Fiber high-density loading system, loading method and automatic tensile testing instrument

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of textile measuring instruments, and specifically relates to a high-density fiber filament sampling system, a sampling method, and an automatic tensile tester. The high-density fiber filament sampling system comprises: a sample cage, the outer wall of which is evenly distributed with a plurality of coaxially arranged hollow adsorption strips, and a plurality of clamps located on one side of the hollow adsorption strips; wherein, the side of the hollow adsorption strips facing the clamps is provided with corresponding negative pressure holes corresponding to each clamp, so that when the negative pressure holes of the same strip are all kept at negative pressure, the fibers sucked into the holes are tensioned. The fiber filament sampling system can store fiber filaments at a relatively high density, and the part of the fiber filaments sucked into the hollow adsorption strips has limited space for movement. When being sucked in, they are placed horizontally. Even if the sample cage is rotated during storage, they cannot be entangled with each other. When taking out, as long as negative pressure is provided, the tensioned fiber filaments can be taken out one by one, and the sample will not be torn apart due to entanglement.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of textile measuring instruments, and in particular relates to a fiber high-density sampling system, a sampling method and an automatic tensile testing instrument. Background Art

[0002] The produced fiber yarns must undergo quality inspection and can only be shipped out after meeting the performance indicators required by the clothing manufacturers.

[0003] There are many fiber quality inspection items, some of which involve stretching individual fiber strands. For example, fiber tensile performance testing and curling performance testing are both performed by stretching individual fiber strands to obtain the corresponding performance indicators. The newly implemented "GB / T 14337-2022 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Chemical Staple Fibers" requires that the number of samples for a single test be 50. However, in order to prevent the fiber strands from being damaged due to operational reasons or other unexpected factors, resulting in the test being scrapped due to less than 50 data points, in actual operations, more than 50 fiber strands are often prepared. Since a batch requires at least 50 fiber strands, for fiber manufacturers, multiple production lines will produce many batches of fiber strands per day, and each batch must undergo tensile testing, so the number of fiber strands that need to be tested will be extremely large.

[0004] For situations where the number of samples is so large, traditional single fiber strength testers, such as the one provided in patent document No. 202220523632.6, require a lot of manpower if they rely solely on manual testing of each fiber.

[0005] If automated testing is to be performed, a sample loading device is required to temporarily store the fiber strands and deliver them to the appropriate testing station. However, the sample cages used to temporarily store the fiber strands in conventional sample loading devices all hang the fiber strands vertically, such as the sample cage provided in patent application number 201610642727.9.

[0006] When this type of sample cage is used to temporarily store samples, each fiber filament requires not only a holder at the top but also a clamp at the bottom to prevent the unfixed lower end from drifting and becoming entangled when the sample cage is rotated and docked with the manipulator. In this way, each vertical fiber filament and the clamps at both ends are equivalent to occupying a strip of space, and this strip of space can only store one fiber filament. If the sample loading volume is increased to several hundred, the sample cage must be made very large, and the entire loading device will become quite bloated. Therefore, there is a need for a loading device that can temporarily store fiber filament samples at a high density and can smoothly remove the temporarily stored fiber filament samples. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a high-density fiber loading system, loading method and automatic tensile testing instrument to solve the technical problem that the fiber clamping components of the loading device in the current fiber automatic testing equipment occupy too much space, resulting in too low fiber storage density.

[0008] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a high-density fiber loading system, comprising: a sample cage, whose outer wall is evenly distributed with a plurality of coaxially arranged hollow adsorption strips, and a plurality of clamps located on one side of the hollow adsorption strips; wherein, the hollow adsorption strip has a corresponding negative pressure hole on the side facing the clamper corresponding to each clamper, so that when the negative pressure holes in the same strip maintain negative pressure, the fiber filaments sucked into the hole are tensioned.

