Prefabricated microbial incubation unit

By installing a drawer bracket and a heating system in the incubation cabinet of the microbial incubation device, the problems of low space utilization and unstable temperature of the existing device are solved, and more efficient microbial incubation and detection are achieved.

CN114891622BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-21ZYBIO INC
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Application Number
CN202210365800.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-04-08
Publication Date
2025-01-21
Estimated Expiration
2042-04-08

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Technical Problem

The existing microbial incubation device has a messy space layout, low space utilization, and difficult to ensure temperature stability and continuous detection.

Method used

Design a prefabricated microbial incubation unit. By setting a drawer bracket in the incubation cabinet, a module installation area is formed, which is easy to install and improves space utilization. At the same time, incubation cabinets made of aluminum or copper are used, combined with side wall heating films and thermal insulation cotton, to achieve temperature consistency.

Benefits of technology

The integrated design of the microbial incubation unit is realized, which is easy to install, improves space utilization, and ensures temperature stability and detection continuity.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses an assembled microorganism incubation unit, including an incubation cabinet and a drawer bracket installed in the incubation cabinet, the drawer bracket including a front drawer end plate and a rear drawer end plate respectively located at the front and rear ends of an incubation module, a drawer back plate is provided between the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate, and a module installation area for installing the incubation module is formed between the drawer back plate, the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate; at least one installation station for installing the incubation module is provided in the module installation area, and an opening for the drawer bracket to enter and exit is provided at the front end of the incubation cabinet. By providing an incubation cabinet and providing a drawer bracket in the incubation cabinet, the incubation module can be directly installed on the installation station in the module installation area, so that the assembled microorganism incubation unit of the present invention is integrated into a whole, and can be directly installed in the box when in use, which is not only convenient to install, but also can improve space utilization.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and specifically relates to an assembled microorganism incubation unit. Background Art

[0002] The detection of whether biological samples contain microorganisms has a wide range of uses in clinical diagnosis and biomedical research, and the detection methods and processes are relatively demanding. On the one hand, due to the special requirements of the living environment of microorganisms, it is required to promote the growth of microorganisms in a relatively constant and suitable temperature environment; on the other hand, the growth activities of microorganisms are relatively slow relative to the requirements of detection, and continuous observation for a long time is required. If artificial cultivation and detection are used, the stability of temperature and the continuity of detection cannot be guaranteed, nor can the timely and effective detection of microorganisms be guaranteed, which often delays the best time for treatment in clinical applications. In existing microbial incubation devices, functional modules such as incubation modules, temperature control modules and detection modules are generally installed directly in the box. Although it can meet the use requirements, the space layout in the box is messy, resulting in low space utilization in the box. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide an assembled microorganism incubation unit, which can integrate the microorganism incubation unit into an assembled module, which is not only convenient to install but also can improve space utilization.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] An assembled microbial incubation unit comprises an incubation cabinet and a drawer bracket installed in the incubation cabinet, the drawer bracket comprising a front drawer end plate and a rear drawer end plate respectively located at the front and rear ends of the incubation module, a drawer back plate is provided between the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate, a module installation area for installing the incubation module is formed between the drawer back plate, the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate; at least one installation station for installing the incubation module is provided in the module installation area, an opening for the drawer bracket to enter and exit is provided at the front end of the incubation cabinet; two groups of heat circulation fans are provided on the drawer back plate, one group of the heat circulation fans is used to blow hot air to the module installation area, and the other group of the heat circulation fans is used to suck air from the module installation area.

[0006] Furthermore, bottom slide rails are respectively provided between the two sides of the bottom of the drawer bracket and the two side inner walls of the incubation cabinet, and a top slide rail is provided between the top surface of the drawer bracket and the top surface of the incubation cabinet.

[0007] Furthermore, the incubation cabinet is made of aluminum or copper, and a side wall heating film is provided on the side wall of the incubation cabinet, and the side wall heating film is covered with side wall insulation cotton; the top surface of the incubation cabinet is provided with top surface insulation cotton.

[0008] Furthermore, a drawer door handle is provided on the drawer bracket, and a handle display screen is installed on the drawer door handle. The handle display screen is used to display the status and quantity of the culture bottles installed in the drawer bracket where the handle display screen is located.

[0009] Furthermore, it also includes a shaking drive mechanism for shaking the incubation module, and the shaking drive mechanism includes a shaking connecting rod assembly respectively installed on the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate and a shaking drive assembly for driving the shaking connecting rod assembly to move.

[0010] Furthermore, the rocking connecting rod assembly includes a linkage rod and a support rod arranged one by one corresponding to the incubation modules, all of the support rods are parallel to each other, and one end of the support rod is hingedly connected to the corresponding front drawer end plate or the rear drawer end plate, and the other end is hingedly connected to the linkage rod; the two ends of the incubation module are respectively provided with brackets that cooperate with the corresponding support rods and rock under the driving action of the support rods.

[0011] Furthermore, the shaking drive assembly includes a swing rod, the middle part of which is rotatably matched with a rotating shaft arranged on the end plate of the rear drawer, one end of the swing rod is hingedly connected to the linkage rod, and the other end is provided with a shaking power assembly for driving it to reciprocate around the rotating shaft within a set angle range.

[0012] Furthermore, a detection optical coupler for detecting the swing position of the swing rod is provided on the end plate of the rear drawer.

