Automatic clamping cover opening and closing device for test tubes

By using a clamping and closing mechanism and an automated test tube clamping and opening/closing device, the problems of dripping and splashing during the opening of the test tube cap by the electric gripper module are solved, achieving safe and efficient test tube capping operation.

CN223592372UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25SUZHOU AIBOMAIER NEW MATERIAL CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423162591.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-20

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, if there is blood or liquid residue on the cover when the electric gripper module opens the cover, it can easily cause dripping and splashing, leading to cross-contamination and biological leakage.

Method used

A clamping and closing mechanism was designed, which uses a drive motor, transmission rod and gear structure, and multiple sets of protective plates to wrap the tube cap to prevent liquid dripping and splashing. The automated design achieves precise control and stable cap opening.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents blood or liquid from dripping and splashing during the opening process, reduces the risk of cross-contamination and biological leakage, improves operational safety and efficiency, and is suitable for test tubes of different sizes.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic test tube clamping and cover opening and closing device, which relates to the technical field of medical instruments and comprises a base plate, a clamping and closing mechanism is arranged below the base plate and comprises a driving motor arranged below the base plate, and a transmission rod is arranged at the output end of the driving motor. The side, away from the driving motor, of the transmission rod is fixedly connected with a first gear, the side edge of the first gear is in meshed connection with a second gear, an arc-shaped groove is formed in the second gear, a protruding rod is slidably connected into the arc-shaped groove, the side, close to the arc-shaped groove, of the protruding rod is fixedly connected with a connecting plate, and the side, away from the protruding rod, of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with a protective plate. The tube cover of the blood sampling test tube can be effectively wrapped in the multiple sets of protection plates in the opening process, the situation that blood or other liquid contaminated by the tube cover drips or splashes in the opening and closing process of the tube cover is avoided, and therefore the risks of cross contamination and biological leakage are remarkably reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to medical instrument technical field especially, relates to a test tube automatic clamping open and close cover device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Blood collection tubes are medical devices used for collecting, storing, and transporting blood samples, widely used in hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and other medical institutions. These tubes are specially designed to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and safety of blood samples. The blood collection tube automatic clamping open and close cover device is a device specially designed for automatic clamping, opening, and closing the cover of blood collection tubes. This device is commonly used in hospital laboratories, biological science and medical research laboratories, biotechnology companies, and university laboratories, aiming to improve sample processing efficiency, reduce the risk of biological contamination caused by manual operation, and reduce the labor intensity of medical staff.

[0003] After searching, the utility model patent with Chinese patent number CN220098497U discloses a blood test tube automatic clamping open and close cover device, which comprises an electric claw module, a guide rail, a first optical coupling assembly, a second optical coupling assembly, a mounting frame body, a lead screw motor, a first test tube clamping block, a second test tube clamping block, a guide rod, a test tube body, a lead screw connecting block, and a clamping motor. The electric claw module is arranged at the upper end of the mounting frame body, the clamping motor is arranged on one side of the mounting frame body, the guide rod is fixedly connected with the output end of the clamping motor, the first test tube clamping block is fixedly connected with the guide rod, the second test tube clamping block is fixedly connected with the mounting frame body, the lead screw motor is arranged on one side of the mounting frame body, and the first optical coupling assembly is arranged on one side of the mounting frame body. The automatic opening and closing of peripheral blood test tubes and peripheral test tubes can be realized, the work of medical staff is reduced, the risk of biological pollution is reduced, the modular design is adopted, the independent performance is strong, and installation and adjustment are facilitated.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned device has the following problems in actual use: when the electric claw module is used to open the cover, if there is blood or other liquid residue on the cover surface, the blood or other liquid may drop, splash, or cause other situations during the opening process, which may cause cross-contamination and biological leakage, etc. Therefore, a test tube automatic clamping open and close cover device is proposed. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims to solve the problem that the electric claw module is used to open the cover, if there is blood or other liquid residue on the cover surface, the blood or other liquid may drop, splash, or cause other situations during the opening process, which may cause cross-contamination and biological leakage, etc. Therefore, a test tube automatic clamping open and close cover device is proposed.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model provides a test tube automatic clamping open and close cover device, including the base plate, the base plate below is provided with clamping and closing mechanism, clamping and closing mechanism includes the drive motor that is provided below the base plate, the output of drive motor is provided with transmission rod, the side fixedly connected with first gear away from drive motor of transmission rod, the side engagement is connected with second gear of first gear, the inside of second gear is opened arc groove, the inside sliding connection has of arc groove protruding rod, the side fixedly connected with connecting plate of protruding rod close to arc groove, the side fixedly connected with the baffle of connecting plate away from protruding rod, drive motor passes through transmission rod and drives first gear to rotate after starting, first gear drives protruding rod to slide in the arc groove through second gear, a plurality of groups of baffle are formed closed after moving to the same center point through connecting plate of protruding rod,

