A sample refrigerated storage device and sample pipeline analysis system

Abstract

The application discloses a sample refrigeration storage device and a sample pipeline analysis system. The sample refrigeration storage device comprises a refrigeration storage area, a refrigeration storage area frame, a refrigeration placing rack and a first refrigeration mechanism; a refrigeration operation area, an operation area frame, a sample sorting mechanism, a sample rack loading mechanism and a second refrigeration mechanism, the operation area frame is communicated with the storage area frame to form a closed cavity, the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism can cooperate to load out the sample to be loaded out on the refrigeration placing rack through an entrance and exit, and load the sample to be loaded in into the refrigeration placing rack through the entrance and exit; a sample transmission track; and a central control system. Since the sample sorting mechanism is located in the refrigeration operation area, when the sample is retained, the second refrigeration mechanism makes the sample in a low-temperature environment, reduces the corruption and invalidation of the sample, reduces the sample collection frequency, and improves the sample detection efficiency.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of sample refrigeration storage, and in particular to a sample refrigeration storage device and a sample pipeline analysis system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Currently, medical laboratories usually use an automated detection pipeline to perform medical detection on samples. When the detection results need to be evaluated and confirmed by a doctor or the sample detection time is long, the sample needs to be stored in a refrigeration storage device to reduce sample corruption and failure.

[0003] The sample collection module of the existing sample refrigeration storage device is usually arranged outside the refrigeration storage module, which causes the sample to be retained on the sample collection module for a long time, and the sample may have been corrupted and failed before entering the refrigeration storage module, which cannot effectively and accurately detect the sample, and thus often needs to be repeatedly collected in clinical applications, thereby reducing the efficiency of sample detection.

[0004] Therefore, how to improve the efficiency of sample detection is a technical problem to be solved by those skilled in the art. SUMMARY

[0005] Therefore, the present application aims to provide a sample refrigeration storage device to improve the efficiency of sample detection.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions.

[0007] A sample refrigeration storage device comprises:

[0008] A refrigeration storage area, which comprises a storage area frame, a refrigeration placement rack and a first refrigeration mechanism for refrigerating samples, the refrigeration placement rack is arranged in the storage area frame, and one side of the storage area frame is provided with a double-door structure, and a first transparent window is arranged on the double-door structure;

[0009] A refrigeration operation area, which comprises an operation area frame in communication with the storage area frame, a sample sorting mechanism for sorting and transferring samples, a sample rack loading mechanism for transferring sample racks and a second refrigeration mechanism for refrigerating samples, one side of the operation area frame is provided with a double-door structure, a first transparent window is arranged on the double-door structure, and the operation area frame and the storage area frame form a closed cavity in communication, one side of the operation area frame away from the refrigeration storage area is provided with an entrance and exit, and the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism can load the samples to be loaded on the refrigeration placement rack through the entrance and exit.

[0010] a sample conveying track for conveying the samples, the sample conveying track being arranged at one side of the refrigeration work area where the entrance and exit are arranged;

[0011] a central control system electrically connected with the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism.

[0012] Preferably, in the sample refrigeration storage device, the sample rack loading mechanism is arranged at one side of the work area frame close to the refrigeration storage area, and the sample rack loading mechanism comprises a fixing assembly, a translation assembly and a sample rack taking and placing assembly.

[0013] The fixing assembly comprises a first guide rail arranged along a first direction, the first guide rail comprising two straight guide rails arranged in parallel with each other, i.e. a first straight guide rail and a second straight guide rail; the translation assembly comprises a second guide rail in sliding cooperation with the first straight guide rail and the second straight guide rail, the second guide rail being arranged along a second direction, and the translation assembly being connected with the sample rack taking and placing assembly, so that the translation assembly can drive the sample rack taking and placing assembly to slide along the second guide rail; the sample rack taking and placing assembly comprises a third guide rail arranged along a third direction and a sample rack grabbing manipulator for grabbing and transferring sample racks, the sample rack grabbing manipulator being arranged in sliding cooperation with the third guide rail; the included angle between any two of the first direction, the second direction and the third direction is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.

[0014] Preferably, in the sample refrigeration storage device, the sample sorting mechanism comprises a lifting and carrying assembly, the lifting and carrying assembly comprising a mounting base frame and a lifting and driving structure for driving the mounting base frame to perform lifting movement.

[0015] Preferably, in the sample refrigeration storage device, the sample sorting mechanism further comprises a sample storage assembly, the sample storage assembly comprising a support plate, a first sample rack temporary storage area and a second sample rack temporary storage area arranged on the support plate.

[0016] Preferably, in the sample refrigeration storage device, the first sample rack temporary storage area comprises a first sample temporary storage rack for temporarily storing the sample to be loaded and a first information identifier arranged on the first sample temporary storage rack, and the second sample rack temporary storage area comprises a second sample temporary storage rack for temporarily storing the sample to be unloaded and a second information identifier arranged on the second sample temporary storage rack, and the first information identifier and the second information identifier are electrically connected with the central control system.

