A card processing system, processing method and storage medium of a slide finisher

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of a slide arranging machine, in particular to a card processing system and method of a slide arranging machine and a storage medium, which comprises a machine body, a slide rack, a first pushing mechanism, a second pushing mechanism and a driving mechanism, characterized in that the system further comprises a position detection device, a control module and a temporary storage rack; the temporary storage rack is fixedly connected to the slide rack and is provided with a plurality of temporary storage grooves, the size of the temporary storage grooves is larger than that of the placing grooves, the position detection device is used for detecting whether the slide can completely exit the placing grooves to generate a first position detection signal and is also used for detecting whether the slide can completely exit the first pushing mechanism to generate a corresponding second position detection signal, the control module receives the first position detection signal or the second position detection signal and generates a corresponding card processing scheme according to the first position detection signal or the second position detection signal. The application has the effects of detecting and processing the card phenomenon in the slide arranging process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of slide sorting machines, and in particular to a slide sorting machine card processing system, processing method and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] A slide sorting machine is a device used in every hospital to organize glass slides during pathological diagnosis. Glass slides are highly transparent glass slides used when observing cells under a microscope. In diagnostics, the pathology departments of large hospitals often process hundreds or even thousands of immunohistochemistry slides daily. These slides are often delivered randomly, so a slide sorting machine is needed to classify the large number of slides according to specific requirements, placing each slide in its appropriate position to facilitate diagnosis for doctors.

[0003] Chinese invention patent CN115924516A discloses a fully automatic slide sorting device, method, and computer storage medium. It includes a main body, a mounting frame, a slide holder, an identification element, a scanning mechanism, a driving mechanism, and a gripping mechanism. The mounting frame is located inside the main body, and the slide holder is slidably positioned within the mounting frame. The slide holder has several horizontally spaced slots for placing slides. The gripping mechanism is located inside the main body for gripping the slides. The driving mechanism drives the gripping mechanism to move. The scanning mechanism scans the slides and the identification element to obtain slide identification signals. A host computer receives sorting instructions and outputs sorting control signals to the control module based on the slide identification signals and the sorting instructions to control the driving mechanism.

[0004] Specifically, the gripping mechanism includes a first pushing mechanism and a second pushing mechanism, which are located on both sides of the positioning frame and move synchronously. The specific working principle is as follows: the second push rod in the second pushing mechanism pushes the glass slide in the placement slot towards the pushing body on the first pushing mechanism. The scanning mechanism on the first pushing mechanism scans the glass slide to determine whether the glass slide should be placed back into the original placement slot or replaced with another placement slot. After the final placement slot is selected, the first push rod in the first pushing mechanism pushes the glass slide towards the placement slot.

[0005] In an actual glass slide, a thin mounting slide is placed on the slide to attach the tissue sample. During the mounting process, the mounting slide may not be flush with the slide, causing one corner of the mounting slide to protrude from the edge of the slide, or too much adhesive may be applied, resulting in leakage. In such cases, when pushing the slide, the slide may not be able to be pushed smoothly into the first pushing mechanism or slide holder. This situation is called a clipping. If the slide is pushed in this way, it may cause the slide to break.

[0006] The aforementioned technologies are unable to effectively address the card phenomenon. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The purpose of this application is to detect and handle card phenomena during the card sorting process.

[0008] Firstly, the slide sorting machine card processing system provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0009] A card processing system for a slide sorting machine is provided, which is applied to a slide sorting machine. The slide sorting machine includes a machine body, a slide holder, a first pushing mechanism, a second pushing mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The slide holder is disposed on the machine body and has a plurality of placement slots for placing slides along a horizontal direction. The first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism are respectively disposed on both sides of the slide holder. The second pushing mechanism is used to push the slides in the placement slots toward the first pushing mechanism, and the first pushing mechanism is used to push the slides on itself toward the placement slots. The driving mechanism is used to drive the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism to move. The system also includes a positioning detection device, a control module, and a temporary storage rack.

