Reagent bucket assembly and filling device

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a reagent barrel assembly device and a reaction cup strip feeding device thereof. The strip cup barrel feeding device comprises a stirring track, a reaction cup feeding mechanism, a reagent strip receiving mechanism, a reagent strip counting mechanism, a reagent strip pushing mechanism and a stirring mechanism. The stirring track is formed with a stirring inlet, a stirring cup inlet, a stirring channel and a stirring outlet. The stirring inlet and the stirring cup inlet are communicated with the stirring channel, the stirring channel is communicated with the stirring outlet, and the stirring outlet is arranged corresponding to the opening of the barrel body. The reaction cup feeding mechanism is used for feeding the reaction cup to the stirring cup inlet. The strip passing channel of the reagent strip receiving mechanism is used for conveying the reagent strip. The reagent strip counting mechanism is used for counting the number of reagent strips passing through the reagent strip receiving mechanism. The reagent strip pushing mechanism is used for pushing a plurality of reagent strips passing through the reagent strip receiving mechanism to the stirring inlet. The control end of the reagent strip pushing mechanism is electrically connected with the reagent strip counting mechanism, which avoids the human error caused by manual fatigue, and improves the assembly reliability and efficiency of the reagent barrel group.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the technical field of biomedical device production equipment, and in particular to a reagent barrel assembly device and its strip cup loading device. Background Technology

[0002] The reagent kit includes a container body, several test strips, reaction cup strips, and a lid. During assembly, current technology involves manually placing the test strips and reaction cup strips side-by-side into the corresponding containers, and then closing the lid onto the container body.

[0003] However, manually assembling reagent containers one by one is prone to human error due to fatigue, such as adding too few or too many test strips, resulting in poor assembly reliability and low assembly efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this disclosure is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a reagent barrel assembly equipment and a strip cup loading device with better assembly reliability and higher assembly efficiency.

[0005] The purpose of this disclosure is achieved through the following technical solution: A strip cup feeding device includes a feeding track, a reaction cup feeding mechanism, a strip receiving mechanism, a strip counting mechanism, a strip pushing mechanism, and a feeding mechanism; The feeding track has a feeding bar inlet, a feeding cup inlet, a feeding channel, and a feeding outlet. The feeding bar inlet and the feeding cup inlet are both connected to the feeding channel, and the feeding channel is connected to the feeding outlet. The feeding outlet is configured to correspond to the opening of the barrel. The reaction cup feeding mechanism is used to feed the reaction cup to the cup inlet; The strip receiving mechanism has a strip conveying channel for transporting the strips; The dosage strip counting mechanism is used to calculate the number of dosage strips passing through the dosage strip receiving mechanism; The strip pushing mechanism is used to push a number of strips through the strip receiving mechanism to the strip feeding inlet, and the control terminal of the strip pushing mechanism is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism. The feeding mechanism is used to sequentially feed the reaction cup located at the feeding cup inlet and several reagent strips located at the feeding strip inlet into the barrel through the feeding channel and the feeding outlet.

[0006] In one embodiment, the feeding track includes a track body and a partition. The feeding bar inlet, feeding cup inlet, feeding channel, and feeding outlet are all formed in the track body. The partition is located in the feeding channel and is fixedly connected to the track body, so that the feeding channel is divided into a first feeding channel and a second feeding channel. The feeding bar inlet and feeding outlet are both connected to the first feeding channel, and the feeding cup inlet and feeding outlet are both connected to the second feeding channel.

[0007] In one embodiment, the feeding track further includes a track extension box connected to the track body. The track extension box has an extension groove, which is connected to the feeding channel and the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism. The feeding cup inlet is the point where the extension groove connects to the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism.

[0008] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism includes a feeding drive assembly, a fixed block, a feeding strip pusher, and a feeding cup pusher. The fixed block is fixed to the power output end of the feeding drive assembly. One end of the feeding strip pusher is fixed to the fixed block, and the other end of the feeding strip pusher is correspondingly arranged with the feeding strip inlet, so that when the feeding drive assembly drives the fixed block to move in the feeding direction, a plurality of strips located at the feeding strip inlet are sequentially fed into the barrel through the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet. One end of the feeding cup pusher is fixed to the fixed block, and the other end of the feeding cup pusher is correspondingly arranged with the feeding cup inlet, so that when the feeding drive assembly drives the fixed block to move in the feeding direction, the reaction cup located at the feeding cup inlet is sequentially fed into the barrel through the second feeding channel and the feeding outlet.

[0009] In one embodiment, the reaction cup feeding mechanism includes a cup bar pushing track, a pushing bar drive, and a pushing bar block; the cup bar pushing track forms a pushing bar channel, the pushing bar channel is connected to the pushing bar inlet, and the power output end of the pushing bar drive is connected to the pushing bar block to drive the pushing bar block to push the reaction cup along the pushing bar channel.

[0010] In one embodiment, the pusher channel includes an inclined pusher channel and a horizontal pusher channel, the horizontal pusher channel being connected to the pusher inlet and the inclined pusher channel, respectively; and / or, The pusher drive is mounted on the power output end of the feeding mechanism, and the driving direction of the power output end of the pusher drive is parallel to the driving direction of the power output end of the feeding mechanism; the reaction cup feeding mechanism further includes a switching pusher drive and a push plate, the power output end of the switching pusher drive is fixed to the push plate, so as to drive the push plate to push the reaction cup from the pusher channel into the feeding inlet; and / or, The strip counting mechanism includes a support rod and a camera assembly. The camera assembly is fixed on the support rod, and the camera end of the camera assembly is set facing the strip passage of the strip receiving mechanism. The camera assembly is used to acquire and analyze images of the strips passing through the strip receiving mechanism in order to calculate the number of strips passing through the strip receiving mechanism.

