An automatic basket loading device and blood bag basket loading apparatus

Abstract

The application provides an automatic basket loading device and a blood bag basket loading equipment, which are used for automatic basket loading of articles such as blood bags with high safety requirements. The application comprises a storage basket, a mechanical hand and a jack. The top of the storage basket is provided with an opening, the bottom of the basket is provided with a through hole, and the storage basket is placed on a middle hollow table. The mechanical hand is installed above the table and is used for feeding the workpiece downward into the basket. The jack is installed below the table and is used for lifting the workpiece to cooperate with the mechanical hand to load the basket. When loading the basket, the jack first passes through the through hole and rises to the bottom of the workpiece, and then the jack lifts the workpiece to descend synchronously with the mechanical hand. The application loads the basket through the jack cooperating with the mechanical hand, the jack holds the bottom of the workpiece and descends synchronously with the mechanical hand, so that the workpiece is prevented from being damaged in the process. The state of the workpiece is changed through a displacement mechanism with a turnover plate, so that the workpiece is conveniently clamped or adsorbed by the mechanical hand.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of blood product storage, in particular to an automatic basket loading device and a blood bag basket loading equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Currently, the blood products used in clinical practice mainly include whole blood and separated component blood. Since blood products are to be injected into the human body, which is related to the life safety of patients, the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China has specially issued the Blood Storage Requirements, which puts forward special requirements for the storage of blood products.

[0003] Whole blood, red blood cells and plasma component blood need to be sealed in bags under low-temperature sterile conditions, and then packaged in hard boxes for secondary packaging before being stored in cold storage or frozen.

[0004] When blood products are transported, stored and used, they will be discarded if the blood bags are damaged, in order to avoid infecting the blood transfusion patients. This not only causes waste of blood resources, but also is disrespectful to blood donors; the disposal of medical supplies such as blood products also needs special treatment, which is more complicated than the disposal of ordinary garbage.

[0005] Blood products are relatively fragile, and if they are impacted in a liquid state, the cells are easy to break, reducing the use effect, so they need to be placed in a weekly basket for easy transportation and storage on shelves.

[0006] In blood management automation, automatic sorting of blood in the cold storage is an important work content. If the blood bags are placed in the turnover basket by manual work, the sorting robot cannot recognize it. In order to facilitate the robot to recognize the blood bags in the turnover basket, a high degree of automation of the basket loading equipment is needed, which should avoid impact on blood products as much as possible during the operation process. SUMMARY

[0007] In view of the above, the present application provides an automatic basket loading device and a blood bag basket loading equipment for automatically loading baskets for blood bags and other items with high safety requirements. Hereinafter, blood bags, blood bags packaged in hard boxes and other items with high safety requirements to be loaded into baskets are collectively referred to as workpieces.

[0008] The present application provides an automatic basket loading device, which comprises a storage basket, a robot and a lifting rod.

[0009] The top of the storage basket is open, the bottom of the basket is provided with a through hole, and the basket is placed on a middle hollow table top;

[0010] The robot is installed above the table top and is used to send the workpiece downward into the basket;

[0011] The lifting rod is installed below the table top and is used to lift the workpiece to cooperate with the robot to load the basket;

[0012] When the basket is loaded, the tappet first passes through the through hole and rises to the bottom of the workpiece, and then lifts the workpiece to descend synchronously with the manipulator.

[0013] Preferably, the storage basket is provided with a plurality of storage compartments arranged in a straight line, and when the storage basket is placed, the arrangement direction of the plurality of storage compartments is consistent with the long direction of the table top.

[0014] The bottom of each storage compartment is provided with a through hole.

[0015] The manipulator and the tappet move synchronously along the long direction of the table top, and the plurality of storage compartments are loaded with workpieces respectively.

[0016] Preferably, it further comprises a gantry arranged across the table top, and the gantry moves along the long direction of the table top.

[0017] The bottom of the gantry is provided with a connecting plate, and the connecting plate is located below the table top.

[0018] The manipulator is installed on the body of the gantry, and the tappet is installed on the connecting plate.

[0019] Preferably, it further comprises a displacement mechanism for changing the workpiece to a lying state or a standing posture to facilitate the manipulator to take materials.