[0013] Furthermore, the driving power assembly includes a driving rod, an eccentric shaft and a driving assembly for driving the eccentric shaft to rotate, the two ends of the driving rod are respectively hingedly connected to the swing rod and the eccentric shaft, the driving assembly includes a driving motor, and the driving motor is transmission-connected to the eccentric shaft.

[0014] Furthermore, a transition shaft is provided on the rear drawer end plate; the output shaft of the drive motor is transmission-connected to the transition shaft, and the transition shaft is transmission-connected to the eccentric shaft; the drive motor is installed in the control area, and a clutch mechanism is provided on the transition shaft.

[0015] Furthermore, a first synchronous belt mechanism is provided between the output shaft of the drive motor and the transition shaft, the first synchronous belt mechanism includes a first synchronous belt pulley arranged on the output shaft of the drive motor and a second synchronous belt pulley arranged on the transition shaft, and a first synchronous belt is provided between the first synchronous belt pulley and the second synchronous belt pulley; a second synchronous belt mechanism is provided between the transition shaft and the eccentric shaft, the second synchronous belt mechanism includes a third synchronous belt pulley arranged on the transition shaft and a fourth synchronous belt pulley arranged on the eccentric shaft, a second synchronous belt is provided between the third synchronous belt pulley and the fourth synchronous belt pulley, and the clutch mechanism is located between the second synchronous belt pulley and the third synchronous belt pulley.

[0016] Furthermore, the clutch mechanism divides the transition shaft into two sections, and the two sections of the transition shaft are provided with a first clutch seat and a second clutch seat which are respectively slidably matched with and synchronously rotated therewith, and the first clutch seat and the second clutch seat are respectively provided with a coaxially arranged first clutch disk and a second clutch disk on the side facing each other, and the first clutch disk is evenly distributed with first clutch columns in an annular shape, and the second clutch disk is evenly distributed with second clutch columns in an annular shape, the number of the first clutch columns and the second clutch columns is equal, and the distance between the axis of the first clutch column and the axis of the transition shaft is greater than the distance between the axis of the second clutch column and the axis of the transition shaft; when the clutch mechanism is in a coupled state, the first clutch column is tangent to two adjacent second clutch columns.

[0017] Furthermore, a first reduced diameter section is provided at the top of the first clutch column, and an outer diameter of the first reduced diameter section gradually decreases along the direction from the first clutch disk to the second clutch disk; a second reduced diameter section is provided at the top of the second clutch column, and an outer diameter of the second reduced diameter section gradually decreases along the direction from the second clutch disk to the first clutch disk.

[0018] Furthermore, a first through hole is provided on the first clutch disc to give way to the second clutch column, and a second through hole is provided on the second clutch disc to give way to the first clutch column.

[0019] Furthermore, a first magnetic element is provided on the end plate of the rear drawer, and an adsorption component is provided in the incubation cabinet, which is adsorbed with the first magnetic element after the drawer bracket is in place, and the adsorption component includes a second magnetic element and a buffer spring located on the side of the second magnetic element facing away from the drawer bracket, and the first magnetic element and / or the second magnetic element is an electromagnet.

[0020] Further, when the incubation cabinet has a rear side wall, the adsorption component is installed on the rear side wall of the incubation cabinet, or an adsorption base is provided on the bottom surface of the incubation cabinet, and the adsorption component is installed on the adsorption base.

[0021] Furthermore, a drawer in-place detection component for detecting whether the drawer bracket is in place is provided on the rear drawer end plate.

[0022] Furthermore, the drawer in place detection assembly includes a detection base installed on the rear drawer end plate, the detection base is provided with two mutually parallel optical axes and an optocoupler top block slidably matched with the two optical axes, the two optical axes are provided with a reset spring for driving the optocoupler top block to reset, the detection base is provided with an optocoupler, and the optocoupler top block is provided with an optocoupler baffle matched with the optocoupler.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0024] The assembled microorganism incubation unit of the present invention is provided with an incubation cabinet, and a drawer bracket is provided in the incubation cabinet, and a module installation area is formed between the drawer back plate, the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate of the drawer bracket, so that the incubation module can be directly installed on the installation station in the module installation area. In this way, the assembled microorganism incubation unit of the present invention is integrated into a whole, and can be directly installed in the box when used, which is not only convenient to install but also can improve space utilization; by arranging two groups of heat circulation fans on the drawer back plate, one group of heat circulation fans blows hot air to the module installation area, and the other group of heat circulation fans sucks air from the module installation area, so as to realize air circulation in the module installation area and improve the temperature consistency in the module installation area.

[0025] Other technical effects of the assembled microorganism incubation unit of the present invention are as follows:

[0026] 1) By setting three slide rails between the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet, the bottom slide rails set between the two sides of the bottom of the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet mainly bear the weight of the drawer bracket and the incubation module installed in the drawer bracket, and the top slide rails set between the top of the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet are used to improve the stability of the drawer when sliding;

[0027] 2) By making the incubator cabinet out of aluminum or copper, which have excellent thermal conductivity, a heating film and insulation cotton can be provided only on one side wall of the incubator cabinet, so that the temperature consistency of the incubator cabinet is better;

[0028] 3) By setting a shaking drive mechanism to drive the incubation module to shake, bacteria and other microorganisms can grow faster; by using the shaking connecting rod assemblies respectively arranged on the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate, all the incubation modules arranged in the module installation area can be shaken synchronously; by installing the drive motor in the control area, the heat generated by the drive motor during operation can be prevented from affecting the temperature in the incubation cabinet, thereby preventing the temperature in the incubation cabinet from exceeding the rated value;

