A glass slide stacking device
By designing a slide stacking device that includes a conveying and pushing mechanism, and utilizing an inclined guiding surface and a horizontal stacking surface structure, the problem of slide edge damage was solved, and an efficient and stable slide stacking process was achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WUXI HEHONG PRECISION MFG CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2026-06-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
AI Technical Summary
In existing glass slide stacking equipment, the tilting of stacked glass slides and their contact with vertical baffles cause damage to the edges of the glass slides.
Design a glass slide stacking device including a conveying mechanism, a pushing mechanism and a stacking module. Through the inclined guide surface and the horizontal stacking surface structure, the glass slide slides slide against the end baffle in a surface contact manner during the pushing process, reducing friction damage.
It effectively reduces wear on the edges of glass slides, improves stacking efficiency and equipment stability, and reduces the incidence of glass slide damage.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of medical testing equipment technology, and in particular to a glass slide stacking device. Background Technology
[0002] In the field of medical testing, glass slides are used extensively to place biological tissues between slides and coverslips for easy observation under a microscope. Due to the large number of biological tissues to be tested, to prevent slide confusion, the slides need to be pre-marked with lasers, numbered, and collected sequentially so that each number corresponds to a specific biological tissue. The current need is to design a device for stacking slides to arrange and stack the numbered slides in an orderly manner.
[0003] Stacking slides requires inserting one slide at the bottom of a stack of slides, arranging them in an orderly fashion. See the instruction manual. Figure 10 In existing slide stacking modules, newly inserted slides are horizontally conveyed, while the stacked slides are tilted so that the newly delivered slide can be inserted at the bottom of the stack. During the insertion process, the newly inserted slide pushes against the tilted stack of slides to the right, applying a rightward force. The edges of the tilted stack of slides come into contact with the vertical baffle on the right and move upward, causing friction between the edges of the slides and the vertical baffle. This can damage the edges of the slides, resulting in defective products. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a glass slide stacking device that solves the problem in the prior art where the stacked glass slides tilt and abut against the vertical baffle, causing damage to the edges of the glass slides.
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a glass slide stacking device, including: a base, a conveying mechanism, a pushing mechanism, and a stacking module. The conveying mechanism and the pushing mechanism are mounted on the base, and the stacking module is mounted on one side of the conveying mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a conveying plane, and the pushing mechanism includes a pushing plate and a pushing motor. The pushing motor drives the pushing plate to reciprocate, and the pushing plate pushes the glass slides on the conveying plane one by one to the stacking module for stacking. The stacking module includes a stacking plate, an end baffle, and two side baffles. One end of the stacking plate is connected to the front end of the conveying mechanism, and the other end of the stacking plate is connected to the vertically upward-extending end baffle. The upper surface of the stacking plate is provided with an inclined upward-pointing guide surface and a horizontal stacking surface. One end of the guide surface is connected to the front end of the conveying plane, and the other end of the guide surface is connected to the stacking surface to form a continuous surface. The height of the stacking surface is higher than the height of the conveying plane. The front end of the guide surface is provided with a push plate groove that is not higher than the conveying plane. The push plate reciprocates and moves into the push plate groove. The width of the push plate groove is smaller than the width of the glass slide, so that the guide surfaces on both sides of the push plate groove provide support for the glass slide. The two side baffles are located on both sides of the stacking plate. The length of the stacking surface is less than the length of the glass slide, and the length of the stacking surface is greater than half the length of the glass slide. When there is a glass slide on the stacking surface, the glass slide at the bottom of the stacking surface and the guide surface form an opening, and the glass slide pushed by the pusher plate is inserted into the opening.
[0006] The pushing mechanism also includes a plate mounting base, a pushing screw, and two pushing slide rails. The pushing motor is mounted on the base and drives the pushing screw to rotate. The pushing screw is threadedly engaged with the plate mounting base. The pushing screw drives the plate mounting base to reciprocate along the length of the pushing slide rails. The pushing plate is fixedly mounted on the plate mounting base. The two pushing slide rails are fixed on the base. The pushing screw and the two pushing slide rails are arranged parallel to each other.
[0007] The conveying mechanism also includes a conveying push plate, a plate connecting structure, a conveying motor, and a conveying screw. The conveying plane is set on the base, and the conveying motor and the conveying screw are installed on the base. The conveying motor drives the conveying screw to rotate. The conveying screw is threadedly engaged with the plate connecting structure. The plate connecting structure drives the conveying push plate to reciprocate. The conveying push plate pushes the glass slides on the conveying plane to the reciprocating working area of the push plate.
