Full-automatic pipetting workstation

By designing a combined structure of bearing components and storage components in a fully automatic pipetting workstation, the automatic replenishment and recycling of the gun head box is achieved, solving the problems of wasted space and complicated operation in the storage and replenishment of the gun head box in the prior art, and improving work efficiency and operation convenience.

CN119633920AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18QINGFENG BIOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (GUANGZHOU) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411919234.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-25
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-25

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Technical Problem

The existing fully automatic pipetting workstations have problems of wasted space and complicated operation during the storage and replenishment of the gun head box, which affects work efficiency.

Method used

A fully automatic pipetting workstation is designed, adopting a combined structure of the bearing assembly and the storage assembly. The driving assembly realizes the automatic movement of the bearing assembly and the fixed installation of the storage assembly, so as to realize the automatic replenishment and recycling of the gun head box.

Benefits of technology

It improves the preparation volume and automation of the gun head box, reduces the operating frequency of the robot arm, simplifies the replenishment and recycling process of the gun head box, and improves work efficiency and operation convenience.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a full-automatic pipetting workstation, and belongs to the technical field of enzymology or microbiology devices, the full-automatic pipetting workstation comprises a shell, a mechanical arm used for pipetting operation is installed in the shell, a bearing assembly, a storage assembly and a driving assembly are arranged in the shell, the bearing assembly is movably installed in the shell, and the storage assembly is movably installed in the shell; the bearing assembly can move to a first position and a second position in the shell, a bearing support is arranged on the bearing assembly, and the bearing support is used for placing a to-be-used gun head box so as to be matched with the mechanical arm to carry out pipetting operation; the storage assemblies are fixedly installed in the shell, the number of the storage assemblies is at least one, and the storage assemblies are used for storing waste gun head boxes and standby gun head boxes. According to the full-automatic pipetting workstation, the storage assembly is arranged, the bearing assembly is movably arranged, after the gun heads on the bearing assembly are consumed up, the gun heads can be automatically supplemented from the storage assembly, a mechanical arm does not need to conduct operations such as box stacking, the automation degree is high, and operation is more convenient.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of enzymology or microbiology devices, and in particular relates to a full-automatic liquid transfer workstation. Background Art

[0002] In microbial culture and subculture, or in metabolite detection or other analysis, a pipetting workstation is often needed. With the help of a pipetting workstation, a quantitative culture medium can be accurately drawn and added to the culture container to provide a stable nutritional environment for microbial growth. Metabolites in microbial fermentation broth can also be extracted for subsequent analysis and detection. The pipetting workstation has a wide range of important applications in the fields of enzymology and microbiology.

[0003] Although the current pipetting workstation has a high degree of automation, and can basically use a robotic arm to replace manual labor for operations such as taking and placing gun tips and transporting culture plates, due to the large consumption of gun tips, the pipetting workstation not only needs to reserve enough space to install gun tip boxes, resulting in a waste of space, but also needs to control the robotic arm to replenish new gun tip boxes after the gun tips are consumed, which is inefficient.

[0004] At present, the patent document with publication number CN115074232A discloses a fully automatic liquid transfer workstation, which adopts the method of stacking gun tip boxes together to form stacked boxes. Although this method increases the preparation amount of gun tip boxes, when the gun tips in the top gun tip box are used up, it is necessary to use a mechanical arm to remove the discarded gun tip box and send it out of the workstation or stack the discarded gun tip box in other cells. In this process, not only does it need to switch the working mode of the mechanical arm, but it also interrupts the original operation of the mechanical arm, making the continuity of the experimental process poor and affecting work efficiency.

