Full-automatic linear movement dyeing machine

By designing a fully automatic linear moving dyeing machine, the liquid spraying mechanism and horizontal moving mechanism are used to achieve automatic dyeing and cleaning of the slides, the problems of cumbersome and poor consistency of manual dyeing operations are solved, and the dyeing effect and batch testing efficiency are improved.

CN223005836UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-20ZHUHAI GAORITE MEDICAL TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421196744.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-29
Publication Date
2025-06-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-29

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, manual dyeing operations are complicated and prone to errors. Different people have poor consistency during operation and are not easy to achieve batch testing, resulting in poor staining of slides and cross-contamination problems.

Method used

A fully automatic linear moving dyeing machine is designed, including a bottom plate, a liquid spraying mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism and a slide rack. The slides are automatically dyed and cleaned through the liquid spraying mechanism. The horizontal moving mechanism realizes the lateral movement of the slide rack to ensure that each slide is evenly processed.

Benefits of technology

Automatic staining and cleaning of slides is realized, artificial contact is reduced, stain consistency is improved, cross-contamination is avoided, and batch testing is simplified.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a full-automatic linear moving dyeing machine which comprises a bottom plate, a liquid spraying mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism and a slide frame. A liquid spraying mechanism and a horizontal moving mechanism are arranged on the top surface of the bottom plate; a plurality of slide racks are transversely arranged at the top of the horizontal moving mechanism at intervals; the slide rack is provided with a slot for inserting a slide, and the bottom of the slot is provided with a liquid outlet; according to the utility model, the slide is dyed and cleaned by mechanical automation instead of manual operation, so that the problems that the consistency is poor when different persons operate in the manual cleaning process, and batch testing is not easy to realize are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly relates to a fully automatic linear moving staining machine. Background Art

[0002] Sperm morphology examination is to make a liquefied semen sample into a glass slide (such as pulling a slide on a glass slide), and after the glass slide is dried, it is stained, and the morphological characteristics of sperm are observed under a microscope to calculate the percentage of sperm with normal morphology. Staining of sperm glass slides is an important and simple means for analyzing sperm morphology, and normal sperm and variant sperm within the physiological and pathological ranges can also be analyzed through staining.

[0003] The existing manual staining method has the problems of cumbersome operation and easy error, poor consistency when operated by different people, and difficulty in realizing batch testing. Therefore, standardized operation procedures and automated staining equipment are urgently needed in the market.

[0004] Generally, a fully automatic sperm staining machine needs to sequentially add different staining reagents to the semen glass slides placed in it, and the semen glass slides need to be washed multiple times with ethanol or pure water before changing each staining reagent.

[0005] The staining reagent will also stain the glass slides made of float glass. If the back of the glass slide is not cleaned thoroughly, it will affect the observation field of view under the microscope. To clean the glass slide thoroughly, multiple cleaning steps of ethanol and pure water are often set, which not only wastes consumables but also washes away the color of some sperm, affecting the staining effect.

[0006] In addition, the prior art often uses a staining tank to soak multiple glass slides, which will cause cross - contamination between the glass slides and affect the accuracy of observation. Content of the Utility Model

[0007] Aiming at the problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a fully automatic linear moving staining machine, which is used to solve the problems that in the prior art, manual staining is often used for glass slides, the manual staining operation is cumbersome and easy to make mistakes, the consistency is poor when operated by different people, and it is not easy to realize batch testing, etc.

[0008] A fully automatic linear moving staining machine includes a bottom plate, a liquid spraying mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism and a glass slide rack;

[0009] The liquid spraying mechanism and the horizontal moving mechanism are arranged on the top surface of the bottom plate; several glass slide racks are horizontally and spaced transversely on the top of the horizontal moving mechanism; the glass slide rack is provided with a slot for inserting a glass slide, and a liquid discharge port is arranged at the bottom of the slot; the liquid spraying mechanism is used for spraying liquid on the glass slide rack.

[0010] Further, a liquid injection port is arranged on the top of the glass slide rack, and the liquid injection port is communicated with the top of the slot.

[0011] Furthermore, a guiding slope is provided on the top of the slot near the injection port.

[0012] Furthermore, the liquid spraying mechanism includes a fixed frame, a first diaphragm pump and a nozzle, the fixed frame is connected to the top surface of the base plate; a plurality of first diaphragm pumps arranged at laterally intervals are installed at the lower part of the fixed frame, and a plurality of nozzles arranged at laterally intervals are installed at the upper part of the fixed frame, and the first diaphragm pumps are connected to the nozzles one by one.

