Automatic focusing small animal living body imager
By designing an automatic focus system in an animal live imager, and using servo motors and gear components to achieve automatic focus of the lens, the inefficiency and inaccuracy caused by manual focus in the prior art are solved, and the degree of automation and convenience of use of the imager is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421608945.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing live animal imagers require manual operation when focusing, resulting in low automation, high labor intensity, low work efficiency, and insufficient focus adjustment.
An automatic focus live imager with small animal imager is designed, using a servo motor, gear assembly and focus mechanism, and the lens is driven to automatically focus by driving the motor to realize the automatic focus function of the imager.
It improves the convenience and work efficiency of the imager when using it, achieves a faster and accurate focus process, and reduces the intensity of operation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of animal live body imaging, in particular to an automatic focusing small animal live body imaging instrument. Background Art
[0002] Animal in vivo imaging technology is a technology developed in recent years to track living cells, that is, to use imaging methods to conduct qualitative and quantitative research on biological processes in vivo at the cellular and molecular levels. Animal in vivo imaging technology is widely used in many cutting-edge research fields such as oncology, virology, stem cells, transplant immunity, proteins and genes.
[0003] The existing animal live imaging devices are all manually operated during focusing, which results in a low degree of automation in the imaging process, increases the labor intensity during imaging, and reduces the working efficiency of the animal live imaging devices during imaging; and because manual focusing is required, the position during focusing is not fast and accurate enough, which causes great trouble to people's use. Utility Model Content
[0004] The utility model aims to provide an automatic focusing small animal live imaging device to solve the problem in the background art that the focusing is all done manually, resulting in low work efficiency and insufficient speed and accuracy.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an automatic focusing small animal live imaging instrument, comprising a cabinet, a cabinet door is hinged at the bottom of the cabinet through a hinge plate, a lifting module is arranged at the bottom end of the interior of the cabinet, a medicine box is placed on the surface of the lifting module, and the lifting module is used to drive the medicine box to move up and down; an inner card is also fixed to the top of the interior of the cabinet, and a radiator is fixedly connected to the surface of the inner card, and cooling fans are embedded at both ends of the rear side of the cabinet, and the cooling fans cooperate with the radiator to dissipate heat for the instrument; a lens is also rotatably connected to the bottom of the inner card, and a focusing mechanism is also arranged on the surface of the lens, and the focusing mechanism is used to focus the lens.
[0006] Preferably, a driving motor is installed on one side of the surface of the inner card plate, and the driving motor drives the lens to rotate through a gear assembly.
[0007] Preferably, a light source board is fixed on the surface of the cabinet and located on both the left and right sides of the lens, and the light source board is used for reflecting light from the lens.
[0008] Preferably, the lifting module is composed of a servo motor, a lead screw, a nut block and a lifting plate. The servo motor is installed on the surface of the cabinet, and a lead screw is fixed to the output end of the servo motor. The surface of the lead screw is threadedly connected to the nut block. The surface of the nut block is fixed with a lifting plate, and the medicine box is placed on the surface of the lifting plate.
[0009] Preferably, the focusing mechanism is composed of a fixing frame, a top focusing motor, a top focusing gear, a fixing hoop, a fixing block and a bottom focusing motor, the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the surface of the inner clamping plate by bolts, and the top focusing motor is fixed on the inner wall of the fixing frame, and the top focusing gear is fixed to the output end of the top focusing motor, and the top focusing gear is meshed with teeth on the surface of the lens.
[0010] Preferably, the fixing hoop is fixed to the surface of the lens by a bolt set, and a fixing block is fixed to the surface of the fixing hoop, a bottom focusing motor is fixed to the surface of the fixing block, and a bottom focusing gear is installed at the output end of the bottom focusing motor, and the bottom focusing gear cooperates with the teeth on the surface of the lens.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the utility model is that the automatic focusing small animal living imager realizes the automatic focusing function of the lens through the focusing mechanism. When the focusing mechanism is implemented, the top focusing motor or the bottom focusing motor on the surface of the fixed frame or the fixed block works, and the top focusing motor or the bottom focusing motor respectively drives the top focusing gear or the bottom focusing gear to rotate, so that the lens is adjusted, realizing the automatic focusing function when the imager is used, thereby improving the convenience of the imager when used. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main appearance structure of the utility model;
[0013] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the utility model;
[0014] Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0015] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the focusing mechanism of the utility model.
