Carrying device and automatic pathological file management system

Abstract

The invention provides a carrying device and an automatic pathological file management system. The carrying device comprises a shaping mechanism, a first carrying mechanism and a second carrying mechanism. The shaping mechanism comprises an objective table and a smoothing assembly, the smoothing assembly comprises a first smoothing piece and a second smoothing piece which are arranged on the two opposite sides of the objective table, and the first smoothing piece and the second smoothing piece move oppositely under control. The first carrying mechanism is used for carrying a to-be-carried disc to the objective table, and the to-be-carried disc is provided with a to-be-carried piece. And the second carrying mechanism is used for transferring the to-be-carried piece on the to-be-carried tray flattened by the flattening assembly to a target position. Wherein at least one of the first smoothing piece and the second smoothing piece is provided with a smoothing part, and the smoothing part is used for abutting against the edge of the to-be-carried disc and at least applying vertically-downward acting force to the to-be-carried disc when the first smoothing piece and the second smoothing piece are close to each other. In this way, the safety of the to-be-carried piece in the transferring process is effectively improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of pathological specimen management, in particular to a carrying device and an automatic pathological archive management system. BACKGROUND

[0002] In medical diagnosis, doctors need to observe the morphology and structure of cells under a microscope to help the doctors determine the nature of the disease. Pathological slides can be used to carry transparent glass pieces of human tissue or cell samples to facilitate the observation of doctors.

[0003] After completing the diagnosis, the pathological slides need to be stored for a long time as a basis for diagnosis or for the patient to borrow. Specifically, mechanical equipment can be used to sequentially grab pathological slides on the slide disc for archiving and storage.

[0004] However, the slide disc is usually made of plastic material, and during long-term use, the slide disc is prone to aging and deformation or warping. As a result, the pathological slides on the slide disc cannot maintain a horizontal state, and when the mechanical equipment is used to grab the pathological slides, it is difficult to smoothly and firmly clamp the pathological slides, resulting in the pathological slides falling off and breaking, which greatly affects the efficiency and safety of the archiving of pathological slides. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to at least partially solve the problems existing in the prior art, according to one aspect of the present application, a carrying device is provided.

[0006] The carrying device includes a shaping mechanism, a first carrying mechanism, and a second carrying mechanism. The shaping mechanism includes a stage and a flattening assembly, the flattening assembly includes first and second flattening members disposed on opposite sides of the stage, and the first and second flattening members move towards each other under control. The first carrying mechanism is disposed beside the shaping mechanism, and the first carrying mechanism is used to carry a to-be-carried disc to the stage, the to-be-carried disc is provided with to-be-carried members. The second carrying mechanism is disposed beside the shaping mechanism, and the second carrying mechanism is used to transfer the to-be-carried members on the to-be-carried disc flattened by the flattening assembly to a target position. At least one of the first and second flattening members is provided with a flattening portion, and the flattening portion is used to apply at least a vertical downward force to the edge of the to-be-carried disc when the first and second flattening members are close to each other.

[0007] The carrying device of the present application can carry the to-be-carried disc to the object table of the shaping mechanism by the first carrying mechanism, and then apply a force to the to-be-carried disc by the flattening assembly to flatten the to-be-carried disc and make the to-be-carried piece on the to-be-carried disc in a horizontal state, and then the to-be-carried piece can be transferred to the target position by the second carrying mechanism, so that the to-be-carried piece can be ensured to be in a horizontal state, and then the second carrying mechanism can stably and firmly clamp the to-be-carried piece, which not only effectively improves the safety of the to-be-carried piece during the transfer process, but also effectively improves the automation level and carrying efficiency of the carrying device.

[0008] Exemplarily, the shaping mechanism further comprises a driving assembly arranged on the object table, the first flattening piece and the second flattening piece are connected with the driving assembly respectively, and the driving assembly is used to drive the first flattening piece and the second flattening piece to move towards each other.

[0009] Exemplarily, the flattening part comprises a first part and a second part connected with each other, the first part abuts against a first side wall of the to-be-carried disc, the second part abuts against a second side wall of the to-be-carried disc, and the first side wall and the second side wall are adjacent.

[0010] Exemplarily, the driving assembly comprises a driving piece, a belt body and a synchronous wheel set, the belt body is sleeved on the outside of the synchronous wheel set, the first flattening piece and the second flattening piece are connected with the belt body respectively, and the driving piece is used to drive the synchronous wheel set to rotate to drive the first flattening piece and the second flattening piece to move towards each other through the belt body.

