Arc type ampoule temperature control bottle opening device

Abstract

An arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device, comprising: a shell; a feeding assembly arranged in the shell, the feeding assembly conveying ampoules to pass through an arc assembly and a cooling assembly in sequence; the arc assembly is arranged in the shell, the arc assembly comprises a first electrode and a second electrode which can generate an arc between each other, the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged on both sides of the movement track of the ampoule respectively; the cooling assembly is arranged in the shell, and the cooling assembly is used for cooling the ampoule heated by the arc assembly. The arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device has novel structure and ingenious design, and the ampoule is driven by a rotating disc to pass through different stations in sequence, modules including sensors, arc assemblies, cooling assemblies and the like are arranged in different stations, and high-speed, rapid and automatic bottle opening is realized.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of medical devices, in particular to an electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device. BACKGROUND

[0002] An ampoule is a small glass container used to hold liquid medicine, with a capacity of 1-25 mL, commonly used to store injection drugs, vaccines, serum, etc., and also used for packaging oral liquids; modern ampoules are made of glass tubes and are widely used to store injection preparations and high-purity chemical products that must be isolated from air. The existing technology often marks a mark on the neck of the ampoule, and the neck will break when pressure is applied, so that the medicine can be extracted. However, glass fragments will inevitably be produced when breaking, and the flying of glass fragments will cause damage to precision instruments, and sometimes will cause injury to personnel.

[0003] At present, medical staff opens the ampoule by manual method, the whole working process consumes more time, the efficiency is low, the medicine is easy to be polluted, and the medical staff is easy to be scratched. In addition, most of the existing ampoule automatic bottle opening devices apply pressure to the slot of the ampoule to make it break; such a way will cause uneven cutting, not only will produce glass debris to pollute the medicine, but also will scratch the medical staff. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide an electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device with high efficiency and strong practicability.

[0005] The purpose of the present application is achieved by the following technical scheme:

[0006] An electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device, comprising:

[0007] a housing;

[0008] a feeding assembly provided in the housing, the feeding assembly conveying the ampoule to pass through an electric arc assembly and a cooling assembly in sequence;

[0009] an electric arc assembly provided in the housing, the electric arc assembly comprising a first electrode and a second electrode capable of generating an electric arc between each other, the first electrode and the second electrode being respectively provided on both sides of the movement track of the ampoule;

[0010] a cooling assembly provided in the housing, the cooling assembly being used to cool the ampoule heated by the electric arc assembly;

[0011] a control assembly provided in the housing, the control assembly comprising a circuit board and a sensor, the sensor being provided on one side of the movement track of the ampoule before entering the electric arc assembly, and the circuit board being connected with the sensor, the electric arc assembly and the cooling assembly respectively;

[0012] When the sensor senses the ampoule, the circuit board controls the arc assembly to generate arc to heat the neck of the ampoule and controls the cooling assembly to cool the neck of the ampoule in turn.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the arc generated between the first electrode and the second electrode is in the same plane as the neck of the ampoule.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the first electrode and the second electrode are connected to a power source and a load respectively, and the first electrode and the second electrode are fixed on the shell by an insulating fixing member.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the feeding assembly comprises a rotating disc, the rotating disc comprises a plurality of placing slots for placing the ampoules and a receiving slot for receiving the waste bottle heads of the ampoules, the placing slots are annularly and equidistantly distributed on the outer ring of the rotating disc, and the receiving slot is arranged on the inner ring of the rotating disc.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the cooling assembly comprises a refrigerating member, the refrigerating member is arranged on one side of the movement track of the ampoule in an extendable manner.

[0017] In one of the embodiments, the cooling assembly further comprises a push rod motor, the extension end of the push rod motor is connected with the refrigerating member, the circuit board is signal connected with the push rod motor, and when the refrigerating member moves to the cooling assembly, the circuit board controls the push rod motor to push the refrigerating member to contact and cool the neck of the ampoule.

