Batch uncovering device

By designing a batch opener for petri dishes, the problems of low operating efficiency and easy sample disorder in the prior art are solved, and multiple petri dishes are automatically tilted at the same time, which improves the operating efficiency and avoids sample contamination.

CN119774521APending Publication Date: 2025-04-08NINGBO INST OF TECH ZHEJIANG UNIV ZHEJIANG
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Application Number
CN202510051056.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2025-04-08

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Technical Problem

In biomedical laboratories, operators need to process multiple petri dishes at the same time. The prior art is difficult to efficiently open multiple petri dishes lids at the same time and realize automatic tilting of the bottom of the dish, resulting in low operating efficiency and prone to disorder and cross-contamination of the samples.

Method used

A batch open cover device is designed, including a carrier plate, a mounting plate, a movable plate, a movable block and a drive member. The movable block and a mounting plate are driven to move through the drive member, so that the cover and the bottom of the dish are automatically tilted while opening the cover and the bottom of the dish are automatically tilted after the processing is completed.

Benefits of technology

This device greatly improves the efficiency of Petri dish operation, avoids sample disorders and cross-contamination, and reduces the number of operations of the operator.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary equipment, and discloses a batch uncovering device, which is used for batch uncovering of culture dishes, and is characterized in that two mounting plates are longitudinally arranged on one side of a carrier plate; the two first movable plates are transversely and slidably connected to the opposite sides of the two mounting plates correspondingly, and inclined first through grooves are formed in the two first movable plates correspondingly; the two second movable plates are arranged on the two first movable plates, and second through grooves are formed in the two second movable plates; the multiple pairs of movable blocks are slidably connected to one side of the mounting plate, mounting rods are arranged on the movable blocks in a penetrating mode, clamping pieces are arranged at one ends of the mounting rods, deflection strips are arranged at the other ends of the mounting rods, and first connecting columns are arranged on the deflection strips; the driving piece is connected with the two first movable plates and the two second movable plates; according to the batch uncovering device, a plurality of culture dishes can be uncovered at the same time, the dish bottom is automatically inclined after uncovering, an operator can conveniently process samples, the dishes can be covered with covers in a one-to-one correspondence mode after the samples are processed, and disorder of the samples is avoided.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary equipment, and in particular to a batch cover opening device. Background Art

[0002] In biomedical laboratories, operators need to perform a large number of operations on culture dishes. If they process several culture dishes at the same time, they need to open the lids of these culture dishes at the same time and process the samples in the dishes. When processing, they need to hold the bottom of the dish and tilt the bottom of the dish to gather the samples in the corners of the bottom of the dish, and then aspirate, blow and process the samples. After processing, the lids of the dish must be put back on the bottom of the dish one by one. No chaotic operations can occur, otherwise it will easily cause cross-contamination between samples.

[0003] The traditional solution for opening the lids of culture dishes is to place the dishes evenly and horizontally on designated workstations, and then use several opening mechanisms to open the lids of the dishes, which reduces the efficiency of opening the lids in actual use.

[0004] In view of this, the present invention provides a cover opening device for batch opening of culture dishes. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention proposes a batch opening device to solve the deficiencies in the above-mentioned prior art. The batch opening device can open the lids of several culture dishes at the same time, and the bottoms of the dishes are automatically tilted after opening the lids, which is convenient for operators to handle samples. After completing the sample processing, the lids can be put back on the bottoms of the dishes one by one to avoid confusion of samples.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is: a batch opening device for opening the covers of culture dishes in batches, comprising:

[0007] A carrier plate is arranged longitudinally, and two mounting plates are arranged longitudinally and parallelly on one side of the carrier plate;

[0008] Two first movable plates are respectively connected to opposite sides of the two mounting plates in a transverse sliding manner, and the two first movable plates are both provided with a first through slot inclined upward or downward toward the carrier plate;

[0009] Two second movable plates are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the two first movable plates, and a mounting cavity is provided between the two second movable plates and the two first movable plates. The two second movable plates are both provided with a second through slot corresponding to the first through slot, and one end of the second through slot close to the carrier plate is bent upward;

[0010] A plurality of pairs of movable blocks are respectively connected to the side of the two mounting plates away from the carrier plate in a longitudinal sliding manner, and mounting rods are horizontally penetrated on the plurality of pairs of movable blocks, and a clamping piece is provided on the opposite side of the mounting rod, and the other end passes through the first through slot, and a deflection strip is provided on the mounting rod in the mounting cavity, and a first connecting column passing through the second through slot is provided on a side of the deflection strip close to the second movable plate and away from the mounting rod;

[0011] A driving member is arranged on the carrier plate, the driving member is connected to the two first movable plates and the two second movable plates, and the driving member is used to drive the two first movable plates and the two second movable plates to move laterally in a direction away from the carrier plate.

