Consumable warehouse operation mechanism, consumable warehouse and consumable warehouse using method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of biochemical detection equipment, in particular to a consumable library operation mechanism, a consumable library and a consumable library using method. The consumable library operation mechanism comprises a carrying platform, a material storage device and a control device, the carrying platform is arranged on the lifting support in a driven and lifting mode. The first conveying structure is used for driving the carrying platform to ascend and descend on the lifting support; the second conveying structure is used for driving the carrying platform to move in the X '-axis direction towards the material frame of the consumable warehouse and moving the material frame into or out of the material frame of the consumable warehouse; and the third conveying structure is used for driving the carrying platform to move towards the material frame containing cavity of the consumable material storage material frame in the Y '-axis direction, and the material frame is moved into or out of the material frame containing cavity of the consumable material storage material frame. By means of the conveying structure, the consumables can be replaced and moved in the state that the consumable storage rack is fixed, and the problems that in the prior art, a round consumable tower arranged in a rotating mode is low in equipment operation consumable efficiency and large in occupied area are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of biochemical detection equipment, and in particular to a consumables library operating mechanism, a consumables library and a method for using the consumables library. Background Art

[0002] Currently, many clinical diseases are diagnosed using in vitro testing equipment. In vitro testing plays a crucial role in disease prevention, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment guidance, and is an essential tool for doctors. This requires automated consumables warehouses to store, replace, and manage batches of samples, improving testing efficiency and ensuring consumables are free of contamination. For example, when performing biochemical tests on batches of blood samples, new racks containing cryopreservation tubes must be removed from the consumables warehouse to extract PBMCs, plasma, and red blood cells. This involves multiple testing steps, including sample separation, storage, documentation, and management. The old racks are then returned to the consumables warehouse.

[0003] In the prior art, in order to achieve automatic handling of consumables in a consumables warehouse, patent application publication number CN212711028U discloses a consumables loading system, which includes: a storage rack including a silo, the silo being provided with multiple layers of racks stacked vertically, each for storing consumables; a plurality of silos, the storage rack also including a turntable, with multiple silos fixed to the turntable. A first rotation mechanism is provided on the side of the turntable away from the storage racks, the first rotation mechanism being used to control the rotation of the turntable so that different silos on the turntable are aligned with a robotic arm. The robotic arm of the robotic arm grips the consumables in the rack, places them on a discharge tray, and removes them from the consumables loading system. However, for example, in the aforementioned prior art circular consumables tower, during sample storage and retrieval, the tower must be rotated to the position of the robotic arm for loading and unloading samples, so that the robotic arm can remove consumables or samples from the tower or return them to the tower. This results in the following: the circular consumables towers in the prior art not only occupy a large volume and can store a small number of consumables and samples. Moreover, each time a consumable sample is replenished or removed, the consumables tower must be rotated to control the angle to process the consumables on the stacks in that row, resulting in slow loading and unloading efficiency and time-consuming and labor-intensive replenishment of consumables and samples. Therefore, those skilled in the art urgently need a new consumables library operation mechanism that can effectively improve the efficiency of consumables and sample replacement, and realize high-efficiency, large-capacity, automated consumables and sample storage and automatic loading and unloading. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is how to solve the problem that the consumables warehouse in the prior art requires a circular consumables tower to realize the replacement and movement of consumables, resulting in low equipment operation efficiency and large floor space. To this end, the present invention provides a consumables warehouse operation mechanism, including:

[0005] A transport platform, the transport platform is used to accommodate material racks, and is used to move a new material rack located on a consumable material rack in a consumable material warehouse out of a material rack cavity; or to move an old material rack into a material rack cavity of the consumable material warehouse;

[0006] A lifting bracket is arranged along the height direction of the consumable material storage rack, and the transport platform is driven to be lifted and lowered on the lifting bracket;

[0007] A first transport structure is used to drive the transport platform to move up and down on the lifting bracket;

[0008] The second conveying structure is used to drive the conveying platform on the lifting bracket to move along the X'-axis direction toward the consumable material rack, so as to move the material rack into or out of the consumable material rack;

[0009] The third transport structure is used to drive the transport platform on the lifting bracket to move along the Y'-axis direction toward the rack cavity of the consumables storage rack, and is used to move the material rack into or out of the rack cavity of the consumables storage rack.

[0010] Optionally, the consumables warehouse operation mechanism also includes: a rotating structure for driving the transport platform on the lifting bracket to rotate along the S-axis direction, so as to move the transport platform toward different rack cavities on the consumables warehouse rack.

[0011] Optionally, the first transport structure includes: a Z-axis lifting slide provided on the lifting bracket, and a first driving source for driving the lifting action of the transport platform;

[0012] The second transport structure includes: an X'-axis support arm and a second driving source; one end of the X'-axis support arm is connected to the Z-axis lifting slide for lifting and sliding, and the transport platform is driven to slide on the X'-axis support arm.

[0013] Optionally, the transport platform includes: an upper base and a lower base; the upper base is slidably disposed on the lower base and driven to slide along the Y'-axis direction under the drive of the third transport structure.

[0014] Optionally, the third conveying structure includes: a guide tooth groove arranged on one of the upper base and the lower base, and a rotating gear arranged on the other of the upper base and the lower base; the third conveying structure also includes: a third driving source for driving the rotating gear to rotate.

[0015] Optionally, the transport platform is driven to slide on the X'-axis support arm by a sliding member;

[0016] The rotating structure includes: a drive shaft and a fourth drive source; the fourth drive source is arranged on the sliding member, one end of the drive shaft is connected to the power output end of the fourth drive source, and the other end is fixedly connected to the third conveying structure to drive the transport platform to rotate along the S-axis direction.

[0017] Optionally, a positioning pin is provided on one of the transport platform and the material rack, and a positioning hole corresponding to the positioning pin is provided on the other of the transport platform and the material rack; the transport platform is driven to move to the bottom of the material rack, and the positioning pin and the positioning hole are fitted and connected during the process of the transport platform lifting the material rack.

[0018] Optionally, a first position detector is further provided on the transport platform; the first position detector is used to detect whether the material rack is placed on the transport platform.

[0019] A consumables warehouse includes: a consumables warehouse operating mechanism; and a consumables warehouse rack, wherein the consumables warehouse rack is provided with a plurality of rack cavities, and the rack cavities are used to accommodate material racks of the types such as test tubes, gun tips, and cryopreservation tubes.

[0020] Optionally, the consumables storage rack includes:

[0021] The front side material rack of the consumables warehouse is arranged on one side of the Y'-axis direction of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism; the front side material rack of the consumables warehouse is provided with a plurality of the material rack cavities along the X'-axis direction and / or Z'-axis direction of the consumables warehouse material rack;

[0022] The rear side rack of the consumables warehouse is arranged on the other side of the Y' axis direction of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism; the consumables warehouse operating mechanism is arranged between the front side rack of the consumables warehouse and the rear side rack of the consumables warehouse; the rear side rack of the consumables warehouse is provided with a plurality of rack cavities along the X' axis direction and / or Z' axis direction of the consumables warehouse rack.

[0023] Optionally, a guide groove is further provided in the material rack cavity for guiding the material rack to slide into or out of the material rack cavity under the support of the transport platform.

