Spider silk collecting device and process

Abstract

The invention discloses a spider silk collecting device and process, and particularly relates to the technical field of spider silk, the spider silk collecting device comprises a telescopic rod composed of an expansion sleeve and two long rods, the head of the telescopic rod is provided with an installation assembly, the front portion of the installation assembly is provided with flannelette fixed through an opening clamp, and the surface of the flannelette is provided with three-dimensional fluff. And collecting the whole cobweb by means of the three-dimensional fluff. According to the spider silk collecting device and technology, in the storage technology, the flannelette attached with spider webs is fixed to the foaming plates through insect needles, spider silk stress and adhesion caused by flannelette bending are effectively avoided, and through the small foaming plates fixed to the four corners of the foaming plates, when a plurality of foaming plates carrying spider silk are placed in a carton, the spider silk collecting effect is good, and the spider silk collecting effect is good. Stable intervals are formed, and extrusion damage during transportation or storage is prevented.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of spider silk technology, and in particular to a spider silk collection device and process. Background Technology

[0002] Spider silk, with its excellent mechanical strength, flexibility, biocompatibility and lightweight properties, has shown irreplaceable application potential in many fields such as materials science, biomedicine, aerospace and high-end protection. For example, it can be used to prepare key products such as high-performance composite materials, artificial tendons and hemostatic dressings.

[0003] Therefore, achieving efficient and complete collection of spider silk, ensuring its original properties are not damaged, and properly preserving and preparing samples to meet testing requirements are the core prerequisites for promoting spider silk from laboratory research to practical application.

[0004] However, in the current process of collecting and preserving spider silk samples, the collection of spider silk relies on manual picking or scraping with simple tools, which easily leads to the breakage and adhesion of spider silk. In addition, the length of the tools is fixed, making it difficult to adapt to spider webs of different locations and sizes. When preserving, spider silk is easily contaminated, squeezed, or its properties are altered by environmental fluctuations. If not preserved properly, it will result in the waste of samples.

[0005] Therefore, a spider silk collection device and process are needed to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The main objective of this invention is to provide a spider silk collection device and process that can effectively solve the problems mentioned above.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0008] A spider silk collecting device includes a telescopic rod consisting of an expansion sleeve and two long rods;

[0009] The telescopic rod head is provided with an installation component, and the front part of the installation component is provided with a velvet cloth that is fixed by an open clip. The surface of the velvet cloth has three-dimensional pile, which is used to collect the entire spider web.

[0010] The installation assembly includes a fixed plate, a rotating plate is provided at the center of the front part of the fixed plate, and five arc-shaped blocks are provided on the outer surface of the rotating plate. Each of the five arc-shaped blocks has an arc-shaped groove at its tail.

[0011] Preferably, the mounting assembly further includes five telescopic sleeves that are annularly mounted on the outer surface of the fixed disk. Each of the five telescopic sleeves has a sliding strip in its inner cavity. Each of the five sliding strips has a T-shaped rod on its front side away from the axis of the fixed disk. The velvet is fixed to the outer surface of the five T-shaped rods by an open clamp. Each of the five sliding strips has a limiting post on its front side near the axis of the fixed disk. The fixed disk and the rotating disk are both provided with a transmission mechanism at their center positions.

[0012] Preferably, each of the five telescopic sleeves has a rectangular hole at its front that matches the limiting post.

[0013] Preferably, all five limiting posts slide within the rectangular hole and arc-shaped groove cavity on the same side.

[0014] Preferably, the transmission mechanism includes a fixed sleeve installed at the center of the rear of the fixed disk. The front vertical surface of the fixed sleeve has several limiting grooves. The inner cavity of the fixed sleeve is provided with a transmission rod that passes through the center of the rotating disk and the fixed disk. The outer surface of the transmission rod is provided with locking blocks that match the limiting grooves at both the upper and lower parts. The outer surface of the transmission rod is also provided with several protruding strips in a ring. The rear of the transmission rod is provided with a knob for driving.

[0015] Preferably, the rotating disk has holes in the middle that match the arc-shaped block and several protrusions.

