Automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly and method
By designing an automated feeding assembly for mother liquor bottles, utilizing a support frame, conveying components, pushing components, rotating components, and a camera module, automated feeding of mother liquor bottles is achieved. This solves the problems of drug quality and low production efficiency caused by manual feeding, and improves the safety and efficiency of drug production.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310550177.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-05-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-05-16
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the feeding process of the mother liquor bottle relies on manual operation, which affects the quality of the drug, increases the health risks of operators, and results in low production efficiency.
An automated mother liquor bottle feeding assembly was designed, including a support frame, a conveying component, a pushing component, a rotating component, and a camera module. Through computer program and multi-sensor control, the automated feeding of mother liquor bottles and drug injection are realized.
It enables automated feeding of mother liquor bottles, reduces manual contact, ensures drug quality, improves production efficiency, reduces labor intensity, and provides two feeding paths for batch transport of mother liquor bottles.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of medical mechanical equipment, and in particular relates to a mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly and method. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the development of medical technology, drugs capable of targeting viruses are mass-produced, and the quality of drugs is a major concern at a time of high market demand. The quality of drugs is closely related to the production and processing of drugs. How to ensure the quality of drugs while mass-producing drugs is a problem that pharmaceutical companies should consider;
[0003] Nowadays, the process of dispensing drugs is mostly completed by manual and mechanical combination. The operator manually places the mother liquor bottle at the drug discharge port, and then manually takes it away after the drug injection is completed. In this process, the operator is likely to directly contact the drug, which may add impurities or bacteria to the drug, affecting the quality of the drug. When volatile toxic drugs are configured, the operator is likely to be harmed. In addition, manual feeding cannot be performed for a long time, and only a small amount of mother liquor bottles can be transported at a time. The intermittent operation will slow down the feeding speed of the worker after a long time, affecting the production efficiency of the drug.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly to solve the above problems. SUMMARY
[0005] To solve the problem of manually feeding the mother liquor bottle during the process of injecting the mother liquor bottle into the drug, which may directly contact the drug and affect the quality of the drug and cause harm to the human body, the present application provides a mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly.
[0006] The present application provides a mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly to solve the above technical problems, which comprises: a support frame, a conveying assembly, a pushing assembly, a rotating assembly and a camera module. The support frame comprises a support plate and a workbench, the workbench is provided with a clamping groove, the number of clamping grooves is two, the number of conveying assemblies is two, the conveying assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the workbench, the conveying assemblies can move relative to the workbench, the number of pushing assemblies is two, the pushing assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the support plate, the pushing assemblies can slide relative to the support plate, the rotating assembly is connected with the workbench and is arranged between the conveying assemblies, the camera module is connected with the rotating assembly, the camera module can rotate relative to the rotating assembly, and the conveying assembly, the pushing assembly, the rotating assembly and the camera module are connected with an external power supply and controlled by a computer program and multiple sensors.
[0007] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the conveying assembly comprises a first motor, a screw rod, a fixed plate, a connecting block, a first steering wheel, a cam and a pushing claw, the fixed plate is connected with the workbench, the first motor is connected with the fixed plate, a first output shaft is arranged on the first motor, the first output shaft is connected with the screw rod, the connecting block is arranged on the screw rod, the connecting block is connected with the pushing claw, the pushing claw can slide on the connecting block, the first steering wheel is connected with the connecting block, a first rotating shaft is arranged on the first steering wheel, the first rotating shaft is connected with the cam, and the cam is connected with the pushing claw.
[0008] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the pushing assembly comprises a bottom plate, a rack, a vertical plate, a clamping block and a second steering wheel, the bottom plate is connected with the support plate, the bottom plate can slide on the support plate, a rack is arranged on one side of the bottom plate, the second steering wheel is connected with the support plate, a second rotating shaft is arranged on the second steering wheel, a gear is arranged on the second rotating shaft, the gear is engaged with the rack, the number of the vertical plates is two, one side of the vertical plate is connected with the bottom plate, and the other side is connected with the clamping block, a U-shaped opening is formed in the clamping block, and the size of the U-shaped opening is matched with the size of the mother liquor bottle mouth.
[0009] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the rotating assembly comprises a second motor, a bearing sleeve, a transmission assembly and an adapter support, the workbench is provided with the second motor, the second motor is connected with the bearing sleeve, a second output shaft is arranged on the second motor, one end of the transmission assembly is connected with the second output shaft, the other end of the transmission assembly is connected with the adapter support, and the other end of the transmission assembly is arranged in the bearing sleeve.