[0013] Furthermore, a first mounting plate for mounting the first diaphragm pump is disposed at the lower portion of the fixing frame; and a second mounting plate for mounting the spray head is disposed at the upper portion of the fixing frame.

[0014] Furthermore, the liquid spraying mechanism also includes a solenoid valve, which is mounted on the first mounting plate and is respectively connected to the first diaphragm pump and the spray head through connecting pipes.

[0015] Furthermore, the horizontal moving mechanism includes a mounting frame; the mounting frame is mounted on the top surface of the base plate, a vertically arranged motor is mounted on one end of the mounting frame, the output shaft of the motor is connected to a first synchronous wheel located on the top surface of the mounting frame, a second synchronous wheel is arranged on the top surface of the other end of the mounting frame, the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel are driven by a synchronous belt; a guide rail is arranged on the top surface of the mounting frame, a slider is slidably connected to the guide rail, and the slider is connected to the synchronous belt at one side; a fourth mounting plate is arranged on the top surface of the slider; the slide rack is arranged on a side of the fourth mounting plate close to the liquid spraying mechanism.

[0016] Furthermore, a second diaphragm pump is provided on a side of the slide rack away from the liquid spraying mechanism; the second diaphragm pump is connected to the liquid discharge port of the slide rack via a connecting pipe.

[0017] Furthermore, the mounting frame includes a third mounting plate arranged horizontally and a connecting rod for connecting the third mounting plate and the base plate.

[0018] Beneficial effects: The utility model has a simple structure and is easy to install and use. After the glass slide is inserted into the slot, the horizontal moving mechanism moves the glass slide rack to align with the nozzle, and the nozzle stains or cleans the glass slide. After the staining or cleaning is completed, the glass slide is taken out. The entire cleaning and staining process does not require manual operation. Each nozzle processes a glass slide each time. The utility model uses mechanical automation to replace manual labor to stain and clean glass slides, reduces manual contact, and avoids the problems of poor consistency when different people operate during the manual cleaning process, and difficulty in achieving batch testing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required in the specification. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0022] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the slide rack structure in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the slide rack in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of slide installation in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure: 1, bottom plate; 2, fixing frame; 201, first mounting plate; 202, second mounting plate; 3, first diaphragm pump; 4, solenoid valve; 5, spray head; 6, mounting frame; 601, connecting rod; 602, third mounting plate; 7, motor; 801, first synchronous pulley; 802, second synchronous pulley; 803, synchronous belt; 9, guide rail; 10, slider; 11, fourth mounting plate; 12, slide rack; 1201, slot; 1202, liquid injection port; 1203, liquid discharge port; 13, second diaphragm pump; 14, slide. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. For ease of description, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", "up", "down", "inside", "outside", "bottom", etc. used in this specification indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. They are only for facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus cannot be construed as a limitation of the present application.

[0027] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present utility model and the features involved in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict. Based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0028] As Figures 1-5 shown, a fully automatic linear moving staining machine includes a bottom plate 1, a liquid spraying mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism, and a glass slide holder 12;

[0029] The bottom plate 1 is horizontally arranged, and a liquid spraying mechanism and a horizontal moving mechanism are connected to the top surface of the bottom plate 1; several spray nozzles 5 are transversely and spacedly arranged on the liquid spraying mechanism; several glass slide holders 12 for installing glass slides 14 are transversely and spacedly arranged on one side surface of the horizontal moving mechanism close to the spray nozzles 5; the horizontal moving mechanism is used to horizontally move the glass slide holder 12.

[0030] A slot 1201 for inserting the glass slide 14 is arranged on the glass slide holder 12, and the opening of the slot 1201 is obliquely upward; a liquid injection port 1202 connected to the top opening of the slot 1201 is arranged on one side of the slot 1201 close to the spray nozzle 5, and a liquid discharge port 1203 communicated with the slot 1201 is arranged at the bottom end of the slot 1201.

