Conveying device and test tube conveying equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a transmission device and test tube transmission equipment, and relates to the technical field of transmission devices.The transmission device is defined to have a first direction parallel to the vertical direction, the transmission device comprises a translation mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a feeding mechanism, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the rotating mechanism and the translation mechanism are sequentially arranged in the third direction and are in transmission connection with the translation mechanism so as to be driven by the translation mechanism to do translation motion in the second direction. The feeding mechanism is used for bearing the test tube carrying frame, and the feeding mechanism and the translation mechanism are sequentially arranged in the third direction and are in transmission connection with the rotating mechanism so as to drive the test tube carrying frame to rotate under the driving of the rotating mechanism. According to the technical scheme, the occupied space of the conveying device in the vertical direction can be reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to transmission device technical field, especially relates to a transmission device and test tube transmission equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, the transmission device is applied to transfer test tube carriers in the equipment or between the equipment. However, since the current transmission device occupies a large space in the vertical direction, the existing transmission device cannot realize the transfer function of the test tube carrier in the equipment with limited height space. SUMMARY

[0003] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a transmission device and test tube transmission equipment, which aims to reduce the occupied space of the transmission device in the vertical direction.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the transmission device provided by the utility model has a first direction parallel to the vertical direction, and the transmission device comprises:

[0005] A translation mechanism is arranged along a second direction, and the second direction is arranged perpendicular to the first direction;

[0006] A rotating mechanism is arranged along a third direction in sequence with the translation mechanism, and is drivingly connected with the translation mechanism to move in the second direction under the driving of the translation mechanism, and the third direction is arranged perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; and

[0007] A feeding mechanism is arranged along the third direction in sequence with the translation mechanism, and is drivingly connected with the rotating mechanism to drive the test tube carrier to rotate under the driving of the rotating mechanism.

[0008] In an embodiment, the rotating mechanism comprises:

[0009] A carrier is arranged along the third direction in sequence with the translation mechanism, and is drivingly connected with the translation mechanism to move in the second direction under the driving of the translation mechanism;

[0010] A bearing assembly is rotatably arranged on the carrier, and the feeding mechanism is arranged on the bearing assembly; and

[0011] A first driving assembly is arranged on the carrier and located on one side of the bearing assembly, and is used for driving the feeding mechanism to rotate relative to the carrier.

[0012] In an embodiment, the bearing assembly comprises:

[0013] a rotating shaft, disposed on the platform;

[0014] a bearing, sleeved on a circumferential side of the rotating shaft; and

[0015] a carrier, sleeved on a circumferential side of the bearing, a top side of the carrier being connected with the feeding mechanism, and a side portion of the carrier being in transmission connection with the first driving assembly so as to drive the feeding mechanism to rotate around the rotating shaft under the driving of the first driving assembly.

[0016] In an embodiment, the first driving assembly comprises:

[0017] a first driving member; and

[0018] a driving gear connected to an output shaft of the driving member and located on the side portion of the carrier, the side portion of the carrier being provided with an arc-shaped rack towards the driving gear, the driving gear and the arc-shaped rack being in meshing.

[0019] In an embodiment, the feeding mechanism comprises:

[0020] a conveyor belt assembly, disposed on the rotating mechanism, for carrying the test tube carrier; and

[0021] a second driving assembly, in transmission connection with the conveyor belt assembly, for driving the conveyor belt assembly to move the test tube carrier so as to move the test tube carrier into or out of the conveyor belt assembly.

[0022] In an embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly is provided with two, the two conveyor belt assemblies being oppositely spaced, and the second driving assembly comprises:

[0023] a synchronization shaft, connected with driving wheels of the two conveyor belt assemblies, respectively; and

[0024] a second driving member, disposed on one end of the synchronization shaft and in transmission connection with the synchronization shaft, for driving the synchronization shaft to synchronously rotate the two driving wheels.

[0025] In an embodiment, the feeding mechanism further comprises a guide assembly, the guide assembly comprising two oppositely spaced guide members for limiting cooperation with two opposite sides of the test tube carrier.

[0026] In an embodiment, the conveying device further comprises a position detection assembly for detecting whether the test tube carrier is moved into and / or out of the feeding mechanism.