[0029] Since the drive motor is installed in the control area, and the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet are slidably matched, that is, the drive motor cannot move synchronously with the drawer bracket, by setting a clutch mechanism, when the drawer bracket slides out of the opening of the incubation cabinet, the clutch mechanism is separated, and the incubation module stops shaking at this time; when the drawer bracket slides into the incubation cabinet, the clutch mechanism is engaged, and the drive motor can drive the incubation module to shake;

[0030] 4) The first clutch columns are evenly distributed in an annular pattern on the first clutch disc, and the second clutch columns are evenly distributed in an annular pattern on the second clutch disc, so that the distance between the axis of the first clutch column and the axis of the transition shaft is greater than the distance between the axis of the second clutch column and the axis of the transition shaft, that is, the inner diameter of the distribution circle of the first clutch column is greater than the inner diameter of the distribution circle of the second clutch column, so that when the clutch is engaged, the first clutch column is tangent to the two adjacent second clutch columns, and similarly, the second clutch column is also tangent to the two adjacent first clutch columns, so as to realize power transmission;

[0031] By respectively arranging the first diameter-reduced section and the second diameter-reduced section on the top of the first clutch column and the second clutch column, when the clutch is engaged, it can avoid being stuck, and it can also avoid collision between the tops of the clutch columns, so that the clutch mechanism can be engaged smoothly, thereby improving the reliability of the clutch mechanism;

[0032] By providing a first through hole on the first clutch disc to give way to the second clutch column, and providing a second through hole on the second clutch disc to give way to the first clutch column, the problem of overshoot and collision caused by the clutch mechanism during the meshing process can be avoided;

[0033] 5) By setting a first magnetic element on the end plate of the rear drawer and setting an adsorption component that cooperates with the first magnetic element in the incubation cabinet, the drawer bracket can be locked and fixed in the incubation cabinet by utilizing the magnetic force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element.

[0034] 6) By setting up an in-place detection component, and setting an optocoupler top block that is slidably mounted on the optical axis in the detection base, the optocoupler top block is reset by a reset spring, so that the optocoupler baffle is located outside the optocoupler detection point; when the drawer bracket slides into the incubation cabinet and is in place, the rear side wall of the incubation cabinet or the rear side wall of the box body drives the optocoupler top block to overcome the elastic force of the reset spring and move forward, so that the optocoupler baffle is located at the optocoupler detection point, which can not only realize the position detection of the drawer bracket, but also avoid the problem that the optocoupler baffle and the optocoupler detection point cannot be accurately aligned due to the shaking of the drawer bracket during the sliding process, thereby improving the detection reliability; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and beneficial effects of the present invention clearer, the present invention provides the following drawings for illustration:

[0036] Figure 1It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a fully automatic microorganism cultivation system using the assembled microorganism incubation unit of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control area;

[0038] Figure 3 This is a front axonometric view of the assembled microorganism incubation unit of this embodiment;

[0039] Figure 4 It is a rear axonometric view of the assembled microorganism incubation unit of this embodiment;

[0040] Figure 5 This is the front axonometric view of the drawer bracket;

[0041] Figure 6 This is the back axonometric view of the drawer bracket;

[0042] Figure 7 This is the front view of the rear drawer end panel;

[0043] Figure 8 It is the rear view of the rear drawer end panel;

[0044] Fig. 9 This is a structural diagram of a drawer in place detection component;

[0045] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the driving power assembly;

[0046] Fig.11 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the clutch mechanism;

[0047] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the incubation module;

[0048] Fig.13 A cross-sectional view of the incubation module.

[0049] Description of reference numerals:

[0050] 1- bottom plate; 2- box; 3- partition; 4- upper computer; 5- middle computer; 6- power supply; 7- filter; 8- cooling fan; 9- display screen;

[0051] 10-incubation module; 11-culture bottle jack; 12-culture bottle; 13-bracket; 14-incubation module bracket; 15-incubation bottle seat; 16-heating film; 17-heating film pressure plate; 18-shrapnel; 19-optical signal detector; 20-signal light source; 21-light transmission hole; 22-dust-proof light transmission plate; 23-light shielding bowl; 24-front cover plate; 25-lower computer; 26-detection module cover plate; 27-flexible pad;

[0052] 30-assembled microbial incubation unit; 31-incubation cabinet; 32-opening; 33-front drawer end plate; 34-rear drawer end plate; 35-drawer back plate; 36-bottom slide rail; 37-top slide rail; 38-side wall insulation cotton; 39-top surface insulation cotton; 40-drawer door handle; 41-handle display screen; 42-drawer panel; 43-thermal circulation fan; 45-first magnetic element; 46-second magnetic element; 47-adsorption base; 48-drawer in place detection component; 49-detection base; 50-optical axis; 51-optical coupler top block; 52-reset spring; 53-optical coupler; 54-optical coupler baffle;