[0009] Furthermore, the high-density loading system for fiber filaments also includes: a rotating mechanism for driving the sample cage to rotate; and an exhaust mechanism, which is arranged on one side of the sample cage and corresponds to the air holes of the hollow adsorption strips; the exhaust mechanism is suitable for exhausting air from the air holes attached to the hollow adsorption strips when the rotating mechanism drives the sample cage to rotate and rotates a hollow adsorption strip to the loading position, so that when the fiber filaments are taken out by the loading mechanism, the sections inside the holes of the same fiber filaments are kept taut.

[0010] Furthermore, the loading mechanism includes: a first moving component, which is arranged on the outside of the sample cage; a clamping component, which is arranged on the first moving component; a second moving component, which extends into the inner side of the sample cage; a release component, which is arranged on the second moving component; a control module, which is suitable for controlling the first moving component to start, move the clamping component to the corresponding clamp, control the clamping component to extend and clamp the fiber filament, and control the second moving component to start, move the release component to the clamp, control the release component to start, push open the clamp to release the fiber filament, and then control the clamping component to retract.

[0011] Furthermore, the clamping assembly includes: a clamping cylinder, which is arranged on the first moving assembly and has a clamping base at the protruding end; a clamping claw, which is arranged on the clamping base; a fiber clamping claw, which is arranged on the clamping base and passes through the inside of the clamping claw; the control module is suitable for controlling the extension of the clamping cylinder and controlling the clamping claw to clamp the fiber filament.

[0012] Furthermore, the clamp includes: a lower yarn clamping bead, which is arranged in the mounting hole on the outer wall of the sample cage and has a yarn clamping hole; a top rod, whose convex portion is connected to one end of the lower yarn clamping bead inserted into the mounting hole through a spring, and the other end of the top rod passes through the yarn clamping hole; an upper yarn clamping bead, which is arranged at one end of the top rod passing through the yarn clamping hole.

[0013] Furthermore, the vacuum mechanism includes: a vacuum cylinder, which is arranged on one side of the air hole; a vacuum pipe, which is arranged on the protruding end of the vacuum cylinder; the control module is suitable for controlling the extension of the vacuum cylinder to attach the vacuum pipe to the corresponding air hole for vacuuming.

[0014] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a high-density loading method for fiber filaments, comprising: the high-density loading system for fiber filaments as described above; a plurality of coaxial hollow adsorption strips evenly distributed circumferentially on the outer wall of the sample cage, and a plurality of clamps arranged on one side of the hollow adsorption strips; wherein, corresponding negative pressure holes are opened on the side of the hollow adsorption strips facing the clamps corresponding to each clamp; when loading and removing fiber filaments, the negative pressure holes in the same strip all maintain negative pressure to tension each fiber filament.

[0015] On the other hand, the present invention also provides an automatic tensile testing instrument, comprising: the fiber high-density loading system as described above is arranged in a chamber, so that the fiber on the sample cage is clamped and delivered to the testing station through the loading mechanism.

[0016] The present invention has the beneficial effect of replacing one of the paired clamps with a pair of grippers in a conventional sample loading device for automatic fiber filament detection. The present invention replaces one of the paired grippers with a hollow adsorption bar. The unclamped end of the fiber can be drawn into the hollow adsorption bar through a corresponding negative pressure hole, allowing for an L-shaped arrangement. When fibers of the same length are arranged in the L-shape, their vertical length is reduced. Therefore, the hollow adsorption bar can be positioned very close to the grippers, allowing for more pairs of hollow adsorption bars and grippers to be positioned vertically. Furthermore, the transverse portions of the fiber can be stacked within the hollow adsorption bar, minimizing the increase in transverse length caused by the L-shaped arrangement. Therefore, the present fiber loading system can store fibers at a higher density. The portion of the fiber drawn into the hollow adsorption bar has limited room for movement, allowing it to be arranged transversely when drawn. Even if the sample cage rotates during storage, the fibers cannot become entangled. When removing fibers, negative pressure is applied to the fibers, allowing them to be removed one by one in a tensioned state without causing entanglement or breaking the sample. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the specific embodiments or the prior art descriptions. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fiber high-density loading system of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fiber high-density loading system of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the fiber high-density loading system of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 2. It is a schematic structural diagram of the loading mechanism of the fiber high-density loading system of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a control block diagram of the fiber high-density loading system of the present invention;

