Biological sample storage device and bin inlet cover shell assembly thereof

Abstract

The utility model relates to a biological sample storage device and a bin inlet cover shell assembly thereof, the biological sample storage device comprises a box body for defining a containing cavity for containing a biological sample, the containing cavity is provided with a bin inlet for the biological sample to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism is arranged at the position, corresponding to the bin inlet, of the box body, and the transfer mechanism is used for transferring the biological sample; the warehouse entry cover shell assembly comprises a shell used for being installed on the box body, a shell cavity with an opening is defined by the shell, and the shell cavity is used for containing the transfer mechanism; the separation part is arranged in the shell cavity so as to separate a refrigeration cavity in the shell cavity, a cooling capacity generation device and a refrigeration fan are arranged in the refrigeration cavity, the refrigeration cavity is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet located below the air inlet, and the refrigeration fan is used for enabling at least part of air to enter the refrigeration cavity from the air inlet, pass through the cooling capacity generation device and then flow out of the air outlet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of biological sample storage, and in particular to a biological sample storage device and a storage chamber mask shell assembly thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the biomedical industry, large-scale biobanks have emerged, and the storage volume of biological samples has become larger and larger. Generally, biological samples such as tissues and cells in clinical or laboratory settings are placed in biological sample storage devices for storage. In order to improve the automation of the storage process, the biological sample storage device can be provided with a transfer mechanism with a cover to transfer the biological samples. However, this biological sample storage device is not conducive to the preservation of biological samples. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present application is proposed to provide a bin entry cover shell assembly of a biological sample storage device that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems.

[0004] The present application provides an inlet cover shell assembly of a biological sample storage device, the biological sample storage device comprising a box body defining a accommodating cavity for accommodating biological samples, the accommodating cavity having an inlet port for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet port, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples, the inlet cover shell assembly comprising: a shell body, the shell body being used to be installed on the box body, the shell body defining a shell cavity having an opening, the shell cavity being used to accommodate the transfer mechanism; a partitioning portion being arranged in the shell cavity to separate a refrigeration cavity in the shell cavity, a cold energy generating device and a refrigeration fan being arranged in the refrigeration cavity, the refrigeration cavity having an air inlet and an air outlet located below the air inlet, the refrigeration fan being used to allow at least part of the air to enter the refrigeration cavity from the air inlet and flow out from the air outlet after passing through the cold energy generating device.

[0005] Optionally, the cold generating device includes an evaporator, and a partition plate is also provided in the shell cavity, the partition plate divides the shell cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity, the partition portion is provided in the first sub-cavity, and the second sub-cavity is provided with a compressor and a condenser connected to the evaporator.

[0006] Optionally, the second sub-chamber is further provided with a heat dissipation fan and a water receiving box for receiving defrost water of the refrigeration chamber, and the water receiving box is located at the air inlet end of the heat dissipation fan.

[0007] Optionally, the first sub-cavity is located above the second sub-cavity, and a gap is provided between the lower end of the partition and the partition plate to form the air outlet.

[0008] Optionally, the shell is detachably connected to the box.

[0009] Optionally, an anti-condensation pipe is provided between the compressor and the condenser, and the anti-condensation pipe is provided at the connection between the shell and the box body.

[0010] Optionally, the partition is fixed to a side wall of the shell, and defines the shell cavity together with the side wall of the shell.

[0011] Optionally, the air inlet and / or air outlet is arranged on one lateral side of the shell cavity.

[0012] Optionally, the opening is located at the top of the shell.

[0013] The present application also provides a biological sample storage device comprising: a box body, defining a accommodating cavity for accommodating biological samples, the accommodating cavity having an inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples; any of the above-mentioned inlet cover shell assemblies, the shell of the inlet cover shell assembly being installed on the box body.

