Reaction cup carrier and reaction monitoring device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a reaction cup carrier and a reaction monitoring device. Wherein the reaction cup carrier comprises a base, a containing part and a clamping and guiding structure, the containing part is installed above the base, a cavity is formed in the containing part and used for containing the reaction cup, the clamping and guiding structure is located at the junction of the containing part and the base, and when the height of the reaction cup carrier is staggered, the clamping and guiding structure guides the clamp to clamp the containing part again; the utility model aims to improve the precision of the reaction cup carrier when the sample is sucked or discharged.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of reaction cup carriers, in particular to a reaction cup carrier and a reaction monitoring device. Background Art

[0002] The cuvette carrier is used as a carrier for loading and transporting cuvettes. Currently, the cuvette carrier usually needs to be placed on a conveyor belt and move along with the conveyor belt to transport the cuvette to a predetermined position. However, the conveyor belt is composed of multiple belt sections, which may cause the cuvette carrier to bump up and down during transportation. After the bump, the cuvette carrier will be slightly lifted due to slight unevenness of the conveyor belt. When the cuvette carrier reaches the predetermined position and is clamped, the accuracy of extracting the sample from the cuvette or discharging the sample into the cuvette is reduced due to height inconsistency. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a reaction cup carrier, aiming at improving the accuracy of the reaction cup carrier when sucking or discharging samples.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the reaction cup carrier proposed by the utility model comprises:

[0005] Base;

[0006] A receiving portion, the receiving portion is installed above the base, a cavity is provided in the receiving portion, and the cavity is used to place a reaction cup;

[0007] A clamping guide structure, the clamping guide structure is located at the junction of the accommodating portion and the base;

[0008] When the reaction cup carrier is misaligned in height, the clamping guide structure guides the clamp to re-clamp the receiving portion.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present invention, the clamping guide structure is an inclined surface, the lowest point of the clamping guide structure is connected to the edge of the base, and the highest point of the clamping guide structure is connected to the outer side wall of the accommodating portion.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present invention, two clamping guide structures are provided, and the two clamping guide structures are arranged at intervals and located at opposite sides of the junction of the base and the accommodating portion.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating portion comprises:

[0012] A clamping section, wherein the clamping section is installed above the base, and the highest point of the clamping guide structure is connected to the outer side wall of the clamping section;

[0013] An avoidance section, the avoidance section being connected to an end of the clamping section away from the base;

[0014] Wherein, the side surface where the clamping section is connected to the two clamping guide structures is an arc surface.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present invention, the reaction cup carrier further includes a moving guide structure, which is located at the front end of the base and is used to guide the reaction cup carrier to smoothly pass through the belt junction.

[0016] In one embodiment of the present invention, the movable guide structure is an inclined surface, the highest point of the movable guide structure is formed on the front end side wall of the base, and the lowest point of the movable guide structure is formed on the bottom surface of the base.

[0017] In one embodiment of the present invention, the base comprises:

[0018] A front convex portion, the front convex portion is located at the front end of the base, and the moving guide structure is located at the bottom of the front convex portion;

[0019] A rear concave portion, the rear concave portion is located at the rear end of the base, and the size of the rear concave portion matches the size of the front convex portion, so that the front convex portions and rear concave portions of two adjacent reaction cup carriers can be plugged and matched.

[0020] In one embodiment of the utility model, an intercepting portion is provided on the front protrusion, and the intercepting portion is provided on the front protrusion. The intercepting portion protrudes above the base, and the highest point of the intercepting portion is higher than the clamping guide structure.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present invention, the base further includes a cover plate, the base further includes a cover plate, the cover plate is installed at the bottom of the base, and the cover plate is used to place the electronic tag.

[0022] The utility model also provides a reaction monitoring device, comprising:

[0023] Fixtures;

[0024] conveyor belts;

[0025] A reaction cup carrier, the reaction cup carrier comprising:

[0026] Base;

[0027] A receiving portion, the receiving portion is installed above the base, a cavity is provided in the receiving portion, and the cavity is used to place a reaction cup;

[0028] A clamping guide structure, the clamping guide structure is located at the junction of the accommodating portion and the base;

[0029] When the reaction cup carrier is misaligned in height, the clamping guide structure guides the clamp to re-clamp the accommodating portion;

[0030] The reaction cup carrier is placed on the conveying belt, and the clamp is used to intercept and clamp the reaction cup carrier.