[0010] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the camera module comprises a camera, a CCD lens and a ring-shaped CCD light source, the camera is connected with the CCD lens, and the CCD lens is connected with the ring-shaped CCD light source.
[0011] The application further provides a mother liquor bottle intelligent clamping method, which is suitable for the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly and comprises the following steps: step S1: placing the mother liquor bottle mouth along the clamping groove direction to ensure that the mother liquor bottle mouth is placed in the clamping groove; step S2: the conveying assembly integrally conveys the mother liquor bottles in the clamping groove to the pushing assembly; step S3: the pushing assembly pushes the mother liquor bottles out from both sides of the support frame, and then the rotary manipulator clamps the mother liquor bottles for dispensing; step S4: the rotating assembly drives the camera module to move, the camera module shoots the position of the mother liquor bottle mouth, and the image signal is fed back to the rotary manipulator; and step S5: after receiving the image signal of the camera module, the rotary manipulator clamps the mother liquor bottle body, moves the mother liquor bottle to the medicine injection port for medicine injection, and repeats steps S2 and S3 until the last mother liquor bottle is conveyed.
[0012] As a preferred scheme of the application, step S21: the first motor rotates to drive the lead screw to rotate, and the lead screw drives the connecting block to move; step S22: the first steering wheel drives the cam to rotate, and the cam lifts the pushing claw; and step S23: the pushing claw pushes the mother liquor bottle mouth to move towards the pushing assembly.
[0013] As a preferred scheme of the application, step S31: under the driving of the second steering wheel, the gear meshes with the rack, and the base plate moves while moving the mother liquor bottle to the discharge port; step S32: the mother liquor bottle moves away from the discharge port through the baffle; and step S33: the second steering wheel rotates in the opposite direction, the base plate moves towards the discharge port, and the baffle resets.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly has the following advantages:
[0015] The automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly of the application replaces manual feeding, is simple to operate, greatly reduces labor intensity, can continuously feed under the condition that the equipment is normally operated, ensures continuous supply of mother liquor bottles, speeds up the medicine production process, and is more intelligent as a whole due to computer programming instructions and multi-sensor control, effectively avoids direct contact between people and medicines, ensures the safety of medicine quality, the pushing claw pushes the mother liquor bottle under the cooperation of the first motor, the lead screw, the first steering wheel and the cam, then the mother liquor bottle is pushed out along the discharge port under the action of the second steering wheel, the camera module is flexibly rotated by the rotating assembly, the camera module can accurately capture the position of the mother liquor bottle mouth, and the captured picture information is transmitted to the rotary manipulator in the form of an electric signal, the rotary manipulator moves the mother liquor bottle to the medicine discharge port for medicine injection after receiving the instruction, the conveying assembly and the pushing assembly are symmetrically arranged, two feeding paths are provided for the equipment, batch-conveyed mother liquor bottles greatly improve the dispensing efficiency, and the components are compactly arranged and convenient to install. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 is a first kind of three-dimensional structure schematic view of the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application;
[0017] Figure 2 is a second kind of three-dimensional structure schematic view of the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application;
[0018] Figure 3 is a third kind of three-dimensional structure schematic view of the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application;
[0019] Figure 4 is a first kind of structure schematic view of the conveying assembly in the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application;
[0020] Figure 5 is a second kind of structure schematic view of the conveying assembly in the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application;
[0021] Figure 6 is a structure schematic view of the pushing assembly in the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application;
[0022] Figure 7 is a structure schematic view of the rotating assembly and the camera module in the automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly provided by the application.
[0023] Explanation of reference signs:
[0024] 1, support frame; 2, conveying assembly; 3, pushing assembly; 4, rotating assembly; 5, camera module;
[0025] 201, first motor; 202, screw rod; 203, fixed plate; 204, connecting block; 205, first steering engine; 206, cam; 207, pushing claw, 301, bottom plate; 302, rack; 303, vertical plate; 304, clamping block; 305, second steering engine; 401, second motor; 402, bearing sleeve; 403, transmission assembly; 404, adapter support; 501, camera; 502, CCD lens; 503, annular CCD light source. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the application more clear, the application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the application, and are not used to limit the application.
[0027] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements can also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements can also be present. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.