[0053] 61-linkage rod; 62-support rod; 63-swing rod; 64-rotating shaft; 65-detection optical coupler; 66-driving rod; 67-eccentric shaft; 68-driving motor; 69-transition shaft; 70-first synchronous pulley; 71-second synchronous pulley; 72-first synchronous belt; 73-third synchronous belt pulley; 74-fourth synchronous belt pulley; 75-second synchronous belt; 76-first clutch seat; 77-second clutch seat; 78-first clutch disk; 79-second clutch disk; 80-first clutch column; 81-second clutch column; 82-first reduced diameter section; 83-second reduced diameter section; 84-first through hole; 85-second through hole; 86-motor seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0055] like Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of a fully automatic microbial culture system using the assembled microbial incubation unit of the present invention. The fully automatic microbial culture system includes a base plate 1 and a box body 2 installed on the base plate 1. A partition 3 is provided in the box body 2. The partition 3 separates the box body 1 into a culture area and a control area. An incubation module 10 is installed in the culture area. The incubation module 10 is provided with a culture bottle jack 11 for installing a culture bottle 12. The control area is provided with a temperature control system for maintaining the temperature in the culture area within a set range and a detection system for detecting microbial growth activities. Specifically, as Figure 2 As shown, the control area of ​​this embodiment is provided with a host computer 4, a middle computer 5, a power supply 6, a filter 7 and a corresponding cooling fan 8, and a display screen 9 is provided on the box body 2. In order to achieve good electromagnetic shielding, the middle computer 5 and the host computer 4 boards are both packed in sheet metal boxes and placed overlappingly.

[0056] Further, if Figure 3As shown, the culture area is provided with an assembled microorganism incubation unit 30 of this embodiment. Specifically, the assembled microorganism incubation unit 30 of this embodiment includes an incubation cabinet 31 and a drawer bracket installed in the incubation cabinet 31, on which at least one incubation module 10 is installed, and the front end of the incubation cabinet 31 is provided with an opening 32 for the drawer bracket to enter and exit. The drawer bracket of this embodiment includes a front drawer end plate 33 and a rear drawer end plate 34 respectively located at the front and rear ends of the incubation module 10, and a drawer back plate 35 is provided between the front drawer end plate 33 and the rear drawer end plate 34, and a module installation area for installing the incubation module 10 is formed between the drawer back plate 35, the front drawer end plate 33 and the rear drawer end plate 34. Three incubation modules 10 are installed side by side in the module installation area of ​​this embodiment, and both ends of the three incubation modules 10 are located between the front drawer end plate 33 and the rear drawer end plate 34. At least one incubation cabinet 31 is installed in the culture area. When the number of incubation cabinets 31 is set to at least two, all the incubation cabinets 31 are arranged in parallel. In this embodiment, two incubation cabinets 31 are installed in parallel in the culture area. Of course, in some other embodiments, the number of incubation cabinets 31 may be only one or three or more, which will not be repeated.

[0057] Further, if Figure 5-6 As shown, bottom slide rails 36 are respectively provided between the two sides of the bottom of the drawer bracket and the inner walls of the two sides of the incubation cabinet 31, and a top slide rail 37 is provided between the top surface of the drawer bracket and the top surface of the incubation cabinet 31. By arranging three slide rails between the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet 31, the bottom slide rails 36 arranged between the two sides of the bottom of the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet 31 mainly bear the weight of the drawer bracket and the incubation module 10 installed in the drawer bracket, and the top slide rail 37 arranged between the top of the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet 31 is used to improve the stability of the drawer when sliding.

[0058] Furthermore, the incubation cabinet 31 is made of aluminum or copper, and a side wall heating film (not shown) is provided on the side wall of the incubation cabinet 31, and the side wall heating film is covered with side wall insulation cotton 38; the top surface of the incubation cabinet 31 is provided with top surface insulation cotton 39. By making the incubation cabinet 31 of aluminum or copper, aluminum and copper have excellent thermal conductivity, so that the heating film and insulation cotton can be set only on one side wall of the incubation cabinet, and the temperature consistency of the incubation cabinet 31 can also be better. The incubation cabinet 31 of this embodiment is made of aluminum.

[0059] Further, a drawer door handle 40 is provided on the drawer bracket, and a handle display screen 41 is installed on the drawer door handle 40. The handle display screen 41 is used to display the status and number of the culture bottles installed in the drawer bracket. A drawer panel 42 is installed on the front drawer end plate 33 of this embodiment, and the drawer door handle 40 is installed on the drawer panel 42. The handle display screen 41 of this embodiment displays three numbers, and the colors of the three numbers are red, green and white, respectively, corresponding to the number of positive bottles, negative bottles, and empty bottle positions installed in the drawer bracket.

[0060] Preferably, Figure 6 As shown, two groups of heat circulation fans 43 are provided on the drawer back plate 35, and the two groups of heat circulation fans 43 are respectively arranged at the upper part and the lower part of the drawer back plate 35. Each group of heat circulation fans 43 includes at least one heat circulation fan 43. In this embodiment, each group of heat circulation fans 43 includes two heat circulation fans 43. By arranging two groups of heat circulation fans 43 on the drawer back plate 35, one group of heat circulation fans blows hot air to the module installation area, and the other group of heat circulation fans sucks air from the module installation area, so as to realize air circulation in the module installation area and improve the temperature consistency in the module installation area.

