Slide clamping and positioning device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a slide clamping and positioning device. The slide clamping and positioning device comprises a three-direction driving device, a clamping mechanism and a slide placing seat. The clamping mechanism comprises two clamping jaws which are symmetrically arranged, each clamping jaw comprises an L-shaped extending part and a clamping part, the clamping parts are horizontally arranged to horizontally clamp and release the slide, the slide placing seat comprises a slide groove and a clamping receding groove, and the clamping receding grooves expose the edges of the two sides of the slide, so that the slide placing seat can clamp and release the slide. The L-shaped extension parts are convenient to realize that the clamping parts horizontally extend into the clamping receding grooves so as to clamp the edges of the two sides of the slides in the slide grooves, so that the slides can be accurately and horizontally clamped and released, the slides can be conveniently put into the groove positions of the slide frame, the positioning accuracy is high, and the slide placement efficiency is high.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of clamping device technology, specifically to a glass slide clamping and positioning device. Background Technology

[0002] In cytogenetic analysis, during the automated slide preparation process of peripheral blood lymphocyte samples, the prepared sample suspension is dropped onto a slide. Traditional methods typically use a suction cup to pick up the slide and place it into the slot of a slide holder. However, because the slots in the slide holder are horizontally positioned, the suction cup method is prone to positional deviations during slide placement, leading to inaccurate positioning, slide drop, or the need for repeated operations, thus reducing operational efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] This application provides a slide clamping and positioning device to solve the problems of inaccurate positioning and low efficiency when using suction cups to pick up slides in the prior art. This device can accurately clamp and release slides horizontally, and perform secondary positioning in the slide holder, facilitating the precise placement of slides into the slots of the slide holder, thereby improving positioning accuracy and operational efficiency.

[0004] This application provides a glass slide clamping and positioning device, including:

[0005] The three-way drive device is equipped with a forward and backward moving mechanism, a left and right moving mechanism and a up and down moving mechanism. The forward and backward moving mechanism is mounted on the operating table, the left and right moving mechanism is mounted on the forward and backward moving mechanism, and the up and down moving mechanism is mounted on the left and right moving mechanism.

[0006] The clamping mechanism includes two symmetrically arranged jaws and a clamping driver. The clamping driver is located at the bottom end of the up-down moving mechanism. Each jaw includes an L-shaped extension and a clamping part. The L-shaped extension is connected to the clamping driver. The clamping part is horizontally arranged. The clamping driver drives the two jaws to horizontally clamp and release the glass slide.

[0007] A slide holder is provided on the operating table; the slide holder includes a slide groove and a clamping clearance groove. The slide groove is used to hold the slide to be clamped. The clamping clearance groove is located on both sides of the slide holder. The clamping clearance groove exposes the two side edges of the slide. The clamping part extends into the clamping clearance groove to clamp the two side edges of the slide.

[0008] Furthermore, the clamping part is provided with a guide groove, and the upper and lower sides of the guide groove are provided with paired guide slopes. A space for clamping the edge of the glass slide is formed between the paired guide slopes, and the glass slide is clamped between the guide grooves of the two grippers.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the guide slot is vertically oriented, and the width of the bottom surface of the guide slot is greater than or equal to the thickness of the glass slide.

[0010] Furthermore, the slide holder includes a base plate, an annular convex edge, and a stop protrusion. The stop protrusion is provided at the first end of the base plate, and the annular convex edge is provided around the second end of the base plate. The base plate, the annular convex edge, and the stop protrusion surround to form the slide groove. The two sides of the stop protrusion are spaced apart from the annular convex edge to form the clamping clearance groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the annular protrusion has a first guide side facing the slide groove, the first guide side forming an acute angle with the base plate, and the stop protrusion has a second guide side facing the slide groove, the second guide side forming an acute angle with the base plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the slide holder includes a pick-and-place notch, which is disposed on the annular protruding edge, and the bottom surface of the pick-and-place notch is flush with the base plate.