[0008] The conveying mechanism also includes several limiting rollers, which are installed on the conveying plane and located on both sides of the slide transport path to limit and guide the slide.
[0009] The width of the push plate slot is greater than the width of the push plate.
[0010] The stacking module also includes a connecting block. One end of the stacking plate is detachably connected to the conveying mechanism via the connecting block. A horizontal working surface is provided on the upper part of the connecting block. The height of the working surface is lower than the height of the stacking surface. The working surface is connected to the front end of the guide surface. The height of the bottom surface of the push plate groove is not higher than the height of the working surface. Parallel vertically upward block limiting plates are provided on both sides of the connecting block.
[0011] One end of the stacking plate is provided with a T-shaped insert, and the connecting block is provided with a T-shaped slot that matches the insert. The insert is slidably inserted into the slot.
[0012] A first bolt is provided on the connecting block to fix the connecting block to the side of the conveying mechanism; a second bolt is provided on the connecting block to fix the insert block to the connecting block.
[0013] The side baffle includes a guide section and a limiting section. The guide section and the limiting section are connected to form a continuous surface. The limiting sections of the two side baffles are parallel to each other. The distance between the guide sections of the two side baffles increases at one end adjacent to the connecting block. The guide sections of the two side baffles are connected to the two limiting plates.
[0014] The stacked plate has notches on both sides at the other end, and the stacked surface is T-shaped; The distance from the push plate groove to the end baffle is greater than or equal to the length of the glass slide.
[0015] The slide stacking device of the present invention transports slides one by one to the pushing working area of the pushing mechanism. The pushing mechanism pushes the slides one by one into the stacking module. The stacking method is that the newly pushed slide is inserted into the bottom of the stacked slides. The new slide applies an upward force to the stacked slides, causing the stacked slides to move upward and then insert into the bottom of the stacked slides. The slides on the horizontal stacking surface are in a horizontal state. The contact between the slide and the end baffle is a surface contact. When the slide moves upward, the lever and the end baffle have a surface contact sliding contact. The wear and damage of the slide due to friction is small, and the wear of the edges is small. The slide stacking device of the present invention operates stably, has high stacking efficiency, and greatly reduces the occurrence of slide damage. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 The three-dimensional glass slide stacking device of the present invention Figure 1 .
[0017] Figure 2 The three-dimensional glass slide stacking device of the present invention Figure 2 .
[0018] Figure 3 This is a top view of the glass slide stacking apparatus of the present invention.
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the stacking module of the present invention.
[0020] Figure 5 This is a partial structural diagram of the stacking module of the present invention.
[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the connection block of the stacking module of the present invention.
[0022] Figure 7 Cross-sectional view of the glass slide stack of the present invention Figure 1 .
[0023] Figure 8 Cross-sectional view of the glass slide stack of the present invention Figure 2 .
[0024] Figure 9 Cross-sectional view of the glass slide stack of the present invention Figure 3 .
[0025] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of a stacked module in the prior art.
[0026] In the picture: 1-Base; 2-Conveying mechanism; 3-Pushing mechanism; 4-Stacking module; 5-Glass slide; 21-Conveying plane; 22-Conveying push plate; 23-Plate connection structure; 24-Conveying motor; 25-Conveying screw; 26-Limiting roller; 31-Pushing plate; 32-Plate mounting seat; 33-Pushing motor; 34-Pushing screw; 35-Pushing slide rail; 41-Connecting block; 42-Stacking plate; 43-End baffle; 44-Side baffle; 411-Working surface; 412-Block limiting plate; 413-Slot; 414-First bolt; 415-Second bolt; 421-Guide surface; 422-Stacking surface; 423-Pushing plate groove; 424-Insertion block; 441-Guide section; 442-Limiting section. Detailed Implementation
[0027] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more apparent and understandable, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be practiced in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0028] It should be noted that when a component is said to be "fixed to" another component, it can be directly attached to the other component or there may be an intervening component. When a component is said to be "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intervening component. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this document are for illustrative purposes only.
[0029] 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 invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0030] Example This invention provides a glass slide stacking device, such as... Figure 1-3 It includes: a base 1, a conveying mechanism 2, a pushing mechanism 3, and a stacking module 4. The conveying mechanism 2 and the pushing mechanism 3 are installed on the base 1. The pushing mechanism 3 and the stacking module 4 are located at one end of the conveying mechanism 2. The stacking module 4 is located on the side of one end of the conveying mechanism 2. The pushing mechanism 3 pushes the glass slides 5 conveyed by the conveying mechanism 2 one by one to the stacking module 4 for stacking.