[0014] The present application also provides an inlet cover shell assembly of a biological sample storage device, the biological sample storage device comprising a box body defining a accommodating cavity for accommodating biological samples, the accommodating cavity having an inlet port for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet port, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples; the inlet cover shell assembly comprising: a shell body, used to be installed on the box body, the shell body defining a shell cavity having an opening, a partition plate being further arranged in the shell cavity, the partition plate dividing the shell cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity, the first sub-cavity being used to accommodate the transfer mechanism; a refrigeration system, comprising a connected evaporator, a compressor and a condenser, the evaporator being arranged in the first sub-cavity, the compressor and / or the condenser being arranged in the second sub-cavity; a water receiving box being arranged in the second sub-cavity, for receiving defrost water of the first sub-cavity.

[0015] Optionally, the warehouse inlet cover shell assembly also includes: a cooling fan, which is arranged in the second sub-cavity, and the water collecting box is located at the air outlet end of the cooling fan.

[0016] Optionally, the condenser is located at the air inlet end of the cooling fan, and the compressor is located at the air outlet end of the cooling fan.

[0017] Optionally, the water collecting box is closer to the fan than to the compressor.

[0018] Optionally, a drain port is provided at the bottom of the first sub-cavity, one end of the drain port is connected to a drain pipe, and the other end of the drain pipe is provided at the upper end of the water receiving box.

[0019] Optionally, the warehouse entrance cover shell assembly further includes: an inner liner, which is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and a heat-insulating material is arranged in at least a part of the area between the inner liner and the shell.

[0020] Optionally, the shell is detachably connected to the box.

[0021] Optionally, an anti-condensation pipe is provided between the compressor and the condenser, and the anti-condensation pipe is provided at the connection between the shell and the box body.

[0022] Optionally, the opening is located at the top of the shell.

[0023] The present application also provides a biological sample storage device, comprising: a box body, the biological sample storage device comprising a accommodating cavity defined for accommodating biological samples, the accommodating cavity having an inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples; any of the above-mentioned inlet cover shell assemblies, the shell of the inlet cover shell assembly being installed on the box body.

[0024] The biological sample storage device and the storage cover shell assembly thereof provided in the present application can provide cold air to the shell cavity, reduce the risk of transferring the biological sample in the shell cavity, and facilitate the preservation of the biological sample. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Other objects and advantages of the present application will be apparent from the following description of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will help to provide a comprehensive understanding of the present application.

[0026] Figure 1 is a first-view schematic diagram of a compartment mask shell assembly according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a second viewing angle of a compartment mask shell assembly according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The view shown is a schematic diagram with the partition hidden.

[0029] In the figure, 10 is a warehouse mask shell assembly, 100 is a shell, 110 is a shell cavity, 111 is an opening, 112 is a partition plate, 120 is a partition, 121 is a cold generating device, 122 is a refrigeration fan, 123 is an air inlet, 124 is an air outlet, 200 is a compressor, 300 is a condenser, 400 is a cooling fan, and 500 is a water collection box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solution of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiment is one embodiment of the present application, not all embodiments. Based on the described embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used in this application should have the common meanings understood by persons having ordinary skills in the field to which this application belongs.

[0032] This embodiment provides a storage mask housing assembly 10 for a biological sample storage device (which may be a refrigerator, a cold storage, a freezer, a storage device with a liquid nitrogen tank, etc.). Figure 1 is a first perspective schematic diagram of a compartment entry mask shell assembly 10 according to some embodiments of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a second viewing angle of the warehouse entry mask shell assembly 10 according to some embodiments of the present application; Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The view shown is a schematic diagram in which the partition 120 is hidden.

[0033] The biological sample storage device includes a box body that defines a holding cavity for holding biological samples (the biological samples can be held in the form of cryotubes or cryoboxes), the holding cavity has an entry port for the biological samples to enter and exit, and a transfer mechanism is provided at a position of the box body corresponding to the entry port, and the transfer mechanism is used to realize the transfer of the biological samples.

