Automatic elisa plate feeding device
By designing an automated ELISA plate feeding device, which utilizes a hopper, detection components, and a feeding mechanism, the device achieves automated and precise feeding of ELISA plates. This solves the problems of low efficiency and large errors associated with manual operation, meets the needs of high-throughput experiments, and improves the accuracy and efficiency of experiments.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520381881.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-06
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for feeding ELISA plates rely on manual operation, which is inefficient, labor-intensive, and prone to errors, making it difficult to meet the needs of high-throughput experiments.
Design an automatic ELISA plate feeding device, including a hopper, a detection unit, and a pushing mechanism. By detecting the presence or absence of ELISA plates, the device automatically pushes the plates to the picking station, where robots or robotic arms perform precise picking and placing. Combined with a control unit, the device achieves automated feeding and remaining quantity query.
It achieves automated and efficient loading of ELISA plates, reduces manpower input, controls errors, meets the needs of high-throughput experiments, and provides timely reminders for replenishment, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of experiments.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to automatic feeding equipment technical field, concretely is a kind of enzyme labeled plate automatic feeding device. BACKGROUND
[0002] Enzyme labeled plate is the experimental consumable widely used in biomedical, chemical analysis etc., mainly used for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), cell culture, drug screening etc.
[0003] The existing enzyme labeled plate feeding mode mostly relies on manual operation, and the efficiency is low, the labor is large and error is easy to produce (refers to the inaccuracy of enzyme labeled plate placement position, inclination or stacking disorder etc.
[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of enzyme labeled plate automatic feeding device to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0005] The embodiment of the utility model is to provide a kind of enzyme labeled plate automatic feeding device to solve the above problems.
[0006] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:
[0007] A kind of enzyme labeled plate automatic feeding device, comprising:
[0008] Bin, for batch placement enzyme labeled plate, and bin is formed with material taking station on it;
[0009] First detection piece, for detecting whether enzyme labeled plate exists in material taking station;
[0010] Pushing mechanism, for pushing enzyme labeled plate in bin to material taking station when enzyme labeled plate does not exist in material taking station.
[0011] In an alternative, the bin is arranged from bottom to top, and the upper end of the bin is open to form the material taking station.
[0012] In an alternative, the automatic feeding device further comprises a base, and the bin is arranged on the base.
[0013] In an alternative, the first detection piece is an NPN diffuse reflection type material detection sensor.
[0014] In an alternative, the pushing mechanism comprises a guide rail sliding table arranged on the base and a support plate arranged in the hopper, the guide rail sliding table comprises a guide rail, a sliding block sliding on the guide rail, and a ball screw arranged on the guide rail, a ball nut is arranged on the sliding block, the ball screw is threadedly connected through the ball nut, a through slot for the sliding block to pass through is arranged on the side wall of the hopper, and the end of the sliding block away from the guide rail is fixedly connected with the support plate through the through slot.
[0015] In an alternative, the driving member is a 57 type stepping motor.
[0016] In an alternative, a rib plate is further arranged between the base and the guide rail sliding table.
[0017] In an alternative, the automatic feeding device further comprises a second detection member for detecting whether the support plate is reset in place.
[0018] In an alternative, the second detection member is an NPN photoelectric sensor.
[0019] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the utility model have the following beneficial effects:
[0020] 1. A certain number of enzyme-labeled plates are stacked in the hopper, and the stacked enzyme-labeled plates are pushed towards the material taking station by the pushing mechanism, when the first detection member detects the enzyme-labeled plates, it means that the enzyme-labeled plates have been pushed into place by the pushing action of the pushing mechanism, and the pushing mechanism stops the pushing action, when the robot (or mechanical arm) takes away the enzyme-labeled plates, the first detection member cannot detect the existence of the enzyme-labeled plates, and the pushing mechanism starts the pushing action to continue to supply the enzyme-labeled plates to the material taking station, which realizes automatic feeding, greatly reduces the labor input, has high efficiency and effectively controls the error, and meets the high-throughput experiment demand.