[0061] Further, if Figure 4 As shown, a first magnetic element 45 is provided on the rear drawer end plate 34, and an adsorption component is provided in the incubation cabinet 31, which is adsorbed with the first magnetic element after the drawer bracket is in place. The adsorption component of this embodiment includes a second magnetic element 46 and a buffer spring (not shown in the figure) located on the side of the second magnetic element 46 facing away from the drawer bracket. Specifically, the first magnetic element and / or the second magnetic element is an electromagnet. The first magnetic element 45 of this embodiment is an electromagnet, and the second magnetic element 46 is an iron plate. Of course, in some other embodiments, the first magnetic element can also be set as an iron plate, and the second magnetic element 46 can be set as an electromagnet. At the same time, the first magnetic element 45 and the second magnetic element 46 can also be set as electromagnets that can adsorb each other. An adsorption base 47 is provided on the bottom surface of the incubation cabinet 31 of this embodiment, and the adsorption component is installed on the adsorption base 47. By setting a first magnetic element 45 on the rear drawer end plate 34 and setting an adsorption component that cooperates with the first magnetic element 45 in the incubation cabinet 31, the drawer bracket can be locked and fixed in the incubation cabinet 31 by utilizing the magnetic force between the first magnetic element 45 and the first magnetic element 45.

[0062] Further, a drawer in-place detection component 48 for detecting whether the drawer bracket is in place is provided on the rear drawer end plate 34. Fig. 9As shown, the drawer in-position detection assembly 48 of the present embodiment includes a detection base 49 installed on the rear drawer end plate 34, the detection base 49 is provided with two mutually parallel optical axes 50 and an optical coupling top block 51 slidably matched with the two optical axes 50, the two optical axes 50 are provided with a reset spring 52 for driving the optical coupling top block 51 to reset, the detection base 49 is provided with an optical coupler 53, and the optical coupling top block 51 is provided with an optical coupling baffle 54 matched with the optical coupler 53. By setting up a detection component in place, and setting an optocoupler top block 51 that is slidably mounted on the optical axis in the detection base 49, the optocoupler top block 51 is reset by using the reset spring 52, so that the optocoupler baffle 54 is located outside the detection point of the optocoupler 53; when the drawer bracket slides into the incubation cabinet 31 and is in place, the rear side wall of the incubation cabinet 31 or the rear side wall of the box body drives the optocoupler top block 51 to overcome the elastic force of the reset spring 52 and move forward, so that the optocoupler baffle 54 is located at the detection point of the optocoupler 53, which not only can realize the position detection of the drawer bracket, but also can avoid the problem that the optocoupler baffle and the detection point of the optocoupler cannot be accurately aligned due to the shaking of the drawer bracket during the sliding process, thereby improving the detection reliability.

[0063] Furthermore, the assembled microorganism incubation unit of this embodiment further comprises a shaking driving mechanism for shaking the incubation module 10, the shaking driving mechanism comprising a shaking connecting rod assembly respectively mounted on the front drawer end plate 33 and the rear drawer end plate 34 and a shaking driving assembly for driving the shaking connecting rod assembly to move. Figure 7 As shown, the rocking connecting rod assembly of the present embodiment includes a linkage rod 61 and support rods 62 arranged one by one with the incubation modules 10, all the support rods 62 are parallel to each other, and one end of the support rod 62 is hingedly connected to the corresponding front drawer end plate 33 or rear drawer end plate 34, and the other end is hingedly connected to the linkage rod 61; the two ends of the incubation module 10 are respectively provided with brackets 13 that cooperate with the corresponding support rods 62 and rock under the driving action of the support rods 62. Specifically, since three incubation modules are installed in the drawer bracket of the present embodiment, three support rods 62 are connected to each linkage rod 61, and the support rods 62 are embedded in the brackets 13. When the support rods 62 swing, the incubation modules 10 are driven to rock accordingly. Figure 8As shown, the shaking drive assembly of this embodiment includes a swing rod 63, the middle part of the swing rod 63 is rotatably matched with a rotating shaft 64 set on the rear drawer end plate 34, one end of the swing rod 63 is hingedly connected to the linkage rod 61, and the other end is provided with a shaking power assembly for driving it to reciprocate around the rotating shaft 64 within a set angle range. Preferably, a detection optical coupler 65 for detecting the swing position of the swing rod 63 is provided on the rear drawer end plate 34 of this embodiment. The detection optical coupler 65 is used to detect the movement working condition of the drawer bracket, and is also used to control the state of the incubation module 10 when the drawer bracket is pulled out. During use, the incubation module 10 shakes within the range of 20° horizontally and upwards. The position of the detection optical coupler 65 is fixed. When the host computer receives the operation instruction to pull out the drawer bracket, the detection optical coupler 65 can determine the current position of the drawer bracket, and stop the incubation module at a position of 20° upwards through the shaking power assembly, and then release the electromagnet that locks the drawer bracket to ensure that the incubation module 10 is at an angle that is convenient for plugging and unplugging the culture bottle 22 when the drawer bracket is pulled out. Specifically, in this embodiment, two detection photocouplers 65 are provided, which are used to detect whether the incubation module 10 is in the horizontal position and the upward position of 20° respectively.