[0017] Preferably, in the sample refrigeration storage device, the sample sorting mechanism further comprises an automatic interaction assembly for conveying the sample to be loaded and the sample to be unloaded in the refrigeration work area.

[0018] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sample refrigeration storage device, the automatic interaction assembly comprises an interaction driving motor, an interaction driving wheel connected with an output shaft of the interaction driving motor, an interaction driven wheel, an interaction belt connecting the interaction driving wheel and the interaction driven wheel, an interaction mounting plate connected with the interaction belt, an interaction sliding block connected with the interaction mounting plate, and an interaction guide rail in sliding cooperation with the interaction sliding block, and the interaction mounting plate is provided with a sample interaction rack for placing samples at one end close to the entrance.

[0019] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sample refrigeration storage device, the sample sorting mechanism further comprises a lifting hand assembly for lifting a sample tube and a first mechanical gripper assembly for grabbing and transferring the sample tube, and the lifting hand assembly and the first mechanical gripper assembly are located inside the work area frame.

[0020] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sample refrigeration storage device, the sample sorting mechanism further comprises a second mechanical gripper assembly located outside the work area frame, and the second mechanical gripper assembly is located above the sample conveying track.

[0021] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sample refrigeration storage device, the second mechanical gripper assembly comprises a gripper structure, a lifting structure for driving the gripper structure to make lifting movement, and a rotating structure for driving the gripper structure to make rotating movement, and the gripper structure comprises a gripper finger capable of being opened and closed, a cam for driving the gripper finger to open and close, and a gripper finger driving member for driving the cam to rotate.

[0022] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sample refrigeration storage device, the refrigeration work area further comprises an automatic opening and closing door mechanism arranged at the entrance of the work area frame.

[0023] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sample refrigeration storage device, the automatic opening and closing door mechanism comprises a second lead screw motor, a guide plate, a driving sliding rail, a driven sliding rail, a sealing door body, and a rotating member.

[0024] The second lead screw motor is electrically connected with the central control system, the driven sliding rail is arranged on a nut of the second lead screw motor, the driven sliding rail is slidably connected with the driving sliding rail through a driving sliding block, and the length direction of the driving sliding rail and the length direction of the lead screw of the lead screw motor are arranged along a fourth direction; a driven sliding block is slidably arranged on the driven sliding rail, and the sealing door body is arranged on one side of the driven sliding block, the length direction of the driven sliding rail is arranged along a fifth direction, and the included angle between the fourth direction and the fifth direction is greater than 0° and not more than 90°; the guide plate is provided with a guide groove consistent with the opening and closing track of the sealing door body, the rotating member is arranged on the side of the driven sliding block away from the sealing door body, and the rotating member can slide along the guide groove.

[0025] Preferably, in the sample refrigeration storage device, the sample transmission track comprises a sample inlet track for receiving and transmitting a sample holder on which a sample tube is placed, an empty holder buffer track for buffering an empty sample holder, a third information identifier for identifying sample information, and a sample waste assembly for collecting waste samples, the sample tube is provided with a sample label for displaying the sample information, the sample holder is provided with a sample holder label for displaying sample holder information, the third information identifier can read and bind the sample label and the sample holder label, and the information identifier is electrically connected with the central control system.

[0026] A sample pipeline analysis system comprising the sample refrigeration storage device as described above.

