Device for processing test paper tapes

Abstract

The utility model provides equipment for processing a test paper tape. The equipment comprises a remote terminal, an image acquisition device, a marking device, a conveying device and a stand-by platform, the conveying device is used for conveying test paper tapes; the image acquisition device is used for shooting the test paper tape placed on the conveying device and sending a shot image to the remote terminal; the remote terminal is used for identifying the defect based on the image, when the defect of the test paper tape is identified, the remote terminal sends the first position of the defect to the marking device, and when the defect is not identified, the remote terminal does not operate; the marking device is used for carrying out ink jet at a second position, which is adjacent to the first position, of the test paper belt which identifies the defect based on the first position when the remote terminal identifies the defect, so that the test paper belt is marked with the defect, and the marking device does not operate when the remote terminal does not identify the defect of the test paper belt; and the conveying device is also used for conveying the test paper tapes from the marking station to the standby stations on the standby platform one by one. According to the utility model, the operation efficiency can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of industrial equipment, in particular to a device for processing a test strip. Background Art

[0002] In the traditional process of handling the test strip, the operator needs to first look for defects on the test strip with the naked eye and then manually mark the locations where the defects are found.

[0003] From the above description, it can be seen that the traditional process of processing test strips requires setting up a search and marking station so that the operator can perform simple repetitive work at the station throughout the process. In the case of performing such simple repetitive work for a long time, the operator is prone to fatigue, resulting in low operating efficiency and low accuracy in identifying defects. Utility Model Content

[0004] The automated strapping equipment according to the utility model aims to solve the following problems existing in the prior art: setting a search and marking station so that the operator performs simple repetitive work at the station throughout the whole process, thereby reducing the operating efficiency and the accuracy of identifying defects.

[0005] The utility model provides a device for processing test strips, characterized in that the device comprises: a remote terminal, an image acquisition device, a marking device, a conveying device and a standby platform; wherein the conveying device is used to convey a plurality of the test strips one by one; the image acquisition device is used to photograph one of the test strips placed at a photographing station of the conveying device each time, and send the photographed image of one of the test strips to the remote terminal; the remote terminal is used to identify a defect of one of the test strips based on the image each time, wherein when the remote terminal identifies at least one defect of one of the test strips, the remote terminal sends at least one first position of the at least one defect to the marking device, and when the remote terminal does not identify at least one defect of the test strip, the remote terminal sends at least one first position of the at least one defect to the marking device, and when the remote terminal does not When a defect of the test strip is identified, the remote terminal does not operate; the marking device is used to spray ink at at least one second position of the test strip with the defect identified, based on the at least one first position, each time when the remote terminal identifies the at least one defect, so that the test strip with the defect identified is marked with the at least one defect at the marking station of the conveying device, wherein when the remote terminal does not identify a defect of the test strip, the marking device does not operate at the marking station; the conveying device is also used to convey the marked test strips and the unmarked test strips from the marking station to the standby station on the standby platform one by one.

[0006] In some embodiments, the image acquisition device includes: a camera and a camera motion motor; wherein the camera is used to photograph the test strip placed on the conveying device; the camera motion motor is used to drive the camera so that the camera moves along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in which the conveying device conveys multiple test strips.

[0007] In some embodiments, the image acquisition device further includes: a camera background light source, which is used to adjust the brightness when the test strip is photographed.

[0008] In some embodiments, the marking device includes: an inkjet head and an inkjet head motion motor; the inkjet head is used to spray ink on the test strip at the at least one second position to form at least one ink dot; the inkjet head motion motor is used to drive the inkjet head so that the inkjet head moves along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in which the conveying device conveys the plurality of test strips.

[0009] In some embodiments, the marking device also includes: an ink dot sensor, which is used to sense the at least one ink dot and send the sensed at least one ink dot to the remote terminal; the remote terminal is also used to compare the sensed at least one ink dot with the at least one first position to determine whether the test strip is correctly sprayed with ink.