[0011] In one embodiment, the strip cup feeding device further includes a strip storage mechanism for storing a plurality of strips to be pushed. The control terminal of the strip storage mechanism is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism. The inlet of the strip storage mechanism is connected to the outlet of the strip receiving mechanism. The strip pushing mechanism is used to push a plurality of strips located in the strip storage mechanism to the strip feeding inlet.

[0012] In one embodiment, the strip cup feeding device further includes a strip lifting and receiving mechanism, which includes a lifting and receiving drive and a receiving block. The power output end of the lifting and receiving drive is connected to the receiving block to drive the receiving block to reciprocate between a first height position and a second height position. The receiving block forms a strip receiving groove. The strip pushing mechanism includes a first pushing mechanism and a second pushing mechanism. The first pushing mechanism is used to push a plurality of strips located in the strip storage mechanism to the strip receiving groove when the receiving block is located at the first height position. The second pushing mechanism is used to push a plurality of strips located in the strip receiving groove to the strip feeding inlet when the receiving block is located at the second height position.

[0013] In one embodiment, the strip groove includes a through groove and at least two parallel partitioned strip grooves, each of the partitioned strip grooves being connected to the through groove, and the through groove and each of the partitioned strip grooves being used together to store the strip. The second pusher mechanism includes a second pusher drive and a separating pusher block. The power output end of the second pusher drive is connected to the separating pusher block so that when the receiving block is at the second height position, the separating pusher block pushes several strips of medicine to the pusher inlet through the through groove.

[0014] In one embodiment, the first pusher mechanism includes a transfer plate, a pusher drive assembly, and a strip transfer piece. The pusher drive assembly is mounted on the transfer plate, and the power output end of the pusher drive assembly is connected to the strip transfer piece to drive the strip transfer piece to push a plurality of strips located in the strip storage mechanism to the strip receiving groove when the receiving block is at the first height position.

[0015] A reagent container assembly device includes the strip cup feeding device described in any of the above embodiments.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, this disclosure includes, but is not limited to, the following advantages: The aforementioned strip cup loading device, during assembly, uses a reaction cup feeding mechanism to feed reaction cups to the dispensing cup inlet, and a strip conveying mechanism to transport the strips through the strip receiving channel. Simultaneously, a strip counting mechanism calculates the number of strips passing through the dispensing mechanism. Since the control terminal of the strip pushing mechanism is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism, the strip pushing mechanism can accurately and reliably push several strips passing through the dispensing mechanism to the strip dispensing inlet. Furthermore, since both the strip dispensing inlet and the cup dispensing inlet are connected to the dispensing channel, and the dispensing channel is connected to the dispensing outlet, with the dispensing outlet corresponding to the opening of the container, the dispensing mechanism sequentially pushes the reaction cup at the cup dispensing inlet and several strips at the strip dispensing inlet into the container through the dispensing channel and the dispensing outlet. This avoids human error caused by manual fatigue and improves the assembly reliability and efficiency of the reagent container assembly. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this disclosure and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a reagent barrel assembly device according to one embodiment; Figure 2 pass Figure 1 The diagram shows the reagent tank assembly equipment where the strip cup feeding device assembles the reaction cup and several reagent strips into the tank body. Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the strip cup loading device in the reagent barrel assembly equipment shown; Figure 4 for Figure 3 A partial structural schematic diagram of the strip cup feeding device shown; Figure 5 for Figure 4 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of the strip cup feeding device shown; Figure 6 for Figure 4 A partial structural schematic diagram of the strip cup feeding device shown; Figure 7 for Figure 6 A partial structural schematic diagram of the strip cup feeding device shown; Figure 8 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the barrel feeding mechanism of the reagent barrel assembly equipment shown; Figure 9 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the first pushing mechanism of the dispensing mechanism of the dispensing cup feeding device shown; Figure 10 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the second pusher mechanism of the dosage strip pushing mechanism of the dosage strip feeding device shown; Figure label: 1. Reagent container assembly equipment; 10. Strip cup feeding device; 20. Reaction cup; 30. Reagent strip; 100. Feeding track; 102. Strip feeding inlet; 104. Cup feeding inlet; 106. Feeding channel; 1061. Track body; 1063. Partition; 1065. Track extension box; 108. Feeding outlet; 200. Reaction cup feeding mechanism; 210. Cup strip pushing track; 211. Pushing port; 212. Pushing channel; 2122. Inclined pushing channel; 21222. First inclined pushing channel; 21224. Second inclined channel. 2124. Flat-lying pusher; 220. Pusher drive; 230. Pusher block; 240. Cup strip sensor; 250. Switching pusher drive; 260. Push plate; 300. Dosage strip receiving mechanism; 400. Dosage strip counting mechanism; 410. Support rod; 420. Camera assembly; 500. Dosage strip pushing mechanism; 510. First pusher mechanism; 512. Transfer plate; 514. Pusher drive assembly; 516. Dosage strip transfer piece; 518. Vertical drive; 520. Second pusher mechanism; 522. Second 524. Push bar drive component; 600. Separator push block; 601. Feeding mechanism; 602. Feeding drive assembly; 603. Fixing block; 604. Push bar push rod; 605. Push cup push rod; 700. Dosage bar storage mechanism; 710. Support assembly; 712. Support base; 714. Support cylinder; 716. Cylinder push plate; 720. Support plate; 721. First push bar groove; 722. Second push bar groove; 730. First side pressure block; 732. First strip passage groove; 740. Second side pressure block; 742. Second strip passage groove; 743. Strip passage area; 800. Cutting mechanism; 900. Strip lifting and receiving mechanism; 910. Lifting and receiving drive component; 920. Receiving block; 922. Strip receiving groove; 9222. Through groove; 9224. Separating groove; 40. Barrel feeding mechanism; 42. Barrel feeding rack; 42a. Connecting groove; 44. Barrel conveyor drive belt; 46. Carrier; 46a. Barrel positioning groove; 46b. Clamping and avoiding groove; 50. Position sensor; 60. Secondary positioning and clamping mechanism; 62. Positioning seat; 63. Positioning and clamping cylinder; 64. Gripper; 70. Barrel. Detailed Implementation

[0019] To facilitate understanding of this disclosure, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. However, this disclosure can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure.