[0031] The conveying mechanism 2 includes a conveying plane 21, a conveying pusher plate 22, a plate connecting structure 23, a conveying motor 24, and a conveying screw 25. The conveying plane 21 is horizontally set on the base 1. The conveying motor 24 and the conveying screw 25 are mounted on the base 1. The conveying motor 24 drives the conveying screw 25 to rotate. The conveying screw 25 is threadedly engaged with the plate connecting structure 23. The rotation of the conveying screw 25 drives the plate connecting structure 23 to move. The plate connecting structure 23 drives the conveying pusher plate 22 to reciprocate along the conveying plane 21. The conveying pusher plate 22 pushes the glass sheets 5 on the conveying plane 21 one by one to the pushing working area of the pushing mechanism 3.
[0032] The pushing mechanism 3 includes a pushing plate 31, a plate mounting base 32, a pushing motor 33, a pushing screw 34, and two pushing slide rails 35. The pushing motor 33 and the two pushing slide rails 35 are fixedly mounted on the base 1. The pushing motor 33 drives the pushing screw 34 to rotate. The pushing screw 34 is threadedly engaged with the plate mounting base 32. The rotation of the pushing screw 34 drives the plate mounting base 32 to move. The plate mounting base 32 is slidably mounted on the pushing slide rails 35 and reciprocates along the length of the pushing slide rails 35. The pushing plate 31 is fixedly mounted on the plate mounting base 32. The area where the pushing plate 31 reciprocates is the pushing working area. The pushing plate 31 pushes the glass sheets 5 conveyed from the conveying plane 21 one by one to the stacking module 4 for stacking.
[0033] like Figure 4-6The stacking module 4 includes a connecting block 41, a stacking plate 42, an end baffle 43, and a side baffle 44. One end of the stacking plate 42 is the front end, which is detachably mounted on one side of the conveying plane 21 via the connecting block 41. The other end of the stacking plate 42 is connected to the vertically upward-extending end baffle 43. The upper surface of the stacking plate 42 is provided with an inclined guide surface 421 and a horizontal stacking surface 422. One end of the guide surface 421 is the front end, which is connected to the conveying plane 21 via the connecting block 41. The other end of the guide surface 421 is connected to the stacking surface 422 to form a continuous surface.
[0034] The upper part of the connecting block 41 is set as a working surface 411, which is connected to the conveying plane 21 and is on the same horizontal plane. The front center of the guide surface 421 of the stacking plate 42 is provided with a push plate groove 423 that is no higher than the conveying plane 21. The bottom surface of the push plate groove 423 is on the same plane as the working surface 411. The width of the push plate groove 423 is smaller than the width of the glass slide 5, so that the guide surfaces 421 on both sides of the push plate groove 423 provide support for the glass slide 5. Two side baffles 44 are located on both sides of the stacking plate 42. The width of the push plate groove 423 is greater than the width of the push plate 31. The height of the stacking surface 422 is higher than the height of the working surface 411. The push plate 31 pushes the glass slide 5 on the conveying plane 21, and sends it to the stacking surface 422 for stacking through the working surface 411 of the connecting block 41 and the guide surface 421 of the stacking plate 42. The push plate 31 passes through the conveying plane 21 and the working surface 411 to reach the push plate groove 423, and then returns to perform reciprocating motion.
[0035] The working surface 411 is connected to the front end of the guide surface 421. The two sides of the connecting block 41 are provided with mutually parallel and vertically upward block limiting plates 412, which play a guiding and limiting role for the glass slide 5.
[0036] like Figure 5 One end of the stacking plate 42 is provided with a T-shaped insert 424, such as Figure 6 The connecting block 41 is provided with a T-shaped slot 413 that matches the insert block 424, and the insert block 424 slides into the slot 413. A first bolt 414 is provided on the connecting block 41 to fix the connecting block 41 to the side of the conveying mechanism 2; a second bolt 415 is provided on the connecting block 41 to fix the insert block 424 to the connecting block 41.
