Pipette tip storage device

Abstract

The utility model provides a pipette tip storage device which comprises a pipette tip supply box and a pipette tip storage box, the pipette tip supply box and the pipette tip storage box are vertically arranged, a supply port is arranged between the pipette tip supply box and the pipette tip storage box, and a pipette tip storage plate is horizontally arranged in the pipette tip storage box. A plurality of screening rods are arranged on the gun head containing plate in parallel at intervals, and a gun head containing space is formed by the space between every two adjacent screening rods. The supply port has an open state and a closed state, and when the supply port is in the open state, the pipette supply gun head in the gun head supply box falls into the gun head storage box through the supply port. According to the pipette tip supply device, the pipette tip supply box and the pipette tip storage box are arranged, and the supply opening opening and closing control mechanism is combined to flexibly control opening and closing of the supply opening, so that when the pipette tips in the pipette tip storage box are not enough for use, supply of the pipette tips is realized, a pipette tip accommodating space is adopted, a one-to-one insertion structure is avoided, and the storage and taking efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to pipette tip storage technical field, especially to a pipette tip storage device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In laboratory scenes such as scientific research and medical treatment, pipette tips as frequently used experimental consumables, their boxing method and tip box design are crucial. At present, most laboratories use manual one-by-one insertion method to box tips. This method is extremely inefficient when dealing with a large number of tips, especially small capacity tips. Scientific researchers need to spend a lot of energy and time to mechanically repeat the tip insertion operation, which seriously affects the overall progress and efficiency of scientific research work.

[0003] In addition, the traditional tip box has many defects in design. The number of tips that can be stored in a single box is small. During the experiment, if the researcher needs to replace the tip box, it will increase the complexity of the operation. In addition, the traditional tip box needs to insert the tips one by one into the tip box, greatly increasing the risk of tip contamination or damage. Once the tip is contaminated or damaged, it will inevitably affect the accuracy of the experimental results, and may even cause the experiment to fail.

[0004] A "pipette tip storage box" is disclosed in Chinese patent literature with publication number CN 117943146A. The pipette tip storage box disclosed in this patent document includes a pipette tip box, a box cover hingedly connected to the box opening of the pipette tip box, and a pipette tip storage mechanism arranged between the pipette tip box and the box cover. The inside of the pipette tip box is provided with a pipette tip storage plate, and a plurality of pipette tip storage holes are formed in the inside of the pipette tip storage plate. The pipette tip storage mechanism includes a support frame and a movable plate inside the support frame. A plurality of pipette tip grooves are formed in the inside of the movable plate. The invention can move the pipette tip body inside the pipette tip groove. One end of the pipette tip body will rest against the lower half of the movable roller, and the pipette tip body will be pushed to a vertical state. The pipette tip body is inserted into the slot, and the slot is aligned with the pipette tip storage hole. A row of pipette tip bodies can be quickly inserted into the inside of the pipette tip storage hole, and the storage of the pipette tip body can be completed. However, the structure of the pipette tip storage box of this invention is complex, the production cost is high, it cannot realize the plug-and-play of multiple pipette tips, the number of tips that can be stored in a single box is small, and the researcher needs to replace the tip box during the experiment, which will increase the complexity of the operation. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a pipette tip storage device to solve the problem that the existing pipette tip storage box is mostly a single box with a one-by-one insertion structure, the number of tips that can be stored is small, the boxing efficiency is low, and it does not have a replenishment function.

[0006] To achieve the above object and other related objects, the utility model is through including the following technical scheme realizes.

[0007] The utility model provides a pipette tip storage device, including the tip supply box for accommodating the supplementary pipette tip and the tip storage box for accommodating the pipette tip, be equipped with the supply port between tip supply box and tip storage box, the tip storage box is equipped with the tip containing board in the horizontal, a plurality of screening rods are equipped with in the tip containing board parallel interval, and the space between adjacent two screening rods forms the tip containing space, the supply port has the open state and the closed state, when the supply port is in the open state, the pipette supply tip in the tip supply box falls to the tip storage box through the supply port.