[0024] Optionally, a second position detector is further provided in the material rack cavity, and the second position detector is used to detect whether the material rack is accommodated in the material rack cavity; a status display light is further provided on the outer frame of the material rack cavity, and the status display light is used to indicate whether the material rack is accommodated in the material rack cavity; and / or a category display light is further provided on the outer frame of the material rack cavity, and the category display light is used to indicate the type of material rack in the material rack cavity, and the material rack includes: a new material rack and an old material rack.

[0025] Optionally, the consumables library further comprises: a loading and unloading transport mechanism, which is arranged in conjunction with the consumables library operation mechanism; the transfer slide rail of the loading and unloading transport mechanism is arranged on the work platform along the X' axis direction; the work platform is used to process samples;

[0026] The loading and unloading transport mechanism is used to receive the new material racks transported by the consumables warehouse operating mechanism and move them to different areas of the work platform, or the loading and unloading transport mechanism is used to move old material racks from different areas of the work platform to the consumables warehouse operating mechanism.

[0027] Optionally, the consumables warehouse further includes: an information entry mechanism, the information entry mechanism being used to record information of the consumables and / or samples on the material rack transported by the loading and unloading transport mechanism;

[0028] The consumables warehouse operating mechanism moves the new material rack transported from the consumables warehouse material rack to the information entry mechanism to record information, or the consumables warehouse operating mechanism is used to move the old material rack transferred by the loading and unloading conveying mechanism to the information entry mechanism to record information.

[0029] Optionally, the transfer slide rail of the loading and unloading transport mechanism faces one side of the consumables storage rack and has an extension end extending beyond the working platform;

[0030] The information entry mechanism includes: an information entry table arranged below or above the extension end, and a barcode scanner arranged below and / or above and / or on the side of the information entry table, and the barcode scanner enters information on consumables and / or samples.

[0031] Optionally, the loading and unloading material handling mechanism includes: a transfer slide rail, a synchronous belt, and a loading and unloading material fixed frame slidably arranged on the transfer slide rail; the loading and unloading material fixed frame is connected to the synchronous belt transmission, and the synchronous belt is driven by a driving source to drive the loading and unloading material fixed frame to slide back and forth on the transfer slide rail.

[0032] Optionally, the consumables warehouse further includes: an outer shell for accommodating the consumables warehouse operating mechanism and the consumables warehouse material rack; an opening for the material rack to be moved out is provided on the side of the outer shell facing the loading and unloading conveying mechanism.

[0033] Optionally, the loading and unloading material handling mechanism further includes: a third position detector; the third position detector is arranged on the transfer slide rail, close to one side of the loading and unloading material handling mechanism, and is used to detect whether the loading and unloading material fixing frame used to support the material rack is moved to a preset position.

[0034] Optionally, the consumables library further includes: a consumables library control panel, which is used to query the status of consumables, samples and material racks in the consumables library racks, and display consumables and sample quantity information; and information can also be updated through the consumables library control panel.

[0035] A method for using a consumables library is used to use the consumables library, including: a process of replacing consumables and samples in a consumables library rack, a process of transferring a new material rack in the consumables library rack to a loading and unloading conveying mechanism, and a process of transferring an old material rack from the loading and unloading conveying mechanism to the consumables library rack.

[0036] Optionally, the consumables and samples replacement process in the consumables storage rack includes the following steps: placing a new material rack containing supplementary consumables and samples in the rack cavity of the consumables storage rack; and / or, removing the old material rack containing products and old consumables in the rack cavity of the consumables storage rack; and / or,

[0037] The process of transferring the new material rack in the consumables storage rack to the loading and unloading material handling mechanism includes the following steps:

[0038] The transport platform is driven to rotate to an initial position by a rotating structure;

[0039] The transport platform on the consumables storage operation mechanism is driven by the first transport structure to move along the lifting bracket to a designated position;

[0040] The transport platform on the consumables storage operation mechanism is driven by the second transport structure to move to the position of the new material rack corresponding to the material to be transported;

[0041] The transport platform on the consumables storage operation mechanism is driven by the rotating structure, and the transport platform is rotated toward the new material rack;

[0042] The transport platform on the consumables storage operation mechanism is driven by the third conveying structure, and the upper base of the transport platform is driven to slide to a position below the new material rack and is connected with the new material rack;

[0043] The transport platform is driven by the third transport structure to take the new material rack out of the rack cavity; and the transport platform is driven by the consumables storage transport mechanism to rotate along the S-axis to the initial position;

[0044] The transport platform carrying the new material rack moves the new material rack out of the consumables storage rack on the first transport structure and the second transport structure;

[0045] The consumables warehouse operation mechanism moves the new material rack to the information input mechanism and the loading and unloading conveying mechanism in sequence; or, the consumables warehouse operation mechanism directly transfers the new material rack to the loading and unloading conveying mechanism;

[0046] The loading and unloading transport mechanism is driven to move the new material rack to a designated position on the work platform to complete the transport of the new material rack;

[0047] and / or

[0048] The process of transferring the old material rack from the loading and unloading mechanism to the consumable material rack includes the following steps:

[0049] The loading and unloading transport mechanism is driven to move the old material rack to a position close to the consumables storage operation mechanism;

[0050] The transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism is driven by the third transport structure, and the upper base of the transport platform slides to a position below the old material rack;

[0051] The consumables warehouse operation mechanism moves the old material rack to the information input mechanism and the consumables warehouse rack in sequence; or, the consumables warehouse operation mechanism directly moves the old material rack to the consumables warehouse rack;

[0052] The transport platform is driven to rotate toward the entrance of the material rack cavity by a rotating structure;

[0053] The transport platform on the consumables warehouse operating mechanism is driven by the third conveying structure, and the upper base of the transport platform supports the old material rack and transfers it to the rack cavity; thereafter, the transport platform is driven to move out of the rack cavity to complete the transport of the old material rack.

[0054] Optionally, after the consumables warehouse operation mechanism moves the new material rack or the old material rack into the information entry mechanism, the barcode scanners around the information entry table of the information entry mechanism enter information about the consumables and / or samples; and / or,

[0055] After the consumables warehouse operation mechanism moves the new material rack or the old material rack into the designated material rack cavity, the status display light on the outer frame of the material rack cavity indicates that the material rack is in the material rack cavity; the category display light on the outer frame of the material rack cavity indicates the type of material rack in the material rack cavity; and / or,

[0056] After the consumables warehouse operating mechanism moves the new material rack or the old material rack out of the rack cavity; the status display light on the outer frame of the rack cavity indicates that there is no material rack in the rack cavity; the category display light on the outer frame of the rack cavity indicates the type of material rack that has been moved out of the rack cavity; and / or,

[0057] The consumables warehouse operating mechanism transfers the old material rack into the consumables warehouse material rack, including the following specific steps: detecting through a first position detector that the material rack is not placed on the transport platform, and then driving the transport platform to rotate to the initial position through a rotating structure; thereafter, the transport platform on the consumables warehouse operating mechanism is driven by the first transport structure and the second transport structure to move the transport platform along the Z' axis direction and the X' axis direction to the corresponding empty material rack cavity entrance position.