[0005] To this end, we proposed a fully automatic pipetting workstation to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems in the prior art that the number of stacked boxes to be stored is limited and the operation is complicated, and a fully automatic liquid transfer workstation is proposed.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0008] A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation comprises a housing, a mechanical arm for liquid transfer operation is installed in the housing, and the housing is provided with:

[0009] A carrying component, the carrying component is movably installed in the housing, the carrying component can be moved to a first position and a second position in the housing, the carrying component is provided with a carrying bracket, the carrying bracket is used to place a standby gun tip box to cooperate with the robot arm to perform a pipetting operation;

[0010] A storage assembly, the storage assembly is fixedly installed in the housing, the number of the storage assembly is at least one group, and the storage assembly is used to store discarded gun tip boxes and standby gun tip boxes;

[0011] A driving assembly, wherein the driving assembly is used to drive the carrying assembly to move back and forth between a first position and a second position. When the carrying assembly is in the first position, it can cooperate with the robotic arm; when the carrying assembly is in the second position, it can cooperate with the storage assembly to transfer the discarded gun tip box on the carrying assembly to the storage assembly, and transfer the standby gun tip box on the storage assembly to the carrying assembly.

[0012] Preferably, the driving assembly includes a turntable, which is rotatably mounted on the inner bottom surface of the shell, and the bearing assembly is mounted at a non-center position of the turntable; the storage assembly is arranged directly above the turntable, so that the bearing assembly can move directly below the storage assembly when the turntable rotates.

[0013] Preferably, the storage assembly includes a first storage plate and a second storage plate, the first storage plate and the second storage plate are respectively used to store the standby gun tip box and the discarded gun tip box, the first storage plate and the second storage plate are provided with through openings, the through openings can accommodate the discarded gun tip box and the standby gun tip box to pass through the first storage plate and the second storage plate up and down, and a limiting member is provided above the through opening, the limiting member is used to fix or loosen the discarded gun tip box and the standby gun tip box.

[0014] Preferably, the limiting member includes a fixed box, a first support block is provided in the fixed box, a hydraulic cylinder for driving the first support block to move horizontally is provided in the fixed box, and a second support block is provided on the supporting bracket. The first support block and the second support block can act on the discarded gun tip box and the standby gun tip box simultaneously or separately.

[0015] Preferably, the bearing assembly includes a rotating disk, which is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the rotating disk, a lifting platform is provided at the center of the rotating disk, a telescopic cylinder for driving the lifting platform to move up and down is installed on the upper end of the rotating disk, and the number of the bearing brackets is two groups, and the two groups of the bearing brackets are symmetrically mounted on both sides of the lifting platform.

[0016] Preferably, a lifting bar is fixedly connected to a side of the bearing bracket close to the lifting platform, the lifting bar is slidably mounted on the lifting platform, a driving unit is mounted on the lifting platform, and the driving unit is used to drive the lifting bar to slide along the vertical direction.

[0017] Preferably, a sliding groove penetrating from top to bottom is provided on the lifting platform, and a sliding convex strip is fixedly connected to the side wall of the lifting strip, and the sliding convex strip is slidably arranged in the sliding groove.

[0018] Preferably, the driving unit comprises a motor, an output end of the motor is transmission-connected with a gear, a rack is provided on the side wall of the lifting bar, and the gear and the rack are meshed with each other.

[0019] Preferably, the height of the first storage plate is lower than that of the second storage plate, the number of the driving units is one group, and the gear is simultaneously engaged with the racks on both sides, so that when one group of the supporting brackets moves upward, the other group of the supporting brackets moves downward.

[0020] Preferably, a support seat is fixedly connected to the center of the upper end of the rotating disk, and when the telescopic cylinder is in a shortened state, the lifting platform acts on the upper end of the support seat.

[0021] To sum up, the technical effects and advantages of the present invention are as follows: the fully automatic pipetting workstation, by setting up a storage component and movably setting the carrying component, when the gun tips on the carrying component are consumed, they can be automatically replenished from the storage component, without the need for a robotic arm to perform operations such as stacking boxes, has a high degree of automation and is more convenient to operate.

[0022] By providing a carrying component that can be lifted and rotated, it can be more adapted to the operation of the robot arm and meet more operational requirements. In addition, two carrying brackets are provided on the carrying component, and the positions of the two carrying brackets can be interchanged by rotating the carrying component, thereby making it more convenient to recycle discarded gun tip boxes and replenish new gun tip boxes for use.

