Transmission device

Abstract

The utility model provides a conveying device which comprises a first conveying driving assembly, a first transmission platform, a second conveying driving assembly, a second transmission platform and a clamping conveying assembly. The second transmission driving assembly is arranged on the first transmission platform and is in transmission connection with the clamping transmission assembly in the second direction, so that the transmission assembly can clamp the culture vessels located in the operation area in the second direction and then transmit the culture vessels located in the operation area to different stations for corresponding operation in the first direction; manual operation of operators is not needed in the conveying process of the culture vessel, and then the microorganism sample pretreatment efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of microbiological experimental equipment, and more specifically, to a transmission device. Background Art

[0002] Microbiological experiments are scientific experiments used to study the growth and reproduction, metabolic pathways, biological toxicity and genetic composition of microorganisms. They can provide important data information for many fields such as clinical medicine, food safety and environmental monitoring.

[0003] Specifically, microbial samples need to be pretreated before microbial experiments. The detailed steps are to spray-code the culture vessels, then add the corresponding experimental sample liquid and culture matrix to the culture vessels step by step based on the spray-coded information, and finally shake and collect them. Although the above operation steps can set the culture vessels at different stations in the operating area of ​​the microbial sample pretreatment system, and then process them by the corresponding actuators, in some microbial sample pretreatment systems, the culture vessels still need to be manually transferred by operators during the circulation process of different stations in the operating area. Especially when the experimental sample volume is large and the number of culture vessels is large, the manual transfer of the culture vessels by operators is likely to affect the efficiency of microbial sample pretreatment. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a feeding device, which is aimed at solving the problem that some microbial pretreatment systems require experimenters to manually feed materials based on the actual processing progress during operation, especially when the experimental sample size is large, the manual feeding method leads to reduced experimental efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted in the present application is: to provide a transmission device for transmitting culture vessels located in a working area, the working area extends in a horizontal direction, the horizontal direction parallel to the extension direction of the working area is a first direction, the horizontal direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the working area is a second direction, and the vertical direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the working area is a third direction. The transmission device includes a first transmission drive component, a first transmission platform, a second transmission drive component, a second transmission platform and a clamping transmission component. The first transmission drive component is connected to the first transmission platform for transmission along the first direction, and the second transmission drive component is arranged on the first transmission platform and is connected to the clamping transmission component for transmission along the second direction.

[0006] In one embodiment, the second transmission drive assembly includes a first transmission drive unit and a second transmission drive unit respectively arranged on the first transmission platform, the second transmission platform includes a first platform unit and a second platform unit arranged at intervals along the first direction, the first transmission drive unit is connected to the first platform unit for transmission along the second direction, and the second transmission drive unit is connected to the second platform unit for transmission along the second direction, the clamping transmission assembly includes at least one first clamping unit arranged on the first platform unit, at least one second clamping unit arranged on the second platform unit, and a pushing cantilever arranged on the second platform unit and spaced from the second clamping unit along the first direction.

[0007] In one embodiment, the working area includes a coding module, a liquid injection module, a shaking module and a material discharge module which are connected in sequence along a first direction, the first platform unit is adjacent to the coding module along the first direction, the second platform unit is adjacent to the material discharge module along the first direction, the second clamping unit is adjacent to the coding module along the first direction, the pushing cantilever is adjacent to the material discharge module along the first direction, the first clamping unit is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel located in the coding module and the liquid injection module along the first direction, the second clamping unit is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel located in the liquid injection module to the shaking module along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel located in the shaking module to the material discharge module along the first direction.

[0008] In one embodiment, the clamping and transmission component includes two first clamping units arranged on the first platform unit at intervals along the first direction, and a second clamping unit arranged on the second platform unit, the first clamping unit includes two first clamping cantilevers arranged on the first platform unit at intervals along the first direction, the second clamping unit includes two second clamping cantilevers arranged on the second platform unit at intervals along the first direction, the two first clamping cantilevers are used to clamp and transmit the culture vessels located in the inkjet module and the injection module one by one along the first direction, the two second clamping cantilevers are used to clamp and transmit the culture vessels located in the injection module to the shaking module one by one along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever is used to push the culture vessels located in the shaking module to the unloading module one by one along the first direction.