[0008] Among them, the arc groove is uniformly distributed in the second gear in a circular manner, and the arc groove and the protruding rod are provided with the same corresponding group number.

[0009] The above technical scheme further comprises:

[0010] The base plate and the drive motor are fixedly connected, and the arc groove is provided with a clamping box below the side.

[0011] Among them, the clamping box is provided with a group of components for clamping the pipe cover.

[0012] The arc groove is fixedly connected with a threaded rod below, the threaded rod is threadedly connected with a central shaft plate away from the arc groove, the central shaft plate is rotatably connected with a rotating shaft block, the rotating shaft block is rotatably connected with a clamping claw away from the central shaft plate, and the clamping box is rotatably connected with the rotating shaft block.

[0013] Among them, the clamping claw is provided with two groups, and the two groups of clamping claws move towards each other and clamp the pipe cover.

[0014] The clamping box is fixedly connected with a fixed plate outside, and the fixed plate is fixedly connected between the base plate.

[0015] Among them, the fixed plate is used for fixing and positioning the fixed box.

[0016] The connecting plate is slidably connected with a supporting plate above, and the supporting plate is fixedly connected between the base plate.

[0017] Among them, the supporting plate is used for sliding of a plurality of connecting plates.

[0018] The base plate is fixedly connected with a moving plate on the top, and the moving plate is provided with a lifting assembly away from the base plate.

[0019] Among them, the lifting assembly is used for opening and closing the pipe cover in cooperation with the clamping and closing mechanism.

[0020] The support plate is fixedly connected below the lifting assembly, and the base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support plate.

[0021] The clamping assembly is provided above the side edge of the base, and the blood collection test tube is arranged on the side away from the base of the clamping assembly.

[0022] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0023] 1、 in the utility model, through design clamping closure mechanism, drive motor drives transmission rod to rotate, transmission rod drives first gear to rotate, first gear moves convex rod through second gear, and convex rod drives multiple guard plates to move to the same center point to form closure, so that the tube cover can effectively wrap the tube cover of the blood collection test tube inside multiple guard plates in the uncapping process, avoids the blood or other liquid splashed or dropped in the opening and closing process, thereby significantly reduce the risk of cross contamination and biological leakage.

[0024] 2、 in the utility model, the device adopts automatic design, and the accurate control and movement of the clamping claw are realized through drive motor, transmission rod, gear and other mechanical structures, so that the uncapping process is more rapid and stable, simultaneously, the operation risk and error caused by manual uncapping are avoided, the safety and efficiency of overall operation are improved, the design of clamping closure mechanism and clamping claw has certain flexibility and adaptability, can be applicable to different specifications and sizes of blood collection test tubes, satisfies the diversified needs of different laboratories and medical institutions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of a test tube automatic clamping and uncapping device of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 It is an external structure schematic view in the utility model;

[0027] Figure 3 It is an internal three-dimensional structure schematic view of the clamping closure mechanism in the utility model;

[0028] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 It is an enlarged schematic view of structure A in the utility model;

[0029] Figure 5 It is Figure 3 It is an enlarged schematic view of structure B in the utility model.