[0011] Exemplarily, the first carrying mechanism comprises a first body, a first suction disc piece and a supporting piece, the first suction disc piece is arranged on the side of the first body facing the to-be-carried disc, and the supporting piece is movably connected to the first body, and after the first suction disc piece adsorbs the to-be-carried disc, the supporting piece moves to the direction close to the to-be-carried disc to support the to-be-carried disc.

[0012] Exemplarily, the first suction disc piece is a plurality of first suction disc pieces, the plurality of first suction disc pieces are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first body, the plurality of first suction disc pieces are divided into a plurality of suction disc groups which are controlled independently, and the plurality of first suction disc pieces in the same suction disc group are arranged symmetrically along the center line of the first body.

[0013] Exemplarily, the second carrying mechanism comprises a second body, a second suction disc piece and a lifting piece, the second suction disc piece is arranged on the side of the second body facing the to-be-carried piece, and the lifting piece is movably arranged on the side of the second body, the second suction disc piece is used to adsorb and release the to-be-carried piece, and when the second suction disc piece releases the to-be-carried piece, the lifting piece moves to the direction close to the to-be-carried piece under the force to apply a force to the to-be-carried piece to make it away from the second body.

[0014] Exemplarily, the second carrying mechanism further comprises a clamping member rotatably arranged on the second body. After the second suction member adsorbs the to-be-carried member, the clamping member rotates along a first direction to hold the to-be-carried member by cooperation of the first end of the clamping member and the second body.

[0015] Exemplarily, when the clamping member rotates along a second direction, the second end of the clamping member abuts against the first end of the ejecting member, and pushes the second end of the ejecting member to move towards the to-be-carried member, so as to apply an action force to the to-be-carried member to move it away from the second body. The first direction is opposite to the second direction.

[0016] According to another aspect of the present application, there is further provided an automatic pathological file management system, comprising a storage device and a carrying device as described above. The to-be-carried disc comprises at least a slide disc on which a pathological slide is placed. The first carrying mechanism is used to carry the slide disc to the stage of the shaping mechanism. The shaping mechanism is used to smooth the edge of the slide disc so that the pathological slide is in a horizontal state. The second carrying mechanism is used to carry the pathological slide in the horizontal state into the storage device.

[0017] The above description is only a summary of the technical solutions of the present application. In order to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to better understand the technical means of the present application and to implement it according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, characteristics and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the following specific embodiments of the present application are described. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and other purposes, characteristics and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are intended to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application and constitute a part of the specification, together with the embodiments of the present application, to explain the present application, and do not constitute a limitation of the present application. In the drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

[0019] Figure 1 A perspective view of a carrying device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application is shown Figure One ;

[0020] Figure 2 A perspective view of a carrying device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application is shown Figure Two ;

[0021] Figure 3 A perspective view of a shaping mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application is shown Figure One ;

[0022] Figure 4 A perspective view of a shaping mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application is shown Figure Two ;

[0023] Figure 5 Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a shaping mechanism according to an example embodiment of the present application; Figure Three ;

[0024] Figure 6 Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a first carrying mechanism according to an example embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 7 Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a second carrying mechanism according to an example embodiment of the present application; Figure One ;

[0026] Figure 8 Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of a second carrying mechanism according to an example embodiment of the present application; Figure Two .

[0027] In the drawings, the reference numbers represent the components:

[0028] 1. Shaping mechanism; 11. Stage; 111. Limiting block; 12. Flattening assembly; 121. First flattening piece; 122. Second flattening piece; 123. Flattening part; 1231. First part; 1232. Second part; 124. Driving assembly; 1241. Driving piece; 1242. Belt body; 1242a. First belt body; 1242b. Second belt body; 1243. Synchronous wheel set; 1243a. Driven wheel; 2. First carrying mechanism; 21. First body; 22. First suction piece; 23. Supporting piece; 231. Body part; 232. Supporting part; 3. Second carrying mechanism; 31. Second body; 32. Second suction piece; 33. Ejecting piece; 331. Sleeve; 332. Movable rod; 34. Clamping piece; 4. To-be-carried disc; 41. First side wall; 42. Second side wall; 43. To-be-carried piece; 5. Frame structure; 51. Moving mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the following will describe example embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that the present application is not limited to the example embodiments described herein. Based on the embodiments of the present application described in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0030] In the following description, a large amount of detail is provided to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the following description merely illustrates preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these details. Furthermore, to avoid confusion with the present invention, some technical features well known in the art have not been described in detail.