[0064] Specifically, the driving power assembly of the present embodiment includes a driving rod 66, an eccentric shaft 67 and a driving assembly for driving the eccentric shaft 67 to rotate, the two ends of the driving rod 66 are respectively hingedly connected to the swing rod 63 and the eccentric shaft 67, and the driving assembly includes a driving motor 68, and the driving motor 68 is connected to the eccentric shaft 67 by transmission. Specifically, a transition shaft 69 is provided on the rear drawer end plate 34 of the present embodiment; the output shaft of the driving motor 68 is connected to the transition shaft 69 by transmission, and the transition shaft 69 is connected to the eccentric shaft 67 by transmission. The driving motor 68 of the present embodiment is installed in the control area, and a clutch mechanism is provided on the transition shaft 69. Specifically, a motor seat 86 is provided on the top surface of the incubation cabinet 31, and the motor seat extends into the control area, and the driving motor 68 is installed on the motor seat and is located in the control area. Of course, in some other embodiments, the driving motor 68 can be directly installed on the rear drawer end plate 34, and the output shaft of the driving motor 68 is directly connected to the eccentric shaft 67 by transmission, and no more description is repeated. A first synchronous belt mechanism is provided between the output shaft of the driving motor 68 of this embodiment and the transition shaft 69, and the first synchronous belt mechanism includes a first synchronous pulley 70 provided on the output shaft of the driving motor 68 and a second synchronous pulley 71 provided on the transition shaft 69, and a first synchronous belt 72 is provided between the first synchronous pulley 70 and the second synchronous pulley 71. A second synchronous belt mechanism is provided between the transition shaft 69 and the eccentric shaft 67, and the second synchronous belt mechanism includes a third synchronous pulley 73 provided on the transition shaft 69 and a fourth synchronous pulley 74 provided on the eccentric shaft 67, and a second synchronous belt 75 is provided between the third synchronous pulley 73 and the fourth synchronous pulley 74, and a clutch mechanism is located between the second synchronous pulley 71 and the third synchronous pulley 73. By setting up a shaking drive mechanism to drive the incubation module to shake, bacteria and other microorganisms can grow faster; by using the shaking connecting rod assemblies respectively arranged on the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate, all incubation modules arranged in the module installation area can be shaken synchronously; by installing the drive motor 68 in the control area, the heat generated by the drive motor 68 during operation can be prevented from affecting the temperature in the incubation cabinet 31, thereby preventing the temperature in the incubation cabinet 31 from exceeding the rated value.

[0065] Since the drive motor 68 is installed in the control area, and the drawer bracket and the incubation cabinet 31 are slidably matched, that is, the drive motor 68 cannot move synchronously with the drawer bracket. By setting a clutch mechanism, when the drawer bracket slides out of the opening of the incubation cabinet, the clutch mechanism is separated, and the incubation module stops shaking at this time; when the drawer bracket slides into the incubation cabinet, the clutch mechanism is engaged, and the drive motor can drive the incubation module to shake. Specifically, Figure 10-11As shown, the clutch mechanism of this embodiment divides the transition shaft 69 into two sections, and the two sections of the transition shaft 69 are provided with a first clutch seat 76 and a second clutch seat 77 which are respectively slidably matched and synchronously rotated therewith, and the first clutch seat 76 and the second clutch seat 77 are respectively provided with a coaxially arranged first clutch disk 78 and a second clutch disk 79 on the side facing each other, and the first clutch disk 78 is evenly distributed with first clutch columns 80 in an annular shape, and the second clutch disk 79 is evenly distributed with second clutch columns 81 in an annular shape, and the number of the first clutch columns 80 and the second clutch columns 81 is equal, and the distance between the axis of the first clutch column 80 and the axis of the transition shaft 69 is greater than the distance between the axis of the second clutch column 81 and the axis of the transition shaft 69; when the clutch mechanism is in the engaged state, the first clutch column 80 is tangent to the two adjacent second clutch columns 81. By evenly distributing the first clutch posts 80 in a circular shape on the first clutch disc 78 and evenly distributing the second clutch posts 81 in a circular shape on the second clutch disc 79, the distance between the axis of the first clutch post and the axis of the transition shaft is greater than the distance between the axis of the second clutch post and the axis of the transition shaft, that is, the inner diameter of the distribution circle of the first clutch post is greater than the inner diameter of the distribution circle of the second clutch post, so that when the clutch is engaged, the first clutch post is tangent to the two adjacent second clutch posts, and similarly, the second clutch post is also tangent to the two adjacent first clutch posts, thereby realizing power transmission.

[0066] Preferably, the top of the first clutch column 80 of the present embodiment is provided with a first diameter-reducing section 82, and the outer diameter of the first diameter-reducing section 82 gradually decreases along the direction from the first clutch disc 78 to the second clutch disc 79; the top of the second clutch column 81 is provided with a second diameter-reducing section 83, and the outer diameter of the second diameter-reducing section 83 gradually decreases along the direction from the second clutch disc 79 to the first clutch disc 78. The first diameter-reducing section 82 and the second diameter-reducing section 83 of the present embodiment are both conical. By respectively providing the first diameter-reducing section and the second diameter-reducing section at the top of the first clutch column and the second clutch column, when the clutch is engaged, it can avoid getting stuck, and it can also avoid collision between the tops of the clutch columns, so that the clutch mechanism can be smoothly engaged, and the reliability of the clutch mechanism is improved.

[0067] Preferably, the first clutch disc 78 is provided with a first through hole 84 for giving way to the second clutch column 81, and the second clutch disc 79 is provided with a second through hole 85 for giving way to the first clutch column 80. By providing the first through hole for giving way to the second clutch column on the first clutch disc and the second through hole for giving way to the first clutch column on the second clutch disc, the problem of collision caused by overshoot during the engagement process of the clutch mechanism can be avoided.