[0027] In an embodiment, the translation mechanism comprises:

[0028] a rack, disposed on one side of the rotating mechanism;

[0029] a linear guide rail arranged on one side of the rack and extending along a second direction; and

[0030] a slider movably arranged on the linear guide rail and fixedly connected with the side of the rotating mechanism to drive the rotating mechanism to move along the linear guide rail.

[0031] The utility model also provides a test tube conveying equipment, including preceding any one of the transmission device, the transmission device has with vertical direction parallel first direction, the transmission device includes:

[0032] a translation mechanism arranged along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

[0033] a rotating mechanism arranged along a third direction in sequence with the translation mechanism and drivingly connected with the translation mechanism to move along the second direction under the drive of the translation mechanism, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction respectively; and

[0034] a feeding mechanism arranged along the third direction in sequence with the translation mechanism and drivingly connected with the rotating mechanism to drive the test tube carrier to rotate under the drive of the rotating mechanism.

[0035] The transmission device of the technical scheme of the utility model includes a translation mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a feeding mechanism, the transmission device has a first direction parallel to the vertical direction, a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction respectively. The translation mechanism extends along the second direction, and the feeding mechanism and the rotating mechanism are arranged in sequence with the translation mechanism in the third direction. Among them, the feeding mechanism can rotate under the drive of the rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism can move along the second direction under the drive of the translation mechanism, so that the transfer function of the test tube carrier can be realized. Since the translation mechanism and the rotating mechanism are arranged on the side of the feeding mechanism, the flat layout of the transmission device can be realized, the occupied space of the transmission device in the vertical direction is reduced, and the transmission device can be applicable to the equipment with limited height space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0036] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structure shown in these drawings without creative labor.

[0037] Figure 1 Structure schematic view of one embodiment of the transmission device provided by the utility model;

[0038] Figure 2 For Figure 1 Top view of the transmission device;

[0039] Figure 3 For Figure 1 Side view of the transmission device

[0040] Figure 4 For Figure 1 Sectional view of the transmission device;

[0041] Figure 5 For Figure 1 Schematic view of the use state of the transmission device.

[0042] Explanation of the reference signs:

[0043] 100, transmission device; 10, translation mechanism; 11, rack; 12, linear guide rail; 13, sliding block; 20, rotating mechanism; 21, carrier; 22, bearing assembly; 221, rotating shaft; 222, bearing; 223, bearing piece; 223a, arc-shaped rack gear; 23, first driving assembly; 231, first driving piece; 232, driving gear; 30, feeding mechanism; 31, conveying belt assembly; 32, second driving assembly; 321, synchronous shaft; 322, second driving piece; 33, guide assembly; 34, in-place detection assembly; 200, test tube carrier.

[0044] The realization, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further described with reference to the drawings in combination with the embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0046] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the utility model involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture, and if the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0047] In addition, if the description of "first", "second" and the like is involved in the embodiments of the utility model, the description of "first", "second" and the like is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included at least one of the features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears throughout the text, it means that the three parallel schemes are included, for example, "A and / or B" includes A scheme, or B scheme, or A and B simultaneously satisfy the scheme. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the protection scope required by the utility model.

[0048] In the related art, the transmission device is applied to transfer the test tube carrier in the device or between devices. However, since the transmission device currently occupies a large space in the vertical direction, the existing transmission device cannot realize the transfer function of the test tube carrier in the device with limited height space.

[0049] The utility model provides a kind of transmission device 100.

[0050] For easy understanding and description, the direction indicated by the coordinate system shown in Figure 1 The positive direction of the first direction is up, the positive direction of the second direction is back, and the positive direction of the third direction is right.

[0051] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 In an embodiment of the utility model, the transmission device 100 includes a translation mechanism 10, a rotating mechanism 20 and a feeding mechanism 30. The translation mechanism 10 is arranged along the second direction. The rotating mechanism 20 and the translation mechanism 10 are arranged along the third direction in sequence and are drivingly connected with the translation mechanism 10 to move along the second direction under the drive of the translation mechanism 10. The feeding mechanism 30 is used to support the test tube carrier 200. The feeding mechanism 30 and the translation mechanism 10 are arranged along the third direction in sequence and are drivingly connected with the rotating mechanism 20 to drive the test tube carrier 200 to rotate under the drive of the rotating mechanism 20.