[0031] To provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of the structure will be provided in the following description. It should be understood that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in detail, but in addition to these detailed descriptions, the present invention may also have other embodiments.

[0032] One embodiment of the present invention provides a transport device that can ensure that the transported object 43 is in a horizontal state, thereby ensuring that the second transport mechanism 3 can stably and firmly clamp the transported object 43. A transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the conveying device includes a shaping mechanism 1, a first conveying mechanism 2, and a second conveying mechanism 3. The shaping mechanism 1 includes a loading platform 11 and a smoothing assembly 12. The smoothing assembly 12 includes a first smoothing member 121 and a second smoothing member 122 arranged on opposite sides of the loading platform 11. The first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 move toward each other under control. The first conveying mechanism 2 is arranged beside the shaping mechanism 1. The first conveying mechanism 2 is used to convey the tray to be conveyed 4 to the loading platform 11. The tray to be conveyed 4 is provided with the parts to be conveyed 43. The second conveying mechanism 3 is arranged beside the shaping mechanism 1. The second conveying mechanism 3 is used to transfer the parts to be conveyed 43 on the tray to be conveyed 4 that have been smoothed by the smoothing assembly 12 to the target position. At least one of the first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 is provided with a smoothing portion 123, which is used to press against the edge of the tray 4 to be transported and apply at least a vertical downward force to the tray 4 to be transported when the first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 are close to each other.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the above-mentioned carrying device can further include a frame structure 5, the shaping mechanism 1 can be arranged on the frame structure 5, and a movement mechanism 51 can be arranged on the frame structure 5. The first carrying mechanism 2 and the second carrying mechanism 3 can be connected with the movement mechanism 51 respectively, so as to move along the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction in the Cartesian coordinate system under the driving of the movement mechanism 51. In this way, the frame structure 5 can serve as a carrier to form a stable and firm overall structure among the shaping mechanism 1, the first carrying mechanism 2 and the second carrying mechanism 3. Moreover, the first carrying mechanism 2 and the second carrying mechanism 3 can have a larger carrying range through the movement mechanism 51 on the frame structure 5, which significantly improves the carrying efficiency and flexibility.

[0035] The shape of the above-mentioned object table 11 can be plate-shaped. The first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 can be located above the object table 11 and arranged on two opposite sides of the object table 11 respectively. The to-be-carried disc 4 can be placed on the plate-shaped object table 11, so as to reduce the volume of the shaping mechanism 1 and the occupied volume of the shaping mechanism 1 while carrying the to-be-carried disc 4.

[0036] The above-mentioned object table 11 is provided with a plurality of limiting blocks 111, which can abut against the outer edge of the to-be-carried disc 4 to limit the to-be-carried disc 4 on the object table 11. In this way, the position deviation or falling of the to-be-carried disc 4 during flattening of the flattening assembly 12 is avoided, and the flattening effect of the flattening assembly 12 and the safety and reliability of the shaping mechanism 1 are effectively ensured.

[0037] As shown, Figures 3 to 5 The shape of the above-mentioned first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 can be strip-shaped. The length of the strip-shaped first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 can be adapted to the edge length of the to-be-carried disc 4. The flattening part 123 can be arranged on the strip-shaped first flattening member 121 and / or the second flattening member 122 on the side close to the object table 11. In this way, the force can be uniformly applied to the edge of the to-be-carried disc 4.

[0038] The carrying device of the present application can carry the to-be-carried disc 4 to the object table 11 of the shaping mechanism 1 by the first carrying mechanism 2, and then apply a force to the to-be-carried disc 4 by the flattening assembly 12 to flatten the to-be-carried disc 4 and make the to-be-carried piece 43 thereon in a horizontal state. Then, the to-be-carried piece 43 can be transferred to the target position by the second carrying mechanism 3. In this way, the to-be-carried piece 43 can be ensured to be in a horizontal state, and then the second carrying mechanism 3 can stably and firmly clamp the to-be-carried piece 43. This not only effectively improves the safety of the to-be-carried piece 43 during the transfer process, but also effectively improves the automation level and carrying efficiency of the carrying device.

