Incubator storage rack with automatic photographing function

Abstract

The utility model discloses an incubator storage rack with an automatic photographing function. The incubator storage rack mainly comprises a horizontal conveying mechanism, a left descending conveying mechanism, a right descending conveying mechanism, a right ascending conveying mechanism, a left pneumatic translation mechanism, a right pneumatic translation mechanism and a camera. Wherein the horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveying belts, the left pneumatic translation mechanism and the left descending conveying mechanism are sequentially fixed to the left side of the horizontal conveying mechanism, and the right pneumatic translation mechanism and the right descending conveying mechanism are sequentially fixed to the right side of the horizontal conveying mechanism. The camera is fixed right above the culture dish on the right side of the conveying belt on the bottommost layer of the horizontal conveying mechanism, and the right ascending conveying mechanism is vertically fixed behind the camera. The utility model provides an efficient, accurate and user-friendly mode for monitoring and recording the growth of the biological sample, and has an important value for scientific research.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of microbial culture equipment, in particular to an automatic photography culture box storage rack. Background Art

[0002] The incubator is an important equipment in the field of biological and medical research, mainly used for the cultivation of microorganisms and tissue samples. It provides a controllable environment in which conditions such as temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and light can be precisely controlled, allowing researchers to simulate a variety of natural environmental conditions and conduct relevant in-depth research under controllable conditions.

[0003] At present, the racks in the incubator are usually fixed. For experiments that require long-term observation and recording of the growth process, the culture dishes need to be taken out of the incubator regularly to take photos and record them. Usually, the environment in the laboratory and the incubator is different. Taking the culture dishes out of the incubator to take photos will not only affect the accuracy of the experiment, but also waste a lot of manpower for repetitive mechanical labor, greatly reducing the efficiency of the experiment.

[0004] The information disclosed in this background technology section is only intended to deepen the understanding of the overall background technology of the present invention, and should not be regarded as acknowledging or suggesting in any form that the information constitutes the prior art already known to those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide an automatic photography incubator rack to solve the current problem of culture dishes not being separated from the incubator and automated test process recording.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model provides an automatic photography incubator rack, comprising: a horizontal conveying mechanism, a left descending conveying mechanism, a right descending conveying mechanism, a right ascending conveying mechanism, a left pneumatic translation mechanism, a right pneumatic translation mechanism and a camera; wherein:

[0008] The horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts. The left pneumatic translation mechanism and the left descending conveying mechanism are fixed on the left side of the horizontal conveying mechanism in sequence. The right pneumatic translation mechanism and the right descending conveying mechanism are fixed on the right side of the horizontal conveying mechanism in sequence. The camera is fixed directly above the culture dish on the right side of the bottom conveyor belt of the horizontal conveying mechanism. The right ascending conveying mechanism is vertically fixed behind the camera.

[0009] Preferably, the horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts, which are numbered 1, 2, 3...2n from the bottom layer to the top layer, wherein the conveyor belts on the odd-numbered layers rotate clockwise, and the conveyor belts on the even-numbered layers rotate counterclockwise.

[0010] Preferably, the left descending mechanism is composed of a clockwise rotating belt conveyor, and culture dish trays are installed equidistantly on the conveyor belt to transport the leftmost culture dish of the 2*i layer to the leftmost culture dish of the 2*i-1 layer; wherein i=1, 2, 3...

[0011] Preferably, the right descending mechanism is composed of a counterclockwise rotating belt conveyor, and culture dish trays are equidistantly installed on the conveyor belt to transport the rightmost culture dish of the 2*i+1 layer to the rightmost culture dish of the 2*i layer; wherein i=1, 2, 3...

[0012] Preferably, the culture dish tray on the descending mechanism is composed of a fixed frame, a rotating shaft, a bottom plate and a support plate; during the descent process, the bottom plate of the tray remains horizontal to support the culture dish, and during the ascent process, the bottom plate is rotated to an upright position to save space. This conversion is achieved with the help of gravity, ensuring stable transmission of the culture dish and optimization of space efficiency.

