Automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment

The automated feeding control circuit enables the automated transport and buffering of microscope slides, solving the problems of cross-contamination and consistency in biological tissue sample staining equipment, and improving production efficiency and quality.

CN223940635UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-24JINQUAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (WUHAN) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520459326.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-17
Publication Date
2026-02-24
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-17

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Technical Problem

Existing biological tissue sample staining equipment has the problems of cross-contamination risk and poor product consistency, resulting in unstable production efficiency and quality.

Method used

Design an automatic feeding control circuit, including a power supply, a voltage adjustment circuit, a main control circuit for automatic staining equipment, a touch screen display, and a feeding mechanism. The automatic feeding transmission device control circuit realizes the automated transport and buffering of microscope slides on the vertical support, avoiding manual operation, ensuring the separation of each microscope slide, and reducing the risk of cross-contamination.

Benefits of technology

It improves the production efficiency and quality of microscope slides for biological tissue sample sections, reduces the risk of cross-contamination, and enhances product consistency and user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment, which comprises a power supply, a voltage regulation circuit, an automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit, a touch display screen and a feeding mechanism, and the feeding mechanism is provided with a plurality of automatic feeding transmission devices. A microscope glass slide vertical placing support is arranged on a feeding and discharging buffering mechanism of the automatic dyeing equipment, the output end of a power supply is in power supply connection with a voltage adjusting circuit, and the output end of the voltage adjusting circuit is in power supply connection with an automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit and an automatic feeding transmission device. The output end of the automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit is in control connection with the automatic feeding transmission device, the automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit is further in communication connection with the touch control display screen, the touch control display screen can input information in a touch control mode, and an automatic feeding transmission device control circuit is arranged in the automatic feeding transmission device. The device has the advantages that manual operation is not needed, time and labor are saved, errors are not prone to occurring, and production efficiency and production quality are improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of circuit technology, specifically to an automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In existing biological sample analysis techniques, commonly used analytical methods include microscopy, microarray analysis (e.g., protein and nucleic acid microarray analysis), and mass spectrometry. Preparing samples for these and other types of analysis typically involves contacting the biological sample with a series of processing liquids. Some of these processing liquids (e.g., staining reagents and counterstaining reagents) can add color and, conversely, alter the visual properties of invisible or difficult-to-see sample components (e.g., at least some types of cells and intracellular structures). Other processing liquids (e.g., deparaffin liquids) can be used to achieve other processing purposes. If multiple processing liquids are used to treat the sample, the application and subsequent removal of each liquid can be crucial for producing a sample suitable for analysis. In some cases, treating samples with multiple processing liquids involves manually applying the liquids to the microscope slides holding the samples. However, this manual sample preparation method tends to be labor-intensive and inaccurate, leading to the development of biological tissue section staining equipment.

[0003] Automated staining technology for biological tissue samples is a crucial and indispensable step in the entire automated staining, drying, and mounting process for biological tissue samples. To ensure that the processed biological tissue samples have an easily observable appearance and maintain consistency and efficiency in the processing, the staining step is an essential aspect that must be strictly controlled during biological tissue sample processing. The purpose of staining is to make different structures within the cellular tissue appear in different colors for easier observation. The classic hematoxylin and eosin staining method is the routine staining method for histological and pathological specimens, abbreviated as HE staining. After staining, the cell nuclei are stained purple-blue by hematoxylin, while most cytoplasm and non-cellular components are stained pink by eosin.

[0004] Existing biological tissue slide staining equipment can replace manual staining. These machines automatically process samples by immersing racks carrying batches of microscope slides in an open bath of processing liquid. However, existing biological tissue slide staining equipment places batches of microscope slides containing biological tissue samples horizontally in slide holders. Although there is some vertical space between each microscope slide, the entire box of slides is processed together during the staining operation. When the spacers are immersed in the shared staining reagent, cross-contamination of the microscope slides within the same box is inevitable. For example, cells from a biological tissue sample slide can leave the sample on one microscope slide and move to another microscope slide in the shared staining reagent. This form of contamination significantly reduces the accuracy of certain types of sample analysis. If it is necessary to separate each microscope slide for individual loading and staining, manual assistance is required, which is cumbersome, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to errors. Therefore, the production efficiency and product quality of biological tissue sample microscope slides are not stable enough to meet user needs. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the problems in existing technologies, this utility model provides an automatic feeding control circuit for automatic staining equipment. By incorporating a power supply, voltage adjustment circuit, main control circuit, touch screen, and feeding mechanism, the automatic feeding control circuit controls the automatic feeding transmission device to transport a microscope slide vertical support containing multiple biological tissue sample slides to the loading / unloading buffer mechanism, displaying the result on the touch screen. This eliminates the need for manual operation, saving time and effort and reducing errors. It significantly improves the production efficiency and quality of biological tissue sample slides, enhances the user experience, and solves the problems of cross-contamination risk and poor product consistency in existing biological tissue sample staining equipment.