[0009] In one embodiment, the first transmission drive assembly includes a first transmission drive guide rail, a first transmission drive motor, and a first transmission cantilever and a second transmission cantilever arranged at intervals along a third direction, the first transmission drive guide rail is movably connected to the first transmission platform along the first direction, the first transmission drive motor is drive-hinged to one end of the first transmission cantilever, one end of the first transmission cantilever away from the first transmission drive motor is drive-hinged to one end of the second transmission cantilever, and one end of the second transmission cantilever away from the first transmission cantilever is drive-hinged to the first transmission platform;

[0010] The first transmission drive unit includes a second transmission drive rail, a second transmission drive motor, and a third transmission cantilever and a fourth transmission cantilever arranged at intervals along a third direction, the second transmission drive rail is arranged on the first transmission platform and movably connected to the first platform unit along the second direction, the second transmission drive motor is arranged on the first transmission platform and is drive-hinged to one end of the third transmission cantilever, one end of the third transmission cantilever away from the second transmission drive motor is drive-hinged to one end of the fourth transmission cantilever, and one end of the fourth transmission cantilever away from the third transmission cantilever is drive-hinged to the first platform unit;

[0011] The second transmission drive unit includes a third transmission drive guide rail, a third transmission drive motor, and a fifth transmission cantilever and a sixth transmission cantilever arranged at intervals along the third direction. The third transmission drive guide rail is arranged on the first transmission platform and is movably connected to the second platform unit along the second direction. The third transmission drive motor is arranged on the first transmission platform and is transmission-hinged to one end of the fifth transmission cantilever. One end of the fifth transmission cantilever away from the third transmission drive motor is transmission-hinged to one end of the sixth transmission cantilever. One end of the sixth transmission cantilever away from the fifth transmission cantilever is transmission-hinged to the second platform unit.

[0012] The beneficial effect of the transmission device provided in the present application lies in that, compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned transmission device includes a first transmission drive component, a first transmission platform, a second transmission drive component, a second transmission platform and a clamping transmission component. The first transmission drive component is connected to the first transmission platform for transmission along a first direction, and the second transmission drive component is arranged on the first transmission platform and is connected to the clamping transmission component for transmission along a second direction. In this way, the transmission component can clamp the culture vessel located in the working area along the second direction, and then transmit the culture vessel located in the working area along the first direction to different workstations for corresponding operations. During the transmission process of the above culture vessels, no manual operation by the operator is required, thereby improving the efficiency of microbial sample pretreatment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a microbial sample pretreatment system provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the top view of the microbial sample pretreatment system after removing the system support;

[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the transmission device and part of the working area in the microbial sample pretreatment system shown;

[0017] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a transmission device in a microbial sample pretreatment system shown;

[0018] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of the transmission device from another perspective;

[0019] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of the transmission device from another perspective is shown.

[0020] In the figure: 10, microbial sample pretreatment system; 20, culture vessel; 300, transmission device; 310, first transmission drive assembly; 3101, first transmission transmission guide rail; 3102, first transmission drive motor; 3103, first transmission cantilever; 3104, second transmission cantilever; 320, first transmission platform; 330, second transmission drive assembly; 331, first transmission drive unit; 3311, second transmission transmission guide rail; 3312, second transmission drive motor; 3313, third transmission cantilever; 3314, fourth transmission cantilever; 332 , second transmission drive unit; 3321, third transmission drive guide rail; 3322, third transmission drive motor; 3323, fifth transmission cantilever; 3324, sixth transmission cantilever; 340, second transmission platform; 341, first platform unit; 342, second platform unit; 350, clamping transmission assembly; 351, first clamping unit; 352, second clamping unit; 353, pushing cantilever; 800, working area; 810, inkjet module; 820, injection module; 830, shaking module; 840, unloading module; 900, system bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0022] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0023] It should be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by terms such as "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0024] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0025] Please also read Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a microbial sample pretreatment system 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application is now described. The above-mentioned microbial sample pretreatment system 10 includes a transmission device 300, an operation area 800 and a system support 900, wherein the transmission device 300 and the operation area 800 are both arranged on the system support 900, and the transmission device 300 is used to automatically transmit the culture vessel 20 located in the operation area 800 to different stations in the operation area 800.

[0026] Specifically, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned working area 800 extends in a horizontal direction, and the horizontal direction parallel to the extension direction of the working area 800 is defined as a first direction, the horizontal direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the working area 800 is defined as a second direction, and the vertical direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the working area 800 is defined as a third direction.