[0023] Finally, by setting up a linkage structure of gears and racks, the recovery and replenishment processes of the gun tip box can be carried out synchronously, thereby further improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship among the carrying component, the storage component and the driving component in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the movement trajectory of the load-bearing component in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the storage component in the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bearing assembly in the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A is an enlarged structural diagram;

[0030] Figure 7 The working state of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0031] Figure 8 The working state of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0032] Fig. 9 The working state of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0033] Fig.10 The working state of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;

[0034] Fig.11 The working state of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 5 .

[0035] In the figure: 1. housing; 2. mechanical arm; 3. drive assembly; 4. bearing assembly; 5. storage assembly;

[0036] 31. turntable; 41. rotating disk; 42. lifting platform; 421. slideway; 43. telescopic cylinder; 44. support seat; 451. lifting bar; 4511. sliding convex bar; 4512. rack; 452. bearing bracket; 453. second supporting block; 46. driving unit; 461. gear;

[0037] 51. first storage plate; 52. second storage plate; 53. through-hole; 54. position-limiting member; 541. fixing box; 542. first support block; 55. clearance groove;

[0038] 61. Discarded gun tip box; 62. Standby gun tip box; 611. Second track; 621. First track. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0040] like Figure 1-Figure 11 As shown, a fully automatic liquid transfer workstation comprises a shell 1, in which a mechanical arm 2 for liquid transfer operation is installed, and in which a bearing component 4, a storage component 5 and a driving component 3 are arranged.

[0041] The bearing assembly 4 is movably installed in the shell 1, the storage assembly 5 is fixedly installed in the shell 1, the bearing assembly 4 can move to a first position and a second position in the shell 1, and the driving assembly 3 is used to drive the bearing assembly 4 to move back and forth between the first position and the second position.

[0042] When the carrying assembly 4 is in the first position, it can cooperate with the robot arm 2. That is to say, the robot arm 2 takes out the gun tip from the carrying assembly 4 at the first position each time. Compared with the existing gun tip boxes scattered in various places, the robot arm 2 needs to plan the path according to the consumption of the gun tip. In this embodiment, the robot arm 2 takes out the gun tip at a fixed point each time, and its path planning is simpler.

[0043] When the carrying component 4 is in the second position, it can cooperate with the storage component 5. That is to say, the storage component 5 is fixedly installed at the second position, and when the carrying component 4 moves to the second position, it corresponds to the position of the storage component 5. The discarded gun tip box 61 on the carrying component 4 is transferred to the storage component 5, and the standby gun tip box 62 on the storage component 5 is transferred to the carrying component 4. In this way, there are always standby gun tip boxes 62 for selection on the carrying component 4, and the reserve of standby gun tip boxes 62 is sufficient to meet the needs of longer experimental cycles. The robot arm 2 does not need to participate in the process of removing the discarded gun tip boxes 61 and placing the standby gun tip boxes 62, so the robot arm 2 does not need to replace the operating part back and forth, which is more efficient and easier to operate.

[0044] More specifically, a carrying bracket 452 is disposed on the carrying component 4 , and the carrying bracket 452 is used to place the ready-to-use gun tip box 62 to cooperate with the robot arm 2 to perform pipetting operations.

[0045] The number of storage components 5 is at least one group, and the storage component 5 is used to store discarded gun tip boxes 61 and standby gun tip boxes 62. The standby gun tip box 62 refers to a gun tip box in which a gun tip to be used is placed, and the discarded gun tip box 61 refers to a gun tip box in which the gun tip is completely taken out. The above-mentioned gun tip boxes all adopt a stacking box method, and a larger number of gun tip boxes can be stored by stacking up and down. At the same time, in order to improve stability, a clamping mechanism such as a clamping groove or a clamping protrusion is also provided at the upper and lower ends of the gun tip box, respectively. Under the action of the clamping groove and the clamping protrusion, the lateral limitation of the adjacent gun tip boxes is achieved to prevent them from tipping over.