[0058] Optionally, the consumables and samples replacement process in the consumables library rack further includes: the consumables library operating mechanism is driven to automatically move the new material rack and / or the old material rack in the consumables library rack to the designated rack cavity; and / or,

[0059] The process of transferring the new material rack in the consumable material storage rack to the loading and unloading handling mechanism also includes: detecting whether the material rack is placed on the handling platform by a first position detector; if the material rack is not placed on the handling platform, moving the material rack to the consumable material storage rack for handling; if the material rack is placed on the handling platform, first transferring the material rack back to the consumable material storage rack; and / or,

[0060] During the process of the transport platform transporting the new material rack and / or the old material rack: the first motion structure drives the transport platform to slowly rise a certain distance, and the upper base is engaged with and connected to the material rack during the rising process, thereby moving the material rack to another position;

[0061] During the process of placing the new material rack and / or the old material rack on the transport platform: the first motion structure drives the transport platform to slowly descend a certain distance, and during the descent of the upper base, the material rack abuts against the material rack cavity or the loading and unloading fixed rack, thereby allowing the transport platform to be separated from the material rack, thereby achieving the placement of the material rack; wherein, during the descent of the upper base, the material rack is connected to the guide slide at the bottom of the material rack cavity by being clamped.

[0062] The technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

[0063] 1. The consumables warehouse operating mechanism provided by the present invention is a stationary material rack in the consumables warehouse, which is obviously different from the circular consumables tower that rotates along its own circumferential direction in the prior art. In order to realize the moving in and out of materials located at different positions of the consumables warehouse rack. In the present invention, the first conveying structure of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism drives the lifting and lowering to adapt to consumables warehouse racks of different heights. The second conveying structure of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism drives the transport platform to telescope along the X' axis direction, thereby moving the material rack in or out of the consumables warehouse rack. The third conveying structure of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism drives the transport platform to telescope along the Y' axis direction, thereby moving the material rack in or out of the rack cavity of the consumables warehouse rack. Through the above-mentioned mutually coordinated first conveying structure, second conveying structure and third conveying structure, it can be effectively ensured that the consumables warehouse rack is in a stationary state, and the material racks at different positions on the consumables warehouse rack are moved in or out of the consumables warehouse rack.

[0064] 2. The consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention further includes a rotating structure that can drive the transport platform to rotate in the S-axis direction, thereby changing the orientation of the transport platform and enabling transport of consumables storage racks at different locations.

[0065] 3. The consumables warehouse operation mechanism provided by the present invention slides the X'-axis support arm onto the Z-axis lifting slide on the lifting bracket, thereby realizing the lifting action of the entire second transport structure and completing the work of moving the transport platform in the X'-axis direction. In addition, the transport platform is set as an upper base and a lower base that can slide relative to each other, thereby realizing the upper base being driven to slide along the Y'-axis direction by the third transport structure, thereby completing the work of moving the transport platform in the Y'-axis direction. Moreover, the transport platform is driven to slide on the X'-axis support arm by a sliding member, thereby driving the entire transport platform to rotate an angle along the S-axis direction through a rotating structure. The transport platform and the rotating structure that drives the transport platform to rotate an angle along the S-axis direction are both slidably set on the X'-axis support arm by the above-mentioned sliding member, thereby simply and reliably realizing the multi-directional and arbitrary angle movement of the transport platform, which has the advantages of simple and reliable structure.

[0066] 3. The third transport structure of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention utilizes cooperating guide grooves and rotating gears to achieve relative motion of the upper base relative to the lower base, enabling high-precision positioning. Furthermore, these guide grooves and rotating gears can be positioned within the strip-shaped holes of the upper base, effectively reducing the thickness of the transport platform.

[0067] 4. The consumables warehouse operation mechanism provided by the present invention is provided with mutually compatible positioning pins and positioning holes on the transport platform and the material rack. When the transport platform lifts or transfers the material rack, the positioning pins and positioning holes are plugged in and connected, thereby positioning and fixing the material rack.

[0068] 5. The consumables warehouse provided by the present invention includes: a consumables warehouse operating mechanism. Therefore, it has all the advantages of the above-mentioned consumables warehouse operating mechanism.

[0069] 6. The consumables warehouse provided by the present invention can adjust the size of the front and rear racks of the consumables warehouse according to space requirements by setting the front racks and the rear racks of the consumables warehouse, thereby improving the adaptability of the front and rear racks of the consumables warehouse to the space, thereby achieving the technical effect of improving space utilization. At the same time, by setting the operating mechanism of the consumables warehouse between the front racks and the rear racks of the consumables warehouse, the operating mechanism of the consumables warehouse can move the material rack to the front rack or the rear rack of the consumables warehouse, or, move the material rack on the front rack or the rear rack out, specifically, to the desired position, or move the material rack in the cavity of the front rack of the consumables warehouse out to the cavity of the rear rack of the consumables warehouse, without the need for manpower, so as to improve the technical effect of the reliability of material rack transportation.

[0070] 7. The consumables storage provided by the present invention can indicate to the staff whether the material rack is contained in the material rack cavity through the status display light. In addition, the type display light can indicate to the staff the type of material rack in the material rack cavity, specifically whether it is a new material rack or an old material rack.

[0071] 8. The consumables storage provided by the present invention also includes a loading and unloading transport mechanism. By arranging the loading and unloading transport mechanism on the work platform, the new material racks transported by the consumables storage operation mechanism can be received. Afterwards, the material racks are transferred to corresponding specific positions on the work platform via the transfer slides on the loading and unloading transport mechanism. The above structure can effectively transfer the material racks to different sample processing modules, thereby solving the problem of low work efficiency in the prior art where the material racks need to pass through each sample processing module in turn before reaching the corresponding sample processing station.

[0072] 9. The consumables library provided by the present invention further comprises: an information entry mechanism that can effectively record the consumables and sample information on the old material rack and the new material rack.

[0073] 10. In the consumables warehouse provided by the present invention, the transfer rails of the loading and unloading mechanism have an extension extending beyond the work platform. By positioning the information entry platform of the information entry mechanism below this extension, the work platform can be prevented from obstructing the loading and unloading mechanism from completing the material rack transfer task. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0074] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the specific embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0075] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0076] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the rotation direction of the transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0077] Figure 3 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the connection structure between the transport platform and the sliding member provided by the present invention;

[0078] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the transmission structure of the upper base and the lower base that can achieve relative position sliding provided by the present invention;

[0079] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the transport platform of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism provided by the present invention, extending toward the front material rack of the consumables warehouse;

[0080] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the position of the transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention in a retracted state;

[0081] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention in the initial position;

[0082] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided by the present invention extending toward the rear material rack of the consumables storage;

[0083] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the relative positions of the consumables storage operation mechanism on the consumables storage provided by the present invention and the loading and unloading material handling mechanism on the work platform;

[0084] Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the X'-axis, Y'-axis and Z'-axis directions of the front side rack and the rear side rack of the consumables library provided by the present invention;

[0085] Figure 11 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the cavity structure provided by the present invention and located on the consumables storage rack;

[0086] Figure 12 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a loading and unloading material handling mechanism carrying a material rack provided by the present invention;

[0087] Figure 13 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the loading and unloading material handling mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0088] Figure 14 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a consumables library with an information entry mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0089] Figure 15 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the installation structure of the information input mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0090] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the installation position of the outer shell on the consumables library provided by the present invention.