[0027] Please also read Figure 3 and Figure 4 In this embodiment, the transmission device 300 includes a first transmission drive component 310, a first transmission platform 320, a second transmission drive component 330, a second transmission platform 340 and a clamping transmission component 350, wherein the first transmission drive component 310 is arranged on the system bracket 900 and is connected to the first transmission platform 320 for transmission along the first direction, and the second transmission drive component 330 is arranged on the first transmission platform 320 and is connected to the clamping transmission component 350 for transmission along the second direction.

[0028] Specifically, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned second transmission drive component 330 includes a first transmission drive unit 331 and a second transmission drive unit 332, wherein the first transmission drive unit 331 and the second transmission drive unit 332, the second transmission platform 340 includes a first platform unit 341 and a second platform unit 342, the first transmission drive unit 331 is connected to the first platform unit 341 for transmission along the second direction, the second transmission drive unit 332 is connected to the second platform unit 342 for transmission along the second direction, and the clamping transmission component 350 includes at least one first clamping unit 351 arranged on the first platform unit 341, at least one second clamping unit 352 arranged on the second platform unit 342, and a pushing cantilever 353 arranged on the second platform unit 342.

[0029] More specifically, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned working area 800 includes a coding module 810, a liquid injection module 820, a shaking module 830 and a material discharge module 840 which are adjacent to each other in sequence along a first direction. The first platform unit 341 is adjacent to the coding module 810 along the first direction, the second platform unit 342 is adjacent to the material discharge module 840 along the first direction, the second clamping unit 352 is adjacent to the coding module 810 along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever 353 is adjacent to the material discharge module 840 along the first direction. The first clamping unit 351 is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel 20 located in the coding module 810 and the liquid injection module 820 along the first direction, the second clamping unit 352 is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel 20 located in the liquid injection module 820 to the shaking module 830 along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever 353 is used to push the culture vessel 20 located in the shaking module 830 to the material discharge module 840 along the first direction.

[0030] More specifically, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned clamping and transmission component 350 includes two first clamping units 351 arranged on the first platform unit 341 at intervals along the first direction, and a second clamping unit 352 arranged on the second platform unit 342. The first clamping unit 351 includes two first clamping cantilevers (not shown in the figure) arranged on the first platform unit 341 at intervals along the first direction, and the second clamping unit 352 includes two second clamping cantilevers (not shown in the figure) arranged on the second platform unit 342 at intervals along the first direction. The two first clamping cantilevers are used to clamp and transmit the culture vessels 20 located in the inkjet module 810 and the injection module 820 one by one along the first direction, the two second clamping cantilevers are used to clamp and transmit the culture vessels 20 located in the injection module 820 to the shaking module 830 one by one along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever 353 is used to push the culture vessels 20 located in the shaking module 830 to the unloading module 840 one by one along the first direction.

[0031] More specifically, in the present embodiment, the first clamping unit 351 of the above-mentioned adjacent coding modules 810 along the first direction is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessels 20 located on the coding module 810 and after the coding marking process is completed to the injection module 820 one by one; it should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the two first clamping cantilevers in the above-mentioned first clamping unit 351 of the adjacent coding module 810 along the first direction move along the second direction until the culture vessel 20 located on the coding module 810 is clamped along the first direction, and then the corresponding culture vessel 20 is clamped and moved along the first direction until the corresponding culture vessel 20 is located at the experimental sample liquid injection station in the injection module 820.

[0032] More specifically, in the present embodiment, the other first clamping unit 351 of the adjacent unloading module 840 along the first direction is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessels 20 located at the experimental sample liquid injection station of the liquid injection module 820 one by one and to the culture matrix injection station after completing the experimental sample liquid injection process; it should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the two first clamping cantilevers in the other first clamping unit 351 of the adjacent unloading module 840 along the first direction move along the second direction until the culture vessel 20 located at the experimental sample liquid injection station of the liquid injection module 820 is clamped along the first direction, and then the corresponding culture vessel 20 is clamped and moved along the first direction until the corresponding culture vessel 20 is located at the culture matrix injection station in the liquid injection module 820.

[0033] More specifically, in the present embodiment, the second clamping unit 352 is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessels 20 located at the culture matrix injection station of the liquid injection module 820 one by one and that have completed the culture matrix injection process until the corresponding culture vessel 20 is located at the shaking module 830; it should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the two second clamping cantilevers in the second clamping unit 352 move along the second direction until the culture vessel 20 located at the culture matrix injection station of the liquid injection module 820 is clamped along the first direction, and then the corresponding culture vessel 20 is clamped and moved along the first direction until the corresponding culture vessel 20 is located at the shaking module 830.