[0021] 2. The remaining number of enzyme-labeled plates can be inquired, and timely reminders are given when the enzyme-labeled plates are used up.
[0022] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0023] The drawings incorporated into the specification and forming part of the specification illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the application. At the same time, these drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way by reference to the particular embodiments, but to illustrate the inventive concept for those skilled in the art.
[0024] Figure 1 The structure of the embodiments of the utility model is shown in the schematic diagram.
[0025] The reference signs are annotated as follows: 1 - driving member, 2 - guide rail sliding table, 3 - rib plate, 4 - base, 5 - first detection member, 6 - enzyme-labeled plate, 7 - support plate, 8 - hopper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The following detailed description of the application is made with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is necessary to point out here that the following detailed description is only used to further illustrate the application, and cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the application, and those skilled in the art can make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the application according to the above application content.
[0027] Please refer to Figure 1 An automatic enzyme-labeled plate feeding device comprises:
[0028] A hopper 8 is used to place enzyme-labeled plates in batches, and a material taking station is formed on the hopper 8;
[0029] A first detection member 5 is used to detect whether the enzyme-labeled plate exists in the material taking station;
[0030] A pushing mechanism is used to push the enzyme-labeled plate in the hopper 8 to the material taking station when the enzyme-labeled plate does not exist in the material taking station;
[0031] The hopper 8 is arranged from bottom to top, and the upper end of the hopper 8 is open, that is, the material taking station is formed.
[0032] It should be noted that the internal profile of the hopper 8 is matched with the profile of the enzyme-labeled plate, and the material taking and enzyme-labeled plate placing actions are performed by a robot (or a mechanical arm), so as to ensure the accuracy of the position of the enzyme-labeled plate, and further ensure the accuracy of the experimental results; the above-mentioned material taking and enzyme-labeled plate placing actions by the robot (or the mechanical arm) are existing mature technologies, and will not be described here.
[0033] A certain number of enzyme-labeled plates are stacked in the hopper 8, the stacked enzyme-labeled plates are pushed by the pushing mechanism to the direction of the material taking station, when the first detection member 5 detects the enzyme-labeled plate, it means that the enzyme-labeled plate has been pushed to the position by this pushing action (that is, the uppermost enzyme-labeled plate is pushed to the driving station), the pushing mechanism stops the pushing action, when the robot (or the mechanical arm) takes away the enzyme-labeled plate, the first detection member 5 cannot detect the existence of the enzyme-labeled plate, the pushing mechanism starts the pushing action, and continues to supplement the enzyme-labeled plate to the material taking station, which realizes automatic feeding, greatly reduces the labor input, has high efficiency and effectively controls the error, and meets the high-throughput experimental demand.
[0034] Further, the automatic feeding device further comprises a base 4, and the hopper 8 is arranged on the base 4.
[0035] Further, the first detection member 5 is an NPN diffuse reflection type material detection sensor.
[0036] Further, the automatic feeding device further comprises a control unit (not shown in the figure), the control unit comprises a control panel based on an STM32F407VET6 chip, the control unit supports the functions of starting, stopping, and replenishing of the automatic feeding device through an upper computer (receiving instructions of the upper computer through a 485 communication interface) or a key, can also query the remaining number of enzyme-coated plates, and timely remind when the enzyme-coated plates are used up, wherein the remaining number of enzyme-coated plates is calculated by counting the used enzyme-coated plates, the number of enzyme-coated plates placed in the material bin 8 is certain (the application does not consider the case that the enzyme-coated plates are insufficiently placed, such as placing only half of the set amount of enzyme-coated plates), the system automatically counts every time an enzyme-coated plate is taken, and the difference between the total number of enzyme-coated plates and the number of used enzyme-coated plates is the remaining number of enzyme-coated plates; wherein the timely reminder when the enzyme-coated plates are used up can be in the form of setting a buzzer, an alarm lamp, or displaying a pop-up window on the control interface, which is not limited in the application, and the control technology involved in the above technical function implementation is a prior art, which is not described herein.