[0039] In some embodiments, asFigures 3 to 5 As shown, the shaping mechanism 1 further comprises a driving assembly 124 arranged on the object table 11, the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 are respectively connected with the driving assembly 124, and the driving assembly 124 is used to drive the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 to move towards each other.

[0040] Figure 5 A perspective view of placing the curved or warped to-be-transported tray 4 on the object table 11 is shown as follows, Figure 5 As shown, the above-mentioned driving assembly 124 can drive the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 to move away from or close to each other. When the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 move away from each other, the curved or warped to-be-transported tray 4 can be placed on the object table 11. When the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 move close to each other, the flattening part 123 can abut against the edge of the to-be-transported tray 4 and at least exert a vertical downward force on the to-be-transported tray 4, so as to flatten the curved or warped to-be-transported tray 4 and make the to-be-transported member 43 on the to-be-transported tray 4 in a horizontal state.

[0041] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the driving assembly 124 can be directly connected with the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 and drive the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 to move towards each other, so that the driving assembly 124 can efficiently transmit the driving force generated by the driving assembly 124 to the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122, effectively guaranteeing the driving efficiency of the driving assembly 124 and further guaranteeing the force exerted by the first flattening member 121 and the second flattening member 122 on the to-be-transported tray 4.

[0042] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5 The flattening part 123 comprises a first part 1231 and a second part 1232 connected with each other, the first part 1231 abuts against the first side wall 41 of the to-be-transported tray 4, the second part 1232 abuts against the second side wall 42 of the to-be-transported tray 4, and the first side wall 41 and the second side wall 42 are adjacent.

[0043] The above-mentioned first side wall 41 can specifically represent the upper wall surface of the to-be-transported tray 4, and the second side wall 42 can specifically represent the side wall surface of the to-be-transported tray 4.

[0044] The side of the above-mentioned first flattening member 121 and / or the second flattening member 122 towards the object table 11 can be recessed inward to form the above-mentioned flattening part 123, the first part 1231 and the second part 1232 can be respectively the inner side walls adjacent to the flattening part 123, the first part 1231 can be used to exert a vertical downward force on the upper wall surface of the to-be-transported tray 4, and the second part 1232 can be used to exert a horizontal force on the side wall surface of the to-be-transported tray 4.

[0045] In the above embodiment, the first part 1231 of the smoothing part 123 can act on the first side wall 41 of the to-be-transported tray 4, and the second part 1232 of the smoothing part 123 can act on the second side wall 42 of the to-be-transported tray 4, so that the smoothing part 123 can simultaneously apply forces to the two side walls of the to-be-transported tray 4, thereby avoiding secondary deformation of the to-be-transported tray 4 due to uneven force during the smoothing process, effectively improving the stability of the shaping mechanism 1 during the smoothing process, and improving the smoothing effect.

[0046] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 3 to 5 The driving assembly 124 includes a driving member 1241, a belt body 1242, and a synchronous wheel set 1243. The belt body 1242 is sleeved on the outside of the synchronous wheel set 1243. The first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 are connected to the belt body 1242. The driving member 1241 is used to drive the synchronous wheel set 1243 to rotate, so as to drive the first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 to move towards each other through the belt body 1242.

[0047] The above-mentioned synchronous wheel set 1243 can include a driving wheel (not shown in the figure) and a driven wheel 1243a. The driving wheel can be connected to the driving shaft of the driving member 1241. The belt body 1242 can be sleeved on the outside of the driving wheel and the driven wheel 1243a. The belt body 1242 can have a first belt body 1242a and a second belt body 1242b connected to each other. The first smoothing member 121 can be connected to the first belt body 1242a, and the second smoothing member 122 can be connected to the second belt body 1242b. When the driving member 1241 drives the driving wheel to rotate in the clockwise direction, the first belt body 1242a can be used to drive the first smoothing member 121 connected thereto to move horizontally to the left, and at the same time, the second belt body 1242b can be used to drive the second smoothing member 122 connected thereto to move horizontally to the right. Conversely, when the driving member 1241 drives the driving wheel to rotate in the counterclockwise direction, the first smoothing member 121 can move horizontally to the right, and at the same time, the second smoothing member 122 can move horizontally to the left. In this way, the first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 connected to the first belt body 1242a and the second belt body 1242b, respectively, can move away from each other or move close to each other.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the belt body 1242 can be sleeved on the outside of the synchronous wheel set 1243. When the driving member 1241 drives the synchronous wheel set 1243 to rotate, the circumferential rotation of the synchronous wheel set 1243 can be converted into the linear motion of the belt body 1242, thereby driving the first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 to move towards each other. In this way, one driving member 1241 can be used to drive the first smoothing member 121 and the second smoothing member 122 to move synchronously, thereby simplifying the connection structure of the shaping mechanism 1 and reducing the manufacturing difficulty and cost of the shaping mechanism 1.

