Automatic slicing instrument

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic slicing instrument, and belongs to the technical field of medical treatment. The sample wafer storage device solves the problem of how to ensure reasonable classification and storage of sample wafers on the premise of saving labor cost. The automatic wafer separating instrument comprises a controller and a plurality of storage boxes, the automatic wafer separating instrument further comprises a stand column with the top connected with a mechanical arm, the mechanical arm is connected with the controller through a wire, one side of the stand column is rotationally connected with a plurality of bearing discs in the horizontal direction, and the bearing discs are arranged at intervals in the height direction of the stand column. Each bearing disc is provided with a plurality of storage boxes, and each bearing disc is provided with a notch used for allowing the corresponding mechanical arm to penetrate through. According to the automatic wafer separating instrument, reasonable classification and storage of the sample wafers can be ensured on the premise of saving the labor cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical treatment and relates to an automatic slicer. Background Art

[0002] In today's medical field, the microscope observation technology commonly used in departments such as pathology and laboratory is to observe the collected blood, body fluids, tissues and other specimens on a slide after processing them through different techniques. This is one of the important means of etiology and pathology research at this stage.

[0003] In actual operation, the number of patients that the hospital needs to receive every day is very large, and the number of patients who need to undergo the above-mentioned tests is also increasing day by day. Therefore, the number of samples that need to be tested is also very large. After the samples are produced and tested, these samples need to be scientifically and rationally sorted and stored. Specifically, before sampling, the patient's personal information is made into an information strip with a QR code, and the information strip is fixed on the sample. With the help of a scanner, the doctor can classify the samples according to the patients and the type of test to be conducted, and store the classified batches of samples in separate storage boxes.

[0004] However, the above method can only achieve scientific and reasonable storage conditions in theory. During the entire storage process, medical staff need to take down the samples on the staining rack, place them under the scanner for scanning, and then put them into the corresponding storage box. The operation is relatively cumbersome and wastes manpower. At the same time, the sample placement error may occur during the operation. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to propose an automatic slicer in view of the above problems existing in the prior art. The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is: how to ensure the rational classification and storage of samples under the premise of saving labor costs.

[0006] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions: an automatic slicing instrument, including a controller and a plurality of storage boxes, characterized in that the automatic slicing instrument also includes a column with a manipulator connected to the top, the manipulator is connected to the controller through a wire, one side of the column is rotatably connected to a plurality of carrying plates in a horizontal direction, and the plurality of carrying plates are spaced apart along the height direction of the column, each of the carrying plates is provided with a plurality of storage boxes, and each of the carrying plates is provided with a notch for the manipulator to pass through.

[0007] The working principle of this automatic slicer is as follows: after preparing samples in batches and temporarily placing them on the dye rack, the controller sends out instructions to control the robot to grab them randomly. After placing them on the scanner to obtain information, the scanner also sends information to the controller, and the controller controls the robot to put the grabbed samples into a storage box on a certain carrier plate according to the obtained signal. This action is then repeated in this way until all samples are reasonably classified and orderly stored, and no manual intervention is required in this process, thereby achieving the purpose of minimizing labor costs. It is worth mentioning that there are multiple carrier plates for carrying storage boxes in this automatic slicer, and the multiple carrier plates are spaced apart along the height direction of the column. In order to ensure that the robot arranged at the upper end of the column can cooperate with any carrier plate, the present application connects each carrier plate to the column by a rotating connection, and And a gap is provided on each carrier tray for the robot to pass through. For example, when the number of different types of samples that the top carrier tray can accommodate has reached the limit, the next samples must be placed on the second carrier tray. At this time, the top carrier tray can be rotated by a certain angle so that the gap is located directly below the robot, thereby facilitating the robot to pass through the first carrier tray to operate on the second carrier tray. In addition, in the entire storage process, the position of different storage boxes can be adjusted by rotating the carrier tray, and the robot only performs circumferential rotation, vertical movement and clamping actions. There is no need to require extremely high flexibility for the robot, thereby achieving the advantage of reducing the complexity of control instructions and the price cost of the robot. It should also be noted that the controller and scanner mentioned in this application are both existing technologies. In order to avoid the solution being too complicated, the specific structure of the controller and the scanner will not be described in detail.

