Biological sample transfer device
By designing a biological sample transfer device that includes a cavity, opening door, and retrieval mechanism, the problems of easy damage and insufficient automation of existing devices are solved, and the safe and efficient transfer and preservation of biological samples are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423239697.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-05
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing biological sample transfer devices are prone to damage and lack sufficient automation, failing to effectively protect the viability of biological samples.
A biological sample transfer device is designed, comprising a cavity, an opening mechanism, and a retrieval mechanism. The cavity is provided with first and second placement chambers. The first placement chamber has a cooling system. At least one of the opening mechanism and the retrieval mechanism is disposed in the second placement chamber to avoid damage to the mechanism by the low temperature environment. The transfer of the biological sample box is realized through the movable mechanism.
It improves the level of automation, protects the activity of biological samples, avoids damage to the door opening and box retrieval mechanisms caused by low temperature environment, and ensures the safe transfer of biological samples.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of biological samples, in particular to a biological sample transfer device. BACKGROUND
[0002] The statements herein merely provide background information related to the present application and do not necessarily constitute the prior art.
[0003] With the rapid development of the biological and pharmaceutical industry, large biological sample libraries have emerged, and the storage capacity of biological samples is increasing. Biological samples such as tissues and cells in clinical or laboratory settings are usually stored in biological sample boxes.
[0004] Users have the need to transfer biological sample boxes. In related technologies, there are some automatic transfer devices that can take biological sample boxes to drive the transfer of biological sample boxes. Such transfer devices have a refrigeration system that can ensure the activity of biological samples. However, such transfer devices are prone to damage. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0005] In view of the above problems, the present application is proposed to provide a biological sample transfer device that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems.
[0006] The present application provides a biological sample transfer device, comprising: a cavity connected to a movable mechanism, the cavity defining a first placement cavity and a second placement cavity, the first placement cavity having a first opening, the first placement cavity being in communication with the second placement cavity through the first opening, a first door body being provided at the first opening, the second placement cavity having a second opening, the cavity being connected to a refrigeration system, the refrigeration system being configured to provide cold energy to the first placement cavity; a door opening mechanism connected to the first door body and configured to open and close the first door body; a box taking mechanism configured to take a biological sample box through the second opening and drive the biological sample box to enter the first placement cavity through the opened first opening; at least one of the door opening mechanism and the box taking mechanism being provided in the second placement cavity, the door opening mechanism being configured to close the first opening when the first placement cavity is placed with the biological sample box.
[0007] Optionally, the door opening mechanism is provided in the second placement cavity.
[0008] Optionally, the door opening mechanism comprises a first driving mechanism and a rotating shaft connected to the first driving mechanism, the rotating shaft being connected to the first door body, the first driving mechanism driving the rotating shaft to rotate to drive the first door body to rotate, thereby opening and closing the first opening.
[0009] Optionally, the door opening mechanism comprises a second driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism is connected to a first connecting frame, the first connecting frame is connected to the first door body, and the second driving mechanism drives the first door body to translate through the first connecting frame, so as to open and close the first opening.
[0010] Optionally, a second door body is arranged at the second opening, the first connecting frame is further connected to the second door body, and the second driving mechanism further drives the second door body to translate through the first connecting frame, so as to open and close the second opening.
[0011] Optionally, the box taking mechanism comprises a third driving mechanism, a second connecting frame, a fourth driving mechanism and a gripper, the third driving mechanism is connected to the second connecting frame to drive the second connecting frame to move, the second connecting frame is connected to the gripper, the gripper is connected to the fourth driving mechanism, and the fourth driving mechanism drives the gripper to take the biological sample box.
[0012] Optionally, the refrigeration system comprises a connected compressor, an evaporator and a condenser, the compressor and the condenser are arranged in the second placement cavity, and the evaporator is arranged in the first placement cavity, or the evaporator surrounds the side wall of the first placement cavity, or the cold energy generated by the evaporator is blown to the first placement cavity by a fan.
