Immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device

Abstract

The invention discloses a device for supplying and unloading reaction cups of an immunoassay analyzer, which belongs to the technical field of medical devices and comprises a reaction disc housing and a rotating reaction disc, wherein the rotating reaction disc is embedded in the reaction disc housing and driven by an external driving device to rotate relative to the reaction disc housing, and further comprises: a support frame; a cup feeder assembly, which is used to introduce the reaction cup into the rotating reaction disc; a cup withdrawer assembly, which is installed on the reaction disc housing and is used to lead the reaction cup out of the rotating reaction disc; a conveying assembly, which is installed on the support frame and is used to convey the reaction cup into the cup feeder and pusher assembly and perform ectopic correction of the reaction cup; a cup sorter assembly, which is used to sort the reaction cups introduced through the main hopper assembly and introduce them into the conveying assembly for conveying; and the main hopper assembly, which is used to introduce the reaction cups into the cup sorter assembly. The invention can complete the automatic supply and unloading operations of the reaction cups and is not prone to cup jamming.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and in particular relates to a reaction cup supply and unloading device for an immunoassay analyzer. Background Art

[0002] At present, in vitro diagnosis is one of the most commonly used diagnostic methods in the medical field. According to the detection principle or detection method, in vitro diagnosis is mainly divided into biochemical diagnosis, immunological diagnosis, molecular diagnosis, microbiological diagnosis, urine diagnosis, coagulation diagnosis, blood and flow cytometric diagnosis, etc. Among them, biochemical and immunological diagnosis are the main methods of in vitro diagnosis in my country. These diagnostic methods all use fully automatic or semi-automatic instruments for sample addition, analysis, and give diagnostic reports.

[0003] During the test, a reaction cup is needed to hold the reaction reagent and body fluid sample and mix them. After a period of reaction in a heated and heat-insulating environment, the reaction cup is transported to the detection position and the photon counter performs photoelectric conversion detection.

[0004] Fully automatic immunoassay analyzers usually use disposable cuvettes, which are poured into the cuvette storage tank (hopper) in a disordered manner. For high-speed fully automatic immunoassay analyzers, a cuvette supply device is required that can sort the disordered cuvettes at a high speed and stably and complete the loading action. After the test process is completed, the unloading device needs to recycle the used cuvettes to free up the test position for the next batch of tests, and this cycle repeats.

[0005] The speed of the existing device for sorting reaction cups (hereinafter referred to as the cup sorting speed) is low and cannot meet the application requirements of high-speed equipment. The cup sorting speed is very different when there are more and fewer reaction cups in the hopper. In addition, the stability of the existing device for sorting reaction cups is poor and it is easy to "get the cup stuck". After the "getting stuck" failure occurs, there will often be a lot of noise and manual intervention is required to resume the test. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a device for supplying and unloading reaction cups of an immunoassay analyzer, which solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: an immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device, comprising a reaction disk housing, a rotating reaction disk and a main hopper assembly, wherein the rotating reaction disk is embedded in the reaction disk housing, and the rotating reaction disk is driven by an external driving device to rotate relative to the reaction disk housing, and further comprising:

[0008] Support frame;

[0009] The conveying assembly is installed on the support frame and is used to convey the reaction cup to the cup inlet and push assembly and to perform ectopic correction of the reaction cup;

[0010] A cup feeder assembly is installed on the output end of the transmission assembly and is used to introduce the reaction cup into the rotating reaction disk;

[0011] The cup ejector assembly is installed on the reaction disk housing and is used to eject the reaction cup from the rotating reaction disk;

[0012] The cup sorter assembly is installed at the input end of the conveying assembly, and is used to sort the reaction cups introduced through the main hopper assembly and introduce them into the conveying assembly for transportation, including a sub-hopper frame, a material discharge vibration plate, a sub-hopper photoelectric sensor, and a toothed belt. The sub-hopper frame includes a sub-hopper, a No. 1 mounting plate and a No. 2 mounting plate. The No. 1 mounting plate and the No. 2 mounting plate can be detachably installed at the side opening of the sub-hopper. The material discharge vibration plate can be detachably installed at the bottom of the sub-hopper, and also includes:

[0013] The driving mechanism is installed on the auxiliary hopper frame and is used to drive the unloading vibration plate to vibrate and drive the toothed belt to rotate.

[0014] On the basis of the above technical solution, the present invention also provides the following optional technical solution:

[0015] Further technical solution: the driving mechanism includes a No. 1 driving wheel, a No. 2 driving wheel, a No. 1 driven wheel, a No. 2 driven wheel, a vibrating plate pushing rod, a linkage adapter block, a No. 1 bearing wheel, and a No. 2 slider. The No. 1 driving wheel and the No. 1 driven wheel are connected by a toothed belt transmission. The No. 1 driven wheel and the No. 1 driving wheel are both rotatably installed between the No. 1 mounting plate and the No. 2 mounting plate. The No. 1 driving wheel and the No. 1 driven wheel are diagonally inclined and arranged on the No. 2 mounting plate. The No. 1 driving wheel is located at the lower side of the No. 1 mounting plate, the No. 1 driven wheel is located at the upper side of the No. 1 mounting plate, and the No. 2 driving wheel is installed on the No. 1 driving wheel The gear train is connected to the second driven wheel through a transmission belt, the second driven wheel is mounted on the lower side of the second mounting plate, a rotating swing arm is mounted on the rotating shaft connected to the second driven wheel, a first bearing wheel is mounted on the rotating swing arm, the first bearing wheel is slidably matched with a push groove provided on the second slider, the second slider is slidably matched with a second linear guide rail mounted on the second mounting plate, the linkage adapter block with a feeding push block is mounted on the second slider, the vibration plate push rod is detachably mounted on the linkage adapter block, and a No. 2 motor for driving the No. 1 driving wheel to rotate is detachably mounted on the No. 2 mounting plate.