[0027] When the sample refrigeration storage device provided by the application is used, when the sample transmission track delivers the sample to be loaded to the entrance position of the refrigeration operation area, the central control system controls the cooperation of the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism to load the sample to be loaded to the refrigeration placement rack through the entrance; when the sample needs to be loaded out, the central control system controls the cooperation of the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism to load the sample to be loaded out to the sample transmission track through the entrance; the double-door structure and the door plate are opened to enter the refrigeration storage area and the refrigeration operation area for fault handling, and the first transparent window and the second transparent window can be used to observe the running condition of the refrigeration storage area and the refrigeration operation area. Since the sample sorting mechanism provided by the application is located in the refrigeration operation area, and the refrigeration operation area comprises a second refrigeration mechanism for refrigerating the sample, even if the sample stays on the sample sorting mechanism, the sample is always in a low-temperature environment, reducing the possibility of sample corruption and failure; at the same time, since the operation area frame of the refrigeration operation area and the storage area frame of the refrigeration storage area are communicated and form a closed cavity, that is, a closed refrigeration cavity is formed, reducing the heat exchange between the sample and the outside of the refrigeration storage area, further reducing the possibility of sample corruption and failure, thereby improving the effectiveness and accuracy of sample detection, reducing the sample collection frequency in clinical application, and improving the efficiency of sample detection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 It is an external structure schematic diagram of the sample refrigeration storage device provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a refrigeration operation area provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 3 A structural schematic diagram of a refrigeration storage area provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a double-door structure provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of an automatic door opening and closing mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0034] Among them, 100 is a refrigeration storage area, 101 is a storage area frame, 1011 is a double-door structure, 1011-a is a first transparent window, 102 is a refrigeration shelf, 103 is a first refrigeration mechanism, 104 is a sample shelf loading mechanism, 1041 is a fixing assembly, 1041-a is a first guide rail, 1042 is a translation assembly, 1042-a is a second guide rail, 1043 is a sample shelf taking and placing assembly, 1043-a is a third guide rail, 200 is a refrigeration operation area, 201 is an operation area frame, 2011 is a door panel, 2011-a is a second transparent window, 202 is a sample sorting mechanism, 2021 is a lifting bearing assembly, 2021-a is a mounting base, 2021-b is a lifting driving structure, 2022 is a sample storage assembly, 2022-a is a support plate, 2022-b is a first sample shelf temporary storage area, 2022-c is a second sample shelf temporary storage area, 2023 is an automatic interaction assembly, 2024 is a top hand assembly, 2025 is a first mechanical gripper assembly, 2026 is a second mechanical gripper assembly, 2026-a is a gripper structure, 2026-b is a lifting structure, 2026-c is a rotating structure, 203 is a second refrigeration mechanism, 204 is an automatic door opening and closing mechanism, 2041 is a second lead screw motor, 2042 is a guide plate, 2043 is a driving slide rail, 2044 is a driven slide rail, 2045 is a sealing door body, 2046 is a rotating piece, 300 is a sample transmission track, 301 is a sample input track, 302 is an empty tray buffer track, 303 is a third information identifier, 304 is a sample waste assembly, X is a first direction, Y is a second direction, Z is a third direction, a is a fourth direction, and β is a fifth direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Therefore, the core of the present application is to provide a sample refrigeration storage device to improve the efficiency of sample detection.

[0036] With reference to the accompanying drawings, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a 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 the other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort belong to the scope of the present application.

[0037] As shown in Figures 1 to 5 The embodiments of the present application disclose a sample refrigeration storage device, which comprises a refrigeration storage area 100, a refrigeration operation area 200, a sample transmission track 300 and a central control system.

[0038] The refrigeration storage area 100 comprises a storage area frame 101, a refrigeration rack 102 and a first refrigeration mechanism 103 for refrigerating samples, and the refrigeration rack 102 is arranged in the storage area frame 101; the refrigeration operation area 200 comprises an operation area frame 201 in communication with the storage area frame 101, a sample sorting mechanism 202 for sorting and transferring samples, a sample rack loading mechanism 104 for transferring sample racks and a second refrigeration mechanism 203 for refrigerating samples, and the operation area frame 201 forms a closed cavity in communication with the storage area frame 101, and the side of the operation area frame 201 away from the refrigeration storage area 100 is provided with an entrance and exit, and the cooperation of the sample sorting mechanism 202 and the sample rack loading mechanism 104 can load the samples to be loaded out on the refrigeration rack 102 out of the entrance and exit, and load the samples to be loaded in into the refrigeration rack 102 through the entrance and exit; the sample transmission track 300 is used for transmitting samples, and the sample transmission track 300 is arranged on the side of the refrigeration operation area 200 provided with the entrance and exit; and the central control system is electrically connected with the sample sorting mechanism 202 and the sample rack loading mechanism 104.

[0039] When the sample transport track 300 transports the sample to be loaded to the entrance position of the refrigeration operation area 200, the sample sorting mechanism 202 and the sample rack loading mechanism 104 are cooperated by the central control system to load the sample to be loaded to the refrigeration rack 102 through the entrance; when the sample needs to be unloaded, the sample sorting mechanism 202 and the sample rack loading mechanism 104 are cooperated by the central control system to unload the sample to be unloaded to the sample transport track 300 through the entrance; the refrigeration storage area 100 and the refrigeration operation area 200 can be accessed by opening the double-door structure 1011 and the door plate 2011, so as to facilitate fault processing, and the running conditions of the refrigeration storage area 100 and the refrigeration operation area 200 can be observed through the first transparent window 1011-a and the second transparent window 2011-a. Since the sample sorting mechanism 202 provided by the application is located in the refrigeration operation area 200, and the refrigeration operation area 200 comprises the second refrigeration mechanism 203 for refrigerating the sample, even if the sample stays on the sample sorting mechanism 202, the sample is always in a low-temperature environment, reducing the possibility of sample corruption and failure; at the same time, since the operation area frame 201 of the refrigeration operation area 200 is in communication with the storage area frame 101 of the refrigeration storage area 100 and forms a closed cavity, that is, a closed refrigeration cavity is formed, reducing the heat exchange between the sample and the outside of the refrigeration storage area 100, further reducing the possibility of sample corruption and failure, thereby improving the effectiveness and accuracy of sample detection, reducing the number of sample collection in clinical application, and improving the efficiency of sample detection.