[0031] The technical solution of the utility model is to arrange a base, a receiving portion and a clamping guide structure on the reaction cup carrier, and the clamping guide structure is located at the junction of the receiving portion and the base. In this way, the clamping guide structure can guide the clamp to re-clamp the receiving portion when the reaction cup carrier has a height deviation, thereby reducing the maximum height difference of the reaction cup carrier at a predetermined position and improving the accuracy of the reaction cup carrier when sucking or discharging samples. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, 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 utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0033] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a reaction cup carrier of the utility model;

[0034] Figure 2 It is a structural front view of an embodiment of a reaction cup carrier of the utility model;

[0035] Figure 3 It is a structural cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a reaction cup carrier of the utility model;

[0036] Figure 4 It is a bottom view of the structure of an embodiment of a reaction cup carrier of the present invention.

[0037] Description of Figure Numbers:

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[0040] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] 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 only 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.

[0042] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0043] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present utility model are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present utility model.

[0044] The utility model provides a cuvette carrier 100 , which aims to improve the accuracy of the cuvette carrier 100 when sucking or discharging a sample.

[0045] In the embodiment of the present utility model, in combination with reference to Figures 1 to 4 The cuvette carrier 100 includes a base 10, a receiving portion 20 and a clamping guide structure 30. The receiving portion 20 is installed above the base 10. A cavity 21 is provided in the receiving portion 20. The cavity 21 is used to place the cuvette. The clamping guide structure 30 is located at the junction of the receiving portion 20 and the base 10. When the cuvette carrier 100 is misaligned in height, the clamping guide structure 30 guides the clamp to re-clamp the receiving portion 20.

[0046] It is understandable that the cuvette carrier 100 needs to be clamped by the clamp at a predetermined position to absorb the sample or discharge the sample into the cuvette, so the clamping process needs to be clamped tightly and the clamping height deviation cannot be too large. Therefore, the clamp generally needs to clamp the outer wall of the accommodating portion 20 of the cuvette carrier 100, so that the clamp can clamp more stably, and then the clamping guide structure 30 is set at the junction of the accommodating portion 20 and the base 10. When the cuvette carrier 100 is located at an excessively high position due to tiny particles on the conveying belt or the raised nature of the belt itself, the clamp can abut against the clamping guide structure 30 instead of the base 10, and then the clamping guide structure 30 guides the clamping force of the clamp to press the cuvette carrier 100 back to the correct height, so that the clamp correctly clamps the accommodating portion 20.

[0047] In this configuration, the clamping guide structure 30 is located at the junction of the accommodating portion 20 and the base 10. In this way, the clamping guide structure 30 can guide the clamp to re-clamp the accommodating portion 20 when the reaction cup carrier 100 has a height deviation, thereby reducing the maximum height difference of the reaction cup carrier 100 at a predetermined position and improving the accuracy of the reaction cup carrier 100 when sucking or discharging samples.

[0048] In some embodiments, the clamping guide structure 30 is a guide groove having a highest point and a lowest point. The highest point of the guide groove is connected to the outer wall of the accommodating portion 20, and the lowest point of the guide groove is connected to the edge of the base 10. When the reaction cup carrier 100 is intercepted by the clamp, the guide groove cooperates with the clamp to simultaneously achieve the effect of aligning the clamp with the reaction cup carrier 100 and guiding the clamp to clamp the accommodating portion 20.

[0049] In other embodiments, the clamping guide structure 30 is a chamfer at the junction of the accommodating portion 20 and the base 10. The chamfer not only strengthens the structural strength of the accommodating portion 20, but also its beveled edge will be clamped to the accommodating portion 20 along the chamfer during the continuous squeezing process when the clamp is clamped by the clamp, thereby achieving a multifunctional structure.