[0024] In the picture:

[0025] Sample cage 100, mounting through hole 101, hollow adsorption strip 110, negative pressure hole 111, air hole 112, holder 120, lower yarn bead 121, yarn clamping through hole 122, push rod 123, protrusion 124, spring 125, upper yarn bead 126;

[0026] Rotating mechanism 200;

[0027] Air extraction mechanism 300, air extraction cylinder 310, air extraction pipe 320;

[0028] Sample loading mechanism 400, first moving assembly 410, clamping assembly 420, clamping cylinder 421, clamping base plate 422, clamping claw 423, fiber clamping claw 424, second moving assembly 430, release assembly 440;

[0029] Fiber filament 510, slider 520 of the first moving component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments that can be realized by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] Example

[0032] like Figure 1As shown, the present invention provides a high-density fiber loading system, which can include: a sample cage 100, a plurality of coaxially arranged hollow adsorption strips 110 uniformly distributed on the outer wall thereof, and a plurality of clamps 120 located on one side of the hollow adsorption strips 110; wherein, with reference to Figure 2 The hollow adsorption strip 110 has a corresponding negative pressure hole 111 on one side facing the clamp 120 corresponding to each clamp 120, so that when the negative pressure holes 111 of the same strip all maintain negative pressure, the fiber filaments 510 sucked into the holes are tensioned.

[0033] In traditional fiber filament automatic detection equipment, the sample cage of the loading device needs to be equipped with a pair of clamps to clamp a fiber filament, and the fiber filament and the pair of clamps need to occupy a separate strip of space. The present invention replaces one of the paired clamps with a hollow adsorption bar 110. The unclamped end of the fiber filament 510 can be sucked into the hollow adsorption bar 110 through the corresponding negative pressure hole 111 and can be arranged in an L shape. When the fiber filaments of the same length are arranged in an L shape, the vertical length is reduced. Therefore, the hollow adsorption bar 110 can be set very close to the clamp 120, and more pairs of hollow adsorption bars and clamps can be set in the vertical direction; and in the horizontal direction, the horizontal part of the fiber filament 510 can be stacked on each other in the hollow adsorption bar 110 to reduce the increase in horizontal length caused by the L-shaped arrangement. Therefore, the fiber loading system can store fiber filaments at a higher density, and the fiber filaments 510 are sucked into the hollow adsorption strip 110 with limited space for movement. When being sucked in, they are placed horizontally. Even if the sample cage 100 rotates during storage, they cannot be entangled with each other. When taking out, as long as negative pressure is provided, the fiber filaments in the tensioned state can be taken out one by one smoothly without entanglement and tearing of the sample.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the fiber high-density loading system may further include: a rotating mechanism 200 for driving the sample cage 100 to rotate; and an exhaust mechanism 300, which is arranged on one side of the sample cage 100, referring to Figure 2 , and corresponding to the air holes 112 of the hollow adsorption strips 110; the exhaust mechanism 300 is adapted to exhaust air from the air holes 112 of the hollow adsorption strips 110 when the rotation mechanism 200 drives the sample cage 100 to rotate and rotate a hollow adsorption strip 110 to the sample loading position, so that the inner hole section of the same fiber filament remains taut when the fiber filament is removed by the sample loading mechanism 400. In this embodiment, the rotation mechanism 200 can be a rotary motor.