[0034] More specifically, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned pushing cantilever 353 is used to push the culture vessels 20 that are located in the shaking module 830 and have completed the shaking process one by one until the corresponding culture vessel 20 is located in the unloading module 840; it should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned pushing cantilever 353 moves along the second direction until the culture vessel 20 is relatively located on the shaking module 830 along the first direction, and then pushes the corresponding culture vessel 20 along the first direction until the corresponding culture vessel 20 is located in the unloading module 840.

[0035] Please also read Figure 5 and Figure 6In this embodiment, the first transmission drive assembly 310 includes a first transmission transmission guide rail 3101, a first transmission drive motor 3102, a first transmission cantilever 3103 and a second transmission cantilever 3104, wherein the first transmission transmission guide rail 3101 is arranged on the system bracket 900 and is movably connected to the first transmission platform 320 along the first direction, the first transmission drive motor 3102 is arranged on the system bracket 900 and is driven and hinged to one end of the first transmission cantilever 3103, and the first transmission cantilever 3103 is away from the first transmission drive One end of the driving motor 3102 is driven and hinged to the second transmission cantilever 3104, and one end of the second transmission cantilever 3104 is driven and hinged to the bottom of the first transmission platform 320 away from the first transmission cantilever 3103, and the first transmission cantilever 3103 is arranged above the second transmission cantilever 3104 at intervals along the third direction; it should be noted that the first transmission drive motor 3102 is used to drive the first transmission platform 320 to move along the first direction on the first transmission guide rail 3101 through the first transmission cantilever 3103 and the second transmission cantilever 3104.

[0036] Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first transmission drive unit 331 comprises a second transmission drive rail 3311, a second transmission drive motor 3312, a third transmission cantilever 3313 and a fourth transmission cantilever 3314, wherein the second transmission drive rail 3311 is arranged on the first transmission platform 320 and is movably connected to the first platform unit 341 along the second direction, the second transmission drive motor 3312 is arranged on the first transmission platform 320 and drives one end of the hinged third transmission cantilever 3313, and the third transmission cantilever 3313 is away from the second transmission One end of the transmission drive motor 3312 is driven to hinge one end of the fourth transmission cantilever 3314, and one end of the fourth transmission cantilever 3314 is driven to hinge the bottom of the first platform unit 341 away from the third transmission cantilever 3313, and the third transmission cantilever 3313 is arranged above the fourth transmission cantilever 3314 at intervals along the third direction; it should be noted that the second transmission drive motor 3312 is used to drive the first platform unit 341 to move along the second direction on the second transmission guide rail 3311 through the third transmission cantilever 3313 and the fourth transmission cantilever 3314.

[0037] Specifically, in the present embodiment, the second transmission drive unit 332 comprises a third transmission drive rail 3321, a third transmission drive motor 3322, a fifth transmission cantilever 3323 and a sixth transmission cantilever 3324, wherein the third transmission drive rail 3321 is arranged on the first transmission platform 320 and is movably connected to the second platform unit 342 along the second direction, the third transmission drive motor 3322 is arranged on the first transmission platform 320 and drives one end of the hinged fifth transmission cantilever 3323, and the fifth transmission cantilever 3323 is away from the third transmission One end of the transmission drive motor 3322 is driven to hinge one end of the sixth transmission cantilever 3324, and one end of the sixth transmission cantilever 3324 away from the fifth transmission cantilever 3323 is driven to hinge the bottom of the second platform unit 342, and the fifth transmission cantilever 3323 is arranged above the sixth transmission cantilever 3324 at intervals along the third direction; it should be noted that the third transmission drive motor 3322 is used to drive the second platform unit 342 to move along the second direction on the third transmission transmission guide rail 3321 through the fifth transmission cantilever 3323 and the sixth transmission cantilever 3324.

[0038] It should be noted that, compared with the X / Y-axis drive rails with similar functions in the prior art, the above-mentioned first transmission drive assembly 310, the first transmission drive unit 331 and the second transmission drive unit 332 usually have smaller structural dimensions within the same transmission stroke range, thereby effectively reducing the space occupied by the microbial sample pretreatment system 10.