[0020] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly attached to the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of this disclosure. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0022] To better understand the technical solutions and beneficial effects of this disclosure, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with specific embodiments: like Figures 1 to 2 As shown, a reagent container assembly device 1 of one embodiment includes a strip cup loading device 10, which is used to assemble reaction cups 20 and a plurality of reagent strips 30 into a container body 70. It should be noted that the plurality can be two, five, seven, eight, ten, or other numbers. In this embodiment, the plurality is ten.

[0023] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in one embodiment, the strip cup feeding device 10 includes a feeding track 100, a reaction cup feeding mechanism 200, a strip receiving mechanism 300, a strip counting mechanism 400, a strip pushing mechanism 500, and a feeding mechanism 600.

[0024] like Figures 4 to 7 As shown, the feeding track 100 has a feeding bar inlet 102, a feeding cup inlet 104, a feeding channel 106, and a feeding outlet 108. The feeding bar inlet 102 and the feeding cup inlet 104 are both connected to the feeding channel 106. The feeding channel 106 is connected to the feeding outlet 108. The feeding outlet 108 is configured to correspond to the opening of the barrel 70, that is, the feeding outlet 108 is configured to face the opening of the barrel 70.

[0025] In one embodiment, the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200 is used to feed the reaction cup 20 to the dispensing cup inlet 104, thereby feeding the reaction cup 20. The strip receiving mechanism 300 has a strip passage for conveying the strips 30; the strip counting mechanism 400 is used to count the number of strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300. The strip pushing mechanism 500 is used to push several strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300 to the dispensing inlet 102. The control terminal of the strip pushing mechanism 500 is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism 400. When the number of strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300 is several, the strip pushing mechanism 500 is activated, that is, the strip pushing mechanism 500 pushes several strips 30 to the dispensing inlet 102, thereby feeding several strips 30.

[0026] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism 600 is used to feed the reaction cup 20 located at the feeding cup inlet 104 and a plurality of dosage strips 30 located at the feeding strip inlet 102 into the barrel 70 in sequence through the feeding channel 106 and the feeding outlet 108, thereby completing the process of assembling the reaction cup 20 and the plurality of dosage strips 30 into the barrel 70.

[0027] The aforementioned reagent container assembly equipment 1 and its strip cup loading device 10, during assembly, use the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200 to feed the reaction cup 20 to the dispensing cup inlet 104, and the strip 30 is conveyed through the strip passage of the strip receiving mechanism 300. Simultaneously, the strip counting mechanism 400 calculates the number of strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300. Since the control terminal of the strip pushing mechanism 500 is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism 400, the strip pushing mechanism 500 can accurately and reliably deliver several strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300. The reagents are pushed to the dispensing inlet 102. Since both the dispensing inlet 102 and the dispensing cup inlet 104 are connected to the dispensing channel 106, and the dispensing channel 106 is connected to the dispensing outlet 108, the dispensing outlet 108 is set to correspond to the opening of the barrel 70. The dispensing mechanism 600 sequentially pushes the reaction cup 20 located at the dispensing cup inlet 104 and several reagent strips 30 located at the dispensing inlet 102 into the barrel 70 through the dispensing channel 106 and the dispensing outlet 108. This avoids the situation where human fatigue is prone to human error and improves the assembly reliability and assembly efficiency of the reagent barrel assembly.

[0028] like Figure 4 and Figure 8As shown, the reagent barrel assembly equipment 1 further includes a barrel feeding mechanism 40. The barrel feeding mechanism 40 includes a barrel feeding rack 42, a barrel conveying drive belt 44, and several carriers 46 spaced circumferentially along the barrel conveying drive belt 44. The barrel conveying drive belt 44 is located on the barrel feeding rack 42 and is used to transport the carriers 46 to the corresponding position of the dispensing outlet 108. The carriers 46 are used to carry the barrels 70. In this embodiment, the barrel feeding rack 42 is fixed to the frame. A connecting groove 42a is formed on one side of the barrel feeding rack 42. One end of the dispensing track 100 is located in the connecting groove 42a and is fixedly connected to the barrel feeding rack 42. This allows the barrels 70 to better communicate with the dispensing outlet 108 when they move with the carriers 46 to the position corresponding to the dispensing outlet 108. This allows the dispensing mechanism 600 to better push the reaction cups 20 and several reagent strips 30 into the barrels 70 through the dispensing outlet 108. The length direction of the barrel loading rack 42 is parallel to the X-axis. The barrel conveyor drive belt 44 is arranged along the length direction of the barrel loading rack 42. It should be noted that the barrel conveyor drive belt 44 is prior art; for example, the barrel conveyor drive belt 44 can be a synchronous belt.

