Centrifugal spin-drying type automatic slide dyeing machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a centrifugal spin-drying type automatic slide dyeing machine which comprises a machine table, a dyeing operation area is arranged in the machine table, a slide dyeing frame placing area, a band liquid displaying area, a band stopping liquid displaying area, a dyeing liquid area, a cleaning area and a centrifugal spin-drying area are arranged in the dyeing operation area, a plurality of slide dyeing grooves are formed in the slide dyeing frame placing area, and a plurality of slide dyeing grooves are formed in the centrifugal spin-drying area. The bottom of the slide staining groove is hollowed out and is provided with a fan, a slide staining frame is placed in the slide staining groove, and a plurality of glass slide placing positions are arranged in the slide staining frame; a centrifugal device is arranged in the centrifugal spin-drying area, and is provided with a clamping groove for clamping the slide dyeing frame. According to the application, the fan is arranged at the bottom of the slide dyeing groove in the slide dyeing rack placement area, so that the glass slides can be air-dried, the centrifugal device is arranged in the centrifugal spin-drying area, the slide dyeing racks are clamped in the centrifugal device, the glass slides on the slide dyeing racks can be centrifugally spin-dried, high-temperature drying is not needed, the stability is higher, non-uniform heating cannot be caused, and the production efficiency is improved. And the drying efficiency can be improved by combining the air-drying mode and the centrifugal spin-drying mode.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of dyeing, in particular to a centrifugal spin-drying type automatic dyeing slide machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] In medical examination and scientific research, samples such as living tissues, cells, chromosomes, etc. are often prepared on slides for observation and analysis of their morphology, color, structure, etc. by using a microscope to obtain a diagnosis. In the process of preparing the sample on the slide, the dyed slide needs to be dried. The current drying method is to use a normal temperature air drying method and a high temperature drying method. The normal temperature air drying method takes a long time and is easy to cause pollution. The high temperature drying method uses a heating sheet or a hot air dryer to dry at high temperature. However, for the stacked multi-layer slides, the heating is not uniform, and if the temperature is too high, there is a risk of explosion, and if the temperature is too low, the drying efficiency is low. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic dyeing slide machine provided by the embodiments of the present application combines centrifugal drying and airflow drying. The centrifugal drying removes the main moisture, and the airflow drying removes the residual moisture. The technical problems of the current drying method for the dyed slide can be solved. The normal temperature air drying method takes a long time and is easy to cause pollution. The high temperature drying method for the stacked multi-layer slides is easy to cause uneven heating. If the temperature is too high, there is a risk of explosion. If the temperature is too low, the drying efficiency is low.

[0004] The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic dyeing slide machine provided by the embodiments of the present application includes a machine table. A dyeing operation area is arranged in the machine table. A dyeing slide rack placement area, a banding liquid area, a banding termination liquid area, a dyeing liquid area, a cleaning area and a centrifugal spin-drying area are arranged in the dyeing operation area. A plurality of dyeing slide grooves are arranged in the dyeing slide rack placement area. The bottom of the dyeing slide groove is hollow and is provided with a fan. A dyeing slide rack is placed in the dyeing slide groove. The dyeing slide rack has a plurality of slide placement positions. A centrifugal device is arranged in the centrifugal spin-drying area. The centrifugal device is provided with a clamping groove for clamping the dyeing slide rack.

[0005] Further, the dyeing slide rack is in a U shape. The dyeing slide rack includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate. The first side plate and the second side plate are respectively connected to the two ends of the bottom plate perpendicularly. The first side plate and the second side plate are arranged in parallel. A plurality of slide placement positions are formed between the first side plate and the second side plate.

[0006] Further, the top of the first side plate is provided with a first hanging ear. The top of the second side plate is provided with a second hanging ear. The first hanging ear is located on the side of the first side plate away from the second side plate. The second hanging ear is located on the side of the second side plate away from the first side plate.

[0007] Furthermore, a mechanical clamp for gripping the staining slide holder is provided above the slide placement position. The mechanical clamp is mounted on a Z-axis mechanism that can move up and down, and the Z-axis mechanism is mounted on an X-axis mechanism that can move left and right. The mechanical clamp is shaped like a "Z". A first hook and a second hook are provided on both sides of the mechanical clamp. The first hook is engaged with the first hanging ear, and the second hook is engaged with the second hanging ear.

[0008] Furthermore, the centrifugation device includes a driver, a toothed belt ring, and a spin-drying drum. The driver is connected to the spin-drying drum via the toothed belt ring, and the spin-drying drum is provided with a slot for clamping the edge of the dyeing sheet rack.

