Intelligent sorting management system

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent sorting management system, which comprises a frame, a material feeding hopper arranged on the frame, a lifting device for lifting materials to a high place, a code scanning mechanism arranged below the top of the lifting device, a transmission mechanism arranged below the code scanning mechanism, a material shifting mechanism arranged above the transmission mechanism, and a material receiving device arranged at one side of the transmission mechanism for receiving the materials shifted by the material shifting mechanism; the present invention can put blood samples from different departments into the material feeding hopper, and then lift the test tubes to a high place one by one through the lifting device, and then drop them into the code scanning mechanism, identify the blood samples needed by different departments through code scanning, and then use the transmission mechanism to transmit them, and use the material shifting mechanism to shift the blood samples from different departments into different material receiving devices during the transmission process, thereby realizing automatic sorting of blood sample test tubes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to test tube screening equipment, and in particular relates to an intelligent sorting management system. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of in vitro diagnostics in medicine, the amount of blood specimens used for in vitro diagnostics in Chinese hospitals has also increased significantly, and the workload of blood specimen sorting in the laboratory department has also increased. The current method of blood collection tube sorting is to manually scan the blood collection tubes according to the labels on the blood collection tubes, and then manually sort and place the blood collection tubes one by one. The manual sorting operation method is prone to sorting errors, blood collection tube damage, and low sorting efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an intelligent sorting management system, which can realize automatic sorting of test tubes.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: an intelligent sorting management system, which includes a frame, a feeding hopper arranged on the frame, a lifting device for lifting materials to a high place, a code scanning mechanism arranged below the top of the lifting device, a transmission mechanism arranged below the code scanning mechanism, a material tapping mechanism arranged above the transmission mechanism, and a material receiving device arranged on one side of the transmission mechanism for receiving the materials tapped by the material tapping mechanism.

[0005] Furthermore, the lifting device includes a lifting chain and a plurality of test tube brackets fixed on the lifting chain;

[0006] The test tube holder comprises a connecting handle fixedly connected to the lifting chain at one end and a receiving handle arranged at the other end of the connecting handle, wherein the receiving handle is V-shaped. When the test tube holder moves upward to the straight portion of the lifting chain, the V-shaped opening of the receiving handle faces upward to hold the test tube.

[0007] Furthermore, a plurality of grooves are formed on the top edge of the outer side wall of the receiving handle.

[0008] Furthermore, a material picking device is provided on one side of the test tube holder and at a high position of the lifting chain, the material picking device comprises a material picking fixing block fixed near the rising side of the test tube holder and a material picking rod connected to the material picking fixing block via a material picking torsion spring, the material picking rod is L-shaped, one side of which is connected to the material picking fixing block, and the other side corresponds to the top edge of the outer wall of the receiving handle of the test tube holder.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom of the hopper is funnel-shaped, with a feeding port at the bottom, and a feeding channel is provided below the feeding port, through which the lifting chain passes. The width of the feeding channel is greater than the outer diameter of a single test tube and less than twice the outer diameter of a single test tube.

[0010] Furthermore, the code scanning mechanism includes a code scanning bracket fixed below the top of the lifting device, a fixed baffle fixed on the code scanning bracket, a rotating baffle rotatably arranged on the code scanning bracket, and a friction roller below the fixed baffle and the rotating baffle. The bottoms of the fixed baffle and the rotating baffle relatively form a supporting space for receiving the test tube. The friction roller contacts the test tube received between the fixed baffle and the rotating baffle, and a code scanning sensor is provided above the supporting space.

[0011] Furthermore, the transmission mechanism includes a transmission bracket arranged below the code scanning mechanism, transmission rollers arranged on the left and right sides of the transmission bracket, and two circular conveyor belts arranged on the transmission rollers. After the test tube falls from the code scanning mechanism, it is received by the two circular conveyor belts.

[0012] Furthermore, the material dispensing mechanism includes a material dispensing cantilever fixed on the bracket, a material dispensing motor fixed on the end of the material dispensing cantilever, and a U-shaped material dispensing block installed on the output shaft of the material dispensing motor, and the left and right side walls of the U-shaped material dispensing block are respectively located on the left and right sides of the test tube on the transmission mechanism.

[0013] Furthermore, the material-shifting mechanism also includes an inclined baffle plate disposed above the end of the circular conveyor belt.

[0014] Furthermore, the material receiving device includes a transition plate, a temporary storage plate connected to the transition plate by a material receiving torsion spring, and a material receiving bin arranged below the temporary storage plate. The temporary storage plate is L-shaped, one side of which is connected to the transition plate and the other side is matched with the material receiving bin. In a free state, the transition plate and one end of the temporary storage plate are V-shaped to form a temporary storage space for the test tube.

