Automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic digestion system suitable for a laboratory. The automatic digestion system comprises a test tube jacket device and a single-row annular track, the test tube jacket device comprises a plurality of independent jackets which are connected in series, and each independent jacket is provided with a label display surface; a pretreatment area, an information acquisition and reagent adding area and a chemical treatment automatic sorting area are sequentially arranged on the single-row annular track, and the test tube jacket device, a test tube rack and test tubes placed on the test tube rack are arranged at the starting point of the pretreatment area; and when the test tube jacket device clamps the test tubes which are arranged on the test tube rack in a mixed manner to the pretreatment area, the test tubes enter the single-row annular track in a single-row arrangement state. The test tube jacket device is adopted to flexibly realize dispersion weighing and series combination of samples, and a fixed label display surface of the jacket can complete synchronization of information scanning and reagent filling. And after chemical treatment is completed, corresponding transfer of the labels can be completed correspondingly, and automation and intelligence of a laboratory are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of laboratory digestion technology, and in particular to an automatic digestion system suitable for laboratories. Background Art

[0002] Today, with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), "AI+" has become a new, in-depth trend across every industry. Fully automated chemical analysis processes are becoming increasingly feasible, a concept highly aligned with standardized environmental testing programs. New AI-integrated processes and tools are being discussed, designed, developed, and applied in this field, ushering in new productivity changes. This process has shifted from equipment assisting personnel to personnel assisting equipment, requiring the redesign and application of many process tools based on automation concepts.

[0003] At the same time, the design of the new device must also consider integration with existing equipment to achieve a "superior" effect. Standardized laboratory digestion and testing requires a one-to-one correspondence between sample information and test data. Automated scanning and confirmation of sample information and digestion methods integrated into labels is crucial. Automated arrangement and identification of the transition from actual samples to test sample solutions is crucial. Typically, after weighing, samples are placed in standard test tubes and arranged in a common test tube rack. Multiple rows and columns of test tubes require manual label scanning and confirmation, resulting in a low level of automation and intelligence. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present application is proposed to provide an automatic digestion system suitable for a laboratory that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems, comprising a test tube jacket device and a single-row circular track;

[0005] The test tube jacket device comprises a plurality of independent jackets connected in series, each of the independent jackets being provided with a label display surface;

[0006] The single-row circular track is provided with a pre-treatment area, an information collection and reagent addition area, and a chemical treatment automatic sorting area in sequence. The starting point of the pre-treatment area is provided with the test tube jacket device, a test tube rack, and a test tube placed on the test tube rack;

[0007] When the test tube clamping device clamps the mixedly arranged test tubes on the test tube rack to the pre-treatment area, the test tubes enter the single-row annular track in a single-row arrangement state.

[0008] Preferably, the independent jacket is an integrated embracing clamping structure, and the edge of the independent jacket is provided with a wedge-shaped mortise and a buckle.

[0009] Preferably, the single-row annular track is provided with a series track for transporting the test tube jacket device, and the series track fixes the independent jacket through the wedge-shaped mortise and the buckle.

[0010] Preferably, the pre-processing area is provided with label sticking equipment.

[0011] Preferably, the information collection and reagent adding area is provided with a first label scanner and a reagent filling device.

[0012] Preferably, a sample loading operation area is provided between the pre-treatment area and the information collection and reagent addition area.

[0013] Preferably, the chemical treatment automatic sorting area is provided with a second label scanner, a robotic arm and a test tube rack.

[0014] Preferably, the chemical treatment automatic sorting area includes terminal label cleaning equipment.

[0015] This application has the following advantages:

[0016] In an embodiment of the present application, in contrast to the low degree of automation and intelligence in the prior art, the present application provides a solution for flexibly implementing the transition from dispersed weighing to serial combination of samples using a test tube jacket device with a serializable structure. Specifically, the solution comprises a test tube jacket device and a single-row circular track. The test tube jacket device comprises a plurality of independent jackets connected in series, each of which is provided with a label display surface. The single-row circular track is provided with a pre-treatment area, an information collection and reagent addition area, and an automatic chemical treatment sorting area. The starting point of the pre-treatment area is provided with the test tube jacket device, a test tube rack, and test tubes placed on the test tube rack. When the test tube jacket device clamps the mixed test tubes on the test tube rack to the pre-treatment area, the test tubes enter the single-row circular track in a single-row arrangement. The test tube jacket device with a serializable structure is used to flexibly implement the transition from dispersed weighing to serial combination of samples. The jacket provides a fixed label display surface, which synchronizes information scanning and reagent addition at a fixed step frequency. After the chemical treatment is completed, the corresponding label transfer can be completed. Improve laboratory automation and intelligence to achieve the effect of simple and stable operation of the overall automation system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for the description of the present application. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0018] Figure 1The present invention provides a schematic structural diagram of an automatic digestion system suitable for use in laboratories;

[0019] Figure 2 The present invention provides a test tube jacket device suitable for an automatic digestion system in a laboratory.