[0009] Furthermore, the developing liquid area and the dyeing liquid area are equipped with a heating and stirring liquid cylinder, the bottom of the heating and stirring liquid cylinder is equipped with a stirring device, and the heating and stirring liquid cylinder is equipped with a temperature sensor and a heating module.

[0010] Furthermore, the display zone and the cleaning zone are equipped with stirring tanks, and the bottom of the stirring tanks is equipped with stirring devices.

[0011] Furthermore, the stirring tank in the cleaning zone is also equipped with a water inlet and a water outlet.

[0012] Furthermore, an indicator light is provided in each of the dyeing sheet rack placement areas to indicate whether there is a dyeing sheet rack in the dyeing sheet rack.

[0013] The centrifugal spin-drying automatic slide staining machine provided in this application embodiment uses a centrifugal device installed in the centrifugal spin-drying zone. The device clamps the slide holder, centrifuging and spin-drying the slides on the holder to remove most of the moisture, resulting in fewer water-residue impurities on the slide surface. A fan is installed at the bottom of the slide tank in the slide holder placement area to achieve air drying of the slides. The combination of centrifugal drying and airflow drying improves drying efficiency and eliminates the need for high-temperature drying, ensuring greater stability and preventing uneven heating. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The technical solution and other beneficial effects of this application will become apparent from the following detailed description of specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the centrifugal spin-drying automatic staining machine provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the centrifugal spin-drying automatic staining machine provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the staining rack placement area provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0018] Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the centrifugal device provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0019] Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the Z-axis mechanism driving the mechanical clamp to hang the staining slide rack loaded with a plurality of glass slides is shown.

[0020] Figure 6 The structural schematic diagram of the Z-axis mechanism and the X-axis mechanism driving the mechanical clamp is shown.

[0021] Figure 7 The structural schematic diagram of the heating and stirring liquid cylinder is shown.

[0022] Figure 8 The structural schematic diagram of the stirring liquid cylinder in the cleaning area is shown.

[0023] The identification in the figure is as follows:

[0024] Machine table 1, fixed shell 11, arc-shaped cover body 12, electric control device 13, staining slide rack placement area 21, staining slide groove 211, fan 212, developing liquid area 22, developing termination liquid area 23, staining liquid area 24, cleaning area 25, centrifugal drying area 26, indicator light 27, staining slide rack 3, bottom plate 31, first side plate 32, second side plate 33, first hanging ear 34, second hanging ear 35, centrifugal device 4, driver 41, toothed belt ring 42, drying barrel 43, clamping groove 431, mechanical clamp 5, first hook 51, second hook 52, Z-axis mechanism 6, X-axis mechanism 7, heating and stirring liquid cylinder 8, stirring device 81, temperature sensor 82, stirring liquid cylinder 9, water inlet 91, water outlet 92. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms “first” and “second” are used only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with “first” and “second” can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of “plurality” is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connecting" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integrally connected; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection or can communicate with each other; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0028] Specifically, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , the embodiment of the present application provides a centrifugal spin-drying type automatic dyeing machine, which comprises a machine table 1, a dyeing operation area 2 is arranged in the machine table 1, a dyeing rack placing area 21, a staining liquid area 22, a staining termination liquid area 23, a dyeing liquid area 24, a cleaning area 25 and a centrifugal spin-drying area 26 are arranged in the dyeing operation area 2, a plurality of dyeing grooves 211 are arranged in the dyeing rack placing area 21, the bottom of the dyeing groove 211 is hollow and a fan 212 is arranged, a dyeing rack 3 is placed in the dyeing groove 211, and the dyeing rack 3 has a plurality of glass slide placing positions; the centrifugal spin-drying area 26 is provided with a centrifugal device 4, and the centrifugal device 4 is provided with a clamping groove 431 for clamping the dyeing rack 3.