[0015] The positive effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention can put blood samples from different departments into the hopper, and then lift the test tubes one by one to a high place through the lifting device, and then drop them into the code scanning mechanism, and identify the blood samples needed by different departments by scanning the code, and then use the transmission mechanism to transmit them. During the transmission process, the blood samples from different departments are respectively dialed into different receiving devices by the material dialing mechanism, thereby realizing the automatic sorting of blood sample test tubes. The present invention can efficiently sort blood collection tubes through scientific and reasonable structural design, and has a high degree of integration. The entire device has a simple structure, is easy to use, and has good practical and promotion value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the lifting device of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the code scanning mechanism of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the code scanning mechanism of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the transmission mechanism structure of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material receiving device of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the changing position of the temporary storage plate of the material receiving device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] As attached Figure 1-6 As shown in Figures 1 and 8, the present invention provides an intelligent sorting management system, which includes a frame 1, a feed hopper 2 fixed on the frame 1, a lifting device 4 for lifting materials from the feed hopper 2 to a high place, a code scanning mechanism 5 arranged below the top position of the lifting device 4, a transmission mechanism 6 arranged below the code scanning mechanism 5, a material picking mechanism arranged above the transmission mechanism 6, and a material receiving device 7 arranged on one side of the transmission mechanism 6 for receiving the materials picked up by the material picking mechanism. The bottom of the feed hopper 2 is funnel-shaped and open at the bottom. A material dropping channel 3 is provided at the opening position. The material dropping channel 3 is enclosed by a structural plate and is in a long strip shape. The lifting device 4 passes through the material dropping channel 3 and moves upward, holding the test tubes that fall into the material dropping channel 3 and lifting them upward one by one.

[0025] As attached Figure 2 As shown, the lifting device 4 of the present invention includes a lifting chain 401 and a plurality of test tube brackets fixed on the lifting chain 401. The lifting chain 401 is vertically arranged, and transmission sprockets 402 are provided at the upper and lower ends thereof, and one of the transmission sprockets 402 is a driving wheel.

[0026] The test tube holder includes a connecting handle 403 fixedly connected to the lifting chain 401 at one end and a receiving handle 404 arranged at the other end of the connecting handle 403, and the receiving handle 404 is V-shaped. Multiple test tube holders are installed on the lifting chain 401, and move with the lifting chain 401. When the lifting chain 401 is located in the straight line portion of the lifting chain 401 moving upward, the V-shaped opening of the receiving handle 404 faces upward, so that the test tube can be supported and lifted. The ascending section of the lifting chain 401 passes through the blanking channel 3, and the width of the blanking channel 3 is greater than the outer diameter of a single test tube and less than 2 times the outer diameter of a single test tube. When the test tube holder moves upward from the blanking channel 3, the test tube falling into the blanking channel 3 is supported.

[0027] In order to prevent the test tube from falling from the inside of the test tube holder, a test tube baffle is provided inside the straight line portion where the lifting chain 401 moves upward.

[0028] The connecting handle 403 is set at an angle to the receiving handle 404, and a plurality of grooves are provided on the top edge of the outer wall of the receiving handle 404. On the one hand, the strength and power of the test tube holder are greatly improved. On the other hand, because the receiving handle 404 is provided with grooves, when the blood collection tubes are stacked and placed in the hopper 2, as the receiving handle 404 follows the movement of the chain, the grooves can continuously hang the test tubes to realize the stirring function, continuously adjust the position of the blood collection tubes, make the placement direction of more test tubes consistent with the test tube holder, and improve the success rate of the holder hanging tubes.

[0029] At the same time, a material picking device is provided at the upper end of the upward moving side of the lifting chain 401 and located on the outside of the test tube holder, the material picking device includes a material picking fixing block 405 fixed on the frame 1 and a material picking rod 406 connected to the material picking fixing block 405 through a material picking torsion spring, the lifting rod 406 is L-shaped, one side of which is connected to the material picking fixing block 405, and the other side corresponds to the top edge of the outer wall of the receiving handle 404 of the test tube holder. When there are multiple test tubes on the test tube holder, the picking rod 406 can push the excess test tubes into the hopper 2 to ensure that there is at most one test tube on each test tube holder.

[0030] When the test tube holder moves to the turning point of the lifting chain 401, the test tube holder gradually deflects, and when it reaches a certain angle, the test tube held thereon will fall, and the code scanning device located below it will catch the fallen test tube for code scanning operation.