[0091] Description of reference numerals:

[0092] 1-Transportation platform; 2-Material rack; 3-Consumables storage rack; 4-Lifting bracket; 5-First transport structure; 6-Second transport structure; 7-Third transport structure; 8-Rotation structure; 9-Z-axis lift slide; 10-First drive source; 11-X'-axis support arm; 12-Second drive source; 13-Upper base; 14-Lower base; 15-Guide tooth groove; 16-Rotation gear; 17-Third drive source; 18-Sliding member; 19-Drive shaft; 20-Fourth drive source; 21-Location pin; 22-Location hole; 23-First position detection Detector; 24 - Consumables warehouse operating mechanism; 25 - Consumables warehouse front material rack; 26 - Consumables warehouse rear material rack; 27 - Guide chute; 28 - Second position detector; 29 - Status display light; 30 - New material rack; 31 - Old material rack; 32 - Loading and unloading material handling mechanism; 33 - Working platform; 34 - Transfer slide rail; 35 - Synchronous belt; 36 - Loading and unloading material fixed frame; 37 - Information entry mechanism; 38 - Information entry table; 39 - Outer shell; 40 - Third position detector; 41 - Consumables warehouse control panel; 42 - Fourth position detector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0093] The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0094] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate and simplify the description of the present invention. They are not intended to indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0095] Example 1

[0096] See Figure 1 , Figure 1 The diagram shows a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the consumables storage operation mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the consumables storage operation mechanism includes:

[0097] Transport platform 1, such as Figure 3 The transport platform 1 shown is used to accommodate the material rack 2, which is used to Figure 10 The new material rack 30 on the consumable material rack 3 of the consumable material warehouse is moved out of the rack cavity; or the old material rack 31 is moved into the rack cavity of the consumable material rack 3;

[0098] In a specific embodiment, see Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the transmission structure of the upper base and the lower base that can realize relative position sliding provided in the embodiment of the present invention is shown. The transport platform 1 includes: an upper base 13 and a lower base 14; the upper base 13 is as shown in FIG. Figure 3 Driven by the third transport structure 7 shown, it is slidably arranged on the lower base 14 and driven to slide along the Y' axis direction.

[0099] Lifting bracket 4, such as Figure 1 The lifting bracket 4 shown is arranged along the height direction of the consumable material storage rack 3, and the transport platform 1 is driven to be lifted and lowered on the lifting bracket 4;

[0100] The first conveying structure 5 is used to drive the conveying platform 1 to move up and down on the lifting bracket 4;

[0101] In a specific embodiment, the first conveying structure 5 includes: a Z-axis lifting slide 9 arranged on the lifting bracket 4, and a first driving source 10 for driving the lifting action of the conveying platform 1; the first conveying structure 5 of the consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 drives the conveying platform 1 to lift and lower so as to be suitable for the rack cavities at different height positions of the consumables warehouse racks 3.

[0102] The second transport structure 6, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The second transport structure 6 is used to drive the transport platform 1 on the lifting bracket 4 to move along the X'-axis toward the consumables rack 3, so as to move the material rack 2 into or out of the consumables rack 3;

[0103] In a specific embodiment, the second conveying structure 6 includes: an X'-axis support arm 11 and a second driving source 12; one end of the X'-axis support arm 11 is connected to the Z-axis lifting slide 9 for lifting and sliding, and the conveying platform 1 is driven to slide on the X'-axis support arm 11.

[0104] The third conveying structure 7 is used to drive the transport platform 1 on the lifting bracket 4 to move along the Y'-axis direction toward the material rack cavity of the consumable material rack 3, and is used to move the material rack 2 into or out of the material rack cavity of the consumable material rack 3.

[0105] In a preferred embodiment, Figure 4 As shown, the third transport structure 7 includes a guide tooth groove 15 disposed within the upper base 13 and a third drive source 17 disposed on the lower base 14. The output shaft of the third drive source 17 is meshed with the guide tooth groove 15 via a rotating gear 16 to drive the upper base 13 to extend and retract relative to the lower base 14. Of course, the specific structure of the third transport structure 7 is not specifically limited in this embodiment. In other embodiments, the upper base 13 can also be driven to extend and retract relative to the lower base 14 by an electric push rod.

[0106] Rotating structure 8, see Figure 2 The above-mentioned rotating structure 8 is used to drive the transport platform 1 on the lifting bracket 4 to rotate along the S-axis direction, so as to move the transport platform 1 toward different material rack cavities on the material rack 3 of the consumables warehouse.

[0107] In a specific embodiment, see Figure 3 An enlarged schematic diagram of the connection structure between the transport platform and the slide is shown. The transport platform 1 is driven to slide on the X'-axis support arm 11 by the slide 18. Furthermore, the rotation structure 8 includes a drive shaft 19 and a fourth drive source 20. The fourth drive source 20 is mounted on the slide 18. One end of the drive shaft 19 is connected to the power output of the fourth drive source 20, and the other end is fixedly connected to the third transport structure 7 to drive the transport platform 1 to rotate along the S-axis.

[0108] Of course, this embodiment does not specifically limit the specific structure of the rotating structure 8. In other embodiments, a gear column can be provided at the bottom of the transport platform 1, and the multi-stage gears are engaged with the gear column to drive the gear column to rotate along its circumferential direction, thereby driving the transport platform 1 to rotate at an angle.

[0109] In a preferred embodiment, in order to realize the process of lifting the material rack 2 by the transport platform 1, the material rack 2 is firmly and reliably positioned and fixed. Figure 3 and Figure 4 The transport platform 1 is provided with a locating pin 21, and the material rack 2 is provided with a locating hole 22 corresponding to the locating pin 21. The transport platform 1 is driven to move below the material rack 2, and the locating pin 21 and the locating hole 22 are engaged and connected during the process of the transport platform 1 lifting and / or transporting the material rack 2.

[0110] Of course, the present embodiment does not specifically limit the specific arrangement positions of the positioning pin 21 and the positioning hole 22. In other embodiments, the positioning pin 21 can also be arranged on the material rack 2. In addition, the positioning hole 22 is arranged on the transport platform 1.

[0111] In a preferred embodiment, in order to avoid the problem of two material racks 2 colliding with each other during the process of the conveying platform 1 performing the work of taking the material rack 2. A first position detector 23 is also provided on the conveying platform 1; the first position detector 23 is used to detect whether the material rack 2 is accommodated on the conveying platform 1. The above-mentioned first position detector 23 is a photoelectric switch sensor, which can determine whether there is a material rack 2 on the conveying platform 1, so as to quickly eliminate the fault and achieve the reset of the mechanism. If a power outage or other abnormality occurs during the operation of the equipment, when the equipment is restarted, the photoelectric switch sensor determines that there is a material rack 2 on the conveying platform 1, then a system error can be reported or the material rack 2 can be placed back on the vacant workstation of the consumables warehouse rack 3, thereby avoiding the collision problem caused by the third conveying structure 7 driving the upper base 13 to perform the work of taking the material rack 2 when the material rack 2 is placed.