[0016] Further technical solution: An inclined surface is provided on the upper end of the loading push block, and a No. 1 elastic line is installed on the auxiliary hopper for blocking excess reaction cups on the toothed belt from falling back into the auxiliary hopper. There are several No. 1 elastic lines that are evenly distributed above the toothed belt.

[0017] Further technical solution: The cup sorter assembly also includes a passive vibrator and a cap nut, the passive vibrator includes a shaft, a No. 3 bearing wheel and a bolt assembly, the shaft passes through an inclined groove located on the upper part of the No. 1 mounting plate and can be detachably mounted on the No. 1 mounting plate through the bolt assembly, the No. 3 bearing wheel is used in conjunction with a cap nut evenly mounted on the toothed belt and is rotatably connected to the shaft.

[0018] Further technical solution: the cup sorter assembly further comprises a righting slide detachably mounted on a side of the auxiliary hopper close to the reaction disk housing, and a U-shaped notch is provided on the righting slide.

[0019] Further technical solution: the transmission assembly includes a mounting frame, a double round belt pulley, a transmission round belt, a reflective photoelectric sensor, a No. 3 motor, a limit baffle, a pressure adjustment assembly, and a No. 2 elastic line. The mounting frame can be detachably mounted on the upper end of the support frame. The two double round belt pulleys are correspondingly mounted horizontally on the two ends of the mounting frame and are both rotatably connected to the mounting frame. The two double round belt pulleys are connected through the transmission round belt. The No. 3 motor can be detachably mounted on one end of the mounting frame close to the cup sorter assembly and its output shaft It is connected to the double round belt pulley close to the cup sorter assembly, the flat end of the limit baffle with one end tilted up is detachably mounted above the mounting frame, and the flat end of the limit baffle is flush with the end of the mounting frame away from the cup sorter assembly, the portion of the limit baffle close to the tilted end is mounted on the mounting frame through a pressure adjustment assembly, and a protective baffle is symmetrically mounted on the mounting frame, one end of the protective baffle extends to below the limit baffle, a No. 2 elastic line is mounted on the protective baffle, and the mounting frame is detachably connected to the output end of the righting slide.

[0020] Further technical solution: The pressure adjustment assembly includes a bolt and a pressure spring, the bolt passes through the limit baffle and is threadedly connected to the mounting frame, and the bolt is sleeved with a pressure spring for pressing the limit baffle.

[0021] Further technical solution: The mounting frame is provided with a manual rotating wheel opening for manually driving the double circular belt pulley to rotate.

[0022] Further technical solution: The cup feeder assembly includes a reversing base, a reflective photoelectric switch, a No. 4 motor, a protective cover, a No. 3 linear guide rail, a pusher head, a No. 1 gear and a No. 1 rack. The reversing base is installed on one end of the mounting frame close to the reaction disk housing. The No. 1 gear is installed on the output shaft of the No. 4 motor detachably connected to the reversing base. The No. 1 rack is slidably matched with the No. 3 linear guide rail installed on the reversing base. The pusher head is installed on the No. 1 rack and a No. 2 light blocking sheet used in conjunction with the reflective photoelectric switch is installed on it. A groove that adapts to the outer circle of the reaction cup is provided on the pusher head. The end of the reversing base passes through the reaction disk housing. A movable door for closing the cup feeding channel provided on the reversing base is installed on the side of the No. 1 rack. The cup feeding channel is directly opposite to the output end of the conveying assembly.

[0023] Further technical solution: The cup ejector assembly includes a connecting base, an unloading finger, a No. 3 light blocking sheet, a beam sensor, a No. 2 gear, a No. 2 rack, a No. 4 linear guide and a No. 5 motor. The connecting base is detachably mounted on the reaction disk housing and its end passes through the reaction disk housing. The No. 2 rack is slidably matched with the No. 4 linear guide mounted on the connecting base. The No. 3 light blocking sheet is mounted on the No. 2 rack and used in conjunction with the photoelectric switch mounted on the connecting base. The unloading finger is detachably mounted on the No. 2 rack. The unloading finger is F-shaped as a whole. The No. 2 gear is connected to the output shaft of the No. 5 motor mounted on the connecting base. A cup discarding port is provided on the connecting base.

[0024] The present invention provides a device for supplying and unloading reaction cups of an immunoassay analyzer, which has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0025] The present invention drives the No. 1 driving wheel to rotate by the No. 2 motor, so that the toothed belt moves, and at the same time the No. 1 driving wheel drives the No. 2 driving wheel to rotate synchronously, at this time the No. 2 driving wheel drives the No. 2 driven wheel to rotate through the transmission belt, the rotating shaft of the No. 2 driven wheel drives the rotating swing arm to drive the No. 2 bearing wheel to rotate, the No. 2 bearing wheel pushes the No. 2 slider to perform linear reciprocating motion along the No. 2 linear guide through the pushing groove, the No. 2 slider pushes the linkage adapter block to perform synchronous motion, and at this time the linkage adapter block synchronously pushes the vibration piece push rod and the feeding push block to perform linear reciprocating motion, At this time, the vibration plate push rod pushes the unloading vibration plate to vibrate, and guides the reaction cup on the unloading vibration plate to the loading push block, and the loading push block guides the reaction cup onto the toothed belt. At this time, the reaction cup on the toothed groove on the toothed belt is transported to the feeding port of the righting slide under the action of the toothed belt. At the same time, the No. 3 bearing wheel of the passive vibrator hits the cover nut to make the toothed belt vibrate, thereby causing the reaction cup in the toothed groove to fall into the U-shaped groove provided on the righting slide. Under the action of the U-shaped groove and the gravity of the reaction cup itself, the reaction cup is righted (the cup mouth faces up and the cup bottom faces down) and guided out.