[0031] As attached Figure 3 , 4As shown, the code scanning device includes a code scanning bracket 507 installed on the frame 1, a fixed baffle 502 fixedly installed on the code scanning bracket 507, a rotating baffle 503 rotatably arranged on the code scanning bracket 507, and a friction roller 506 arranged under the fixed baffle 502 and the rotating baffle 503. The rotating baffle 503 is deflected under the drive of the baffle motor 504, and the friction roller 506 is rotated under the drive of the friction roller motor 505. When it is necessary to catch the test tube, the rotating baffle 503 deflects to the side close to the fixed baffle 502, so that the rotating baffle 503 and the fixed baffle 502 form a V-shaped supporting space to hold the test tube, and at this time there is a gap between the bottom of the rotating baffle 503 and the fixed baffle 502, but the gap is not enough to make the test tube fall, and the friction roller 506 is located at the lower position of one side of the fixed baffle 502, and can contact the test tube supported between the rotating baffle 503 and the fixed baffle 502, and use the friction force to drive the test tube to rotate, so that the upper code scanning sensor 501 can scan the label on the test tube for identification, identify the test tubes of different departments or types, and transmit the signal to the material diverting mechanism, and use the material diverting mechanism to divert different test tubes into different receiving devices 7. After the identification is completed, the rotating baffle 503 deflects in the opposite direction, so that the gap between the rotating baffle 503 and the fixed baffle 502 becomes larger, and the test tube falls to the transmission mechanism 6.

[0032] As attached Figure 5 As shown, the transmission mechanism 6 includes a transmission bracket 601, transmission rollers 603 arranged on the left and right sides of the transmission bracket 601, and two circular conveyor belts 602 arranged on the transmission rollers 603, wherein one of the transmission rollers 603 is connected to the transmission drive motor 604. The transmission bracket 601 is located between the long circles formed by the circular conveyor belts 602, and can play a supporting role during the transportation process, ensuring that the circular conveyor belts 602 move along a straight line without jumping. At the same time, by using the method of two circular conveyor belts 602 being arranged in parallel, the test tube is supported by the two circular conveyor belts 602 for movement. Compared with the flat belts for transmission, the test tube will not shake on the two circular conveyor belts 602, ensuring that the axis of the test tube is consistent with its movement direction.

[0033] The material-dispensing mechanism comprises a material-dispensing cantilever 8 fixed on the bracket 1, a material-dispensing motor 9 fixed on the end of the material-dispensing cantilever 8, and a U-shaped material-dispensing block 10 installed on the output shaft of the material-dispensing motor 9. The left and right side walls of the U-shaped material-dispensing block 10 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the test tube on the transmission mechanism 6, and the top of the U-shaped material-dispensing block 10 is connected to the material-dispensing motor 9. In addition, an inclined baffle 11 is provided above the end of the circular conveyor belt 602 to also realize the function of dispensing.

[0034] As attached Figure 6As shown, the material receiving device 7 includes an inclined transition plate 703, a temporary storage plate 704 connected to the transition plate 703 through a material receiving torsion spring 705, and a material receiving bin 701 arranged below the temporary storage plate 704. The transition plate 703 is located at one side of the transmission mechanism 6 and corresponds to the material shifting mechanism. The test tube shifted by the material shifting mechanism falls onto the transition plate 703. The temporary storage plate 704 is L-shaped, one side (that is, the upper side in the figure) is connected to the transition plate 703, and the other side (that is, the lower side in the figure) is tilted downward, and the tilting direction is toward one side of the transmission mechanism. When the receiving bin 701 is installed in place, the inclined edge of the temporary storage plate 704 is pushed inward by the front end of the receiving bin 701. At this time, the upper side of the temporary storage plate 704 and the transition plate 703 are in a plane, or the upper side of the temporary storage plate 704 is inclined downward, and the test tube can smoothly enter the receiving bin 701; when the receiving bin 701 is full and needs to be poured, the receiving bin 701 is taken away, and under the action of the receiving torsion spring 705, the upper side of the temporary storage plate 704 and the transition plate 703 are in a V shape, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 7 As shown, the test tubes can be temporarily stored in the V-shaped portion to form a temporary storage bin. When the receiving bin 701 is put back, the upper side of the temporary storage plate 704 and the transition plate 703 form a plane again or the upper side of the temporary storage plate 704 is tilted downward, and the temporarily stored test tubes fall into the receiving bin 701. In this way, when the receiving bin 701 needs to be taken away, the temporary storage bin formed by the temporary storage plate 704 and the transition plate 703 can still store a certain amount of test tubes, which does not affect the normal operation of the whole machine and does not need to be stopped for waiting.

[0035] Preferably, a protruding handle 706 is provided at the front end of the receiving bin 701, which, on the one hand, facilitates lifting the receiving bin 701 when transferring it, and on the other hand, extends the insertion depth of the front end of the receiving bin 701, which can better push the lower side of the temporary storage plate 704, thereby facilitating rapid material unloading.

[0036] Mounting plates 702 are provided on both sides of the receiving bin 701, and a transition plate 703 and a temporary storage plate 704 are installed between the two mounting plates 702. Magnets are installed between the mounting plates 702 and the receiving bin 701 to facilitate the stable installation of the receiving bin 701. A sensor is provided on the mounting plate 702 to sense the number of test tubes in the receiving bin 701, and a signal is sent when the test tubes are full to remind the operator.

