Automatic assembly line for in-vitro diagnostic kit

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses an in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line, which comprises a kit upper and lower shell mounting device for assembling an upper shell, a lower shell and a reagent strip of a kit together to obtain the kit; and the drying agent bagging device is used for loading the drying agent and the kit into a packaging bag and packaging to obtain a finished product. According to the utility model, the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the kit are assembled together through the kit upper and lower shell mounting device to obtain the kit, and then the desiccant and the kit are packaged in a packaging bag through the desiccant bagging device to obtain a finished product. And a manual operation mode is not needed, so that the working efficiency is greatly improved, and the problem that the product quality cannot be controlled due to manual operation is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical product processing, in particular to an automatic assembly line for an in vitro diagnostic kit. Background Art

[0002] There are many in vitro diagnostic kits, which need to be assembled. Manual assembly is currently the main method in the market. However, manual assembly has many shortcomings, such as low efficiency and inability to control product quality, such as: the kit is not installed properly (the cover is not tight), the reagent strip is missing, and the reagent strip is installed at an angle. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide an automatic assembly line for an in vitro diagnostic kit to realize the assembly of the kit.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] In vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line, including:

[0006] The reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device is used to assemble the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the reagent kit together to obtain the reagent kit;

[0007] The desiccant bagging device is used to put the desiccant and the test kit into the packaging bag and package them to obtain the finished product.

[0008] In the utility model, the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the reagent kit are assembled together by the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device to obtain the reagent kit, and then the desiccant and the reagent kit are packed into a packaging bag by the desiccant bagging device to obtain the finished product.

[0009] Preferably, the upper and lower shell mounting device of the reagent kit comprises:

[0010] An upper shell loading mechanism, located at the upper shell loading station, is used to load the upper shell of the test kit;

[0011] The lower shell loading mechanism is located at the lower shell loading station and is used to load the lower shell of the test kit.

[0012] A reagent strip assembly mechanism, located at the reagent strip assembly station, for assembling the reagent strip into the lower housing;

[0013] The shell assembly mechanism is located at the upper and lower shell assembly stations and is used to assemble the upper shell and the lower shell after the reagent strip is assembled into one.

[0014] There are various structural forms of the upper shell loading mechanism and the lower shell loading mechanism in the automatic assembly line of the in vitro diagnostic kit of the utility model. The upper shell and the lower shell can be respectively transported to corresponding workstations by using a conveyor belt structure.

[0015] The utility model assembles the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the reagent kit through the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device. During assembly, the reagent strip is first installed into the lower shell through the reagent strip assembly mechanism, and then the upper shell and the lower shell are assembled into one body through the reagent strip assembly mechanism to obtain the reagent kit.

[0016] The test strip assembly mechanism of the utility model has various structural forms. Preferably, the test strip assembly mechanism includes:

[0017] A reagent strip supply assembly, used for placing the reagent strip into the lower housing;

[0018] The reagent strip pressing assembly is used to press the reagent strip placed in the lower housing.

[0019] In the utility model, the reagent strip is placed in the lower shell by the reagent strip feeding assembly, and then the reagent strip is pressed by the reagent strip pressing assembly. The reagent strip feeding assembly can have various structural forms, for example, the reagent strip can be clamped by a clamping claw, and the clamping claw clamps the reagent strip into the reagent box under the drive of the moving mechanism; and the structural form of the reagent strip pressing assembly can also be implemented in various ways, for example, a corresponding matching pressing head is set, and the reagent box in the lower shell is pressed down under the drive of the pressing driving mechanism (such as a cylinder), so that the reagent strip can be pressed down into the corresponding reagent strip placement groove in the lower shell.

[0020] There are various structural forms of the shell assembly mechanism described in the utility model, for example, including an upper shell cover assembly for covering the upper shell on the lower shell (a robot can be provided to carry the upper shell cover and cover it on the lower shell), and an upper shell pressing assembly for pressing the upper shell covered on the lower shell to be assembled with the lower shell (a pressing piece and a pressing driving mechanism for driving the pressing piece, such as a pressing structure such as a cylinder, are provided).

[0021] Preferably, the upper and lower shell installation device of the reagent kit further includes:

[0022] An upper shell feeding mechanism is used to feed the lower shell to the upper shell loading station so that the upper shell loading mechanism can load the upper shell;

[0023] The lower shell feeding mechanism is used to feed the lower shell to the lower shell loading station so that the lower shell loading mechanism can load the lower shell.