[0006] This utility model provides an automatic feeding control circuit for an automatic staining equipment, including a power supply, a voltage adjustment circuit, a main control circuit for the automatic staining equipment, a touch screen display, and a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism is equipped with multiple automatic feeding transmission devices. The automatic staining equipment has a loading and unloading buffer mechanism, on which a microscope slide vertical support is mounted. The output terminal of the power supply is connected to the voltage adjustment circuit for power supply. The output terminal of the voltage adjustment circuit is connected to the main control circuit and the automatic feeding transmission devices for power supply. The output terminal of the main control circuit is connected to the automatic feeding transmission devices for control. The main control circuit is also communicatively connected to the touch screen display, which allows for touch input of information. The automatic feeding transmission device has an automatic feeding transmission device control circuit. The main control circuit can control the automatic feeding transmission device to transport the microscope slide vertical support containing multiple biological tissue sample slides to the loading and unloading buffer mechanism and display the information on the touch screen display.

[0007] This utility model is further improved in that the main control circuit of the automatic dyeing equipment is provided with a main control chip U5 and a fuse resistor FB13. The main control chip U5 has 140 pins. Pin 32 of the main control chip U5 is connected to pin 33 of the main control chip U5 and one end of the fuse resistor FB13. The other end of the fuse resistor FB13 is connected to the output terminal of the voltage adjustment circuit. Pins 140, 141, 137, 139, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 133, 134, 135, and 136 of the main control chip U5 are connected to the feeding mechanism. Pins 96, 97, and 113 of the main control chip U5 are connected to the touch screen display.

[0008] This utility model is further improved by including a voltage regulator chip U4, a diode D5, a resistor R16, a capacitor CT3, and a capacitor C28 in the voltage adjustment circuit. The voltage regulator chip U4 has four pins. The third pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to one end of the capacitor CT3, one end of the capacitor C28, and the output terminal of the power supply. The second pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to the fourth pin of the voltage regulator chip U4, one end of the resistor R16, and the other end of the fuse resistor FB13. The other end of the resistor R16 is connected to the positive terminal of the diode D5. The first pin of the voltage regulator chip U4, the other end of the capacitor CT3, the other end of the capacitor C28, and the negative terminal of the diode D5 are grounded.

[0009] In a further improvement to this invention, the voltage adjustment circuit is further provided with capacitors CT4, C29, C254, and C255. The second pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to one end of capacitor CT4, one end of capacitor C29, one end of capacitor C254, and one end of capacitor C255. The other ends of capacitors CT4, C29, C254, and C255 are grounded.

[0010] This utility model is further improved by including a loading robot chip U97 in the control circuit of the automatic feeding transmission device. The loading robot chip U97 has 8 pins. The second pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to the first pin of the loading robot chip U97 for power supply. The second and third pins of the loading robot chip U97 are connected to the 141 and 140 pins of the main control chip U5, respectively. The sixth and seventh pins of the loading robot chip U97 are connected to the drive motor of the automatic feeding transmission device for control. The fourth and fifth pins of the loading robot chip U97 are grounded.

[0011] This utility model is further improved, and the main control chip U5 is model STM32F407ZGT6.

[0012] This utility model is further improved, and the voltage regulator chip U4 is model number LM1085IS-3.3 / NOPB.

[0013] This utility model is further improved, and the model number of the loading robot chip U97 is IS3720.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: It provides an automatic feeding control circuit for automatic staining equipment. By setting up a power supply, voltage adjustment circuit, main control circuit of automatic staining equipment, touch screen display, and feeding mechanism in the automatic feeding control circuit, the main control circuit of automatic staining equipment can control the automatic feeding transmission device to transport the microscope slide vertical support holding multiple biological tissue sample slides to the loading and unloading buffer mechanism and display it on the touch screen. No manual operation is required, saving time and effort and reducing errors. It significantly improves the production efficiency and quality of biological tissue sample slide microscope slides, improves the user experience, and the microscope slide vertical support can evenly separate each microscope slide during feeding, avoiding the risk of cross-contamination between microscope slides containing biological tissue sample slides, improving the quality of biological tissue sample slide microscope slides, and solving the problems of cross-contamination risk and poor product consistency in biological tissue sample staining equipment in the prior art. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the solutions in this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an automatic feeding control circuit for an automatic dyeing equipment according to the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a circuit diagram of the main control circuit of the automatic dyeing equipment of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a circuit diagram of the voltage adjustment circuit of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a circuit diagram of the control circuit for the automatic feeding transmission device of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains; the terminology used herein in the specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention; the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, or accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order.