[0013] Furthermore, the slide clamping and positioning device also includes a slide feeding turntable and an adsorption and transfer mechanism. The slide feeding turntable is rotatably mounted on the operating table, and the upper surface of the slide feeding turntable is provided with multiple slide feeding slots. The adsorption and transfer mechanism is mounted on the up-down moving mechanism, and the bottom end of the adsorption and transfer mechanism is provided with a slide suction cup. The slide feeding slot is located below the slide suction cup, and the adsorption and transfer mechanism adsorbs and transfers the slide from the slide feeding slot to the slide slot.

[0014] Furthermore, the slide clamping and positioning device also includes a slide holder, which is mounted on the operating table and located on one side of the slide placement seat. The slide holder has multiple horizontally arranged slots.

[0015] Furthermore, the slide clamping and positioning device also includes a slide rail mechanism, which is mounted on the operating table. The end of the slide rail mechanism is equipped with an in-position sensor, which is used to detect whether the slide holder is in position. The slide holder is slidably mounted on the slide rail mechanism.

[0016] Furthermore, the slide clamping and positioning device also includes a slot detection device, which is located on one side of the slide rail mechanism. The slot detection device includes multiple slot sensors, which are configured one-to-one with the slots. The slot sensors are used to detect whether there is a slide in their corresponding slot.

[0017] The slide clamping and positioning device provided in this application embodiment includes a clamping mechanism comprising two symmetrically arranged grippers, each gripper having an L-shaped extension and a clamping part. The clamping part is horizontally positioned to clamp and release the slide horizontally. The slide placement seat includes a slide groove and a clamping clearance groove. The clamping clearance groove exposes the two sides of the slide. The L-shaped extension facilitates the horizontal insertion of the clamping part into the clamping clearance groove to clamp the two sides of the slide located in the slide groove. This achieves precise horizontal clamping and release of the slide. At the same time, the slide placement seat performs secondary positioning of the slide, making it easier to accurately place the slide into the slot of the slide holder, thereby improving positioning accuracy and operational efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The technical solution and other beneficial effects of this application will become apparent from the following detailed description of specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the slide clamping and positioning device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the glass slide transfer mechanism of the glass slide clamping and positioning device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping mechanism of the glass slide clamping and positioning device provided in the embodiments of this application for clamping a glass slide;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the glass slide transfer mechanism of the glass slide clamping and positioning device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the slide holder provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application for clamping a glass slide from the glass slide holder;

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism for clamping a glass sheet provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 8 A schematic diagram illustrating the principle of the clamping mechanism for gripping glass slides provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application, which places a glass slide on a slide holder.

[0028] The markings in the diagram are as follows:

[0029] Three-way drive device 1, front-back moving mechanism 11, left-right moving mechanism 12, up-down moving mechanism 13, clamping mechanism 2, gripper 21, L-shaped extension 211, clamping part 212, guide slot 213, guide slope 214, clamping driver 22, slide placement seat 3, slide slot 31, clamping clearance slot 32, base plate 33, annular protrusion 34, stop protrusion 35, pick-up and put-out notch 36, first guide side 37, second guide side 38, operating table 4, slide feeding turntable 5, slide feeding slot 51, adsorption and transfer mechanism 6, slide suction cup 61, slide holder 7, slot 71, slide rail mechanism 8, in-situ sensor 81, slot detection device 9. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are used only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the stated features. In the description of this application, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0032] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication between two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0033] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature being directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0034] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 This application provides a glass slide clamping and positioning device, which includes a three-way driving device 1, a clamping mechanism 2, and a glass slide placement seat 3.

