, where the tray storage is awaited. The pressurizing table 71 is raised again to the receiving blood collection position and waits for the next receiving blood collection tube (FIG. 14 (d)).
On the other hand, the tray supply means 120 takes out one empty tray 5 from the supply storage 123 via the supply stand 121, and conveys the empty tray 5 to the blood collection tube collection position by the tray conveyor 112. When it is detected that the empty tray 5 of the patient corresponding to the blood collection tube collection position has arrived, the discharge gate 76 is opened and the blood collection tube 4 is dropped onto the tray 5 (FIG. 14 (e)).
The tray conveyor 112 is maintained at the blood collection tube accommodating position until all the blood collection tubes for one patient are accommodated, and when all the blood collection tubes for one patient are accommodated, the tray conveyor 112 is conveyed to the accumulation table 141 by the tray conveyors 112 and 113. At this position, the blood collection instructions (and hand-pasted labels, if necessary) printed and cut by the cut sheet printing means 130 are dropped onto the tray 5 by the cut sheet feed roller 135, and then at the accumulation link 142. The stacking table 141 is raised until the tray 5 is on the stacking latch 144, and then the stacking table 141 is lowered. As a result, the tray 5 containing the blood collection tube 4 for one patient and the blood collection instruction (and the hand-pasted label if necessary) is locked by the accumulation latch 144 and accumulated in the accumulation storage 143 (FIG. 10). ..
　上記したように構成された採血管自動準備装置によれば、従来、採血管収納ケース１０の上方に配置されていた、ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段を、採血管収納ケース１０からオフセットした位置に配置しているので、ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段による採血管供給機構１の高さの制限がなくなり、採血管収納ケース１０の数を増やすことが可能になり、その結果、より多くの種類の採血管を処理することができるようになるという効果を奏する。
　また、ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段を、横搬送手段５０の搬送コンベア５１の両側に配置して、振分搬送手段６０によって採血管を振り分けることができるように構成しているので、ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段が採血管収納ケース１０の上方に配置されていた従来の採血管自動準備装置に比べてラベル印刷及びラベル貼付けの効率を高めることができ、結果として処理速度が上がるという効果を奏する。
　また、振分搬送手段６０によって、搬送コンベア５１の両側に配置されたラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段の何れか一方に採血管を振り分けることができるように構成しているので、採血管供給機構１が各々、ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段を備えていた従来の採血管自動準備装置に比べて、ラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段を選択するための構造が簡単になるという効果を奏し、さらに、何れか一方のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段が、台紙切れ等が原因で作動できない場合であっても、直ちに採血管自動準備装置を止めることなく処理を進めることも可能になる。
　さらに、単票印刷手段１３０を採血管自動準備装置の装置前面に設け、また、ラベル印刷手段８０及び１００並びにラベル貼付手段７０及び９０を採血管自動準備装置の側面に設けているので、アクセスがし易く、台紙交換等のメンテナンスが容易になる。
　上記した実施例では、ラベル印刷手段がラベルに患者に関する情報を印字するように構成されているが、ラベル印刷手段の構成は本実施例に限定されることなく、例えば、ラベルにＲＦＩＤチップ等の記憶媒体が設けられている場合には、患者に関する情報を印字すると共に、ラベルに設けられている記憶媒体に患者に関する情報を記憶させる情報書込機能を有するように構成することもできる。 According to the automatic blood collection tube preparation device configured as described above, the label printing means and the label sticking means, which were conventionally arranged above the blood collection tube storage case 10, are positioned at positions offset from the blood collection tube storage case 10. Since it is arranged, the height of the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 is not restricted by the label printing means and the label sticking means, and the number of the blood collection tube storage cases 10 can be increased, and as a result, more types can be used. It has the effect of being able to process the blood collection tube.
Further, since the label printing means and the label sticking means are arranged on both sides of the transport conveyor 51 of the lateral transport means 50 so that the blood collection tubes can be sorted by the distribution transport means 60, the label printing means. In addition, the efficiency of label printing and label sticking can be improved as compared with the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device in which the label sticking means is arranged above the blood collection tube storage case 10, and as a result, the processing speed is increased. ..
Further, since the sorting and transporting means 60 is configured to be able to sort the blood collection tubes to either the label printing means or the label sticking means arranged on both sides of the transport conveyor 51, the blood collection tube supply mechanism 1 Compared with the conventional automatic blood collection tube preparation device provided with the label printing means and the label sticking means, respectively, the effect is that the structure for selecting the label printing means and the label sticking means becomes simple, and further, in any case, Even if one of the label printing means and the label attaching means cannot operate due to a piece of mount or the like, it is possible to immediately proceed with the process without stopping the automatic blood collection tube preparation device.
Further, since the cut sheet printing means 130 is provided on the front surface of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device, and the label printing means 80 and 100 and the label affixing means 70 and 90 are provided on the side surface of the automatic blood collection tube preparation device, access is possible. It is easy to do, and maintenance such as mount replacement becomes easy.
In the above embodiment, the label printing means is configured to print information about the patient on the label, but the configuration of the label printing means is not limited to this embodiment, for example, an RFID chip or the like on the label. When a storage medium is provided, it can be configured to have an information writing function for printing information about the patient and storing the information about the patient in the storage medium provided on the label.
　１　採血管供給機構
　２　採血管回収機構
　３　表示及び操作パネル
　４　採血管
　５　トレイ