[0024] The upper shell feeding mechanism and the lower shell feeding mechanism of the utility model can adopt the feeding structure form of a vibration plate.

[0025] In the present invention, each mechanism is arranged at a corresponding station, and the upper shell and the lower shell can be transported to the corresponding station by a transport mechanism. Preferably, the upper and lower shell installation device of the reagent kit further includes:

[0026] The rotating table assembly is used to transport the upper shell and the lower shell to corresponding workstations.

[0027] The utility model adopts an assembly line form of a rotating table assembly. When the rotating table rotates, the upper shell and the lower shell on the rotating table can be transported to corresponding workstations for corresponding operations.

[0028] After the kit is packaged, the kit product needs to be placed in a desiccant for external packaging. The desiccant bagging device in the utility model has various structural forms. As a preferred embodiment, the desiccant bagging device includes:

[0029] A desiccant conveying line, used to assemble the desiccant and the reagent kit obtained by assembling the upper and lower shell mounting devices of the reagent kit;

[0030] A packaging bag opening mechanism, used to open the opening of the packaging bag;

[0031] A desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism, used to push the desiccant and the packaging box on the desiccant conveying line into the packaging bag after the packaging bag opening mechanism is opened;

[0032] The packaging bag sealing mechanism is used to seal the packaging bag after the desiccant and the packaging box are loaded.

[0033] In the utility model, the desiccant conveying line is connected to the upper and lower shell installation devices of the reagent kit. The reagent kit obtained by the upper and lower shell installation devices of the reagent kit is fed to the desiccant conveying line and transported to the packaging station together with the desiccant. When packaging, the packaging bag is first opened by the packaging bag opening mechanism (the existing various packaging bag opening structure forms can be adopted, which is an existing conventional structure, and the specific structure is not repeated here). When the desiccant and the reagent kit are input to the packaging station, the reagent kit and the desiccant are pushed into the opened packaging bag by the desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism, and then the packaging bag is sealed by the packaging bag sealing mechanism (the existing various conventional packaging bag sealing mechanisms can be adopted, and the specific structure is not repeated here). The structure of the desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism in the utility model has multiple implementation methods, which can include a pushing member, a push-pull driving mechanism (for example, a cylinder can be used) that drives the pushing member to push and pull, and when the desiccant and the packaging box are sensed to have arrived at the position, they are pushed into the packaging bag.

[0034] Preferably, the desiccant bagging device further comprises:

[0035] The desiccant feeding mechanism is used to convey the desiccant to the desiccant conveying line.

[0036] The desiccant feeding mechanism in the utility model can adopt the existing vibration plate structure.

[0037] In the present invention, a camera can also be set to perform image recognition to determine whether a reagent strip is inserted, whether an upper shell or a lower shell exists, and if there are unqualified products, they can be unloaded through the NG unloading mechanism. When the reagent kit obtained by the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device is unloaded to the desiccant conveying line, if the direction of the reagent kit needs to be adjusted, a swinging mechanism can be set to adjust the direction of the reagent kit.

[0038] The beneficial effects of the utility model compared with the prior art are:

[0039] In the utility model, the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the reagent kit are assembled together by the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device to obtain the reagent kit, and then the desiccant and the reagent kit are packed into a packaging bag by the desiccant bagging device to obtain the finished product. No manual operation is required, which greatly improves the work efficiency and avoids the problem of uncontrollable product quality caused by manual operation.

[0040] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0042] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic assembly line of the in vitro diagnostic kit in this embodiment.

[0043] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic assembly line of the in vitro diagnostic kit in this embodiment.

[0044] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic assembly line of the in vitro diagnostic kit in this embodiment.

[0045] 1. The upper and lower shell installation device of the reagent kit; 11. The upper shell feeding mechanism; 12. The lower shell feeding mechanism; 13. The rotating table assembly; 14. The reagent strip feeding assembly; 15. The reagent strip pressing assembly; 16. The upper shell pressing assembly;

[0046] 2. Desiccant bagging device; 21. Desiccant conveying line; 22. Desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism; 23. Desiccant loading mechanism; 24. NG unloading mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0048] like Figure 1 to Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment is an automatic assembly line for in vitro diagnostic kits, comprising:

[0049] The reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device 1 is used to assemble the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the reagent kit together to obtain the reagent kit;

[0050] The desiccant bagging device 2 is used to put the desiccant and the reagent kit into a packaging bag and package them to obtain a finished product.