[0035] For details, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 The three-way drive device 1 is provided with a front-to-back moving mechanism 11, a left-to-right moving mechanism 12, and a vertical moving mechanism 13. The front-to-back moving mechanism 11 is mounted on the operating table 4, the left-to-right moving mechanism 12 is mounted on the front-to-back moving mechanism 11, and the vertical moving mechanism 13 is mounted on the left-to-right moving mechanism 12. The clamping mechanism 2 includes two symmetrically arranged grippers 21 and a clamping driver 22. The clamping driver 22 is located at the bottom end of the vertical moving mechanism 13. The grippers 21 include an L-shaped extension 211 and a clamping part 212. Connected to the clamping driver 22, the clamping part 212 is horizontally arranged, and the clamping driver 22 drives the two jaws 21 to horizontally clamp and release the glass slide; the glass slide placement seat 3 is disposed on the operating table 4; the glass slide placement seat 3 includes a glass slide groove 31 and a clamping clearance groove 32, the glass slide groove 31 is used to hold the glass slide to be clamped, the clamping clearance groove 32 is located on both sides of the glass slide placement seat 3, the clamping clearance groove 32 exposes the two side edges of the glass slide, and the clamping part 212 extends into the clamping clearance groove 32 to clamp the two side edges of the glass slide.

[0036] The three-way drive device 1 can control the clamping mechanism 2 to move forward, backward, left, right, and up and down. This allows the clamping driver 22 to drive the gripper 21 to horizontally clamp the slide and transfer it into the slot 71 of the slide holder 7, and also release the slide to place it in the slot 71. The L-shaped extension 211 keeps the clamping part 212 horizontally positioned, facilitating horizontal clamping of the slide by the gripper 21 and horizontal insertion into the slot 71 of the slide holder 7. The slide placement seat 3 includes a slide slot 31 and a clamping clearance slot 32. The clamping part 212 extends horizontally into the clamping clearance slot 32 to clamp the two edges of the slide located in the slide slot 31, thus achieving precise horizontal clamping and release of the slide and facilitating placement into the slot 71 of the slide holder 7. This results in high positioning accuracy and high slide placement efficiency.

[0037] Please see Figure 8 The clamping part 212 is provided with a guide groove 213, and the upper and lower sides of the guide groove 213 are provided with a pair of guide inclined surfaces 214. A space for clamping the edge of the glass slide is formed between the pair of guide inclined surfaces 214, and the glass slide is clamped between the guide grooves 213 of the two grippers 21.

[0038] The guide slope 214 is either a plane or an arc surface, and the paired guide slopes 214 form an acute angle. The guide slope 214 can guide and clamp the glass slide within the guide groove 213.

[0039] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the guide groove 213 is vertically oriented, and the width of the bottom surface of the guide groove 213 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the glass slide. When the glass slide is clamped in the guide groove 213, the bottom surface of the guide groove 213 can be kept in contact with the side wall of the glass slide, keeping the glass slide horizontally raised.

[0040] Please see Figure 5 The slide holder 3 includes a base plate 33, an annular protrusion 34, and a stop protrusion 35. The stop protrusion 35 is provided at the first end of the base plate 33, and the annular protrusion 34 is arranged around the second end of the base plate 33. The base plate 33, the annular protrusion 34, and the stop protrusion 35 surround to form the slide groove 31. The two sides of the stop protrusion 35 are spaced apart from the annular protrusion 34 to form the clamping clearance groove 32. The clamping clearance groove 32 is used to facilitate the exposure of the two sides of the slide, and allows the clamping part 212 to extend into the clamping clearance groove 32 to clamp the two sides of the slide.

[0041] Please see Figure 5The annular protrusion 34 has a first guide side 37 facing the slide groove 31, and the first guide side 37 forms an acute angle with the base plate 33. The stop protrusion 35 has a second guide side 38 facing the slide groove 31, and the second guide side 38 forms an acute angle with the base plate 33. The first guide side 37 and the second guide side 38 facilitate the horizontal guidance and placement of the slide in the slide groove 31.