[0029] like Figure 8 As shown, further, the carrier 46 has a barrel positioning groove 46a, and the barrel 70 is located in the barrel positioning groove 46a, so that the carrier 46 can better support the barrel 70. The reagent barrel assembly equipment 1 also includes a position sensor 50 and a secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60. The position sensor 50 is electrically connected to the control end of the secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60. The position sensor 50 is used to sense the barrel 70 of the carrier 46, and the secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60 is used to clamp the barrel 70 when the position sensor 50 senses the barrel 70, so that the secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60 clamps and calibrates the barrel 70 when the barrel 70 moves with the carrier 46 to the position corresponding to the dispensing outlet 108, thereby making the barrel 70 better aligned and connected with the dispensing outlet 108 when it moves with the carrier 46 to the position corresponding to the dispensing outlet 108. In this embodiment, the carrier 46 is also provided with a clamping avoidance groove 46b communicating with the barrel positioning groove 46a. The secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60 includes a positioning seat 62, a positioning clamping cylinder 63, and two opposing grippers 64. The positioning seat 62 is fixed to the barrel loading rack 42, and the positioning clamping cylinder 63 is installed on the positioning seat 62. The power output end of the positioning clamping cylinder 63 is connected to the two grippers 64 respectively to drive the two grippers 64 to move closer or further away from each other, thereby clamping or releasing the barrel 70 through the clamping avoidance groove 46b. The position sensor 50 is provided on the positioning seat 62. Furthermore, the position sensor 50 and the control end of the secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60 are both electrically connected to the controller, so that the secondary positioning clamping mechanism 60 automatically clamps, calibrates, and positions the barrel 70 when the barrel 70 moves with the carrier 46 to the position corresponding to the feeding outlet 108.

[0030] Furthermore, the reagent barrel assembly equipment 1 also includes a controller, which is communicatively connected to the control terminals of the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200, the reagent strip receiving mechanism 300, the reagent strip counting mechanism 400, the reagent strip pushing mechanism 500, and the dispensing mechanism 600, respectively, so as to realize the automatic assembly of the reaction cup 20 and several reagent strips 30 into the barrel body 70, which further improves the assembly reliability and assembly efficiency of the reagent barrel assembly.

[0031] like Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, in one embodiment, the feeding track 100 includes a track body 1061 and a partition 1063. The feeding bar inlet 102, the feeding cup inlet 104, the feeding channel 106, and the feeding outlet 108 are all formed in the track body 1061. The partition 1063 is located in the feeding channel 106 and is fixedly connected to the track body 1061, so that the feeding channel 106 is divided into a first feeding channel and a second feeding channel. The feeding bar inlet 102 and the feeding outlet 108 are both connected to the first feeding channel. The feeding cup inlet 104 and the feeding outlet 108 are connected to the first feeding channel. The outlets 108 are all connected to the second feeding channel, so that the first feeding channel and the second feeding channel are set separately. The reaction cup 20 is fed into the barrel 70 in sequence from the feeding cup inlet 104, the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108 through the feeding mechanism 600. The reagent strips 30 are fed into the barrel 70 in sequence from the strip inlet 102, the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108 through the feeding mechanism 600. In this way, the reaction cup 20 and the reagent strips 30 are fed into the barrel 70 through different channels, reducing the occurrence of material carrying during the assembly process and improving the assembly reliability and assembly efficiency of the reagent barrel group.

[0032] like Figure 2 As shown, furthermore, the reaction cup 20 and several reagent strips 30 are simultaneously pushed into the container 70, that is, the reaction cup 20 and several reagent strips 30 are simultaneously put into the container, which better reduces the situation of material being carried along during the assembly process and improves the assembly reliability and assembly efficiency of the reagent container group.

[0033] like Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, in one embodiment, the feeding track 100 further includes a track extension box 1065, which is connected to the track body 1061. The track extension box 1065 has an extension groove, which is connected to the feeding channel 106 and the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200. The feeding cup inlet 104 is the connection point between the extension groove and the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200, so that the reaction cup 20 can be fed into the extension groove through the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200.

[0034] like Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, in one embodiment, the feeding mechanism 600 includes a feeding drive assembly 601, a fixing block 602, a feeding bar push rod 603, and a feeding cup push rod 604. The fixing block 602 is fixed to the power output end of the feeding drive assembly 601; one end of the feeding bar push rod 603 is fixed to the fixing block 602, and the other end of the feeding bar push rod 603 is correspondingly arranged with the feeding bar inlet 102, so that when the feeding drive assembly 601 drives the fixing block 602 to move in the feeding direction, the feeding bar inlet 104 will be located at the feeding cup. A plurality of dose strips 30 at the inlet 102 are sequentially fed into the barrel 70 through the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108. One end of the cup-feeding pusher 604 is fixed to the fixing block 602, and the other end of the cup-feeding pusher 604 is correspondingly arranged with the cup-feeding inlet 104, so that when the feeding drive assembly 601 drives the fixing block 602 to move in the feeding direction, the reaction cup 20 located at the cup-feeding inlet 104 is sequentially fed into the barrel 70 through the second feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108. In this embodiment, since both the dose strip pusher 603 and the cup-feeding pusher 604 are fixed to the fixing block 602, when the feeding drive assembly 601 drives the fixing block 602 to move in the feeding direction, the fixing block 602 drives the dose strip pusher 603 and the cup-feeding pusher 604 to move synchronously, which easily realizes the synchronous feeding of the reaction cup 20 and the plurality of dose strips 30 into the barrel 70. Furthermore, the length of the push rod 603 is equal to the length of the push rod 604, and the push rods 603 and 604 are arranged in parallel to allow the reaction cup 20 and several reagent strips 30 to be simultaneously pushed into the container 70. Specifically, the push rods 603 and 604 are fixed to the fixing block 602 in the vertical direction. For example, the push rods 603 and 604 are fixed to the fixing block 602 in the vertical direction, i.e., parallel to the Z-axis direction, by bolts.