[0040] It should be noted that the above description of the working process of the central control system is only to reflect the control function of the central control system on the sample sorting mechanism 202, and the application does not involve improvement of the program and control method. The control function of the central control system on the sample sorting mechanism 202 belongs to the prior art.

[0041] In addition, in actual application, the first refrigeration mechanism 103 and the second refrigeration mechanism 203 can be started at the same time, or one of the first refrigeration mechanism 103 and the second refrigeration mechanism 203 can be started, and the other one can be used as a standby refrigeration mechanism of the sample refrigeration storage device, reducing the situation that all refrigeration mechanisms fail, and improving the reliability of the sample refrigeration storage device.

[0042] And the refrigerated storage rack 102 is a multi-layer structure, each layer can place multiple sample racks, and the sample rack is used to place sample tubes containing samples. Through the refrigerated storage rack 102, the sample tubes can be placed in layers, and the central control system can automatically extract the samples on the refrigerated storage rack 102 through the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 described below, thereby improving the sample storage and retrieval efficiency and reducing the labor intensity; when the samples on the refrigerated storage rack 102 expire, the expired samples can also be discarded through the sample discarding assembly 304 described below, thereby effectively reducing the risk of infection of medical staff.

[0043] Further, the sample rack loading mechanism 104 is arranged on one side of the work area frame 201 close to the refrigerated storage area 100. The sample rack loading mechanism 104 includes a fixing assembly 1041, a translation assembly 1042, and a sample rack taking and placing assembly 1043, so as to transfer the first sample rack and the second sample rack of the sample storage assembly 2022 described below to the refrigerated storage rack 102 of the refrigerated storage area 100 for placing refrigerated storage samples; or transfer the sample rack on the refrigerated storage rack 102 to the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b and the second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c of the sample storage assembly 2022 for retesting or discarding the samples.

[0044] Specifically, the fixing assembly 1041 comprises a first guide rail 1041-a arranged along the first direction X, the first guide rail 1041-a comprising two straight guide rails arranged in parallel with each other, i.e., a first straight guide rail and a second straight guide rail; the translation assembly 1042 comprises a second guide rail 1042-a slidingly fitted with the first straight guide rail and the second straight guide rail, so as to facilitate the movement of the translation assembly 1042 along the first direction X; the second guide rail 1042-a is arranged along the second direction Y, and the translation assembly 1042 is connected with the sample rack taking and placing assembly 1043, so as to facilitate the movement of the sample rack taking and placing assembly 1043 along the first direction X with the translation assembly 1042; the translation assembly 1042 can drive the sample rack taking and placing assembly 1043 to slide along the second guide rail 1042-a through a gear and rack transmission mode, so as to facilitate the movement of the sample rack taking and placing assembly 1043 along the second direction Y; the sample rack taking and placing assembly 1043 comprises a third guide rail 1043-a arranged along the third direction Z and a sample rack grabbing manipulator for grabbing and transferring sample racks, the sample rack grabbing manipulator being slidingly arranged on the third guide rail 1043-a, so as to facilitate the movement of the sample rack grabbing manipulator along the third direction Z, thereby enabling the sample rack grabbing manipulator to move along the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z; the included angle between any two of the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z is greater than 0° and does not exceed 90°, so as to facilitate the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z to constitute a three-dimensional space, thereby enabling the sample rack grabbing manipulator to move to any position of the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b and the second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c described below, as well as any position of the refrigerated storage rack 102, so as to enable the first sample rack placed in the first sample temporary storage area and the second sample rack placed in the second sample temporary storage area to reach the capacity threshold, and then transfer the first sample rack and the second sample rack to the refrigerated storage rack 102 through the sample rack grabbing manipulator; or when the sample needs to be retested or discarded, the sample rack on the refrigerated storage rack 102 is transferred to the first sample temporary storage area and the second sample temporary storage area through the sample rack grabbing manipulator, and then the samples in the first sample temporary storage area and the second sample temporary storage area are transferred to the outside of the refrigerated operation area 200 through the automatic interaction assembly 2023 described below, for retesting or discarding.

[0045] As Figure 3As shown, the sample sorting mechanism 202 comprises a lifting bearing assembly 2021, which comprises a mounting base 2021-a and a lifting driving structure 2021-b for driving the mounting base 2021-a to perform lifting movement, so as to enable the mounting base 2021-a and the sample storage assembly 2022, the automatic interaction assembly 2023, the top hand assembly 2024 and the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 mounted on the mounting base 2021-a to perform lifting movement together with the mounting base 2021-a, thereby reserving a sample rack storage space for the sample rack loading mechanism 104 in the area where the sample sorting mechanism 202 is arranged, so as to maximize the sample rack storage space.