[0050] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the clamping guide structure 30 is an inclined surface, the lowest point of the clamping guide structure 30 is connected to the edge of the base 10, and the highest point of the clamping guide structure 30 is connected to the outer wall of the accommodating portion 20.

[0051] With such a configuration, the clamping guide structure 30 is a continuous inclined surface, so that the clamp only needs to abut any point on the inclined surface. With the help of the clamping force of the clamp, the clamp continuously abuts against the accommodating portion 20, and finally the clamp abuts against the accommodating portion 20, thereby completing the guiding function. At the same time, the reaction cup carrier 100 is structurally simpler to form, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

[0052] In some embodiments, in order to make the clamping guide structure 30 larger so that the clamp can abut against the clamping guide structure 30 in any direction, the inclined surface of the clamping guide structure 30 is arranged around the accommodating portion 20, that is, the junction between the accommodating portion 20 and the base 10 is completely replaced by the clamping guide structure 30.

[0053] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, two clamping guide structures 30 are provided, and the two clamping guide structures 30 are arranged at intervals and located on opposite sides of the junction of the base 10 and the accommodating portion 20.

[0054] In this way, two clamping guide structures 30 are provided, and the two clamping guide structures 30 are spaced apart and arranged opposite to each other, so that the clamping guide structures 30 can match the clamping process of the clamp. Since the clamp generally consists of a front clamp and a rear clamp to clamp the reaction cup carrier 100, the two clamping guide structures 30 are arranged opposite to each other, which just achieves the effect of aligning the front clamp and the rear clamp with the accommodating portion 20 for clamping during the clamping process.

[0055] In some embodiments, the length of the two clamping guide structures 30 is determined according to the clamping length of the clamp. The clamping length of the clamp is the length at which the clamp abuts against the accommodating portion 20. The length of the two clamping guide structures 30 only needs to be greater than the length at which the clamp abuts against the accommodating portion 20. No specific limitation is made on the length of the two clamping guide structures 30 herein.

[0056] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the accommodating portion 20 includes a clamping section 22 and an avoidance section 23, the clamping section 22 is installed above the base 10, the highest point of the clamping guide structure 30 is connected to the outer wall of the clamping section 22, and the avoidance section 23 is connected to the end of the clamping section 22 away from the base 10, wherein the side surface where the clamping section 22 is connected to the two clamping guide structures 30 is an arc surface.

[0057] In this way, the accommodating portion 20 is divided into a clamping end and an avoidance section 23. The clamping section 22 is used to be clamped, while the avoidance section 23 does not need to be clamped. At the same time, the connecting surface between the clamping section 22 and the clamping guide structure 30 is set to an arc surface, so that when the clamp is clamped, it can achieve an automatic centering effect with the clamp, and avoid shaking of the reaction cup carrier 100 in the front, back, left and right directions. Further reduce, so that the reaction cup carrier 100 is clamped more stably.

[0058] In some embodiments, in order to avoid the situation where the clamp and the clamping section 22 cannot be separated due to the liquid in the reaction cup dripping and seeping into the gap after the clamp and the clamping section 22 abut against the arc surface of the clamp, the arc surface of the clamping section 22 adopts a "V"-shaped arc surface, that is, the bottom of the arc surface is a normal arc shape, and the two ends of the arc extend outward in straight lines. In this way, the clamp only abuts against the arc at the bottom of the arc, and there is a gap with the extended straight line segment, so that the clamp and the clamping section 22 are better separated.

[0059] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the cuvette carrier 100 further includes a moving guide structure 40 , which is located at the front end of the base 10 and is used to guide the cuvette carrier 100 to smoothly pass through the belt junction.

[0060] It is understandable that since the conveying belt is not a whole continuous belt, but is composed of multiple sections of moving belts, there may be height differences at the joints of the conveying belts, causing the reaction cup carrier 100 to have difficulty passing through the belt joints. Even if it passes through, its position may deviate or even fall over due to the height difference.