[0010] The temporary storage rack is fixedly connected to the slide holder, and the temporary storage rack has a plurality of temporary storage slots. The size of the temporary storage slots is larger than the size of the placement slots. The positioning detection device is used to detect whether the slide can be completely removed from the placement slot to generate a first positioning detection signal, and also to detect whether the slide can be completely removed from the first pushing mechanism to generate a corresponding second positioning detection signal. The control module is electrically connected to the positioning detection device to receive the first positioning detection signal or the second positioning detection signal, and generates a corresponding card processing scheme based on the first positioning detection signal or the second positioning detection signal to control the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism. If the control module receives the second positioning detection signal, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism to drive the first pushing mechanism to place the slide in the temporary storage slot or continue the current slide handling action.

[0011] In other embodiments, the first pushing mechanism includes a first pushing body with a pushing groove. The positioning detection device includes a first direction detection element disposed below the pushing groove. The first direction detection element is used to detect whether the glass slide is in position when it moves onto the first pushing mechanism and generates a corresponding first direction detection signal.

[0012] In other embodiments, the driving mechanism includes a vertical guide rail and a horizontal guide rail, the vertical guide rail being movably connected to the horizontal guide rail, the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism being slidably connected to the vertical guide rail, and the positioning detection device including a second direction detection element, the second direction detection element being fixedly connected to the vertical guide rail and moving synchronously with the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism, the second direction detection element being located above the slide holder, and being used to detect whether the slide is in position when it moves to the placement slot, and to generate a corresponding second direction detection signal.

[0013] In other embodiments, the glass slide is provided with a reflective coating surface, and the first direction detection element is a diffuse reflection sensor, which is used to detect the reflective coating surface and generate a corresponding first direction detection signal.

[0014] In other embodiments, the glass slide is provided with a reflective coating surface, and the second direction detection element is a laser sensor, which is used to detect the reflective coating surface and generate a corresponding second direction detection signal.

[0015] In other embodiments, a display module is also included, wherein the control module is configured to generate a corresponding card abnormality signal and send it to the display module for display when it receives the first or second positioning detection signal and the first or second positioning detection signal indicates that the card is abnormal.

[0016] Secondly, the method for processing cards in a slide sorting machine provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0017] A method for processing cards in a slide sorting machine includes the following steps:

[0018] Acquire a first positioning detection signal or a second positioning detection signal, wherein the first positioning detection signal is used to characterize whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the placement slot, and the second positioning detection signal is used to characterize whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the first pushing mechanism;

[0019] Generate a corresponding card processing scheme based on the first or second arrival detection signal;

[0020] Control the first push mechanism and the second push mechanism based on the card processing scheme;

[0021] If the second arrival detection signal is received, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism to drive the first push mechanism to place the glass slide in the temporary storage slot or continue the current slide handling action.

[0022] In other embodiments, if the acquired signal is the first arrival detection signal, then controlling the first push mechanism and the second push mechanism based on the card processing scheme includes the following steps:

[0023] Determine whether the first arrival detection signal is normal or abnormal;

[0024] If the first positioning detection signal is normal, the second pushing mechanism is controlled to push the glass slide into the pushing slot on the first pushing body.

[0025] If the first positioning detection signal is abnormal, the card processing scheme is to control the second pushing body to stop pushing the glass slide, control the first pushing mechanism to push the glass slide back into the placement slot, and generate a card abnormality signal corresponding to the placement slot for display.

[0026] In other embodiments, if the second arrival detection signal is received, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism to drive the first push mechanism to place the slide in the temporary storage slot or continue the current slide handling action, specifically including the following steps:

[0027] Determine whether the second positioning detection signal is normal or abnormal;

[0028] If the second positioning detection signal is normal, then the first pushing mechanism continues to push the glass slide into the placement slot;

[0029] If the second positioning detection signal is abnormal, the first pushing body is controlled to stop pushing the glass slide, and the second pushing mechanism is controlled to push the glass slide back into the pushing slot on the first pushing body.

[0030] The drive mechanism is controlled to move the first push mechanism to the position of the temporary storage rack, and the first push mechanism is controlled to push the glass slide into the corresponding temporary storage slot on the temporary storage rack, generating a card abnormality signal corresponding to the placement slot for display.

[0031] Thirdly, the computer storage medium provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0032] A computer storage medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the aforementioned method for processing glass slide cards.