[0013] Preferably, the left pneumatic translation mechanism moves along the direction of the horizontal conveying mechanism and independently controls the left and right movement of the leftmost culture dish, thereby realizing the ability to accurately transport a single culture dish and enhancing the flexibility and accuracy of the incubator rack when handling multiple samples.

[0014] Preferably, the right pneumatic translation mechanism moves along the direction of the horizontal conveying mechanism while independently controlling the left and right movement of the rightmost culture dish, thereby achieving precise handling and positioning of a single culture dish and enhancing operational flexibility and efficiency.

[0015] Preferably, the right ascending mechanism is composed of a clockwise rotating belt transmission and two horizontal switching cylinders. The lower cylinder is used to push the culture dish that has completed photographing from under the camera to the tray of the right ascending mechanism. After the conveyor belt transports the culture dish to the top layer, the upper cylinder pushes the culture dish from the tray to the rightmost side of the top horizontal conveyor belt to realize the circulation transportation process of the culture dish; ensuring the efficient circulation and accurate transportation of the culture dish in the rack.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. Real-time monitoring and recording: The automatic camera function allows continuous monitoring of the growth and development process of the culture without the need to frequently open the incubator door, thereby reducing interference with the culture environment and ensuring the stability of the culture conditions.

[0018] 2. Data accuracy and consistency: Automatic photography can capture images of cultures at regular intervals to ensure data consistency and reproducibility, which is especially important for scientific research.

[0019] 3. Improved efficiency: Automatic photography reduces the need for manual monitoring, saving researchers’ time and allowing them to focus more on data analysis and other research tasks.

[0020] 4. Detailed growth records: Automatic photography can provide detailed time series images, which helps to observe and analyze the subtle changes of biological samples during the growth process, and is of great value to research.

[0021] 5. Reduced risk of contamination: Automatic photography can reduce the risk of external contamination of samples by reducing the frequency of opening the incubator.

[0022] In summary, the incubator rack with automatic photography provides an efficient, accurate and user-friendly solution for monitoring and recording biological samples, which is particularly beneficial for scientific research. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0024] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an automatic photography incubator placement rack provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 A right view of the right ascending conveying mechanism provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 A top view of a cylinder pulling device for a descending mechanism provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 A top view of the cylinder pushing device of the descending mechanism provided in an embodiment of the utility model. Implementation

[0028] The technical solution of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 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.

[0029] The specific implementation of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described here is only used to illustrate the present invention and does not limit the present invention.

[0030] The present application provides an incubator rack for automatic photography, comprising: a horizontal conveying mechanism, a left descending conveying mechanism, a right descending conveying mechanism, a right ascending conveying mechanism, a left pneumatic translation mechanism, a right pneumatic translation mechanism and a camera; wherein the horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts, the left pneumatic translation mechanism and the left descending conveying mechanism are fixed in sequence on the left side of the horizontal conveying mechanism, the right pneumatic translation mechanism and the right descending conveying mechanism are fixed in sequence on the right side of the horizontal conveying mechanism, the camera is fixed directly above the culture dish on the right side of the bottom conveyor belt of the horizontal conveying mechanism, and the right ascending conveying mechanism is vertically fixed behind the camera.