[0020] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a series of crawlers of an automatic digestion system suitable for a laboratory provided by the present application is shown;

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a test tube rack suitable for an automatic digestion system in a laboratory provided by the present application is shown.

[0022] The reference numerals in the drawings of the specification are as follows:

[0023] 1. Test tube rack; 2. Test tube jacket device; 3. Tandem crawler track; 4. Single-row circular track; 5. Pretreatment area; 6. Sample loading operation area; 7. Information collection and reagent addition area; 8. Chemical treatment automatic sorting area. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this application more readily apparent, the present application is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is apparent that the embodiments described are only a portion of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this application without inventive effort are also within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] After analyzing existing technologies, the inventors discovered that if they could flexibly shift sample arrangement from multiple rows to a single row, they could simultaneously automate automated scanning and confirmation, chemical reagent filling, and complete a series of operations, including sample tube counting, batch transfer to the heat treatment step, and then shifting from a single row to multiple rows to align sample positions with the test instrument. Designing a test tube jacketing device with this functionality could help streamline the underlying automation process, achieving streamlined and stable operation of the overall automation system.

[0026] Reference Figures 1-4 , which shows a structural schematic diagram of an automatic digestion system suitable for a laboratory provided by the present application.

[0027] An automatic digestion system suitable for use in a laboratory, comprising a test tube jacket device 2 and a single-row annular track 4;

[0028] The test tube jacket device 2 comprises a plurality of independent jackets connected in series, each of which is provided with a label display surface;

[0029] The single-row circular track 4 is provided with a pre-treatment area 5, an information collection and reagent addition area 7, and a chemical treatment automatic sorting area 8 in sequence. The starting point of the pre-treatment area 5 is provided with the test tube jacket device 2, a test tube rack 1, and a test tube placed on the test tube rack 1.

[0030] When the test tube clamping device 2 clamps the mixedly arranged test tubes on the test tube rack 1 to the pre-treatment area 5 , the test tubes enter the single-row annular track 4 in a single-row arrangement.

[0031] In an embodiment of the present application, in contrast to the low degree of automation and intelligence in the prior art, the present application provides a solution for flexibly implementing the transition from dispersed weighing to serial combination of samples using a test tube jacket device 2 with a serially connectable structure. Specifically, the solution comprises a test tube jacket device 2 and a single-row circular track 4. The test tube jacket device 2 comprises a plurality of independent jackets connected in series, each of which is provided with a label display surface. The single-row circular track 4 is provided with a pre-treatment area 5, an information collection and reagent addition area 7, and an automatic chemical treatment sorting area 8. The starting point of the pre-treatment area 5 is provided with the test tube jacket device 2, a test tube rack 1, and test tubes placed on the test tube rack 1. When the test tube jacket device 2 clamps the mixed test tubes on the test tube rack 1 to the pre-treatment area 5, the test tubes enter the single-row circular track 4 in a single-row arrangement. The test tube jacket device 2 with a serially connectable structure flexibly implements the transition from dispersed weighing to serial combination of samples. The jacket provides a fixed label display surface, and synchronizes information scanning and reagent addition at a fixed step frequency. After the chemical treatment is completed, the corresponding label transfer can be completed, which improves the automation and intelligence of the laboratory and achieves the effect of overall concise and stable operation of the automation system.

[0032] Next, an automatic digestion system suitable for a laboratory in this exemplary embodiment will be further described.

[0033] It should be noted that, based on the corresponding container size of the traditional test tube rack 1, a freely combinable test tube clamping device 2 is designed. When weighing, it can be independently installed and clamped on the upper part of test tubes of different standard sizes and labeled, and placed on an ordinary test tube rack 1. At the same time, it can be transferred in batches to a flexible chain and unfolded into a column to fix the label display position. The test tube jacketing device 2 is an independent test tube clamping unit. The clamping and installation operation is simple and convenient, and it can realize the transformation of sample arrangement from multiple columns to a single column, batch sorting and independent sorting. The label display surface of the test tube jacketing device 2 satisfies the fixed display position of the label. It can be completed in batch series on the traditional test tube rack 1, or a free series arrangement can be selected, which can better realize the uniform arrangement step length of single-column continuous samples, synchronize the sample information scanning and digestion and extraction liquid addition control, and realize the full automation of sample digestion and extraction.

[0034] In one embodiment of the present application, the independent jacket is an integrated embracing clamping structure, and the edge of the independent jacket is provided with a wedge-shaped mortise and a buckle.

[0035] In one embodiment of the present application, the single-row annular track 4 is provided with a series track 3 for transporting the test tube jacket device 2 .