[0112] Example 2

[0113] See Figure 9 , Figure 9 A schematic diagram illustrates the relative positions of the consumables storage operating mechanism and the loading and unloading mechanism on the work platform of a consumables storage provided in an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the consumables storage comprises: the consumables storage operating mechanism 24 described in Example 1; and a consumables storage rack 3, each having multiple rack cavities for accommodating racks 2 for materials such as test tubes, gun tips, and cryotubes.

[0114] See Figure 10 The consumables storage rack 3 includes:

[0115] The front side material rack 25 of the consumables storage is arranged on one side of the Y' axis direction of the consumables storage operation mechanism 24; the front side material rack 25 of the consumables storage is provided with a plurality of the material rack cavities along the X' axis direction and the Z' axis direction of the consumables storage rack 3;

[0116] The consumables storage rear rack 26 is arranged on the other side of the consumables storage operating mechanism 24 in the Y' axis direction; the consumables storage operating mechanism 24 is arranged between the consumables storage front rack 25 and the consumables storage rear rack 26; the consumables storage rear rack 26 is provided with a plurality of the rack cavities along the X' axis direction and the Z' axis direction of the consumables storage rack 3;

[0117] Specifically, see Figure 5 The transport platform of the consumables warehouse operation mechanism is shown in the schematic diagram of the position of the material rack facing the front side of the consumables warehouse. Figure 8 The diagram shows the transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism extending toward the rear rack of the consumables storage. Figure 7 The transport platform of the consumables storage operation mechanism is shown in a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure in its initial position. The rotating structure 8 includes a drive shaft 19 and a fourth drive source 20. The transport platform 1 has a first rotation position toward the front side material rack 25 of the consumables storage. The first rotation position is driven by the drive shaft 19, and the transport platform 1 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise in the S axis direction from the initial position toward the front side material rack 25 of the consumables storage. This position is referred to as Figure 2 The transport platform 1 shown is along Figure 2 The S axis in the middle is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, so that the material rack 2 on the transport platform 1 faces Figure 10 The front rack 25 of the consumables library is shown. And the transport platform 1 also has a second rotation position facing the rear rack 26 of the consumables library. The second rotation position is driven by the drive shaft 19, and the transport platform 1 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise in the S axis direction from the initial position toward the rear rack 26 of the consumables library. This position refers to Figure 2 The transport platform 1 shown is along Figure 2 The S axis in the middle rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise, so that the material rack 2 on the transport platform 1 faces Figure 10 The consumables storage rear rack 26 is shown. In addition, the initial position is that the length direction of the transport platform 1 and the X' axis are in the same direction.

[0118] In a variant embodiment, three or more consumable material racks can be provided, arranged in an arc. The rotating structure 8 can be rotated to different specific angles as needed to face different consumable material racks, and then the third conveying structure 7 can drive the upper base 13 to extend and retract relative to the lower base 14 to complete the transfer of the material rack 2.

[0119] Loading and unloading mechanism 32, see Figure 12 and Figure 13 As shown, Figure 12 Shown is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the loading and unloading material handling mechanism carrying the material rack; Figure 13 The figure shows a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the loading and unloading mechanism. The loading and unloading mechanism 32 is configured in conjunction with the consumables storage operating mechanism 24. The transfer rails 34 of the loading and unloading mechanism 32 are arranged along the X' axis on a work platform 33. The work platform 33 is used for sample processing. The loading and unloading mechanism 32 is used to receive new material racks 30 delivered by the consumables storage operating mechanism 24 and transfer them to different areas of the work platform 33. Alternatively, the loading and unloading mechanism 32 is used to transfer old material racks 31 from different areas of the work platform 33 to the consumables storage operating mechanism 24.

[0120] Specifically, the loading and unloading material handling mechanism 32 includes: a transfer slide rail 34, a synchronous belt 35, and a loading and unloading material fixed frame 36 slidably set on the transfer slide rail 34; the loading and unloading material fixed frame 36 is transmission-connected to the synchronous belt 35, and the synchronous belt 35 is driven by a driving source to drive the loading and unloading material fixed frame 36 to slide back and forth on the transfer slide rail 34.

[0121] In a preferred embodiment, see Figure 11 The diagram shows an enlarged schematic diagram of the cavity structure located on the consumables storage rack. The rack cavity is also provided with a guide slot 27 for guiding the material rack 2, supported by the transport platform 1, into and out of the cavity. This guide slot 27 effectively guides the material rack 2 to a designated position and secures it in place.

[0122] In a preferred embodiment, see Figure 11The diagram shows an enlarged schematic diagram of the cavity structure located on the rack in the consumables storage. A second position detector 28 is also provided in the rack cavity, and is used to detect whether the rack 2 is contained in the rack cavity. A status indicator light 29 is also provided on the outer frame of the rack cavity, and is used to indicate whether the rack 2 is contained in the rack cavity. A category indicator light is also provided on the outer frame of the rack cavity, and is used to indicate the type of rack 2 in the rack cavity. The racks 2 include new racks 30 and old racks 31. Of course, in this embodiment, the types of indicator lights on the outer frame of the rack cavity are not specifically limited. In other embodiments, the outer frame of the rack cavity is only provided with a status indicator light 29 for indicating whether the rack 2 is contained in the rack cavity. Alternatively, the outer frame of the rack cavity is only provided with a category indicator light for indicating the type of rack 2 in the rack cavity.

[0123] Specifically, each rack cavity is equipped with a photoelectric switch and a status light. The photoelectric switch is used to detect whether each rack cavity contains a material rack and provide feedback to the control system. The status light can display one or more color states, such as red and / or off and / or yellow and / or green. For example, a red and / or off status light indicates that the material rack station is missing a material rack. A yellow status light indicates that the material rack station is an old material rack or a material rack that carries products. A green status light indicates that the material rack station is a new material rack and has new consumables or new samples on it.

[0124] In a preferred embodiment, Figure 14 and Figure 15 The consumables warehouse is shown as a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a consumables warehouse with an information entry mechanism. The consumables warehouse also includes an information entry mechanism 37, which is used to record information about the consumables and samples on the material racks 2 carried by the loading and unloading mechanism 32. The consumables warehouse operation mechanism 24 moves new material racks 30 delivered from the consumables warehouse racks 3 to the information entry mechanism 37 for recording information, or moves old material racks 31 transferred from the loading and unloading mechanism 32 to the information entry mechanism 37 for recording information.

[0125] Specifically, the transfer rail 34 of the loading and unloading mechanism 32 faces one side of the consumables storage rack 3 and has an extension end extending beyond the work platform 33. By positioning the information entry platform 38 of the information entry mechanism 37 below this extension end, the work platform 33 can be prevented from obstructing the loading and unloading mechanism 32 from completing the transport work of the material rack 2. The information entry mechanism 37 includes: an information entry platform 38 positioned below or above the extension end, and a barcode scanner positioned below the information entry platform 38, which enters information about consumables and samples.