[0012] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, movable plates are provided above and below the carrier plate, and two third through slots parallel to the mounting plate are provided on the two movable plates. The two third through slots on each movable plate are inclined toward the opposite side of the third through slots at one end close to the mounting plate, and the two mounting plates are connected to the carrier plate in a relatively sliding manner. Second connecting columns that penetrate into the third through slots are provided on the two mounting plates, and push blocks opposite to the first movable plate and the second movable plate are provided on both sides of the two movable plates, and the two movable plates are connected to the driving member.

[0013] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the movable blocks are an odd number of pairs, and the pair of mounting rods located at the bottom are arranged on a supporting plate; the supporting plate is used to support culture dishes with lids that are stacked on each other, and the clamping members are arc-shaped, and a clamping member is respectively provided on the pair of mounting rods located at the bottom, and two clamping members are provided on opposite sides of the mounting rods in the middle position.

[0014] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the mounting rod is located at an end of the first through slot away from the carrier plate, the carrier plate and the plurality of clamping members are in a horizontal state.

[0015] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, a curved guard plate is provided at the top edge of the supporting plate.

[0016] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, a U-shaped plate is provided on a side of the carrier plate away from the mounting plate, and a connecting plate connected to the two movable plates is provided inside the U-shaped plate; the driving member comprises: a motor and a screw rod, the motor is arranged on a side of the U-shaped plate away from the carrier plate, one end of the screw rod is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor, and the other end passes through the U-shaped plate and the connecting plate and is rotatably connected to the carrier plate, and the screw rod is threadedly connected to the connecting plate.

[0017] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the U-shaped plate is provided with a support plate, and the bottom of the movable plate located below the carrier plate is higher than the bottom end of the support plate.

[0018] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, an arc-shaped opening is provided between the two third through slots on the upper movable plate.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] The present invention provides a batch opening device. When the batch opening device is used, it is only necessary to stack a plurality of culture dishes together and place them on a carrying plate, and the driving member drives the moving plate to move, so that the mounting plate drives the clamping member to complete the clamping of the dish bottom and the dish cover, and in the process of continuous movement of the moving plate, due to the action of the mounting rod, the first through groove and the second through groove, the opening and tilting of the culture dishes are completed, which is convenient for operators to process samples, and after the sample processing is completed, the lids can be covered back on the dish bottoms one by one, avoiding sample confusion and sample cross-contamination. Compared with the opening device in the prior art, the opening device does not need to separate and lay the culture dishes horizontally, which reduces the actions of operators and greatly improves efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 The three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable block and the mounting rod of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 The three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0024] Figure 4 The three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0025] Figure 5 The present invention uses the state structure schematic diagram Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 6 The present invention uses the state structure schematic diagram Figure 2 ;

[0027] Figure 7 The present invention uses the state structure schematic diagram Figure 3 .

[0028] Description of reference numerals:

[0029] 1. Carrier plate; 11. Mounting plate; 111. Second connecting column; 12. U-shaped plate; 2. First movable plate; 21. First through slot; 3. Second movable plate; 31. Second through slot; 4. Movable block; 41. Mounting rod; 411. Deflection bar; 412. First connecting column; 413. Carrier plate; 42. Clamping member; 5. Driving member; 51. Motor; 52. Lead screw; 6. Moving plate; 61. Third through slot; 62. Push block; 63. Connecting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The drawings in this disclosure are not drawn strictly according to the actual scale, and the specific size and quantity of each structure can be determined according to actual needs. The drawings described in this disclosure are only schematic diagrams of the structures.