[0034] The warehouse inlet mask shell assembly 10 includes: a shell 100, the shell 100 is used to be installed on the box body, the shell 100 defines a shell cavity 110 with an opening 111, and the shell cavity 110 is used to accommodate the transfer mechanism; a partition 120, arranged in the shell cavity 110, to separate a refrigeration cavity in the shell cavity 110, a cold energy generating device 121 and a refrigeration fan 122 are arranged in the refrigeration cavity, the refrigeration cavity has an air inlet 123 and an air outlet 124 located below the air inlet 123, and the refrigeration fan 122 is used to allow at least part of the air to enter the refrigeration cavity from the air inlet 123 and flow out from the air outlet 124 after passing through the cold energy generating device 121.

[0035] The refrigeration cavity of the air inlet cover shell assembly 10 has an air inlet 123 and an air outlet 124 located below the air inlet 123. Due to the principle that hot air naturally rises and cold air naturally sinks, the biological sample storage device and the air inlet cover shell assembly 10 provided by the present application can preferentially cool the air with higher temperature, thereby improving the refrigeration efficiency, being beneficial to reducing the temperature in the shell cavity 110, and thus facilitating the storage of biological samples.

[0036] In some embodiments, the cold generating device 121 includes an evaporator, and a partition plate 112 is further provided in the shell cavity 110, and the partition plate 112 divides the shell cavity 110 into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity, and the partition 120 is provided in the first sub-cavity, and the second sub-cavity is provided with a compressor 200 and a condenser 300 connected to the evaporator. This refrigeration method has a wide refrigeration efficiency and a wide refrigeration range.

[0037] In other embodiments, the cold generating device 121 may also be a part that generates cold in a semiconductor refrigeration system, or a container for storing liquid nitrogen, etc., which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0038] The second sub-chamber is further provided with a cooling fan 400 and a water receiving box 500 for receiving defrosting water of the refrigeration chamber, and the water receiving box 500 is located at the air inlet end of the cooling fan 400. It can be understood that the cooling fan 400 can take away the heat of the compressor 200 and the condenser 300, and the water receiving box 500 is arranged at the air inlet end of the cooling fan 400 to facilitate the evaporation of water and to take away the water vapor at the same time.

[0039] In some embodiments, the first sub-cavity is located above the second sub-cavity, and a gap is formed between the lower end of the partition 120 and the partition plate 112 to form the air outlet 124. Thus, the air output can be increased. In other embodiments, a plurality of small holes can be provided at the bottom of the partition 120 to assist in air output.

[0040] The shell 100 is detachably connected to the box. This facilitates the installation and maintenance of the biological sample storage device. An anti-condensation pipe can be provided between the compressor 200 and the condenser 300, and the anti-condensation pipe is provided at the connection between the shell 100 and the box. It can be understood that it is equivalent to taking a part of the condenser 300 as the anti-condensation pipe, and the size of the anti-condensation pipe can be set according to actual conditions. The partition 120 is fixed to the side wall of the shell 100, and together with the side wall of the shell 100, defines the shell cavity 110. The air inlet 123 and / or the air outlet 124 are provided on one lateral side of the shell cavity 110. The opening 111 is located at the top of the shell 100, so as to prevent hot air with high humidity from entering the shell cavity 110, thereby facilitating the storage of biological samples.

[0041] The present embodiment also provides a biological sample storage device, comprising: a box body, defining a accommodating cavity for accommodating biological samples, the accommodating cavity having an inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples; any of the above-mentioned inlet cover shell assemblies 10, the shell 100 of the inlet cover shell assembly 10 being installed on the box body.

[0042] The refrigeration chamber of the biological sample storage device has an air inlet 123 and an air outlet 124 located below the air inlet 123. Due to the principle that hot air naturally rises and cold air naturally sinks, the biological sample storage device and its inlet cover shell assembly 10 provided by the present application can preferentially cool the air with higher temperature, thereby improving the refrigeration efficiency, facilitating the reduction of the temperature in the shell cavity 110, and thus facilitating the storage of biological samples.

[0043] The present embodiment also provides a storage housing shell assembly 10 for a biological sample storage device (which may be a refrigerator, a cold storage, a freezer, a storage device with a liquid nitrogen tank, etc.), the biological sample storage device includes a box body defining a receiving cavity for receiving biological samples (the biological samples may be received in the form of cryopreservation tubes or cryopreservation boxes), the receiving cavity having an inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism is provided at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples.