[0035] like Figure 3As shown, the sample loading mechanism 400 may include: a first moving assembly 410, which is arranged on the outside of the sample cage 100; a clamping assembly 420, which is arranged on the first moving assembly 410; a second moving assembly 430, which extends into the inner side of the sample cage 100; Figure 4 , a release assembly 440 is provided on the second moving assembly 430; Figure 6 As shown, the control module is adapted to control the activation of the first moving assembly 410, move the clamping assembly 420 to the corresponding clamp 120, control the clamping assembly 420 to extend and clamp the fiber filament, and control the activation of the second moving assembly 430 to move the release assembly 440 to the clamp 120, control the release assembly 440 to activate, push open the clamp 120 to release the fiber filament, and then control the clamping assembly 420 to retract, thereby removing a sample. In this embodiment, the first moving assembly 410 and the second moving assembly 430 can be implemented as screw slides, the release assembly 440 can be implemented as a cylinder, and the control module can be, but is not limited to, a PLC module.

[0036] like Figure 5 As shown, the clamping assembly 420 may include: a clamping cylinder 421, which is arranged on the first moving assembly 410, and a clamping base plate 422 is provided at the protruding end; in this embodiment, the clamping cylinder 421 can be arranged on the slider 520 of the first moving assembly; a clamping claw 423, which is arranged on the clamping base plate 422; a fiber clamping claw 424, which is arranged on the clamping base plate 422 and passes through the inside of the clamping claw 423; the control module is suitable for controlling the extension of the clamping cylinder 421 and controlling the clamping claw 423 to clamp, so that the fiber clamping claw 424 clamps the fiber filament.

[0037] like Figure 4 As shown, the clamp 120 may include: a lower yarn bead 121, which is disposed in the mounting hole 101 on the outer wall of the sample cage 100 and has a yarn clamping hole 122; a push rod 123, whose protrusion 124 is connected to one end of the lower yarn bead 121 inserted into the mounting hole 101 via a spring 125, and the other end of the push rod 123 passes through the yarn clamping hole 122; and an upper yarn bead 126, which is disposed at one end of the push rod 123 passing through the yarn clamping hole 122. After the control module moves the release assembly 440 to a corresponding position via the second moving assembly 430, the release assembly 440 is controlled to extend, and the release assembly 440 pushes the push rod 123 outward, separating the upper yarn bead 126 from the lower yarn bead 121, thereby releasing the sample. The release assembly 440 then retracts, the spring is restored, and the upper yarn bead 126 is reattached to the lower yarn bead 121.

[0038] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the air extraction mechanism 300 may include: an air extraction cylinder 310, which is disposed on one side of the air hole 112; and an air extraction pipe 320, which is disposed on the extended end of the air extraction cylinder 310. The control module is adapted to control the extension of the air extraction cylinder 310 so as to attach the air extraction pipe 320 to the corresponding air hole 112 for air extraction. In this embodiment, the air extraction pipe 320 may be evacuated by an external air extraction device.

[0039] The working principle of the fiber filament high-density loading system is as follows: after startup, the rotating mechanism 200 rotates a hollow adsorption strip 110 to the loading position, and the exhaust cylinder 310 attaches the exhaust pipe 320 to the air hole 112 of the hollow adsorption strip 110 to exhaust air; then the release component 440 pushes open the clamper 120 corresponding to the hollow adsorption strip 110 one by one. During this period, one end of the fiber filament sample is manually moved close to the negative pressure hole 111 to allow part of it to enter the hollow adsorption strip 110, and then the other end is clamped by the clamper 120, so that the hollow adsorption strip 110 is filled with the sample. Since the exhaust pipe 320 is continuously exhausting air, the part of the fiber filament sucked into the hollow adsorption strip 110 will be sucked straight, which is equivalent to being in a tensioned state. In this way, when the next fiber filament is put in, the two fiber filaments are in a state of being sucked straight and can be stacked more smoothly; after the hollow adsorption strip 110 at the loading position is full of sample, the exhaust is stopped. The suction cylinder 310 retracts the suction pipe 320, and the rotating mechanism 200 rotates another hollow adsorption strip 110 to the sample loading position, and the sample is also manually loaded. During the process of the rotating mechanism 200 driving the sample cage 100 to rotate, the fiber filaments 510 sucked into the hollow adsorption strip 110 have limited space and only move slightly, so they will not be entangled with each other. After the entire sample cage 100 is filled with samples, the fiber filaments can be clamped and sent to the corresponding testing station by the loading mechanism 400 without the need for human supervision. When the loading mechanism 400 removes the sample from the hollow adsorption strip 110 rotated to the sample loading position, the suction cylinder 310 also attaches the suction pipe 320 to the air hole 112 of the hollow adsorption strip 110 to extract air. When the fiber filaments are drawn out, they are all in a state of being sucked straight, and will not be connected with the fiber filaments stacked with them, nor will they be pulled by each other, so that the sample can be removed smoothly.