[0035] It should be noted that the material feeding drive assembly 601 is prior art and can be a belt drive mechanism, a screw drive mechanism, or other mechanisms; no particular limitation is made here. The control terminal of the material feeding drive assembly 601 is electrically connected to the controller.

[0036] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, further, the end of the push rod 603 away from the fixed block 602 is located at the top of the track extension box 1065 and is slidably connected to the track extension box 1065. When the feeding drive assembly 601 drives the fixed block 602 to move in the feeding direction, the push rod 603 pushes several strips 30 located at the feeding inlet 102 into the barrel 70 in sequence through the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108 along the track extension box 1065, so that the push rod 603 can push several strips 30 into the barrel 70 more smoothly through the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108.

[0037] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, further, the end of the cup-dispensing push rod 604 away from the fixed block 602 is located at the cup-dispensing inlet 104 and is slidably connected to the track extension box 1065. When the feeding drive assembly 601 drives the fixed block 602 to move in the feeding direction, the cup-dispensing push rod 604 pushes the reaction cup 20 located at the cup-dispensing inlet 104 into the barrel 70 in sequence through the second feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108, so that the cup-dispensing push rod 604 pushes the reaction cup 20 into the barrel 70 in sequence through the second feeding channel and the feeding outlet 108 more smoothly.

[0038] like Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, in one embodiment, the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200 includes a cup bar pushing track 210, a pusher drive 220, and a pusher block 230. The cup bar pushing track 210 forms a pusher channel 212, which communicates with the pusher inlet 102. The power output end of the pusher drive 220 is connected to the pusher block 230 to drive the pusher block 230 to push the reaction cup 20 along the pusher channel 212, so that the reaction cup 20 is pushed into the pusher inlet 102 from the pusher channel 212 through the pusher block 230. In this embodiment, the pusher drive 220 is a telescopic cylinder. The control end of the pusher drive 220 is electrically connected to a controller.

[0039] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, in one embodiment, the pusher channel 212 includes an inclined pusher channel 2122 and a horizontal pusher channel 2124. The horizontal pusher channel 2124 is connected to the dispensing inlet 102 and the inclined pusher channel 2122, respectively. This allows the reaction cup 20 to be pushed into the dispensing inlet 102 sequentially from the inclined pusher channel 2122 and the horizontal pusher channel 2124 via the pusher block 230. Consequently, when the reaction cup 20 is conveyed to the dispensing inlet 102, it is in a horizontal position, parallel to the Y-axis, to better accommodate the dispensing mechanism 600's insertion into the barrel 70. In this embodiment, the barrel 70 containing the reaction cup 20 and several dosage strips 30 is in a horizontal position, and the opening of the barrel 70 is opposite to the dispensing outlet 108. The axial direction of the reaction cup 20 is parallel to its conveying direction. Further, the inclined pusher channel 2122 includes a first inclined pusher channel 21222 and a second inclined pusher channel 21224, the first inclined pusher channel 21222 being connected to the flat pusher channel 2124 via the second inclined pusher channel 21224. The inclination angle of the first inclined pusher channel 21222 is greater than the inclination angle of the second inclined pusher channel 21224. The inclination angle of the first inclined pusher channel 21222 is the inclination angle of the first inclined pusher channel 21222 relative to the X-axis; similarly, the inclination angle of the second inclined pusher channel 21224 is the inclination angle of the second inclined pusher channel 21224 relative to the X-axis; and / or, like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, in one embodiment, the pusher drive 220 is installed on the power output end of the feeding mechanism 600. The driving direction of the power output end of the pusher drive 220 is parallel to the driving direction of the power output end of the feeding mechanism 600, so that the pusher drive 220 can move a certain displacement with the power output end of the feeding mechanism 600. At this time, the pusher drive 220 drives the pusher block 230 to push the reaction cup 20 to move a certain displacement. In addition, the pusher drive 220 drives the pusher block 230 to push the reaction cup 20 to move, which reduces the driving stroke required for the pusher drive 220 to drive the pusher block 230. Furthermore, the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200 also includes a switching push drive 250 and a push plate 260. The power output end of the switching push drive 250 is fixed to the push plate 260, so as to drive the push plate 260 to push the reaction cup 20 from the push strip channel 212 into the push strip inlet 102, so that the reaction cup 20 is pushed from the push strip channel 212 into the push strip inlet 102 in a better manner. In this embodiment, the extension direction of the cup strip pushing track 210 is parallel to the extension direction of the push strip channel 106 and is spaced apart. The driving direction of the power output end of the switching push drive 250 (i.e., parallel to the X-axis direction) is perpendicular to the extension direction of the cup strip pushing track 210 (i.e., parallel to the Y-axis direction). Further, the switching push drive 250 is fixed to the cup bar pushing track 210, which has a pushing port 211. The pushing port 211 communicates with the pushing channel 212 and is correspondingly arranged with the pushing bar inlet 102. The push plate pushes the reaction cup 20 located in the pushing channel 212 into the pushing bar inlet 102 through the pushing port 211. In one embodiment, the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200 further includes a cup bar sensor 240. The cup bar sensor 240 is disposed on the push plate and electrically connected to the control terminal of the switching push drive 250. The cup bar sensor 240 is used to sense the reaction cup 20, and the switching push drive 250 is used to drive the push plate to move when the cup bar sensor 240 senses the reaction cup 20, thereby realizing the automatic control of the switching push drive 250. The switching push drive 250 can be a cylinder or an electric cylinder. The control terminals of both the cup bar sensor 240 and the switching push drive 250 are electrically connected to the controller.