[0044] The warehouse inlet mask shell assembly 10 includes: a shell 100, which is used to be installed on a box body, the shell 100 defines a shell cavity 110 with an opening 111, and a partition plate 112 is also arranged in the shell cavity 110, the partition plate 112 divides the shell cavity 110 into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity, and the first sub-cavity is used to accommodate a transfer mechanism; a refrigeration system, including a connected evaporator, a compressor 200 and a condenser 300, the evaporator is arranged in the first sub-cavity, and the compressor 200 and / or the condenser 300 are arranged in the second sub-cavity; a water receiving box 500, which is arranged in the second sub-cavity and is used to receive defrost water in the first sub-cavity.

[0045] This type of inlet housing shell assembly 10 can provide cooling to the housing cavity 110, reducing the risk of biological samples being transferred in the housing cavity 110, and is conducive to the preservation of biological samples. In addition, the defrost water of the evaporator of the first sub-cavity received in the water receiving box 500 can evaporate into the air at the high temperature of the second sub-cavity, and there is no need to manually pour out the defrost water, which improves the user experience.

[0046] In some embodiments, the inlet housing assembly 10 further includes a cooling fan 400, which is disposed in the second sub-cavity, and a water receiving box 500 is located at the air outlet of the cooling fan 400. The cooling fan 400 can improve the efficiency of heat dissipation, and the position of the water receiving box 500 is conducive to the evaporation of defrosting water.

[0047] The condenser 300 is located at the air inlet end of the cooling fan 400, and the compressor 200 is located at the air outlet end of the cooling fan 400. The wind sucked by the cooling fan 400 can better dissipate the heat of the condenser 300 and dissipate the heat of the compressor 200, thereby maintaining the utilization rate of the wind to the greatest extent.

[0048] In some embodiments, the water receiving box 500 is closer to the fan than the compressor 200, so as to better evaporate the defrost water.

[0049] A drain port is provided at the bottom of the first sub-chamber, one end of the drain port is connected to a drain pipe, and the other end of the drain pipe is provided at the upper end of the water receiving box 500. Thus, the flow direction of the defrost water is guided. Specifically, the drain port can be provided at a position corresponding to the evaporator.

[0050] The inlet mask shell assembly 10 may further include an inner liner, which is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and a heat-insulating material is arranged in at least a part of the area between the inner liner and the shell 100. This improves the heat-insulating effect of the accommodating cavity, thereby facilitating the storage of the biological sample storage device.

[0051] In some embodiments, the housing 100 is detachably connected to the box body, thereby facilitating installation and maintenance of the biological sample storage device.

[0052] An anti-condensation pipe is provided between the compressor 200 and the condenser 300, and the anti-condensation pipe is provided at the connection between the shell 100 and the box body. It can be understood that it is equivalent to taking a part of the condenser 300 as the anti-condensation pipe, and the size of the anti-condensation pipe can be set according to actual conditions.

[0053] The opening 111 is located at the top of the housing 100 , thereby preventing hot air with high humidity from entering the housing cavity 110 , thereby facilitating the storage of biological samples.

[0054] The present embodiment also provides a biological sample storage device, comprising: a box body, the biological sample storage device comprising a accommodating cavity defined for accommodating biological samples, the accommodating cavity having an inlet for biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism is arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, the transfer mechanism is used to realize the transfer of biological samples; any of the above-mentioned inlet cover shell assemblies 10, the shell 100 of the inlet cover shell assembly 10 is installed on the box body.

[0055] Regarding the embodiments of the present application, it should also be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features therein can be combined with each other to obtain new embodiments.