[0031] In this embodiment, the horizontal moving mechanism is used to drive the glass slide holder 12 to move horizontally and move the glass slide holder 12 to a position directly opposite the spray nozzle 5 to align the spray nozzle 5 with the glass slide holder 12; the liquid spraying mechanism is used to spray liquid onto the glass slide holder 12 through the spray nozzle 5, and the glass slide 14 is cleaned or stained by the sprayed liquid. The liquid sprayed by the spray nozzle 5 flows into the slot 1201 through the liquid injection port 1202 to clean or stain the glass slide 14, and then flows out from the liquid discharge port 1203. During the cleaning and staining process of the glass slide 14, the interference of the manual process is reduced, the liquid and time required for the cleaning and staining processes of different glass slides 14 are the same, multiple glass slides 14 can be processed at one time, and the mechanical automation replaces the manual method to stain and clean the glass slides, reducing manual contact and avoiding the problems of poor consistency during operation by different people and difficulty in realizing batch testing during manual cleaning.

[0032] The liquid spraying mechanism includes a fixed frame 2, which is horizontally installed on the bottom plate 1; a first mounting plate 201 is arranged at the lower part of the fixed frame 2, and a second mounting plate 202 is installed at the top of one side of the fixed frame 2 close to the horizontal moving mechanism; several first diaphragm pumps 3 are horizontally arranged at intervals at the lower part of the side surface of the first mounting plate 201 facing away from the horizontal moving mechanism, and several electromagnetic valves 4 are horizontally arranged at intervals at the upper part of the side surface of the first mounting plate 201 facing away from the horizontal moving mechanism. The electromagnetic valves 4 are aligned with the first diaphragm pumps 3 one by one and are connected by connecting pipes; several spray heads 5 are horizontally arranged at intervals on the upper part of the second mounting plate 202. The spray heads 5 correspond to the electromagnetic valves 4 one by one and are connected by connecting pipes. The connecting pipes are prior art and will not be elaborated here.

[0033] In this embodiment, the structure of the liquid spraying mechanism is simple, facilitating installation and use. The first diaphragm pump 3 can extract liquid, and the spray head 5 is used to inject liquid at the liquid injection port 1202 of the slide rack 12. The electromagnetic valve 4 is used to control the flow rate and flow volume of the liquid.

[0034] The horizontal moving mechanism includes a horizontally arranged mounting frame 6; the mounting frame 6 includes a horizontally arranged third mounting plate 602 and connecting rods 601 arranged at the four corners of the bottom surface of the third mounting plate 602. The connecting rods 601 are used to connect the third mounting plate 602 and the bottom plate 1 and support the third mounting plate 602; a vertically arranged motor 7 is arranged at the bottom surface of one end of the third mounting plate 602. The output shaft at the top of the motor 7 passes through the third mounting plate 602 and is coaxially connected to a first synchronous pulley 801 located on the upper side of the third mounting plate 602. A second synchronous pulley 802 is rotatably connected to the top surface of the other end of the third mounting plate 602. A synchronous belt 803 is arranged outside the first synchronous pulley 801 and the second synchronous pulley 802. The first synchronous pulley 801 and the second synchronous pulley 802 are driven by the synchronous belt 803; a horizontally extending guide rail 9 is arranged between the first synchronous pulley 801 and the second synchronous pulley 802. The bottom surface of the guide rail 9 is connected to the top surface of the third mounting plate 602; a slider 10 is slidably connected to the guide rail 9. One side surface of the slider 10 is connected to the synchronous belt 803; a vertically arranged fourth mounting plate 11 is installed at the top of the slider 10. Several slide racks 12 arranged at intervals horizontally are connected to one side surface of the fourth mounting plate 11.

[0035] In this embodiment, the structure of the horizontal moving mechanism is simple, facilitating installation and use; the horizontal moving mechanism can control the horizontal movement of the mounting plate of the slide rack 12, and thus control the horizontal movement of the slide rack 12.

[0036] The slide holder 12 is provided with a slot 1201 with an upwardly inclined opening, and a liquid injection port 1202 communicating with the slot 1201; a side wall is provided outside the liquid injection port 1202, and the side wall is used to facilitate the liquid sprayed into the liquid injection port 1202 by the nozzle 5 to enter the slot 1201, and at the same time can prevent the liquid from flowing out; a guiding inclined surface is provided on one side of the slot 1201 close to the liquid injection port 1202; the bottom end of the guiding inclined surface inclines towards the middle of the slot 1201. A liquid discharge port 1203 is provided at the bottom of the slide holder 12; a plurality of second diaphragm pumps 13 are horizontally spaced on the side surface of the fourth mounting plate 11 facing away from the liquid spraying mechanism, and the bottom end of the liquid discharge port 1203 is correspondingly connected to the second diaphragm pump 13 through a connecting pipe; the connecting pipe is a prior art and will not be elaborated here.