[0013] Optionally, the first placement cavity is located above or below the second placement cavity.
[0014] Optionally, the second opening is arranged at the bottom of the second placement cavity, and the first opening is arranged at the top or the bottom of the first placement cavity.
[0015] Optionally, the first opening and the second opening are arranged in the up-down direction.
[0016] Optionally, the movable mechanism comprises a roller and a guide rail for guiding the movement of the roller.
[0017] Optionally, an elastic door is arranged at the first opening, the elastic door is configured to close the first opening when not subjected to external force, and the elastic door can be pried open by the box taking mechanism or the biological sample box when the box taking mechanism drives the biological sample box to move to the first opening.
[0018] The biological sample transfer device provided in the application can drive the biological sample box to transfer, is convenient for users, and has a door opening mechanism and a box taking mechanism, so that the automation level is high, the low-temperature environment of the first placement cavity is beneficial to the preservation of biological samples, and at least one of the door opening mechanism and the box taking mechanism is arranged in the second placement cavity, so that damage of the low-temperature environment to the door opening mechanism and / or the box taking mechanism is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Other objects and advantages of the application will be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0020] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a biological sample transfer device according to a first embodiment of the present application;
[0021] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a biological sample transfer device according to a second embodiment of the present application;
[0022] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a biological sample transfer device according to a third embodiment of the present application.
[0023] In the drawings: 10 is a biological sample transfer device, 100 is a cavity, 110 is a first placement cavity, 111 is a first opening, 112 is a first door body, 120 is a second placement cavity, 121 is a second opening, 122 is a second door body, 200 is an opening door mechanism, 300 is a box taking mechanism, 410 is a compressor, 420 is an evaporator, 430 is a condenser. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are one embodiment of the present application, rather than all embodiments of the present application. Based on the described embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without any creative effort belong to the scope of protection of the present application.
[0025] Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used in the present application should be understood as having the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs.
[0026] The present embodiment provides a biological sample transfer device 10, Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the biological sample transfer device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present application (the arrow indicates the movable direction of the corresponding structure); Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the biological sample transfer device 10 according to a second embodiment of the present application (the arrow indicates the movable direction of the corresponding structure, the compressor 410, the evaporator 420 and the condenser 430 are not shown); Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the biological sample transfer device 10 according to a third embodiment of the present application (the arrow indicates the movable direction of the corresponding structure, the compressor 410, the evaporator 420 and the condenser 430 are not shown).
[0027] The biological sample transfer device 10 comprises a cavity 100, an opening door mechanism 200, and a box taking mechanism 300. The cavity 100 is connected with a movable mechanism, and the cavity 100 defines a first placement cavity 110 and a second placement cavity 120. The first placement cavity 110 has a first opening 111, and the first placement cavity 110 communicates with the second placement cavity 120 through the first opening 111. A first door body 112 is arranged at the first opening 111. The second placement cavity 120 has a second opening 121. The cavity 100 is connected with a refrigeration system, and the refrigeration system is used to provide cold energy to the first placement cavity 110 (i.e. no cold energy is provided to the second placement cavity 120, and in some embodiments, the second placement cavity 120 can be a normal temperature cavity). The opening door mechanism 200 is connected with the first door body 112, and is used to open and close the first door body 112. The box taking mechanism 300 is used to take a biological sample box 500 through the second opening 121, and drive the biological sample box 500 to enter the first placement cavity 110 through the opened first opening 111. At least one of the opening door mechanism 200 and the box taking mechanism 300 is arranged in the second placement cavity 120, and the opening door mechanism 200 is configured to close the first opening 111 when the biological sample box 500 is placed in the first placement cavity 110.