[0010] In some embodiments, the conveying device includes: a conveying platform, a plurality of toggle block units, a toggle block vertical motion cylinder and a toggle block horizontal motion cylinder; wherein, the conveying platform is used to place a plurality of the test strips; at least one of the plurality of toggle block units is used to convey a plurality of the test strips along a first direction of the conveying device, and to move a test strip matching the position of each of the at least one toggle block units from a current position on the conveying platform to a next position on the conveying platform; each of the toggle block units includes a first toggle block and a second toggle block arranged on both sides of the conveying platform, and a plurality of engaging pins are arranged on each of the first toggle block and the second toggle block, and the engaging pins are used to engage the two ends of the test strip with the first toggle block and the second toggle block, respectively. The second toggle block; the toggle block vertical motion cylinder is used to drive the multiple toggle block units so that the multiple toggle block units move vertically along the vertical direction; the toggle block horizontal motion cylinder is used to drive the multiple toggle block units so that the multiple toggle block units move horizontally along the first direction; wherein each toggle block unit is configured to, under the drive of the toggle block vertical motion cylinder and the toggle block horizontal motion cylinder, lift the first toggle block and the second toggle block at the current position to lift the test strip, move the first toggle block and the second toggle block along the first direction to above the next position to move the test strip to above the next position, and lower the first toggle block and the second toggle block to place the test strip at the next position.

[0011] In some embodiments, a toggle block unit other than the at least one toggle block unit among the plurality of toggle block units is used to move a marked test strip from the marking station on the conveying platform to the standby station on the standby platform.

[0012] In some embodiments, the conveying device also includes: a pressing rod unit and a pressing rod motion cylinder; wherein the pressing rod unit includes a first pressing rod and a second pressing rod arranged on both sides of the conveying platform, and the first pressing rod and the second pressing rod are used to press the multiple test strips downward onto the multiple toggle block units when the multiple test strips are placed on the conveying platform; the pressing rod motion cylinder is used to drive the pressing rod unit so that the pressing rod unit moves along the vertical direction.

[0013] In some embodiments, the conveying device further includes: a vacuum generator, which is used to adsorb the test strip onto the upper surface of the conveying platform from below the conveying platform when the image acquisition device photographs a test strip placed at the photographing station.

[0014] The device for processing the test strip according to the utility model can complete simple and repetitive work with the help of automated equipment, thereby improving work efficiency and the accuracy of identifying defects.

[0015] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the utility model. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the utility model, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the utility model are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] By reading the detailed description below with reference to the accompanying drawings, the above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become readily understood. In the accompanying drawings, several embodiments of the present invention are shown in an exemplary and non-limiting manner, wherein:

[0017] In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals represent the same or corresponding parts.

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a treated test strip according to the present invention is shown.

[0019] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a device for processing a test strip according to the utility model is shown.

[0020] Figure 3 Another schematic diagram of the device for processing a test strip according to the present invention is shown.

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing a device for processing a test strip according to the present invention in which part of the conveying device is removed is shown.

[0022] Reference numerals list

[0023] 100 Equipment for handling test strips

[0024] 1 Test strip

[0025] 2 Teeth

[0026] 3 ink dots

[0027] 4 Latex tape

[0028] 5 Test strip body

[0029] 11. Camera

[0030] 12 Camera Movement Motor

[0031] 13 Camera background light

[0032] 14 Vacuum generator

[0033] 21 Inkjet Head

[0034] 22 ink dot sensor

[0035] 23 Inkjet head motion motor

[0036] 31 Conveyor Platform

[0037] 32 Push rod unit

[0038] 34 Toggle Block Units

[0039] 35 Vertical motion cylinder for toggle block

[0040] 36 Horizontal motion cylinder for toggle block

[0041] 40 platforms for standby use. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The principle and spirit of the present invention will be described below with reference to several exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided only to enable those skilled in the art to better understand and implement the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0043] In the present application, it should be understood that terms such as “including” or “having” are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, behaviors, components, parts, or a combination thereof disclosed in the present specification, and do not exclude the possibility of the presence of one or more other features, numbers, steps, behaviors, components, parts, or a combination thereof.

[0044] It should also be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0045] The specific implementation of the utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0046] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a treated test strip according to the present invention is shown.

[0047] like Figure 1 As shown, the test strip 1 includes a test strip body 5, a toothed portion 2 arranged on the edge of the test strip body 5, and a latex tape 4 sprayed on the test strip body 5. In the case that the test strip 1 has defects, the test strip 1 processed by the device for processing the test strip according to the utility model includes ink dots 3 arranged near the latex tape 4.

[0048] In the present invention, the defect of the test strip 1 generally refers to excessive deviation of the center of the latex strip 4 or uneven spraying of the latex strip 4 .

[0049] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a device for processing a test strip according to the utility model is shown. Figure 3 Another schematic diagram of the device for processing a test strip according to the present invention is shown. Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing a device for processing a test strip according to the present invention in which part of the conveying device is removed is shown.

[0050] like Figures 2 to 4 As shown, the device 100 for processing a test strip may include a remote terminal (not shown), an image acquisition device, a marking device, a conveying device, and a standby platform 40 .

[0051] The conveying device is used to convey a plurality of test strips 1 one by one.