[0046] The driving assembly 3 includes a turntable 31, which is rotatably mounted on the inner bottom surface of the housing 1. The housing 1 is provided with an element for driving the turntable 31 to rotate, such as a motor or a hydraulic cylinder, and the bearing assembly 4 is installed at a non-center position of the turntable 31. More specifically, the bearing assembly 4 is installed at a position close to the edge of the turntable 31, and when the turntable 31 rotates, it can drive the bearing assembly 4 to change position. The storage assembly 5 is arranged directly above the turntable 31. More specifically, a through opening is provided in the middle of the turntable 31, and a fixed shaft 32 is provided in the through opening. The lower end of the fixed shaft 32 is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom surface of the housing 1, and one end of the storage assembly 5 is fixedly connected to the housing 1, and the other end is fixedly connected to the fixed shaft 32 to enhance its bearing strength. When the bearing assembly 4 rotates with the turntable 31, it can move directly below the storage assembly 5.

[0047] like Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the number of storage components 5 is three groups, and the three groups of storage components 5 are equidistantly distributed around the center of the turntable 31. The number of supporting brackets 452 is two groups, and the two groups of supporting brackets 452 are symmetrically installed on both sides of the lifting platform 42. The storage component 5 includes a first storage plate 51 and a second storage plate 52, and the first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52 are used to store the standby gun tip box 62 and the discarded gun tip box 61 respectively. When the rotating disk 41 rotates, the positions of the two supporting brackets 452 can be swapped. One of the supporting brackets 452 is close to the center position of the turntable 31, and the supporting bracket 452 rotates around the first track 621 as the turntable 31 rotates. The other supporting bracket 452 is far away from the center position of the turntable 31 and rotates around the second track 611. All the standby gun tip boxes 62 are located on the first track 621, and all the discarded gun tip boxes 61 are located on the second track 611. That is to say, the position directly below each storage component 5 is the second position, and the carrying component 4 moves to the second position so that the carrying component 4 can be docked with each storage component 5.

[0048] The first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52 are provided with a through hole 53, which can accommodate the discarded gun tip box 61 and the standby gun tip box 62 and penetrate the first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52 from top to bottom. A limiting member 54 is provided above the through hole 53, and the limiting member 54 is used to fix or release the discarded gun tip box 61 and the standby gun tip box 62. The standby gun tip box 62 and the discarded gun tip box 61 are respectively arranged at the upper ends of the first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52 in a stacked manner, and are fixed or released by the limiting member 54, so that the standby gun tip box 62 passes through the through hole 53 from top to bottom and is arranged on the supporting bracket 452, and the discarded gun tip box 61 passes through the through hole 53 from bottom to top and is recovered on the second storage plate 52.

[0049] The position-limiting member 54 includes a fixed box 541, a first support block 542 is arranged in the fixed box 541, and a hydraulic cylinder for driving the first support block 542 to move horizontally is arranged in the fixed box 541. There are two groups of position-limiting members 54, which are arranged at the front and rear sides of the through-hole 53 respectively, so that the two first support blocks 542 are respectively located at the front and rear side walls of the through-hole 53, and can move relatively, so that the two first support blocks 542 are close to or away from each other. A second support block 453 is arranged on the bearing bracket 452. There are also two second support blocks 453, which are arranged at positions close to the center of the bearing assembly 4 and away from the center of the bearing assembly 4, respectively. When the bearing assembly 4 is located at the second position, the two second support blocks 453 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the through-hole 53. In the present application, the bottom of the gun head box is provided with two groups of support grooves corresponding to the first support block 542 and the second support block 453, respectively, and the two first support blocks 542 are telescoped back and forth in the horizontal direction to support or separate one group of support grooves. The two second support blocks 453 can act on another group of support grooves to provide support from below. The first support block 542 and the second support block 453 can act on the discarded gun tip box 61 and the standby gun tip box 62 simultaneously or separately. Therefore, the gun tip box can be transferred back and forth between the carrying assembly 4 and the storage assembly 5 through the cooperation of the first support block 542 and the second support block 453.