[0033] In summary, this application includes the following beneficial technical effects:

[0034] Firstly, by detecting the card situation, a corresponding card handling solution can be generated to deal with the card phenomenon, thus increasing the detection and resolution of the card phenomenon. Secondly, a temporary storage rack is added. The height and width of the temporary storage slot in the temporary storage rack are greater than the height and width of the placement slot. Therefore, the probability of the temporary storage slot and the slide getting stuck is much lower than the probability of the placement slot and the slide getting stuck. If the slide cannot be pushed into the placement slot, it can be temporarily placed in the temporary storage slot for later cleaning operations or for the operator to manually put the slide into the corresponding placement slot. Attached Figure Description

[0035] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the slide sorting machine in the embodiments of this application;

[0036] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the module connection of the slide sorting machine card processing system in an embodiment of this application;

[0037] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram excluding the fuselage and the second push mechanism in the embodiments of this application;

[0038] Figure 4 This is a comparative schematic diagram of the placement slot and the temporary storage slot in the embodiments of this application;

[0039] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 Top view;

[0040] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the drive mechanism in the embodiments of this application;

[0041] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the first pushing mechanism in the embodiments of this application;

[0042] Figure 8 This is a schematic flowchart of the steps of the slide sorting machine card processing method in the embodiments of this application.

[0043] In the diagram, 1. Body; 2. Slide holder; 21. Placement slot; 3. First pushing mechanism; 31. First pushing body; 311. Pushing slot; 32. First push rod; 33. First push motor; 4. Second pushing mechanism; 5. Drive mechanism; 51. Vertical guide rail; 52. Horizontal guide rail; 6. Position detection device; 61. First direction detection component; 62. Second direction detection component; 7. Control module; 8. Temporary storage rack; 81. Temporary storage slot; 9. Display module. Detailed Implementation

[0044] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1 -Appendix Figure 8 This application will be described in further detail below.

[0045] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, this application discloses a card processing system for a slide sorting machine, which is applied to a slide sorting machine. The slide sorting machine includes a machine body 1, a slide holder 2, a first pushing mechanism 3, a second pushing mechanism 4, and a driving mechanism 5.

[0046] The fuselage 1 is made of metal and includes a hatch and a body. The hatch is rotatably connected to the body. The fuselage 1 is mainly used to house and protect subsequent experimental devices, modules, circuits, etc.

[0047] like Figure 3 As shown, the slide holder 2 has several placement slots 21 for placing slides along the horizontal direction. Each placement slot 21 is separated by a partition, so that when a slide is placed in the placement slot 21, a gap is created between it and the adjacent slide.

[0048] The opening at one end of the placement groove 21 is smaller than the opening at the other end, and the smaller opening is smaller than the size of the slide. This allows the slide to be inserted into the placement groove 21 from the end with the larger opening, without the slide slipping out from the other opening.

[0049] Meanwhile, because the openings at both ends of the placement groove 21 are of different sizes, the insertion direction of the glass slide is fixed.

[0050] like Figure 6 As shown, the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 are respectively disposed on both sides of the slide holder 2, and the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 move synchronously. The first pushing mechanism 3 is located at the end with the larger opening of the placement groove 21, and the second pushing mechanism 4 is located at the end with the smaller opening of the placement groove 21. The first pushing mechanism 3 is used to push the slide on itself toward the placement groove 21, and the second pushing mechanism 4 is used to push the slide in the placement groove 21 toward the first pushing mechanism 3.

[0051] The drive mechanism 5 is used to drive the first push mechanism 3 and the second push mechanism 4 to move in the horizontal and vertical directions to perform sheet processing.

[0052] Meanwhile, the slide is also equipped with an identification element, and the first pushing mechanism 3 is equipped with a scanning component. The identification element, serving as the unique identifier for the slide, can be a QR code, barcode, or other component with information storage capabilities, storing relevant patient information, classification information, pathology items, doctor information, etc. The scanning component obtains the corresponding information by scanning the identification element on the slide on the first pushing mechanism 3.

[0053] The above-mentioned components enable a basic slide handling process: the drive mechanism 5 moves the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 to the position of the slide to be moved; the second pushing mechanism 4 pushes the slide towards the first pushing mechanism 3 from the side with the smaller opening of the placement slot 21; the scanning component on the first pushing mechanism 3 scans the identification elements on the slide; after scanning, there are two processing methods:

[0054] 1. The first pushing mechanism 3 pushes the identified glass slide back to its original placement slot 21 along the original path;

[0055] 2. The drive module moves the first push mechanism 3 and the second push mechanism 4 to the target area and pushes them into the corresponding placement slot 21 according to the scan results, so as to achieve sorting and organization.