[0051] In this embodiment, the upper shell, lower shell and reagent strip of the reagent kit are first assembled together by the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device to obtain the reagent kit, and then the desiccant and the reagent kit are packed into a packaging bag by the desiccant bagging device to obtain the finished product.

[0052] In one embodiment, the reagent kit upper and lower housing mounting device comprises:

[0053] An upper shell loading mechanism, located at the upper shell loading station, is used to load the upper shell of the test kit;

[0054] The lower shell loading mechanism is located at the lower shell loading station and is used to load the lower shell of the test kit.

[0055] A reagent strip assembly mechanism, located at the reagent strip assembly station, for assembling the reagent strip into the lower housing;

[0056] The shell assembly mechanism is located at the upper and lower shell assembly stations and is used to assemble the upper shell and the lower shell after the reagent strip is assembled into one.

[0057] There are various structural forms of the upper shell loading mechanism and the lower shell loading mechanism in the in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line of this embodiment. A conveyor belt structure can be used to transport the upper shell and the lower shell to corresponding workstations respectively.

[0058] In this embodiment, the upper shell, lower shell and reagent strip of the reagent kit are assembled by the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device. During assembly, the reagent strip is first installed into the lower shell through the reagent strip assembly mechanism, and then the upper shell and the lower shell are assembled into one by the reagent strip assembly mechanism to obtain the reagent kit.

[0059] In this embodiment, the reagent strip assembly mechanism has various structural forms. In one embodiment, the reagent strip assembly mechanism includes:

[0060] A reagent strip supply assembly 14, used to place the reagent strip into the lower housing;

[0061] The reagent strip pressing assembly 15 is used to press the reagent strip placed in the lower housing.

[0062] In this embodiment, the reagent strip is placed in the lower housing through the reagent strip feeding assembly, and then the reagent strip is pressed by the reagent strip pressing assembly. There are also various structural forms of the reagent strip feeding assembly, for example, the reagent strip can be clamped by a clamp, and the clamp clamps the reagent strip into the reagent box under the drive of the moving mechanism; and the structural form of the reagent strip pressing assembly can also be implemented in various ways, for example, a corresponding matching pressing head is set, and under the drive of the pressing driving mechanism (such as a cylinder), the reagent box in the lower housing is pressed down, so that the reagent strip can be pressed down into the corresponding reagent strip placement groove in the lower housing.

[0063] The shell assembly mechanism described in this embodiment has various structural forms, for example, including an upper shell cover assembly for covering the upper shell on the lower shell (a robot may be provided to carry the upper shell cover and cover it on the lower shell), and an upper shell pressing assembly 16 for pressing the upper shell covered on the lower shell to be assembled with the lower shell (a pressing piece and a pressing driving mechanism for driving the pressing piece, such as a pressing structure such as a cylinder, etc.)

[0064] In one embodiment, the reagent kit upper and lower housing mounting device further comprises:

[0065] The upper shell feeding mechanism 11 is used to feed the lower shell to the upper shell loading station so that the upper shell loading mechanism can load the upper shell;

[0066] The lower shell feeding mechanism 12 is used to feed the lower shell to the lower shell loading station so that the lower shell loading mechanism can load the lower shell.

[0067] In this embodiment, the upper shell feeding mechanism and the lower shell feeding mechanism can adopt a feeding structure form of a vibration plate.

[0068] In this embodiment, each mechanism is arranged at a corresponding station, and the upper shell and the lower shell can be transported to the corresponding station by a transport mechanism. In one embodiment, the upper and lower shell installation device of the reagent kit further includes:

[0069] The rotating table assembly 13 is used to transport the upper shell and the lower shell to corresponding workstations.

[0070] In this embodiment, an assembly line of a rotating table assembly is adopted. When the rotating table rotates, the upper shell and the lower shell on the rotating table can be transported to corresponding workstations for corresponding operations.

