Reagent bottle printing equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses reagent bottle printing equipment which comprises a feeder and an overturning assembly connected with the output end of the feeder. The overturning assembly comprises a base, a rotating power assembly and a rotating block; the rotating block is driven by the rotating power assembly to rotate, so that the reagent bottles on the rotating block rotate at least at three stations; bottle caps of the reagent bottles at the first station face upwards; bottle bodies of the reagent bottles on the second station face upwards; the reagent bottles on the third station are inclined downwards; the printing assembly is controlled by the transverse moving assembly to be relatively transferred among different stations; the nozzle of the printing assembly is cleaned through the rubber scraping block. The nozzle of the printing assembly is closed through the lifting assembly, and it is prevented that ink is possibly dry when the nozzle is exposed in air for a long time. According to the utility model, variable data printing of the bottle body and the bottle cap is realized on the same printing equipment, so that the code of the reagent bottle can be read by code scanning equipment when the reagent bottle is vertically placed or horizontally placed, and the code reading convenience of the bottle cap and the bottle body is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of printing, in particular to a reagent bottle printing device. Background Art

[0002] In the process of medical and biological scientific research, a large number of reagent bottles are needed, such as condensation test tube bottles, biological test tube bottles, conical test tube bottles, nucleic acid antigen reagent bottles and other reagent bottles commonly used in the field of biological medicine. During the process of seed, drug and biological research, it is necessary to print marks on the surface of the reagent bottles, and a large amount of test data and other coding marks generated during the test process must be recorded.

[0003] In the process of recording test data of the existing reagent bottles, the test data and marks are written on the bottle caps and bottle bodies of the reagent bottles by reagent test researchers in a handwritten manner, or printed into labels by a label printer and then pasted on the reagent bottles by the researchers. The reagent bottle body is small, and the writable and pasteable positions are insufficient. Each researcher needs to complete about 2,000 reagent bottles manually every day.

[0004] The existing reagent bottle printing devices usually print on the bottle body or bottle cap of the reagent bottle.

[0005] For example, in the "Automated Digital Printing Production Line" with the patent publication number CN112428704B, a digital printing mechanism is used to print on the bottle body of the packaging bottle.

[0006] For example, in the "Printing Device for the Top Surface of the Bottle Cap" with the patent publication number CN220009221U, the bottle cap is printed by a printing component, and at the same time, a detection camera is used to detect whether the top of the bottle cap is printed completely.

[0007] When the reagent bottle is in use, it is necessary to scan the inkjet data on it. Usually, the reagent bottle is in a vertical or horizontal state. The existing printing devices all print on either the bottle body or the bottle cap. Only one of the bottle body or the bottle cap has inkjet coding, and the user needs to adjust the state of the reagent bottle, which is inconvenient for the user to read the code. Therefore, there is a lack of a device that can print on both the bottle body and the bottle cap at the same time. Content of the Utility Model

[0008] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a reagent bottle printing device to solve the problems put forward in the above background art.

[0009] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0010] A reagent bottle printing device includes a transverse movement component, a printing component, a feeder, and a flipping component connected to the output end of the feeder.

[0011] The flipping component includes a base, a rotating power component, and a rotating block. An activity cavity for accommodating and rotating a matching rotating block is provided on the base;

[0012] A bottle groove adapted to the reagent bottle is formed on the side wall of the rotating block;

[0013] The rotating block is driven by the rotating power component to rotate so that the reagent bottle thereon rotates to at least three stations; in the first station, the bottle cap of the reagent bottle faces upward; in the second station, the bottle body of the reagent bottle faces upward; in the third station, the reagent bottle is inclined downward;

[0014] The printing component is controlled by the transverse movement component to transfer relatively between different stations.

[0015] Preferably, the drying component is used to dry the reagent bottle separated from the third station.

[0016] Preferably, the drying component uses a UV lamp. A second sensor is installed on the base. The second sensor is used to monitor whether the reagent bottle on the rotating block is in the second station. The UV lamp and the second sensor are electrically connected through a controller.