[0049] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6 The first carrying mechanism 2 includes a first body 21, a first suction piece 22 arranged on a side of the first body 21 facing the to-be-carried tray 4, and a supporting piece 23 movably connected to the first body 21. After the first suction piece 22 adsorbs the to-be-carried tray 4, the supporting piece 23 moves towards the to-be-carried tray 4 to support the to-be-carried tray 4.

[0050] The first body 21 can be understood as a carrier for carrying the first suction piece 22 and the supporting piece 23. The first suction piece 22 and the supporting piece 23 can be arranged on the first body 21, so that the first suction piece 22, the supporting piece 23 and the first body 21 form a stable integrated structure.

[0051] The first suction piece 22 can be a suction cup. The suction cup can adsorb the to-be-carried tray 4 without damaging the surface of the to-be-carried tray 4, and is particularly suitable for fragile or surface-perfect objects such as glass or plastic. The first suction piece 22 can use the principle of vacuum adsorption to stably adsorb the to-be-carried tray 4. When adsorbing the to-be-carried tray 4, the suction cup can slightly elastically deform, which not only increases the contact area between the suction cup and the to-be-carried tray 4, but also is suitable for adsorbing to-be-carried trays 4 with inclined angles, effectively ensuring the sealing property of the suction cup and the firmness and applicability of adsorption.

[0052] The supporting piece 23 can be movably arranged beside the first body 21 and can move towards or away from the first body 21 under control. Thus, after the first suction piece 22 adsorbs the to-be-carried tray 4, the supporting piece 23 can move towards the first body 21 to support the to-be-carried tray 4. For example, after the first suction piece 22 adsorbs the to-be-carried tray 4 by 5 cm, the supporting piece 23 can move to the lower side of the to-be-carried tray 4 to support the to-be-carried tray 4. Thus, even if the first suction piece 22 fails due to unexpected circumstances, the supporting piece 23 can still support the to-be-carried tray 4, thereby avoiding the falling of the to-be-carried tray 4.

[0053] Specifically, the supporting piece 23 can include a body part 231 movably connected to the first body 21 and a supporting part 232 movably connected to the body part 231 and movable towards the to-be-carried tray 4 to abut against the bottom wall of the to-be-carried tray 4 to support the to-be-carried tray 4.

[0054] As shown in Figure 6As shown, the number of the abovementioned supporting members 23 can be two, and the two supporting members 23 can be respectively arranged on opposite sides of the first body 21. In this way, better support and stability can be provided to the to-be-transported tray 4, the shaking or deviation during the supporting process is reduced, the situation that the to-be-transported tray 4 falls or overturns is avoided, and the stability and reliability of the first transporting mechanism 2 are further improved.

[0055] In the above embodiment, after the first suction cup member 22 adsorbs the to-be-transported tray 4, the supporting member 23 can move towards the first body 21 to support the to-be-transported tray 4, so that the situation that the to-be-transported tray 4 falls and is damaged due to the failure or accidental power failure of the first transporting mechanism 2 is avoided, and the reliability of the first transporting mechanism 2 is effectively improved.

[0056] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6 The first suction cup member 22 is a plurality of first suction cup members 22 arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first body 21, and the plurality of first suction cup members 22 are divided into a plurality of suction cup groups controlled independently of each other, and the plurality of first suction cup members 22 in the same suction cup group are arranged symmetrically along the center line of the first body 21.

[0057] The plurality of first suction cup members 22 can be divided into a plurality of suction cup groups controlled independently of each other, each suction cup group can have a corresponding air suction pump, and the adsorption and separation between the suction cup group and the to-be-transported tray 4 can be realized through the air suction pump. Moreover, the mutually independently controlled suction cup groups can adsorb the to-be-transported tray 4 respectively, so that when one of the suction cup groups fails, the work of the other suction cup groups is not affected.

