An automated fish vaccine injector

By designing an automated fish vaccine injection machine that includes clamping, detection, and injection devices, the problem of existing equipment being unable to adjust the needle stroke and injection volume has been solved. This enables precise measurement of fish fry length and precise adjustment of injection volume, improving the accuracy and safety of injection.

CN115969567BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02ZHEJIANG UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202211740857.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-12-30
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2042-12-30

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Technical Problem

Existing automated fish vaccine injection equipment cannot automatically adjust the needle insertion stroke and injection volume according to the size of the fish fry, and cannot achieve precise positioning and real-time adjustment.

Method used

An automated fish vaccine injection machine was designed, comprising a clamping device, a detection device, an injection device, and a moving device. The length of the fish fry is measured by a detection grating, and the fish body slides in a straight line by using a specific angle design of the guide groove and the lead screw. Combined with the motor adjusting screw to control the stroke of the infusion cylinder, the injection volume is accurately achieved.

Benefits of technology

It enables precise measurement of fish fry length and precise adjustment of injection volume, improving the accuracy and safety of injection and avoiding violent impact between the fish and the device.

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Abstract

The application provides an automatic fish vaccine injection machine, which comprises a rack, a clamping device, a detection device, an injection device and a moving device. The automatic fish vaccine injection machine detects the length of the fry through a detection grating, and has high accuracy. The length direction and the width direction of the horizontal plane where the guide groove B and the lead screw are located are respectively presented with a certain angle, so that the fish body is tightly attached to the side of the guide groove, so that the fish body is straight during measurement, and the measurement accuracy is further improved. The stroke of the infusion cylinder is controlled by adjusting the screw rod by the motor, and the injection amount is accurately adjusted. The injection position and the injection dose can be adjusted in real time, the degree of automation and the injection efficiency are high, and the common fish can be more effectively injected with the vaccine.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of aquatic fish epidemic prevention, and particularly relates to an automatic fish vaccine injection machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Vaccination is an important means to prevent fish from getting sick. Injection immunization can prevent multiple diseases at the same time, and has the characteristics of high antigen utilization rate and stable immune effect compared with other immunization methods. At present, vaccine injection is mainly manual injection, which has low efficiency, unstable injection quality and is easy to injure the operator, and an automatic fish vaccine injection equipment is urgently needed. How to realize automatic injection of fish vaccine is the premise and key of the automatic fish vaccine injection system.

[0003] In the prior art, there are automatic continuous injectors that can inject livestock and aquatic animals, such as a continuous injector needle tube assembly with application number 201820149902.5, which can automatically push liquid in chick injection, but it can only inject at a fixed position and cannot automatically adjust the needle stroke according to the distance between the injected object and the injector, nor can it realize the needle action. The patent with application number 201720319471.8 provides an automatic fish vaccine injection machine, which introduces an automatic injection mechanism that can realize automatic injection of vaccine, but it cannot automatically adjust the needle stroke according to the distance between the injected object and the injector, nor can it realize positioning, and the needle cylinder is easy to rotate on the sliding groove, with poor interchangeability. The patent with application number 202010065117.3 provides a pneumatic vaccine continuous injection device that can complete positioning, needle insertion and liquid pushing actions and realize automatic vaccine injection, with compact structure, high rigidity, easy assembly and disassembly, low cost and wide application scenarios, but the device cannot realize precise positioning. In addition, the above-mentioned patents cannot realize real-time adjustment of the injection amount according to the size of the fry. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide an automatic fish vaccine injection machine with simple structure and easy manufacturing, which solves the problems in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the purpose of the present application, the following technical solutions are adopted:

[0006] An automatic fish vaccine injection machine, comprising a rack, further comprising a clamping device, a detection device, an injection device and a moving device.