[0017] Preferably, a first sensor is installed on the base. The first sensor is used to monitor whether the reagent bottle on the rotating block is in the first station.

[0018] Preferably, it further includes a box body, and the reagent bottle printing device is arranged in the box body.

[0019] Preferably, the box body has a feeding port and a discharging port. The feeding port is aligned with the input end of the feeder; a slope inclined downward is provided on the base. When the rotating block rotates to the third station, the slope is connected to the bottle groove. A guiding channel is connected between the discharging port and the lower inclined end of the slope.

[0020] Preferably, it further includes a rubber scraping block. The upper end of the rubber scraping block is a tip, and the rubber scraping block is located on the moving path of the printing component.

[0021] Preferably, it further includes a lifting component. The lifting component drives the sealing cover at its output end to approach or move away from the nozzle of the printing component at the initial station.

[0022] Preferably, an access groove is formed on the horizontal side of the base. The activity cavity is horizontally communicated with the output end of the feeder through the access groove.

[0023] Preferably, the upper surface of the bottle cap in the first station and the upper surface of the bottle body in the second station are on the same plane.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are:

[0025] In this utility model, a feeder orderly and automatically conveys reagent bottles one by one into a flipping assembly. At this time, the reagent bottles in the flipping assembly are at the first station, and a printing assembly performs printing operations on the bottle caps of the reagent bottles;

[0026] After that, the flipping assembly drives the reagent bottles to rotate to the second station, and a transverse movement assembly drives the printing assembly to move to the position of the second station and performs printing operations on the bottle bodies of the reagent bottles;

[0027] After that, the flipping assembly drives the reagent bottles to rotate to the third station. Under the action of gravity, the reagent bottles fall into a guiding channel, and a drying assembly in the guiding channel just performs drying operations on the reagent bottles. The reagent bottles are conveyed outside the box under the guidance of the guiding channel.

[0028] During the process of the printing assembly returning to the initial station, a rubber scraping block is used to clean the nozzles of the printing assembly.

[0029] When the printing assembly is not in use, a lifting assembly closes the nozzles of the printing assembly to prevent the ink from drying out due to the nozzles being exposed to the air for a long time, thus avoiding clogging.

[0030] This utility model realizes variable data printing on the bottle body and bottle cap on the same printing device, enabling the reagent bottles to be readable by a barcode scanning device whether they are placed vertically or horizontally, greatly improving the readability convenience of the bottle cap and bottle body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0032] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of this utility model after removing the box body;

[0034] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the front view of

[0035] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the reagent bottle of this utility model;

[0036] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the cooperation of the flipping assembly, printing assembly and drying assembly of this utility model;

[0037] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the guiding channel structure of the present utility model;

[0038] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the cooperation of the lifting assembly, rubber scraping block and printing assembly at the initial station of the present utility model;

[0039] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the first perspective of the flipping assembly of the present utility model at the first station;

[0040] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the second perspective of the flipping assembly of the present utility model at the first station;

[0041] Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the flipping assembly of the present utility model at the second station;

[0042] Figure 11 Schematic diagram of the flipping assembly of the present utility model at the third station;

[0043] Figure 12 Schematic diagram of the cooperation structure of the rotating block and the reagent bottle of the present utility model.

[0044] The reference signs in the figure are represented as:

[0045] 1, box body; 11, feeding port; 12, discharging port; 13, box door; 14, hopper;

[0046] 2, display control screen; 3, feeder; 4, flipping assembly; 5, transverse movement assembly; 6, printing assembly; 7, drying assembly; 8, guiding channel;

[0047] 41, base; 411, movable cavity; 412, entry slot; 413, ramp; 42, rotary power assembly; 43, rotating block; 431, bottle slot; 44, first inductor; 45, second inductor;

[0048] 61, lifting assembly; 62, rubber scraping block;

[0049] 100, reagent bottle; 101, bottle cap; 102, bottle body. Detailed implementation manners

[0050] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0051] Embodiment:

[0052] A reagent bottle printing device, as Figures 1-12 shown, includes a box body 1, a display control screen 2, a feeder 3, a flipping assembly 4, a transverse movement assembly 5, a printing assembly 6, a drying assembly 7, a guiding channel 8 and a controller.