[0018] In one of the embodiments, the end of the refrigerating member close to one side of the ampoule is provided with an arc-shaped groove.

[0019] In one of the embodiments, the refrigerating member is a semiconductor refrigerating sheet.

[0020] In one of the embodiments, the shell comprises a base, the rotating disc is mounted on the base, and the bottom surface of the base forms an angle of 15° with the plane where the rotating disc is arranged.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the arc-type ampoule temperature control bottle opening device has the following beneficial effects: the arc-type ampoule temperature control bottle opening device has a novel structure and a clever design, the rotating disc is used to drive the ampoules to pass through different stations in turn, the modules including the sensor, the arc assembly and the cooling assembly are arranged in the different stations, the bottle opening is high-speed, fast and automatic, the bottle head is disconnected by using the arc heating and then cooling, no glass chips are generated, no medicine source is polluted, and no potential risk of scratching medical staff is existed, and the device has a disinfection function. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1Is the electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device structure schematic diagram of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 Is the electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device electric arc assembly structure schematic diagram of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 Is the electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device cooling assembly structure schematic diagram of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 Is the electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device cold cooling mode schematic diagram of the present application;

[0026] Figure 5 Is the electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device rotating disc angle schematic diagram of the present application;

[0027] Figure 6 Is the electric arc ampoule temperature control bottle opening device bottle opening method flow chart of the present application.

[0028] 1-feeding assembly,

[0029] 11-rotating disc,

[0030] 2-electric arc assembly,

[0031] 21-first electrode,

[0032] 22-second electrode,

[0033] 3-cooling assembly,

[0034] 31-semiconductor refrigeration sheet,

[0035] 32-push rod motor,

[0036] 33-electric fan,

[0037] 4-sensor,

[0038] 5-housing.

CONCRETE EMBODIMENT

[0039] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0040] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are used only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0041] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0042] Please refer to Figures 1-5 An arc-type ampoule temperature-controlled opening device includes a housing 5, a feeding assembly 1, an arc assembly 2, a cooling assembly 3, and a control assembly. The housing 5, or outer shell, includes a base for supporting the device structure and side plates for fixing the aforementioned components; the side plates and the base can be arranged perpendicularly to each other. The feeding assembly 1 is located within the housing 5. In different embodiments, the feeding assembly 1 may include a rotating disk 11 or a linear guide rail for conveying ampoules. The rotating disk 11 is driven to rotate by a motor. The rotating disk 11 conveys the ampoules sequentially through the arc assembly 2 and the cooling assembly 3.

[0043] Arc assembly 2 is located in housing 5, see reference Figure 2The arc heating assembly 2 includes a first electrode 21 and a second electrode 22 which can generate an electric arc between each other. The first electrode 21 and the second electrode 22 are respectively arranged at two sides of the movement track of the ampoule, that is, when the ampoule moves to the arc heating assembly 2, the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 22 are respectively located at two sides of the ampoule, and at this time, the ampoule is located in the electric arc area generated between the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 22. The arc heating method has the advantages of fast heating speed, high efficiency, and suitability for automatic operation; strong adaptability, capable of automatically matching different sizes and specifications of the medicine bottles; the arc has a sterilization effect, capable of sterilizing the ampoule before opening, avoiding pollution; and no heating marks and waste residues are generated in the heating process, avoiding pollution.