[0052] The image acquisition device is used to capture a test strip 1 placed at a capturing station on the conveying device each time, and send the captured image of the test strip 1 to a remote terminal.

[0053] The image acquisition device includes a camera 11 and a camera motion motor 12. The camera 11 is used to photograph the test strip 1 placed on the conveying device. The camera motion motor 12 is used to drive the camera 11 so that the camera 11 moves along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in which the conveying device conveys multiple test strips 1. The image acquisition device may also include a camera background light source 13, which is used to adjust the brightness when the test strip 1 is photographed.

[0054] The remote terminal is used to identify defects of the test strip 1 based on the captured image each time. When the remote terminal identifies a defect of the test strip 1, the remote terminal sends the first position of the defect to the marking device, and when the remote terminal does not identify a defect of the test strip 1, the remote terminal does not operate.

[0055] The marking device is used to spray ink on the test strip 1 at a second position adjacent to the first position of the test strip 1 where the defect is identified, based on the first position, each time when the remote terminal identifies a defect, so that the test strip 1 where the defect is identified is marked with a defect at the marking station of the conveying device. When the remote terminal does not identify the defect of the test strip 1, the marking device does not operate at the marking station. The marking device includes an inkjet head 21 and an inkjet head motion motor 23. The inkjet head is used to spray ink on the test strip 1 at the second position to form at least one ink dot. The inkjet head motion motor 23 is used to drive the inkjet head 21 so that the inkjet head 21 moves along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in which the conveying device conveys multiple test strips 1. The marking device may also include an ink dot sensor 22, which is used to sense the ink dot and send the sensed ink dot to the remote terminal. The remote terminal may also be used to compare the sensed ink dot with the first position to determine whether the test strip 1 is correctly sprayed with ink.

[0056] The conveying device is also used to convey the marked test strips 1 and the unmarked test strips 1 from the marking station to the standby stations on the standby platform 40 one by one.

[0057] The conveying device may include a conveying platform 31 , a plurality of toggle block units 34 , a toggle block vertical motion cylinder 35 , and a toggle block horizontal motion cylinder 36 .

[0058] The conveying platform 31 is used to place a plurality of test strips 1. At least one of the plurality of toggle block units 34 is used to move the test strip 1 matching the position of each of the at least one toggle block unit 34 from a current position on the conveying platform 31 to a next position on the conveying platform 31 along a first direction in which the conveying device conveys the plurality of test strips 1.

[0059] Each toggle block unit 34 includes a first toggle block and a second toggle block arranged on both sides of the conveying platform 31, and each of the first toggle block and the second toggle block is provided with a plurality of locking pins, which are used to respectively lock the two ends of the test strip 1 on the first toggle block and the second toggle block.

[0060] The toggle block vertical motion cylinder 35 is used to drive the plurality of toggle block units 34 so that the plurality of toggle block units 34 move vertically in the vertical direction. The toggle block horizontal motion cylinder 36 is used to drive the plurality of toggle block units 34 so that the plurality of toggle block units 34 move horizontally in the first direction.

[0061] Each toggle block unit 34 can be configured to, under the drive of the toggle block vertical motion cylinder 35 and the toggle block horizontal motion cylinder 36, lift the first toggle block and the second toggle block at the current position to lift the test strip 1, move the first toggle block and the second toggle block along the first direction to above the next position to move the test strip 1 to above the next position, and lower the first toggle block and the second toggle block to place the test strip 1 at the next position.

[0062] A toggle block unit 34 other than the at least one toggle block unit 34 among the plurality of toggle block units 34 is used to move a marked test strip 1 from the marking station on the conveying platform 31 to the standby station on the standby platform 40 .

[0063] The conveying device may further include a pressing rod unit 32 and a pressing rod moving cylinder. The pressing rod unit 32 includes a first pressing rod and a second pressing rod arranged on both sides of the conveying platform 31, and the first pressing rod and the second pressing rod are used to press the multiple test strips 1 downward onto the multiple toggle block units 34 when the multiple test strips 1 are placed on the conveying platform 31. The pressing rod moving cylinder is used to drive the pressing rod unit 32 so that the pressing rod unit 32 moves in the vertical direction.

[0064] The conveying device may further include a vacuum generator 14 for adsorbing the test strip 1 onto the upper surface of the conveying platform 31 from below the conveying platform 31 when the image acquisition device captures a test strip 1 placed at the capturing station.

[0065] In the present invention, the test strip 1 can have a long strip shape. In some embodiments, the long strip shape of the product can be designed in various forms.