[0053] The display control screen 2, the feeder 3, the transverse movement assembly 5, the printing assembly 6, the drying assembly 7 and the controller are all existing devices.

[0054] The transverse movement assembly 5 can adopt a lead screw drive structure to achieve linear movement; the controller can adopt a PLC. The printing assembly 6 can adopt an ink printer; the rotary power assembly 42 can adopt a servo motor or a stepper motor; the first sensor 44 and the second sensor 45 can adopt reflective photoelectric sensors.

[0055] The drying assembly 7 uses a UV lamp (ultraviolet light), enabling users to select UV ink with better adhesion for printing, avoiding the phenomena of long drying time and poor adhesion in traditional ink printing. The UV ink can make the printed data on the reagent bottle be preserved for a longer time and greatly expand the user's choice range of ink.

[0056] The feeder 3 can adopt a rotary disk screw feeder and can be directly purchased. The feeder 3 is an existing device, such as "CN208289354U A Rotary Disk Screw Feeder".

[0057] As Figure 4 shown, the reagent bottle 100 has a bottle body 102 and a bottle cap 101.

[0058] As Figures 1-3 shown, the feeder 3 is installed inside the box body 1. An inlet 11 is opened on the box body 1. The reagent bottle 100 is poured into the bin of the feeder 3 through the inlet 11, and the feeder 3 drives the reagent bottles 100 inside it to be orderly conveyed out one by one.

[0059] As Figure 5 、 8 -12 shown, the flipping assembly 4 includes a base 41, a rotary power assembly 42, a rotating block 43, a first sensor 44 and a second sensor 45;

[0060] The base 41 is relatively fixed inside the box body 1. An activity cavity 411 is opened downward on the top wall of the base 41. The inner width of the activity cavity 411 is adapted to the thickness of the rotating block 43. The rotary power assembly 42 is installed on the side wall of the base 41 and is used to drive the brick 43 to rotate in the activity cavity 411; the first sensor 44 and the second sensor 45 are installed on the side wall of the base 41;

[0061] On one side of the base 41 close to the feeder 3, an entry slot 412 is provided. The entry slot 412 extends downward from the top wall of the base 41. The reagent bottles 100 output in an orderly manner from the feeder 3 enter the movable cavity 411 of the base 41 through the entry slot 412. A ramp 413 communicating with the movable cavity 411 is also provided on the base 41.

[0062] As Figure 12 shown, a bottle slot 413 is provided at the corner of the rotating block 43. The space of the bottle slot 413 is adapted to the reagent bottle 100.

[0063] As Figures 1-3 As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, the transverse movement assembly 5 is fixed inside the box body 1, and the printing assembly 6 is installed at the output end of the transverse movement assembly 5. The transverse movement assembly 5 drives the printing assembly 6 to move horizontally in a straight line. The printing assembly 6 shown in the drawings is in the initial working position. The upper end of the rubber scraping block 62 has a triangular tip structure. The rubber scraping block 62 itself has a certain elastic ability. The rubber scraping block 62 is fixed on the base 41; the lifting assembly 61 can be fixed inside the box body 1 by an electric telescopic rod. A sealing cover is provided at the upward output end of the lifting assembly 61. The lifting assembly 61 is relatively located directly below the printing assembly 6 in the initial working position.