　１０　採血管収納ケース
　１１　供給ローラ

　２０　採血管供給手段
　２１　プッシャ

　３０　縦搬送手段
　３１　レーン
　３２　採血管ラック
　　３２ａ　溝
　３３　搬送切替板
　　３３ａ　プレート
　　３３ｂ　回転軸
　３４　ストッパ
　３５　ばね

　４０　方向検知手段
　４１　方向検知台
　　４１ａ　回転軸
　４２　方向検知センサ
　　４２ａ　アーム
　４３　方向検知排出ガイド

　５０　横搬送手段
　５１　搬送コンベア
　５２　側面ガイド
　５３　コンベアモータ
　５４　排出ガイド

　６０　振分搬送手段
　６１　振分ガイド
　　６１ａ　回転軸
　６２　振分モータ
　６３　ラックギヤ

　７０　ラベル貼付手段
　７１　加圧台
　　７１ａ　加圧ローラ
　７２　駆動ローラ
　７３　補助ローラ
　７４　側面ガイド
　７５　位置決めアーム
　７６　排出ゲート
　　７６ａ　軸

　８０　ラベル印刷手段
　８１　ラベル付台紙供給ローラ
　８２　台紙回収ローラ
　８３　印字手段
　８４　プラテンローラ
　８５　ラベル剥離板

　９０　ラベル貼付手段
　９１　加圧台
　　９１ａ　加圧ローラ
　９２　駆動ローラ
　９３　補助ローラ
　９４　側面ガイド
　９５　位置決めアーム
　９６　排出ゲート
　　９６ａ　軸

　１００　ラベル印刷手段
　１０１　ラベル付台紙供給ローラ
　１０２　台紙回収ローラ
　１０３　印字手段
　１０４　プラテンローラ
　１０５　ラベル分離板

　１１０　トレイ搬送手段
　１１１　トレイコンベア
　１１２　トレイコンベア
　１１３　トレイコンベア

　１２０　トレイ供給手段
　１２１　供給台
　１２２　供給リンク
　１２３　供給庫
　１２４　供給ラッチ

　１３０　単票印刷手段
　１３１　ラベル付台紙供給ローラ
　１３２　印字手段
　１３３　プラテンローラ
　１３４　カッター
　１３５　単票送りローラ

　１４０　トレイ集積手段
　１４１　集積台
　１４２　集積リンク
　１４３　集積庫
　１４４　集積ラッチ

　２００　制御装置 1 Blood collection tube supply mechanism 2 Collection blood collection mechanism 3 Display and operation panel 4 Blood collection tube 5 Tray

10 Vacutainer storage case 11 Supply roller

20 Vacutainer supply means 21 Pusher

30 Vertical transport means 31 Lane 32 Blood collection rack 32a Groove 33 Transport switching plate 33a Plate 33b Rotating shaft 34 Stopper 35 Spring

40 Direction detection means 41 Direction detection table 41a Rotating shaft 42 Direction detection sensor 42a Arm 43 Direction detection discharge guide

50 Horizontal transport means 51 Conveyor conveyor 52 Side guide 53 Conveyor motor 54 Discharge guide

60 Sorting transport means 61 Sorting guide 61a Rotating shaft 62 Sorting motor 63 Rack gear

70 Labeling means 71 Pressurizing table 71a Pressurizing roller 72 Drive roller 73 Auxiliary roller 74 Side guide 75 Positioning arm 76 Discharge gate 76a Axis

80 Label printing means 81 Labeled mount supply roller 82 Mount collection roller 83 Printing means 84 Platen roller 85 Label release plate

90 Labeling means 91 Pressurizing table 91a Pressurizing roller 92 Drive roller 93 Auxiliary roller 94 Side guide 95 Positioning arm 96 Discharge gate 96a Axis

100 Label printing means 101 Labeled mount supply roller 102 Mount collection roller 103 Printing means 104 Platen roller 105 Label separation plate

110 Tray transport means 111 Tray conveyor 112 Tray conveyor 113 Tray conveyor

120 Tray supply means 121 Supply stand 122 Supply link 123 Supply storage 124 Supply latch

130 Single-cut printing means 131 Labeled mount supply roller 132 Printing means 133 Platen roller 134 Cutter 135 Single-cut feed roller

140 Tray Accumulation Means 141 Accumulation Stand 142 Accumulation Link 143 Accumulation Storage 144 Accumulation Latch

200 controller

Claims (6)