[0007] The rack includes a door, a water leakage port, an upper rack, a drainage port and a temporary storage tank; the door is installed on the front of the rack, the upper rack is installed on the upper side of the rack, the temporary storage tank is arranged on the upper part of the rack, the temporary storage tank is provided with the water leakage port, the side of the rack is provided with the drainage port, and the water leakage port is communicated with the drainage port through a pipeline;

[0008] The clamping device includes an up-down adjusting knob, an opening adjusting knob, a baffle, a mounting frame A, a guide groove A, a mounting frame B, a side plate, a lower air cylinder, a clamping air cylinder, an upper air cylinder, an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate; the mounting frame A and the mounting frame B are provided with two side plates, the side plates are provided with fish inlet holes, the two side plates are provided with the baffle and the guide groove A, the baffle is provided with a strip-shaped hole, and the two side plates are further provided with a horizontal mounting rod, the horizontal mounting rod is provided with the up-down adjusting knob, the up-down adjusting knob is provided with a connecting block A, the connecting block A is provided with the opening adjusting knob, the lower air cylinder is connected with the lower clamping plate, the upper air cylinder is connected with the upper clamping plate, the lower clamping plate and the upper clamping plate rotate along the same rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected with the clamping air cylinder, the other end of the clamping air cylinder is connected with a sliding block, and the sliding block is connected with the upper air cylinder and the lower air cylinder.

[0009] The detection device includes a detection grating, a passing device, a mounting plate A, a photoelectric switch and a guide groove B; the guide groove B is provided with a rectangular hole, the rectangular hole is provided with a transparent glass, the detection grating is mounted below the rectangular hole, the detection grating includes a front grating, a rear grating group and a grating mounting plate; the front grating and the rear grating group are mounted on the grating mounting plate, and the passing device includes a passing air cylinder mounting plate, a passing air cylinder and a passing baffle; the passing air cylinder mounting plate is fixedly connected to the guide groove B, the passing air cylinder mounting plate is provided with the passing air cylinder, and the passing air cylinder is provided with the passing baffle; the guide groove B is fixedly connected with the mounting plate A at the front part, the mounting plate A is provided with the photoelectric switch, and the mounting plate A is arranged corresponding to the fish inlet hole.

[0010] The injection device comprises a mounting seat, an injector, a needle pushing cylinder, a transfusion mounting plate, a transfusion cylinder, an adjusting motor, an adjusting mounting seat and an adjusting screw rod; the needle pushing cylinder is mounted on the mounting seat; the injector comprises a needle and a liquid suction hole; the transfusion mounting plate is mounted on the rear part of the needle pushing cylinder; the transfusion cylinder is arranged on the transfusion mounting plate; the adjusting mounting seat is mounted on the action part of the transfusion cylinder; the adjusting mounting seat comprises a motor mounting part and an adjusting mounting part; the adjusting motor is mounted on the motor mounting part; the adjusting screw rod is mounted on the adjusting mounting part; the adjusting screw rod is threadedly connected with the adjusting mounting part; the shaft of the adjusting motor is connected with the adjusting screw rod, so that the adjusting screw rod can be controlled to move forward and backward relative to the adjusting mounting part.

[0011] The moving device comprises a motor mounting plate, a motor, a guide sliding table and a screw rod; the motor mounting plate is mounted on the side plate; the motor is arranged on the motor mounting plate; the screw rod is connected with the motor through a shaft coupling; the guide sliding table is mounted on the screw rod; two guide shafts parallel to the screw rod are arranged between the two side plates; the guide sliding table is connected with the guide shafts.

[0012] As preferred: the angle between the guide groove B of the detection device and the length direction of the horizontal plane where the screw rod is located is 20-36°, preferably 28°, at this time, the fish can slide down along the guide groove B, and the sliding speed will not be too fast, so that the head of the fish will not be bent due to the violent impact with the release baffle, and the measured length of the fry will be accurate; the angle between the guide groove B of the detection device and the width direction of the horizontal plane where the screw rod is located is 18-30°, preferably 20°, for ensuring that the fish body slides exactly above the detection grating.

[0013] As preferred: the strip-shaped hole on the baffle is flush with the needle.

[0014] As preferred: at least three detection points are arranged on the rear grating group, and the distance between the two adjacent detection points is greater than 1 mm.

[0015] As preferred: the transparent glass can also be other transparent materials.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the automatic fish vaccine injection machine has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The automatic fish vaccine injection machine detects the length of the fry through the detection grating, and the accuracy is high. The length direction and the width direction of the horizontal plane where the screw rod is located are respectively presented at a certain angle, so that the fish body can tightly adhere to the side surface of the guide groove, and the fish body is straight during the measurement, and the measurement accuracy is further improved. The stroke of the transfusion cylinder is controlled through the motor adjusting screw rod, and the injection amount is accurately adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 and Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application.