[0064] As Figures 1-3 As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the guiding channel 8 is fixed inside the box body 1. The inclined lower end of the guiding channel 8 is connected to the discharge port 12 of the box body 1, and the inclined upper end of the guiding channel 8 is connected to the inclined lower end of the ramp 413 of the base 41. The drying assembly 7 is fixed on the side wall of the guiding channel 8. A hopper 14 with a V-shaped structure is also provided on the outer side wall of the box body 1. The hopper 14 is used to store the reagent bottles 100 conveyed out from the discharge port 12.

[0065] A hinged box door 13 is provided on the box body 1 corresponding to the moving range of the printing assembly 6. The box door 13 can be opened to facilitate the ink replenishment work for the printing assembly 6.

[0066] A display control screen 2 is installed on the outer side of the box body 1. Each electrical component can be controlled through the display control screen 2 and real-time display can be achieved.

[0067] Working principle:

[0068] As Figure 8 、 9As shown, the reagent bottle 100 is conveyed from the feeder 3 to the flipping assembly 4. At this time, the rotating block 43 is at the first station, and the bottle slot 413 of the rotating block 43 is aligned with the inlet slot 412, so that the reagent bottle 100 is conveyed into the bottle slot 413. At this time, the reagent bottle 100 in the bottle slot 413 is vertically arranged and the bottle cap 101 faces upward. At this time, the first sensor 44 detects that there is a reagent bottle 100 and sends a signal to the controller. The controller controls the transverse movement assembly 5 to drive the printing assembly 6 to move to the first station, and then the printing assembly 6 performs inkjet printing on the bottle cap 101 of the reagent bottle 100.

[0069] After that, the rotation power assembly 42 drives the rotating block 43 to rotate 90° to the second station as Figure 10 shown. At this time, the reagent bottle 100 is in a horizontal state and the bottle body 102 of the reagent bottle 100 faces upward. At this time, neither the first sensor 44 nor the second sensor 45 can detect the reagent bottle 100. After that, the controller controls the transverse movement assembly 5 to drive the printing assembly 6 to move to the second station, and then the printing assembly 6 performs inkjet printing on the bottle body 102 of the reagent bottle 100.

[0070] As Figure 9 、 10 shown, the upper surface of the bottle cap 101 of the reagent bottle 100 at the first station and the upper surface of the bottle body 102 of the reagent bottle 100 at the second station are approximately on the same plane.

[0071] After that, the rotation power assembly 42 drives the rotating block 43 to rotate a certain angle (such as 30°) to the third station as Figure 11 shown. At this time, the reagent bottle 100 is in an inclined state, and the slope 413 just connects to the bottom wall of the bottle slot 431. At this time, the second sensor 45 can detect the reagent bottle 100.

[0072] After that, under the action of gravity, the reagent bottle 100 slides down through the slope 413 into the guiding channel 8. When the second sensor 45 detects the reagent bottle 100, it sends a signal to the controller. The controller controls the drying assembly 7 (UV lamp) to open and close once, and the drying assembly 7 performs a drying operation on the inkjet-printed reagent bottle 100.

[0073] After the second sensor 45 loses the signal, the rotation power device 42 drives the rotating block 43 to rotate back to the first station, and the transverse movement assembly 5 drives the printing assembly 6 to return to the initial station.

[0074] Under the action of gravity, the dried reagent bottle 100 is conveyed through the guiding channel 8 to the hopper 14 at the discharge port 12.

[0075] During the process of the printing assembly 6 returning to the initial station, the nozzle of the printing assembly 6 is scraped and cleaned by the rubber scraping block 62. When the printing assembly 6 is not in use and is at the initial station, the lifting assembly 61 drives the sealing cover at its output end to rise to close the nozzle of the printing assembly 6, preventing the ink from drying out due to the nozzle being exposed to the air for a long time, thereby avoiding blockage.

[0076] The purpose of the present utility model is that researchers can cancel manually taking the reagent bottle 100 and hand-writing the test data label. The reagent bottles 100 before the test can be poured into the bin of the feeder 3 in a bulk manner. After pressing the printing switch, the variable test data content is automatically printed on the bottle body 102 and the bottle cap 101 of the reagent bottle 100 one by one, greatly improving the work efficiency and accuracy of researchers.