[0008] The utility model discloses a tip supply box and tip storage box of upper and lower structure solve the problem that the number of the tip that can be stored in single box is less, and the opening and closing of the supply port are flexibly controlled through the opening and closing control mechanism of the supply port, so that when the number of the pipette tip in the tip storage box is not enough for use, the opening of the supply port, and the pipette supply tip in the tip supply box falls to the tip storage box through the supply port, realizing the efficient supply of the pipette tip.

[0009] Preferably, at least one end of the tip containing space is provided with a limiting hole, and the limiting hole is matched with the shape of the pipette tip.

[0010] Preferably, the tip supply box comprises a supply box body and a supply cover body that can be opened and closed relative to each other, and the supply port is arranged on the bottom plate of the supply box body.

[0011] Preferably, the opening and closing control mechanism of the supply port comprises a stopper arranged on the inner side of the supply cover body, and the stopper is matched with the supply port.

[0012] Preferably, one side of the supply box body and the supply cover is hingedly fixed, and the bottom plate of the supply box body is hingedly fixed with one side of the gun head storage box.

[0013] Preferably, the other side of the supply box body and the supply cover is provided with a first locking structure, and the other side of the gun head storage box is provided with a second locking structure.

[0014] Preferably, the gun head containing plate and the gun head storage box are detachably connected.

[0015] Preferably, the gun head storage box further comprises a supporting assembly for supporting the gun head containing plate.

[0016] Preferably, the supporting assembly comprises a plurality of supporting strips distributed on the inner side wall of the gun head storage box.

[0017] Preferably, the pipette tip has a suction head and a suction nozzle, the diameter of the suction head is smaller than the diameter of the suction nozzle, and the distance between the two adjacent screening rods is greater than the diameter of the suction head and smaller than the diameter of the suction nozzle.

[0018] Preferably, the gun head supply box and the gun head storage box are transparent shells, which are convenient to observe and ensure the continuity of the experiment.

[0019] As described above, the pipette tip storage device of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] (1) The gun head supply box and the gun head storage box with the upper and lower structures solve the problem of fewer gun heads stored in a single box, and the supply opening opening and closing control mechanism is used to flexibly control the opening and closing of the supply opening, so that when the number of pipette tips in the gun head storage box is not enough, the supply opening is opened, and the pipette tips in the gun head supply box fall into the gun head storage box through the supply opening, realizing efficient supply of pipette tips.

[0021] (2) By setting the tip containing plate horizontally in the tip containing box, the tip containing plate is provided with a plurality of screening rods in parallel and spaced, and the space between adjacent two screening rods forms a tip containing space. The researcher only needs to pour the pipette tip onto the surface of the tip containing plate, and the pipette tip can be automatically and neatly arranged on the tip containing space of the screening rod by shaking the tip containing box. When used, the researcher can directly use the pipette to take, without manually inserting the box one by one, so as to realize efficient boxing, save labor cost, improve the boxing efficiency, significantly reduce the workload of the researcher, and save a lot of energy and time.

[0022] (3) By setting the supply port on the bottom plate of the supply box body, the device structure is small and compact, the operation is simple, the use convenience is improved, and when the pipette tip in the lower tip containing box is used up, the supply cover of the upper tip supply box is opened, and the supply pipette tip in the tip supply box can fall into the lower tip containing box through the supply port. By shaking the tip containing box again, the newly supplied pipette tip can be arranged neatly on the tip containing plate for the pipette to take. The whole operation process is simple and smooth, and the use convenience of the tip box is effectively improved.

[0023] (4) By setting the tip supply box and the tip containing box to be transparent, the observation is facilitated, and the experimental continuity is ensured. The tip supply box and the tip containing box are made of transparent plastic material, so that the researcher can clearly observe the remaining number of tips at any time, and timely supplement the pipette tips, so as to avoid interruption of the experiment due to insufficient pipette tips, and ensure smooth and continuous experiment.