[0031] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiment of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiment of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the described embodiment of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the usual meanings understood by persons of ordinary skill in the field to which the invention belongs. The words "first", "second" and similar words used in the patent application specification and claims of the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. Words such as "include" or "comprise" mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Inside", "outside", "up", "down", "far", "near", "front", "back" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0033] In biomedical laboratories, operators need to perform a large number of operations on culture dishes. If they process several culture dishes at the same time, they need to open the lids of these culture dishes at the same time and process the samples in the dishes. When processing, they need to hold the bottom of the dish and tilt the bottom of the dish to gather the samples in the corners of the bottom of the dish, and then aspirate, blow and process the samples. After processing, the lids of the dish must be put back on the bottom of the dish one by one. No chaotic operations can occur, otherwise it will easily cause cross-contamination between samples.

[0034] In view of this, the present invention proposes a cover opening mechanism for batch opening of culture dishes, which can open the covers of several culture dishes at the same time, and the bottom of the dishes will automatically tilt after opening, which is convenient for operators to handle samples. After completing the sample processing, the lids can be put back on the bottom of the dishes one by one to avoid confusion of samples.

[0035] Combination Figures 1 to 7 As shown, a batch opening device is used for batch opening of culture dishes, comprising:

[0036] The carrier plate 1 is arranged longitudinally, and two mounting plates 11 are arranged longitudinally and parallelly on one side of the carrier plate 1, and the mounting plates 11 are perpendicular to the carrier plate 1;

[0037] The two first movable plates 2 are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the two mounting plates 11 by transverse sliding, and the two first movable plates 2 are both provided with a first through slot 21 inclined upward or downward toward the carrier plate 1; the first through slot 211 is set to enable the mounting rod 41 to drive the multiple movable blocks 4 to open the spacing between each other, and the first through slot 21 can be set in a manner that all of them are inclined upward or all of them are inclined downward, but the setting manner of all upward or all downward will make the movement trajectory of some movable blocks 4 longer, and the height of the entire first movable plate 2 will also be higher, and the overall size of the device will become larger, so the setting manner of the first through slot 21 is preferably the manner shown in the drawings of the specification, with one part inclined upward and one part inclined downward, and the first through slot 21 located in the middle position is close to a horizontal state, so that the movement trajectory of the multiple movable blocks 4 is relatively uniform, and the size of the first movable plate 2 will also be relatively reduced;

[0038] The two second movable plates 3 are respectively arranged on the opposite sides of the two first movable plates 2, the first movable plate 2 and the second movable plate 3 are fitted and fixedly connected together, and there is an installation cavity between the two second movable plates 3 and the two first movable plates 2, and the two second movable plates 3 are each provided with a second through slot 31 corresponding to the first through slot 21, and the end of the second through slot 31 close to the carrier plate 1 is bent upward compared to the second through slot 31 itself, and most of the first through slot 21 and the second through slot 31 are corresponding and overlapped, and the corresponding and overlapping parts of the first through slot 21 and the second through slot 31 are only used to drive the movable block 4 to separate evenly, and only a small part of the end of the second through slot 31 is bent upward relative to the second through slot 31 itself; the bent part of the second through slot 31 is used to make the first connecting column 412 drive the deflection bar 411 to deflect the disk, so that the mounting rod 41 drives the supporting member 42 to deflect, and then the supporting member 42 drives the culture dish to tilt, so that the staff can absorb the substance in the culture dish;

[0039] The multiple pairs of movable blocks 4 are respectively connected to the side of the two mounting plates 11 away from the carrier plate 1 in a longitudinal sliding manner, and the multiple pairs of movable blocks 4 are all horizontally penetrated with mounting rods 41, and the mounting rods 41 are rotatably connected to the movable blocks 4, and a clamping member 42 is provided on the opposite side of the mounting rod 41; the holding member 42 is used to clamp the culture dish and the culture dish cover, and the other end passes through the first through slot 21, and a deflection bar 411 is provided on the mounting rod 41 in the mounting cavity, and a first connecting column 412 passing through the second through slot 31 is provided on the side of the deflection bar 411 close to the second movable plate 3 and away from the mounting rod 411;

[0040] The driving member 5 is disposed on the carrier plate 1 , and is connected to the two first movable plates 2 and the two second movable plates 3 ; the driving member 5 is used to drive the two first movable plates 2 and the two second movable plates 3 to move laterally in a direction away from the carrier plate 1 .