[0016] A process for preserving collected spider silk includes the following steps:

[0017] S1. Fix the velvet to the T-shaped rod with the open clamp, then turn the knob to drive the transmission rod, drive the rotating disk to rotate, the limiting post slides along the arc groove, push the slide bar to move in the inner cavity of the telescopic sleeve, adjust the T-shaped rod spacing, so that the velvet unfolds and gets close to the spider web, and uses the three-dimensional velvet to attach to the spider web and collect the spider web.

[0018] S2. Remove the velvet with the spider web attached, fix the velvet to the foam board with an insect needle, fix small pieces of foam board with a side length of 4cm at the four corners of the foam board, put the foam board with the velvet attached into the cardboard box, and keep the cardboard box closed.

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

[0020] 1. In the installation component designed in this invention, the T-shaped rod with adjustable spacing through the transmission mechanism can control the unfolded size of the velvet cloth according to the size of the spider web. Then, the three-dimensional velvet on the surface of the velvet cloth is used to attach and collect the entire spider web, avoiding the hard pulling of spider silk when scraping with traditional tools. This preserves the original mechanical strength, flexibility and other key properties of spider silk to the greatest extent, and achieves efficient and complete collection of spider silk.

[0021] 2. In the preservation process of the present invention, the velvet cloth with attached spider web is fixed to the foam board by an insect needle, which effectively avoids the spider silk being stressed and stuck due to the bending of the velvet cloth. The small foam boards fixed at the four corners of the foam board can form a stable interval when multiple foam boards carrying spider silk are placed in the carton, preventing squeezing damage during transportation or storage. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the lint removal cloth of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation component structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion effect of the mounting components of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the transmission mechanism of the present invention.

[0027] In the diagram: 1. Telescopic rod; 2. Flannel; 3. Mounting assembly; 31. Fixing plate; 32. Arc-shaped block; 33. Arc-shaped groove; 34. Telescopic sleeve; 35. T-shaped rod; 36. Sliding bar; 37. Rotating disc; 38. Limiting post; 39. Transmission mechanism; 391. Knob; 392. Transmission rod; 393. Locking block; 394. Raised strip; 395. Fixing sleeve; 396. Limiting groove. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this invention easier to understand, the invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0029] Example 1, as Figure 1 - Figure 4 As shown, a spider silk collecting device includes a telescopic rod 1 consisting of an expansion sleeve and two long rods;

[0030] The telescopic rod 1 has an installation component 3 at its head. The front of the installation component 3 has a velvet cloth 2 that is fixed by an open clip. The surface of the velvet cloth 2 has three-dimensional pile, which helps to collect the entire spider web.

[0031] The mounting component 3 includes a fixed plate 31, a rotating plate 37 is provided at the center of the front part of the fixed plate 31, and five arc-shaped blocks 32 are provided on the outer surface of the rotating plate 37. Each of the five arc-shaped blocks 32 has an arc-shaped groove 33 at its tail.

[0032] Furthermore, the mounting assembly 3 also includes five telescopic sleeves 34 that are annularly mounted on the outer surface of the fixed disk 31. Each of the five telescopic sleeves 34 has a sliding strip 36 inside. Each of the five sliding strips 36 has a T-shaped rod 35 on its front side away from the axis of the fixed disk 31. The velvet 2 is fixed to the outer surface of the five T-shaped rods 35 by an open clamp. Each of the five sliding strips 36 has a limiting post 38 on its front side near the axis of the fixed disk 31. The fixed disk 31 and the rotating disk 37 are jointly provided with a transmission mechanism 39 at their center positions.

[0033] Furthermore, each of the five telescopic sleeves 34 has a rectangular hole at its front that matches the limiting post 38;

[0034] Furthermore, all five limiting posts 38 slide within the rectangular hole and arc-shaped groove 33 on the same side.