[0016] In the figure: 1. cabinet body; 11. cooling fan; 2. cabinet door; 3. medicine box; 4. inner clamp plate; 41. radiator; 42. drive motor; 5. lifting module; 51. servo motor; 52. lead screw; 53. nut block; 54. lifting plate; 6. lens; 61. light source board; 7. focusing mechanism; 71. fixing frame; 72. top focusing motor; 73. top focusing gear; 74. fixing hoop; 75. fixing block; 76. bottom focusing motor; 77. bottom focusing gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", "upper, lower, left, right", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. At the same time, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0018] The structure of the automatic focusing small animal living body imaging device provided by the utility model is as follows Figures 1 to 4 As shown, it includes a cabinet 1, the bottom of the cabinet 1 is hinged with a cabinet door 2 through a hinge plate, a lifting module 5 is arranged at the bottom end inside the cabinet 1, and a medicine box 3 is placed on the surface of the lifting module 5, the lifting module 5 is used to drive the medicine box 3 to move up and down, the lifting module 5 is composed of a servo motor 51, a lead screw 52, a nut block 53 and a lifting plate 54, the servo motor 51 is installed on the surface of the cabinet 1, and a lead screw 52 is fixed to the output end of the servo motor 51, the surface of the lead screw 52 is threadedly connected with a nut block 53, the surface of the nut block 53 is fixed with a lifting plate 54, and the medicine box 3 is placed on the surface of the lifting plate 54; an inner card plate 4 is also fixed to the top of the cabinet 1, and a radiator 41 is fixedly connected to the surface of the inner card plate 4, a driving motor 42 is installed on one side of the surface of the inner card plate 4, and the driving motor 42 drives the lens 6 to rotate through a gear assembly, and both ends of the rear side of the cabinet 1 are inlaid with a heat dissipation fan 11, and the heat dissipation fan 11 cooperates with the radiator 41 to dissipate heat for the instrument.
[0019] During implementation, the medicine box 3 is placed on the surface of the lifting plate 54, and the servo motor 51 drives the screw 52 to rotate. When the screw 52 rotates, it will cooperate with the nut block 53 to drive the lifting plate 54 to move up and down, and then the lens 6 is used under the action of the light source board 61.
[0020] Furthermore, if Figure 2 as well as Figure 4As shown, the bottom of the inner card plate 4 is also rotatably connected to the lens 6, and the surface of the lens 6 is also provided with a focusing mechanism 7, which is used for focusing the lens 6. The focusing mechanism 7 is composed of a fixing frame 71, a top focusing motor 72, a top focusing gear 73, a fixing hoop 74, a fixing block 75 and a bottom focusing motor 76. The fixing frame 71 is fixedly connected to the surface of the inner card plate 4 by bolts, and the top focusing motor 72 is fixed on the inner wall of the fixing frame 71, and the top focusing gear 73 is fixed to the output end of the top focusing motor 72. Wheel 73, and the top focusing gear 73 meshes with the teeth on the surface of the lens 6, the fixing hoop 74 is fixed to the surface of the lens 6 by a bolt set, and the surface of the fixing hoop 74 is fixed with a fixing block 75, the surface of the fixing block 75 is fixed with a bottom focusing motor 76, and the output end of the bottom focusing motor 76 is installed with a bottom focusing gear 77, and the bottom focusing gear 77 cooperates with the teeth on the surface of the lens 6, and a light source board 61 is fixed on the surface of the cabinet 1 and on the left and right sides of the lens 6, and the light source board 61 is used for reflecting the lens 6.