[0041] As an alternative embodiment, a movable plate 6 is provided above and below the carrier plate 1, and two third through slots 61 parallel to the mounting plate 11 are provided on the two movable plates 6. One end of the two third through slots 61 on each movable plate 6 close to the mounting plate 11 is inclined toward the opposite side of the third through slot 61. The two mounting plates 11 are relatively slidably connected to the carrier plate 1, and the two mounting plates 11 are provided with second connecting columns 111 that penetrate into the third through slots 61; the inclined end of the third through slot 61 acts on the second connecting column 111 to allow the mounting plate 11 to be connected to the carrier plate 1. The plate 11 moves toward the opposite side to achieve clamping of the dish bottom and the dish cover. Push blocks 62 opposite to the first movable plate 2 and the second movable plate 3 are provided on both sides of the two movable plates 6; the push blocks 62 are used to push the first movable plate 2 and the second movable plate 3 to move laterally away from the carrier plate 1 after the mounting plate 11 completes the clamping of the dish bottom and the dish cover. The two movable plates 6 are both connected to the driving member 5; the driving member 5 is used to drive the two movable plates 6 to move toward or away from the mounting plate 11.

[0042] As an alternative embodiment, the movable blocks 4 are an odd-numbered pair, and the pair of mounting rods 41 at the bottom is provided on a carrying plate 413; the carrying plate 413 is used to carry culture dishes stacked on each other and with lids, and the clamping members 42 are arc-shaped, and a clamping member 42 is provided on each of the pair of mounting rods 41 at the top, and the clamping member 42 is used to clamp the top dish cover, and two clamping members 42 are provided on the opposite sides of the mounting rods 41 at the middle position; the two clamping members 42 are used to clamp the dish bottom and the dish cover, respectively.

[0043] As an alternative embodiment, when the mounting rod 41 is located at the end of the first through slot 31 away from the carrier 1, the carrier plate 413 and the plurality of clamps 42 are in a horizontal state, and the carrier plate 413 is used to carry stacks of culture dishes with covers in the initial use of the device.

[0044] As an alternative embodiment, an arc-shaped protective plate is provided at the top edge of the supporting plate 413; the arc-shaped plate is used to prevent the culture dish at the bottom from sliding off, and can clamp the culture dish like an arc-shaped clamping member.

[0045] As an alternative embodiment, a U-shaped plate 12 is provided on the side of the carrier plate 1 away from the mounting plate 11, and a connecting plate 63 connected to the two movable plates 6 is provided inside the U-shaped plate 12; the driving member 5 comprises: a motor 51 and a screw rod 52, the motor 51 is arranged on the side of the U-shaped plate 12 away from the carrier plate 1, one end of the screw rod 52 is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor 51, and the other end passes through the U-shaped plate 12 and the connecting plate 63 and is rotatably connected to the carrier plate 1, the screw rod 52 is threadedly connected to the connecting plate 63; an internal threaded flange is provided on the connecting plate 63 and is threadedly connected to the screw rod 52, and a slide rail slidably connected to the connecting plate 63 is provided on the back of the carrier plate 1.

[0046] As an alternative embodiment, the U-shaped plate 12 is provided with a support plate, and the bottom of the movable plate 6 located below the carrier plate 1 is higher than the bottom end of the support plate; the support plate is used to provide support for the entire device and does not interfere with the movement of the movable plate 6.

[0047] In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, an arc-shaped opening is provided between the two third through grooves 61 on the upper movable plate 6. The opening of the arc-shaped opening facilitates the staff to prevent stacking of covered culture dishes from top to bottom, and during the placement process, the upper movable plate 6 will not interfere with the placement work.

[0048] The working principle and usage of this embodiment:

[0049] The present invention provides a batch cover opening device. When the batch cover opening device is used, a plurality of culture dishes to be opened are first stacked together and placed on a carrying plate, and then the motor is started to rotate. The motor drives the screw rod to rotate and then drives the connecting plate to move toward one side of the carrying plate. The connecting plate drives two movable plates to move toward the carrying plate. During the movement of the movable plate, due to the action of the inclined end of the third through groove and the second connecting column, the two mounting plates move toward the opposite side. The mounting plate drives the movement of the movable block, and then the clamping pieces arranged on the mounting rod respectively complete the clamping of the dish bottom and the dish cover. During the continuous movement of the movable plate, the push block arranged on the movable plate pushes the first movable plate and the second movable plate to move. During the movement of the first movable plate and the second movable plate Due to the action of the first through slot and the second through slot, the movable block gradually slides on the mounting plate and separates evenly, thereby completing the opening of the culture dish. When the first movable plate and the second movable plate continue to move, since the first through slot and the second through slot have a certain misalignment, and the end of the second through slot has a certain inclination, the deflection bar will deflect to a certain extent, thereby driving the mounting rod to deflect to a certain extent. The mounting rod drives the clamping body and the supporting plate to deflect, so that the culture dish can be tilted, which is convenient for operators to handle samples. After completing the sample processing, the driving motor drives the two movable plates to move toward the direction of the motor through the lead screw. As in the above principle, each component moves to the initial position, and the dish cover is re-covered on the bottom of the dish to avoid sample confusion and cross-contamination.