[0050] The specific structure of the bearing assembly 4 is as follows:

[0051] The bearing assembly 4 includes a rotating disk 41, which is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the rotating disk 31. A rotating groove is provided at the upper end of the rotating disk 31 near the edge, and the rotating disk 41 is rotatably mounted in the rotating groove. The rotating groove is provided with an element for driving the rotating disk 31 to rotate, such as a motor or a hydraulic cylinder, so that the rotating disk 41 can rotate around its axis. A lifting platform 42 is provided at the center of the rotating disk 41. By providing the lifting platform 42, the height of the bearing bracket 452 can be adjusted to make it more suitable for the mechanical arm 2, so that the mechanical arm 2 can pick up the gun head at a selectable height. A telescopic cylinder 43 for driving the lifting platform 42 to move up and down is installed at the upper end of the rotating disk 41. The telescopic cylinder 43 is provided with two groups, which are respectively provided on both sides of the lifting platform 42. The telescopic cylinder 43 can be an oil cylinder, a gas cylinder or an electric cylinder. At the same time, in order to improve stability, a support seat 44 is fixedly connected to the center of the upper end of the rotating disk 41. When the telescopic cylinder 43 is in a shortened state, the lifting platform 42 acts on the upper end of the support seat 44.

[0052] When the lifting platform 42 rises or falls, it can drive the second support block 453 to rise or fall. Therefore, the horizontally movable first support block 542 and the vertically movable second support block 453 can cooperate with each other to realize the transfer of the gun tip box. It should be noted that the lifting and lowering of the supporting bracket 452 is realized based on the movement of the lifting platform 42, so the second support blocks 453 located on different supporting brackets 452 will rise and fall at the same time, but because the movement direction of the second support block 453 is not synchronized during the recovery and arrangement of the discarded gun tip box 61 and the standby gun tip box 62, the operation will be slightly cumbersome.

[0053] In order to further solve the above problem, a lifting bar 451 is fixedly connected to one side of the load-bearing bracket 452 close to the lifting platform 42. In order to improve stability, two lifting bars 451 are provided. The lifting bars 451 are slidably installed on the lifting platform 42. A driving unit 46 is installed on the lifting platform 42. The driving unit 46 is used to drive the lifting bars 451 to slide along the vertical direction. That is to say, in this embodiment, by setting the lifting bars 451 as a secondary lifting drive mechanism and driven by the driving unit 46, the independent lifting operation of the two load-bearing brackets 452 can be realized, and useless operations can be reduced. By setting a lifting mechanism with two sets of strokes, the operation accuracy can be improved.

[0054] A slide groove 421 running through the lifting platform 42 is provided, and a sliding protrusion 4511 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the lifting bar 451. The sliding protrusion 4511 is slidably set in the slide groove 421, and the length of the slide groove 421 is not less than 3 cm to improve the limiting effect and avoid the lifting bar 451 from tilting. Furthermore, a rubber strip can be embedded on the side wall of the slide groove 421 to increase the friction between the sliding protrusion 4511 and the side wall.

[0055] At the same time, the first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52 are provided with a clearance groove 55, so that the lifting bar 451 can pass through the clearance groove 55, thereby avoiding interference between the lifting bar 451 and the first storage plate 51 or the second storage plate 52. Further, the first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52 can be integrally formed by a bending process, the other end of the first storage plate 51 is bent downward and fixedly connected to the housing 1, and the other end of the second storage plate 52 is fixedly connected to the fixed shaft 32.

[0056] The drive unit 46 includes a motor, the output end of the motor is connected to a gear 461, and a rack 4512 is provided on the side wall of the lifting bar 451. The lifting bar 451 and the rack 4512 are both vertically arranged. The gear 461 and the rack 4512 are meshed with each other. In order to prevent the rack 4512 from falling downward due to gravity, the motor can adopt an electromagnetic self-locking motor. Alternatively, a worm gear transmission is adopted between the output end of the motor and the gear 461, and the worm gear is used to achieve a self-locking effect.