[0026] The No. 3 motor is used to drive the double round belt pulley to rotate, thereby causing the conveyor belt to move. The reaction cup introduced by the cup sorter assembly enters the conveyor belt. If the reaction cup is in the right position, the mouth of the reaction cup is placed on the two conveyor belts and moves under the transportation of the conveyor belts. If the reaction cup introduced by the cup sorter assembly on the conveyor belt is out of position, it will be blocked by the No. 2 elastic line and tilted backwards, and automatically straightened under the action of gravity. At the same time, the reaction cup above the right-position reaction cup will be blocked by the limit block, and will fall back between the two conveyor belts and automatically straighten when the conveyor belt reverses. At the same time, if the reflective photoelectric sensor at the input end is blocked, it indicates that the reaction cup buffer is full, and the cup sorter assembly stops running. If the reflective photoelectric sensor at the output end is not blocked, it indicates that the buffer is insufficient and the cup feeder stops running.

[0027] The No. 4 motor drives the No. 1 gear to rotate, and the No. 1 gear pushes the meshed No. 1 rack to perform linear motion along the length direction of the No. 3 linear guide rail. At this time, the No. 1 rack pushes the reaction cup located at the output end of the transmission component, and pushes the reaction cup into the reaction cup placement position on the rotating reaction disk, while the No. 5 motor drives the No. 2 gear to rotate, and the No. 2 gear pushes the No. 2 rack to slide along the length direction of the No. 3 linear guide rail, pushing the unloading finger to perform linear motion (when the unloading finger is in the initial position, it extends into the reaction disk housing and is located above the reaction cup placement position in the rotating reaction disk), thereby pulling the reaction cup located on the reaction cup placement position of the rotating reaction disk into the cup withdrawal channel opened on the connecting base, and then falling into the cup dropping opening opened on the connecting base. The No. 3 light blocking sheet cooperates with the photoelectric switch to ensure that the reaction cup is pulled into the top of the cup dropping opening opened on the connecting base by the unloading finger, and at the same time, the shooting sensor can detect whether the cup dropping is normal.

[0028] The present invention can drive the No. 1 pulley assembly to move through the No. 1 motor. The pulley in the No. 1 pulley assembly pushes the No. 1 slider to perform linear motion in the vertical direction along the No. 1 linear guide rail through the synchronous belt connecting plate. When the high-position photoelectric sensor detects the obstruction of the No. 1 light-blocking plate, it indicates that the pallet has moved to the high position. If the opposing photoelectric switch is blocked at this time, the No. 1 motor will reciprocate to drive the No. 1 slider to perform reciprocating linear motion, and drive the pallet to move up and down, shake the material out, and guide the reaction cup into the cup sorting assembly. If the opposing photoelectric switch does not detect the obstruction, it is determined that the main hopper is out of material, the pallet drops to the low-position photoelectric sensor, and notifies the user to add a reaction cup.

[0029] The present invention adopts a main and auxiliary hopper continuous supply structure, which solves the problem that the traditional hopper has a small allowable capacity and requires testers to frequently replenish reaction cups. In addition, since the reaction cups are small in size and light in weight, the allowable capacity of the main hopper can be made larger. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the main hopper assembly of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 3 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the main hopper assembly of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the cup organizer assembly of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 5 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the cup organizer assembly of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 6 The figure is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the toothed belt and the righting slide of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 7 For the present invention Figure 6 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure of part A in the middle.

[0037] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the righting slide of the present invention.

[0038] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transmission component of the present invention.

[0039] Fig.10 It is a schematic structural diagram of the double round belt pulley and the transmission round belt of the present invention.

[0040] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the transmission component of the present invention.

[0041] Fig.12 It is a schematic structural diagram of the cup feeder assembly of the present invention.

[0042] Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the positions of the movable door and the cup inlet channel of the present invention.

[0043] Fig.14 The figure is a schematic diagram of the installation of the protective cover and the first rack of the present invention.

[0044] Fig.15 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cup ejector assembly of the present invention.

[0045] Fig.16 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the linkage adapter block, the feeding push block and the second slide block of the present invention.

[0046] Fig.17 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the inclined slot used in conjunction with the passive vibrator in the present invention.

[0047] Notes on reference numerals: 1. reaction disk housing; 2. rotating reaction disk; 3. support frame; 4. cup ejector assembly; 401. connecting base; 402. unloading finger; 403. light shield No. 3; 404. through-beam sensor; 405. gear No. 2; 406. rack No. 2; 407. linear guide No. 4; 408. motor No. 5; 5. cup feeder assembly; 501. reversing base; 502. reflective photoelectric switch; 503. motor No. 4; 504. protective cover; 505. linear guide No. 3; 506. pusher head; 5 07, gear No. 1; 508, rack No. 1; 509, movable door; 510, cup inlet channel; 511, groove; 6, conveyor assembly; 601, mounting frame; 602, double round belt pulley; 603, conveyor round belt; 604, reflective photoelectric sensor; 605, motor No. 3; 606, limit baffle; 607, pressure adjustment assembly; 608, elastic line No. 2; 610, protective baffle; 611, manual wheel opening; 7, cup sorter assembly; 701, auxiliary hopper frame; 7011, auxiliary hopper; 7012 , No. 1 mounting plate; 7013, No. 2 mounting plate; 702, unloading vibration plate; 703, auxiliary hopper photoelectric sensor; 704, No. 1 driving wheel; 705, No. 2 driving wheel; 706, No. 1 driven wheel; 707, No. 2 driven wheel; 708, toothed belt; 709, No. 2 motor; 710, vibration plate push rod; 711, linkage adapter block; 712, loading push block; 713, rotating swing arm; 714, No. 1 bearing wheel; 715, No. 2 linear guide rail; 716, No. 2 slider; 717, righting slide; 718 , passive vibrator; 719, cover nut; 720, inspection port; 721, elastic line No. 1; 722, toothed groove; 723, inclined groove; 8, main hopper assembly; 801, pulley assembly No. 1; 802, synchronous belt connecting plate; 803, slider No. 1; 804, bracket No. 1; 805, light shield No. 1; 806, high-position photoelectric sensor; 807, low-position photoelectric sensor; 808, opposing photoelectric switch; 809, support plate; 810, main hopper; 811, linear guide No. 1; 812, motor No. 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0049] The specific implementation of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0050] See also Figure 1 to Figure 17, provided in one embodiment of the present invention, is an immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device, comprising a reaction disk housing 1 and a rotating reaction disk 2, wherein the rotating reaction disk 2 is embedded in the reaction disk housing 1, and the rotating reaction disk 2 is driven by an external driving device to rotate relative to the reaction disk housing 1, and further comprising:

[0051] Support frame 3;

[0052] The conveying assembly 6 is installed on the supporting frame 3 and is used to convey the reaction cup to the cup feeding and pushing assembly and to perform ectopic correction of the reaction cup;

[0053] The cup feeder assembly 5 is installed on the output end of the transmission assembly 6 and is used to introduce the reaction cup into the rotating reaction disk 2;

[0054] The cup ejector assembly 4 is mounted on the reaction disk housing 1 and is used to eject the reaction cup from the rotating reaction disk 2;

[0055] The cup sorter assembly 7 is installed at one end of the mounting frame 601 of the conveying assembly 6 away from the reaction tray housing 1, and is used to sort the reaction cups introduced through the main hopper assembly 8 and introduce them into the conveying assembly 6 for conveying;

[0056] The main hopper assembly 8 is installed on the side of the auxiliary hopper 7011 in the cup sorter assembly 7 away from the reaction tray housing 1, and is used to guide the reaction cups into the cup sorter assembly 7;

[0057] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3The main hopper assembly 8 includes a main hopper 810, a No. 1 pulley assembly 801, a synchronous belt connecting piece 802, a No. 1 slider 803, a No. 1 bracket 804, a No. 1 light shielding piece 805, a high-position photoelectric sensor 806, a low-position photoelectric sensor 807, a photoelectric switch 808 and a support plate 809. The No. 1 pulley assembly 801 is installed on the main hopper 810 and driven by a No. 1 motor 812. The synchronous belt connecting piece 802 can be detachably installed on the No. 1 pulley assembly. The first bracket 804 is detachably mounted on the first slider 803, and the first slider 803 is slidably matched with the first linear guide rail 811 mounted on the main hopper 810. The first light shielding sheet 805 is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt connecting sheet 802. The high-position photoelectric sensor 806 and the low-position photoelectric sensor 807 can be detachably mounted on the main hopper 810, and the high-position photoelectric sensor 806 is located at the low-position photoelectric sensor 807. The photoelectric switch 808 is installed on the main hopper 810 and is located on the upper side of the high-position photoelectric sensor 806. The support plate 809 is tiltedly installed on the No. 1 bracket 804. The No. 1 motor 812 drives the No. 1 pulley assembly 801 to move. The pulley in the No. 1 pulley assembly 801 pushes the No. 1 slider 803 to move along the No. 1 linear guide rail 811 in the vertical direction through the synchronous belt connecting piece 802. When the high-position photoelectric sensor 806 detects that the No. 1 block is When the light sheet 805 is blocked, it indicates that the support plate 809 has moved to a high position. If the opposing photoelectric switch 808 is blocked at this time, the No. 1 motor 812 will rotate back and forth, prompting the No. 1 slider 803 to perform reciprocating linear motion, prompting the support plate 809 to move up and down, shaking out the material, and guiding the reaction cup into the cup sorting assembly. If the opposing photoelectric switch 808 does not detect the blockage, it is determined that the main hopper 810 is out of material, and the support plate 809 drops to the low-position photoelectric sensor 807, and notifies the user to add a reaction cup.

[0058] See also Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 , Fig.16 as well as Fig.17 The cup sorter assembly 7 includes a sub-hopper frame 701, a feeding vibration plate 702, a sub-hopper photoelectric sensor 703, and a toothed belt 708 (see Figure 1 as well as Fig.16 ) The auxiliary hopper frame 701 includes an auxiliary hopper 7011, a first mounting plate 7012 and a second mounting plate 7013, wherein the first mounting plate 7012 and the second mounting plate 7013 can be detachably mounted at the side opening of the auxiliary hopper 7011, and the unloading vibration plate 702 can be detachably mounted at the bottom of the auxiliary hopper 7011, and further includes:

[0059] The driving mechanism is installed on the auxiliary hopper frame 701, and is used to drive the unloading vibration plate 702 to vibrate and drive the toothed belt 708 to rotate;