[0028] In the cavity 100, a box body (which can be composed of an outer shell, an inner container, and a heat preservation material between the outer shell and the inner container), a shell, or the like can be included. The cavity 100 can also be a combination of a box body and a shell. In some embodiments, the cavity 100 corresponding to the first placement cavity 110 can be a box body, and the cavity 100 corresponding to the second placement cavity 120 can be a shell. It can be understood that the first opening 111 is shared by the first placement cavity 110 and the second placement cavity 120.
[0029] The biological sample transfer device 10 provided in the embodiment can drive the biological sample box 500 to be transferred, is convenient for users, and has the opening door mechanism 200 and the box taking mechanism 300, so that the automation level is high. The low-temperature environment of the first placement cavity 110 is beneficial to the preservation of biological samples. At least one of the opening door mechanism 200 and the box taking mechanism 300 is arranged in the second placement cavity 120, so that damage of the opening door mechanism 200 and / or the box taking mechanism 300 caused by the low-temperature environment is avoided.
[0030] In some embodiments, the opening door mechanism 200 can be arranged in the second placement cavity 120. In this way, the opening door mechanism 200 is prevented from being damaged by low temperature.
[0031] In some embodiments, the door opening mechanism 200 comprises a first driving mechanism and a rotating shaft connected to the first driving mechanism, the rotating shaft being connected to the first door body 112, the first driving mechanism driving the rotating shaft to rotate, so as to drive the first door body 112 to rotate, thereby opening and closing the first opening 111. Specifically, the first driving mechanism can be a motor, the motor driving the rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft being fixed to the first door body 112, thereby driving the first door body 112 to rotate.
[0032] In some embodiments, the door opening mechanism 200 comprises a second driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism being connected to a first connecting frame, the first connecting frame being connected to the first door body 112, the second driving mechanism driving the first door body 112 to translate through the first connecting frame, thereby opening and closing the first opening 111. Specifically, in some embodiments, the second driving mechanism can be a motor, an output shaft of the motor being connected to a gear, the gear being connected to a rack, the rack being fixed to the first connecting frame, thereby driving the first connecting frame to translate, in other embodiments, an output shaft of the motor being connected to a screw rod, the screw rod being connected to a nut, the nut being fixed to the first connecting frame, thereby driving the first connecting frame to translate.
[0033] In some embodiments, the second opening 121 is provided with a second door body 122, the first connecting frame being further connected to the second door body 122, the second driving mechanism further driving the second door body 122 to translate through the first connecting frame, thereby opening and closing the second opening 121. The second door body 122 can protect the mechanism in the second placing cavity 120, and the first connecting frame connecting the first door body 112 and the second door body 122 makes the overall structure simple.
[0034] In some embodiments, the box taking mechanism 300 comprises a third driving mechanism, a second connecting frame, a fourth driving mechanism and a gripper, the third driving mechanism being connected to the second connecting frame to drive the second connecting frame to move, the second connecting frame being connected to the gripper, the gripper being connected to the fourth driving mechanism, the fourth driving mechanism driving the gripper to take the biological sample box 500. The ways in which such a box taking mechanism 300 realizes various taking and moving manners are easy to be realized by those skilled in the art, and thus will not be described here.
[0035] In some embodiments, the refrigeration system comprises a compressor 410, an evaporator 420 and a condenser 430 connected, the compressor 410 and the condenser 430 are arranged in the second placement cavity 120, the evaporator 420 is arranged in the first placement cavity 110, or the evaporator 420 surrounds the side wall of the first placement cavity 110 (which can be that the evaporator 420 adheres to or is close to the side wall of the first placement cavity 110), or the cold produced by the evaporator 420 is blown to the first placement cavity 110 by the fan (to avoid the frost on the taking mechanism 300 and the biological sample box 500).
[0036] In some embodiments, the first placement cavity 110 is above or below the second placement cavity 120. It can be understood that the first placement cavity 110 can be partially or entirely above or below the second placement cavity 120.
[0037] In some embodiments, the second opening 121 is arranged at the bottom of the second placement cavity 120, and the first opening 111 is arranged at the top or bottom of the first placement cavity 110. That is, the taking mechanism 300 takes the external biological sample box 500 downward.