[0126] Of course, this embodiment does not specifically limit the location of the barcode scanner. In other embodiments, the barcode scanner can also be set above and / or on the side of the information entry platform 38.

[0127] Specifically, the consumables library also includes: a consumables library control panel 41, which is used to query the status of consumables, samples and material racks in the consumables library rack 3, and display consumables and sample quantity information; and information can also be updated through the consumables library control panel 41.

[0128] In a preferred embodiment, see Figure 16 The consumables library also includes an outer shell 39 for accommodating the consumables library operating mechanism 24 and the consumables library material rack 3; the outer shell 39 is provided with an opening for the material rack 2 to be moved out on one side facing the loading and unloading mechanism 32.

[0129] In a preferred embodiment, Figure 12 and Figure 13 The schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the loading and unloading material handling mechanism is shown. The loading and unloading material handling mechanism 32 also includes: a third position detector 40; the third position detector 40 is arranged on the transfer slide 34, close to the side of the loading and unloading material handling mechanism 32, and is used to detect whether the loading and unloading material fixing frame 36 for carrying the material rack 2 has moved to the preset position. In addition, the loading and unloading material fixing frame 36 is also provided with a fourth position detector 42 for detecting whether the material rack 2 is placed on the loading and unloading material fixing frame 36. In a preferred embodiment, a fourth position detector 42 is respectively provided on the workstations of the loading and unloading material fixing frame 36 for accommodating the old material rack 31 and the new material rack 30. The fourth position detector 42 is a photoelectric position sensor.

[0130] A method for using a consumables library includes: a process of replacing consumables and samples in a consumables library rack 3, a process of transferring a new material rack 30 in the consumables library rack 3 to a loading and unloading conveying mechanism 32, and a process of transferring an old material rack 31 from the loading and unloading conveying mechanism 32 to the consumables library rack 3.

[0131] 1. The consumables and sample replacement process in the consumables storage rack 3 includes the following steps:

[0132] Open the consumables storage door of the consumables storage rack 3 and place the new material rack 30 containing the supplementary consumables and samples in the material rack cavity of the consumables storage rack 3; and / or remove the old material rack 31 containing the products and old consumables in the material rack cavity of the consumables storage rack 3;

[0133] The consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven to automatically move the new material rack 30 and / or the old material rack 31 in the consumables storage rack 3 into the designated rack cavity;

[0134] 2. The process of transferring the new material rack 30 in the consumable material storage rack 3 to the loading and unloading material handling mechanism 32 includes the following steps:

[0135] When the first position detector 23 detects that the material rack 2 is not placed on the transport platform 1, the rotating structure 8 drives the transport platform 1 to rotate to the initial position; the initial position is when the longitudinal direction of the transport platform 1 and the X' axis are in the same direction; if the first position detector 23 detects that the material rack 2 is placed on the transport platform 1, the material rack 2 is transported first;

[0136] The transport platform 1 on the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven by the first transport structure 5 and moves along the lifting bracket 4 to a designated position;

[0137] Driven by the second conveying structure 6, the transport platform 1 on the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 moves along the X'-axis support arm 11 to the position of the new material rack 30 in the consumables storage rack 3 corresponding to the new material rack 30 that needs to be transported;

[0138] The transport platform 1 on the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven by the rotating structure 8, and the transport platform 1 rotates toward the new material rack 30;

[0139] The transport platform 1 on the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven by the third conveying structure 7, and the upper base 13 of the transport platform 1 is driven to slide along the Y' axis to the position below the new material rack 30; the first motion structure 5 drives the transport platform 1 to slowly rise a distance, and the upper base 13 is connected with the new material rack 30 during the rising process; which specifically includes: Figure 6 , the transport platform 1 on the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven by the third transport structure 7, and the upper base 13 is driven to slide along the Y' axis direction to the shelf cavity of the rear side shelf 26 of the consumables storage. Figure 5, the transport platform 1 on the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven by the third transport structure 7, and the upper base 13 is driven to slide along the Y' axis direction to the shelf cavity of the front side shelf 25 of the consumables storage. Figure 6 As shown, the transport platform 1 takes the new material rack 30 out of the rack cavity under the drive of the third transport structure 7; and, referring to Figure 7 The transport platform 1 of the consumables storage operation mechanism is shown in a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure in its initial position. The transport platform 1 is driven by the consumables storage transport mechanism 24 to rotate along the S-axis to the initial position;

[0140] The transport platform 1 carrying the new material rack 30 moves the new material rack 30 out of the consumables storage rack 3 by the first transport structure 5 and the second transport structure 6; after the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 moves the new material rack 30 out of the rack cavity, the status display light 29 on the outer frame of the rack cavity indicates that there is no material rack 2 in the rack cavity;

[0141] The consumables warehouse operation mechanism 24 moves the new material rack 30 to the information input mechanism 37 and the loading and unloading conveying mechanism 32 in sequence; or, the consumables warehouse operation mechanism 24 directly transfers the new material rack 30 to the loading and unloading conveying mechanism 32;

[0142] The loading and unloading transport mechanism 32 is driven to move the new material rack 30 to a designated position on the working platform 33 to complete the transport of the new material rack 30 ;

[0143] 3. The process of transferring the old material rack 31 from the loading and unloading transport mechanism 32 to the consumable material storage rack 3 includes the following steps:

[0144] The loading and unloading transport mechanism 32 is driven to move the old material rack 31 to a position close to the consumables storage operation mechanism 24;

[0145] The transport platform 1 of the consumables storage operation mechanism 24 is driven by the third conveying structure 7, and the upper base 13 of the transport platform 1 is driven to slide along the Y'-axis direction to a position below the old material rack 31; the first motion structure 5 drives the transport platform 1 to slowly rise a distance, and the upper base 13 is engaged and connected with the new material rack 30 during the rising process;

[0146] The consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 moves the old material rack 31 to the information entry mechanism 37 and the consumables warehouse rack 3 in sequence; or, the consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 directly transfers the old material rack 31 to the consumables warehouse rack 3; wherein, the consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 transfers the old material rack 31 to the consumables warehouse rack 3, including the following specific steps: the first position detector 23 detects that the material rack 2 is not placed on the conveying platform 1, and the conveying platform 1 is driven to the initial position by the rotating structure 8; thereafter, the conveying platform 1 on the consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 is driven by the first conveying structure 5 and the second conveying structure 6 to move the conveying platform 1 to the corresponding empty material rack cavity entrance position along the Z' axis direction and the X' axis direction respectively; if the first position detector 23 detects that a material rack 2 is placed on the conveying platform 1, the material rack 2 is conveyed first.

[0147] When the first position detector 23 detects that no material rack 2 is placed on the transport platform 1, the rotating structure 8 drives the transport platform 1 to rotate toward the entrance of the material rack cavity;

[0148] The transport platform 1 on the consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 is driven by the third conveying structure 7. The upper base 13 of the transport platform 1 supports the old material rack 31 and transfers it to the rack cavity. The first motion structure 5 drives the transport platform 1 to slowly descend a certain distance. The old material rack 31 is engaged in the rack cavity during the descent. Afterwards, the transport platform 1 is driven to move out of the rack cavity, completing the transport of the old material rack 31. After the consumables warehouse operating mechanism 24 moves the old material rack 31 to the designated rack cavity, the status display light 29 on the outer frame of the rack cavity indicates that the rack cavity contains the material rack 2. The category display light on the outer frame of the rack cavity indicates that the material rack 2 in the rack cavity is an old material rack 31. Of course, in this embodiment, there is no specific limitation on the type of indicator light on the outer frame of the material rack cavity. In other embodiments, only one of the status display light 29 and the category display light is set on the outer frame of the material rack cavity, or the above-mentioned status display light 29 and category display light are not set on the outer frame.