[0019] Figure 3 and Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the execution component.

[0020] Figure 5 and Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the detection device.

[0021] Figure 7 and Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the injection device.

[0022] Figure 9 and Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the clamping device.

[0023] 1, frame; 11, door; 12, water leakage port; 13, upper frame; 14, drainage port; 15, temporary storage tank;

[0024] 2, clamping device; 211, up-down adjusting knob; 212, opening adjusting knob; 22, baffle; 221, strip-shaped hole; 231, mounting frame A; 232, guide groove A; 233, mounting frame B; 234, side plate; 2341, fish inlet hole; 251, lower air cylinder; 252, clamping air cylinder; 253, upper air cylinder; 261, upper clamping plate; 262, lower clamping plate; 27, horizontal mounting rod; 28, connecting block A;

[0025] 3, detection device; 31, detection grating; 311, front grating; 312, rear grating group; 313, grating mounting plate; 32, release device; 321, release air cylinder mounting plate; 322, release air cylinder; 323, release baffle; 33, mounting plate A; 34, photoelectric switch; 35, guide groove B;

[0026] 4, injection device; 41, mounting seat; 42, syringe; 421, needle; 422, liquid suction hole; 43, needle pushing air cylinder; 44, infusion mounting plate; 45, infusion air cylinder; 46, adjusting motor; 47, adjusting mounting seat; 471, motor mounting part; 472, adjusting mounting part; 48, adjusting screw;

[0027] 5, moving device; 51, motor mounting plate; 52, motor; 53, guide sliding table; 54, screw rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0029] According to Figures 1 to 10The fish vaccine injection machine comprises a frame 1, a clamping device 2, a detection device 3, an injection device 4 and a moving device 5.

[0030] The frame 1 comprises a door 11, a water leakage opening 12, an upper frame 13, a drainage opening 14 and a temporary storage groove 15; the door 11 is installed at the front of the frame 1, the upper frame 13 is installed at the upper side of the frame 1, the temporary storage groove 15 is arranged at the upper part of the frame 1, the temporary storage groove 15 is provided with the water leakage opening 12, the side of the frame 1 is provided with the drainage opening 14, and the water leakage opening 12 is communicated with the drainage opening 14 through a pipeline.

[0031] The clamping device 2 comprises an up-down adjusting knob 211, an opening adjusting knob 212, a baffle 22, a mounting frame A 231, a guide groove A 232, a mounting frame B 233, a side plate 234, a lower air cylinder 251, a clamping air cylinder 252, an upper air cylinder 253, an upper clamping plate 261 and a lower clamping plate 262; the mounting frame A 231 and the mounting frame B 233 are provided with two side plates 234, the side plates 234 are provided with fish inlet holes 2341, the baffle 22 and the guide groove A 232 are arranged between the two side plates 234, the baffle 22 is provided with a strip-shaped hole 221, a horizontal mounting rod 27 is arranged between the two side plates 234, the horizontal mounting rod 27 is provided with the up-down adjusting knob 211, a connecting block A 28 is arranged below the up-down adjusting knob 211, the connecting block A 28 is provided with the opening adjusting knob 212, the lower air cylinder 251 is connected with the lower clamping plate 262, the upper air cylinder 253 is connected with the upper clamping plate 261, the lower clamping plate 262 and the upper clamping plate 261 rotate along the same rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected with the clamping air cylinder 252, the other end of the clamping air cylinder 252 is connected with a sliding block, and the sliding block is connected with the upper air cylinder 253 and the lower air cylinder 251.

[0032] The detection device 3 comprises a detection grating 31, a passing device 32, a mounting plate A 33, a photoelectric switch 34 and a guide groove B 35; the guide groove B 35 is provided with a rectangular opening, the rectangular opening is provided with a transparent glass, the detection grating 31 is mounted below the rectangular opening, the detection grating 31 comprises a front grating 311, a rear grating group 312 and a grating mounting plate 313; the front grating 311 and the rear grating group 312 are both mounted on the grating mounting plate 313, the passing device 32 comprises a passing cylinder mounting plate 321, a passing cylinder 322 and a passing baffle 323; the passing cylinder mounting plate 321 is fixedly connected to the guide groove B 35, the passing cylinder 322 is arranged on the passing cylinder mounting plate 321, and the passing baffle 323 is mounted on the passing cylinder 322; the mounting plate A 33 is fixedly connected to the front part of the guide groove B 35, the photoelectric switch 34 is arranged on the mounting plate A 33, and the mounting plate A 33 is arranged corresponding to the fish inlet hole 2341.