[0052] The utility model discloses a technical scheme's transmission device 100 includes translation mechanism 10, rotating mechanism 20 and feeding mechanism 30, wherein, feeding mechanism 30 can rotate mechanism 20's drive under rotation, rotating mechanism 20 can be under the drive of translation mechanism 10 along second direction movement, by this can realize the transfer function of test tube carrier 200. Since translation mechanism 10, rotating mechanism 20 are all arranged in the side of feeding mechanism 30, therefore can realize the flat layout of transmission device 100, reduce the occupation space of transmission device 100 in vertical direction, make it applicable to the equipment of height space limited.

[0053] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 In the embodiment of the utility model, rotating mechanism 20 includes platform 21, bearing assembly 22 and first drive assembly 23, platform 21 and translation mechanism 10 are sequentially arranged along third direction, and are transmission connection with translation mechanism 10, to be driven under the translation of translation mechanism 10 along second direction, bearing assembly 22 is rotatably arranged on platform 21, and feeding mechanism 30 is arranged on bearing assembly 22, first drive assembly 23 is arranged on platform 21 and is located on the side of bearing assembly 22, and is used to drive feeding mechanism 30 relative rotation movement of platform 21.

[0054] Wherein, bearing assembly 22 and first drive assembly 23 are arranged side by side on platform 21, and first drive assembly 23 can drive bearing assembly 22 from the side of bearing assembly 22, therefore compared with the technical scheme of making bearing assembly 22 and first drive assembly 23 along vertical direction arrangement, is favorable for reducing the occupation space of transmission device 100 in vertical direction.

[0055] Similarly, by making platform 21 and translation mechanism 10 sequentially arranged along third direction, compared with the technical scheme of making platform 21 and translation mechanism 10 along vertical direction arrangement, can reduce the occupation space of transmission device 100 in vertical direction, is favorable for realizing the design of flat transmission device 100.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 4 In the embodiment of the utility model, bearing assembly 22 includes rotating shaft 221, bearing 222 and bearing piece 223, rotating shaft 221 is arranged on platform 21, bearing 222 is sleeved on the circumferential side of rotating shaft 221, bearing piece 223 is sleeved on the circumferential side of bearing 222, the top side of bearing piece 223 is connected with feeding mechanism 30, and the side of bearing piece 223 is transmission connection with first drive assembly 23, to drive feeding mechanism 30 around rotating shaft 221 rotation under the drive of first drive assembly 23.

[0057] Specifically, in the embodiment of the utility model, first drive assembly 23 includes first drive piece 231 and drive gear 232, first drive piece 231 can but not limited to set as rotary motor, drive gear 232 is connected to the output shaft of first drive piece 231, and is located the side of carrier 223, the side of carrier 223 is equipped with arc rack 223a towards drive gear 232, drive gear 232 and arc rack 223a engage. So set, when drive gear 232 rotates, the meshing tooth located the circumference of drive gear 232 can engage transmission with the meshing tooth of the circumference of arc rack 223a, to drive arc rack 223a to drive carrier 223 to move.

[0058] Wherein, by limiting the size of the central angle corresponding to arc rack 223a, the size of the rotating path of carrier 223 can be controlled. Arc rack 223a can be arranged circumferentially around carrier 223, or can be arranged only on part of the side wall of carrier 223, which is not limited.

[0059] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 In the embodiment of the utility model, the feeding mechanism 30 includes a conveyor belt assembly 31 and a second drive assembly 32, the conveyor belt assembly 31 is provided on the rotating mechanism 20, and is used for carrying the test tube carrier 200; the second drive assembly 32 is in transmission connection with the conveyor belt assembly 31, and is used for driving the conveyor belt assembly 31 to move the test tube carrier 200, so as to move the test tube carrier 200 into or out of the conveyor belt assembly 31.