[0040] This embodiment also provides a high-density fiber filament loading method, comprising: the high-density fiber filament loading system as described above; a plurality of coaxial hollow adsorption strips 110 uniformly distributed circumferentially on the outer wall of the sample cage 100, and a plurality of clamps 120 provided on one side of the hollow adsorption strips 110; wherein, a corresponding negative pressure hole 111 is provided on the side of the hollow adsorption strips 110 facing the clamps 120, corresponding to each clamp 120; when loading and removing fiber filaments, the negative pressure holes 111 in the same strip all maintain negative pressure to tension each fiber filament.

[0041] The components, working process and working results involved in this high-density fiber loading method have been described above and will not be repeated here.

[0042] This embodiment also provides an automatic tensile testing instrument, including: the fiber high-density loading system as described above is arranged in a chamber, so as to clamp the fiber on the sample cage 100 and deliver it to the testing station through the loading mechanism 400.

[0043] The components, working process and working effect of the sample loading system of this automatic tensile tester have been described above and will not be repeated here. The detection components on the detection station of this automatic tensile tester are all prior art and are not within the scope of protection of this application.

[0044] In summary, the present invention provides a high-density fiber filament loading system. In traditional fiber filament automatic detection equipment, the sample cage of the loading device needs to be equipped with a pair of clamps to clamp a fiber filament, and the fiber filament and the pair of clamps need to occupy a strip space exclusively. The present invention replaces one of the paired clamps with a hollow adsorption bar. The end of the fiber filament that is not clamped can be sucked into the hollow adsorption bar through the corresponding negative pressure hole and can be arranged in an L shape. When the fiber filaments of the same length are arranged in an L shape, the vertical length is reduced. Therefore, the hollow adsorption bar can be set very close to the clamp, and more pairs of hollow adsorption bars and clamps can be set in the vertical direction; and in the horizontal direction, the horizontal part of the fiber filament can be stacked on each other in the hollow adsorption bar to reduce the increase in horizontal length caused by the L-shaped arrangement. Therefore, the fiber loading system can store fiber filaments at a higher density, and the fiber filaments are sucked into the hollow adsorption strip with limited space for movement. They are placed horizontally when being sucked in. Even if the sample cage is rotated during storage, they cannot be entangled with each other. When taking out, as long as negative pressure is provided, the fiber filaments in the tensioned state can be taken out one by one, and the sample will not be torn due to entanglement.

[0045] The PLC modules used in this application are all common standard parts or components known to those skilled in the art. Their structures and principles are known to those skilled in the art through technical manuals or conventional experimental methods. Furthermore, this application does not involve any improvements to the software program.

[0046] In the embodiments provided herein, it should be understood that the disclosed systems and devices may be implemented in other ways. The embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the mechanism described is merely a logical functional division, and actual implementation may employ other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not implemented.