[0024] (5) The hinge fixing combined with the lock buckle structure is adopted between the supply box body and the supply cover, and between the tip containing box and the supply box body, and the buckle and the slot are designed, so as to improve the operability and ensure the stability of the device in the use process. In the process of experimental operation and daily storage, the pipette tips can be effectively prevented from falling out of the containing device, the risk of contamination and damage of the pipette tips is reduced, and the accuracy of the experimental results is ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 The structure schematic view of the pipette tip containing device is shown.

[0026] Figure 2 The exploded structure schematic view of the pipette tip containing device is shown.

[0027] Figure 3 The structure schematic view of the supply box body in the open state is shown.

[0028] Figure 4 The structure schematic view of the tip containing box in the open state is shown.

[0029] Figure 5 Structure diagram of a gun head accommodating plate is shown.

[0030] Figure 6 Structure diagram of a gun head storage box is shown.

[0031] Explanation of reference numerals: gun head supply box 1, supply box body 11, supply cover 12, first locking structure 13, stopper 121, gun head storage box 2, second locking structure 21, support strip 22, supply port 3, gun head accommodating plate 4, screening rod 41, gun head accommodating space 42, limiting hole 421. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The embodiments of the present application are illustrated by specific examples below, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the content disclosed in the specification.

[0033] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 It should be understood that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings attached to the specification are only used to understand and read the content disclosed in the specification for those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the conditions that the present application can be implemented, so they do not have technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects and purposes that the present application can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present application. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" used in the specification are only for the convenience of clear description, and are not used to limit the scope of the present application, and the change or adjustment of the relative relationship, without substantially changing the technical content, is also considered as the scope of the present application.

[0034] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 The present application provides a pipette tip storage device, which comprises an upper and lower gun head supply box 1 for accommodating the supply of pipette tips and a gun head storage box 2 for accommodating the pipette tips, a supply port 3 is provided between the gun head supply box and the gun head storage box, a gun head accommodating plate 4 is horizontally provided in the gun head storage box, and the gun head accommodating plate is detachably connected with the gun head storage box. The gun head supply box and the gun head storage box are transparent shells.

[0035] As shown in Figure 4 The gun head accommodating plate is provided with a plurality of screening rods 41 in parallel and at intervals, and the space between the adjacent two screening rods forms a gun head accommodating space 42; the supply port has an open state and a closed state, when the supply port is in the open state, the pipette supply tips in the gun head supply box fall into the gun head storage box through the supply port. As shown in Figure 5As shown in the drawings, one end of the tip accommodating space is provided with a limiting hole 421, which is matched with the shape of the pipette tip.

[0036] As shown in the drawings, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown in the drawings, the tip supply box comprises a relatively openable and closable supply box body 11 and a supply cover 12, and the supply port is arranged on the bottom plate of the supply box body; the bottom plate of the supply box body is matched with the opening of the tip storage box; the supply cover is provided with a supply port opening and closing control mechanism, which comprises a stopper 121 arranged on the inner side of the supply cover, which is matched with the supply port; when the supply box body and the supply cover are in the closed state, the stopper is inserted into the supply port, so that the supply port is in the closed state; when the supply box body and the supply cover are in the open state, the stopper is away from the supply port, so that the supply port is in the open state.

[0037] As shown in the drawings, Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown in the drawings, one side of the supply box body and the supply cover is hingedly fixed, and the bottom plate of the supply box body is hingedly fixed with one side of the tip storage box. The other side of the supply box body and the supply cover is provided with a first locking structure 13, and the other side of the supply box body and the supply cover is provided with a second locking structure 21. The first locking structure and the second locking structure can be matched with buckles and slots.

[0038] As shown in the drawings, Figure 6 As shown in the drawings, the tip storage box is also provided with a supporting assembly for supporting the tip accommodating plate, and the supporting assembly comprises a plurality of supporting strips 22 distributed on the inner side wall of the tip storage box.