[0030] In the diagram: 1. Base plate; 2. Drive motor; 3. Transmission rod; 4. First gear; 5. Second gear; 6. Arc groove; 7. Protruding rod; 8. Connecting plate; 9. Protective plate; 10. Threaded rod; 11. Central shaft plate; 12. Clamping box; 13. Rotating shaft block; 14. Clamping claw; 15. Fixing plate; 16. Support plate; 17. Moving plate; 18. Lifting assembly; 19. Support plate; 20. Base; 21. Clamping assembly; 22. Blood collection tube. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] like Figures 1-5 As shown, the present invention proposes an automatic test tube clamping and opening / closing device, comprising a base plate 1, a clamping and closing mechanism disposed below the base plate 1, the clamping and closing mechanism including a drive motor 2 disposed below the base plate 1, a transmission rod 3 disposed at the output end of the drive motor 2, a first gear 4 fixedly connected to the side of the transmission rod 3 away from the drive motor 2, a second gear 5 meshing with the side of the first gear 4, an arc-shaped groove 6 opened inside the second gear 5, a protruding rod 7 slidably connected inside the arc-shaped groove 6, a connecting plate 8 fixedly connected to the side of the protruding rod 7 near the arc-shaped groove 6, and a protective plate 9 fixedly connected to the side of the connecting plate 8 away from the protruding rod 7. After the drive motor 2 is started, it drives the first gear 4 to rotate through the transmission rod 3, the first gear 4 drives the protruding rod 7 to slide inside the arc-shaped groove 6 through the second gear 5, and the protruding rod 7 causes multiple sets of protective plates 9 to move toward the same center point through the connecting plate 8 to form a closure.

[0034] The base plate 1 is fixedly connected to the drive motor 2, and a clamping box 12 is provided on the lower side of the arc groove 6.

[0035] A threaded rod 10 is fixedly connected below the arc groove 6. A central shaft plate 11 is threadedly connected to the side of the threaded rod 10 away from the arc groove 6. A rotating shaft block 13 is rotatably connected to the side of the central shaft plate 11. A clamping claw 14 is rotatably connected to the side of the rotating shaft block 13 away from the central shaft plate 11. The clamping box 12 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft block 13.

[0036] The clamping box 12 is externally fixedly connected to a fixing plate 15, and the fixing plate 15 is fixedly connected to the base plate 1.

[0037] A support plate 16 is slidably connected above the connecting plate 8, and the support plate 16 is fixedly connected to the base plate 1.

[0038] The top of the substrate 1 is fixedly connected with a moving plate 17, and the moving plate 17 is provided with a lifting assembly 18 away from the substrate 1.

[0039] The bottom of the lifting assembly 18 is fixedly connected with a support plate 19, and the bottom of the support plate 19 is fixedly connected with a base 20.

[0040] The side of the base 20 is provided with a clamping assembly 21, and the clamping assembly 21 is provided with a blood collection tube 22 away from the base 20.

[0041] In this embodiment, the clamping and closing mechanism arranged below the substrate 1 is started, and the driving motor 2 fixedly installed below the substrate 1 starts to operate. When the driving motor 2 operates, the transmission rod 3 arranged at the output end of the driving motor 2 starts to rotate. The first gear 4 is fixedly connected to the side of the transmission rod 3 away from the driving motor 2. When the transmission rod 3 rotates, the first gear 4 starts to rotate. When the first gear 4 rotates, the second gear 5 meshingly connected to the side of the first gear 4 starts to rotate. The arc-shaped groove 6 is arranged in the second gear 5. The arc-shaped groove 6 is uniformly distributed in multiple groups in the second gear 5. When the second gear 5 rotates, the arc-shaped groove 6 starts to move. The convex rod 7 is slidably connected in the arc-shaped groove 6. When the arc-shaped groove 6 moves, the convex rod 7 is pushed and starts to move. The connecting plate 8 is fixedly connected to the other side of the convex rod 7. When the convex rod 7 moves, the connecting plate 8 starts to move. When the connecting plate 8 moves, the guard plate 9 fixedly connected to the side of the connecting plate 8 starts to move. Multiple guard plates 9 start to move towards a center point, forming a closed environment.