[0031] In the present application, the horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts, which are numbered 1, 2, 3...2n from the bottom to the top, wherein the conveyor belts of the odd-numbered layers rotate clockwise, and the conveyor belts of the even-numbered layers rotate counterclockwise. The left descending mechanism is composed of a clockwise rotating belt transmission, and the culture dish trays are installed equidistantly on the conveyor belt to realize the transportation of the leftmost culture dish of the 2*i layer to the leftmost layer of the 2*i-1 layer; wherein i=1, 2, 3... The right descending mechanism is composed of a counterclockwise rotating belt transmission, and the culture dish trays are installed equidistantly on the conveyor belt to realize the transportation of the rightmost culture dish of the 2*i+1 layer to the rightmost layer of the 2*i layer; wherein i=1, 2, 3... The culture dish tray on the descending mechanism is composed of a fixed frame, a rotating shaft, a bottom plate and a support plate; the gravity field is used to realize that the bottom plate of the culture dish tray on the downward movement side of the descending mechanism is in a horizontal state to support the lifting and lowering transportation of the culture dish, and the bottom plate on the upward movement side of the descending mechanism is in a vertical state to save space. The left pneumatic translation mechanism moves along the direction of the horizontal conveyor mechanism, while realizing the individual control of the left-right translation of the culture dish on the far left of a single horizontal conveyor. The right pneumatic translation mechanism moves along the direction of the horizontal conveyor mechanism, while realizing the individual control of the left-right translation of the culture dish on the far right of a single horizontal conveyor. The right ascending mechanism is composed of a clockwise rotating belt transmission and two horizontal switching cylinders. The lower cylinder pushes the culture dish that has been photographed under the camera to the tray of the right ascending mechanism. After the conveyor belt transports the culture dish to the top layer, the upper cylinder pushes the culture dish from the tray to the far right of the top horizontal conveyor to realize the circulation transportation of the culture dish.

[0032] Combination Figures 1 to 4The specific working process of the present invention is described in detail as follows, and the figure includes: a descending mechanism translation shaft 1, a descending mechanism telescopic cylinder 2, a descending mechanism culture dish pushing fork arm 3, a descending mechanism culture dish pulling fork arm 4, a descending mechanism translation cylinder 5, a descending mechanism transmission pulley 6, a culture dish tray 7, a descending mechanism rotating motor 8, a horizontal transmission mechanism pulley 9, a descending mechanism conveyor belt 10, a horizontal transmission mechanism rotating motor 11, a horizontal transmission mechanism conveyor belt 12, a culture dish 13, a right ascending transmission mechanism translation cylinder 14, a right ascending transmission mechanism rotating motor 15, a right ascending transmission mechanism conveyor belt 16, a right ascending transmission mechanism top culture dish pushing cylinder 17, a camera lens 18, a camera 19, a right ascending transmission mechanism bottom pushing cylinder 20, and a right ascending transmission mechanism transmission wheel 21. The specific working process is as follows:

[0033] 1) The horizontal transmission mechanism has 4 layers of belt transmission wheels, and the corresponding left and right descending transmission mechanisms also have 4 layers;

[0034] 2) Camera 19 completes taking pictures of the culture dish below, and cylinder 20 pushes the culture dish from the belt (1) to the bottom tray with the ascending conveyor mechanism;

[0035] 3) Cylinders 2-2, 2-4, and 2-6 are in an extended state, and cylinders 2-1, 2-3, and 2-5 are in a shortened state;

[0036] 4) The cylinders 5-1 and 5-2 work simultaneously, respectively moving the culture dish moving fork arms 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3 of the left pneumatic translation mechanism and the right pneumatic translation mechanism to the front of the culture dish, and the fork arms 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3 are located behind the culture dish;

[0037] 5) Cylinders 2-2, 2-4, and 2-6 shorten at the same time, pulling the culture dish from the conveyor belt to the corresponding layer of the descending mechanism culture dish tray;

[0038] 6) The left descending conveyor mechanism pulley rotates clockwise to transport the culture dish tray down one layer;

[0039] 7) The right descending conveyor mechanism pulley rotates counterclockwise, and also transports the culture dish tray down one layer;

[0040] 8) The even-numbered horizontal conveyor belt rotates counterclockwise to move the culture dish to the left by the distance of one culture dish, and the odd-numbered horizontal conveyor belt rotates clockwise to move the culture dish to the right by the distance of one culture dish;

[0041] 9) Cylinders 2-1, 2-3, and 2-5 extend simultaneously to push the culture dishes from the culture dish tray to the horizontal conveyor belt of the corresponding layer;

[0042] 10) The ascending conveying mechanism rotates clockwise, driving the culture dish from the bottom layer to the top layer;

[0043] 11) The cylinder 14 extends to drive the fork arm of the cylinder 17 to move to the right side of the culture dish, and the cylinder 17 extends to push the culture dish from the culture dish tray to the rightmost side of the top conveyor belt;

[0044] 12) Camera 19 takes a picture of the culture dish below, and the process 4 to 11 is repeated until all the culture dishes have been photographed, thus ending the entire process.