[0046] The lifting driving structure 2021-b described above can be a lifting driving structure 2021-b in the form of a motor and a gear rack transmission, a motor and a chain transmission, or a lead screw motor and a nut, as long as it can drive the mounting base 2021-a to perform lifting movement, which falls within the protection scope of the present application; preferably, the first lead screw motor and the nut transmission mode are adopted in the embodiment of the present application.

[0047] Specifically, the lifting driving structure 2021-b comprises a base, a first lead screw motor, a guide shaft penetrating through the mounting base 2021-a and a linear bearing sleeved on the guide shaft, the output lead screw of the first lead screw motor is parallel to the guide shaft, and the mounting base 2021-a is floatingly arranged on the nut of the first lead screw motor, so as to enable the nut of the first lead screw motor to drive the mounting base 2021-a to perform linear lifting movement along the guide shaft, thereby enabling the mounting base 2021-a to perform linear lifting movement along the guide shaft, and driving the sample storage assembly 2022, the automatic interaction assembly 2023, the top hand assembly 2024 and the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 on the mounting base 2021-a to perform lifting movement together with the mounting base 2021-a.

[0048] Further, the sample sorting mechanism 202 further comprises a sample storage assembly 2022, which comprises a support plate 2022-a, a first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b and a second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c arranged on the support plate 2022-a, the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b is used for temporarily storing samples to be loaded, and the second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c is used for temporarily storing samples to be unloaded, so as to enable the sample refrigeration storage device to simultaneously perform sample loading and unloading.

[0049] It should be noted that the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b can also be used for storing the samples to be loaded or the samples to be unloaded at the same time as the second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c. In actual application, the functions of the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b and the second sample rack temporary storage area can be adaptively divided according to the actual storage requirements. As long as the division can meet the use requirements, it belongs to the protection scope of the present application.

[0050] In addition, the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b includes a first sample temporary storage rack for temporarily storing the samples to be loaded and a first information identifier arranged on the first sample temporary storage rack. The second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c includes a second sample temporary storage rack for temporarily storing the samples to be unloaded and a second information identifier arranged on the second sample temporary storage rack. The first information identifier and the second information identifier are electrically connected with the central control system, so as to identify the information of the samples entering the first sample temporary storage rack through the first information identifier, transmit the information of the samples entering the first sample temporary storage rack to the central control system for recording, identify the information of the samples entering the second sample temporary storage rack through the second information identifier, and transmit the information of the samples entering the second sample temporary storage rack to the central control system for recording, so as to record the destination and the storage position of each sample tube through the central control system.

[0051] The first information identifier and the second information identifier can identify the bar code, the two-dimensional code or the chip, as long as the way of identifying the sample information in the sample tube belongs to the protection scope of the present application. Preferably, the first information identifier and the second information identifier provided by the embodiment of the present application adopt the RFID identifier.

[0052] Further, the sample sorting mechanism 202 further includes an automatic interaction assembly 2023 for transmitting the samples to be loaded and the samples to be unloaded in the refrigeration operation area 200, so as to realize the sample interaction in and out of the sample refrigeration storage device.

[0053] It should be noted that the automatic interaction assembly 2023 can realize the sample interaction in and out of the refrigeration storage device by using the belt transmission mode, the chain transmission mode or the gear and rack transmission mode, as long as the way of realizing the sample interaction belongs to the protection scope of the present application. Preferably, the synchronous belt transmission mode is adopted in the embodiment of the present application, which has accurate transmission ratio.

[0054] Specifically, the automatic interaction assembly 2023 comprises an interaction driving motor, an interaction driving wheel connected with an output shaft of the interaction driving motor, an interaction driven wheel, an interaction belt connecting the interaction driving wheel and the interaction driven wheel, an interaction mounting plate connected with the interaction belt, an interaction slider connected with the interaction mounting plate, and an interaction guide rail in sliding cooperation with the interaction slider, so as to drive the interaction driving motor to rotate the interaction driving wheel, the interaction belt to rotate in a closed loop between the interaction driving wheel and the interaction driven wheel, and the interaction mounting plate to move with the interaction belt. An end of the interaction mounting plate close to the entrance is provided with a sample interaction placing rack for placing a sample, so as to drive the sample interaction placing rack to reciprocate with the interaction mounting plate, thereby achieving loading and unloading of the sample.

[0055] In addition, the sample sorting mechanism 202 further comprises a jack hand assembly 2024 for jacking up the sample tube and a first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 for grabbing and transferring the sample tube. The jack hand assembly 2024 and the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 are located inside the work area frame 201, so as to jack up the sample tube by the jack hand assembly 2024, improve the compatibility of the sample refrigeration storage device for sample tubes of different height specifications, transfer the jacked-up sample tube to the sample interaction placing rack of the automatic interaction assembly 2023 by the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025, or transfer the sample tube on the sample interaction placing rack to the first sample rack temporary storage area 2022-b and the second sample rack temporary storage area 2022-c of the sample storage assembly 2022 by the first mechanical hand.