[0035] The working principle of this device is as follows:

[0036] First, the worker holds the telescopic rod 1, then places the velvet cloth 2 on the surface of the five T-shaped rods 35, and then fixes the velvet cloth 2 to the five T-shaped rods 35 with the open clamp. Then, the worker manually rotates the transmission mechanism 39 counterclockwise, causing the limiting post 38 to drive the rotating disk 37 to rotate. After the rotating disk 37 rotates, it will drive the five arc-shaped blocks 32 to rotate together. Under the action of the arc-shaped groove 33, the arc-shaped blocks 32 push the limiting post 38 to slide in the rectangular hole opened in the arc-shaped groove 33 and the telescopic sleeve 34, thereby driving the slide bar 36 to slide in the inner cavity of the telescopic sleeve 34. The slide bar 36 drives the five T-shaped rods 35 to move away from the axis of the rotating disk 37, spreading the velvet cloth 2 and keeping it taut. Finally, the worker fixes the rotation position of the rotating disk 37 and the five arc-shaped blocks 32 through the transmission mechanism 39, and the installation is completed.

[0037] In the above description, the three-dimensional fibers on the surface of the felt 2 can completely collect the spider web. Its three-dimensional protrusions increase the contact area with the spider web while avoiding hard damage to the spider silk. When the unfolded felt 2 is placed close to the spider web, the entire spider web naturally adheres to the fibers 2 by means of the adsorption and adhesion of the three-dimensional fibers on the surface of the felt 2. This can replace the traditional method of manual picking or scraping, avoiding pulling and breaking of the spider silk, and preserving the integrity of the spider web and the original mechanical strength, flexibility and other key properties of the spider silk to the greatest extent, thus achieving efficient and non-destructive collection of the spider web.

[0038] Its velvet fabric 2 has soft properties, which can prevent the fragile spider silk from being scratched or broken due to the material being too hard, thus ensuring that the original properties of the spider silk are not damaged.

[0039] As described above, after installation, workers can hold the telescopic rod 1 and collect the entire spider web through the felt 2 installed on the mounting assembly 3. The principle behind the telescopic rod 1's extension and retraction is as follows:

[0040] After rotating the expansion sleeve between the two lengths, the expansion sleeve can squeeze the inner cavity of the two long rods, thus fixing the two telescopic rods 1. Rotating in the opposite direction will release the fixation, allowing the upper long rod to slide in the inner cavity of the lower long rod, adjusting the length. The principle is the same as that of a clothes drying rod.

[0041] In the above process, after collecting the entire spider web, the velvet 2 with the spider web attached can be removed from the T-shaped rod 35.

[0042] Specifically, in order to achieve the purpose of the transmission mechanism 39 driving the rotating disk 37 to rotate and fixing the rotated position, refer to... Figure 5 The transmission mechanism 39 includes a fixed sleeve 395 installed at the center of the rear of the fixed disk 31. The front vertical surface of the fixed sleeve 395 has several limiting grooves 396. The inner cavity of the fixed sleeve 395 has a transmission rod 392 that passes through the center of the rotating disk 37 and the fixed disk 31. The outer surface of the transmission rod 392 has two locking blocks 393 that match the limiting grooves 396. The outer surface of the transmission rod 392 also has several protrusions 394 arranged in a ring. The rear of the transmission rod 392 has a knob 391 for driving.

[0043] Furthermore, the rotating disk 37 has holes in the middle that match the arc-shaped block 32 and several protrusions 394.

[0044] In the above-mentioned scenario, when the operator pulls the knob 391 backward, it will cause the transmission rod 392, the protrusion 394, and the locking block 393 to move upward together, causing the locking block 393 to disengage from the inner cavity of the slide groove 397. Then, the operator can rotate the knob 391, causing the knob 391 to drive the transmission rod 392, the locking block 393, and the protrusion 394 to rotate. At this time, the rotating disk 37 will transmit power to the rotating disk 37 through its cooperation with the transmission rod 392 and the locking block 393, thus enabling the rotating disk 37 to rotate.

[0045] Once the velvet 2 is tensioned, the operator can press the knob 391 forward, causing the knob 391 to move the transmission rod 392, so that the locking block 393 slides back into the groove 397 at the current position, thus preventing the transmission rod 392 from rotating and fixing the position of the rotating disk 37.

[0046] In the above, when the knob 391 is pressed forward, the transmission rod 392 and the protrusion 394 will slide through the hole opened on the rotating disk 37.