[0056] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the slide sorting machine card processing system also includes an arrival detection device 6, a control module 7, and a temporary storage rack 8.

[0057] As shown in the figure Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the temporary storage rack 8 is fixedly connected to one side of the slide holder 2. The temporary storage rack 8 has several temporary storage slots 81, the size of which—that is, its height and width—are larger than the size of the placement slot 21. Simultaneously, like the placement slot 21, the opening size of one side of the temporary storage slot 81 is smaller than the opening size of the other side to prevent the slide from detaching. The larger opening of the temporary storage slot 81 faces the same direction as the larger opening of the placement slot 21.

[0058] The positioning detection device 6 is used to detect whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the placement slot 21 to generate a first positioning detection signal, and also to detect whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the first pushing mechanism 3 to generate a corresponding second positioning detection signal.

[0059] Among them, "completely exiting the glass slide from the placement slot 21" means that the second pushing mechanism 4 completely pushes the glass slide to the first pushing mechanism 3, and "completely exiting the glass slide from the first pushing mechanism 3" means that the first pushing mechanism 3 completely pushes the glass slide into the placement slot 21.

[0060] Because of potential leakage of the sealant or adhesive during the mounting process, the slide may not move smoothly on the placement slot 21 or the first pushing mechanism 3, resulting in a jamming phenomenon. The jamming mainly occurs in the two situations mentioned above, with opposite directions of slide movement. The corresponding handling methods differ depending on the specific circumstances.

[0061] The control module 7 is electrically connected to the positioning detection device 6 to receive the first positioning detection signal or the second positioning detection signal, and generates a corresponding card processing scheme based on the first positioning detection signal or the second positioning detection signal to control the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4.

[0062] The control module 7 determines which direction the slide is moving when the carding phenomenon occurs based on different positioning detection signals, and generates different card handling schemes based on different positioning detection signals to control the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 to handle the carding phenomenon.

[0063] If the control module 7 receives the second positioning detection signal, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism 5 to drive the first push mechanism 3 to place the glass slide in the temporary storage slot 81 or continue the current slide handling action.

[0064] If the received signal is the second positioning detection signal, which corresponds to whether the slide can be pushed from the first push module into the placement slot 21, then the first push mechanism 3 will choose whether to continue the current slide handling action (without card) or to place the slide in the temporary storage slot 81 through the drive mechanism 5 (with card) according to the specific content of the second positioning detection signal.

[0065] With the above settings, firstly, the detection of card conditions can generate corresponding card processing solutions to deal with the card phenomenon, thus increasing the detection and resolution of the card phenomenon. Secondly, the addition of a temporary storage rack 8, in which the height and width of the temporary storage slot 81 are greater than the height and width of the placement slot 21, makes the probability of carding between the temporary storage rack 81 and the slide much lower than the probability of carding between the placement slot 21 and the slide. If a slide cannot be pushed into the placement slot 21, it can be temporarily stored in the temporary storage slot 81 to await subsequent cleaning operations or manual placement of the slide into the corresponding placement slot 21 by subsequent operators.

[0066] like Figure 3 and Figure 7 As shown, in some other embodiments, the first pushing mechanism 3 includes a first pushing body 31, on which a pushing groove 311 is provided. The positioning detection device 6 includes a first direction detection element 61, which is disposed below the pushing groove 311. The first direction detection element 61 is used to detect whether the glass slide is in position when it moves onto the first pushing mechanism 3, and generates a corresponding first direction detection signal.

[0067] The first pushing body 31 is a metal plate with an inlet / outlet position close to the placement slot 21. A glass slide on the placement slot 21 is pushed into the pushing slot 311 from the inlet / outlet position by the second pushing mechanism 4. The first direction detection element 61 can detect the position of the glass slide in the pushing slot 311 to determine whether the glass slide is properly positioned when pushed into the pushing slot 311. Proper positioning indicates that no jamming occurred during the movement of the glass slide from the placement slot 21 to the pushing slot 311; conversely, failure to position properly indicates that a jamming occurred during the movement.