[0058] For example, as shown in Figure 6 In the figure, the plurality of first suction cup members 22 can be sequentially determined as a first suction cup member, a second suction cup member, a third suction cup member, a fourth suction cup member and a fifth suction cup member from left to right. The first suction cup member and the fifth suction cup member can be determined as a suction cup group, the second suction cup member and the fourth suction cup member can be determined as a suction cup group, and the third suction cup member can be determined as a suction cup group alone.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the plurality of first suction cup members 22 can be divided into a plurality of suction cup groups controlled independently of each other, so that when one of the suction cup groups fails, the to-be-transported tray 4 can still be subjected to balanced and uniform adsorption force, the situation that the to-be-transported tray 4 falls due to uneven adsorption force is avoided, and the reliability and safety of the first transporting mechanism 2 are effectively improved.

[0060] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, the second carrying mechanism 3 comprises a second body 31, a second suction piece 32 and a material lifting piece 33. The second suction piece 32 is arranged on the side of the second body 31 facing the to-be-carried piece 43. The material lifting piece 33 is movably arranged on the side of the second body 31. The second suction piece 32 is used for adsorbing and releasing the to-be-carried piece 43. When the second suction piece 32 releases the to-be-carried piece 43, the material lifting piece 33 moves to the direction close to the to-be-carried piece 43 under the force, so as to apply a force to the to-be-carried piece 43 to make it move away from the second body 31.

[0061] The second body 31 can be used to carry the second suction piece 32. The second suction piece 32 can be a suction cup. The to-be-carried piece 43 can be adsorbed by the suction cup, so as to avoid damage to the surface of the to-be-carried piece 43. This is especially suitable for fragile or surface-perfect objects such as glass or plastic. The second suction piece 32 can use the principle of vacuum adsorption to stably adsorb the to-be-carried piece 43. When the to-be-carried piece 43 is adsorbed, the suction cup can be elastically deformed slightly. In this way, the contact area between the suction cup and the to-be-carried piece 43 can be increased, so as to effectively ensure the sealing performance of the suction cup and the firmness of adsorption.

[0062] The material lifting piece 33 can be movably arranged on the side of the second body 31 and reciprocate between the directions close to and away from the to-be-carried piece 43. When the second suction piece 32 adsorbs the to-be-carried piece 43, the material lifting piece 33 can be away from the to-be-carried piece 43, so as to avoid interference of the material lifting piece 33 with the adsorption of the second suction piece 32. When the second suction piece 32 releases the to-be-carried piece 43, the material lifting piece 33 can abut against the to-be-carried piece 43 and apply a force to it.

[0063] For example, when the pathological slide is carried by the second carrying mechanism 3, the pathological slide can be easily left with colloid. The material lifting piece 33 can ensure that the pathological slide is separated from the second body 31, so as to avoid that the colloid causes the pathological slide to be adhered to the second body 31, thereby causing failure in carrying the pathological slide and affecting the subsequent carrying operation.

[0064] Specifically, the material lifting piece 33 can comprise a sleeve 331, a movable rod 332 and an elastic piece (not shown in the figure). The sleeve 331 can be fixedly arranged on the second body 31. The movable rod 332 can be movably arranged on the sleeve 331 along the length direction of the sleeve 331. The elastic piece can be sleeved on the movable rod 332. The elastic piece can be used to apply a force to the movable rod 332 to make it move away from the second body 31. In this way, when the force applied to the material lifting piece 33 is removed, the elastic piece can drive the movable rod 332 to move away from the to-be-carried piece 43, so as to realize automatic reset of the movable rod 332, thereby facilitating the next material lifting operation of the material lifting piece 33.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the second suction member 32 can suck the to-be-carried member 43 to carry the to-be-carried member 43, and after the to-be-carried member 43 is transferred to the target position, the second suction member 32 releases the to-be-carried member 43, and the ejecting member 33 can exert a force on the to-be-carried member 43 after being stressed, so as to ensure that the to-be-carried member 43 is smoothly separated from the second body 31, effectively improving the safety, reliability and carrying efficiency of the second carrying mechanism 3.

[0066] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the second carrying mechanism 3 further comprises a clamping member 34 rotatably arranged on the second body 31, and after the second suction member 32 sucks the to-be-carried member 43, the clamping member 34 rotates in a first direction to clamp the to-be-carried member 43 by cooperation of the first end of the clamping member 34 and the second body 31.