[0020] The displacement mechanism comprises a turnover plate capable of turning over 90°, and a turnover motor for driving the turnover plate to turn over.

[0021] Preferably, the manipulator is provided with a gripper or a suction cup.

[0022] When the manipulator is provided with a gripper, the workpiece is in a standing posture when taken.

[0023] When the manipulator is provided with a suction cup, the workpiece is in a lying posture when taken.

[0024] Preferably, the table top is provided with a positioning pit (6) matching the shape of the bottom of the storage basket (1).

[0025] Preferably, it further comprises a first workpiece conveying belt for conveying the workpiece to the material taking position of the manipulator.

[0026] The first workpiece conveying belt is located on one side of the long direction of the table top and conveys materials along the width direction of the table top.

[0027] The displacement mechanism is located at the feeding end of the first workpiece conveying belt.

[0028] Preferably, the table top is fixedly arranged or is a part of the conveying belt.

[0029] When the table top is fixedly arranged, one side of the width direction of the table top is provided with a storage basket conveying belt extending in the same direction as the table top.

[0030] Preferably, the mechanical hand and the tappet are reversely operated, and can be used for taking the goods from the storage basket, and the specific process is as follows:

[0031] The tappet holds the bottom of the workpiece through the through hole and is lifted, the mechanical hand grabs or adsorbs the workpiece, and is lifted synchronously with the tappet.

[0032] The application further provides a blood bag storage basket device with the automatic storage basket device.

[0033] The application has the beneficial effects that: the tappet cooperates with the mechanical hand to store the basket, the tappet holds the bottom of the workpiece and is lowered synchronously with the mechanical hand, so that the workpiece is prevented from being damaged in the process; and the state of the workpiece is changed by the displacement mechanism with the flap, so that the mechanical hand is facilitated to clamp or adsorb the workpiece. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0034] The application will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and the drawings, in which:

[0035] Figure 1 is a planar layout of the automatic storage basket device.

[0036] Figure 2 is an elevation layout of the automatic storage basket device.

[0037] Figure 3 is a plan view of the storage basket.

[0038] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bottom side of the storage basket.

[0039] Explanation of reference signs:

[0040] 1-storage basket, 11-storage grid, 12-through hole, 2-mechanical hand, 3-tappet, 4-gantry, 41-connection plate, 51-flap, 52-flip motor, 6-positioning pit, 71-first workpiece conveying belt, 72-second workpiece conveying belt, 8-storage basket conveying belt, 9-information reader. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In order to make the technical problems to be solved by the application, the technical solutions and the beneficial effects more clearly understood, the application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and the embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the application, and are not used to limit the application.

[0042] Thus, one feature described in the specification can be used in any embodiment of the application, and is not necessarily intended to be a required feature of each and every embodiment. Furthermore, many of the features described can be used to enable several disparate and unrelated implementations in conjunction with one another, in combinations that were not specifically set forth above. Thus, although groupings of features can be described together, unless otherwise stated, these groupings are not meant to be limiting.

[0043] The principles of the application will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Figures 1-4 The principles of the application will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0044] The application proposes an automatic basket loading device, comprising a storage basket 1, a mechanical arm 2 and a tappet 3;

[0045] The top of the storage basket 1 is open and placed on a middle hollowed-out table top. In order to store multiple workpieces, the storage basket 1 is divided into several storage compartments 11 by a grid. In this embodiment, the storage compartments 11 are arranged in two rows, and the storage compartments 11 in each row are arranged in a straight line. The bottom of each storage compartment 11 is provided with a through hole 12.

[0046] The mechanical arm 2 is installed above the table top and is provided with a gripper. After the mechanical arm 2 picks up a workpiece from a material taking station, it moves above the storage compartment 11, and then lowers to put the workpiece into the storage compartment;

[0047] The gripper can also be replaced by a suction cup, which is not easy to damage the packaging bag when used for bagged workpieces, and the clamping mechanism is more suitable for workpieces with hard outer packaging.