[0060] Wherein, the conveyor belt assembly 31 can be provided with one, and the second drive assembly 32 can drive the single conveyor belt assembly 31 to move the test tube carrier 200, so as to realize the transfer function of the test tube carrier 200; the conveyor belt assembly 31 can also be provided with multiple, and the multiple conveyor belt assemblies 31 are arranged side by side, so as to cooperatively move the test tube carrier 200. When the conveyor belt assembly 31 is provided with multiple, the multiple conveyor belt assemblies 31 can be respectively in transmission connection with the second drive assembly 32, so that the multiple conveyor belt assemblies 31 move synchronously under the driving of the second drive assembly 32, thereby the compactness of the feeding mechanism 30 can be improved, and the occupied volume of the feeding mechanism 30 can be reduced; of course, the feeding mechanism 30 can also be provided with multiple drive assemblies respectively, and each drive assembly is used to drive one conveyor belt assembly 31 to move, which is not limited.

[0061] Please refer to Figure 1 And Figure 2In the embodiment of the utility model, two conveying belt assemblies 31 are arranged at intervals, two conveying belt assemblies 31 are arranged at intervals, second drive assembly 32 includes synchronous shaft 321 and second drive piece 322, synchronous shaft 321 is connected with two driving wheels of conveying belt assembly 31 respectively, second drive piece 322 is arranged at one end of synchronous shaft 321, and is connected with synchronous shaft 321 in drive, to drive synchronous shaft 321 to drive two driving wheels to rotate synchronously.

[0062] In the embodiment, the driving wheels of the two conveying belt assemblies 31 can be arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the synchronous shaft 321 and are respectively sleeved on the circumferential side of the synchronous shaft 321, so as to rotate synchronously with the synchronous shaft 321 when the synchronous shaft 321 rotates. One end of the synchronous shaft 321 is in transmission connection with the second drive piece 322. The second drive piece 322 can be a rotary motor. The output shaft of the rotary motor can be directly connected with the synchronous shaft 321, so that the synchronous shaft 321 and the output shaft rotate coaxially. Alternatively, the output shaft of the rotary motor can be indirectly connected with the synchronous shaft 321 through other transmission mechanisms.

[0063] In some embodiments, the output shaft of the rotary motor can also be in transmission connection with the synchronous shaft 321 through a synchronous belt mechanism. The two synchronous pulleys of the synchronous belt mechanism are respectively sleeved on the output shaft of the second drive piece 322 and the synchronous shaft 321. The synchronous belt of the synchronous belt mechanism is wound around the two synchronous pulleys, so that the two synchronous pulleys can rotate synchronously, thereby realizing the synchronous rotation of the output shaft of the second drive piece 322 and the synchronous shaft 321. The specific implementation can be set as required, which is not limited herein.

[0064] Please refer to Figure 1 In the embodiment of the utility model, the feeding mechanism 30 further includes a guide assembly 33. The guide assembly 33 includes two guide pieces arranged at intervals. The two guide pieces are in limiting cooperation with the opposite sides of the test tube carrier 200.

[0065] In this way, a guide channel can be formed between the two guide pieces, and the conveying belt assembly 31 is arranged in the guide channel. During the movement of the test tube carrier 200, the test tube carrier 200 is placed on the conveying belt assembly 31, and the opposite ends of the test tube carrier 200 can respectively abut against the two guide pieces, so as to move along the guide channel under the drive of the conveying belt assembly 31. Therefore, the risk of deviation of the test tube carrier 200 can be reduced. The guide piece can be made of sheet metal material, but is not limited thereto, so as to improve the structural strength of the guide piece.

[0066] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 In the embodiment of the utility model, the conveying device 100 further includes a position detection assembly 34 for detecting whether the test tube carrier 200 moves into and / or moves out of the feeding mechanism 30.

[0067] The in-place detection assembly 34 can include two detection members which are arranged in sequence along the feeding direction of the feeding mechanism 30 to detect whether the feeding end and the discharging end of the feeding mechanism 30 are provided with the test tube carrier 200 respectively, thereby realizing the in-place detection function of the test tube carrier 200.

[0068] In some embodiments, the detection member can be a photoelectric sensor which is fixed at two opposite ends of the guide member, and the detection direction of the detection member is arranged to intersect the feeding direction of the feeding mechanism 30.