[0021] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0022] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] like Figures 1-4As shown, this utility model provides an automatic feeding control circuit for an automatic dyeing equipment, including a power supply, a voltage adjustment circuit, an automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit, a touch screen display, and a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism is equipped with multiple automatic feeding transmission devices. The automatic dyeing equipment has an loading and unloading buffer mechanism, on which a microscope slide vertical support is provided. The output terminal of the power supply is connected to the voltage adjustment circuit for power supply. The output terminal of the voltage adjustment circuit is connected to the automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit and the automatic feeding transmission devices for power supply. The output terminal of the automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit is connected to the automatic feeding transmission devices for control. The automatic dyeing equipment main control circuit is also connected to the touch screen display for communication. The touch screen display can input information via touch. The automatic feeding transmission device has an automatic feeding transmission device control circuit. In this embodiment, the main control circuit of the automatic staining equipment can control the automatic feeding transmission device to transport the microscope slide vertical support containing multiple biological tissue sample slides to the loading and unloading buffer mechanism via the automatic feeding transmission device control circuit, and display the information on the touch screen. This eliminates the need for manual operation, saving time and effort and reducing errors. It significantly improves the production efficiency and quality of biological tissue sample slide microscope slides, enhances the user experience, and ensures that the microscope slide vertical support evenly separates each microscope slide during loading, avoiding the risk of cross-contamination between microscope slides containing biological tissue sample slides and improving the quality of biological tissue sample slide microscope slides.

[0024] like Figure 2 As shown, the main control circuit of the automatic staining equipment includes a main control chip U5 and a fuse resistor FB13. The main control chip U5 has 140 pins. Pin 32 of the main control chip U5 is connected to pin 33 of the main control chip U5 and one end of the fuse resistor FB13. The other end of the fuse resistor FB13 is connected to the output terminal of the voltage adjustment circuit. Pins 140, 141, 137, 139, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 133, 134, 135, and 136 of the main control chip U5 are connected to the feeding mechanism. Pins 96, 97, and 113 of the main control chip U5 are connected to the touch screen display. In this embodiment, the main control circuit of the automatic staining equipment is used to control the automatic feeding transmission device to automatically pick up a single microscope slide from the microscope slide vertical support on the loading and unloading buffer mechanism and move it into the automatic staining mechanism for staining, and display the result on the touch screen display.

[0025] like Figure 3As shown, the voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage regulator chip U4, a diode D5, a resistor R16, a capacitor CT3, and a capacitor C28. The voltage regulator chip U4 is model LM1085IS-3.3 / NOPB, and it has four pins. Pin 3 of U4 is connected to one end of capacitor CT3, one end of capacitor C28, and the output terminal of the power supply. Pin 2 of U4 is connected to pin 4 of U4, one end of resistor R16, and the other end of fuse resistor FB13. The other end of resistor R16 is connected to the diode D5. The positive terminal of diode D5 is connected to the ground. Pin 1 of voltage regulator chip U4, the other end of capacitor CT3, the other end of capacitor C28, and the negative terminal of diode D5 are grounded. The voltage adjustment circuit also includes capacitors CT4, C29, C254, and C255. Pin 2 of voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to one end of capacitor CT4, one end of capacitor C29, one end of capacitor C254, and one end of capacitor C255. The other ends of capacitors CT4, C29, C254, and C255 are grounded. In this embodiment, the voltage adjustment circuit supplies power to the main control circuit of the automatic dyeing equipment and the control circuit of the automatic feeding transmission device.