[0038] In some embodiments, the first opening 111 and the second opening 121 are arranged in the up-down direction. In this way, the time length of the biological sample box 500 in a non-low-temperature state can be reduced, and the activity of the biological sample can be ensured.
[0039] In some embodiments, the movable mechanism comprises a roller and a guide rail for guiding the movement of the roller. For example, the guide rail can be a sky rail, and the biological sample transfer device 10 is hung on the sky rail.
[0040] In some embodiments, an elastic door is arranged at the first opening 111, and the elastic door is configured to close the first opening 111 when not subjected to an external force, and the elastic door can be pried open by the taking mechanism 300 or the biological sample box 500 when the taking mechanism 300 drives the biological sample box 500 to move to the first opening 111. The elasticity of the elastic door can be realized by a spring, a spring sheet or the like, and the arrangement of the elastic door can avoid the leakage of the cold of the first placement cavity 110.
[0041] For the embodiments of the present application, it also needs to be explained that the embodiments and the features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other to obtain new embodiments without conflict.
[0042] The above is only a specific implementation manner of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A biological sample transfer device, characterized by, The device comprises: a cavity connected to a movable mechanism, the cavity defining a first placement cavity and a second placement cavity, the first placement cavity having a first opening through which the first placement cavity communicates with the second placement cavity, the first opening being provided with a first door, the second placement cavity having a second opening, the cavity being connected to a refrigeration system for providing cold to the first placement cavity; a door opening mechanism connected to the first door for opening and closing the first door; a box taking mechanism for taking a biological sample box through the second opening and driving the biological sample box to enter the first placement cavity through the opened first opening; at least one of the door opening mechanism and the box taking mechanism is arranged in the second placement cavity, and the door opening mechanism is configured to close the first opening when the biological sample box is placed in the first placement cavity.
2. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the door opening mechanism is arranged in the second placement cavity.
3. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the door opening mechanism comprises a first driving mechanism and a rotating shaft connected to the first driving mechanism, the rotating shaft being connected to the first door, the first driving mechanism driving the rotating shaft to rotate to drive the first door to rotate, thereby opening and closing the first opening.
4. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the door opening mechanism comprises a second driving mechanism connected to a first connecting frame, the first connecting frame being connected to the first door, the second driving mechanism driving the first door to translate through the first connecting frame, thereby opening and closing the first opening.
5. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 4, wherein a second door is arranged at the second opening, the first connecting frame further connecting the second door, and the second driving mechanism further driving the second door to translate through the first connecting frame, thereby opening and closing the second opening.
6. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the box taking mechanism comprises a third driving mechanism, a second connecting frame, a fourth driving mechanism, and a gripper, the third driving mechanism being connected to the second connecting frame to drive the second connecting frame to move, the second connecting frame being connected to the gripper, the gripper being connected to the fourth driving mechanism, and the fourth driving mechanism driving the gripper to take the biological sample box.
7. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the refrigeration system comprises a connected compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser, the compressor and the condenser being arranged in the second placement cavity, the evaporator being arranged in the first placement cavity, or the evaporator surrounding the side wall of the first placement cavity, or the cold generated by the evaporator being blown to the first placement cavity by a fan.
8. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the first placement cavity is located above or below the second placement cavity.
9. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the second opening is disposed at a bottom of the second placement cavity, and the first opening is disposed at a top or a bottom of the first placement cavity.
10. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the first opening and the second opening are arranged in a vertical direction.
11. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the movable mechanism comprises a roller and a guide rail for guiding movement of the roller.
12. The biological sample transfer device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic door is disposed at the first opening, the elastic door is configured to close the first opening when not subjected to an external force, and the elastic door can be pried open by the cartridge taking mechanism or the biological sample cartridge when the cartridge taking mechanism drives the biological sample cartridge to move to the first opening.