Card box feeding and conveying device

By designing a card box feeding and conveying device, the problem of poor card box replenishment flexibility was solved, realizing automated card box conveying and replenishment, and improving the detection efficiency of the detection workstation.

CN223920250UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-17INVP (ZHEJIANG) BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520733068.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-17
Publication Date
2026-02-17
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-17

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Technical Problem

The fixed loading position of the cartridges in existing in vitro diagnostic workstations results in a limited number of cartridges for a single experiment. Once the cartridges are used up, they need to be manually replenished, which is inflexible and affects testing efficiency.

Method used

Design a card box feeding and conveying device, including a frame, slide rail and drawer assembly. The drawer assembly is slidably mounted on the slide rail. The card boxes are guided by guide rods. The conveyor belt drives the card boxes. The chip removal assembly is slidably mounted on the card slot. Combined with photoelectric sensors and limit switches, automated card box replenishment is achieved.

Benefits of technology

It enables automated replenishment and transfer of card boxes, improving experimental efficiency, greatly liberating experimental efficiency, significantly increasing experimental flexibility, and simplifying experimental procedures.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a card box feeding and conveying device which comprises a frame, a sliding rail and a drawer assembly, the sliding rail is arranged on the upper side of the frame, the drawer assembly is installed on the sliding rail in a sliding mode, the drawer assembly comprises at least one set of drawer units, and guide rods are arranged on clamping grooves in the inner sides of the drawer units. The clamping box is slidably mounted on the guide rod; a conveying belt matched with the clamping box is arranged on the inner side of the sliding rail. After one card box is used up, the other card box is conveyed to the loading position through the conveying belt, and materials are supplied to the detection work station; when all the card boxes in the drawer units are used up, new card boxes are installed in the card grooves of the drawers by pulling out the drawer assemblies, and the card boxes are positioned and guided through the guide rods.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to medical instrument technical field, concretely relates to a card box feeding conveying device. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of medical detection requirements, a pipeline workstation that can realize automatic sampling, extraction, PCR amplification and detection is needed.

[0003] The card box loading position of the in-vitro diagnostic detection workstation on the market is fixed, the number of card boxes for one experiment is limited, and new card boxes are manually supplemented after the card boxes are completely consumed, which has poor flexibility and greatly limits the time arrangement and detection efficiency of the experimenters. UTILITARY MODEL

[0004] In view of the above technical problems in the prior art, the utility model provides a card box feeding conveying device which can simultaneously load multiple card boxes, and push the remaining card boxes to a working position after the use of the card boxes is completed.

[0005] The utility model discloses a card box feeding conveying device, including frame, slide rail and drawer assembly, slide rail sets up on frame upside, drawer assembly can slide installation on slide rail, drawer assembly includes at least a group of drawer unit, the guide rod is provided on the card slot of the inside of drawer unit, and the card box can slide installation on the guide rod, the inside of slide rail is provided with the conveying belt that cooperates with the card box.

[0006] Preferably, the two sides of the drawer assembly are provided with rollers matched with the slide rails, and the inner side of the slide rail is provided with a loading position, and the height of the loading position is lower than that of the slide rail.

[0007] Preferably, when the drawer unit enters the loading position, the card box is interference fit with the conveying belt, and when the drawer unit leaves the loading position, the card box is gap fit with the conveying belt, and a transition slope is arranged between the loading position and the slide rail.

[0008] Preferably, the lower side of the card box is provided with a guide hole matched with the guide rod.

[0009] The guide rod deviates from the central axis of the drawer unit.

[0010] The distance between the guide rod and one adjacent slide rail is greater than that between the guide rod and another adjacent slide rail.

[0011] The outer side of the drawer unit is provided with a handle.

[0012] Preferably, the inner side of the frame is provided with a limit switch, and the drawer unit is provided with a limiting piece matched with the limit switch.

[0013] Preferably, a support is arranged on the inner side of the frame,

[0014] The photoelectric sensor and the limit switch are arranged on the support in a spaced manner;

[0015] The photoelectric sensor cooperates with the card box.

[0016] Preferably, a motor is arranged on the frame, and an output end of the motor is connected with the driving shaft,

[0017] A driven shaft is further arranged on the frame,

[0018] The conveying belt is arranged on the driving shaft and the driven shaft.