[0057] As a further optimization, in order to reduce the equipment cost of the motor and optimize the operation steps. The height of the first storage plate 51 is lower than the height of the second storage plate 52, and the height difference between the two is equal to the height of a gun tip box. In this way, when a discarded gun tip box 61 to be recycled is placed on one of the supporting brackets 452, the other supporting bracket 452 is in an unloaded state. As the lifting platform 42 moves upward, the discarded gun tip box 61 can be brought into contact with the discarded gun tip box 61 at the bottom of the second storage plate 52, and the second support block 453 on the other side of the supporting bracket 452 can be brought into contact with the standby gun tip box 62 at the bottom of the first storage plate 51. In other words, by setting the height of the first storage plate 51 and the second storage plate 52, the height difference of the supporting brackets 452 on both sides can be eliminated, so that when the lifting platform 42 moves upward, the supporting brackets 452 on both sides can act on the upper gun tip box at the same time.

[0058] The number of the driving units 46 is one group, and the gear 461 is simultaneously engaged with the racks 4512 on both sides. When the gear 461 rotates in one direction, it will drive the two racks 4512 to move in opposite directions. When one group of the bearing brackets 452 moves upward, the other group of the bearing brackets 452 moves downward. Therefore, when the lifting platform 42 moves upward, the discarded gun tip box 61 on the bearing component 4 contacts the discarded gun tip box 61 on the storage component 5, and the second support block 453 on the other side of the bearing component 4 contacts the standby gun tip box 62 on the storage component 5. The limiter 54 is controlled to retract the first support block 542. Then the gear 461 is controlled to rotate, so that the racks on both sides move upward and downward respectively, so that the discarded gun tip box 61 moves to the upper side of the through-hole 53, and the standby gun tip box 62 moves to the lower side of the through-hole 53, and then the first support block 542 is extended. Thereby, the transfer of the gun tip box between the bearing component 4 and the storage component 5 is realized. An automated operation process is realized.

[0059] In addition, the two sets of racks 4512 are simultaneously meshed with the same gear 461, which can balance the weight and offset part of the gravity.

[0060] Here’s how it works:

[0061] In the initial state Figure 3 As shown, the carrying assembly 4 is in the first position, and the robot arm 2 can take the gun tips from the carrying assembly 4. When the gun tips on the carrying assembly 4 are used up, the discarded gun tip box 61 is located on the left side of the carrying assembly 4, and the rotating disk 31 is driven to rotate. The carrying assembly 4 is moved to the second position, that is, directly below any storage assembly 5, as shown in FIG. Figure 7Then, the telescopic cylinder 43 is controlled to extend, and the lifting platform 42 moves upward, so that the discarded gun tip box 61 on the left side contacts the discarded gun tip box 61 on the storage assembly 5, and the second support block 453 on the right side contacts the standby gun tip box 62 on the storage assembly 5, as shown. Figure 8 shown.

[0062] Then, the hydraulic cylinder is controlled to retract the first support block 542 inward, so that the weight of all the gun tip boxes acts on the bearing assembly 4. Then, the motor is controlled to drive the gear 461 to rotate. Since the gear 461 simultaneously engages the racks 4512 on both sides, the rack 4512 on the left side moves upward to the height of a gun tip box, so that the discarded gun tip box 61 moves to the top of the second storage plate 52. At the same time, the rack 4512 on the right side moves downward to the height of a gun tip box, so that the unused gun tip box moves downward to the bottom of the second storage plate 52. Fig. 9 At this time, the first support block 542 is controlled to extend outward to fix the gun tip box above the storage assembly 5.

[0063] Next, the telescopic cylinder 43 is controlled to shorten and the motor is made to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the two supporting brackets 452 return to the same height. Fig.10 Finally, the rotating disk 41 is controlled to rotate, so that the positions of the two supporting brackets 452 are swapped, and the standby gun tip box 62 is moved to the left side of the supporting bracket 452, as shown. Fig.11 As shown, at the same time, the turntable 31 rotates to move the carrying assembly 4 to the first position so that the robot arm 2 can continue to obtain the gun head.