[0061] In this configuration, a movable guide structure 40 is disposed at the front end of the cuvette carrier 100. When the cuvette carrier 100 passes through the belt joint, the movable guide structure 40 assists the cuvette carrier 100 in climbing and guides the cuvette carrier 100 through the gap at the joint.

[0062] In some embodiments, the movable guide structure 40 is a guide groove, and the conveying belt has a convex strip that cooperates with the guide groove. When the reaction cup carrier 100 is placed on the conveying belt, the convex strip is inserted into the guide groove. In this way, when the reaction cup carrier 100 passes through the intersection of the belts, the movable guide structure 40 can cooperate with the convex strips on the two belts at the same time, and the friction between the convex strip and the guide groove drives the reaction cup carrier 100 to pass smoothly through the intersection of the belts.

[0063] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the movable guide structure 40 is an inclined surface, the highest point of the movable guide structure 40 is formed on the front end side wall of the base 10, and the lowest point of the movable guide structure 40 is formed on the bottom surface of the base 10.

[0064] With such a configuration, the movable guide structure 40 is an inclined surface, so that as long as the movable guide structure 40 abuts against the opposite end of the belt intersection, the belt at the opposite end can frictionally drive the movable guide structure 40 to move forward, thereby driving the entire reaction cup carrier 100 to move forward, thereby completing the movable guide function and making the reaction cup carrier 100 simpler in structure and reducing the manufacturing cost.

[0065] In some embodiments, in order to make the guiding effect of the movable guiding structure 40 better, the inclination angle of the inclined surface of the movable guiding structure 40 is set to 30°, so as to adapt to the height difference of most belt joints to assist the reaction cup carrier 100 in climbing.

[0066] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the base 10 includes a front convex portion 11 and a rear concave portion 12, the front convex portion 11 is located at the front end of the base 10, the movable guide structure 40 is located at the bottom of the front convex portion 11, and the rear concave portion 12 is located at the rear end of the base 10. The size of the rear concave portion 12 matches the size of the front convex portion 11, so that the front convex portions 11 and the rear concave portions 12 of two adjacent reaction cup carriers 100 can be plugged and matched.

[0067] In this configuration, a front convex portion 11 is provided at the front end of the base 10, and a rear concave portion 12 is provided at the rear end of the base 10, so that when the previous cuvette carrier 100 is clamped, the front convex portion 11 of the next adjacent cuvette carrier 100 is plugged into and matched with the rear concave portion 12 of the previous cuvette carrier 100, so that the next cuvette carrier 100 will not be directly mounted on the previous cuvette carrier 100, thereby avoiding the situation where the liquid in the cuvette is splashed due to collision.

[0068] In some embodiments, in order to enable the front protrusion 11 and the rear concave portion 12 to also provide a rough guiding function for the adjacent cuvette carrier 100, the shapes of the front protrusion 11 and the rear concave portion 12 are set to be semicircular, so that as long as the front protrusion 11 abuts against a portion of the rear concave portion 12, its semicircular shape can guide the front protrusion 11 and the rear concave portion 12 to fit completely, thereby enabling the clamped cuvette carrier 100 to play a rough guiding role for the adjacent lagging cuvette carrier 100.

[0069] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, an intercepting portion 111 is provided on the front protrusion 11 . The intercepting portion 111 protrudes above the base 10 , and the highest point of the intercepting portion 111 is higher than the clamping guide structure 30 .

[0070] In this way, the intercepting portion 111 is provided at the front end of the cuvette carrier 100, so that the clamp can intercept the cuvette carrier 100 by abutting against the intercepting portion 111, so that when the clamp intercepts the cuvette carrier 100, its reaction force will not directly act on the receiving portion 20 to cause the cuvette carrier 100 to fall over. At the same time, the intercepting portion 111 is higher than the clamping guide structure 30, avoiding the situation where the intercepting portion 111 cannot be intercepted due to the need for the clamp to be clamped with the receiving portion 20.