[0037] like Figure 4-5The side baffle 44 includes a guide section 441 and a limiting section 442. The guide section 441 and the limiting section 442 are connected to form a continuous surface. The limiting sections 442 of the two side baffles 44 are parallel to each other. The distance between the guide sections 441 of the two side baffles 44 increases at one end adjacent to the connecting block 41. The guide sections 441 of the two side baffles 44 form an open shape. The guide sections 441 of the two side baffles 44 are connected to the two limiting plates 412. The glass slide 5 is guided by the limiting plate 412 to the open guide section 441. The guide section 441 guides the glass slide 5 to the limiting section 442 of the side baffle 44. The glass slide 5 is limited between the limiting sections 442 of the two side baffles 44.
[0038] The length of the stacking surface 422 is less than the length of the glass slide 5, and the length of the stacking surface 422 is greater than half the length of the glass slide 5. When there is a glass slide 5 on the stacking surface 422, the glass slide 5 at the bottom of the stacking surface 422 and the guide surface 421 form an opening, and the glass slide 5 pushed by the pusher plate 31 is inserted into the opening.
[0039] The distance from the push plate groove 423 to the end baffle 43 is greater than or equal to the length of the glass slide 5.
[0040] Notches are provided on both sides of the other end of the stacking plate 42, and the stacking surface 422 is T-shaped.
[0041] The conveying mechanism 2 also includes several limiting rollers 26, which are installed on the conveying plane 21 and located on both sides of the conveying path of the glass slide 5, limiting and guiding the glass slide 5.
[0042] During operation, the conveying mechanism 2's conveying pusher 22 pushes a new glass slide 5 from the conveying plane 21 to the desired position. Figure 3 At the location shown for glass slide 5; the pusher motor 33 of the pusher mechanism 3 drives the pusher plate 31 to move towards the stacking module 4, and the pusher plate 31 pushes the glass slide 5 to be conveyed towards the stacking module 4, combined with Figure 7-9 The new slide 5 is pushed past the connecting block 41 to the guide surface 421, and the slide 5 moves along the guide surface 421, as shown in the figure. Figure 7 When there is no slide 5 on the stacking surface 422, the slide 5 that has been pushed over is pushed onto the stacking surface 422; when there is already a slide 5 on the stacking surface 422, such as Figure 8-9 The glass slide 5 on the stacked surface 422 forms an angled opening with the guide surface 421. A new glass slide 5 is inserted into this angled opening, and then into the bottom of the stacked glass slides 5. The stacked glass slides 5 are pushed upwards by the new glass slide 5, thus inserting the new glass slide 5 into the bottom of the stacked glass slides 5. The newly inserted glass slide 5 moves downwards from the bottom of the stacked glass slides 5. Figure 9During the rightward movement, the glass slide 5 immediately above it will move towards the end baffle 43. The glass slide 5 will be blocked by the end baffle 43. The stacked glass slides 5 will be aligned at the end baffle 43 and neatly stacked on the stacking surface 21, thus forming an orderly stacked arrangement. The pusher plate 31 will continue to push and enter the pusher plate groove 423 in order to push the glass slide 5 into place and complete the stacking.
[0043] In summary, the slide stacking device of the present invention transports slides one by one to the pushing working area of the pushing mechanism, and the pushing mechanism pushes the slides one by one into the stacking module. The stacking method is that the newly pushed slide is inserted into the bottom of the stacked slides. The new slide applies an upward force to the stacked slides, causing the stacked slides to move upward and then insert into the bottom of the stacked slides. The slides on the horizontal stacking surface are in a horizontal state. The contact between the slide and the end baffle is a surface contact. When the slide moves upward, the lever and the end baffle have a surface contact sliding contact. The wear and damage of the slide due to friction is small, and the wear of the edges is small. The slide stacking device of the present invention operates stably, has high stacking efficiency, and greatly reduces the occurrence of slide damage.
[0044] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.