[0019] Preferably, a belt support is arranged on the inner side of the conveying belt.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: after one card box is used, another card box is conveyed to the loading position by the conveying belt to supply the detection work station; when the card boxes in the drawer unit are all used, the drawer assembly is pulled out, a new card box is arranged in the card slot of the drawer, and the card box is positioned and guided by the guide rod. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 is a side view of the card box feeding and conveying device of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the card box feeding and conveying device;

[0023] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the drawer unit;

[0024] Figure 4 is a sectional view of the drawer unit.

[0025] Marked in the figure: 1 card box feeding and conveying device,

[0026] 2 drawer assembly, 21 handle, 23 card slot, 25 drawer unit, 26 limiting piece, 27 guide rod, 3 photoelectric sensor, 4 motor, 41 driving shaft, 42 conveying belt, 43 belt support, 44 driven shaft, 5 limit switch, 6 card box, 61 guide hole, 7 frame, 71 support, 8 slide rail, 81 loading position, 9 roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme of the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are 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 belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0028] The utility model will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings:

[0029] A card box feeding conveying device 1, such as Figures 1-4 , including frame 7, slide rail 8 and drawer assembly 2, slide rail 8 is arranged on the upside of frame 7 in detection work station, drawer assembly 2 is slidably installed on slide rail 8, drawer assembly 2 includes at least a group of drawer units 25, the guide rod 27 is arranged on the card slot 23 in the inside of drawer unit 25, at least one card box 6 is slidably installed on the guide rod 27, the inside of slide rail 8 is provided with the conveying belt 42 matched with card box 6.

[0030] When one card box is used, another card box is transported to the loading position / work position through the conveying belt 42, and the detection work station is fed; when the card boxes in the drawer unit are all used, the drawer assembly 2 is pulled out, and the new card box is installed in the card slot 23 of the drawer, and the card box is positioned and guided through the guide rod 27. The card box 6 is pushed to the rear side along the guide rod 27, a space is reserved for installing another card box, and it is beneficial to install multiple card boxes in the drawer unit.

[0031] As shown in Figure 1 , both sides of the drawer assembly 2 are provided with the roller 9 matched with the slide rail 8, the inside of the slide rail 8 is provided with the loading position 81, and the height of the loading position 81 is lower than the height of the slide rail 8. When the drawer assembly is closed, the drawer unit 25 enters the loading position 81, the card box 6 is in interference fit with the conveying belt 42, and the card box can be conveyed through the conveying belt 42; when the drawer assembly is pulled out, the drawer unit 25 leaves the loading position 81, the card box 6 is in clearance fit with the conveying belt 42, the conveying belt is avoided from affecting the installation of the card box, and the safety is improved; the transition slope is arranged between the loading position 81 and the slide rail 8.

[0032] As shown in Figure 4 , the lower side of the card box 6 is provided with the guide hole 61 matched with the guide rod 27; the guide rod 27 deviates from the central axis of the drawer unit, the foolproof and guiding effects are realized, and the positioning during the installation of the card box 6 is beneficial; that is, the distance between the guide rod 27 and one adjacent slide rail is greater than the distance between the guide rod 27 and another adjacent slide rail; the outside of the drawer unit 25 is provided with the handle 21.

[0033] As shown inFigure 2 and Figure 3 The inner side of the frame 7 is provided with a limit switch 5, and the drawer unit 25 is provided with a limiting piece 26 matched with the limit switch 5. The installation state of the drawer assembly 2 is detected by the limit switch 5 and the limiting piece 26. When the card box and the drawer assembly move to the end of the slide rail following the conveying belt, the limit switch is triggered.

[0034] The inner side of the frame 7 is provided with a bracket 71, and the photoelectric sensor 3 and the limit switch 5 are spaced apart and mounted on the bracket 71; the photoelectric sensor 3 is matched with the card box 6 and is used for detecting the state of the card box 6. After the card box 6 is pushed by the conveying belt and enters the loading position, the photoelectric sensor detects the corresponding signal. After the use of the card box 6 is completed, the card box 6 is taken out by an external clamping mechanism, at this time, the signal of the photoelectric sensor changes, and the motor-driven conveying belt 42 can be driven to convey the card box to the loading position and close to the photoelectric sensor. The automatic loading of the card box 6 can be realized.