[0044] The cooling assembly 3 is arranged in the shell 5, and in different embodiments, the cooling assembly 3 can include a refrigeration device for cooling the ampoule heated by the electric arc or adopt a cold air cooling method. The refrigeration device can be retractably arranged at one side of the movement track of the ampoule, that is, when the ampoule moves to the cooling assembly 3, the refrigeration device is extended and contacts the heated part of the ampoule to rapidly cool and lower the temperature of the ampoule, so that the ampoule neck is broken under the action of the temperature difference, and then the refrigeration device is retracted and reset. The cold air cooling method includes an electric fan 33 and a semiconductor refrigeration sheet, and the semiconductor refrigeration sheet is arranged on the electric fan 33. The cold air generated by the semiconductor refrigeration sheet is blown to the heated ampoule neck, so that the ampoule neck is broken under the action of the temperature difference. This method can more closely match the neck curve of the ampoule for cooling, and further enhances the cooling effect. Figure 4

[0045] The control assembly is arranged in the shell 5, and includes a circuit board and a sensor 4. The sensor 4 is arranged at one side of the movement track before the ampoule enters the arc heating assembly 2, and a detection end of the sensor 4 is directed to the ampoule. The circuit board is connected with the sensor 4, the arc heating assembly 2 and the cooling assembly 3, respectively. When the sensor 4 senses the ampoule, the circuit board controls the arc heating assembly 2 to generate an electric arc to heat the neck of the ampoule, and then controls the cooling assembly 3 to cool the neck of the ampoule.

[0046] In order to accurately heat the neck, in one of the embodiments, the electric arc generated between the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 22 is in the same plane as the neck of the ampoule.

[0047] In one of the embodiments, the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 22 are respectively connected with a power supply and a load, and the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 22 are fixed on the shell 5 by an insulating fixing member.

[0048] ​In one of the embodiments, the rotating disc 11 comprises a plurality of placing slots for placing ampoules and a receiving slot for receiving the broken necks of the ampoules. The placing slots are arranged in a ring shape at the outer circle of the rotating disc 11, and the receiving slot is arranged at the inner circle of the rotating disc 11. The ampoules are cooled rapidly to break the necks of the ampoules due to the temperature difference, and the broken necks of the ampoules can fall into the receiving slot under the action of gravity. The opened ampoules and the broken necks of the ampoules in the receiving slot can be manually taken out, which is convenient and fast.

[0049] In one of the embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , the cooling assembly 3 further comprises a push rod motor 32, the extension end of the push rod motor 32 is connected with the refrigeration piece, and the circuit board is signal connected with the push rod motor 32. When the refrigeration piece moves to the cooling assembly 3, the circuit board controls the push rod motor 32 to push the refrigeration piece to contact and cool the neck of the ampoule.

[0050] In one of the embodiments, the end of the refrigeration piece close to the side of the ampoule is provided with an arc-shaped groove, the shape of the groove is designed corresponding to the neck of the ampoule, so that the refrigeration piece can fit the neck of the ampoule when contacting the ampoule, and the cooling effect is better.

[0051] In one of the embodiments, the refrigeration piece is a semiconductor refrigeration piece 31. The cooling mode of the refrigeration piece is safer and more reliable than other modes such as alcohol.

[0052] In one of the embodiments, the shell 5 comprises a base, the rotating disc 11 is installed on the base, and the bottom surface of the base forms a 15° angle with the plane where the rotating disc 11 is located.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 6 , the application also discloses an opening method of the electric arc ampoule temperature control opening device, which adopts the device as described above and comprises the following steps:

[0054] Step 10, the first station is arranged at the sensor 4, the second station is arranged at the electric arc assembly 2, and the third station is arranged at the cooling assembly 3. The machine automatically or manually places the ampoule in the placing slot of the rotating disc 11, wherein the ampoule is fed with the rotation of the rotating disc 11, and the machine such as a mechanical arm or the user can continuously place the ampoule;

[0055] Step 20, when the ampoule moves into the first station, the sensor 4 detects the ampoule, and then triggers the electric arc assembly 2 and the cooling assembly 3 to start;

[0056] Step 30, when the ampoule moves into the second station, the electric arc acts on the neck of the ampoule, and the neck of the ampoule is moved out of the second station after being warmed up;

[0057] Step 40, when the ampoule moves into the third station, the push rod motor 32 is elongated, so that the semiconductor refrigeration piece 31 is in contact with the heated part of the ampoule to quickly cool it down, so that the ampoule neck is broken under the action of temperature difference and falls to the storage groove under the action of gravity, and then the push rod motor 32 drives the semiconductor refrigeration piece 31 to reset;

[0058] Step 50, the bottle head of the ampoule is turned to separate the bottle head from the body of the ampoule, so as to prevent the ampoule from being incompletely separated under the action of temperature difference;

[0059] Step 60, after the ampoule after opening and the discarded ampoule bottle head in the storage groove are taken out automatically by the machine or manually by the user, the operation can be repeated, which greatly improves the opening efficiency.