[0042] Please see Figure 5 The slide holder 3 includes a pick-and-place notch 36, which is disposed on the annular protrusion 34, and the bottom surface of the pick-and-place notch 36 is flush with the base plate 33. The pick-and-place notch 36 allows for easy removal of the slide from the slide groove 31 by fingers.

[0043] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 The slide clamping and positioning device further includes a slide feeding turntable 5 and an adsorption and transfer mechanism 6. The slide feeding turntable 5 is rotatably mounted on the operating table 4. The upper surface of the slide feeding turntable 5 is provided with a plurality of slide feeding slots 51. The adsorption and transfer mechanism 6 is mounted on the up-down moving mechanism 13. The bottom end of the adsorption and transfer mechanism 6 is provided with a slide suction cup 61. The slide feeding slots 51 are located below the slide suction cups 61. The adsorption and transfer mechanism 6 adsorbs and transfers the slides from the slide feeding slots 51 to the slide slots 31.

[0044] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 9 The slide clamping and positioning device further includes a slide holder 7, which is disposed on the operating table 4 and located on one side of the slide placement seat 3. The slide holder 7 has a plurality of horizontally arranged slots 71. The slots 71 are used to place slides.

[0045] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 3 The slide clamping and positioning device further includes a slide rail mechanism 8, which is mounted on the operating table 4. An on-position sensor 81 is provided at the end of the slide rail mechanism 8. The on-position sensor 81 is used to detect whether the slide holder 7 is in position. The slide holder 7 is slidably mounted on the slide rail mechanism 8. This configuration allows for automatic detection and determination of whether the slide holder 7 is in position. When in position, the slide clamped by the clamping mechanism 2 can be transferred and placed into the slot 71 of the slide holder 7.

[0046] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 3The slide clamping and positioning device further includes a slot detection device 9, which is located on one side of the slide rail mechanism 8. The slot detection device 9 includes multiple slot sensors, each corresponding to a slot 71. Each slot sensor detects whether a slide is present in its corresponding slot 71. This arrangement allows for the detection of a slide in each slot 71, and the clamping mechanism 2 then transfers the clamped slide into a slot 71 where no slide is placed.

[0047] In use, a glass slide is first placed in the glass slide loading slot 51 of the glass slide loading turntable 5. The glass slide loading turntable 5 rotates to transfer the glass slide loading slot 51 to a position below the adsorption and transfer mechanism 6. The adsorption and transfer mechanism 6 extends its glass slide suction cup 61 downwards to adsorb the glass slide in the glass slide loading slot 51. The adsorption and transfer mechanism 6 adsorbs and transfers the glass slide from the glass slide loading slot 51 to the glass slide slot 31 of the glass slide placement seat 3. Then, the adsorption and transfer mechanism 6 retracts its suction cup. The slide suction cup 61 is formed by the clamping mechanism 2 moving down until the clamping jaws 21 are flush with the slide placement seat 3. The clamping mechanism 2 moves horizontally to allow the clamping part 212 to extend into the clamping clearance groove 32. The clamping driver 22 drives the two clamping jaws 21 to horizontally clamp the two sides of the slide. The clamping mechanism 2 transfers the clamped slide into the slot 71 of the slide holder 7. The clamping driver 22 drives the two clamping jaws 21 to release the slide and place it in the slot 71.

[0048] The slide clamping and positioning device provided in this application embodiment includes a clamping mechanism 2 comprising two symmetrically arranged grippers 21. Each gripper 21 includes an L-shaped extension 211 and a clamping part 212. The clamping part 212 is horizontally arranged to clamp and release the slide horizontally. The slide placement seat 3 includes a slide groove 31 and a clamping clearance groove 32. The clamping clearance groove 32 exposes the two sides of the slide. The L-shaped extension 211 facilitates the horizontal extension of the clamping part 212 into the clamping clearance groove 32 to clamp the two sides of the slide located in the slide groove 31. This achieves precise horizontal clamping and release of the slide and facilitates the placement of the slide into the slot 71 of the slide holder 7. The device has high positioning accuracy and high slide placement efficiency.