[0066] The device for processing the test strip according to the utility model can complete simple and repetitive work with the help of automated equipment, thereby improving work efficiency and the accuracy of identifying defects.

[0067] Although the spirit and principle of the present invention have been described with reference to several specific embodiments, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed specific embodiments, and the division of various aspects does not mean that the features in these aspects cannot be combined to benefit, and such division is only for the convenience of expression. The present invention is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included in the spirit and scope of the attached claims.

Claims

1. A device for processing a test strip, characterized in that: The device comprises: a remote terminal, an image acquisition device, a marking device, a conveying device and a standby platform; Wherein, the conveying device is used to convey a plurality of the test strips one by one; The image acquisition device is used to capture one of the test strips placed at the capturing station of the conveying device each time, and send the captured image of one of the test strips to the remote terminal; The remote terminal is used to identify a defect of the test strip based on the image each time, and send at least one first position of the at least one defect to the marking device when at least one defect of the test strip is identified; The marking device is used for spraying ink at at least one second position of the test paper strip where the defect is identified and adjacent to the at least one first position based on the at least one first position each time the at least one defect is identified, so that the test paper strip where the defect is identified is marked with the at least one defect at the marking station of the conveying device; The conveying device is also used to convey the marked test strips and the unmarked test strips from the marking station to the standby stations on the standby platform one by one.

2. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 1, characterized in that: The image acquisition device comprises: a camera and a camera motion motor; Wherein, the camera is used to photograph the test strip placed on the conveying device; The camera motion motor is used to drive the camera so that the camera moves along a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the conveying device conveys the plurality of test strips.

3. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 2, characterized in that: The image acquisition device also includes: a camera background light source, which is used to adjust the brightness when the test strip is photographed.

4. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 1, characterized in that: The marking device comprises: an inkjet head and an inkjet head motion motor; The inkjet head is used to spray ink on the test strip at the at least one second position to form at least one ink dot; The inkjet head movement motor is used to drive the inkjet head so that the inkjet head moves along a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the conveying device conveys the plurality of test strips.

5. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 4, characterized in that: The marking device further includes: an ink dot sensor for sensing the at least one ink dot and transmitting the sensed at least one ink dot to the remote terminal; The remote terminal is further used to compare the sensed at least one ink dot with the at least one first position to determine whether the test strip is correctly sprayed with ink.

6. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying device comprises: a conveying platform, a plurality of toggle block units, a toggle block vertical motion cylinder and a toggle block horizontal motion cylinder; Wherein, the conveying platform is used to place a plurality of the test strips; At least one of the plurality of toggle block units is used to move one of the test strips matching the position of each of the at least one toggle block unit from a current position on the conveying platform to a next position on the conveying platform along a first direction in which the conveying device conveys the plurality of test strips; Each of the toggle block units comprises a first toggle block and a second toggle block disposed on both sides of the conveying platform, and a plurality of engaging pins are disposed on each of the first toggle block and the second toggle block, and the engaging pins are used to engage the two ends of the test strip on the first toggle block and the second toggle block respectively; The toggle block vertical motion cylinder is used to drive the multiple toggle block units so that the multiple toggle block units move vertically along the vertical direction; The toggle block horizontal motion cylinder is used to drive the multiple toggle block units so that the multiple toggle block units move horizontally along the first direction; Wherein, each of the toggle block units is configured to, under the drive of the toggle block vertical motion cylinder and the toggle block horizontal motion cylinder, lift the first toggle block and the second toggle block at the current position to lift the test strip, move the first toggle block and the second toggle block along the first direction to above the next position to move the test strip to above the next position, and lower the first toggle block and the second toggle block to place the test strip at the next position.

7. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 6, characterized in that: A toggle block unit other than the at least one toggle block unit among the plurality of toggle block units is used to move the marked test paper strip from the marking station on the conveying platform to the standby station on the standby platform.

8. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 6, characterized in that: The conveying device further comprises: a pressing rod unit and a pressing rod moving cylinder; Wherein, the pressing rod unit comprises a first pressing rod and a second pressing rod arranged on both sides of the conveying platform, and the first pressing rod and the second pressing rod are used to press the plurality of test strips downward onto the plurality of toggle block units when the plurality of test strips are placed on the conveying platform; The pressing rod moving cylinder is used to drive the pressing rod unit so that the pressing rod unit moves along the vertical direction.

9. The device for processing a test strip according to claim 6, characterized in that: The conveying device further includes: a vacuum generator, which is used to adsorb the test strip onto the upper surface of the conveying platform from below the conveying platform when the image acquisition device photographs a test strip placed at the photographing station.

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