[0037] Please refer to Figure 1 In an embodiment of the utility model, the pushing mechanism comprises a guide rail sliding table 2 arranged on the base 4 and a supporting plate 7 arranged in the material bin 8, the guide rail sliding table 2 comprises a guide rail, a sliding block sliding on the guide rail and a ball screw arranged on the guide rail, a ball nut is arranged on the sliding block, the ball screw is threadedly connected through the ball nut, a through slot for the sliding block to pass through is arranged on the side wall of the material bin 8, one end of the sliding block away from the guide rail is fixedly connected with the supporting plate 7 through the through slot, the pushing mechanism further comprises a driving member 1 for driving the ball screw to rotate, the stacked enzyme-coated plates are supported by the supporting plate 7, the ball screw is driven to rotate by the driving member 1, the sliding block slides up and down, and then the supporting plate 7 moves up and down, so that the enzyme-coated plates are pushed and fed and the supporting plate 7 is reset.
[0038] Further, in the embodiment, the driving member 1 is a 57 type stepping motor, and FOC (field oriented control) closed loop control is used to realize high precision and high dynamic performance.
[0039] Further, in the embodiment, the base 4 and the guide rail sliding table 2 are further provided with a rib plate 3, which plays a role in strengthening the overall structural strength of the automatic feeding device.
[0040] Further, in the embodiment, the automatic feeding device further comprises a second detection member (not shown in the figure) for detecting whether the supporting plate 7 is reset in place, when the enzyme-coated plates are replenished, the second detection member is used to detect whether the supporting plate 7 is reset in place, so as to assist in the replenishment operation, and the second detection member is an NPN photoelectric sensor.
[0041] Furthermore, it should be understood that although the specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment includes every feature or implementation described herein. The specification can include implicit combinations of explicitly mentioned features and / or implicit combinations of implicitly mentioned features. Such combinations are also expressly included within the scope of the specification and an embodiment.
Claims
1. An enzyme-labeled plate automatic feeding device, characterized in that, The application relates to an automatic feeding device for an enzyme-labeled plate. The automatic feeding device comprises a material bin (8) for batch placing of enzyme-labeled plates, a first detection member (5) for detecting whether the material bin (8) is empty, and a pushing mechanism for pushing the enzyme-labeled plates in the material bin (8) to the material bin (8) when the material bin (8) is empty. The material bin (8) is arranged from bottom to top, and the upper end of the material bin (8) is open to form a material taking station. The automatic feeding device further comprises a base (4), and the material bin (8) is arranged on the base (4).
2. The automatic enzyme plate loading device according to claim 1, wherein, The first detection member (5) is an NPN diffuse reflection type material detection sensor.
3. The automatic enzyme plate feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, The pushing mechanism comprises a guide rail sliding table (2) arranged on the base (4) and a supporting plate (7) arranged in the material bin (8), the guide rail sliding table (2) comprises a guide rail, a sliding block sliding on the guide rail and a ball screw arranged on the guide rail, a ball nut is arranged on the sliding block, the ball screw is threadedly connected through the ball nut, a through slot for the sliding block to pass through is arranged on the side wall of the material bin (8), one end of the sliding block away from the guide rail is fixedly connected with the supporting plate (7) through the through slot, and the pushing mechanism further comprises a driving member (1) for driving the ball screw to rotate.
4. The automatic enzyme plate feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, The driving member (1) is a 57 type stepping motor.
5. The automatic enzyme plate loading device of claim 3, wherein, The base (4) and the guide rail sliding table (2) are further provided with a rib plate (3).
6. The automatic enzyme plate loading device according to claim 5, wherein, The automatic feeding device further comprises a second detection member for detecting whether the supporting plate (7) is reset in place.
7. The automatic enzyme plate loading device of claim 5, wherein, The second detection member is an NPN photoelectric sensor.
8. The automatic enzyme plate loading device of claim 5, wherein, 9. The automatic enzyme plate loading device according to claim 8, wherein,