[0028] Referring to Figures 1-7 The application provides a mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly, which comprises a supporting frame 1, a conveying assembly 2, a pushing assembly 3, a rotating assembly 4 and a camera module 5. The supporting frame 1 comprises a supporting plate and a workbench, the workbench is provided with two clamping grooves, the conveying assembly 2 comprises two conveying assemblies, the two conveying assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the workbench and can move relative to the workbench, the pushing assembly 3 comprises two pushing assemblies, the two pushing assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the supporting plate and can slide relative to the supporting plate, the rotating assembly 4 is connected with the workbench and arranged between the two conveying assemblies, the camera module 5 is connected with the rotating assembly 4 and can rotate relative to the rotating assembly 4, and the conveying assembly 2, the pushing assembly 3, the rotating assembly 4 and the camera module 5 are connected with an external power supply and controlled by a computer program and multiple sensors.
[0029] It can be understood that the conveying assembly 2, the pushing assembly 3, the rotating assembly 4 and the camera module 5 are electrically connected with a control box, the control box is internally provided with a computer program and a clock circuit, sensors and a rotating manipulator are electrically connected with the control box, the sensors are used to control the moving stroke of the conveying assembly 2, the pushing assembly 3 and the rotating assembly 4, under the control of the computer program and the multiple sensors, the mouth of a mother liquor bottle is placed along the clamping groove, the conveying assembly 2 pushes the mouth of the mother liquor bottle, the mother liquor bottle is moved towards the pushing assembly 3, the workbench is provided with a discharge opening, the pushing assembly 3 pushes the mother liquor bottle out along the direction of the discharge opening after receiving the mother liquor bottle, the rotating assembly 4 drives the camera module 5 to rotate, the pushing of the mother liquor bottle on both sides is photographed, the camera module 5 photographs the position picture of the mouth of the mother liquor bottle after moving, the picture signal is transmitted to the control box, the control box drives the rotating manipulator to clamp the body of the mother liquor bottle after receiving the signal, the mother liquor bottle is moved to a medicine discharge opening for medicine injection, the pushing assembly is reset, and the conveying continues to convey the mother liquor bottle, through the above cyclic operation, the mother liquor bottle is automatically fed.
[0030] Specifically, the conveying assembly 2 comprises a first motor 201, a lead screw 202, a fixed plate 203, a connecting block 204, a first steering wheel 205, a cam 206 and a push claw 207, the fixed plate 203 is connected with the workbench, the first motor 201 is connected with the fixed plate 203, the first motor 201 is provided with a first output shaft, the first output shaft is connected with the lead screw 202, the connecting block 204 is arranged on the lead screw 202, the connecting block 204 is connected with the push claw 207, the push claw 207 can slide on the connecting block 204, the first steering wheel 205 is connected with the connecting block 204, the first steering wheel 205 is provided with a first rotating shaft, the first rotating shaft is connected with the cam 206, and the cam 206 is connected with the push claw 207.
[0031] It can be understood that under the control of the computer program and the multi-sensor, the first motor 201 drives the lead screw 202 to rotate, the lead screw 202 drives the connecting block 204 to move, the connecting block 204 is provided with a guide groove, the number of the guide groove is two, the push claw 207 is connected with the guide groove, the push claw 207 can slide on the guide groove, the first steering wheel 205 drives the cam 206 to rotate, the cam 206 drives the push claw 207 to move up and down, and the horizontal movement of the connecting block 204 and the up-and-down movement of the push claw 207 realize the conveying of the mother liquor bottles one by one.
[0032] Specifically, the pushing assembly 3 comprises a bottom plate 301, a rack 302, a vertical plate 303, a clamping block 304 and a second steering wheel 305, the bottom plate 301 is connected with the support plate, the bottom plate 301 can slide on the support plate, the bottom plate 301 is provided with the rack 302 on one side, the second steering wheel 305 is connected with the support plate, the second steering wheel 305 is provided with a second rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft is provided with a gear, the gear is engaged with the rack 302, the number of the vertical plate 303 is two, one side of the vertical plate 303 is connected with the bottom plate 301, and the other side is connected with the clamping block 304, the clamping block 304 is provided with a U-shaped opening, and the size of the U-shaped opening matches the size of the mother liquor bottle mouth.
[0033] It can be understood that under the control of the computer program and the multi-sensor, the second steering wheel 305 drives the gear to rotate, the gear drives the rack 302 to slide at the same time of rotating, the workbench is provided with a discharge port, the rack 302 slides at the same time of pushing the bottom plate 301 out of the discharge port, the U-shaped opening is in contact with the mother liquor bottle mouth, the mother liquor bottle is pushed to move, the mother liquor bottle after being pushed out is connected with the rotary manipulator, the rotary manipulator moves the mother liquor bottle to the medicine discharge port for medicine injection, after the rotary manipulator is connected, under the control of the computer program and the multi-sensor, the second steering wheel drives the gear to rotate in the opposite direction, the rack 302 slides in the opposite direction, and the bottom plate 301 moves to the discharge port.