[0035] The frame 7 is provided with a motor 4, the output end of the motor 4 is connected with a driving shaft 41, and a driven shaft 44 is further arranged on the frame 7; and the conveying belt 42 is arranged on the driving shaft 41 and the driven shaft 44; and the inner side of the conveying belt 42 is provided with a belt support 43 for supporting the conveying belt.

[0036] The drawer unit is provided with a roller, the roller can roll along the slide rail, the slide rail has a height difference in the Z-axis direction, when the drawer unit is pushed to a specific position, the drawer drives the overall height of the card box to be lowered, and stops when the card box and the conveying belt just contact; one end of the conveying belt is connected with the output end of the motor, the conveying belt is driven to rotate, and the card box is driven to move; when the card box drawer moves to the end of the slide rail following the conveying belt, the limit switch is triggered; the detection range of the photoelectric sensor is smaller than the width of one card box, and whether the card box in the card box drawer has been used up can be detected. There is no shielding object in the length direction of the card box, and the workstation is matched with a clamping mechanism to clamp, after clamping is completed, the photoelectric sensor detects the empty cartridge and feeds back to the main control circuit, the motor is driven to rotate, the next card box is driven to enter the end of the drawer, in the process, the card box drawer can also be pulled out to supplement the card box, after the card box is pushed into the drawer and the limit switch is triggered again, the feeding process continues, and the flow feeding function is realized.

[0037] The utility model discloses use large capacity's drawer assembly, and can set up multiple parallel card box drawer simultaneously, greatly increase the flux of workstation. The problem that experimental personnel can only supplement new card box after waiting for card box consumption completely is solved, and experimental personnel are greatly liberated, and experimental efficiency is improved.

[0038] The above merely is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and is not for limiting the present utility model, for the person skilled in the art, the present utility model can have various changes and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement etc. that is made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A cassette feed conveyor characterized by, Frame (7), slide rail (8) and drawer assembly (2), The slide rail (8) is arranged on the upper side of the frame (7), and the drawer assembly (2) is slidably mounted on the slide rail (8), The drawer assembly (2) comprises at least one set of drawer units (25), a guide rod (27) is arranged on the clamping groove (23) on the inner side of the drawer unit (25), and a card box (6) is slidably mounted on the guide rod (27); The inner side of the slide rail (8) is provided with a conveying belt (42) matched with the card box (6).

2. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 1, wherein, Both sides of the drawer assembly (2) are provided with rollers (9) matched with the slide rail (8), The inner side of the slide rail (8) is provided with a loading position (81), and the height of the loading position (81) is lower than that of the slide rail (8).

3. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 2, wherein, When the drawer unit (25) enters the loading position (81), the card box (6) is in interference fit with the conveying belt (42); When the drawer unit (25) leaves the loading position (81), the card box (6) is in clearance fit with the conveying belt (42); The transition slope is arranged between the loading position (81) and the slide rail (8).

4. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 2, wherein, The lower side of the card box (6) is provided with a guide hole (61) matched with the guide rod (27); The guide rod (27) deviates from the central axis of the drawer unit; The distance between the guide rod (27) and one adjacent slide rail is greater than that between the guide rod (27) and another adjacent slide rail; The outer side of the drawer unit (25) is provided with a handle (21).

5. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 1, wherein, The inner side of the frame (7) is provided with a limit switch (5), and the drawer unit (25) is provided with a limiting piece (26) matched with the limit switch (5).

6. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 5, wherein, The inner side of the frame (7) is provided with a bracket (71), The photoelectric sensor (3) and the limit switch (5) are arranged on the bracket (71) at intervals; The photoelectric sensor (3) is matched with the card box (6).

7. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 5, wherein, The frame (7) is provided with a motor (4), and the output end of the motor (4) is connected with a driving shaft (41), The frame (7) is further provided with a driven shaft (44), The conveying belt (42) is mounted on the driving shaft (41) and the driven shaft (44).

8. The cartridge feed conveyor of claim 7, wherein, The inner side of the conveying belt (42) is provided with a belt support (43).