[0036] It should be noted that the crawler track is a flexible chain link driven by a driving wheel and surrounding the driving wheel, road wheels, idler wheels, and track rollers. The single-row circular track 4 provides a circuit for the tandem crawler track 3, which is secured to the independent jacket via the wedge-shaped mortise and the clip. The fixed connection of the flexible chain forms a continuous sample sequence, enabling sample label scanning, automatic sample information recognition, and synchronized control, allowing for the precise addition of digestion solutions or extraction solutions.

[0037] In one embodiment of the present application, the pre-treatment area 5 is provided with a label pasting device for pasting a label onto the label display surface of the test tube jacket device 2 .

[0038] In one embodiment of the present application, the information collection and reagent adding area 7 is provided with a first label scanner and a reagent filling device.

[0039] It should be noted that the first label scanner is used to scan the label on the label display surface of the test tube jacket device 2, and the reagent adding device is controlled by the scanning information to select the processing reagent corresponding to the sample item, and the reagent filling device is used to add the corresponding solution to the test tube clamped by the test tube jacket device 2. The label and the sample are determined to correspond one by one through the automated identification system, without paying attention to the sub-sequence of samples under the same order number. Simplify sorting and increase operational freedom. It can assist in realizing the synchronous and continuous operation of the sequential scanning and identification of sample label information and the control of adding reagents, adapt to the automated coordination of scanning records and chemical reagent addition, and make such operation posts unmanned.

[0040] In one embodiment of the present application, a sample loading operation area 6 is provided between the pre-treatment area 5 and the information collection and reagent addition area 7 , and the sample loading operation area 6 is used for sample splicing and placement.

[0041] In one embodiment of the present application, the chemical treatment automatic sorting area 8 is provided with a second label scanner, a robotic arm and a test tube rack 1, and an end label cleaning device of the chemical treatment automatic sorting area 8.

[0042] It should be noted that after the reagent solution is added, the single-row samples are scanned again by the second label scanner in the chemical treatment automatic sorting area 8, and the test tubes are clamped by a robotic arm and placed in order in the test tube racks 1 corresponding to different projects. At this time, the sample numbers correspond to the sequence numbers in the tube racks. In this way, the spliced ​​test tube jackets are emptied and collected on the reel driven at the end of the system. After disassembly and cleaning of the labels, they are reused.

[0043] In a specific implementation, for safety reasons, under the coordination and observation of personnel, racks of samples are arranged to undergo fixed process heating and cooling and subsequent processing to obtain orderly sample solutions that can be tested on the machine.

[0044] The workflow of this utility model is:

[0045] The samples are freely spliced ​​through the test tube clamping device 2, which converts them from multiple rows to a single row. This allows for automated control of the addition of different solutions in the information collection and reagent addition area 7 through information scanning. In the chemical processing automatic sorting area 8, further information scanning and automated robotic arm control separate the sample tubes from the single-row clamps and place them on metal racks designated for different projects. This completes the one-to-one correspondence between sample information and rack unit numbers. At this point, the unloaded jacket remains in a single row, driven by a reel. It can be disassembled for cleaning and reuse.

[0046] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they become aware of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0047] Finally, it should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or terminal device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or terminal device that includes the element.

[0048] The above is a detailed introduction to an automatic digestion system suitable for laboratories provided by the present application. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and core idea of ​​the present application. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present application, there may be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic digestion system suitable for a laboratory, characterized in that: It includes a test tube jacket device and a single-row circular track; The test tube jacket device comprises a plurality of independent jackets connected in series, each of the independent jackets being provided with a label display surface; The single-row circular track is provided with a pre-treatment area, an information collection and reagent addition area, and a chemical treatment automatic sorting area in sequence. The starting point of the pre-treatment area is provided with the test tube jacket device, a test tube rack, and a test tube placed on the test tube rack; When the test tube clamping device clamps the mixedly arranged test tubes on the test tube rack to the pre-treatment area, the test tubes enter the single-row annular track in a single-row arrangement state.

2. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The independent jacket is an integrated embracing clamping structure, and the edge of the independent jacket is provided with a wedge-shaped mortise and a buckle.

3. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 2, characterized in that: The single-row annular track is provided with a series track for transporting the test tube jacket device, and the series track fixes the independent jacket through the wedge-shaped mortise and the buckle.

4. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pre-processing area is provided with label sticking equipment.

5. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The information collection and reagent adding area is provided with a first label scanner and a reagent filling device.

6. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sample loading operation area is provided between the pre-treatment area and the information collection and reagent adding area.

7. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chemical treatment automatic sorting area is provided with a second label scanner, a robotic arm and a test tube rack.

8. The automatic digestion system suitable for laboratory use according to claim 7, characterized in that: The chemical treatment automatic sorting area is equipped with terminal label cleaning equipment.

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