[0039] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A transport device for transporting a culture vessel located on an operation area, wherein the operation area extends in a horizontal direction, a first direction is parallel to the operation area extending direction in the horizontal direction, a second direction is perpendicular to the operation area extending direction in the horizontal direction, and a third direction is perpendicular to the operation area extending direction in the vertical direction, wherein: The transmission device includes a first transmission drive component, a first transmission platform, a second transmission drive component, a second transmission platform and a clamping transmission component. The first transmission drive component is connected to the first transmission platform for transmission along the first direction, and the second transmission drive component is arranged on the first transmission platform and is connected to the clamping transmission component for transmission along the second direction.

2. The transmission device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second transmission drive assembly includes a first transmission drive unit and a second transmission drive unit respectively arranged on the first transmission platform, the second transmission platform includes a first platform unit and a second platform unit arranged at intervals along the first direction, the first transmission drive unit is connected to the first platform unit for transmission along the second direction, the second transmission drive unit is connected to the second platform unit for transmission along the second direction, the clamping transmission assembly includes at least one first clamping unit arranged on the first platform unit, at least one second clamping unit arranged on the second platform unit, and a pushing cantilever arranged on the second platform unit and spaced from the second clamping unit along the first direction.

3. The transmission device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The working area includes a coding module, a liquid injection module, a shaking module and a material discharge module which are connected in sequence along a first direction, the first platform unit is adjacent to the coding module along the first direction, the second platform unit is adjacent to the material discharge module along the first direction, the second clamping unit is adjacent to the coding module along the first direction, the pushing cantilever is adjacent to the material discharge module along the first direction, the first clamping unit is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel located in the coding module and the liquid injection module along the first direction, the second clamping unit is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel located in the liquid injection module to the shaking module along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever is used to clamp and transfer the culture vessel located in the shaking module to the material discharge module along the first direction.

4. The transmission device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The clamping and transmission component includes two first clamping units arranged on the first platform unit at intervals along the first direction, and one second clamping unit arranged on the second platform unit, the first clamping unit includes two first clamping cantilevers arranged on the first platform unit at intervals along the first direction, the second clamping unit includes two second clamping cantilevers arranged on the second platform unit at intervals along the first direction, the two first clamping cantilevers are used to clamp and transmit the culture vessels located in the inkjet module and the injection module one by one along the first direction, the two second clamping cantilevers are used to clamp and transmit the culture vessels located in the injection module to the shaking module one by one along the first direction, and the pushing cantilever is used to push the culture vessels located in the shaking module to the unloading module one by one along the first direction.

5. The transmission device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The first transmission drive assembly includes a first transmission drive guide rail, a first transmission drive motor, and a first transmission cantilever and a second transmission cantilever arranged at intervals along the third direction, the first transmission drive guide rail is movably connected to the first transmission platform along the first direction, the first transmission drive motor is transmission-hinged to one end of the first transmission cantilever, one end of the first transmission cantilever away from the first transmission drive motor is transmission-hinged to one end of the second transmission cantilever, and one end of the second transmission cantilever away from the first transmission cantilever is transmission-hinged to the first transmission platform; The first transmission drive unit comprises a second transmission drive guide rail, a second transmission drive motor, and a third transmission cantilever and a fourth transmission cantilever arranged at intervals along the third direction, the second transmission drive guide rail is arranged on the first transmission platform and movably connected to the first platform unit along the second direction, the second transmission drive motor is arranged on the first transmission platform and is transmission-hinged to one end of the third transmission cantilever, one end of the third transmission cantilever away from the second transmission drive motor is transmission-hinged to one end of the fourth transmission cantilever, and one end of the fourth transmission cantilever away from the third transmission cantilever is transmission-hinged to the first platform unit; The second transmission drive unit includes a third transmission drive guide rail, a third transmission drive motor, and a fifth transmission cantilever and a sixth transmission cantilever arranged at intervals along the third direction. The third transmission drive guide rail is arranged on the first transmission platform and movably connected to the second platform unit along the second direction. The third transmission drive motor is arranged on the first transmission platform and is transmission-hinged to one end of the fifth transmission cantilever. One end of the fifth transmission cantilever away from the third transmission drive motor is transmission-hinged to one end of the sixth transmission cantilever. One end of the sixth transmission cantilever away from the fifth transmission cantilever is transmission-hinged to the second platform unit.

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