[0067] Specifically, the side of the clamping member 34 facing the to-be-carried member 43 can be the first end of the clamping member 34, the clamping member 34 can rotate in the first direction so that the first end of the clamping member 34 can be close to the to-be-carried member 43 to clamp the to-be-carried member 43, and the clamping member 34 can also rotate in a second direction so that the first end of the clamping member 34 can be away from the to-be-carried member 43 to release the to-be-carried member 43. The first direction can specifically represent the clockwise direction, and the second direction can specifically represent the counterclockwise direction.

[0068] In the above embodiment, after the second suction member 32 sucks the to-be-carried member 43, the clamping member 34 can move in the first direction so that the first end of the clamping member 34 can abut against the bottom wall of the to-be-carried member 43 and exert a clamping force on the to-be-carried member 43. Thus, during the transfer of the to-be-carried member 43, when the second suction member 32 fails due to unexpected circumstances, the clamping member 34 can still clamp the to-be-carried member 43, avoiding the to-be-carried member 43 from falling and being damaged, and significantly improving the safety and reliability of the second carrying mechanism 3.

[0069] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7 , when the clamping member 34 rotates in the second direction, the second end of the clamping member 34 abuts against the first end of the ejecting member 33 and pushes the second end of the ejecting member 33 to move in a direction close to the to-be-carried member 43, so as to exert a force on the to-be-carried member 43 to make it away from the second body 31, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

[0070] Specifically, when the clamping member 34 rotates in the first direction or the second direction, the second end of the clamping member 34 can be synchronously separated from or abut against the movable rod 332.

[0071] In the above embodiment, while the first end of the clamping member 34 releases the to-be-transported member 43, the second end of the clamping member 34 can synchronously drive the top member 33 to move, so that the top member 33 can apply a force to the to-be-transported member 43, and thus an additional driving device is not needed to drive the top member 33, i.e., a set of driving devices can be used to drive the top member 33 and the clamping member 34 to move, which not only ensures that the top member 33 and the clamping member 34 can cooperate to separate the to-be-transported member 43 from the second body 31, but also simplifies the mechanical structure of the second transport mechanism 3 and reduces the manufacturing difficulty and cost of the second transport mechanism 3.

[0072] According to another aspect of the present application, there is also provided an automatic pathological archive management system, comprising a storage device and a transport device as described above, the to-be-transported member 4 at least comprises a slide disc on which pathological slides are placed, the first transport mechanism 2 is used to transport the slide disc to the stage 11 of the shaping mechanism 1, the shaping mechanism 1 is used to smooth the edges of the slide disc so that the pathological slides are in a horizontal state, and the second transport mechanism 3 is used to transport the pathological slides in the horizontal state into the storage device.

[0073] The slide disc described above can be used to store pathological slides, and in order to reduce the manufacturing cost and daily maintenance cost of the slide disc, the slide disc is usually made of plastic material, but in a long period of use, the slide disc is prone to aging and deformation and warping, so that the pathological slides placed thereon cannot be kept in a horizontal state, and thus when the pathological slides are grabbed by the second transport mechanism 3, the pathological slides are prone to falling and being damaged due to unfirm grabbing.

[0074] The first transport mechanism 2 described above can transport the slide disc to the stage 11 of the shaping mechanism 1, and the smoothing assembly 12 can smooth the deformed and warped slide disc, so as to ensure that the pathological slides placed thereon are in a horizontal state, and then the second transport mechanism 3 can firmly and stably clamp the pathological slides and place them in the storage device. Thus, not only the safety of the pathological slide archiving is effectively improved, but also the automation level and efficiency of the pathological slide archiving are effectively improved.

[0075] The automatic pathological archive management system of the present application comprises the transport device as described above, and since the transport device described above has the beneficial effects as described above, the automatic pathological archive management system comprising the transport device as described above also necessarily has the beneficial effects as described above.

[0076] Although example embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the example embodiments are only exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications of the example embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. All such changes and modifications are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure as claimed.

[0077] For ease of description, the term "connected" can be used herein to describe a relationship between one or more elements or features and other elements or features, as shown in the drawings. It should be understood that "connected" can include direct connection or indirect connection via other elements or features, and all such cases are intended to be included herein.

[0078] It is to be noted that the terms used herein are merely for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and it will be further understood that the terms "comprise" and / or "include" when used herein specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, components, members, and / or combinations thereof.