[0008] In the above-mentioned automatic slicing machine, the side wall of the column is provided with a plurality of supporting rods, and the plurality of supporting rods are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the column, and each supporting rod is connected to a driving motor, and each driving motor is connected to the controller through a wire, and the driving end of each driving motor is fixed with the supporting disk. On the basis of the above-mentioned scheme, by setting the driving motor, the rotation of each supporting disk is realized by means of electric control drive, and because each driving motor is connected to the controller through a wire respectively, it is possible to achieve the purpose of controlling the rotation of any one, any multiple or even all supporting disks through the controller, thereby ensuring that the slicing work is more efficient.

[0009] In the above automatic slicer, each of the carrier plates is in the shape of a disk, and each of the carrier plates is provided with a plurality of receiving grooves in the radial direction, the plurality of receiving grooves are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the carrier plate, and the plurality of storage boxes are slidably connected in the plurality of receiving grooves in a one-to-one correspondence, thereby achieving reasonable utilization of the storage position of each storage box, and ensuring that each carrier plate can hold the storage box to the maximum extent.

[0010] In the above-mentioned automatic slicer, each of the receiving slots and each of the storage boxes are in the shape of long strips, and a slide rail is provided on the inner bottom wall of each of the receiving slots along the length direction, and a slide groove is provided at the bottom of each of the storage boxes along the length direction, and each of the storage boxes and each of the receiving slots are slidably connected through the slide rail and the slide groove. Through this arrangement, the cooperation between the storage box and the carrier plate is ensured to be smooth and stable, and the convenience of subsequent film retrieval is ensured. On the basis of this basic scheme, the slide rail installed on the inner bottom wall of each receiving slot in the present application can be an electric control slide rail in the prior art, and a switch button is provided on the outer side wall of each storage box facing the outer peripheral surface of the carrier plate, and the switch button and the electric control slide rail are connected to the controller through a wire, so that when medical staff need to use it, they can press the switch button, and the controller controls the electric control slide rail to push out the corresponding storage box.

[0011] In the above-mentioned automatic slicer, the notch on each carrier plate is fan-shaped, and each notch extends from the outer edge of the carrier plate to the center of the carrier plate. The notch itself is used to make way for the robot, and on this basis, the present invention sets it in a fan shape, which can ensure that its shape is more consistent with the shape of the carrier plate while ensuring the function, so as to avoid its existence affecting the number of openings of the receiving slots.

[0012] Compared with the existing technology, this automatic slicer has the following advantages:

[0013] A controller is used to control the manipulator and each drive motor. After the manipulator grabs the sample and scans it, the controller controls the manipulator to place the sample into one of the storage boxes on one of the carrier plates, and subsequently places each sample in a different storage box according to the patient information and the test type. When the storage category of the upper carrier plate reaches the limit, the controller controls the drive motor so that the manipulator can extend through the gap on the carrier plate and continue the slicing work on the next carrier plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic slicer.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic slicer from another perspective.

[0016] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the carrier plate.

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of any carrier plate.

[0018] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of any storage box.

[0019] Figure 6 It is a flow chart of the automatic slicer.

[0020] In the figure, 1, controller; 2, storage box; 21, slide slot; 3, column; 31, manipulator; 32, carrier plate; 321, notch; 322, receiving slot; 3221, slide rail; 33, support rod; 331, drive motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solution of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0022] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 6 As shown, the automatic slicer includes a controller 1, a vertically arranged column 3 and a plurality of disc-shaped carrying plates 32, the upper end of the column 3 is provided with a manipulator 31 connected to the controller 1 through a wire, and a plurality of support rods 33 are provided on one side of the column 3 in a horizontal direction, each support rod 33 is connected to a driving motor 331 with the driving end facing upward, and each driving motor 331 is connected to the controller 1 through a wire, and the number of the plurality of carrying plates 32 is equal to the number of the driving motors 331, and the lower sides of the plurality of carrying plates 32 are fixed one by one to the driving ends of the plurality of driving motors 331.

[0023] Combination Figure 3-5 , each carrying plate 32 is provided with a plurality of long strip-shaped receiving grooves 322, and the plurality of receiving grooves 322 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the carrying plate 32 and one end of the plurality of receiving grooves passes through the outer peripheral wall of the carrying plate 32. The automatic slicer also includes a plurality of rectangular storage boxes 2, and a slide rail 3221 is fixed along the length direction on the inner bottom wall of each receiving groove 322, and a slide groove 21 is provided along the length direction at the bottom of each storage box 2. The plurality of storage boxes 2 are embedded in the plurality of receiving grooves 322 one by one and are slidably connected with the slide groove 21 through the slide rail 3221. At the same time, a fan-shaped notch 321 is provided on each carrying plate 32, and each notch 321 extends from the outer peripheral wall of the carrying plate 32 to the center of the carrying plate 32.