[0037] In this embodiment, the side surface of the slide holder 12 provided with the liquid injection port 1202 is close to the nozzle 5; the guiding inclined surface is used to facilitate the insertion of the slide 14 and the inflow of the liquid. The size of the slot 1201 is larger than the size of the slide 14, and a certain gap is left for the flow of the liquid after the slide 14 is inserted. After the slide 14 is inserted, the top end of the slide 14 is located outside the slot 1201 to facilitate the removal of the slide 14. The setting of the second diaphragm pump 13 is used to accelerate the flow of the liquid in the slot 1201.

[0038] Working principle: Install the slide 14 on the slide holder 12; then the motor 7 is powered on to drive the first synchronous pulley 801 to rotate, the first synchronous pulley 801 drives the synchronous belt 803 to move, and the synchronous belt 803 drives the slider 10 to move; the slider 10 moves horizontally along the guide rail 9 and drives the fourth mounting plate 11 to move horizontally; the fourth mounting plate 11 moves the slide holder 12 to the position of the nozzle 5 and aligns the slide holder 12 with the nozzle 5 one by one;

[0039] The first diaphragm pump 3 is started, and first the liquid communicated with the first diaphragm pump 3 is conveyed to the solenoid valve 4, and then the liquid is conveyed to the nozzle 5 and sprayed onto the slide holder 12 through the nozzle 5 to stain or clean the slide 14; the types and amounts of the liquids used in the processes of staining and cleaning different slides 14 are the same;

[0040] After staining or cleaning, the second diaphragm pump 13 will move the liquid on the slide holder 12 to a designated position for collection and treatment.

[0041] Although the preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they learn the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the present utility model. Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and variations to the present utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present utility model fall within the scope of the claims of the present utility model and its equivalent technologies, the present utility model is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine, characterized in that: It includes a bottom plate, a liquid spraying mechanism, a horizontal moving mechanism and a glass slide rack; The top surface of the bottom plate is provided with a liquid spraying mechanism and a horizontal moving mechanism; a plurality of glass slide racks are arranged at intervals on the top of the horizontal moving mechanism; a slot for inserting glass slides is arranged on the glass slide rack, and a liquid discharge port is arranged at the bottom of the slot; the liquid spraying mechanism is used to spray liquid on the glass slide rack.

2. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A liquid injection port is arranged on the top of the slide rack, and the liquid injection port is communicated with the top of the slot.

3. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A guiding inclined surface is arranged on one side of the top of the slot close to the liquid injection port.

4. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid spraying mechanism includes a fixed frame, a first diaphragm pump and a spray head, wherein the fixed frame is connected to the top surface of the base plate; a plurality of first diaphragm pumps arranged at laterally intervals are installed at the lower part of the fixed frame, and a plurality of spray heads arranged at laterally intervals are installed at the upper part of the fixed frame, and the first diaphragm pumps are connected to the spray heads accordingly.

5. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: A first mounting plate for mounting the first diaphragm pump is disposed at the lower portion of the fixing frame; a second mounting plate for mounting the spray head is disposed at the upper portion of the fixing frame.

6. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The liquid spraying mechanism further comprises a solenoid valve, which is mounted on the first mounting plate and is respectively connected to the first diaphragm pump and the spray head through connecting pipes.

7. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal moving mechanism includes a mounting frame; the mounting frame is mounted on the top surface of the base plate, a vertically arranged motor is mounted on one end of the mounting frame, the output shaft of the motor is connected to a first synchronous wheel located on the top surface of the mounting frame, a second synchronous wheel is arranged on the top surface of the other end of the mounting frame, and the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel are driven by a synchronous belt; a guide rail is arranged on the top surface of the mounting frame, a slider is slidably connected to the guide rail, and the slider is connected to the synchronous belt at one side; a fourth mounting plate is arranged on the top surface of the slider; the slide rack is arranged on a side of the fourth mounting plate close to the liquid spraying mechanism.

8. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: A second diaphragm pump is arranged on a side of the slide rack away from the liquid spraying mechanism; the second diaphragm pump is connected to the liquid discharge port of the slide rack through a connecting pipe.

9. The fully automatic linear motion dyeing machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The mounting frame includes a third mounting plate arranged horizontally and a connecting rod for connecting the third mounting plate and the bottom plate.