[0060] The driving mechanism includes a No. 1 driving wheel 704, a No. 2 driving wheel 705, a No. 1 driven wheel 706, a No. 2 driven wheel 707, a toothed belt 708, a No. 2 motor 709, a vibration plate push rod 710, a linkage adapter block 711, a feeding push block 712, a rotating swing arm 713, a No. 1 bearing wheel 714, a No. 2 linear guide rail 715, a No. 2 slider 716, a straightening slide 717, a passive vibrator 718 and a cap nut 719. The No. 1 driving wheel 704 and the No. 1 driven wheel 706 are connected by a toothed belt 708. The No. 1 driven wheel 706 is located between the No. 1 mounting plate 7012 and the No. 2 mounting plate 7013 and is connected to the No. 1 mounting plate 7012 and the No. 2 mounting plate 7013 for rotation. The first driving wheel 704 is located between the first mounting plate 7012 and the second mounting plate 7013 and is rotatably connected to the first mounting plate 7012 and the second mounting plate 7013. The first driving wheel 704 and the first driven wheel 706 are diagonally inclined and arranged on the second mounting plate 7013. The first driving wheel 704 is located at the lower side of the first mounting plate 7012, and the first driven wheel 706 is located at the upper side of the first mounting plate 7012. The toothed belt 708 is provided with a toothed groove 722 for accommodating a reaction cup. The second driving wheel 705 is installed on the first driving wheel 704 and is transmission-connected to the second driven wheel 707 through a transmission belt. The second driven wheel 707 is installed on the second mounting plate 7013. On the lower side, a rotating swing arm 713 is installed on the rotating shaft connected to the No. 2 driven wheel 707, and a No. 1 bearing wheel 714 is installed on the rotating swing arm 713. The No. 1 bearing wheel 714 slides with the push groove provided on the No. 2 slider 716, and the No. 2 slider 716 slides with the No. 2 linear guide rail 715 installed on the No. 2 mounting plate 7013. The linkage adapter block 711 equipped with the feeding push block 712 is installed on the No. 2 slider 716, and the vibration plate push rod 710 is detachably installed on the linkage adapter block 711 (the vibration plate push rod 710 has an elastic floating space), and the upper end of the feeding push block 712 is provided with an inclined surface, and the auxiliary hopper 7011 is provided with a The excess reaction cups on the belt 708 are blocked and fall back to the No. 1 elastic line 721 in the auxiliary hopper 7011. The No. 1 elastic line 721 is provided with a plurality of elastic lines 721 and is evenly distributed above the toothed belt 708. The passive vibrator 718 includes a shaft body, a No. 3 bearing wheel and a bolt assembly. The shaft body passes through an inclined groove 723 provided on the upper part of the No. 1 mounting plate 7012 and is detachably mounted on the No. 1 mounting plate 7012 through a bolt assembly. The No. 3 bearing wheel is used in conjunction with a cap nut 719 evenly mounted on the toothed belt 708 and is rotatably connected to the shaft body. The straightening slide 717 is detachably mounted on one side of the auxiliary hopper 7011 close to the reaction disk housing 1, and a U-shaped notch is provided on the straightening slide 717.The No. 2 motor 709 for driving the No. 1 driving wheel 704 to rotate can be detachably mounted on the No. 2 mounting plate 7013. The No. 2 motor 709 drives the No. 1 driving wheel 704 to rotate, thereby causing the toothed belt 708 to move. At the same time, the No. 1 driving wheel 704 drives the No. 2 driving wheel 705 to rotate synchronously. At this time, the No. 2 driving wheel 705 drives the No. 2 driven wheel 707 to rotate through the transmission belt. The rotating shaft of the No. 2 driven wheel 707 drives the rotating swing arm 713 to drive the No. 2 bearing wheel to rotate. The No. 2 bearing wheel pushes the No. 2 slider 716 through the push groove to perform linear reciprocating motion along the No. 2 linear guide rail 715. The No. 2 slider 716 pushes the linkage adapter block 711 to move synchronously. At this time, the linkage adapter block 711 synchronously pushes the vibration plate push rod 710 and the loading push block 712 perform linear reciprocating motion. At this time, the vibration plate push rod 710 pushes the unloading vibration plate 702 to vibrate, and guides the reaction cup on the unloading vibration plate 702 to the loading push block 712. The loading push block 712 guides the reaction cup onto the toothed belt 708. At this time, the reaction cup on the toothed groove 722 on the toothed belt 708 is transported to the feeding port of the straightening slide 717 under the action of the toothed belt 708. At the same time, the No. 3 bearing wheel of the passive vibrator 718 hits the cap nut 719 to make the toothed belt 708 vibrate, thereby causing the reaction cup in the toothed groove 722 to fall into the U-shaped groove provided on the straightening slide 717. Under the action of the U-shaped groove and the gravity of the reaction cup itself, the reaction cup is straightened (the cup mouth faces up and the cup bottom faces down) and guided out.

[0061] Preferably, the auxiliary hopper frame 701 is provided with an inspection port 720 (see Fig.16 ).

[0062] See also Figure 1 , Fig. 9 , Fig.10 as well as Fig.11The transmission component 6 includes a mounting frame 601, a double round belt pulley 602, a transmission round belt 603, a reflective photoelectric sensor 604, a third motor 605, a limit baffle 606, a pressure adjustment component 607, and a second elastic line 608. The mounting frame 601 can be detachably mounted on the upper end of the support frame 3. The two double round belt pulleys 602 are correspondingly mounted horizontally at the two ends of the mounting frame 601 and are both rotatably connected to the mounting frame 601. The two double round belt pulleys 602 are connected by the transmission round belt 603. The third motor 605 can be detachably mounted on the mounting frame 601 near the support frame 3. The cup sorter assembly 7 is located on one end side and its output shaft is connected to the double round belt pulley 602 near the cup sorter assembly 7. The flat end of the limit baffle 606 with one end tilted up is detachably mounted above the mounting frame 601 and the flat end of the limit baffle 606 is flush with the end of the mounting frame 601 away from the cup sorter assembly 7. The part of the limit baffle 606 close to the tilted end is mounted on the mounting frame 601 through a pressure adjustment assembly 607. A protective baffle 610 is symmetrically mounted on the mounting frame 601. One end of the protective baffle 610 extends to the bottom of the limit baffle 606. The protective baffle 610 is 0 is installed with a second elastic line 608, the pressure adjustment assembly 607 includes a bolt and a pressure spring, the bolt passes through the limit baffle 606 and is threadedly connected to the mounting frame 601, and the bolt is sleeved with a pressure spring for pressing the limit baffle 606. The third motor 605 drives the double round belt pulley 602 to rotate, thereby prompting the conveyor round belt 603 to move, and the reaction cup introduced through the cup sorter assembly 7 enters the conveyor round belt 603. If the reaction cup is in the right position, the mouth of the reaction cup is placed on the two conveyor round belts 603 and moves under the conveyance of the conveyor round belt 603. If the reaction cup introduced by the cup sorter assembly 7 onto the conveyor belt 603 is out of position, it will be blocked by the second elastic line 608 and fall backwards, and automatically straighten under the action of gravity. At the same time, the reaction cup located above the reaction cup in the right position will be blocked by the limit block 606, and will fall back between the two conveyor belts 603 and automatically straighten when the conveyor belt 603 reverses. At the same time, if the reflective photoelectric sensor 604 at the input end is blocked, it indicates that the reaction cup buffer is full, and the cup sorter assembly 7 stops running. If the reflective photoelectric sensor 604 at the output end is not blocked, it indicates that the buffer is insufficient, and the cup feeder stops running.