[0050] The above embodiments are only specific implementation methods of the present invention, which are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them. The protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that any technician familiar with the technical field can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, or can easily think of changes, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein; and these modifications, changes or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions for implementing the present invention, and should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A batch opening device for opening the covers of culture dishes in batches, characterized in that: include: A carrier plate (1) is arranged longitudinally, and two mounting plates (11) are arranged longitudinally and parallelly on one side of the carrier plate (1); Two first movable plates (2) are respectively connected to opposite sides of the two mounting plates (11) in a transverse sliding manner, and the two first movable plates (2) are each provided with a first through slot (21) inclined upward or downward toward the carrier plate (1); Two second movable plates (3) are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the two first movable plates (2); a mounting cavity is provided between the two second movable plates (3) and the two first movable plates (2); the two second movable plates (3) are each provided with a second through groove (31) corresponding to the first through groove (21); and one end of the second through groove (31) close to the carrier plate (1) is bent upward; A plurality of pairs of movable blocks (4) are respectively connected longitudinally and slidably to the side of the two mounting plates (11) away from the carrier plate (1); a mounting rod (41) is transversely passed through the plurality of pairs of movable blocks (4); a clamping member (42) is provided on the opposite side of the mounting rod (41); the other end passes through the first through slot (21); a deflection strip (411) is provided on the mounting rod (41) in the mounting cavity; a first connecting column (412) passing through the second through slot (31) is provided on the side of the deflection strip (411) close to the second movable plate (3) and away from the mounting rod (411); A driving member (5) is arranged on the carrier plate (1), and the driving member (5) is connected to the two first movable plates (2) and the two second movable plates (3).

2. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A movable plate (6) is provided above and below the carrier plate (1); two third through slots (61) are provided on the two movable plates (6) and are parallel to the mounting plate (11); one end of the two third through slots (61) on each movable plate (6) close to the mounting plate (11) is inclined toward the opposite side of the third through slots (61); the two mounting plates (11) are connected to the carrier plate (1) in a relatively sliding manner; the two mounting plates (11) are provided with second connecting columns (111) that penetrate into the third through slots (61); push blocks (62) that are opposite to the first movable plate (2) and the second movable plate (3) are provided on both sides of the two movable plates (6); and the two movable plates (6) are connected to the driving member (5).

3. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The movable blocks (4) are an odd number of pairs, and the pair of mounting rods (41) located at the bottom are arranged on a carrying plate (413); the carrying plate (413) is used to carry culture dishes stacked on each other and with covers, and the clamping members (42) are arc-shaped, and a clamping member (42) is respectively provided on the pair of mounting rods (41) located at the top, and two clamping members (42) are provided on opposite sides of the mounting rods (41) at the middle position.

4. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: When the mounting rod (41) is located at an end of the first through slot (31) away from the carrier plate (1), the carrier plate (413) and the plurality of clamping members (42) are in a horizontal state.

5. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: An arc-shaped guard plate is provided at the top edge of the bearing plate (413).

6. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: A U-shaped plate (12) is provided on a side of the carrier plate (1) away from the mounting plate (11), and a connecting plate (63) connected to the two movable plates (6) is provided inside the U-shaped plate (12); the driving member (5) comprises a motor (51) and a screw rod (52); the motor (51) is provided on a side of the U-shaped plate (12) away from the carrier plate (1); one end of the screw rod (52) is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor (51), and the other end passes through the U-shaped plate (12) and the connecting plate (63) to be rotatably connected to the carrier plate (1); the screw rod (52) is threadedly connected to the connecting plate (63).

7. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The U-shaped plate (12) is provided with a support plate, and the bottom of the movable plate (6) located below the carrier plate (1) is higher than the bottom end of the support plate.

8. A batch opening device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: An arc-shaped opening is provided between the two third through grooves (61) on the upper movable plate (6).