[0040] and / or, such as Figure 3As shown, in one embodiment, the strip counting mechanism 400 includes a support rod 410 and a camera assembly 420. The camera assembly 420 is fixed to the support rod 410, and its imaging end faces the strip passage of the strip receiving mechanism 300. The camera assembly 420 is used to acquire and analyze images of the strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300 to calculate the number of strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300, thereby automating the calculation of the number of strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300. In this embodiment, the camera assembly 420 is electrically connected to a controller.

[0041] like Figure 3 and Figure 9 As shown, in one embodiment, the first pusher mechanism 510 includes a transfer plate 512, a pusher drive assembly 514, and a strip transfer piece 516. The pusher drive assembly 514 is mounted on the transfer plate 512, and its power output end is connected to the strip transfer piece 516 to push the strip transfer piece 516 from the strip storage mechanism 700 to the receiving groove 922 when the receiving block 920 is at the first height position. In this embodiment, the transfer plate 512 is fixed to the frame, and the control end of the pusher drive assembly 514 is electrically connected to a controller. The first pusher mechanism 510 also includes a movable frame 517, which is slidably disposed on the transfer plate 512. The power output end of the pusher drive assembly 514 is connected to the movable frame to drive the movable frame to slide relative to the transfer plate 512. The strip transfer piece 516 is disposed on the movable frame. Furthermore, the first pusher mechanism 510 also includes a vertical drive member 518, which is disposed on the movable frame. The strip transfer piece 516 is fixed to the power output end of the vertical drive member 518, so that the vertical drive member 518 drives the strip transfer piece 516 to move up and down in the vertical direction, i.e., parallel to the Z-axis. It should be noted that the way the power output end of the pusher drive assembly 514 is connected to the movable frame is prior art. For example, the power output end of the pusher drive assembly 514 is connected to the movable frame through a rocker cam mechanism or a lead screw mechanism.

[0042] like Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, in one embodiment, the strip cup feeding device 10 further includes a strip storage mechanism 700, which is used to store a plurality of strips 30 to be pushed. The control terminal of the strip storage mechanism 700 is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism 400. The feeding end of the strip storage mechanism 700 is connected to the discharging end of the strip receiving mechanism 300. The strip pushing mechanism 500 is used to push a plurality of strips 30 located in the strip storage mechanism 700 to the strip feeding inlet 102. Thus, a plurality of strips 30 to be pushed to the strip feeding inlet 102 can be stored in the strip storage mechanism 700 first, and then pushed to the strip feeding inlet 102 by the strip pushing mechanism 500. In this embodiment, the number of camera components 420 and strip inlets 102 in the strip receiving mechanism 300, strip storage mechanism 700, and strip counting mechanism 400 are all two. The camera components 420 of the strip receiving mechanism 300, strip storage mechanism 700, and strip counting mechanism 400 are located on both sides of the dispensing track 100. The two strip inlets 102 are arranged opposite each other on the opposite sidewalls of the dispensing track 100. Thus, several strips 30 on one side can be stored in the corresponding strip storage mechanism 700. After several strips 30 on the other side are dispensed into the barrel 70 through the strip inlet 102, dispensing channel 106, and strip outlet, they are then pushed to the strip inlet 102 by the corresponding strip pushing mechanism 500. This allows several strips 30 located on both sides of the dispensing track 100 to be pushed in alternately, further improving the barrel filling efficiency of the reagent barrel assembly equipment.

[0043] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 6As shown, each strip storage mechanism 700 further includes a support assembly 710, a tray 720, a first side pressing block 730, and a second side pressing block 740. The support assembly 710 is mounted on the frame, the tray 720 is disposed on the support assembly 710, and the first side pressing block 730 and the second side pressing block 740 are both disposed on the tray 720. There is a strip passage area 743 between the first side pressing block 730 and the second side pressing block 740, a first strip passage groove 732 between the first side pressing block 730 and the tray 720, and a second strip passage groove 742 between the second side pressing block 740 and the tray 720. The first strip passage groove 732 and the second strip passage groove 742 are both connected to the strip passage area 743 to jointly form a strip storage channel. The strip storage channel is used for storing several strips 30 to be pushed. One end of the storage channel is connected to the discharge end of the strip receiving mechanism 300, and the other end of the storage channel is adjacent to the corresponding strip feeding inlet 102 of the feeding track 100. Furthermore, the support assembly 710 includes a support base 712, a support cylinder 714, and a cylinder push plate 716. The support base 712 is fixed to the frame, the support cylinder 714 is mounted on the support base 712, the power output end of the support cylinder 714 is connected to the cylinder push plate 716, and a support plate 720 is fixed to the cylinder push plate 716, making the height of the support plate 720 relative to the frame adjustable. This allows the strip storage mechanism 700 to better adapt to the discharge end of the strip receiving mechanism 300 and the strip feeding inlet 102 at different heights.

[0044] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the top of the tray 720 is provided with a first pusher groove 721 and a second pusher groove 722, both of which are connected to the storage channel. A first pusher protrusion and a second pusher protrusion are provided below the strip transfer plate 516; the first pusher protrusion is used to push the strip 30 through the first pusher groove 721; the second pusher protrusion is used to push the strip 30 through the second pusher groove 722, so that the pusher plate can better push several strips 30 from the storage channel into the strip inlet 102.