[0063] Preferably, the mounting frame 601 is provided with a manual rotating wheel opening 611 for manually driving the double circular belt pulley 602 to rotate.

[0064] See also Figure 1 , Fig.12 , Fig.13 , Fig.14The cup feeder assembly 5 includes a reversing base 501, a reflective photoelectric switch 502, a No. 4 motor 503, a protective cover 504, a No. 3 linear guide 505, a pusher head 506, a No. 1 gear 507 and a No. 1 rack 508. The reversing base 501 is mounted on one end of the mounting frame 601 close to the reaction disk housing 1. The No. 1 gear 507 is mounted on the output shaft of the No. 4 motor 503 detachably connected to the reversing base 501. The No. 1 rack 508 is slidably matched with the No. 3 linear guide 505 mounted on the reversing base 501. The pusher head 506 is mounted on the No. 1 rack 508. A second light shielding sheet used in conjunction with the reflective photoelectric switch 502 is installed on the push head 506, a groove 511 adapted to the outer circumference of the reaction cup is opened (so that the reaction cup will not deviate during the pushing process), the end of the reversing base 501 passes through the reaction disk housing 1, the fourth motor 503 drives the first gear 507 to rotate, and the first gear 507 pushes the first rack 508 meshing therewith to perform linear motion along the length direction of the third linear guide 505. At this time, the first rack 508 pushes the reaction cup located at the output end of the transmission component 6 and pushes the reaction cup into the reaction cup placement position on the rotating reaction disk 2.

[0065] Preferably, a movable door 509 for closing a cup inlet channel 510 provided on the reversing base 501 is installed on the side of the first rack 508 , and the cup inlet channel is directly opposite to the output end of the conveying assembly 6 .

[0066] The protective cover 504 is detachably mounted on the reversing base 501 to protect the first rack 508 .

[0067] See also Figure 1 as well as Fig.15The cup ejector assembly 4 includes a connecting base 401, an unloading finger 402, a third light shielding sheet 403, a beam sensor 404, a second gear 405, a second rack 406, a fourth linear guide 407 and a fifth motor 408. The connecting base 401 is detachably mounted on the reaction disk housing 1 and its end passes through the reaction disk housing 1. The second rack 406 is slidably matched with the fourth linear guide 407 mounted on the connecting base 401. The third light shielding sheet 403 is mounted on the second rack 406 and is used in conjunction with a photoelectric switch 409 mounted on the connecting base 401. The unloading finger 402 is detachably mounted on the second rack 406. The unloading finger 402 is in an F shape as a whole. The second gear 405 is connected to the output shaft of the fifth motor 408 mounted on the connecting base 401. The connection base 401 is provided with a cup dropping opening, the No. 5 motor 408 drives the No. 2 gear 405 to rotate, the No. 2 gear 405 pushes the No. 2 rack 406 to slide along the length direction of the No. 3 linear guide 505, and pushes the unloading finger 402 to perform linear motion (when the unloading finger 402 is in the initial position, it extends into the reaction disk housing 1 and is located above the reaction cup placement position in the rotating reaction disk 2), so that the reaction cup located at the reaction cup placement position of the rotating reaction disk 2 is pulled into the cup withdrawal channel opened on the connection base 401, and then falls into the cup dropping opening 410 opened on the connection base 401, the No. 3 light blocking sheet 403 cooperates with the photoelectric switch to ensure that the reaction cup is pulled into the cup dropping opening opened on the connection base 401 by the unloading finger 402, and at the same time, the shooting sensor 404 can detect whether the cup dropping is normal.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present invention, the No. 1 motor 812 drives the No. 1 pulley assembly 801 to move, and the pulley in the No. 1 pulley assembly 801 pushes the No. 1 slider 803 to perform linear motion in the vertical direction along the No. 1 linear guide rail 811 through the synchronous belt connecting piece 802. When the high-position photoelectric sensor 806 detects the obstruction of the No. 1 light blocking sheet 805, it indicates that the support plate 809 has moved to the high position. If the photoelectric switch 808 is blocked at this time, the No. 1 motor 812 rotates back and forth at this time, prompting the No. 1 slider 803 to perform reciprocating linear motion, prompting the support plate 809 to move up and down, shaking the discharge, and guiding the reaction cup into the auxiliary hopper of the auxiliary hopper frame 701 in the cup sorting assembly 7. At this time, the No. 2 motor 709 drives The first driving wheel 704 rotates, so that the toothed belt 708 moves, and at the same time, the first driving wheel 704 drives the second driving wheel 705 to rotate synchronously. At this time, the second driving wheel 705 drives the second driven wheel 707 to rotate through the transmission belt. The rotating shaft of the second driven wheel 707 drives the rotating swing arm 713 to drive the second bearing wheel to rotate. The second bearing wheel pushes the second slider 716 to perform linear reciprocating motion along the second linear guide through the push groove. The second slider 716 pushes the linkage adapter block 711 to perform synchronous motion. At this time, the linkage adapter block 711 synchronously pushes the vibration plate push rod 710 and the loading push block 712 to perform linear reciprocating motion. At this time, the vibration plate push rod 710 pushes the unloading vibration plate 702 The reaction cup on the unloading vibration plate 702 is shaken, and the reaction cup is introduced into the loading push block 712. The loading push block 712 introduces the reaction cup onto the toothed belt 708. At this time, the reaction cup on the toothed groove 722 on the toothed belt 708 is transported to the feeding port of the straightening slide 717 under the action of the toothed belt 708. At the same time, the No. 3 bearing wheel of the passive vibrator 718 hits the cap nut 719 to make the toothed belt 708 vibrate, thereby causing the reaction cup in the toothed groove 722 to fall into the U-shaped groove provided on the straightening slide 717. Under the action of the U-shaped groove and the gravity of the reaction cup itself, the reaction cup is straightened (the cup mouth faces up, the cup bottom faces down) and led out to the two conveyor round belts 603 on the conveying assembly 6. If the reaction cup is straight In this case, the mouth of the reaction cup is placed on the two conveyor belts and moves under the conveyance of the conveyor belt 603. If the reaction cup introduced on the conveyor belt 603 through the cup sorter assembly 7 is out of position, it will be blocked by the second elastic line 608 and fall backwards, and automatically straighten under the action of gravity. At the same time, the reaction cup located above the reaction cup in the right position will be blocked by the limit block 606, and will fall back between the two conveyor belts 603 and automatically straighten when the conveyor belt 603 reverses. At the same time, if the reflective photoelectric sensor 604 at the input end is blocked, it indicates that the reaction cup buffer is full. At this time, the cup sorter assembly 7 stops running. If the reflective photoelectric sensor 604 at the output end is not blocked, it indicates that the buffer is insufficient and the cup feeder stops running.The fourth motor 503 drives the first gear 507 to rotate, and the first gear 507 pushes the first rack 508 meshing with it to perform linear motion along the length direction of the third linear guide 505. At this time, the first rack 508 pushes the reaction cup at the output end of the transmission component 6 to push the reaction cup into the reaction cup placement position on the rotating reaction disk 2, and the fifth motor 408 drives the second gear 405 to rotate, and the second gear 405 pushes the second rack 406 to slide along the length direction of the third linear guide 505, pushing the unloading finger 402 to perform linear motion. The unloading finger 402 moves (when the unloading finger 402 is in the initial position, it extends into the reaction disk housing 1 and is located above the reaction cup placement position in the rotating reaction disk 2), thereby pulling the reaction cup located at the reaction cup placement position of the rotating reaction disk 2 into the cup withdrawal channel provided on the connecting base 401, and then falling into the cup dropping opening provided on the connecting base 401. The No. 3 light blocking sheet 403 cooperates with the photoelectric switch to ensure that the reaction cup is pulled into the upper part of the cup dropping opening provided on the connecting base 401 by the unloading finger 402, and at the same time, the shooting sensor 404 can detect whether the cup dropping is normal.