[0069] Please refer to Figure 1 In the embodiment of the utility model, the translation mechanism 10 includes a rack 11, a linear guide rail 12 and a sliding block 13, the rack 11 is arranged on one side of the rotating mechanism 20, the linear guide rail 12 is arranged on one side of the rack 11 and extends along the second direction, and the sliding block 13 is movably arranged on the linear guide rail 12 and fixedly connected with the side of the rotating mechanism 20 to drive the rotating mechanism 20 to move along the linear guide rail 12. In this way, the movement stability of the transmission device 100 can be improved by the guiding effect of the linear guide rail 12 on the rotating mechanism 20.

[0070] The utility model also provides a test tube transmission equipment, the test tube transmission equipment includes transmission device 100, and the specific structure of transmission device 100 refers to the above embodiment, because the test tube transmission equipment adopts all the technical schemes of the above all embodiments, so it has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical schemes of the above embodiments at least, and here will not be repeated.

[0071] The above is only the exemplary embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent range of the utility model, and all equivalent structural transformations made by the utility model specification and the attached drawings, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A transport device applied to a test tube carrier, characterized in that, The transmission device has a first direction parallel to the vertical direction, and comprises: a translation mechanism arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a rotation mechanism arranged along a third direction and in sequence with the translation mechanism, and in transmission connection with the translation mechanism to move along the second direction under the drive of the translation mechanism, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction respectively; and a feeding mechanism for supporting the test tube carrier, the feeding mechanism and the translation mechanism being arranged along the third direction in sequence and in transmission connection with the rotation mechanism to drive the test tube carrier to rotate under the drive of the rotation mechanism.

2. The transmission apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The rotation mechanism comprises: a carrier arranged along the third direction in sequence with the translation mechanism and in transmission connection with the translation mechanism to move along the second direction under the drive of the translation mechanism; a bearing assembly rotatably arranged on the carrier, the feeding mechanism being arranged on the bearing assembly; and a first drive assembly arranged on the carrier and located on one side of the bearing assembly, for driving the feeding mechanism to rotate relative to the carrier.

3. The transmission apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The bearing assembly comprises: a rotating shaft arranged on the carrier; a bearing arranged on the circumferential side of the rotating shaft; and a bearing member arranged on the circumferential side of the bearing, the top side of the bearing member being connected with the feeding mechanism, and the side of the bearing member being in transmission connection with the first drive assembly to drive the feeding mechanism to rotate around the rotating shaft under the drive of the first drive assembly.

4. The transmission device of claim 3, wherein, The first drive assembly comprises: a first drive member; and a drive gear connected to the output shaft of the drive member and located on the side of the bearing member, the side of the bearing member being provided with an arc-shaped rack towards the drive gear, the drive gear and the arc-shaped rack being engaged.

5. The transmission apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The feeding mechanism comprises: a conveyor belt assembly arranged on the rotation mechanism for carrying the test tube carrier; and a second drive assembly in transmission connection with the conveyor belt assembly, for driving the conveyor belt assembly to move the test tube carrier to move into or out of the conveyor belt assembly.

6. The transmission device of claim 5, wherein, The conveyor belt assembly is provided with two conveyor belt assemblies arranged in opposite intervals, and the second drive assembly comprises: a synchronous shaft connected with the driving wheels of the two conveyor belt assemblies respectively; and a second drive member arranged on one end of the synchronous shaft and in transmission connection with the synchronous shaft to drive the synchronous shaft to synchronously rotate the two driving wheels.

7. The transmission device of claim 5, wherein, The feeding mechanism further comprises a guide assembly comprising two guide members arranged in opposite intervals to limit the two opposite sides of the test tube carrier.

8. The transmission device of claim 5, wherein, The transmission device further comprises a position detection assembly for detecting whether the test tube carrier moves into and / or out of the feeding mechanism.

9. The transmission apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, The translation mechanism comprises: a rack arranged on one side of the rotation mechanism; A linear guide rail is arranged on one side of the rack and extends along a second direction. A slider is movably arranged on the linear guide rail and fixedly connected with the side of the rotating mechanism to drive the rotating mechanism to move along the linear guide rail.

10. A test tube transport apparatus, characterized by comprising: A transmission device comprising any one of the claims 1 to 9.

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