[0068] Specifically, the first pushing mechanism 3 also includes a first push rod 32 and a first pushing motor. The first push rod 32 is horizontally arranged on the first pushing body 31 and faces the placement groove 21. The first pushing motor is arranged on the first pushing body 31 and electrically connected to the driving mechanism 5. The first pushing motor is used to drive the first push rod 32 to move in a direction close to or away from the placement groove 21.

[0069] The output end of the first push motor faces downward, and a rotating tooth is fixedly connected to the output end. A rack that meshes with the rotating tooth is provided on the side of the first push rod 32. When the first push motor works and rotates, the rotating tooth rotates with the vertical direction as the rotation axis, and the rack is meshed and moves in the horizontal direction.

[0070] Meanwhile, the structure of the second push mechanism 4 is the same as that of the first push mechanism 3.

[0071] In other embodiments, the second push motors corresponding to the first push motor and the second push mechanism 4 are both closed-loop stepper motors with encoders. The encoder of the closed-loop stepper motor can detect the actual number of steps the motor moves. If the set number of steps is not reached, step compensation will be performed. If the set number of steps cannot be reached for a long time, an output will be sent to the control module 7. The control module 7 receives the signal and issues an alarm based on the signal.

[0072] By setting up a closed-loop stepper motor with an encoder, an additional protection measure can be added when an anomaly occurs during card detection, making it impossible to protect the glass slide.

[0073] In other embodiments, the glass slide has a reflective coating surface, and the first direction detection element 61 is a diffuse reflection sensor. The diffuse reflection sensor is located below the first pushing body 31, corresponding to a hole on the first pushing body 31 near the reflective coating surface of the glass slide. The diffuse reflection sensor can detect the reflective coating surface to determine whether the glass slide is in position.

[0074] When the glass slide is in the push groove 311 on the first push body 31, the diffuse reflection sensor can detect the reflective coating surface of the glass slide and output a corresponding signal to the control module 7.

[0075] If the slide is not pushed into position, the diffuse reflection sensor cannot be triggered, the diffuse reflection sensor has no signal output, and the control signal cannot be received, indicating that there is a card malfunction in the slide pushing mechanism.

[0076] It should be noted that when the diffuse reflection sensor cannot be triggered and has no signal output, the control module 7 will still receive a signal indicating a slide pushing failure, even though it cannot receive the detection signal of the diffuse reflection sensor on the glass slide.

[0077] like Figure 5 As shown, in some other embodiments, the driving mechanism 5 includes a vertical guide rail 51 and a horizontal guide rail 52. The vertical guide rail 51 is movably connected to the horizontal guide rail 52. The first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 are both slidably connected to the vertical guide rail 51. The positioning detection device 6 includes a second direction detection element 62. The second direction detection element 62 is fixedly connected to the vertical guide rail 51 and moves synchronously with the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4. The second direction detection element 62 is located above the slide holder 2 and is used to detect whether the slide is in position when it moves to the placement slot 21, and to generate a corresponding second direction detection signal.

[0078] The horizontal guide rail 52 is located above the slide holder 2. The horizontal guide rail 52 is a straight strip-shaped guide rail corresponding to the length direction of the slide holder 2. There are two vertical guide rails 51, which are located on both sides of the slide holder 2. They are synchronously connected to the horizontal guide rail 52 through a connecting arm, so that the two vertical guide rails 51 can move synchronously along the horizontal direction on the horizontal guide rail 52. The first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 are located on the two vertical guide rails 51 respectively, and move vertically on the vertical guide rails 51.

[0079] The second direction detection component 62 is fixed on the vertical guide rail 51 or the connecting arm between the two vertical guide rails 51, and faces downward toward the slot opening of each placement slot 21. It can move horizontally synchronously with the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4, while the second direction detection component 62 itself will not move vertically.

[0080] The second direction detection element 62 can detect the position of the slide being pushed into the placement groove 21 and determine whether it is in place when pushed into the placement groove 21. If it is in place, it means that the slide is pushed from the first pushing body 31 into the placement groove 21 without any jamming. If it is not in place, it means that the slide is jammed when pushed from the first pushing body 31 into the placement groove 21.