[0048] The tappet 3 is installed below the table top and is used to assist the mechanical arm 2 in loading the basket. Under the computer instruction, the mechanical arm 2 picks up a workpiece and puts it above a designated storage compartment 11. At this time, the mechanical arm 2 and the tappet 3 are on the same vertical line. The tappet 3 rises and enters the basket from the through hole 12 at the bottom of the designated storage compartment 11. The head of the tappet 3 contacts the bottom of the workpiece, and then slowly descends. The mechanical arm 2 descends synchronously until the workpiece safely falls into the designated storage compartment 11. Then the mechanical arm 2 is separated from the workpiece and quickly rises to reset.

[0049] In order to achieve synchronous movement of the mechanical arm 2 and the tappet 3, the mechanical arm 2 and the tappet 3 are both installed on a gantry 4;

[0050] The gantry 4 spans the table top and can move along the long direction of the table top. The mechanical arm 2 is installed on a crossbar at the top of the gantry 4 body, and the tappet 3 is installed on a connecting plate 41 at the bottom of the gantry 4. The connecting plate 41 is located below the table top. When the gantry 4 moves, the mechanical arm 2 and the tappet 3 move synchronously with the gantry 4;

[0051] For example, Figure 2As shown, the blood storage basket 1 is divided into two rows of storage compartments, the manipulator 2 holds a workpiece ready to be placed in a storage compartment on the right side of the storage basket 1, the tappet 3 is raised and holds the workpiece to be lowered synchronously with the manipulator 2; when the workpiece falls to the bottom of the storage basket, the position state of the tappet 3 and the manipulator 2 is as shown in the left side view. Figure 2 As shown in the left side view.

[0052] Since the storage basket 1 in this embodiment is designed as two rows of storage compartments 11, two sets of tappets 3 are provided at the bottom of the gantry 4, but one set of manipulators 2 that can slide to both sides is provided at the upper part of the gantry 4, when the manipulator 2 is loading the left row of storage compartments, the left tappet 3 is activated; when the manipulator 2 is loading the right row of storage compartments, the right tappet 3 is activated.

[0053] If efficiency needs to be improved, two sets of manipulators 2 can be installed at the same time, each set of manipulator 2 corresponds to a set of tappet 3 to match the basket, but the cost will increase.

[0054] In this embodiment, the first workpiece conveying belt 71 and the second workpiece conveying belt 72, and the displacement mechanism connecting the first workpiece conveying belt 71 and the second workpiece conveying belt 72;

[0055] The workpiece is placed in the second workpiece conveying belt 72 in a lying state, is changed to a standing state when passing through the displacement mechanism, and is then conveyed to the material taking position of the manipulator through the first workpiece conveying belt 71;

[0056] The displacement mechanism includes a turnover plate 51 that can be turned over by 90°, and a turnover motor 52 for driving the turnover plate 51 to turn over; when the turnover plate 51 is transversely placed, the workpiece is pushed onto the turnover plate by the second workpiece conveying belt 72, and then the turnover motor 52 drives the turnover plate 51 to turn over, transferring the workpiece to the first workpiece conveying belt 71, at this time the workpiece changes to a standing state.

[0057] Of course, the workpiece can also be changed from a standing state to a lying state according to needs; or a mechanical arm is used to replace the second workpiece conveying belt 72 to directly place the workpiece on the turnover plate 51.

[0058] The first workpiece conveying belt 71 is used to convey the workpiece to above the end of the row of storage compartments 11, after the manipulator 2 grasps the workpiece, it does not need to be side-shifted along the cross beam of the gantry, which can reduce the loading basket action and improve efficiency.

[0059] In this embodiment, in order to realize accurate positioning of the storage basket 1, a positioning pit 6 that matches the shape of the bottom of the storage basket 1 is provided on the table top;

[0060] As shown in the left side view. Figure 1 As shown, two positioning pits 6 are provided on the table top, in order to facilitate explanation, a storage basket 1 is placed in the left positioning pit 6.

[0061] The inner side of the positioning pit 6 is provided with a slope surface for guiding, when the storage basket 1 is put into the positioning pit 6, the basket bottom will accurately fall into the pit along the slope surface under the action of gravity.

[0062] In the embodiment, the wide side of the table top is provided with a storage basket conveying belt 8 extending in the same direction as the table top, which is used for conveying empty storage baskets 1 to the table top or conveying the full storage baskets 1 away.