[0045] The above embodiments merely illustrate several implementation methods of the present invention, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but 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 the present invention, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of this invention patent should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A glass slide stacking device, characterized in that, include: The base (1), conveying mechanism (2), pushing mechanism (3), and stacking module (4) are installed on the base (1) and the stacking module (4) is installed on one side of the conveying mechanism (2). The conveying mechanism (2) includes a conveying plane (21) and the pushing mechanism (3) includes a pushing plate (31) and a pushing motor (33). The pushing motor (33) drives the pushing plate (31) to reciprocate. The pushing plate (31) pushes the glass slides (5) on the conveying plane (21) one by one to the stacking module (4) for stacking. The stacking module (4) includes a stacking plate (42), an end baffle (43), and two side baffles (44). One end of the stacking plate (42) is connected to the conveying mechanism (2), and the other end of the stacking plate (42) is connected to the vertically upward-extending end baffle (43). The upper surface of the stacking plate (42) is provided with an inclined upward-pointing guide surface (421) and a horizontal stacking surface (422). One end of the guide surface (421) is connected to the conveying plane (21), and the other end of the guide surface (421) is connected to the stacking surface (422). The stacked surfaces (422) are connected to form a continuous surface, wherein the height of the stacked surface (422) is higher than the height of the conveying plane (21). The front end of the guide surface (421) is provided with a push plate groove (423) that is not higher than the conveying plane (21). The push plate (31) moves back and forth into the push plate groove (423). The width of the push plate groove (423) is smaller than the width of the glass slide (5), so that the guide surfaces (421) on both sides of the push plate groove (423) provide support for the glass slide (5). The two side baffles (44) are located on both sides of the stacked plate (42). The length of the stacking surface (422) is less than the length of the glass slide (5), and the length of the stacking surface (422) is greater than half the length of the glass slide (5). When there is a glass slide (5) on the stacking surface (422), the glass slide (5) at the bottom of the stacking surface (422) and the guide surface (421) form an opening, and the glass slide (5) pushed by the pusher plate (31) is inserted into the opening.
2. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pushing mechanism (3) also includes a plate mounting base (32), a pushing screw (34), and two pushing slide rails (35). The pushing motor (33) is mounted on the base (1) to drive the pushing screw (34) to rotate. The pushing screw (34) is threadedly engaged with the plate mounting base (32). The pushing screw (34) drives the plate mounting base (32) to reciprocate along the length direction of the pushing slide rails (35). The pushing plate (31) is fixedly mounted on the plate mounting base (32). The two pushing slide rails (35) are fixed on the base (1). The pushing screw (34) and the two pushing slide rails (35) are arranged parallel to each other.
3. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism (2) further includes a conveying push plate (22), a plate connecting structure (23), a conveying motor (24), and a conveying screw (25). The conveying plane (21) is set on the base (1). The conveying motor (24) and the conveying screw (25) are installed on the base (1). The conveying motor (24) drives the conveying screw (25) to rotate. The conveying screw (25) is threadedly engaged with the plate connecting structure (23). The plate connecting structure (23) drives the conveying push plate (22) to reciprocate. The conveying push plate (22) pushes the glass slide (5) on the conveying plane (21) to the reciprocating working area of the push plate (31).
4. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism (2) also includes several limiting rollers (26), which are installed on the conveying plane (21) and located on both sides of the conveying path of the glass slide (5) to limit and guide the glass slide (5).
5. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The width of the push plate groove (423) is greater than the width of the push plate (31).
6. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The stacking module (4) also includes a connecting block (41). One end of the stacking plate (42) is detachably connected to the conveying mechanism (2) through the connecting block (41). A horizontal working surface (411) is provided on the upper part of the connecting block (41). The height of the working surface (411) is lower than the height of the stacking surface (422). The working surface (411) is connected to the front end of the guide surface (421). The height of the bottom surface of the push plate groove (423) is not higher than the height of the working surface (411). Block limiting plates (412) are provided on both sides of the connecting block (41) and are parallel to each other and vertically upward.
7. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 6, characterized in that, One end of the stacking plate (42) is provided with a T-shaped insert (424), and the connecting block (41) is provided with a T-shaped slot (413) that matches the insert (424). The insert (424) slides into the slot (413).
8. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 7, characterized in that, A first bolt (414) is provided on the connecting block (41), and the first bolt (414) fixes the connecting block (41) to the side of the conveying mechanism (2); a second bolt (415) is provided on the connecting block (41), and the second bolt (415) fixes the insert (424) to the connecting block (41).
9. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The side baffle (44) includes a guide section (441) and a limiting section (442). The guide section (441) and the limiting section (442) are connected to form a continuous surface. The limiting sections (442) of the two side baffles (44) are parallel to each other. The distance between the guide sections (441) of the two side baffles (44) increases at one end adjacent to the connecting block (41). The guide sections (441) of the two side baffles (44) are connected to the two limiting plates (412).
10. The glass slide stacking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The stacking plate (42) has notches on both sides at the other end, and the stacking surface (422) is T-shaped; The distance from the push plate groove (423) to the end baffle (43) is greater than or equal to the length of the glass slide (5).