[0049] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions in other embodiments.

[0050] The slide clamping and positioning device provided in the embodiments of this application has been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principle and implementation of this application. The description of the above embodiments is only for the purpose of helping to understand the technical solution and core idea of ​​this application. Those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. These modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A slide clamping and positioning device, characterized by, include: The three-way drive device is equipped with a forward and backward moving mechanism, a left and right moving mechanism and a up and down moving mechanism. The forward and backward moving mechanism is mounted on the operating table, the left and right moving mechanism is mounted on the forward and backward moving mechanism, and the up and down moving mechanism is mounted on the left and right moving mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes two symmetrically arranged jaws and a clamping driver. The clamping driver is located at the bottom end of the up-down moving mechanism. Each jaw includes an L-shaped extension and a clamping part. The L-shaped extension is connected to the clamping driver. The clamping part is horizontally arranged. The clamping driver drives the two jaws to horizontally clamp and release the glass slide. A slide holder is provided on the operating table; the slide holder includes a slide groove and a clamping clearance groove. The slide groove is used to hold the slide to be clamped. The clamping clearance groove is located on both sides of the slide holder. The clamping clearance groove exposes the two side edges of the slide. The clamping part extends into the clamping clearance groove to clamp the two side edges of the slide.

2. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 1, wherein, The clamping part is provided with a guide groove, and the upper and lower sides of the guide groove are provided with a pair of guide slopes. A space for clamping the edge of the glass slide is formed between the pair of guide slopes, and the glass slide is clamped between the guide grooves of the two jaws.

3. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 2, wherein, The bottom surface of the guide slot is vertically oriented, and the width of the bottom surface of the guide slot is greater than or equal to the thickness of the glass slide.

4. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 1, wherein, The slide holder includes a base plate, an annular convex edge, and a stop protrusion. The stop protrusion is provided at the first end of the base plate, and the annular convex edge is provided around the second end of the base plate. The base plate, the annular convex edge, and the stop protrusion surround to form the slide groove. The two sides of the stop protrusion are spaced apart from the annular convex edge to form the clamping clearance groove.

5. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 4, wherein, The annular protrusion has a first guide side facing the slide groove, and the first guide side forms an acute angle with the base plate. The stop protrusion has a second guide side facing the slide groove, and the second guide side forms an acute angle with the base plate.

6. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 4, wherein, The slide holder includes a pick-and-place notch, which is disposed on the annular protruding edge, and the bottom surface of the pick-and-place notch is flush with the base plate.

7. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 1, wherein, The slide clamping and positioning device further includes a slide feeding turntable and an adsorption and transfer mechanism. The slide feeding turntable is rotatably mounted on the operating table. The upper surface of the slide feeding turntable is provided with multiple slide feeding slots. The adsorption and transfer mechanism is mounted on the up-down moving mechanism. The bottom end of the adsorption and transfer mechanism is provided with a slide suction cup. The slide feeding slot is located below the slide suction cup. The adsorption and transfer mechanism adsorbs and transfers the slide from the slide feeding slot to the slide slot.

8. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 1, wherein, The slide clamping and positioning device also includes a slide holder, which is mounted on the operating table and located on one side of the slide placement seat. The slide holder has multiple horizontally arranged slots.

9. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 8, wherein, The slide clamping and positioning device further comprises a sliding rail mechanism arranged on the operation table, and an end of the sliding rail mechanism is provided with a position sensor for detecting whether the slide rack is in position, and the slide rack is slidingly arranged on the sliding rail mechanism.

10. The slide clamping and positioning device of claim 9, wherein, The slide clamping and positioning device further comprises a slot detection device arranged on one side of the sliding rail mechanism, and the slot detection device comprises a plurality of slot sensors which are arranged one by one corresponding to the slots, and the slot sensors are used for detecting whether there is a slide in the corresponding slot.

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