[0056] It should be noted that the jack hand assembly 2024 described above can adopt a belt transmission mode, a chain transmission mode or a gear and rack transmission mode, as long as it can jack up the sample tube, which belongs to the protection scope of the present application. Preferably, the synchronous belt transmission mode is adopted in the embodiment of the present application, which has a precise transmission ratio.

[0057] In addition, the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 described above can be a cam type, a double slider type or a double hydraulic rod type, as long as it can grab and transfer the sample tube, which belongs to the protection scope of the present application. Preferably, the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 provided in the embodiment of the present application is of a cam type, so as to adjust the opening degree of the first mechanical gripper by rotating the cam, thereby enabling the first mechanical gripper assembly 2025 to grab sample tubes of different diameter specifications, and improving the compatibility of the sample refrigeration storage device for sample tube specifications.

[0058] Further, the sample sorting mechanism 202 further comprises a second mechanical gripper assembly 2026 located outside the working area frame 201, and the second mechanical gripper assembly 2026 is located above the sample conveying track 300, so as to grasp the sample tube on the sample conveying track 300 by the second mechanical gripper assembly 2026, and transfer the sample tube to the sample interaction placement rack of the automatic interaction assembly 2023, and then transfer the sample tube to the sample storage assembly 2022 by the automatic interaction assembly 2023; or grasp and transfer the sample tube on the sample interaction placement rack to the sample conveying track 300 by the second mechanical gripper assembly 2026, for retesting or discarding.

[0059] The second mechanical gripper assembly 2026 described above can be a cam type, a double slider type or a double hydraulic rod type, as long as it can meet the use requirements, and it belongs to the protection scope of the present application; preferably, the embodiment of the present application provides a cam type second mechanical gripper assembly 2026, so as to adjust the opening degree of the gripper fingers described below by the cam, so that the gripper fingers can grasp sample tubes of different diameter specifications, and improve the compatibility of the sample refrigeration storage device to the sample tube specifications.

[0060] Specifically, the second mechanical gripper assembly 2026 comprises a gripper structure 2026-a, a lifting structure 2026-b for driving the gripper structure 2026-a to perform lifting movement, and a rotating structure 2026-c for driving the gripper structure 2026-a to perform rotating movement, and the gripper structure 2026-a comprises gripper fingers capable of opening and closing, a cam for pushing the gripper fingers to open and close, and a gripper finger driving member for driving the cam to rotate, so as to drive the cam to rotate by the gripper finger driving member, and push the gripper fingers to open and close by the rotation of the cam, so that the gripper fingers can grasp the sample tube; the lifting structure 2026-b drives the gripper structure 2026-a to perform lifting movement, and the rotating structure 2026-c drives the gripper structure 2026-a to perform rotating movement, so that the gripper structure 2026-a can complete the grasping and transferring of the sample tube through a series of actions such as lifting, rotating, descending, grasping, lifting, rotating and descending.

[0061] Further, the refrigeration working area 200 further comprises an automatic opening and closing door mechanism 204 arranged at the entrance and exit of the working area frame 201, so as to improve the sealing property of the refrigeration working area 200, reduce the heat exchange between the refrigeration working area 200 and the outside world, improve the sample refrigeration effect, and reduce the sample failure phenomenon.

[0062] Specifically, the automatic opening and closing door mechanism 204 comprises a second lead screw motor 2041, a guide plate 2042, a driving slide rail 2043, a driven slide rail 2044, a sealing door body 2045 and a rotating member 2046.

[0063] The second screw motor 2041 is electrically connected with the central control system, so that the second screw motor 2041 is started according to the instruction of the central control system, so as to achieve the purpose of automatically opening and closing the sealing door body 2045; the driven slide rail 2044 is arranged on the nut of the second screw motor 2041, so that the driven slide rail 2044 can make reciprocating linear motion with the nut of the second screw motor 2041; the driven slide rail 2044 is slidably connected to the driving slide rail 2043 through the driven sliding block, so that the driving slide rail 2043 guides the driven slide rail 2044, and the motion trajectory precision of the driven slide rail 2044 is improved; the length direction of the driving slide rail 2043 and the length direction of the screw rod of the screw motor are arranged along the fourth direction α, so that the driven slide rail 2044 moves along the fourth direction α; the driven sliding block is slidably arranged on the driven slide rail 2044, and the sealing door body 2045 is arranged on one side of the driven sliding block, so that the sealing door body 2045 moves along the fourth direction α with the driven slide rail 2044; the length direction of the driven slide rail 2044 is arranged along the fifth direction β, so that the sealing door body 2045 can move along the fifth direction β; the included angle between the fourth direction α and the fifth direction β is greater than 0° and does not exceed 90°, so that the sealing door body 2045 can move in the two-dimensional plane formed by the fourth direction α and the fifth direction β; the guide plate 2042 is provided with a guide groove consistent with the opening and closing track of the sealing door body 2045, the rotating piece 2046 is arranged on the side of the driven sliding block away from the sealing door body 2045, and the rotating piece 2046 can slide along the guide groove, so that the rotating piece 2046 drives the sealing door body 2045 to slide along the guide groove, thereby realizing the automatic opening and closing of the sealing door body 2045.