[0068] Further, if Fig.12As shown, the incubation module 10 includes an incubation module bracket 14 and an incubation bottle holder 15 fixedly mounted on the incubation module bracket 14, and the culture bottle sockets 11 are arranged in the incubation bottle holder 15. Specifically, one or two rows of culture bottle sockets 11 are arrayed in the incubation bottle holder 15, and heating films 16 and heating film pressing plates 17 are respectively arranged on both sides of the one or two rows of culture bottle sockets. By arranging one or two rows of culture bottle sockets 11 in the incubation bottle holder 15, and arranging heating films 16 and heating film pressing plates 17 on both sides of the culture bottle sockets 11, the temperature of all culture bottle sockets 11 can be made more uniform. The incubation bottle holder 15 of this embodiment is arrayed with two rows of culture bottle sockets 11.

[0069] Preferably, the incubation bottle seat 15 is made of aluminum or copper. By making the incubation bottle seat of aluminum or copper, the good thermal conductivity of aluminum and copper can be used to make the incubation bottle seat have good temperature uniformity and stability; at the same time, after the drawer bracket is pulled out from the opening of the incubation cabinet, the incubation bottle seat will cause temperature changes at ambient temperature, and the drawer bracket returns to the control temperature after being pushed into the incubation cabinet, that is, there is temperature fluctuation in the process of pulling out and pushing in the drawer bracket. The incubation bottle seat made of aluminum or copper has a large specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity, thereby reducing the amplitude of temperature fluctuation.

[0070] Furthermore, a spring piece 18 for clamping the culture bottle 12 is provided in the culture bottle insertion hole 11 . The spring piece 18 is made of spring steel and can clamp and fix the culture bottle 12 in the culture bottle insertion hole 11 .

[0071] Furthermore, a detection component for detecting the growth of microorganisms is provided below the culture bottle socket 11. The detection component of this embodiment includes an optical signal detector 19 and a signal light source 20. A light-transmitting hole 21 is provided at the bottom of the culture bottle socket 11. The optical signal emitted by the signal light source 20 is irradiated on the bottom surface of the culture bottle 12 installed in the culture bottle socket 11 through the light-transmitting hole 21, and the optical signal reflected by the culture bottle 12 is transmitted to the signal detector 19 through the light-transmitting hole 21. Specifically, the detection principle of the detection component is: bacteria and other microorganisms metabolize to produce carbon dioxide, and an ion exchange membrane and a color-developing substance are provided at the bottom of the culture bottle 12. After carbon dioxide is produced, the bottom of the bottle will gradually change color, and the more carbon dioxide is produced, the more obvious the color will be. Detection 2, the signal light source 20 periodically generates an optical signal, the optical signal is irradiated to the bottom of the bottle, and then the reflected light is captured by the optical signal detector 19, and the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria is judged according to the intensity and intensity change trend of the optical signal of a fixed wavelength.

[0072] Furthermore, the light signal emitted by the signal light source 20 is irradiated on the smooth annular area at the bottom of the corresponding culture bottle 12. Since the center position of the bottom of the culture bottle is the glue feeding position, the surface at this position is extremely uneven. In the prior art, the light signal emitted by the signal light source is often directly irradiated on the center position of the bottom of the culture bottle. When the culture bottle rotates, it will cause a large fluctuation in the detection signal. By irradiating the light signal emitted by the signal light source on the smooth annular area at the bottom of the culture bottle, when the culture bottle rotates, it will not cause too much impact on the detection signal, thereby improving the detection accuracy.

[0073] In the light-transmitting hole 21 of the present embodiment, a dustproof light-transmitting plate 22 is provided, and a portion of the light signal emitted by the signal light source 20 is reflected by the dustproof light-transmitting plate 22 to form a reflection irradiation area, and the signal detector 19 is located outside the reflection irradiation area. By arranging the signal detector outside the reflection irradiation area after the light signal is reflected by the dustproof light-transmitting plate, the problem of high background noise due to the reflected light signal entering the signal detector can be avoided, that is, the background noise can be effectively reduced.

[0074] A light shielding bowl 23 is also provided below the culture bottle socket 11 of this embodiment to prevent interference of light signals from adjacent detection components. A front cover plate 24 is installed on the incubation module 10 of this embodiment. A through hole 28 for the culture bottle 12 to pass through is provided on the front cover plate 24 in a one-to-one correspondence with the culture bottle socket 11. A lower computer 25 is provided on the side of the optical signal detector 19 facing away from the culture bottle socket 11. The lower computer 25 is used to control the signal light source 20 to excite the light signal and transmit the light signal collected by the optical signal detector 19 to the detection system located in the control area. A detection module cover plate 26 is provided below the incubation module bracket 14. A flexible pad 27 is provided between the detection module cover plate 26 and the lower computer 25. The flexible pad 27 of this embodiment is a foam pad.

[0075] The above-described embodiments are only preferred embodiments for fully illustrating the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the claims.