[0039] The working principle of the pipette tip storage device of the utility model is as follows:

[0040] The pipette tip is poured onto the surface of the tip accommodating plate, and the pipette tip is precisely positioned after being limited by the limiting hole 421 by shaking the tip storage box. The pipette tip first enters the corresponding tip accommodating space through the limiting hole, and then is arranged in order along the tip accommodating space during the shaking process, and is automatically arranged in order on the tip accommodating space of the screening rod. When using, the researcher can directly use the pipette to take, without manually inserting the box one by one, so as to realize efficient boxing.

[0041] When the number of pipette tips in the tip storage box is not enough for use, the supply port is opened, and the pipette tips in the tip supply box fall into the tip storage box through the supply port, so as to realize efficient supply of pipette tips.

[0042] Shaking the gun head containing box again, the newly supplemented pipette tips can be arranged neatly on the pipette tip containing plate for the pipette to take; the whole operation process is simple and smooth, and the use convenience of the tip box is effectively improved;

[0043] By setting the tip supply box and the tip containing box to be transparent, the observation is facilitated, and the continuity of the experiment is ensured: the tip supply box and the tip containing box are made of transparent plastic material, the researchers can clearly observe the remaining number of tips at any time, supplement the pipette tips in time, avoid the interruption of the experiment due to the lack of pipette tips, and ensure that the experiment can be smoothly and continuously carried out.

[0044] The above examples only exemplarily illustrate the principle and effects of the present application, and are not used to limit the present application. Any person skilled in the art can modify or change the above examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes completed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical thought disclosed by the present application should be covered by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A pipette tip storage device, characterized in that, The application relates to a pipette tip supply box (1) and a pipette tip storage box (2) which are arranged vertically and are connected through a supply opening (3), the pipette tip storage box is horizontally provided with a pipette tip containing plate (4), a plurality of screening rods (41) are arranged in parallel and at intervals on the pipette tip containing plate, and a pipette tip containing space (42) is formed between two adjacent screening rods; the supply opening has an open state and a closed state, and when the supply opening is in the open state, the pipette tips in the pipette tip supply box fall into the pipette tip storage box through the supply opening.

2. The pipette tip holder of claim 1, wherein: At least one end of the pipette tip containing space is provided with a limiting hole (421) which is matched with the shape of the pipette tip.

3. The pipette tip holder of claim 1, wherein: The pipette tip supply box comprises a relatively openable and closable supply box body (11) and a supply cover body (12), the supply opening is arranged on the bottom plate of the supply box body, the bottom plate of the supply box body is matched with the opening of the pipette tip storage box, and the supply cover body is provided with a supply opening opening and closing control mechanism.

4. The pipette tip holder of claim 3, wherein: The supply opening opening and closing control mechanism comprises a stopper (121) arranged on the inner side of the supply cover body, the stopper is matched with the supply opening, when the supply box body and the supply cover body are in the closed state, the stopper is inserted into the supply opening, so that the supply opening is in the closed state, and when the supply box body and the supply cover body are in the open state, the stopper is away from the supply opening, so that the supply opening is in the open state.

5. The pipette tip holder of claim 3, wherein: One side of the supply box body and the supply cover body is hingedly fixed, and the bottom plate of the supply box body is hingedly fixed with one side of the pipette tip storage box.

6. The pipette tip holder of claim 5, wherein: The other side of the supply box body and the supply cover body is provided with a first lock catch structure (13), and the bottom plate of the supply box body and the other side of the pipette tip storage box are provided with a second lock catch structure (21).

7. The pipette tip holder of claim 1, wherein: The pipette tip containing plate is detachably connected with the pipette tip storage box.

8. The pipette tip holder of claim 7, wherein: The pipette tip storage box is further provided with a supporting assembly which is used for supporting the pipette tip containing plate.

9. The pipette tip holder of claim 8, wherein: The supporting assembly comprises a plurality of supporting strips (22) which are distributed on the inner side walls of the pipette tip storage box.

10. The tip holder device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The pipette tip has a suction head and a suction nozzle, the diameter of the suction head is smaller than that of the suction nozzle, the distance between two adjacent screening rods is greater than the diameter of the suction head and smaller than the diameter of the suction nozzle, and the pipette tip supply box and the pipette tip storage box are transparent shells.

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