[0034] Specifically, the rotating assembly 4 comprises a second motor 401, a bearing sleeve 402, a transmission assembly 403 and an adapter bracket 404, the second motor 401 is arranged on the workbench, the second motor 401 is connected with the bearing sleeve 402, the second motor 401 is provided with a second output shaft, one end of the transmission assembly 403 is connected with the second output shaft, the other end of the transmission assembly 403 is connected with the adapter bracket 404, and the other end of the transmission assembly 403 is arranged in the bearing sleeve 402.
[0035] It can be understood that, under the computer program and the multi-sensor control, the transmission assembly 403 comprises a first transmission wheel, a second transmission wheel and a belt, the first transmission wheel is connected with the second output shaft, the second transmission wheel is arranged in the bearing sleeve 402, the second output shaft drives the first transmission wheel to rotate, the first transmission wheel and the second transmission wheel are connected through the belt, the second transmission wheel rotates synchronously with the first transmission wheel, the adapter bracket 404 is connected with the second transmission wheel, and the adapter bracket 404 rotates coaxially with the second transmission wheel.
[0036] Specifically, the camera module 5 comprises a camera 501, a CCD lens 502 and a ring-shaped CCD light source 503, the camera 501 is connected with the CCD lens 502, and the CCD lens 502 is connected with the ring-shaped CCD light source 503.
[0037] It can be understood that the ring-shaped CCD light source 503 can provide different illumination angles and different colors, and can highlight the three-dimensional information of the object, the camera 501 and the CCD lens 502 form a CCD camera, the light sensitivity of the CCD camera is high, the image contrast is high, the bottle opening position of the mother liquor bottle can be clearly photographed, the picture quality is high, the high-quality high-definition picture can ensure that the image signal transmitted is accurate enough, and the rotating manipulator can accurately clamp the mother liquor bottle body.
[0038] Please continue to refer to Figures 1-7 The application further provides a mother liquor bottle intelligent clamping method suitable for the mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly, which comprises the following steps: step S1, placing the mother liquor bottle opening along the clamping groove direction to ensure that the mother liquor bottle opening is arranged in the clamping groove; step S2, the conveying assembly 2 integrally conveys the mother liquor bottles in the clamping groove and conveys the first two mother liquor bottles to the pushing assembly 3; step S3, the pushing assembly 3 pushes the mother liquor bottles out from the two sides of the support frame, and then the rotating manipulator clamps the mother liquor bottles to dispense medicine; step S4, the rotating assembly 4 drives the camera module 5 to move, the camera module 5 photographs the mother liquor bottle opening position and feeds back the image signal to the rotating manipulator; and step S5, after receiving the image signal of the camera module 5, the rotating manipulator clamps the mother liquor bottle body and moves the mother liquor bottle to the medicine injection port to inject medicine, and the steps S2 and S3 are repeated until the last mother liquor bottle is conveyed.
[0039] Specifically, step S21: the first motor 201 rotates to drive the screw rod 202 to rotate, and the screw rod 202 drives the connecting block 204 to move; step S22: the first steering wheel 205 drives the cam 206 to rotate, and the cam 206 lifts the push claw 207; step S23: the push claw 207 pushes the mother liquor bottle to move towards the pushing assembly 3.
[0040] Specifically, step S31: under the driving of the second steering wheel 305, the gear engages with the rack 302, and the bottom plate 301 moves while moving the mother liquor bottle to the discharge port; step S32: the mother liquor bottle moves away from the discharge port through the baffle; step S33: the second steering wheel 305 rotates in the opposite direction, the bottom plate 301 moves towards the discharge port, and the baffle resets.
[0041] It can be understood that the mother liquor bottle is placed along the clamping groove, under the computer program instruction and multi-sensor control, the first motor 201 drives the screw rod 202 to rotate, so as to realize the horizontal movement of the push claw 207, the first steering wheel 205 drives the cam 206 to rotate while realizing the up-down movement of the push claw 207, the push claw 207 pushes the mother liquor bottle behind the group to move towards the pushing assembly 4, the U-shaped groove opened on the clamping block 304 is clamped into the mother liquor bottle, under the driving of the second steering wheel 305, the clamping block 304 pushes the mother liquor bottle to move towards the discharge port, the camera module 5 transmits the acquired image information to the control box, the control box converts the image information into instruction information, and transmits the instruction information to the rotating manipulator in the form of an electric signal, the rotating manipulator moves the mother liquor bottle to the medicine discharge port for medicine injection, and the mother liquor bottle is conveyed through such a cycle, so as to realize the automatic feeding of the mother liquor bottle.