[0045] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the strip cup feeding device 10 further includes a strip cutting mechanism 800, which is used to automatically cut the dosage strip 30 plate into strips. The discharge end of the strip cutting mechanism 800 is connected to the inlet end of the dosage strip receiving mechanism 300, so that the dosage strips 30 after being cut by the strip cutting mechanism 800 are sequentially conveyed to the dosage strip receiving mechanism 300. The control terminals of the strip cutting mechanism 800 and the dosage strip receiving mechanism 300 are both electrically connected to a controller. It should be noted that the strip cutting mechanism 800 and the dosage strip receiving mechanism 300 are both prior art, such as patent CN111844783A.

[0046] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, in one embodiment, the strip cup feeding device 10 further includes a strip lifting and receiving mechanism 900. The strip lifting and receiving mechanism 900 includes a lifting and receiving drive 910 and a receiving block 920. The power output end of the lifting and receiving drive 910 is connected to the receiving block 920 to drive the receiving block 920 to reciprocate between a first height position and a second height position. The receiving block 920 forms a strip receiving groove 922. See also... Figure 9 and Figure 10 The dosage strip pushing mechanism 500 includes a first pushing mechanism 510 and a second pushing mechanism 520. The first pushing mechanism 510 is used to push a plurality of dosage strips 30 located in the dosage strip storage mechanism 700 to the receiving groove 922 when the receiving block 920 is located at the first height position. The second pushing mechanism 520 is used to push a plurality of dosage strips 30 located in the receiving groove 922 to the dispensing inlet 102 when the receiving block 920 is located at the second height position. In this embodiment, the dosage strip lifting and receiving mechanism 900 and the dispensing track 100 are both located on the frame, and the height of the first height position relative to the frame is higher than the height of the second height position relative to the frame. Furthermore, the cup-feeding device 10 also includes a first position sensor and a second position sensor. The first and second position sensors are sequentially arranged on the fixed platforms corresponding to the feeding track 100 along the vertical direction, i.e., parallel to the Z-axis. A sensing block protrudes from the receiving block 920. Both the first and second position sensors are electrically connected to the control terminal of the lifting and receiving drive component 910. When the receiving block 920 is at the first height position, the first position sensor senses the sensing block, and the lifting and receiving drive component 910 stops driving upwards. When the receiving block 920 is at the second height position, the second position sensor senses the sensing block, and the lifting and receiving drive component 910 stops driving downwards. Furthermore, the controller is electrically connected to the control terminal of the lifting and receiving drive component 910. The lifting and receiving drive component 910 is a cylinder or an electric cylinder. There are two dosage strip lifting and receiving mechanisms 900. The two dosage strip lifting and receiving mechanisms 900 are located on both sides of the feeding track 100. Each dosage strip lifting and receiving mechanism 900 is located between the feeding track 100 and the corresponding dosage strip storage mechanism 700.

[0047] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7As shown, in one embodiment, the strip receiving groove 922 includes a through groove 9222 and at least two parallel separating grooves 9224. Each separating groove 9224 is connected to the through groove 9222. The through groove 9222 and each separating groove 9224 are used to store the strips 30, allowing several strips 30 to be pushed into different separating grooves 9224 respectively, thereby better pushing the strips 30 into the strip feeding inlet 102, and subsequently feeding them into the barrel 70 through the feeding mechanism 600 via the feeding channel 106 and the feeding outlet 108. It should be noted that each separating groove 9224 is used to store one, two, three, four, or other numbers of strips 30. The number of separating grooves 9224 can be two, three, or other. At least two separating grooves 9224 are arranged side by side in a vertical direction.

[0048] See also Figure 9 and Figure 10 Furthermore, the second pusher mechanism 520 includes a second pusher drive 522 and a separating pusher block 524. The power output end of the second pusher drive 522 is connected to the separating pusher block 524, so that when the receiving block 920 is at the second height position, the separating pusher block 524 pushes several strips 30 to the strip-dispensing inlet 102 through the through groove 9222, so that any strip 30 in the separating receiving groove 9224 is simultaneously pushed into the strip-dispensing inlet 102. In this embodiment, the control end of the second pusher drive 522 is electrically connected to the controller. The second pusher drive 522 is a cylinder or an electric cylinder. The driving direction of the second pusher drive 522 is parallel to the X-axis. The second pusher drive 522 is fixed below the support plate 720, making the structure of the strip cup feeding device 10 more compact. In other embodiments, the second pusher drive 522 can also be fixed to the frame.

[0049] Compared with the prior art, this disclosure includes, but is not limited to, the following advantages: During assembly, the aforementioned strip cup feeding device 10 uses the reaction cup feeding mechanism 200 to feed the reaction cup 20 to the dispensing cup inlet 104. The strips 30 are then conveyed through the strip passage of the strip receiving mechanism 300. Simultaneously, the strip counting mechanism 400 calculates the number of strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300. Since the control terminal of the strip pushing mechanism 500 is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism 400, the strip pushing mechanism 500 can accurately and reliably push several strips 30 passing through the strip receiving mechanism 300 to the dispensing cup. The inlet 102, and since both the strip inlet 102 and the cup inlet 104 are connected to the feeding channel 106, which is connected to the feeding outlet 108, and the feeding outlet 108 is set to correspond to the opening of the barrel 70, the feeding mechanism 600 feeds the reaction cup 20 located at the cup inlet 104 and several reagent strips 30 located at the strip inlet 102 into the barrel 70 in sequence through the feeding channel 106 and the feeding outlet 108. This avoids the situation where human error is prone to occur due to human fatigue and improves the assembly reliability and assembly efficiency of the reagent barrel assembly.