[0149] Specifically, during the use of the above-mentioned specific consumables library, after the consumables library operating mechanism 24 moves the new material rack 30 or the old material rack 31 into the information entry mechanism 37, the barcode scanners around the information entry table 38 of the information entry mechanism 37 enter information on consumables and samples.

[0150] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clarity of explanation and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that other variations or modifications based on the above descriptions are possible. It is not necessary and impossible to enumerate all implementation methods here. Obvious variations or modifications arising therefrom remain within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A consumables storage operation mechanism, characterized in that: include: A transport platform (1), the transport platform (1) being used to accommodate a material rack (2) and being used to move a new material rack (30) located on a consumable material rack (3) of a consumable material warehouse out of a material rack cavity; Alternatively, the old material rack (31) is moved into the rack cavity of the consumable material rack (3); A lifting bracket (4) is arranged along the height direction of the consumable material storage rack (3), and the transport platform (1) is driven to be lifted and lowered on the lifting bracket (4); A first transport structure (5) is used to drive the transport platform (1) to move up and down on the lifting bracket (4); A second transport structure (6) is used to drive the transport platform (1) on the lifting bracket (4) to move along the X'-axis direction toward the consumable material rack (3), and is used to move the material rack (2) into or out of the consumable material rack (3); The third transport structure (7) is used to drive the transport platform (1) on the lifting bracket (4) to move along the Y'-axis direction toward the rack cavity of the consumable material storage rack (3), and is used to move the material rack (2) into or out of the rack cavity of the consumable material storage rack (3).

2. The consumables storage operation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The rotating structure (8) is used to drive the transport platform (1) to rotate on the lifting bracket (4) along the S-axis direction, and is used to move the transport platform (1) toward different rack cavities on the consumable material storage rack (3).

3. The consumables storage operation mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first transport structure (5) comprises: a Z-axis lifting slide (9) arranged on the lifting bracket (4), and a first driving source (10) for driving the lifting action of the transport platform (1); The second transport structure (6) includes: an X'-axis support arm (11) and a second drive source (12); one end of the X'-axis support arm (11) is connected to the Z-axis lifting slide (9) in a lifting and sliding manner, and the transport platform (1) is driven to slide on the X'-axis support arm (11).

4. The consumables storage operation mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transport platform (1) comprises an upper base (13) and a lower base (14); the upper base (13) is slidably arranged on the lower base (14) and driven to slide along the Y'-axis direction under the drive of the third transport structure (7).

5. The consumables storage operation mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The third conveying structure (7) includes: a guide tooth groove (15) provided on one of the upper base (13) and the lower base (14), and a rotating gear (16) provided on the other of the upper base (13) and the lower base (14); the third conveying structure (7) also includes: a third driving source (17) for driving the rotating gear (16) to rotate.

6. The consumables storage operation mechanism according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that: The transport platform (1) is driven by a sliding member (18) to slide on the X'-axis support arm (11); The rotating structure (8) comprises: a driving shaft (19) and a fourth driving source (20); the fourth driving source (20) is arranged on the sliding member (18), one end of the driving shaft (19) is connected to the power output end of the fourth driving source (20), and the other end is fixedly connected to the third conveying structure (7) to drive the transport platform (1) to rotate along the S-axis direction.

7. The consumables storage operation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A positioning pin (21) is provided on one of the transport platform (1) and the material rack (2), and a positioning hole (22) corresponding to the positioning pin (21) is provided on the other of the transport platform (1) and the material rack (2); the transport platform (1) is driven to move below the material rack (2), and the positioning pin (21) and the positioning hole (22) are plugged and connected in a process in which the transport platform (1) lifts the material rack (2); and / or, A first position detector (23) is also provided on the transport platform (1); the first position detector (23) is used to detect whether the material rack (2) is accommodated on the transport platform (1).

8. A consumables library, characterized in that: include: The consumables storage operating mechanism (24) according to any one of claims 1 to 7; as well as, A consumable material storage rack (3) is provided with a plurality of rack cavities, and the rack cavities are used to accommodate material racks (2) for placing test tubes.

9. The consumables library according to claim 8, characterized in that: The consumable material storage rack (3) comprises: The front side material rack (25) of the consumables storage is arranged on one side of the Y'-axis direction of the consumables storage operation mechanism (24); the front side material rack (25) of the consumables storage is provided with a plurality of the material rack cavities along the X'-axis direction and / or the Z'-axis direction of the consumables storage rack (3); The consumables store rear side rack (26) is arranged on the other side of the consumables store operating mechanism (24) in the Y' axis direction; the consumables store operating mechanism (24) is arranged between the consumables store front side rack (25) and the consumables store rear side rack (26); the consumables store rear side rack (26) is provided with a plurality of rack cavities along the X' axis direction and / or Z' axis direction of the consumables store rack (3).

10. The consumables library according to claim 8, characterized in that: The material rack cavity is further provided with a guide slot (27) for guiding the material rack (2) to slide into or out of the material rack cavity under the support of the transport platform (1); and / or, A second position detector (28) is also provided in the material rack cavity, and the second position detector (28) is used to detect whether the material rack (2) is accommodated in the material rack cavity; a status display light (29) is also provided on the outer frame of the material rack cavity, and the status display light (29) is used to indicate whether the material rack (2) is accommodated in the material rack cavity; a category display light is also provided on the outer frame of the material rack cavity, and the category display light is used to indicate the type of the material rack (2) in the material rack cavity, and the material rack (2) includes: a new material rack (30) and an old material rack (31).

11. The consumables library according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: A loading and unloading transport mechanism (32) is provided in cooperation with the consumables storage operation mechanism (24); a transfer slide rail (34) of the loading and unloading transport mechanism (32) is arranged on a work platform (33) along the X'-axis direction; the work platform (33) is used for processing samples; The loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32) is used to receive the new material rack (30) transported by the consumable material warehouse operating mechanism (24) and transfer it to different areas of the working platform (33), or the loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32) is used to transfer the old material rack (31) in different areas of the working platform (33) to the consumable material warehouse operating mechanism (24).

12. The consumables library according to claim 11, characterized in that: Also includes: An information entry mechanism (37), the information entry mechanism (37) being used to record information on consumables and / or samples on the material rack (2) carried by the loading and unloading transport mechanism (32); The consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) moves the new material rack (30) transported from the consumables warehouse material rack (3) to the information entry mechanism (37) to record information, or the consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) is used to move the old material rack (31) transferred by the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32) to the information entry mechanism (37) to record information.