[0042] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not used to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement within the principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A mother liquor bottle automatic feeding assembly, characterized in that, include: Support frame, conveying assembly, pushing assembly, rotating assembly, camera module; The support frame includes a support plate and a worktable. Two slots are provided on the worktable. Two conveying components are symmetrically arranged on the worktable and can move relative to each other. Two pushing components are symmetrically arranged on the support plate and can slide relative to each other. A rotating component is connected to the worktable and positioned between the conveying components. A camera module is connected to the rotating component and can rotate relative to it. The conveying components, pushing components, rotating components, and camera module are connected to an external power source and controlled by a computer program and multiple sensors. The transmission assembly includes a first motor, a lead screw, a fixed plate, a connecting block, a first servo motor, a cam, and a pusher. The fixed plate is connected to the worktable, the first motor is connected to the fixed plate, the first motor is provided with a first output shaft, the first output shaft is connected to the lead screw, the connecting block is provided on the lead screw, the connecting block is connected to the pusher, the pusher can slide relative to the connecting block, the first servo motor is connected to the connecting block, the first servo motor is provided with a first rotation shaft, the first rotation shaft is connected to the cam, and the cam is connected to the pusher. The feeding assembly includes a base plate, a rack, upright plates, a locking block, and a second servo motor. The base plate is connected to the support plate and can slide relative to the support plate. A rack is provided on one side of the base plate. The second servo motor is connected to the support plate and has a second rotating shaft. A gear is provided on the second rotating shaft and meshes with the rack. There are two upright plates. One side of each upright plate is connected to the base plate, and the other side is connected to the locking block. The locking block has a U-shaped opening, the size of which matches the size of the mother liquor bottle opening.
2. The automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The rotating assembly includes a second motor, a bearing sleeve, a transmission assembly, and an adapter bracket. The second motor is mounted on the worktable and connected to the bearing sleeve. A second output shaft is mounted on the second motor. One end of the transmission assembly is connected to the second output shaft, and the other end of the transmission assembly is connected to the adapter bracket. The other end of the transmission assembly is located inside the bearing sleeve.
3. The automatic mother liquor bottle feeding assembly of claim 1, wherein: The camera module includes: a camera, a CCD lens, and a ring-shaped CCD light source. The camera is connected to the CCD lens, and the CCD lens is connected to the ring-shaped CCD light source.
4. The mother liquor bottle intelligent clamping method is suitable for the automatic feeding assembly of the mother liquor bottle in any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step S1: Insert the mother liquor bottle mouth along the direction of the locking groove, ensuring that the mother liquor bottle mouth is placed in the locking groove; Step S2: The conveying component conveys the mother liquor bottles in the slot as a whole, and conveys the first two mother liquor bottles to the pushing component; Step S3: The pusher assembly pushes the mother liquor bottle out from both sides of the support frame, and then the rotating robot arm picks up the mother liquor bottle for drug preparation; Step S4: The rotating component drives the camera module to move, and the camera module takes a picture of the position of the bottle opening of the mother liquor and feeds the image signal back to the rotating robot arm; Step S5: After receiving the image signal from the camera module, the rotating robot grips the mother liquor bottle and moves it to the drug injection port for drug extraction. Repeat steps S2 and S3 until the last mother liquor bottle is transferred.
5. The intelligent clamping method for a mother liquor bottle as described in claim 4, characterized in that: Step S2 specifically includes the following steps: Step S21: The first motor rotates, driving the lead screw to rotate, and the lead screw drives the connecting block to move; Step S22: The first servo motor drives the cam to rotate, and the cam lifts the grabber. Step S23: The pusher pushes the mouth of the mother liquor bottle toward the direction of the pusher assembly.
6. The intelligent clamping method for a mother liquor bottle as described in claim 4, characterized in that: Step S3 specifically includes the following steps: Step S31: Driven by the second servo motor, the gear and rack mesh, and the base plate moves while moving the mother liquor bottle to the discharge port; Step S32: The mother liquor bottle moves away from the discharge port via the baffle; Step S33: The second servo rotates in the opposite direction, the base plate moves towards the discharge port, and the baffle returns to its original position.
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