[0064] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation, comprising a housing (1), wherein a mechanical arm (2) for performing liquid transfer operations is installed in the housing (1), characterized in that: The housing (1) is provided with: A carrying component (4), the carrying component (4) is movably mounted in the housing (1), the carrying component (4) is capable of moving in the housing (1) between a first position and a second position, the carrying component (4) is provided with a carrying bracket (452), the carrying bracket (452) is used to place a gun tip box (62) to be used, so as to cooperate with the robot arm (2) to perform a pipetting operation; A storage assembly (5), the storage assembly (5) is fixedly installed in the housing (1), the number of the storage assembly (5) is at least one group, and the storage assembly (5) is used to store discarded gun tip boxes (61) and standby gun tip boxes (62); A driving assembly (3), wherein the driving assembly (3) is used to drive the supporting assembly (4) to move back and forth between a first position and a second position. When the supporting assembly (4) is in the first position, it can cooperate with the mechanical arm (2); when the supporting assembly (4) is in the second position, it can cooperate with the storage assembly (5) to transfer the discarded gun tip box (61) on the supporting assembly (4) to the storage assembly (5), and to transfer the standby gun tip box (62) on the storage assembly (5) to the supporting assembly (4).

2. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (3) comprises a turntable (31), the turntable (31) being rotatably mounted on the inner bottom surface of the housing (1), and the bearing assembly (4) being mounted at a non-center position of the turntable (31); the storage assembly (5) being arranged directly above the turntable (31), so that the bearing assembly (4) can move directly below the storage assembly (5) when the turntable (31) rotates.

3. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 2, characterized in that: The storage assembly (5) comprises a first storage plate (51) and a second storage plate (52), wherein the first storage plate (51) and the second storage plate (52) are respectively used to store the ready-to-use gun tip box (62) and the discarded gun tip box (61), wherein the first storage plate (51) and the second storage plate (52) are provided with a through opening (53), wherein the through opening (53) can accommodate the discarded gun tip box (61) and the ready-to-use gun tip box (62) and penetrate the first storage plate (51) and the second storage plate (52) from top to bottom, and a limiting member (54) is provided above the through opening (53), wherein the limiting member (54) is used to fix or loosen the discarded gun tip box (61) and the ready-to-use gun tip box (62).

4. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 3, characterized in that: The limiting member (54) comprises a fixing box (541), a first supporting block (542) is arranged inside the fixing box (541), a hydraulic cylinder for driving the first supporting block (542) to move horizontally is arranged inside the fixing box (541), a second supporting block (453) is arranged on the supporting bracket (452), and the first supporting block (542) and the second supporting block (453) can act on the discarded gun tip box (61) and the standby gun tip box (62) simultaneously or separately.

5. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bearing assembly (4) comprises a rotating disk (41), the rotating disk (41) being rotatably mounted on the upper end of the rotating disk (31), a lifting platform (42) being provided at the center of the rotating disk (41), a telescopic cylinder (43) being installed at the upper end of the rotating disk (41) for driving the lifting platform (42) to move up and down, and two groups of the bearing brackets (452) being symmetrically mounted on both sides of the lifting platform (42).

6. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 5, characterized in that: A lifting bar (451) is fixedly connected to one side of the bearing bracket (452) close to the lifting platform (42); the lifting bar (451) is slidably mounted on the lifting platform (42); a driving unit (46) is mounted on the lifting platform (42); and the driving unit (46) is used to drive the lifting bar (451) to slide along a vertical direction.

7. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lifting platform (42) is provided with a sliding groove (421) penetrating up and down, and a sliding protrusion (4511) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the lifting bar (451), and the sliding protrusion (4511) is slidably arranged in the sliding groove (421).

8. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 6, characterized in that: The driving unit (46) comprises a motor, the output end of the motor is drivingly connected to a gear (461), a rack (4512) is provided on the side wall of the lifting bar (451), and the gear (461) and the rack (4512) are meshed with each other.

9. A fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 8, characterized in that: The height of the first storage plate (51) is lower than that of the second storage plate (52), the number of the driving units (46) is one group, and the gear (461) is simultaneously engaged with the racks (4512) on both sides, so that when one group of the supporting brackets (452) moves upward, the other group of the supporting brackets (452) moves downward.

10. The fully automatic liquid transfer workstation according to claim 5, characterized in that: A support seat (44) is fixedly connected to the center of the upper end of the rotating disk (41), and when the telescopic cylinder (43) is in a shortened state, the lifting platform (42) acts on the upper end of the support seat (44).

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