[0047] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate and simplify the description of the present invention. They are not intended to indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0048] With the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention as a guide, those skilled in the art will readily be able to make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents of the specification but must be determined in accordance with the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A high-density fiber loading system, characterized in that: include: The sample cage (100) has a plurality of coaxially arranged hollow adsorption strips (110) uniformly distributed around its outer wall, and a plurality of clamps (120) located on one side of the hollow adsorption strips (110); wherein, The hollow adsorption strip (110) is provided with a corresponding negative pressure hole (111) on one side facing the clamp (120) corresponding to each clamp (120), so that when the negative pressure holes (111) of the same strip are all kept at negative pressure, the fiber filaments sucked into the holes are tensioned; a rotating mechanism (200) for driving the sample cage (100) to rotate; and An air extraction mechanism (300) is provided on one side of the sample cage (100) and corresponds to the air hole (112) of the hollow adsorption strip (110); The exhaust mechanism (300) is adapted to exhaust air from the air holes (112) attached to the hollow adsorption strip (110) when the rotating mechanism (200) drives the sample cage (100) to rotate and rotates a hollow adsorption strip (110) to the sample loading position, so that when the fiber is taken out by the sample loading mechanism (400), the negative pressure holes (111) of the same strip all maintain negative pressure; The air extraction mechanism (300) comprises: An air pumping cylinder (310) is provided on one side of the air hole (112); An air extraction pipe (320) is provided on the protruding end of the air extraction cylinder (310).

2. The fiber high-density loading system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sample loading mechanism (400) comprises: a first moving assembly (410) disposed outside the sample cage (100); a clamping assembly (420), which is arranged on the first moving assembly (410); a second moving assembly (430) extending into the inner side of the sample cage (100); a release component (440) disposed on the second moving component (430); A control module is adapted to control the first moving component (410) to start, move the clamping component (420) to the corresponding clamp (120), control the clamping component (420) to extend and clamp the fiber filament, and control the second moving component (430) to start, move the release component (440) to the clamp (120), control the release component (440) to start, push open the clamp (120) to release the fiber filament, and then control the clamping component (420) to retract.

3. The fiber high-density loading system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (420) includes: a clamping cylinder (421), which is arranged on the first moving component (410) and has a clamping base plate (422) at its protruding end; A clamping claw (423) is provided on the clamping base plate (422); A fiber clamp (424) is provided on the clamping base (422) and passes through the inner side of the clamp (423); The control module is suitable for controlling the extension of the clamping cylinder (421) and the clamping of the clamping claw (423), so that the fiber clamping claw (424) clamps the fiber filament; The control module is also suitable for controlling the extension of the air extraction cylinder (310) to attach the air extraction pipe (320) to the corresponding air hole (112) for air extraction.

4. The fiber high-density loading system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The holder (120) comprises: A lower yarn clamping bead (121) is arranged in a mounting through hole (101) on the outer wall of the sample cage (100) and is provided with a yarn clamping through hole (122); A push rod (123), the convex portion (124) of which is connected to one end of the lower yarn clamping bead (121) inserted into the mounting through hole (101) via a spring (125), and the other end of the push rod (123) passes through the yarn clamping through hole (122); An upper yarn clamping bead (126) is arranged at one end of the top rod (123) passing through the yarn clamping through hole (122).

5. A method for high-density loading of fiber filaments, characterized in that: include: The fiber high-density loading system according to any one of claims 1 to 4; A plurality of coaxial hollow adsorption strips (110) are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the outer wall of the sample cage (100), and a plurality of clamps (120) are provided on one side of the hollow adsorption strips (110); wherein, A corresponding negative pressure hole (111) is provided on one side of the hollow adsorption strip (110) facing the clamp (120) and corresponding to each clamp (120); When loading and removing the fiber filaments, the negative pressure holes (111) on the same strip all maintain negative pressure to tension the fiber filaments.

6. An automatic tensile testing instrument, characterized in that: include: The high-density fiber filament loading system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is arranged in a chamber so as to clamp and deliver the fiber filaments on the sample cage (100) to a detection station through the loading mechanism (400).

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