[0024] As a further solution, the slide rail 3221 used in this embodiment can be an electrically controlled slide rail connected to the controller 1 via a wire, and a switch button connected to the controller 1 via a wire is installed on the outer wall of each storage box 2 facing the outer peripheral wall of the supporting plate 32. When taking and placing samples, medical staff can transmit a signal to the controller 1 by pressing the switch button, and the controller 1 controls the electrically controlled slide rail to push the storage box 2 outward.

[0025] Working principle: After making samples in batches and placing them on the dyeing rack, the controller 1 controls the robot 31 to start, and the external scanner is also controlled by the controller 1. The robot 31 clamps the sample and moves it close to the scanner. The scanner scans the QR code on the sample to obtain information, and transmits the information to the controller 1 as an instruction basis. Then the controller 1 controls the robot 31 to move to the topmost carrier plate 32 and place the sample in one of the designated storage boxes 2. When placing the sample on the topmost carrier plate 32, different types of samples should be placed in different storage boxes 2. The automatic slicer controls the driving motor 331 connected to the topmost carrier plate 32 through the controller 1 to make the topmost carrier plate 32 rotate slightly, so as to realize the position switching of different storage boxes 2 and the classification and transfer of samples on the carrier plate 32 of this layer.

[0026] After that, the above-mentioned sequence is repeated until the number of samples that can be classified by the top-layer carrier plate 32 reaches the limit (or the storage capacity of several storage boxes 2 in the top-layer carrier plate 32 is saturated). Before the controller 1 transfers the samples for the next time, the controller 1 can control the drive motor 331 connected to the top-layer carrier plate 32 to work, so that the gap 321 on the top-layer carrier plate 32 is located directly below the manipulator 31. At this time, the manipulator 31 that transfers the samples can pass through the gap 321 and continue to classify and transfer the samples on the second-layer carrier plate 32 according to the above-mentioned work flow until the storage boxes 2 in each layer of the carrier plate 32 are filled or the batch of samples are all classified and transferred.

[0027] The specific embodiments described herein are merely examples of the spirit of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in similar ways, but they will not deviate from the spirit of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.

[0028] Although the terminology such as controller 1, storage box 2, slide slot 21, column 3, manipulator 31, carrier plate 32, notch 321, receiving slot 322, slide rail 3221, support rod 33, and drive motor 331 is frequently used in this article, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. The use of these terms is only for the purpose of more conveniently describing and explaining the essence of the utility model; interpreting them as any additional limitation is contrary to the spirit of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic slicer, comprising a controller (1) and a plurality of storage boxes (2), characterized in that: The automatic slicing instrument also includes a column (3) with a manipulator (31) connected to the top, the manipulator (31) is connected to the controller (1) through a wire, one side of the column (3) is connected to a plurality of carrier plates (32) for rotation in the horizontal direction, and the plurality of carrier plates (32) are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the column (3), each of the carrier plates (32) is provided with a plurality of storage boxes (2), and each of the carrier plates (32) is provided with a notch (321) for the manipulator (31) to pass through.

2. The automatic slicer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of support rods (33) are provided on the side wall of the column (3), and the plurality of support rods (33) are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the column (3). Each of the support rods (33) is connected to a drive motor (331), and each of the drive motors (331) is connected to the controller (1) via a wire, and the driving end of each of the drive motors (331) is fixedly provided with the carrier plate (32).

3. The automatic slicer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Each of the supporting plates (32) is in the shape of a disc, and each of the supporting plates (32) is provided with a plurality of receiving grooves (322) along the radial direction, the plurality of receiving grooves (322) are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the supporting plate (32), and the plurality of storage boxes (2) are slidably connected in the plurality of receiving grooves (322) in a one-to-one corresponding manner.

4. The automatic slicer according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each of the receiving grooves (322) and each of the storage boxes (2) are in the shape of an elongated strip. A slide rail (3221) is provided on the inner bottom wall of each of the receiving grooves (322) along the length direction. A slide groove (21) is provided at the bottom of each of the storage boxes (2) along the length direction. Each of the storage boxes (2) and each of the receiving grooves (322) are slidably connected through the slide rail (3221) and the slide groove (21).

5. The automatic slicer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The notch (321) on each of the carrier plates (32) is fan-shaped, and each of the notches (321) extends from the outer edge of the carrier plate (32) to a position close to the center of the carrier plate (32).

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