[0056] The above are only specific implementation methods of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. The protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A chamber cover housing assembly of a biological sample storage device, the biological sample storage device comprising a box body defining a chamber for accommodating biological samples, the chamber having a chamber inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the chamber inlet, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples, characterized in that: The inlet mask shell assembly comprises: A housing, the housing being used to be mounted on the box body, the housing defining a housing cavity having an opening, the housing cavity being used to accommodate the transfer mechanism; A partition is arranged in the shell cavity to separate a refrigeration cavity from the shell cavity. A cold energy generating device and a refrigeration fan are arranged in the refrigeration cavity. The refrigeration cavity has an air inlet and an air outlet located below the air inlet. The refrigeration fan is used to allow at least part of the air to enter the refrigeration cavity through the air inlet and flow out from the air outlet after passing through the cold energy generating device.

2. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cold generating device includes an evaporator. A partition plate is also provided in the shell cavity. The partition plate divides the shell cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity. The partition part is provided in the first sub-cavity. The second sub-cavity is provided with a compressor and a condenser connected to the evaporator.

3. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second sub-chamber is also provided with a heat dissipation fan and a water receiving box for receiving defrost water from the refrigeration chamber, and the water receiving box is located at the air inlet end of the heat dissipation fan.

4. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first sub-cavity is located above the second sub-cavity, and a gap is provided between the lower end of the partition and the partition plate to form the air outlet.

5. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shell body is detachably connected to the box body.

6. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: An anti-condensation pipe is arranged between the compressor and the condenser, and the anti-condensation pipe is arranged at the connection between the shell and the box body.

7. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The partition is fixed to the side wall of the shell, and defines the shell cavity together with the side wall of the shell.

8. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air inlet and / or the air outlet is arranged on one lateral side of the shell cavity.

9. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening is located at the top of the housing.

10. A biological sample storage device, characterized in that: include: A box body, defining a receiving cavity for receiving biological samples, the receiving cavity having an inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism being arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, the transfer mechanism being used to realize the transfer of the biological samples; According to any one of claims 1 to 9, the shell of the warehouse entrance mask shell assembly is installed on the box body.

11. A housing housing assembly for a biological sample storage device, characterized in that: The biological sample storage device comprises a box body defining a receiving cavity for receiving the biological sample, the receiving cavity having an inlet for the biological sample to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism is arranged at a position of the box body corresponding to the inlet, and the transfer mechanism is used to realize the transfer of the biological sample; The inlet mask shell assembly comprises: A shell, used to be installed on the box body, the shell defines a shell cavity with an opening, a partition plate is further provided in the shell cavity, the partition plate divides the shell cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity, the first sub-cavity is used to accommodate the transfer mechanism; A refrigeration system, comprising an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser connected to each other, wherein the evaporator is arranged in the first sub-chamber, and the compressor and / or the condenser is arranged in the second sub-chamber; The water receiving box is arranged in the second sub-chamber and is used for receiving the defrost water in the first sub-chamber.

12. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: Also includes: A cooling fan is arranged in the second sub-cavity, and the water receiving box is located at the air outlet end of the cooling fan.

13. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 12, characterized in that: The condenser is located at the air inlet end of the cooling fan, and the compressor is located at the air outlet end of the cooling fan.

14. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 13, characterized in that: The water receiving box is closer to the cooling fan than the compressor.

15. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: A drain port is provided at the bottom of the first sub-cavity, one end of the drain port is connected to a drain pipe, and the other end of the drain pipe is provided at the upper end of the water receiving box.

16. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: Also includes: The inner liner is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and a heat-insulating material is arranged in at least a part of the area between the inner liner and the shell.

17. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: The shell body is detachably connected to the box body.

18. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: An anti-condensation pipe is arranged between the compressor and the condenser, and the anti-condensation pipe is arranged at the connection between the shell and the box body.

19. The inlet cover shell assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: The opening is located at the top of the housing.

20. A biological sample storage device, characterized in that: include: A box, the biological sample storage device includes a housing cavity for accommodating biological samples, the housing cavity has an inlet for the biological samples to enter and exit, a transfer mechanism is provided at a position of the box corresponding to the inlet, and the transfer mechanism is used to realize the transfer of the biological samples; According to any one of claims 11 to 19, the shell of the warehouse entrance mask shell assembly is installed on the box body.

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