[0045] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following innovations:

[0046] 1) Automatic photography culture dish placement rack: effectively solves the problem of keeping the culture dish in the incubator and automating the test process recording.

[0047] 2) Horizontal conveyor mechanism: It consists of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts and is used for the transmission of culture dishes.

[0048] 3) Left descending conveying mechanism and right descending conveying mechanism: vertical transportation of culture dishes is achieved through clockwise and counterclockwise rotating belts respectively.

[0049] 4) Culture dish tray structure: It consists of a fixed frame, a rotating shaft, a bottom plate and a support plate to ensure the safe lifting and lowering of the culture dish.

[0050] 5) Left pneumatic translation mechanism and right pneumatic translation mechanism: realize left and right translation of the end culture dish.

[0051] 6) Right ascending conveying mechanism: It consists of a clockwise rotating belt conveyor and two horizontal switching cylinders, and is used for the circulation and transportation of culture dishes.

[0052] 7) Camera placement: Fixed just above the culture dish on the right side of the bottom conveyor belt of the horizontal conveyor mechanism, used for photographing and recording the culture dish.

[0053] The above invention points together constitute an efficient and automated incubator storage rack, which is particularly suitable for experiments that require continuous recording of the growth process and can greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency of the experiment.

[0054] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic photography incubator rack, characterized in that: include: A horizontal conveying mechanism, a left descending conveying mechanism, a right descending conveying mechanism, a right ascending conveying mechanism, a left pneumatic translation mechanism, a right pneumatic translation mechanism and a camera; wherein, The horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts. The left pneumatic translation mechanism and the left descending conveying mechanism are fixed on the left side of the horizontal conveying mechanism in sequence. The right pneumatic translation mechanism and the right descending conveying mechanism are fixed on the right side of the horizontal conveying mechanism in sequence. The camera is fixed directly above the culture dish on the right side of the bottom conveyor belt of the horizontal conveying mechanism. The right ascending conveying mechanism is vertically fixed behind the camera.

2. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal conveying mechanism is composed of an even number of electric horizontal conveyor belts, which are numbered 1, 2, 3...2n from the bottom layer to the top layer, wherein the conveyor belts on the odd-numbered layers rotate clockwise, and the conveyor belts on the even-numbered layers rotate counterclockwise.

3. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left descending conveying mechanism is composed of a clockwise rotating belt conveyor, and culture dish trays are installed at equal intervals on the conveyor belt to realize the transportation of the leftmost culture dish of the 2*i layer to the leftmost culture dish of the 2*i-1 layer; wherein i=1, 2, 3...

4. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right descending conveying mechanism is composed of a counterclockwise rotating belt conveyor, and culture dish trays are equidistantly installed on the conveyor belt to transport the rightmost culture dish of the 2*i+1 layer to the rightmost culture dish of the 2*i layer; wherein i=1, 2, 3….

5. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The culture dish tray on the descending mechanism consists of a fixed frame, a rotating shaft, a bottom plate and a support plate; during the descent process, the bottom plate of the tray remains horizontal to support the culture dish, and during the ascent process, the bottom plate rotates to a vertical position to save space, and this conversion is achieved with the help of gravity.

6. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left pneumatic translation mechanism moves along the direction of the horizontal transmission mechanism and independently controls the left-right movement of the leftmost culture dish.

7. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right pneumatic translation mechanism moves along the direction of the horizontal conveying mechanism and independently controls the left and right movement of the rightmost culture dish.

8. The automatic photography incubator rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right ascending conveying mechanism is composed of a clockwise rotating belt conveyor and two horizontal switching cylinders. The lower cylinder is used to push the culture dish that has completed the photo shooting from under the camera to the tray of the right ascending mechanism. After the conveyor belt transports the culture dish to the top layer, the upper cylinder pushes the culture dish from the tray to the rightmost side of the top horizontal conveyor belt to realize the circulation transportation process of the culture dish; ensuring the efficient circulation and accurate transportation of the culture dish in the rack.

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