[0071] After the kit is packaged, the kit product needs to be placed in a desiccant for external packaging. In this embodiment, there are various structural forms of the desiccant bagging device. In one embodiment, the desiccant bagging device includes:

[0072] A desiccant conveying line 21 is used to convey desiccant and the reagent kit assembled by the upper and lower shell installation devices of the reagent kit;

[0073] A packaging bag opening mechanism, used to open the opening of the packaging bag;

[0074] A desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism 22, used to push the desiccant and the packaging box on the desiccant conveying line into the packaging bag after the packaging bag opening mechanism is opened;

[0075] The packaging bag sealing mechanism is used to seal the packaging bag after the desiccant and the packaging box are loaded.

[0076] In this embodiment, the desiccant conveying line is connected to the upper and lower shell installation devices of the reagent kit. The reagent kit obtained by the upper and lower shell installation devices of the reagent kit is fed to the desiccant conveying line and transported to the packaging station together with the desiccant. When packaging, the packaging bag is first opened by the packaging bag opening mechanism (a variety of existing packaging bag opening structures can be used, which is an existing conventional structure, and the specific structure is not repeated here). When the desiccant and the reagent kit are input to the packaging station, the reagent kit and the desiccant are pushed into the opened packaging bag by the desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism, and then the packaging bag is sealed by the packaging bag sealing mechanism (a variety of existing conventional packaging bag sealing mechanisms can be used, and the specific structure is not repeated here). In this embodiment, the structure of the desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism has multiple implementation methods, which can include a pushing member, a push-pull driving mechanism (for example, a cylinder can be used) that drives the pushing member to push and pull, and when the desiccant and the packaging box are sensed to have reached the position, they are pushed into the packaging bag.

[0077] In one embodiment, the desiccant bagging device further comprises:

[0078] The desiccant feeding mechanism 23 is used to feed the desiccant onto the desiccant conveying line.

[0079] In this embodiment, the desiccant feeding mechanism can adopt the existing vibration plate structure.

[0080] In this embodiment, a camera can also be set to perform image recognition to determine whether a reagent strip is inserted, whether an upper shell or a lower shell exists, and if a defective product exists, it can be unloaded by the NG unloading mechanism 24. When the reagent kit obtained by the reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device is unloaded to the desiccant conveying line, if the direction of the reagent kit needs to be adjusted, a swinging mechanism can be set to adjust the direction of the reagent kit.

[0081] The above is only a specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, and these modifications or replacements should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic assembly line for in vitro diagnostic kits, characterized in that: include: The reagent kit upper and lower shell installation device is used to assemble the upper shell, the lower shell and the reagent strip of the reagent kit together to obtain the reagent kit; The desiccant bagging device is used to put the desiccant and the test kit into the packaging bag and package them to obtain the finished product.

2. The in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper and lower shell installation device of the test kit comprises: An upper shell loading mechanism, located at the upper shell loading station, is used to load the upper shell of the test kit; The lower shell loading mechanism is located at the lower shell loading station and is used to load the lower shell of the test kit. A reagent strip assembly mechanism, located at the reagent strip assembly station, for assembling the reagent strip into the lower housing; The shell assembly mechanism is located at the upper and lower shell assembly stations and is used to assemble the upper shell and the lower shell after the reagent strip is assembled into one.

3. The in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reagent strip assembly mechanism comprises: A reagent strip supply assembly, used for placing the reagent strip into the lower housing; The reagent strip pressing assembly is used to press the reagent strip placed in the lower housing.

4. The in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper and lower shell installation device of the test kit also includes: An upper shell feeding mechanism is used to feed the lower shell to the upper shell loading station so that the upper shell loading mechanism can load the upper shell; The lower shell feeding mechanism is used to feed the lower shell to the lower shell loading station so that the lower shell loading mechanism can load the lower shell.

5. The in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper and lower shell installation device of the test kit also includes: The rotating table assembly is used to transport the upper shell and the lower shell to corresponding workstations.

6. The in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The desiccant bagging device comprises: A desiccant conveying line, used for conveying desiccant and the reagent kit assembled by the upper and lower shell installation devices of the reagent kit; A packaging bag opening mechanism, used to open the opening of the packaging bag; A desiccant and packaging box pushing mechanism, used to push the desiccant and the packaging box on the desiccant conveying line into the packaging bag after the packaging bag opening mechanism is opened; The packaging bag sealing mechanism is used to seal the packaging bag after the desiccant and the packaging box are loaded.

7. The in vitro diagnostic kit automatic assembly line according to claim 6, characterized in that: The desiccant bagging device also includes: The desiccant feeding mechanism is used to feed the desiccant onto the desiccant conveying line.

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