[0077] A wiping device (rubber scraping block 62) for automatically wiping the nozzle of the printing assembly 6 is designed. It can wipe the nozzle regularly according to the PLC program setting, automatically wipe the nozzle before each printing start, or the printer automatically wipes the nozzle when the "nozzle wiping" button of the printer is pressed. When the printing assembly 6 is shut down, the sealing cover at the output end of the lifting assembly 61 will start to seal the nozzle, effectively preventing the phenomenon that the nozzle ink dries out and blocks the nozzle due to the long open lid time, and avoiding the phenomenon of abnormal printing caused by blocking the nozzle.

[0078] The present utility model realizes variable data printing on the bottle body 102 and the bottle cap 101 on the same printer, enabling the reagent bottle 100 to be readable by a scanning device whether it is placed vertically or horizontally, greatly improving the convenience of reading the bottle cap and the bottle body.

[0079] In the description of this specification, the description referring to terms such as "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0080] The preferred embodiments of the present utility model disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present utility model. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the present utility model to the specific embodiments described. Obviously, many modifications and variations can be made according to the content of this specification. These embodiments are selected and specifically described in this specification in order to better explain the principle and practical application of the present utility model, so that those skilled in the relevant technical field can understand and utilize the present utility model well. The present utility model is only limited by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A reagent bottle printing device, comprising a transverse movement component (5), a printing component (6), a feeder (3), and a flipping component (4) connected to the output end of the feeder (3), characterized in that: The flipping component (4) includes a base (41), a rotary power component (42), and a rotating block (43). An activity cavity (411) for accommodating the rotating block (43) to rotate is provided on the base (41); A bottle groove (431) adapted to the reagent bottle (100) is formed on the side wall of the rotating block (43); The rotating block (43) is driven by the rotary power component (42) to rotate so that the reagent bottle (100) thereon has at least three working positions; in the first working position, the bottle cap (101) of the reagent bottle (100) faces upward; in the second working position, the bottle body (102) of the reagent bottle (100) faces upward; in the third working position, the reagent bottle (100) is inclined downward; The transverse movement component (5) controls the relative transfer of the printing component (6) between different working positions.

2. The reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It further includes a drying component (7), and the drying component (7) is used for drying the reagent bottle (100) separated from the third working position.

3. The reagent bottle printing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The drying component (7) adopts a UV lamp. A second sensor (45) is installed on the base (41), and the second sensor (45) is used to monitor whether the reagent bottle (100) on the rotating block (43) is in the second working position. The UV lamp and the second sensor (45) are electrically connected through a controller.

4. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first sensor (44) is installed on the base (41), and the first sensor (44) is used to monitor whether the reagent bottle (100) on the rotating block (43) is in the first working position.

5. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It further includes a box body (1), and the reagent bottle printing device is arranged in the box body (1).

6. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The box body (1) has a feed inlet (11) and a discharge outlet (12). The feed inlet (11) is aligned with the input end of the feeder (3); a slope (413) inclined downward is provided on the base (41). When the rotating block (43) rotates to the third working position, the slope (413) is connected to the bottle groove (431). A guiding channel (8) is connected between the discharge outlet (12) and the lower inclined end of the slope (413).

7. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It further includes a rubber scraping block (62). The upper end of the rubber scraping block (62) is a tip, and the rubber scraping block (62) is located on the moving path of the printing component (6).

8. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It further includes a lifting component (61), and the lifting of the lifting component (61) drives the sealing cover at its output end to approach or move away from the nozzle of the printing component (6) at the initial working position.

9. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An access groove (412) is formed on the horizontal side of the base (41), and the activity cavity (411) is horizontally communicated with the output end of the feeder (3) through the access groove (412).

10. A reagent bottle printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the bottle cap (101) in the first working position and the upper surface of the bottle body (102) in the second working position are on the same plane.

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