  1. 　医師からの採血オーダーに基づいて、患者の検査に必要な採血管を選択して取り出し、取り出した採血管に患者に関する情報を印字したラベルを貼り付けると共に、ラベル貼付け後の採血管を患者単位で回収するように構成された採血管自動準備装置であって、
    　上下に重ねて配置された複数の採血管収納ケースと、
    　採血管収納ケースに沿って上下に延びるように配置された縦搬送手段と、
    　縦搬送手段と直交する方向に水平に延びる横搬送手段と、
    　横搬送手段の両側に配置された、一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段と、
    　前記一対のラベル貼付手段からラベル貼付後の採血管を患者単位で収容する採血管回収手段と、
    　前記横搬送手段上にある採血管を、両側にある一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段の何れか一方に振り分ける振分搬送手段と
    　前記各手段の動作を制御する制御装置と
    　を備えている
    　ことを特徴とする採血管自動準備装置。     Based on the blood collection order from the doctor, the blood collection tube required for the patient's examination is selected and taken out, and a label with information about the patient is attached to the removed blood collection tube, and the blood collection tube after the label is attached is displayed on a patient-by-patient basis. An automatic blood collection device that is configured to collect
    Multiple blood collection tube storage cases arranged one above the other,
    Vertical transport means arranged so as to extend vertically along the blood collection tube storage case,
    A horizontal transport means that extends horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the vertical transport means,
    A pair of label printing means and label attaching means arranged on both sides of the lateral transport means,
    From the pair of label sticking means, a blood collection tube collecting means for accommodating a blood collection tube after label sticking on a patient basis, and
    It is provided with a distribution transporting means for distributing the blood collection tube on the lateral transporting means to one of a pair of label printing means and a label sticking means on both sides, and a control device for controlling the operation of each of the means. An automatic blood collection tube preparation device characterized by.
  2. 　前記横搬送手段が、水平に延びる搬送コンベアを備え、
    　前記一対のラベル印刷手段及びラベル貼付手段が、前記搬送コンベアの両側に配置され、
    　前記振分搬送手段が、前記搬送コンベアの上方に配置され、搬送コンベア上にある採血管を何れか一方のラベル貼付手段に振り分ける
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の採血管自動準備装置。     The lateral transport means includes a transport conveyor that extends horizontally.
    The pair of label printing means and the label attaching means are arranged on both sides of the conveyor.
    The automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to claim 1, wherein the distribution transfer means is arranged above the transfer conveyor and distributes the blood collection tube on the transfer conveyor to one of the labeling means.
  3. 　縦搬送手段又は横搬送手段に、採血管の方向を検知する方向検知手段が設けられ、
    　方向検知手段による検知結果に基づいて、前記ラベル貼付手段において採血管の位置を調整する位置決め手段が設けられている
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１又は２に記載の採血管自動準備装置。     The vertical transport means or the horizontal transport means is provided with a direction detecting means for detecting the direction of the blood collection tube.
    The automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the labeling means is provided with a positioning means for adjusting the position of the blood collection tube based on the detection result by the direction detection means.
  4. 　採血管回収手段がトレイであり、
    　空トレイを供給するトレイ供給手段と、
    　採血管回収済のトレイを集積するトレイ集積手段と、
    　空トレイ供給手段から空のトレイをラベル貼付け後の採血管回収位置へ移送し、採血管回収後のトレイをトレイ集積手段に移送するトレイコンベアと
    　を備えている
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１～３の何れか一項に記載の採血管自動準備装置。     The collecting tube collection means is a tray,
    Tray supply means to supply empty trays and
    A tray collecting means for collecting trays for which blood collection tubes have been collected, and
    Claims 1 to 1, further comprising a tray conveyor that transfers an empty tray from an empty tray supply means to a collection tube collection position after labeling, and transfers the tray after collection of blood collection tubes to a tray collection means. The automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to any one of 3.
  5. 　採血管回収後のトレイに、対応する患者の採血指示書を印字して排出する単票印刷手段を
    　さらに備えている
    　ことを特徴とする請求項４に記載の採血管自動準備装置。     The automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to claim 4, further comprising a single-cut printing means for printing and discharging the blood collection instruction of the corresponding patient on the tray after collecting the blood collection tube.
  6. 　採血管自動準備装置が、
    　採血管供給機構と、採血管回収機構とを並べて配置して成り、
    　採血管収容ケース及び縦搬送手段が、採血管供給機構に設けられ、
    　前記ラベル貼付手段、ラベル印刷手段、採血管回収手段及び振分搬送手段が前記採血管回収機構に設けられ、
    　前記横搬送手段が、採血管供給機構から採血管回収機構に跨って配置されている
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１～５の何れか一項に記載の採血管自動準備装置。     The automatic blood collection tube preparation device
    The blood collection tube supply mechanism and the blood collection blood collection mechanism are arranged side by side.
    A blood collection tube accommodating case and a vertical transport means are provided in the blood collection tube supply mechanism.
    The label sticking means, label printing means, blood collection tube collection means, and distribution transport means are provided in the blood collection tube collection mechanism.
    The automatic blood collection tube preparation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lateral transport means is arranged so as to straddle the blood collection tube collection mechanism from the blood collection tube supply mechanism.
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