[0037] The present invention provides multiple receiving devices 7 for receiving a variety of different test tubes, and can also be arranged on both sides of the transmission mechanism. The receiving device 7 located at the last position is used to receive unidentified test tubes. Since the test tubes are unidentified, the code scanning device will not send a signal to the material diverting mechanism to divert the materials. Therefore, the unidentified test tubes are dropped into the receiving bin 701 at this position. The bottom of the receiving bin 701 is V-shaped, and a sensor is provided at a position corresponding to the V-shape on the mounting plate 702. When a test tube falls into the receiving bin, it will enter the bottom of the V-shape. The sensor senses that an unidentified test tube has fallen into the receiving bin and immediately sends an alarm signal.

[0038] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features thereof may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent sorting management system, characterized in that The invention comprises a frame (1), a material feeding hopper (2) arranged on the frame (1), a lifting device (4) for lifting materials to a high place, a code scanning mechanism (5) arranged below the top of the lifting device (4), a transmission mechanism (6) arranged below the code scanning mechanism (5), a material shifting mechanism arranged above the transmission mechanism (6), and a material receiving device (7) arranged on one side of the transmission mechanism (6) for receiving materials shifted by the material shifting mechanism, wherein the material receiving device (7) comprises a transition plate (703), a temporary storage plate (704) connected to the transition plate (703) via a material receiving torsion spring (705), and a material receiving bin (701) arranged below the temporary storage plate (704), wherein the temporary storage plate (704) is L-shaped, one side of which is connected to the transition plate (703) and the other side of which is matched with the material receiving bin (701). The transition plate (703) and one end of the temporary storage plate (704) are in a V-shape to form a temporary storage space for the test tube in a free state. The code scanning mechanism (5) comprises a code scanning bracket (507) fixed below the top of the lifting device (4), a fixed baffle (502) fixed on the code scanning bracket (507), a rotating baffle (503) rotatably arranged on the code scanning bracket (507), and a friction roller (506) below the fixed baffle (502) and the rotating baffle (503). The bottoms of the fixed baffle (502) and the rotating baffle (503) are relatively formed to form a supporting space for receiving the test tube. The friction roller (506) contacts the test tube received between the fixed baffle (502) and the rotating baffle (503). A code scanning sensor (501) is provided above the supporting space.

2. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 1 is characterized in that The lifting device (4) comprises a lifting chain (401) and a plurality of test tube holders fixed on the lifting chain (401); the test tube holder comprises a connecting handle (403) having one end fixedly connected to the lifting chain (401) and a receiving handle (404) arranged at the other end of the connecting handle (403); the receiving handle (404) is V-shaped; when the test tube holder moves upward to the straight portion of the lifting chain (401), the V-shaped opening of the receiving handle (404) faces upward, thereby supporting the test tube.

3. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 2 is characterized in that A plurality of grooves are formed on the top edge of the outer side wall of the receiving handle (404).

4. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 2 is characterized in that A material-removing device is provided on one side of the test tube holder and at a high position of the lifting chain (401), the material-removing device comprising a material-removing fixing block (405) fixed near the raised side of the test tube holder and a material-removing rod (406) connected to the material-removing fixing block (405) via a material-removing torsion spring, the material-removing rod (406) being L-shaped, one side of which is connected to the material-removing fixing block (405), and the other side of which corresponds to the top edge of the outer wall of the receiving handle (404) of the test tube holder.

5. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The bottom of the feed hopper (2) is funnel-shaped, with a feeding opening at the bottom, and a feeding channel (3) is provided below the feeding opening, through which the lifting chain (401) passes, and the width of the feeding channel (3) is greater than the outer diameter of a single test tube and less than twice the outer diameter of a single test tube.

6. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 1 is characterized in that The transmission mechanism (6) comprises a transmission bracket (601) arranged below the code scanning mechanism (5), transmission rollers (603) arranged on the left and right sides of the transmission bracket (601), and two circular conveyor belts (602) arranged on the transmission rollers (603); after the test tube falls from the code scanning mechanism (5), it is received by the two circular conveyor belts (602).

7. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 6 is characterized in that The material-dispensing mechanism comprises a material-dispensing cantilever (8) fixed on a frame (1), a material-dispensing motor (9) fixed on the end of the material-dispensing cantilever (8), and a U-shaped material-dispensing block (10) mounted on an output shaft of the material-dispensing motor (9), wherein left and right side walls of the U-shaped material-dispensing block (10) are respectively located on left and right sides of a test tube on the transmission mechanism (6).

8. The intelligent sorting management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that The material-diverting mechanism further comprises an inclined baffle (11) arranged above the end of the circular conveyor belt (602).

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