[0033] The injection device 4 comprises a mounting seat 41, an injector 42, a needle pushing cylinder 43, a liquid infusion mounting plate 44, a liquid infusion cylinder 45, an adjusting motor 46, an adjusting mounting seat 47 and an adjusting screw rod 48; the needle pushing cylinder 43 is mounted on the mounting seat 41, the injector 42 comprises a needle 421 and a liquid suction hole 422, the liquid infusion mounting plate 44 is mounted at the rear part of the needle pushing cylinder 43, the liquid infusion cylinder 45 is arranged on the liquid infusion mounting plate 44, the adjusting mounting seat 47 is mounted on the action part of the liquid infusion cylinder 45, the adjusting mounting seat 47 comprises a motor mounting part 471 and an adjusting mounting part 472, the adjusting motor 46 is mounted on the motor mounting part 471, the adjusting screw rod 48 is mounted on the adjusting mounting part 472, the adjusting screw rod 48 is in threaded connection with the adjusting mounting part 472, and the shaft of the adjusting motor 46 is connected with the adjusting screw rod 48, so that the adjusting screw rod 48 can be controlled to move forward and backward relative to the adjusting mounting part 472.

[0034] The moving device 5 comprises a motor mounting plate 51, a motor 52, a guide sliding table 53 and a lead screw 54; the motor mounting plate 51 is mounted on the side plate 234, the motor 52 is arranged on the motor mounting plate 51, the lead screw 54 is connected with the motor 52 through a shaft coupling, and the guide sliding table 53 is mounted on the lead screw 54; two guide shafts parallel to the lead screw 54 are further arranged between the two side plates 234, and the guide sliding table 53 is connected with the guide shafts.

[0035] The strip-shaped hole 221 on the baffle 22 is flush with the needle 421.

[0036] The rear grating group 312 is provided with at least three detection points, and the distance between two adjacent detection points is greater than 1mm.

[0037] The transparent glass can also be other transparent materials.

[0038] The use method of the present application:

[0039] The anesthetized fry is placed in the temporary tank of the rack, the temporary tank contains water with a small amount of anesthetic, and the water with anesthetic can be discharged through the drain after the injection machine is used;

[0040] The anesthetized fry is placed on the guide groove B35 of the detection device 3, at this time, the release baffle 323 is lowered, the head of the fry contacts the release baffle 323, and the fish body is tightly attached to the side plate 234 of the guide groove B35. When the current grating 311 detects that it is blocked, the control PLC starts to read the number of blocked gratings of the rear grating group 312, and the number of blocked gratings is multiplied by the grating spacing, that is, the length of the grating blocked by the fry. The length of the grating blocked by the fry plus the distance from the first grating of the rear grating group 312 to the release baffle 323 is the length of the fry. After the PLC reads the length of the fry, the moving device 5 is controlled to move the guide sliding table 53 to the best injection position of the fry, the adjusting motor 46 of the injection device 4 is controlled to rotate, the adjusting screw rod 48 is driven to move forward and backward on the adjusting mounting portion 472, so as to adjust the distance between the front part of the adjusting screw rod 48 and the infusion mounting plate 44, that is, the stroke of the action part of the infusion cylinder 45. The release cylinder 322 is controlled to rotate, the fry is released, and the fry enters the clamping device 2 through the fish inlet hole 2341. When the fry passes through the fish inlet hole 2341, it passes through the photoelectric switch 34, triggers the clamping cylinder 252 to clamp the fry, and then the injection device 4 starts to act. The needle head 421 is inserted into the fish body by the push needle cylinder 43, the infusion cylinder 45 is actuated after the stroke is adjusted by the motor 52, and the liquid medicine is pushed into the fish body. The push needle cylinder 43 is reset, the needle head 421 is pulled out of the fish body, the infusion cylinder 45 is reset, and the liquid suction port sucks the liquid medicine, preparing for the next injection.