[0021] During implementation, the top focusing motor 72 or the bottom focusing motor 76 on the surface of the fixing frame 71 or the fixing block 75 works, and the top focusing motor 72 or the bottom focusing motor 76 respectively drives the top focusing gear 73 or the bottom focusing gear 77 to rotate, so that the lens 6 is adjusted, realizing the automatic focusing function when the imager is used, thereby improving the convenience of using the imager.
[0022] Working principle: When in use, first place the medicine box 3 on the surface of the lifting plate 54, and drive the screw 52 to rotate through the servo motor 51. When the screw 52 rotates, it will cooperate with the nut block 53 to drive the lifting plate 54 to move up and down, and then the lens 6 will form an image under the action of the light source board 61.
[0023] During use, the automatic focusing function of the lens 6 is realized through the focusing mechanism 7. When the focusing mechanism 7 is implemented, the top focusing motor 72 or the bottom focusing motor 76 on the surface of the fixed frame 71 or the fixed block 75 works, and the top focusing motor 72 or the bottom focusing motor 76 respectively drives the top focusing gear 73 or the bottom focusing gear 77 to rotate, so that the lens 6 is adjusted, realizing the automatic focusing function when the imager is used, thereby improving the convenience of using the imager.
[0024] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting from any point of view, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are included in the present invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be regarded as limiting the claim to which it relates.
Claims
1. An automatic focusing small animal live imaging device, comprising a cabinet (1), characterized in that: The cabinet (1) is hingedly connected to a cabinet door (2) at the bottom through a hinge plate. A lifting module (5) is provided at the bottom of the cabinet (1), and a medicine box (3) is placed on the surface of the lifting module (5). The lifting module (5) is used to drive the medicine box (3) to move up and down. An inner cardboard (4) is also fixed to the top of the cabinet (1), and a radiator (41) is fixedly connected to the surface of the inner cardboard (4). Both ends of the rear side of the cabinet (1) are inlaid with heat dissipation fans (11). The heat dissipation fans (11) cooperate with the radiator (41) to dissipate heat from the instrument. The bottom of the inner cardboard (4) is also rotatably connected to a lens (6), and a focusing mechanism (7) is also provided on the surface of the lens (6). The focusing mechanism (7) is used to focus the lens (6).
2. The automatic focusing small animal in vivo imaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A driving motor (42) is installed on one side of the surface of the inner card plate (4), and the driving motor (42) drives the lens (6) to rotate via a gear assembly.
3. The automatic focusing small animal in vivo imaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Light source panels (61) are fixed on the surface of the cabinet (1) and located on both the left and right sides of the lens (6). The light source panels (61) are used for reflecting light from the lens (6).
4. The automatic focusing small animal in vivo imaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting module (5) is composed of a servo motor (51), a lead screw (52), a nut block (53) and a lifting plate (54); the servo motor (51) is mounted on the surface of the cabinet (1); the lead screw (52) is fixed to the output end of the servo motor (51); the surface of the lead screw (52) is threadedly connected to the nut block (53); the surface of the nut block (53) is fixed to the lifting plate (54); and the medicine box (3) is placed on the surface of the lifting plate (54).
5. The automatic focusing small animal in vivo imaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The focusing mechanism (7) is composed of a fixing frame (71), a top focusing motor (72), a top focusing gear (73), a fixing hoop (74), a fixing block (75) and a bottom focusing motor (76); the fixing frame (71) is fixedly connected to the surface of the inner card plate (4) by bolts, the top focusing motor (72) is fixed on the inner wall of the fixing frame (71), the top focusing gear (73) is fixed to the output end of the top focusing motor (72), and the top focusing gear (73) is meshed with teeth on the surface of the lens (6).
6. The automatic focusing small animal in vivo imaging device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The fixing hoop (74) is fixed to the surface of the lens (6) by means of a bolt sleeve, and a fixing block (75) is fixed to the surface of the fixing hoop (74), a bottom focusing motor (76) is fixed to the surface of the fixing block (75), and a bottom focusing gear (77) is installed at the output end of the bottom focusing motor (76), and the bottom focusing gear (77) cooperates with teeth on the surface of the lens (6).