[0047] A process for preserving collected spider silk includes the following steps:

[0048] S1. Fix the velvet 2 to the T-shaped rod 35 with the open clamp, then turn the knob 391 to drive the transmission rod 392, which drives the rotating disk 37 to rotate. The limiting post 38 slides along the arc groove 33, pushing the slide bar 36 to move in the inner cavity of the telescopic sleeve 34. Adjust the spacing of the T-shaped rod 35 so that the velvet 2 can unfold and get close to the spider web. With the help of the three-dimensional velvet, the spider web can be attached and collected.

[0049] S2. Remove the velvet 2 with the spider web attached, fix the velvet 2 to the foam board with an insect needle, fix small pieces of foam board with a side length of 4cm at the four corners of the foam board, put the foam board with the velvet 2 fixed in the cardboard box, and keep the cardboard box closed.

[0050] In the above, in step S2, the function of the insect needle to fix the cloth 2 is to prevent the cloth 2 from bending and to avoid the spider web from being stressed or sticking together. In step S2, the cardboard box serves to isolate external dust, and the small foam boards at the four corners create gaps between adjacent foam boards, thus protecting the spider silk.

[0052] As mentioned above, after placing the foam board into the cardboard box, the cardboard box must be kept closed. The closed cardboard box can isolate dust and impurities from the external environment, prevent the spider silk from being contaminated, and reduce the impact of drastic changes in environmental temperature and humidity on the performance of the spider silk, thus providing a stable storage environment for the spider silk.

[0053] By installing small foam pieces with sides of 4cm at the four corners of the foam board that fixes the fleece 2, when multiple foam boards with fleece 2 fixed to them are placed in a carton, the small foam pieces at the four corners will form support points, maintaining a certain distance between adjacent large foam boards. This distance can prevent direct contact between the foam boards, which would cause the fleece 2 to rub against each other, and at the same time prevent the cobwebs from being squeezed, thus achieving physical protection for the cobwebs.

[0054] In a specific implementation, this device can also be implemented in another way.

[0055] Example 2 also includes a large urn gland silk collector, which consists of three wooden sticks of equal length. The two ends of the three wooden sticks are fixedly connected by cardboard to form a frame structure. The large urn gland silk collector is used to collect the large urn gland silk from the spider's tail at a fixed silk-drawing speed required for the experiment under preset fixed temperature and humidity conditions.

[0056] The purpose of the above structural design is to provide a uniform winding carrier for the spider silk, ensuring that the spider silk is subjected to balanced force during the silk-drawing process, and avoiding the spider silk from breaking or the structure from deforming due to the irregularity of the carrier; the material of the wooden sticks and the gaps between the three wooden sticks also reduce the adhesion of the spider silk to the carrier.

[0057] As mentioned above, the collection of ampulla turcica silk has strict requirements on environmental parameters and operation speed. Fixed temperature and humidity can ensure the stability of the physical properties of spider silk and avoid the shrinkage, brittleness or adhesion of spider silk caused by fluctuations in environmental temperature and humidity. Fixed silk reeling speed is to simulate the tension state of spider silk during natural secretion and ensure that the collected ampulla turcica silk maintains its original mechanical properties and structural integrity.

[0058] Specifically, its working principle is as follows:

[0059] Place the ampullary gland silk collector in an environment with preset temperature and humidity. Fix the starting end of the ampullary gland silk from the spider's tail to the wooden stick of the collector. Then, drive the collector to rotate or pull the spider to move at the fixed silk-drawing speed required for the experiment, so that the ampullary gland silk is evenly wrapped around the frame composed of three wooden sticks, thus completing the directional collection of the ampullary gland silk.

[0060] Example 3: A sample preparation process for Raman spectroscopy testing of spider silk using a spider silk collection device, comprising the following steps:

[0061] A1. Take a rectangular silicone sheet with a thickness of 2mm and a size that matches the glass slide, and place the silicone sheet on the glass slide.

[0062] A2. Place the collected spider silk naturally on the silicone sheet, avoiding any external stretching of the spider silk during placement;

[0063] A3. Before fixing the two ends of the spider silk with tape, the spider silk is temporarily fixed by the adsorption of the silicone sheet, and the rectangular silicone sheet makes a 2mm suspension distance between the spider silk and the glass slide.