[0029] Among them, by arranging the centrifugal device 4 in the centrifugal spin-drying area 26, the dyeing rack 3 is clamped in the centrifugal device 4, the glass slides on the dyeing rack 3 can be centrifugally spun and dried, the main moisture of the glass slides is removed, and the impurities remaining on the surface of the glass slides are less. The fan 212 is arranged at the bottom of the dyeing groove 211 in the dyeing rack placing area 21, and the glass slides can be air dried. The combination of centrifugal drying and airflow drying improves the drying efficiency, and the drying is more stable without high-temperature drying and uneven heating.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 3 , a plurality of dyeing grooves 211 are arranged in the dyeing rack placing area 21, which can increase the throughput, save time and improve efficiency. The bottom of the dyeing groove 211 is hollow and a fan 212 is arranged, which can bring the drying function and improve the drying efficiency.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 , the machine table 1 is provided with a fixed shell 11 and an arc-shaped cover body 12, the arc-shaped cover body 12 is hinged to the fixed shell 11, and the arc-shaped cover body 12 can be turned to open and close.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 5The slide rack 3 is U-shaped, and comprises a bottom plate 31, a first side plate 32 and a second side plate 33, the first side plate 32 and the second side plate 33 are respectively connected to two ends of the bottom plate 31 perpendicularly, the first side plate 32 and the second side plate 33 are arranged in parallel, and a plurality of slide placing positions are formed between the first side plate 32 and the second side plate 33. The first side plate 32 and the second side plate 33 can clamp the slides, the slide placing positions are arranged perpendicularly to the bottom plate 31, and the slide rack 3 can vertically fix a plurality of slides.

[0033] Referring to Figure 5 The top of the first side plate 32 is provided with a first hanging ear 34, the top of the second side plate 33 is provided with a second hanging ear 35, the first hanging ear 34 is located on the side of the first side plate 32 away from the second side plate 33, and the second hanging ear 35 is located on the side of the second side plate 33 away from the first side plate 32. The first hanging ear 34 and the second hanging ear 35 are located on the outer top of the slide rack 3, form a hanging basket structure, and are convenient to be hung and unhooked.

[0034] Referring to Figure 5 , Figure 6 A mechanical clamp 5 for grabbing the slide rack 3 is arranged above the slide placing position, the mechanical clamp 5 is installed on a Z-axis mechanism 6 which can move up and down, the Z-axis mechanism 6 is installed on an X-axis mechanism 7 which can move left and right, the mechanical clamp 5 is in the shape of several Chinese characters, the two sides of the mechanical clamp 5 are provided with a first hook 51 and a second hook 52, the first hook 51 is correspondingly clamped with the first hanging ear 34, and the second hook 52 is correspondingly clamped with the second hanging ear 35. The mechanical clamp 5 can realize hanging of the slide rack 3 and transfer of the slide rack 3.

[0035] The Z-axis mechanism 6 and the X-axis mechanism 7 are connected to an electric control device 13, the electric control device 13 is used for controlling the mechanical clamp 5 to hang the slide rack 3 loaded with a plurality of slides from the slide dyeing groove 211 in the dyeing operation area 2, and sequentially place the slide rack 3 in the staining liquid area 22, the staining termination liquid area 23, the dyeing liquid area 24, the cleaning area 25, the centrifugal drying area 26 and the dyeing operation area 2.

[0036] The Z-axis mechanism 6 and the X-axis mechanism 7 are fixed on the machine table 1, the electric control device 13 is arranged at the front end of the machine table 1, and the electric control device 13 comprises a touch screen.

[0037] As Figure 4As shown, the centrifugal device 4 includes a driver 41, a toothed belt ring 42 and a spin barrel 43, the driver 41 is connected through the toothed belt ring 42 and the spin barrel 43, and the spin barrel 43 is provided with a clamping groove 431 for clamping the edge of the slide rack 3. Specifically, the bottom of the driver 41 is provided with a driving shaft, the bottom of the spin barrel 43 is provided with a driven shaft, and the toothed belt ring 42 is sleeved on the driving shaft and the driven shaft, so that the rotation of the driving shaft drives the rotation of the driven shaft through the toothed belt ring 42, and the driver 41 drives the rotation of the spin barrel 43 to centrifugally spin the several glass slides on the slide rack 3 in the spin barrel 43.

[0038] As shown in the drawings, Figure 7 As shown, the heating and stirring liquid cylinder 8 in the staining liquid area 24 is used to prepare the staining liquid, and the heating function can control the temperature of the staining liquid.

[0039] The heating and stirring liquid cylinder 8 in the staining liquid area 24 is used to prepare the staining liquid, and the heating function can control the temperature of the staining liquid.

[0040] As shown in the drawings, Figure 8 As shown, the heating and stirring liquid cylinder 8 in the staining liquid area 24 is used to prepare the staining liquid, and the heating function can control the temperature of the staining liquid.

[0041] The heating and stirring liquid cylinder 8 in the staining liquid area 24 is used to prepare the staining liquid, and the heating function can control the temperature of the staining liquid.