Claims

1. An automated fish vaccine injector comprising a frame; characterized by: Also include clamping device, detection device, injection device and moving device; The rack includes a door, a water leakage port, an upper rack, a drainage port and a temporary storage tank; the door is installed on the front of the rack, the upper rack is installed on the upper side of the rack, the temporary storage tank is arranged on the upper part of the rack, the temporary storage tank is provided with the water leakage port, the side of the rack is provided with the drainage port, and the water leakage port is communicated with the drainage port through a pipeline; The clamping device comprises up-down adjusting knobs, opening adjusting knobs, a baffle, mounting frames A and B, guide grooves A and B, side plates, a lower air cylinder, a clamping air cylinder, an upper air cylinder, upper and lower clamping plates; the mounting frames A and B are provided with two side plates, the side plates are provided with fish inlet holes, the two side plates are provided with the baffle and the guide groove A, the baffle is provided with a strip-shaped hole, the two side plates are further provided with a horizontal mounting rod, the horizontal mounting rod is provided with the up-down adjusting knobs, the lower part of the up-down adjusting knobs is provided with a connecting block A, the connecting block A is provided with the opening adjusting knobs, the lower air cylinder is connected with the lower clamping plate, the upper air cylinder is connected with the upper clamping plate, the lower clamping plate and the upper clamping plate rotate along the same rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected with the clamping air cylinder, the other end of the clamping air cylinder is connected with a sliding block, and the sliding block is connected with the upper air cylinder and the lower air cylinder; The detection device comprises a detection grating, a passing device, a mounting plate A, a photoelectric switch and a guide groove B; the guide groove B is provided with a rectangular hole, the rectangular hole is provided with a transparent plate, the detection grating is mounted below the rectangular hole, the detection grating comprises a front grating, a rear grating group and a grating mounting plate; the front grating and the rear grating group are mounted on the grating mounting plate, the passing device comprises a passing air cylinder mounting plate, a passing air cylinder and a passing baffle; the passing air cylinder mounting plate is fixedly connected to the guide groove B, the passing air cylinder mounting plate is provided with the passing air cylinder, and the passing air cylinder is provided with the passing baffle; the front part of the guide groove B is fixedly connected with the mounting plate A, the mounting plate A is provided with the photoelectric switch, and the mounting plate A is arranged corresponding to the fish inlet hole; The injection device comprises a mounting seat, an injector, a needle pushing air cylinder, a liquid conveying mounting plate, a liquid conveying air cylinder, an adjusting motor, an adjusting mounting seat and an adjusting screw; the mounting seat is provided with the needle pushing air cylinder, the injector comprises a needle and a liquid suction hole, the rear part of the needle pushing air cylinder is provided with the liquid conveying mounting plate, the liquid conveying mounting plate is provided with the liquid conveying air cylinder, the moving part of the liquid conveying air cylinder is provided with the adjusting mounting seat, the adjusting mounting seat comprises a motor mounting part and an adjusting mounting part, the motor mounting part is provided with the adjusting motor, the adjusting mounting part is provided with the adjusting screw, the adjusting screw is in threaded connection with the adjusting mounting part, and the shaft of the adjusting motor is connected with the adjusting screw to control the forward and backward movement of the adjusting screw relative to the adjusting mounting part. The mobile device comprises a motor mounting plate, a motor, a guide sliding table and a screw rod; the motor mounting plate is mounted on the side plate, the motor is arranged on the motor mounting plate, the screw rod is connected with the motor through a shaft coupling, the guide sliding table is mounted on the screw rod, and two guide shafts parallel to the screw rod are arranged between the two side plates and connected with the guide sliding table.

2. The automated fish vaccine injector of claim 1, wherein: The included angle between the guide groove B and the length direction of the plane where the screw rod is located is 20-36°, and the included angle between the guide groove B and the width direction of the plane where the screw rod is located is 18-30°.

3. An automated fish vaccine injector according to claim 2, wherein: The included angle between the guide groove B and the length direction of the plane where the screw rod is located is 28°, and the included angle between the guide groove B and the width direction of the plane where the screw rod is located is 20°.

4. The automated fish vaccine injector of claim 1, wherein: The strip-shaped hole on the baffle is flush with the needle head.

5. The automated fish vaccine injector of claim 1, wherein: At least three detection points are arranged on the rear grating group, and the distance between two adjacent detection points is greater than 1 mm.

6. The automated fish vaccine injector of claim 1, wherein: The material of the transparent plate is glass.

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