[0050] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this disclosure, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this disclosure, and these all fall within the protection scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A device for feeding strip cups into a container, characterized in that, This includes a material feeding track, a reaction cup feeding mechanism, a reagent strip receiving mechanism, a reagent strip counting mechanism, a reagent strip pushing mechanism, and a material feeding mechanism; The feeding track has a feeding bar inlet, a feeding cup inlet, a feeding channel, and a feeding outlet. The feeding bar inlet and the feeding cup inlet are both connected to the feeding channel, and the feeding channel is connected to the feeding outlet. The feeding outlet is configured to correspond to the opening of the barrel. The reaction cup feeding mechanism is used to feed the reaction cup to the cup inlet; The strip receiving mechanism has a strip conveying channel for transporting the strips; The dosage strip counting mechanism is used to calculate the number of dosage strips passing through the dosage strip receiving mechanism; The strip pushing mechanism is used to push a number of strips through the strip receiving mechanism to the strip feeding inlet, and the control terminal of the strip pushing mechanism is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism. The feeding mechanism is used to sequentially feed the reaction cup located at the feeding cup inlet and several reagent strips located at the feeding strip inlet into the barrel through the feeding channel and the feeding outlet.

2. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding track includes a track body and a partition. The feeding bar inlet, feeding cup inlet, feeding channel, and feeding outlet are all formed in the track body. The partition is located in the feeding channel and is fixedly connected to the track body, so that the feeding channel is divided into a first feeding channel and a second feeding channel. The feeding bar inlet and feeding outlet are both connected to the first feeding channel, and the feeding cup inlet and feeding outlet are both connected to the second feeding channel.

3. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The feeding track further includes a track extension box connected to the track body. The track extension box has an extension groove, which communicates with both the feeding channel and the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism. The reaction cup inlet is located at the connection point between the extension groove and the discharge end of the reaction cup feeding mechanism; and / or, The feeding mechanism includes a feeding drive assembly, a fixed block, a feeding strip pusher, and a feeding cup pusher. The fixed block is fixed to the power output end of the feeding drive assembly. One end of the feeding strip pusher is fixed to the fixed block, and the other end of the feeding strip pusher is correspondingly arranged with the feeding strip inlet, so that when the feeding drive assembly drives the fixed block to move in the feeding direction, a number of strips located at the feeding strip inlet are sequentially fed into the barrel through the first feeding channel and the feeding outlet. One end of the feeding cup pusher is fixed to the fixed block, and the other end of the feeding cup pusher is correspondingly arranged with the feeding cup inlet, so that when the feeding drive assembly drives the fixed block to move in the feeding direction, the reaction cup located at the feeding cup inlet is sequentially fed into the barrel through the second feeding channel and the feeding outlet.

4. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reaction cup feeding mechanism includes a cup bar pushing track, a pushing bar drive, and a pushing bar block; the cup bar pushing track forms a pushing bar channel, the pushing bar channel is connected to the pushing bar inlet, and the power output end of the pushing bar drive is connected to the pushing bar block to drive the pushing bar block to push the reaction cup along the pushing bar channel.

5. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The pusher channel includes an inclined pusher channel and a horizontal pusher channel, the horizontal pusher channel being connected to the pusher inlet and the inclined pusher channel respectively; and / or The pusher drive is mounted on the power output end of the feeding mechanism, and the driving direction of the power output end of the pusher drive is parallel to the driving direction of the power output end of the feeding mechanism; the reaction cup feeding mechanism further includes a switching pusher drive and a push plate, the power output end of the switching pusher drive is fixed to the push plate, so as to drive the push plate to push the reaction cup from the pusher channel into the feeding inlet; and / or, The strip counting mechanism includes a support rod and a camera assembly. The camera assembly is fixed on the support rod, and the camera end of the camera assembly is set facing the strip passage of the strip receiving mechanism. The camera assembly is used to acquire and analyze images of the strips passing through the strip receiving mechanism in order to calculate the number of strips passing through the strip receiving mechanism.

6. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a strip storage mechanism for storing several strips to be pushed. The control terminal of the strip storage mechanism is electrically connected to the strip counting mechanism. The inlet of the strip storage mechanism is connected to the outlet of the strip receiving mechanism. The strip pushing mechanism is used to push several strips located in the strip storage mechanism to the strip inlet.

7. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that, It also includes a strip lifting and receiving mechanism, which includes a lifting and receiving drive and a receiving block. The power output end of the lifting and receiving drive is connected to the receiving block to drive the receiving block to reciprocate between a first height position and a second height position. The receiving block forms a strip receiving groove. The strip pushing mechanism includes a first pushing mechanism and a second pushing mechanism. The first pushing mechanism is used to push a plurality of strips located in the strip storage mechanism to the strip receiving groove when the receiving block is located at the first height position. The second pushing mechanism is used to push a plurality of strips located in the strip receiving groove to the strip feeding inlet when the receiving block is located at the second height position.

8. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The strip groove includes a through groove and at least two parallel partitioned grooves, each of the partitioned grooves being connected to the through groove, and the through groove and each of the partitioned grooves being used together to store the strips; The second pusher mechanism includes a second pusher drive and a separating pusher block. The power output end of the second pusher drive is connected to the separating pusher block so that when the receiving block is at the second height position, the separating pusher block pushes several strips of medicine to the pusher inlet through the through groove.

9. The strip cup feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The first pusher mechanism includes a transfer plate, a pusher drive assembly, and a strip transfer piece. The pusher drive assembly is mounted on the transfer plate, and its power output end is connected to the strip transfer piece to drive the strip transfer piece to push a number of strips located in the strip storage mechanism to the strip receiving groove when the receiving block is at the first height position.

10. A reagent barrel assembly device, characterized in that, The device for feeding a strip cup into a container includes any one of claims 1 to 9.

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