[0071] In some embodiments, in order to better absorb the interception reaction force of the clamp on the reaction cup carrier 100, a groove is provided between the interception portion 111 and the accommodating portion 20, and the groove separates the interception portion 111 and the accommodating portion 20, so that the interception portion 111 and the accommodating portion 20 are only connected to each other through the base 10, so that the interception reaction force of the clamp on the interception portion 111 can only be transmitted through the base 10 with a larger volume and a lower center of gravity, so that the reaction cup carrier 100 is more stable when intercepted and is not easy to tip over.

[0072] Further, see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the base 10 further includes a cover plate 13, which is installed at the bottom of the base 10 and is used to place the electronic tag.

[0073] In this configuration, the electronic tag is placed in the cover plate 13, and the cover plate 13 is installed at the bottom of the base 10, so that when the cuvette carrier 100 is intercepted and reaches a predetermined position, the identification device can identify the electronic tag at the bottom of the cuvette carrier 100, thereby identifying the liquid information on the cuvette carrier 100.

[0074] In some embodiments, in order to make the cover 13 more securely installed on the base 10, a fastening boss is provided on the cover 13, and the fastening boss is interference fit with the installation groove of the base 10, and the remaining edges of the cover 13 are clearance fit, so that the cover 13 can be stably fixed on the base 10 and the cover 13 can be easily disassembled and replaced.

[0075] The utility model also provides a reaction monitoring device, which includes a clamp, a conveying belt and a cuvette carrier 100. The specific structure of the cuvette carrier 100 refers to the above embodiment. Since the reaction monitoring device adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described one by one here. Among them, the cuvette carrier 100 is placed on the conveying belt, and the clamp is used to intercept and clamp the cuvette carrier 100.

[0076] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cuvette carrier, characterized in that: include: Base; A receiving portion, the receiving portion is installed above the base, a cavity is provided in the receiving portion, and the cavity is used to place a reaction cup; A clamping guide structure, the clamping guide structure is located at the junction of the accommodating portion and the base; When the reaction cup carrier is misaligned in height, the clamping guide structure guides the clamp to re-clamp the receiving portion.

2. The cuvette carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping guide structure is an inclined surface, the lowest point of the clamping guide structure is connected to the edge of the base, and the highest point of the clamping guide structure is connected to the outer side wall of the accommodating portion.

3. The cuvette carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that: Two clamping guide structures are provided, and the two clamping guide structures are arranged at intervals and located at opposite sides of the junction of the base and the accommodating portion.

4. The cuvette carrier according to claim 3, characterized in that: The receiving portion comprises: A clamping section, wherein the clamping section is installed above the base, and the highest point of the clamping guide structure is connected to the outer side wall of the clamping section; An avoidance section, the avoidance section being connected to an end of the clamping section away from the base; Wherein, the side surface where the clamping section is connected to the two clamping guide structures is an arc surface.

5. The cuvette carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The reaction cup carrier also includes a moving guide structure, which is located at the front end of the base and is used to guide the reaction cup carrier to smoothly pass through the belt junction.

6. The cuvette carrier according to claim 5, characterized in that: The movable guide structure is an inclined surface, the highest point of the movable guide structure is formed on the front end side wall of the base, and the lowest point of the movable guide structure is formed on the bottom surface of the base.

7. The cuvette carrier according to claim 6, characterized in that: The base comprises: A front convex portion, the front convex portion is located at the front end of the base, and the moving guide structure is located at the bottom of the front convex portion; A rear concave portion, the rear concave portion is located at the rear end of the base, and the size of the rear concave portion matches the size of the front convex portion, so that the front convex portions and rear concave portions of two adjacent reaction cup carriers can be plugged and matched.

8. The cuvette carrier according to claim 7, characterized in that: An intercepting portion is provided on the front protruding portion, and the intercepting portion protrudes above the base, and the highest point of the intercepting portion is higher than the clamping guide structure.

9. The cuvette carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The base also includes a cover plate, which is installed at the bottom of the base and is used to place an electronic tag.

10. A reaction monitoring device, characterized in that: It comprises a clamp, a conveying belt and a cuvette carrier as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cuvette carrier is placed on the conveying belt, and the clamp is used to intercept and clamp the cuvette carrier.

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