[0081] In other embodiments, the glass slide has a reflective coating surface, and the second direction detection element 62 is a laser sensor. The laser sensor emits a laser from top to bottom to detect the reflective coating surface to determine whether the glass slide has been pushed into position.

[0082] When the slide is fully pushed into the placement slot 21, the laser sensor can detect that the reflective coating of the slide disappears after being lasered. At this time, the corresponding signal is output to the control module 7 to indicate that no card has appeared.

[0083] If the slide is not pushed to the designated position, the laser sensor cannot be triggered, the laser sensor has no signal output, and the control module 7 cannot receive the signal, indicating that a slide pushing failure has occurred.

[0084] If a glass slide gets stuck and is partially pushed back into the placement slot 21 by the first push rod 32, the laser sensor may be continuously triggered. The laser sensor will output a corresponding signal to the control module 7, and the control module 7 can determine that a stuck phenomenon has occurred based on the signal.

[0085] It should be noted that when the laser sensor cannot be triggered and there is no signal output, the control module 7 will still receive a signal indicating a slide pushing failure, even though it cannot receive the detection signal of the laser sensor on the glass slide.

[0086] In other embodiments, a display module 9 is also included, and the control module 7 is used to generate a corresponding card abnormality signal and send it to the display module 9 for display when it receives a first position detection signal or a second position detection signal and the first position detection signal or the second position detection signal indicates that the card is abnormal.

[0087] The display module 9 is electrically connected to the control module 7 to display the position, quantity, and empty space of each placement slot 21 during the slide preparation process, as well as the information and various statuses of the slides.

[0088] Both the first and second positioning detection signals include two signal states: one indicates a card abnormality has occurred, and the other indicates no card abnormality has occurred.

[0089] If the first or second positioning detection signal received by the control module 7 indicates a card abnormality, it can be displayed by the display module 9.

[0090] Specifically, the display method involves showing a corresponding color identifier at the placement slot 21 where the card phenomenon occurs; in this application, this is specifically red. During the slide preparation process, different colors can also be displayed at the positions of each placement slot 21 to indicate different states. For example, white indicates an empty position, blue indicates a slide to be prepared, green indicates a prepared slide, and yellow indicates an unidentified slide.

[0091] like Figure 8 As shown, this application also discloses a method for processing cards in a slide sorting machine, including the following steps:

[0092] S100, acquire the first or second position detection signal.

[0093] The first positioning detection signal is used to characterize whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the placement slot 21, and the second positioning detection signal is used to characterize whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the first pushing mechanism 3.

[0094] S200 generates a corresponding card processing scheme based on the first or second position detection signal.

[0095] S300 controls the first push mechanism 3 and the second push mechanism 4 based on the card processing scheme.

[0096] S400, if the second positioning detection signal is received, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism 5 to drive the first push mechanism 3 to place the glass slide in the temporary storage slot 81.

[0097] In other embodiments, if the acquired signal is a first arrival detection signal, then controlling the first push mechanism 3 and the second push mechanism 4 based on the card processing scheme includes the following steps:

[0098] S310, determine whether the first positioning detection signal is normal or abnormal.

[0099] S320, if the first positioning detection signal is normal, continue to control the second pushing mechanism 4 to push the glass slide to the pushing groove 311 on the first pushing body 31.

[0100] S330, if the first positioning detection signal is abnormal, the card handling scheme is to control the second pushing body to stop pushing the glass slide, control the first pushing mechanism 3 to push the glass slide back into the placement slot 21, and generate a card abnormality signal corresponding to the placement slot 21 for display.

[0101] If the received signal is the first positioning detection signal, it indicates that the slide is being pushed from the placement slot 21 to the first pushing mechanism 3. If the first positioning detection signal is normal, it means there is no jamming, and the second pushing mechanism 4 continues its current operation, pushing the slide into the first pushing mechanism 3. However, if the first positioning detection signal is abnormal, it indicates that a jamming has occurred. In this case, the slide is stuck in the placement slot 21 and cannot move to the first pushing mechanism 3. In this case, the second pushing body is controlled to stop pushing the slide to prevent it from breaking, and the first pushing mechanism 3 is controlled to push the slide back into the placement slot 21.