[0060] Compared with the prior art, the arc type ampoule temperature control opening device and the opening method thereof have the following beneficial effects: the arc type ampoule temperature control opening device and the opening method thereof have novel structure and ingenious design, the ampoule is driven by the rotating disc to pass through different stations in turn, the modules including sensors, arc assemblies and cooling assemblies are arranged in different stations, high-speed, fast and automatic opening is realized, especially the bottle head is disconnected by using the arc heating and then cooling, no glass chips are generated, no drug source is polluted, and there is no potential risk of scratching medical staff.

[0061] Based on the above ideal embodiments according to the present application, through the above description, relevant staff can make various changes and modifications without deviating from the technical idea of the present application. The technical scope of the present application is not limited to the contents in the specification, and the technical scope must be determined according to the scope of claims.

Claims

1. An electrically-arc ampoule temperature-controlled decap device, characterized by, The application relates to a device for heating and cooling ampoules, which comprises the following components: a housing; a feeding assembly arranged in the housing, which feeds the ampoules to pass through an electric arc assembly and a cooling assembly in sequence; the electric arc assembly arranged in the housing, which comprises a first electrode and a second electrode capable of generating an electric arc between each other, and the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged on both sides of the movement track of the ampoules respectively; the electric arc generated between the first electrode and the second electrode is in the same plane as the neck of the ampoules; the cooling assembly arranged in the housing, which is used for cooling the ampoules heated by the electric arc assembly; a control assembly arranged in the housing, which comprises a circuit board and a sensor, the sensor is arranged on one side of the movement track of the ampoules before entering the electric arc assembly, and the circuit board is connected with the sensor, the electric arc assembly and the cooling assembly respectively; the feeding assembly comprises a rotating disc, which comprises a plurality of placing grooves for placing the ampoules and a receiving groove for receiving the waste bottle heads of the ampoules, the placing grooves are arranged in the outer ring of the rotating disc at equal intervals, and the receiving groove is arranged in the inner ring of the rotating disc; the cooling assembly comprises a refrigeration piece and a push rod motor, the refrigeration piece is arranged on one side of the movement track of the ampoules in an extendable mode, the extension end of the push rod motor is connected with the refrigeration piece, the circuit board is signal-connected with the push rod motor, when the refrigeration piece moves to the cooling assembly, the circuit board controls the push rod motor to push the refrigeration piece to contact and cool the neck of the ampoules, and an arc-shaped groove is arranged on the end of the side of the refrigeration piece close to the ampoules; the housing comprises a base, the rotating disc is mounted on the base, and the bottom surface of the base forms an angle of 15 degrees with the plane where the rotating disc is arranged; when the sensor senses the ampoules, the circuit board controls the electric arc assembly to generate an electric arc to heat the neck of the ampoules, controls the cooling assembly to cool the neck of the ampoules, and after the refrigeration piece completes the cooling action, the bottle head of the ampoules is pushed to separate the bottle head of the ampoules from the body of the ampoules.

2. The electrically arcuated ampoule temperature-controlled decap device of claim 1, wherein, the first electrode and the second electrode are connected with a power supply and a load respectively, and the first electrode and the second electrode are fixed on the housing through an insulating fixing piece.

3. The electrically arcuate ampoule temperature controlled decap device of claim 1, wherein, the refrigeration piece is a semiconductor refrigeration piece.

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