[0063] According to the requirement, the fixed table top can also be transformed into a conveying belt.

[0064] The application also provides a blood bag storage basket equipment, which comprises the automatic storage basket device in any of the above embodiments.

[0065] In order to meet the informatization requirement of blood product storage, the embodiment is also provided with an information reader 9 for identifying and reading the information code on the surface of the blood product package. The information reader 9 can be installed on the conveying route of the blood product, such as the periphery of the first workpiece conveying belt 71 or the second workpiece conveying belt 72.

[0066] The storage basket 1 also has a code, and the computer can record the corresponding information of each blood product stored in the storage basket 1 for inventory management, so as to facilitate the implementation of the automatic sorting operation of the blood bags in the subsequent delivery.

[0067] It should be noted that the mechanical hand 2 and the tappet 3 can be reversely operated to take the goods from the storage basket, and the specific process is as follows:

[0068] The tappet 3 passes through the through hole to hold the bottom of the workpiece and rises, the mechanical hand 2 grabs or adsorbs the workpiece and rises synchronously with the tappet 3.

[0069] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the application and should not be used to limit the application, any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement within the spirit and principle of the application should be included in the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A blood bag housing apparatus, characterized by comprising: It comprises an automatic basket loading device, the automatic basket loading device comprises a storage basket (1), a mechanical arm (2) and a jack (3); The top of the storage basket (1) is open, the bottom of the basket is provided with a through hole, and the storage basket (1) is placed on a middle hollow table surface, and the table surface is provided with a positioning pit (6) matched with the shape of the bottom of the storage basket (1); The mechanical arm (2) is installed above the table surface and is used for feeding the workpiece downward into the basket; The jack (3) is installed below the table surface and is used for lifting the workpiece to cooperate with the mechanical arm (2) to load the basket; When loading the basket, the jack (3) first passes through the through hole and rises to the bottom of the workpiece, and then lifts the workpiece to descend synchronously with the mechanical arm (2); The storage basket (1) is provided with a plurality of storage compartments (11) arranged in a straight line, and when the storage basket (1) is placed, the arrangement direction of the plurality of storage compartments (11) is consistent with the long direction of the table surface; The bottom of each storage compartment (11) is provided with a through hole; The mechanical arm (2) and the jack (3) move synchronously along the long direction of the table surface, and the plurality of storage compartments (11) are loaded with workpieces respectively.

2. The blood bag housing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein It also comprises a gantry (4) arranged across the table surface, and the gantry (4) moves along the long direction of the table surface; The bottom of the gantry (4) is provided with a connecting plate (41), and the connecting plate (41) is located below the table surface; The mechanical arm (2) is installed on the body of the gantry (4), and the jack (3) is installed on the connecting plate (41).

3. The blood bag housing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein It also comprises a displacement mechanism, which is used for changing the workpiece into a lying state or a standing posture to facilitate the mechanical arm to take materials; The displacement mechanism comprises a turnover plate (51) capable of turning over by 90°, and a turnover motor (52) used for driving the turnover plate (51) to turn over.

4. The blood bag housing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The mechanical arm (2) is provided with a clamping jaw or a suction cup.

5. The blood bag housing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein It also comprises a first workpiece conveying belt (71), which is used for conveying workpieces to the material taking position of the mechanical arm (2); The first workpiece conveying belt (71) is located on one side of the long direction of the table surface and conveys materials along the width direction of the table surface; The displacement mechanism is located at the feeding end of the first workpiece conveying belt (71).

6. The blood bag holder apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The table surface is fixedly arranged or is a part of a conveying belt; When the table surface is fixedly arranged, one side of the width direction of the table surface is provided with a storage basket conveying belt (8) extending in the same direction as the table surface.

7. The blood bag holder apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The mechanical arm (2) and the jack (3) can be used to take goods from the storage basket (1) by reverse operation, and the specific process is as follows: The jack (3) holds the bottom of the workpiece and rises through the through hole, and the mechanical arm (2) grabs or adsorbs the workpiece and rises synchronously with the jack (3).

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