[0069] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0070] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A device for supplying and unloading reaction cups of an immunoassay analyzer, comprising a reaction disc housing (1), a rotating reaction disc (2) and a main hopper assembly (8), wherein the rotating reaction disc (2) is embedded in the reaction disc housing (1), and the rotating reaction disc (2) is driven by an external driving device to rotate relative to the reaction disc housing (1), characterized in that: Also includes: Support frame (3); A conveying assembly (6) is mounted on the support frame (3) and is used to convey the reaction cup to the cup inlet and push assembly and to perform ectopic correction of the reaction cup; A cup feeder assembly (5) is mounted on the output end of the transmission assembly (6) and is used to introduce the reaction cup into the rotating reaction disk (2); A cup ejector assembly (4) mounted on the reaction disk housing (1) and used to eject the reaction cup from the rotating reaction disk (2); The cup sorter assembly (7) is installed at the input end of the conveying assembly (6) and is used to sort the reaction cups introduced through the main hopper assembly (8) and introduce them into the conveying assembly (6) for transportation. The cup sorter assembly (7) comprises a sub-hopper frame (701), a material discharge vibration plate (702), a sub-hopper photoelectric sensor (703), and a toothed belt (708). The sub-hopper frame (701) comprises a sub-hopper (7011), a first mounting plate (7012), and a second mounting plate (7013). The first mounting plate (7012) and the second mounting plate (7013) are both detachably mounted at the side opening of the sub-hopper (7011). The material discharge vibration plate (702) is detachably mounted at the bottom of the sub-hopper (7011). The cup sorter assembly (7) comprises a sub-hopper (7011), a first mounting plate (7012), and a second mounting plate (7013). The sub-hopper frame (7011) comprises a second mounting plate (7012), a first mounting plate (7012), and a second mounting plate (7013). The second mounting plate (7013) can be detachably mounted at the side opening of the sub-hopper (7011). The second mounting plate (7013) can be detachably mounted at the bottom of the sub-hopper (7011). The cup sorter assembly (7) comprises a second mounting plate (7011), a first mounting plate (7012), and a second mounting plate (7013). The second mounting plate (7013) can be detachably mounted at the side opening of the sub-hopper (7011). The second mounting plate (7013) comprises: A driving mechanism, mounted on the auxiliary hopper frame (701), for driving the unloading vibration plate (702) to vibrate and driving the toothed belt (708) to rotate; The driving mechanism comprises a No. 1 driving wheel (704), a No. 2 driving wheel (705), a No. 1 driven wheel (706), a No. 2 driven wheel (707), a vibration plate pushing rod (710), a linkage adapter block (711), a No. 1 bearing wheel (714), and a No. 2 sliding block (716). The No. 1 driving wheel (704) and the No. 1 driven wheel (706) are connected to each other through a toothed belt (708). 04) are rotatably mounted between a No. 1 mounting plate (7012) and a No. 2 mounting plate (7013), the No. 1 driving wheel (704) and the No. 1 driven wheel (706) are diagonally and obliquely arranged on the No. 2 mounting plate (7013), the No. 1 driving wheel (704) is located at the lower side of the No. 1 mounting plate (7012), the No. 1 driven wheel (706) is located at the upper side of the No. 1 mounting plate (7012), and the No. 2 driving wheel (705) is mounted on the No. 1 driving wheel (704) and is connected to the second driven wheel (707) through a transmission belt, the second driven wheel (707) is installed on the lower side of the second mounting plate (7013), a rotating swing arm (713) is installed on the rotating shaft connected to the second driven wheel (707), and a first bearing wheel (714) is installed on the rotating swing arm (713), and the first bearing wheel (714) is slidably matched with a pushing groove provided on the second slider (716), and the second The No. 2 slider (716) is slidably matched with the No. 2 linear guide rail (715) installed on the No. 2 mounting plate (7013); the linkage adapter block (711) equipped with the feeding push block (712) is installed on the No. 2 slider (716); the vibration plate push rod (710) is detachably installed on the linkage adapter block (711); and the No. 2 mounting plate (7013) is detachably installed with the No. 2 motor (709) for driving the No. 1 driving wheel (704) to rotate.

2. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the loading push block (712) is provided with an inclined surface, and the auxiliary hopper (7011) is provided with a No. 1 elastic line (721) for blocking excess reaction cups on the toothed belt (708) from falling back into the auxiliary hopper (7011), and a plurality of No. 1 elastic lines (721) are provided and are evenly distributed above the toothed belt (708).

3. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cup sorter assembly (7) further comprises a passive vibrator (718) and a cap nut (719), wherein the passive vibrator (718) comprises a shaft body and a third bearing wheel, wherein the shaft body passes through an inclined groove (723) provided at the upper portion of the first mounting plate (7012) and is detachably mounted on the first mounting plate (7012) via a bolt assembly, and the third bearing wheel cooperates with a cap nut (719) evenly mounted on the toothed belt (708) and is rotatably connected to the shaft body.

4. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cup sorter assembly (7) further comprises a righting slide (717) which is detachably mounted on a side of the auxiliary hopper (7011) close to the reaction disk housing (1), and a U-shaped notch is provided on the righting slide (717).

5. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (6) comprises a mounting frame (601), a double round belt pulley (602), a transmission round belt (603), a reflective photoelectric sensor (604), a third motor (605), a limit stopper (606), a pressure adjustment assembly (607), and a second elastic line (608); the mounting frame (601) is detachably mounted on the upper end of the support frame (3); the two double round belt pulleys (602) are correspondingly mounted horizontally at the two ends of the mounting frame (601) and are both rotatably connected to the mounting frame (601); the two double round belt pulleys (602) are connected in transmission via the transmission round belt (603); the third motor (605) is detachably mounted on one end of the mounting frame (601) close to the cup sorter assembly (7) and its output shaft is connected to the mounting frame (601) close to the cup sorter assembly (7). The cup sorter assembly (7) is connected to a double round belt pulley (602); a flat end of a limit baffle (606) with one end tilted up is detachably mounted above the mounting frame (601); and the flat end of the limit baffle (606) is flush with an end of the mounting frame (601) away from the cup sorter assembly (7); a portion of the limit baffle (606) close to the tilted end is mounted on the mounting frame (601) through a pressure adjustment assembly (607); a protective baffle (610) is symmetrically mounted on the mounting frame (601); one end of the protective baffle (610) extends below the limit baffle (606); a second elastic line (608) is mounted on the protective baffle (610); and the mounting frame (601) is detachably connected to the output end of the righting slide (717).

6. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The pressure adjustment assembly (607) comprises a bolt and a pressure spring, wherein the bolt passes through the limit baffle (606) and is threadedly connected to the mounting frame (601), and the bolt is sleeved with a pressure spring for pressing the limit baffle (606).

7. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting frame (601) is provided with a manual wheel opening (611) for manually driving the double circular belt pulley (602) to rotate.

8. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The cup feeder assembly (5) comprises a reversing base (501), a reflective photoelectric switch (502), a No. 4 motor (503), a protective cover (504), a No. 3 linear guide rail (505), a push head (506), a No. 1 gear (507) and a No. 1 rack (508), wherein the reversing base (501) is mounted on one end of the mounting frame (601) close to the reaction disk housing (1), the No. 1 gear (507) is mounted on the output shaft of the No. 4 motor (503) detachably connected to the reversing base (501), and the No. 1 rack (508) is connected to the No. 4 motor (503) mounted on the reversing base (501). ), the pusher head (506) is mounted on the first rack (508) and is provided with a second light shielding sheet for use with the reflective photoelectric switch (502); the pusher head (506) is provided with a groove (511) adapted to the outer circumference of the reaction cup; the end of the reversing base (501) passes through the reaction disk housing (1); the side of the first rack (508) is provided with a movable door (509) for closing a cup inlet channel (510) provided on the reversing base (501); the cup inlet channel is directly opposite to the output end of the conveying assembly (6).

9. The immunoassay analyzer reaction cup supply and unloading device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The cup ejector assembly (4) comprises a connecting base (401), an unloading finger (402), a third light shield (403), a beam sensor (404), a second gear (405), a second rack (406), a fourth linear guide (407) and a fifth motor (408). The connecting base (401) is detachably mounted on the reaction disk housing (1) and an end thereof passes through the reaction disk housing (1). The second rack (406) is connected to the fourth linear guide (407) mounted on the connecting base (401). 407) is slidably matched, the third light shielding sheet (403) is mounted on the second rack (406) and is used in conjunction with a photoelectric switch (409) mounted on the connecting base (401), the unloading finger (402) is detachably mounted on the second rack (406), the unloading finger (402) is in an F shape as a whole, the second gear (405) is connected to the output shaft of the fifth motor (408) mounted on the connecting base (401), and the connecting base (401) is provided with a cup dropping opening.

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