[0079] It is to be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like used herein are intended to distinguish similar objects from each other and do not necessarily indicate a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged, where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein can be carried out in other sequences than those illustrated or described herein.

[0080] The present disclosure has been described through the above-described embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are for the purpose of illustration and explanation only, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, those skilled in the art can understand that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present disclosure, and such changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present disclosure claimed. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A transport device, characterized in that: include; A shaping mechanism, the shaping mechanism comprising a stage and a smoothing assembly, the smoothing assembly comprising a first smoothing member and a second smoothing member disposed on opposite sides of the stage, the first smoothing member and the second smoothing member moving toward each other under control; a first transport mechanism, the first transport mechanism being arranged beside the shaping mechanism, the first transport mechanism being used to transport a tray to be transported onto the loading platform, the tray to be transported being provided with workpieces to be transported; a second transport mechanism, the second transport mechanism being arranged beside the shaping mechanism, and being used for transporting the workpiece on the to-be-transported tray smoothed by the smoothing assembly to a target location; Wherein, at least one of the first smoothing member and the second smoothing member is provided with a smoothing portion, and the smoothing portion is used to press against the edge of the tray to be transported and apply at least a vertical downward force to the tray to be transported when the first smoothing member and the second smoothing member are close to each other.

2. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein: The shaping mechanism further includes a driving assembly disposed on the loading platform, the first smoothing member and the second smoothing member are respectively connected to the driving assembly, and the driving assembly is used to drive the first smoothing member and the second smoothing member to move toward each other.

3. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein: The smoothing portion includes a first portion and a second portion connected to each other. The first portion abuts against a first side wall of the tray to be transported, and the second portion abuts against a second side wall of the tray to be transported. The first side wall and the second side wall are adjacent to each other.

4. The transport device according to claim 2, wherein: The driving assembly includes a driving member, a belt body and a synchronous wheel set. The belt body is sleeved on the outside of the synchronous wheel set. The first smoothing member and the second smoothing member are respectively connected to the belt body. The driving member is used to drive the synchronous wheel set to rotate, so as to drive the first smoothing member and the second smoothing member to move toward each other through the belt body.

5. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein: The first conveying mechanism includes a first body, a first suction cup member and a supporting member. The first suction cup member is arranged on the side of the first body facing the disk to be conveyed. The supporting member is movably connected to the first body. After the first suction cup member absorbs the disk to be conveyed, the supporting member moves toward the direction close to the disk to be conveyed to support the disk to be conveyed.

6. The transport device according to claim 5, characterized in that There are multiple first suction cup members, and the multiple first suction cup members are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first body, dividing the multiple first suction cup members into multiple suction cup groups that are independently controlled from each other. The multiple first suction cup members in the same suction cup group are symmetrically arranged along the center line of the first body.

7. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein: The second conveying mechanism includes a second body, a second suction cup member and a lifting member. The second suction cup member is arranged on the side of the second body facing the workpiece to be conveyed, and the lifting member is movably arranged on the side of the second body. The second suction cup member is used to absorb and release the workpiece to be conveyed. When the second suction cup member releases the workpiece to be conveyed, the lifting member moves in the direction of approaching the workpiece to be conveyed under the force, so as to apply a force to the workpiece to be conveyed to move it away from the second body.

8. The transport device according to claim 7, characterized in that The second transport mechanism also includes a clamping member rotatably arranged on the second body. After the second suction cup member absorbs the workpiece to be transported, the clamping member rotates along the first direction to clamp the workpiece to be transported through the first end of the clamping member and the second body.

9. The transport device according to claim 8, characterized in that When the clamping member rotates along the second direction, the second end of the clamping member abuts against the first end of the lifting member and pushes the second end of the lifting member to move toward the direction close to the member to be transported, so as to apply a force to the member to be transported to move it away from the second body. The first direction is opposite to the second direction.

10. An automated pathology file management system, characterized in that: It comprises a storage device and a transport device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the tray to be transported comprises at least a slide tray, on which pathology slides are placed, the first transport mechanism is used to transport the slide tray to the loading platform of the shaping mechanism, the shaping mechanism is used to smooth the edge of the slide tray so that the pathology slides are in a horizontal state, and the second transport mechanism is used to transport the horizontal pathology slides into the storage device.

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