[0064] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the angle between the fourth direction α and the fifth direction β, as long as the angle can form a two-dimensional plane, which belongs to the protection scope of the present application; preferably, the angle between the fourth direction α and the fifth direction β provided by the embodiment of the present application is 90°, which is convenient to set.

[0065] The sample transmission track 300 provided by the application comprises a sample inlet track 301, an empty sample holder buffer track 302, a third information identifier 303 and a sample waste assembly 304; the sample inlet track 301 is arranged in parallel to the side wall of the working area frame 201, and is used for receiving and transmitting a sample holder on which a sample tube is placed, so as to transport the sample holder to a taking and placing position of the sample transmission track 300; the empty sample holder buffer track 302 is used for receiving and buffering an empty sample holder from which the sample tube is taken away on the sample inlet track 301; the third information identifier 303 is used for identifying sample information; a sample label for displaying sample information is arranged on the sample tube, and a sample holder label for displaying sample holder information is arranged on the sample holder; the third information identifier 303 can read and bind the sample label and the sample holder label, so as to transmit the read sample information and sample holder information to a central control system, and determine sample destination and sample tube specification and the like information; and the sample waste assembly 304 is used for collecting waste samples.

[0066] In addition, the sample waste assembly 304 described above can comprise a single waste position, two waste positions or multiple waste positions and the like, as long as it is a structure convenient for collecting waste samples, which belongs to the protection scope of the application; in specific application, the central control system controls the second mechanical gripper assembly 2026 to grab and transfer the sample tube to be discarded on the sample transmission track 300, and the sample waste assembly 304 receives and collects the waste sample.

[0067] Further, one side of the working area frame 201 is provided with a door plate 2011, so as to open the door plate 2011 to enter the refrigerated working area 200 and the refrigerated storage area 100 when a fault occurs in the refrigerated working area 200 and the refrigerated storage area 100, and facilitate fault handling and maintenance; a second transparent window 2011-a is arranged on the door plate 2011, so as to observe the working state of each mechanism in the refrigerated working area 200 and the refrigerated storage area 100 through the second transparent window 2011-a.

[0068] In addition, one side of the storage area frame 101 is provided with a double-door structure 1011, so as to open the double-door structure 1011 to perform fault maintenance and maintenance on each mechanism of the refrigerated storage area 100, or to take out and put in a large number of sample tubes; a first transparent window 1011-a is arranged on the double-door structure 1011, so as to observe the internal state of the refrigerated storage area 100 and the refrigerated working area 200 through the first transparent window 1011-a.

[0069] In addition, the application also discloses a sample pipeline analysis system comprising the sample refrigerated storage device according to any one of the above, so as to take into account all the technical effects of the sample refrigerated storage device, which will not be described here.

[0070] The terms "first" and "second", and the like, in the description and in the claims of the present application and in the above-described drawings, are used for distinguishing between similar objects, not for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. The terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes", "including" and the like, are meant to be interpreted under their broadest meaningful terms as encompassing instead of excluding. For example, a process, method, system, product or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those listed steps or units but can include additional steps or units not expressly listed or other similar features.

[0071] The above description of disclosed embodiments of the application allows skilled persons in the art to make and use the application. Numerous modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A sample refrigerated storage device, characterized by, The application relates to a refrigeration sample storage and sorting device. The refrigeration sample storage and sorting device comprises a refrigeration storage area, a refrigeration operation area, a sample transmission track, a central control system and an automatic door opening and closing mechanism. The refrigeration storage area comprises a storage area frame, refrigeration racks and a first refrigeration mechanism for refrigerating samples. The refrigeration operation area comprises an operation area frame communicated with the storage area frame, a sample sorting mechanism for sorting and transferring samples, a sample rack loading mechanism for transferring sample racks and a second refrigeration mechanism for refrigerating samples. The operation area frame and the storage area frame form a closed cavity. The refrigeration operation area is provided with an entrance on a side away from the refrigeration storage area. The refrigeration racks on the refrigeration storage area can be loaded out or loaded in through the entrance by the cooperation of the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism. The sample transmission track is arranged on a side of the refrigeration operation area where the entrance is arranged. The central control system is electrically connected with the sample sorting mechanism and the sample rack loading mechanism.