[0102] The above solution is for the case where the slide cannot be pushed out of the placement slot 21 but can be pushed back into the placement slot 21. In other embodiments, if the problem is that the slide can neither be pushed out of the placement slot 21 nor pushed back into the placement slot 21, then the first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 are both controlled to stop pushing, and a corresponding prompt is generated to notify the operator to manually handle the slide that is stuck.

[0103] In other embodiments, if a second positioning detection signal is received, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism 5 to drive the first push mechanism 3 to place the slide in the temporary storage slot 81 or continuing the current slide handling action, specifically including the following steps:

[0104] S410, determine whether the second position detection signal is normal or abnormal.

[0105] S420, if the second positioning detection signal is normal, then continue to control the first pushing mechanism 3 to push the glass slide to the placement slot 21.

[0106] S430, if the second positioning detection signal is abnormal, control the first pushing body 31 to stop pushing the glass slide, and control the second pushing mechanism 4 to push the glass slide back to the pushing slot 311 on the first pushing body 31.

[0107] S440, the control drive mechanism 5 moves the first push mechanism 3 to the position of the temporary storage rack 8, and controls the first push mechanism 3 to push the glass slide into the corresponding temporary storage slot 81 on the temporary storage rack 8, generating a card abnormality signal corresponding to the placement slot 21 for display.

[0108] If the received signal is the second positioning detection signal, it indicates that the slide is being pushed from the first pushing mechanism 3 to the placement slot 21. If the second positioning detection signal is normal, it means there is no jamming, and the first pushing mechanism 3 continues to push the slide into the placement slot 21. If the second positioning detection signal is abnormal, it indicates a jamming phenomenon, meaning the slide cannot be fully pushed into the placement slot 21. In this case, the first pushing mechanism 3 stops working, and the second pushing mechanism 4 pushes the slide that has partially entered the placement slot 21 back onto the first pushing mechanism 3. The driving component is then controlled to move the first pushing mechanism 3 to the position of the temporary storage rack 8, and the first pushing mechanism 3 pushes the slide into the target temporary storage slot 81 on the temporary storage rack 8 for temporary placement. Because the height and width of the temporary storage slot 81 are larger than the placement slot 21, the slide can be pushed into the temporary storage slot 81 relatively smoothly.

[0109] This application also discloses a computer storage medium storing a computer program thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the above-described method for processing glass slide sorting machine cards.

[0110] The embodiments described in this specific implementation are preferred embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Identical components are represented by the same reference numerals. Therefore, all equivalent changes made to the structure, shape, and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A card processing system for a slide sorting machine, applied to a slide sorting machine, the slide sorting machine comprising a machine body (1), a slide holder (2), a first pushing mechanism (3), a second pushing mechanism (4), and a driving mechanism (5), the slide holder (2) being disposed on the machine body (1), the slide holder (2) having a plurality of placement slots (21) for placing slides opened along the horizontal direction, the first pushing mechanism (3) and the second pushing mechanism (4) being respectively disposed on both sides of the slide holder (2), the second pushing mechanism (4) being used to push the slides in the placement slots (21) toward the first pushing mechanism (3), the first pushing mechanism (3) being used to push the slides on itself toward the placement slots (21), and the driving mechanism (5) being used to drive the first pushing mechanism (3) and the second pushing mechanism (4) to move, characterized in that, It includes a positioning detection device (6), a control module (7), and a temporary storage rack (8); The temporary storage rack (8) is fixedly connected to the slide rack (2), and the temporary storage rack (8) is provided with a plurality of temporary storage slots (81). The size of the temporary storage slots (81) is larger than the size of the placement slots (21). The positioning detection device (6) is used to detect whether the slide can be completely removed from the placement slots (21) to generate a first positioning detection signal, and is also used to detect whether the slide can be completely removed from the first pushing mechanism (3) to generate a corresponding second positioning detection signal. The control module (7) is electrically connected to the positioning detection device (6) to receive the first positioning detection signal or the second positioning detection signal, and generates a corresponding card processing scheme according to the first positioning detection signal or the second positioning detection signal to control the first pushing mechanism (3) and the second pushing mechanism (4). If the control module (7) receives the second positioning detection signal, the card processing scheme includes controlling the driving mechanism (5) to drive the first pushing mechanism (3) to place the slide in the temporary storage slot (81) or continue the current slide handling action. The first pushing mechanism (3) includes a first pushing body (31), and a pushing groove (311) is provided on the first pushing body (31). The positioning detection device (6) includes a first direction detection element (61), which is located below the pushing groove (311). The first direction detection element (61) is used to detect whether the glass slide is in position when it moves to the first pushing mechanism (3) and to generate a corresponding first direction detection signal.