[0064] In the above, the rectangular silicone sheet has a hollow structure. When placed on the glass slide, it allows the spider silk to be suspended in the air and forms a fixed distance of 2mm between it and the glass slide. This is to optimize the laser focusing effect of Raman spectroscopy testing, avoid the glass slide reflecting or absorbing the laser and interfering with the test results, ensure that the laser can be accurately focused on the surface of the spider silk, and improve the accuracy of the test data.

[0065] Specifically, the sample preparation process is as follows:

[0066] First, place the rectangular silicone sheet stably on the glass slide, ensuring a tight fit between the silicone sheet and the glass slide. Then, place the collected and well-preserved spider silk naturally in the hollow area of ​​the silicone sheet. During placement, strictly avoid applying external force to stretch the spider silk to maintain its natural state. Finally, use tape to fix both ends of the spider silk to further enhance the fixation effect, thus completing the preparation of the Raman spectroscopy test sample.

[0067] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention. Various changes and modifications can be made to the invention without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of protection of this invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A spider silk collecting device, comprising a telescopic rod (1) consisting of an expansion sleeve and two long rods, characterized in that: The telescopic rod (1) has an installation component (3) at its head. The front of the installation component (3) has a velvet cloth (2) that is fixed by an open clip. The velvet cloth (2) has three-dimensional pile on its surface, which helps to collect the entire spider web. The installation component (3) includes a fixed plate (31), a rotating plate (37) is provided at the center of the front part of the fixed plate (31), and five arc-shaped blocks (32) are provided on the outer surface of the rotating plate (37), and an arc-shaped groove (33) is provided at the tail of each of the five arc-shaped blocks (32).

2. The spider silk collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting assembly (3) also includes five telescopic sleeves (34) that are annularly mounted on the outer surface of the fixed disk (31). Each of the five telescopic sleeves (34) has a sliding strip (36) inside. Each of the five sliding strips (36) has a T-shaped rod (35) on its front side away from the axis of the fixed disk (31). The velvet (2) is fixed to the outer surface of the five T-shaped rods (35) by an open clamp. Each of the five sliding strips (36) has a limiting post (38) on its front side near the axis of the fixed disk (31). The fixed disk (31) and the rotating disk (37) are jointly provided with a transmission mechanism (39).

3. The spider silk collecting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Each of the five telescopic sleeves (34) has a rectangular hole at the front that matches the limiting post (38).

4. The spider silk collecting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: All five limiting posts (38) slide within the rectangular hole and arc groove (33) on the same side.

5. A spider silk collecting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism (39) includes a fixed sleeve (395) installed at the center of the rear of the fixed disk (31). The front vertical surface of the fixed sleeve (395) is provided with several limiting grooves (396). The inner cavity of the fixed sleeve (395) is provided with a transmission rod (392) that passes through the center of the rotating disk (37) and the fixed disk (31). The outer surface of the transmission rod (392) is provided with locking blocks (393) that match the limiting grooves (396) on both the upper and lower parts. The outer surface of the transmission rod (392) is also provided with several protrusions (394) in a ring. The rear of the transmission rod (392) is provided with a knob (391) for driving.

6. A spider silk collecting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rotating disk (37) has holes in the middle that match the arc-shaped block (32) and several protrusions (394).

7. A preservation process for collecting spider silk according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1. Fix the velvet (2) to the T-shaped rod (35) with the open clamp, then turn the knob (391) to drive the transmission rod (392), drive the rotating disk (37) to rotate, the limiting post (38) slides along the arc groove (33), pushes the slide bar (36) to move in the inner cavity of the telescopic sleeve (34), adjust the spacing of the T-shaped rod (35) so that the velvet (2) unfolds and gets close to the spider web, and collects the spider web by attaching it with the help of three-dimensional velvet. S2. Remove the velvet (2) with the spider web attached, fix the velvet (2) to the foam board with an insect needle, fix small foam board pieces with a side length of 4cm at the four corners of the foam board, put the foam board with the velvet (2) fixed in the cardboard box, and keep the cardboard box closed.

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