[0042] Threaded rod 10 is fixedly connected below arc-shaped groove 6, arc-shaped groove 6 drives threaded rod 10 to start rotating when rotating, threaded rod 10 rotates inside middle shaft plate 11 and generates spiral power, so that middle shaft plate 11 starts to move inside clamping box 12, middle shaft plate 11 drives rotating shaft block 13 to start rotating when moving, middle shaft plate 11 is in rotating connection with clamping claw 14 through rotating shaft block 13, clamping claw 14 is driven to move when rotating shaft block 13 rotates, the same rotating shaft block 13 and clamping claw 14 are arranged on the other side of clamping box 12, two groups of clamping claws 14 start to move towards each other and clamp the tube cover on blood collection tube 22, blood collection tube 22 is clamped and fixed at a position through clamping assembly 21 arranged above base 20, and moves in cooperation with lifting assembly 18, lifting assembly 18 starts to control moving plate 17 to move when operating, moving plate 17 drives clamping closing mechanism to rise through base plate 1 when moving, so that the tube cover is pulled open, and the tube cover is protected inside multiple guard plates 9 through the clamping closing mechanism during the process of being pulled open, so that the blood or other liquid on the tube cover is prevented from dripping and splashing.

[0043] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cover device comprising a base plate (1), characterized in that, The lower part of the substrate (1) is provided with a clamping closing mechanism, the clamping closing mechanism comprises a driving motor (2) provided below the substrate (1), the output end of the driving motor (2) is provided with a transmission rod (3), the side of the transmission rod (3) away from the driving motor (2) is fixedly connected with a first gear (4), the side of the first gear (4) is engagedly connected with a second gear (5), the inside of the second gear (5) is provided with an arc-shaped groove (6), the inside of the arc-shaped groove (6) is slidably connected with a protruding rod (7), the side of the protruding rod (7) close to the arc-shaped groove (6) is fixedly connected with a connecting plate (8), the side of the connecting plate (8) away from the protruding rod (7) is fixedly connected with a guard plate (9), the driving motor (2) drives the first gear (4) to rotate through the transmission rod (3) after starting, the first gear (4) drives the protruding rod (7) to slide in the arc-shaped groove (6) through the second gear (5), the protruding rod (7) makes a plurality of guard plates (9) move towards the same center point to form closure through the connecting plate (8).

2. The automatic test tube clamping and uncapping device according to claim 1, characterized in that The substrate (1) is fixedly connected with the driving motor (2), and the lower side of the arc-shaped groove (6) is provided with a clamping box (12).

3. The test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cap device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower side of the arc-shaped groove (6) is fixedly connected with a threaded rod (10), the side of the threaded rod (10) away from the arc-shaped groove (6) is threadedly connected with a middle shaft plate (11), the side of the middle shaft plate (11) is rotatably connected with a rotating shaft block (13), the side of the rotating shaft block (13) away from the middle shaft plate (11) is rotatably connected with a clamping jaw (14), and the clamping box (12) and the rotating shaft block (13) are rotatably connected.

4. The test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cap device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The outside of the clamping box (12) is fixedly connected with a fixed plate (15), and the fixed plate (15) is fixedly connected with the substrate (1).

5. The test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cap device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper side of the connecting plate (8) is slidably connected with a supporting plate (16), and the supporting plate (16) is fixedly connected with the substrate (1).

6. The test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cap device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the substrate (1) is fixedly connected with a moving plate (17), and the side of the moving plate (17) away from the substrate (1) is provided with a lifting assembly (18).

7. The test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cap device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The lower side of the lifting assembly (18) is fixedly connected with a support plate (19), and the bottom of the support plate (19) is fixedly connected with a base (20).

8. The test tube automatic clamping opening and closing cap device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The side of the base (20) is provided with a clamping assembly (21), and the side of the clamping assembly (21) away from the base (20) is provided with a blood collection test tube (22).

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Patent Citations

  • Automatic clamping cover opening and closing device for blood test tube

    CN220098497U