2. The slide sorting machine card processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving mechanism (5) includes a vertical guide rail (51) and a horizontal guide rail (52). The vertical guide rail (51) is movably connected to the horizontal guide rail (52). The first pushing mechanism (3) and the second pushing mechanism (4) are both slidably connected to the vertical guide rail (51). The positioning detection device (6) includes a second direction detection element (62). The second direction detection element (62) is fixedly connected to the vertical guide rail (51) and moves synchronously with the first pushing mechanism (3) and the second pushing mechanism (4). The second direction detection element (62) is located above the slide holder (2) and is used to detect whether the slide is in position when it moves to the placement slot (21) and generate a corresponding second direction detection signal.

3. The slide sorting machine card processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The glass slide is provided with a reflective coating surface, and the first direction detection element (61) is a diffuse reflection sensor. The diffuse reflection sensor is used to detect the reflective coating surface and generate a corresponding first direction detection signal.

4. The slide sorting machine card processing system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The glass slide is provided with a reflective coating surface, and the second direction detection element (62) is a laser sensor. The laser sensor is used to detect the reflective coating surface and generate a corresponding second direction detection signal.

5. The slide sorting machine card processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a display module (9), and the control module (7) is used to generate a corresponding card abnormality signal and send it to the display module (9) for display when it receives the first position detection signal or the second position detection signal and the first position detection signal or the second position detection signal indicates that the card is abnormal.

6. A method for processing cards in a slide sorting machine, characterized in that, The slide sorting machine card processing system as described in any one of claims 1-5 includes the following steps: Obtain a first positioning detection signal or a second positioning detection signal, wherein the first positioning detection signal is used to characterize whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the placement slot (21), and the second positioning detection signal is used to characterize whether the glass slide can be completely removed from the first pushing mechanism (3). Generate a corresponding card processing scheme based on the first or second arrival detection signal; The first push mechanism (3) and the second push mechanism (4) are controlled based on the card processing scheme. If the second positioning detection signal is received, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism (5) to drive the first push mechanism (3) to place the glass slide in the temporary storage slot (81) or continue the current slide handling action.

7. The method for processing card cards in a slide sorting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, If the obtained signal is the first arrival detection signal, then the first push mechanism (3) and the second push mechanism (4) are controlled based on the card processing scheme, including the following steps: Determine whether the first arrival detection signal is normal or abnormal; If the first positioning detection signal is normal, the second pushing mechanism (4) is controlled to push the glass slide to the pushing groove (311) on the first pushing body (31). If the first positioning detection signal is abnormal, the card processing scheme is to control the second pushing mechanism (4) to stop pushing the glass slide, control the first pushing mechanism (3) to push the glass slide back to the placement slot (21), and generate a card abnormality signal corresponding to the placement slot (21) for display.

8. The method for processing cards in a slide sorting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, If the second arrival detection signal is received, the card processing scheme includes controlling the drive mechanism (5) to drive the first push mechanism (3) to place the glass slide in the temporary storage slot (81) or continue the current slide handling action, specifically including the following steps: Determine whether the second positioning detection signal is normal or abnormal; If the second positioning detection signal is normal, then continue to control the first pushing mechanism (3) to push the glass slide to the placement slot (21). If the second positioning detection signal is abnormal, the first pushing body (31) is controlled to stop pushing the glass slide, and the second pushing mechanism (4) is controlled to push the glass slide back to the pushing slot (311) on the first pushing body (31). The drive mechanism (5) is controlled to move the first push mechanism (3) to the position of the temporary storage rack (8), and the first push mechanism (3) is controlled to push the glass slide into the corresponding temporary storage slot (81) on the temporary storage rack (8), generating a card abnormality signal corresponding to the placement slot (21) for display.

9. A computer storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the slide sorting machine card processing method according to any one of claims 6 to 8.

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