2. The sample refrigerated storage device according to claim 1, characterized by The refrigeration operation area further comprises the automatic door opening and closing mechanism arranged at the entrance of the operation area frame. The automatic door opening and closing mechanism comprises a second screw rod motor, a guide plate, a driving sliding rail, a driven sliding rail, a sealing door body and a rotating piece. The second screw rod motor is electrically connected with the central control system. The driven sliding rail is arranged on the nut of the second screw rod motor. The driven sliding rail is slidably connected with the driving sliding rail through a driving sliding block. The length direction of the driving sliding rail and the length direction of the screw rod of the screw rod motor are arranged along a fourth direction. The driven sliding block is slidably arranged on the driven sliding rail. The sealing door body is arranged on a side of the driven sliding block. The length direction of the driven sliding rail is arranged along a fifth direction. The angle between the fourth direction and the fifth direction is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. The guide plate is provided with a guide groove consistent with the opening and closing track of the sealing door body. The rotating piece is arranged on a side of the driven sliding block away from the sealing door body. The rotating piece can slide along the guide groove. The sample rack loading mechanism is arranged on a side of the operation area frame close to the refrigeration storage area. The sample rack loading mechanism comprises a fixing assembly, a translation assembly and a sample rack taking and placing assembly. The fixing assembly is arranged on the operation area frame. The translation assembly is arranged on the fixing assembly. The sample rack taking and placing assembly is arranged on the translation assembly. The fixing assembly comprises a first guide rail arranged along a first direction, the first guide rail comprising two straight guide rails arranged in parallel, namely a first straight guide rail and a second straight guide rail; the translation assembly comprises a second guide rail in sliding cooperation with the first straight guide rail and the second straight guide rail, the second guide rail being arranged along a second direction, and the translation assembly being connected with the sample rack taking and placing assembly, the translation assembly being capable of driving the sample rack taking and placing assembly to slide along the second guide rail; the sample rack taking and placing assembly comprises a third guide rail arranged along a third direction and a sample rack grabbing manipulator for grabbing and transferring sample racks, the sample rack grabbing manipulator being arranged in sliding cooperation with the third guide rail; the included angle between any two of the first direction, the second direction and the third direction is greater than 0° and does not exceed 90°.

3. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 1, wherein, The sample sorting mechanism comprises a lifting bearing assembly, the lifting bearing assembly comprising a mounting base frame and a lifting driving structure for driving the mounting base frame to perform lifting movement.

4. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 1, wherein, The sample sorting mechanism further comprises a sample storage assembly, the sample storage assembly comprising a support plate, a first sample rack temporary storage area and a second sample rack temporary storage area arranged on the support plate.

5. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 4, wherein, The first sample rack temporary storage area comprises a first sample temporary storage rack for temporarily storing the sample to be loaded, and a first information identifier arranged on the first sample temporary storage rack; the second sample rack temporary storage area comprises a second sample temporary storage rack for temporarily storing the sample to be unloaded, and a second information identifier arranged on the second sample temporary storage rack; the first information identifier and the second information identifier are electrically connected with the central control system.

6. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 1, wherein, The sample sorting mechanism further comprises an automatic interaction assembly for transferring the sample to be loaded and the sample to be unloaded in the refrigeration operation area.

7. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 6, wherein, The automatic interaction assembly comprises an interaction driving motor, an interaction driving wheel connected with an output shaft of the interaction driving motor, an interaction driven wheel, an interaction belt connecting the interaction driving wheel and the interaction driven wheel, an interaction mounting plate connected with the interaction belt, an interaction sliding block connected with the interaction mounting plate, and an interaction guide rail in sliding cooperation with the interaction sliding block, one end of the interaction mounting plate close to the entrance being provided with a sample interaction placing rack for placing samples.

8. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 1, wherein, The sample sorting mechanism further comprises a lifting hand assembly for lifting a sample tube and a first mechanical gripper assembly for grabbing and transferring the sample tube, the lifting hand assembly and the first mechanical gripper assembly being located inside the operation area frame.

9. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 1, wherein, The sample sorting mechanism further comprises a second mechanical gripper assembly located outside the operation area frame, the second mechanical gripper assembly being located above the sample transfer track.

10. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 9, wherein, The second mechanical gripper assembly comprises a gripper structure, a lifting structure for driving the gripper structure to perform lifting movement, and a rotating structure for driving the gripper structure to perform rotating movement, and the gripper structure comprises a gripper finger capable of being opened and closed, a cam for driving the gripper finger to open and close, and a gripper finger driving member for driving the cam to rotate.

11. The sample refrigerated storage device of claim 1, wherein, The sample transport track comprises a sample inlet track for receiving and transporting a sample holder on which a sample tube is placed, an empty holder buffer track for buffering an empty sample holder, a third information identifier for identifying sample information, and a sample waste assembly for collecting waste samples, the sample tube being provided with a sample label for displaying the sample information, the sample holder being provided with a sample holder label for displaying sample holder information, the third information identifier being capable of reading and binding the sample label and the sample holder label, and the information identifier being electrically connected with the central control system.

12. A sample pipeline analysis system, characterized by, A sample refrigerated storage device comprising any one of the features of claims 1 to 11.

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