Claims

1. An assembled microorganism incubation unit, characterized in that: The incubator comprises an incubation cabinet and a drawer bracket installed in the incubation cabinet, the drawer bracket comprising a front drawer end plate and a rear drawer end plate respectively located at the front and rear ends of the incubation module, a drawer back plate is provided between the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate, and a module installation area for installing the incubation module is formed between the drawer back plate, the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate; at least one installation station for installing the incubation module is provided in the module installation area, and an opening for the drawer bracket to enter and exit is provided at the front end of the incubation cabinet; two groups of heat circulation fans are provided on the drawer back plate, one group of the heat circulation fans is used for blowing air to the module installation area, and the other group of the heat circulation fans is used for sucking air from the module installation area; Also included is a shaking drive mechanism for shaking the incubation module, the shaking drive mechanism comprising a shaking connecting rod assembly respectively mounted on the front drawer end plate and the rear drawer end plate and a shaking drive assembly for driving the shaking connecting rod assembly to move; The rocking connecting rod assembly includes a linkage rod and supporting rods arranged one by one with the incubation modules, all of the supporting rods are parallel to each other, and one end of the supporting rod is hingedly connected to the corresponding front drawer end plate or rear drawer end plate, and the other end is hingedly connected to the linkage rod; brackets are respectively provided at both ends of the incubation module, which cooperate with the corresponding supporting rods and rock under the driving action of the supporting rods; The shaking driving assembly includes a swing rod, the middle part of which is rotatably matched with a rotating shaft arranged on the end plate of the rear drawer, one end of the swing rod is hingedly connected to the linkage rod, and the other end is provided with a shaking power assembly for driving it to reciprocate around the rotating shaft within a set angle range; The shaking power assembly includes a driving rod, an eccentric shaft and a driving assembly for driving the eccentric shaft to rotate, the two ends of the driving rod are respectively hingedly connected to the swing rod and the eccentric shaft, and the driving assembly includes a driving motor, and the driving motor is transmission-connected to the eccentric shaft; A transition shaft is provided on the end plate of the rear drawer, and a clutch mechanism is provided on the transition shaft; the clutch mechanism divides the transition shaft into two sections; the output shaft of the drive motor is transmission-connected to one section of the transition shaft, and the other section of the transition shaft is transmission-connected to the eccentric shaft.

2. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: Bottom slide rails are respectively arranged between the two sides of the bottom of the drawer bracket and the inner walls of the two sides of the incubation cabinet, and a top slide rail is arranged between the top surface of the drawer bracket and the top surface of the incubation cabinet.

3. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The incubation cabinet is made of aluminum or copper. The side walls of the incubation cabinet are provided with side wall heating films, and the side wall heating films are covered with side wall thermal insulation cotton; the top surface of the incubation cabinet is provided with top surface thermal insulation cotton.

4. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drawer bracket is provided with a drawer door handle, and the drawer door handle is installed with a handle display screen, and the handle display screen is used to display the status and quantity of the culture bottles installed in the drawer bracket where the handle is located.

5. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving motor is installed in the control area.

6. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first synchronous belt mechanism is provided between the output shaft of the drive motor and the transition shaft, the first synchronous belt mechanism includes a first synchronous belt pulley arranged on the output shaft of the drive motor and a second synchronous belt pulley arranged on the transition shaft, and a first synchronous belt is provided between the first synchronous belt pulley and the second synchronous belt pulley; a second synchronous belt mechanism is provided between the transition shaft and the eccentric shaft, the second synchronous belt mechanism includes a third synchronous belt pulley arranged on the transition shaft and a fourth synchronous belt pulley arranged on the eccentric shaft, a second synchronous belt is provided between the third synchronous belt pulley and the fourth synchronous belt pulley, and the clutch mechanism is located between the second synchronous belt pulley and the third synchronous belt pulley.

7. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two sections of the transition shaft are provided with a first clutch seat and a second clutch seat which are respectively slidably matched with the first clutch seat and rotate synchronously therewith, and the first clutch seat and the second clutch seat are respectively provided with a coaxially arranged first clutch disk and a second clutch disk on the side facing each other, and the first clutch disk is evenly distributed with first clutch columns in an annular shape, and the second clutch disk is evenly distributed with second clutch columns in an annular shape, the number of the first clutch columns and the second clutch columns is equal, and the distance between the axis of the first clutch column and the axis of the transition shaft is greater than the distance between the axis of the second clutch column and the axis of the transition shaft; when the clutch mechanism is in a coupled state, the first clutch column is tangent to two adjacent second clutch columns.

8. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 7, characterized in that: A first reduced diameter section is provided at the top of the first clutch column, and the outer diameter of the first reduced diameter section gradually decreases along the direction from the first clutch disk to the second clutch disk; a second reduced diameter section is provided at the top of the second clutch column, and the outer diameter of the second reduced diameter section gradually decreases along the direction from the second clutch disk to the first clutch disk.

9. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first clutch disc is provided with a first through hole for giving way to the second clutch column, and the second clutch disc is provided with a second through hole for giving way to the first clutch column.

10. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first magnetic element is provided on the end plate of the rear drawer, and an adsorption component is provided in the incubation cabinet, which is adsorbed with the first magnetic element after the drawer bracket is in place, and the adsorption component includes a second magnetic element and a buffer spring located on the side of the second magnetic element facing away from the drawer bracket, and the first magnetic element and / or the second magnetic element is an electromagnet.

11. The assembled microorganism incubation unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear drawer end plate is provided with a drawer in place detection component for detecting whether the drawer bracket is in place; The drawer in place detection assembly includes a detection base installed on the rear drawer end plate, the detection base is provided with two mutually parallel optical axes and an optical coupling top block slidably matched with the two optical axes, the two optical axes are provided with a reset spring for driving the optical coupling top block to reset, the detection base is provided with an optical coupler, and the optical coupling top block is provided with an optical coupling baffle matched with the optical coupler.

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