[0042] The heating and stirring liquid cylinder 9 in the washing area 25 is used to place the washing water, and the water flow washing makes the glass slide cleaner.

[0043] As shown in the drawings, Figure 2 As shown, the heating and stirring liquid cylinder 8 in the staining liquid area 24 is used to prepare the staining liquid, and the heating function can control the temperature of the staining liquid.

[0044] The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic staining slide machine provided by the embodiment of the application can centrifugally spin-dry the glass slides on the staining slide rack by arranging the centrifugal device in the centrifugal spin-drying area, clamping the staining slide rack in the centrifugal device, removing the main moisture of the glass slides, and reducing the impurities in the water remaining on the surface of the glass slides. The fan arranged at the bottom of the staining slide tank in the staining slide placing area can dry the glass slides. The combination of the centrifugal drying and the airflow drying can improve the drying efficiency, and the drying is more stable without high-temperature drying and uneven heating.

[0045] The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic staining slide machine provided by the embodiment of the application can centrifugally spin-dry the glass slides on the staining slide rack by arranging the centrifugal device in the centrifugal spin-drying area, clamping the staining slide rack in the centrifugal device, removing the main moisture of the glass slides, and reducing the impurities in the water remaining on the surface of the glass slides. The fan arranged at the bottom of the staining slide tank in the staining slide placing area can dry the glass slides. The combination of the centrifugal drying and the airflow drying can improve the drying efficiency, and the drying is more stable without high-temperature drying and uneven heating. The foregoing has described in detail the centrifugal spin-drying type automatic staining slide machine provided by the embodiment of the application. The principle and implementation mode of the application are described by applying specific examples. The foregoing description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the technical solutions and the core ideas of the application. Those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can be modified, or some technical features can be replaced by equivalents. The modifications or replacements do not change the essence of the corresponding technical solutions out of the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application.

Claims

1. A centrifugal spin-dry type automatic stainer characterized by comprising: The machine includes a machine table, a dyeing operation area is arranged in the machine table, a dyeing rack placing area, a staining liquid area, a staining termination liquid area, a dyeing liquid area, a cleaning area and a centrifugal drying area are arranged in the dyeing operation area, a plurality of dyeing racks are arranged in the dyeing rack placing area, the bottom of the dyeing rack is hollow and provided with a fan, the dyeing rack is placed in the dyeing rack, and a plurality of slide glass placing positions are arranged in the dyeing rack.

2. The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 1, wherein The dyeing rack is in a U shape, the dyeing rack includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are respectively connected to the two ends of the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are arranged in parallel, and a plurality of slide glass placing positions are formed between the first side plate and the second side plate.

3. The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 2, wherein The top of the first side plate is provided with a first hanging ear, the top of the second side plate is provided with a second hanging ear, the first hanging ear is located on the side of the first side plate away from the second side plate, and the second hanging ear is located on the side of the second side plate away from the first side plate.

4. The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 3, wherein A mechanical clamp for grabbing the dyeing rack is arranged above the slide glass placing position, the mechanical clamp is installed on a Z-axis mechanism which can move up and down, the Z-axis mechanism is installed on an X-axis mechanism which can move left and right, the mechanical clamp is in a U shape, first and second hooks are arranged on the two sides of the mechanical clamp, the first hook is correspondingly connected to the first hanging ear, and the second hook is correspondingly connected to the second hanging ear.

5. The spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 1, wherein The centrifugal device includes a driver, a toothed belt ring and a drying barrel, the driver is connected to the toothed belt ring and the drying barrel, and the drying barrel is provided with a clamping groove for clamping the edge of the dyeing rack.

6. The spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 1, wherein A heating and stirring liquid cylinder is arranged in the staining liquid area and the dyeing liquid area, a stirring device is arranged at the bottom of the heating and stirring liquid cylinder, a temperature sensor and a heating module are arranged in the heating and stirring liquid cylinder.

7. The spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 1, wherein A stirring liquid cylinder is arranged in the staining termination liquid area and the cleaning area, and a stirring device is arranged at the bottom of the stirring liquid cylinder.

8. The centrifugal spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 7, wherein The stirring liquid cylinder in the cleaning area is further provided with a water inlet and a drain.

9. The spin-drying type automatic stainer according to claim 1, wherein An indicating lamp is arranged in the dyeing rack placing area corresponding to each dyeing rack slot to indicate whether the dyeing rack slot is provided with a dyeing rack.

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