13. The consumables library according to claim 12, characterized in that: The transfer slide rail (34) of the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32) faces one side of the consumable material storage rack (3) and has an extension end extending beyond the working platform (33); The information entry mechanism (37) includes: an information entry table (38) arranged below or above the extension end, and a barcode scanner arranged below and / or above and / or on the side of the information entry table (38), and the barcode scanner enters information on consumables and / or samples.

14. The consumables library according to claim 11, characterized in that: The loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32) comprises: a transfer slide rail (34), a synchronous belt (35) and a loading and unloading material fixing frame (36) slidably arranged on the transfer slide rail (34); the loading and unloading material fixing frame (36) is transmission-connected to the synchronous belt (35), and the synchronous belt (35) is driven by a driving source to drive the loading and unloading material fixing frame (36) to slide back and forth on the transfer slide rail (34); and / or, The loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32) further includes: a third position detector (40); the third position detector (40) is arranged on the transfer slide rail (34) and close to one side of the loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32), and is used to detect whether the loading and unloading material fixing frame (36) for carrying the material rack (2) moves to a preset position; and / or, The consumables library further comprises: a consumables library control panel (41), the consumables library control panel (41) being used to query the consumables, samples and material rack status in the consumables library rack (3), and to display consumables and sample quantity information; and information can also be updated through the consumables library control panel (41).

15. A method for using a consumables library, for using the consumables library according to any one of claims 8 to 14, characterized in that: include: The consumables and samples in the consumables storage rack (3) are replaced, the new material rack (30) in the consumables storage rack (3) is transferred to the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32), and the old material rack (31) is transferred from the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32) to the consumables storage rack (3).

16. The method for using the consumables library according to claim 15, characterized in that: The consumables and samples replacement process in the consumables storage rack (3) comprises the following steps: placing a new material rack (30) containing supplementary consumables and samples in the rack cavity of the consumables storage rack (3); and / or, removing an old material rack (31) containing products and old consumables from the rack cavity of the consumables storage rack (3); and / or, The process of transferring the new material rack (30) in the consumable material storage rack (3) to the loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32) includes the following steps: The transport platform (1) is driven to rotate to an initial position by a rotating structure (8); The transport platform (1) on the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven by the first transport structure (5) and moves along the lifting bracket (4) to a designated position; The transport platform (1) on the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven by the second transport structure (6) to move to a position corresponding to the new material rack (30) that needs to be transported; The transport platform (1) on the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven by the rotating structure (8), and the transport platform (1) is rotated toward the new material rack (30); The transport platform (1) on the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven by the third conveying structure (7), and the upper base (13) of the transport platform (1) is driven to slide to a position below the new material rack (30) and is connected to the new material rack (30); The transport platform (1) is driven by the third transport structure (7) to take the new material rack (30) out of the rack cavity; and the transport platform (1) is driven by the consumables storage transport mechanism (24) to rotate along the S-axis to the initial position; The transport platform (1) carrying the new material rack (30) moves the new material rack (30) out of the consumable material rack (3) via the first transport structure (5) and the second transport structure (6); The consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) moves the new material rack (30) onto the information input mechanism (37) and the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32) in sequence; or, the consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) directly transfers the new material rack (30) onto the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32); The loading and unloading transport mechanism (32) is driven to move the new material rack (30) to a designated position on the working platform (33) to complete the transport work of the new material rack (30); and / or, The process of transferring the old material rack (31) from the loading and unloading conveying mechanism (32) to the consumable material storage rack (3) includes the following steps: The loading and unloading transport mechanism (32) is driven to move the old material rack (31) to a position close to the consumable material storage operation mechanism (24); The transport platform (1) of the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven by the third transport structure (7), and the upper base (13) of the transport platform (1) slides to a position below the old material rack (31); The consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) moves the old material rack (31) onto the information input mechanism (37) and into the consumables warehouse rack (3) in sequence; or, the consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) directly moves the old material rack (31) into the consumables warehouse rack (3); The transport platform (1) is driven to rotate toward the entrance of the material rack cavity by a rotating structure (8); The transport platform (1) on the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven by the third conveying structure (7), and the upper base (13) of the transport platform (1) supports the old material rack (31) and transfers it to the rack cavity; thereafter, the transport platform (1) is driven to move out of the rack cavity, completing the transport of the old material rack (31).

17. The method for using the consumables library according to claim 16, characterized in that: After the consumables warehouse operation mechanism (24) moves the new material rack (30) or the old material rack (31) into the information entry mechanism (37), the barcode scanners around the information entry table (38) of the information entry mechanism (37) enter information on the consumables and / or samples; and / or, After the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) moves the new material rack (30) or the old material rack (31) into the designated material rack cavity, a status display light (29) on the outer frame of the material rack cavity indicates that the material rack (2) is present in the material rack cavity; a category display light on the outer frame of the material rack cavity indicates the type of the material rack (2) in the material rack cavity; and / or, After the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) moves the new material rack (30) or the old material rack (31) out of the material rack cavity; the status display light (29) on the outer frame of the material rack cavity indicates that there is no material rack (2) in the material rack cavity; the category display light on the outer frame of the material rack cavity indicates the category of the material rack (2) that has been moved out in the material rack cavity; and / or, The consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) transfers the old material rack (31) into the consumables warehouse material rack (3), including the following specific steps: detecting that the material rack (2) is not placed on the transport platform (1) through the first position detector (23), then driving the transport platform (1) to rotate to the initial position through the rotating structure (8); thereafter, the transport platform (1) on the consumables warehouse operating mechanism (24) is driven by the first transport structure (5) and the second transport structure (6) to move the transport platform (1) to the corresponding empty material rack cavity entrance position along the Z' axis direction and the X' axis direction respectively.

18. The method for using the consumables library according to claim 16, characterized in that: The consumables and samples replacement process in the consumables storage rack (3) further includes: the consumables storage operation mechanism (24) is driven to automatically move the new material rack (30) and / or the old material rack (31) in the consumables storage rack (3) into a designated rack cavity; and / or, The process of transferring the new material rack (30) in the consumable material storage rack (3) to the loading and unloading material handling mechanism (32) further includes: detecting whether the material rack (2) is placed on the handling platform (1) by a first position detector (23); if the material rack (2) is not placed on the handling platform (1), moving the new material rack (30) into the consumable material storage rack (3) to perform the handling operation; if the material rack (2) is placed on the handling platform (1), first transferring the new material rack (2) back into the consumable material storage rack (3); and / or, During the process of the transporting platform (1) transporting the new material rack (30) and / or the old material rack (31), the first motion structure (5) drives the transporting platform (1) to slowly rise a certain distance, and the upper base (13) is engaged and connected with the material rack (2) during the rising process, thereby moving the material rack (2) to another position; During the process of placing the new material rack (30) and / or the old material rack (31) on the transport platform (1), the first motion structure (5) drives the transport platform (1) to slowly descend a certain distance, and during the descent of the upper base (13), the material rack (2) abuts against the rack cavity or the loading and unloading fixed frame (36), thereby allowing the transport platform (1) and the material rack (2) to be separated by the clamping connection, thereby achieving the placement of the material rack (2); wherein, during the descent of the upper base (13), the material rack (2) is clamped and connected to the rack cavity.

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