[0026] like Figure 4 As shown, the automatic feeding transmission device control circuit includes a feeding robot chip U97, model IS3720. The feeding robot chip U97 has 8 pins. Pin 2 of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to pin 1 of the feeding robot chip U97 for power supply. Pins 2 and 3 of the feeding robot chip U97 are connected to pins 141 and 140 of the main control chip U5, respectively. Pins 6 and 7 of the feeding robot chip U97 are connected to the drive motor of the automatic feeding transmission device for control. Pins 4 and 5 of the feeding robot chip U97 are grounded. In this embodiment, the feeding mechanism includes multiple automatic feeding transmission devices, each with its own control circuit. The main control circuit of the automatic dyeing equipment can operate each automatic feeding transmission device individually through its control circuit.

[0027] As can be seen from the above, this utility model provides an automatic feeding control circuit for automatic staining equipment. By setting up a power supply, voltage adjustment circuit, main control circuit of automatic staining equipment, touch screen display, and feeding mechanism in cooperation with each other, the main control circuit of automatic staining equipment can control the automatic feeding transmission device to transport the microscope slide vertical support containing multiple biological tissue sample slides to the loading and unloading buffer mechanism and display it on the touch screen display. No manual operation is required, saving time and effort and reducing errors. It significantly improves the production efficiency and quality of biological tissue sample slide microscope slides, improves the user experience, and the microscope slide vertical support can evenly separate each microscope slide during feeding, avoiding the risk of cross-contamination between microscope slides containing biological tissue sample slides, improving the quality of biological tissue sample slide microscope slides, and solving the problems of cross-contamination risk and poor product consistency in the existing biological tissue sample staining equipment.

[0028] The specific embodiments described above are preferred embodiments of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the specific scope of this utility model. The scope of this utility model includes but is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. All equivalent changes made in accordance with this utility model are within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding control circuit for an automatic dyeing equipment, characterized in that: The system includes a power supply, a voltage adjustment circuit, an automatic staining equipment main control circuit, a touch screen display, and a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism is equipped with multiple automatic feeding transmission devices. The automatic staining equipment has an loading and unloading buffer mechanism, on which a microscope slide vertical support is mounted. The output of the power supply is connected to the voltage adjustment circuit, and the output of the voltage adjustment circuit is connected to the automatic staining equipment main control circuit and the automatic feeding transmission devices. The output of the automatic staining equipment main control circuit is connected to the automatic feeding transmission device for control. The automatic staining equipment main control circuit is also communicatively connected to the touch screen display, which allows for touch input of information. The automatic feeding transmission device has an automatic feeding transmission device control circuit. The automatic staining equipment main control circuit can control the automatic feeding transmission device to transport the microscope slide vertical support containing multiple biological tissue sample slides to the loading and unloading buffer mechanism and display the information on the touch screen display.

2. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control circuit of the automatic dyeing equipment includes a main control chip U5 and a fuse resistor FB13. The main control chip U5 has 140 pins. Pin 32 of the main control chip U5 is connected to pin 33 of the main control chip U5 and one end of the fuse resistor FB13. The other end of the fuse resistor FB13 is connected to the output terminal of the voltage adjustment circuit. Pins 140, 141, 137, 139, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 133, 134, 135, and 136 of the main control chip U5 are connected to the feeding mechanism. Pins 96, 97, and 113 of the main control chip U5 are connected to the touch screen display.

3. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage regulator chip U4, a diode D5, a resistor R16, a capacitor CT3, and a capacitor C28. The voltage regulator chip U4 has four pins. The third pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to one end of the capacitor CT3, one end of the capacitor C28, and the output terminal of the power supply. The second pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to the fourth pin of the voltage regulator chip U4, one end of the resistor R16, and the other end of the fuse resistor FB13. The other end of the resistor R16 is connected to the positive terminal of the diode D5. The first pin of the voltage regulator chip U4, the other end of the capacitor CT3, the other end of the capacitor C28, and the negative terminal of the diode D5 are grounded.

4. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The voltage adjustment circuit also includes capacitors CT4, C29, C254, and C255. The second pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to one end of capacitor CT4, one end of capacitor C29, one end of capacitor C254, and one end of capacitor C255. The other ends of capacitors CT4, C29, C254, and C255 are grounded.

5. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The automatic feeding transmission device control circuit includes a feeding robot chip U97, which has 8 pins. The second pin of the voltage regulator chip U4 is connected to the first pin of the feeding robot chip U97 for power supply. The second and third pins of the feeding robot chip U97 are connected to the 141 and 140 pins of the main control chip U5, respectively. The sixth and seventh pins of the feeding robot chip U97 are connected to the drive motor of the automatic feeding transmission device for control. The fourth and fifth pins of the feeding robot chip U97 are grounded.

6. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The main control chip U5 is model STM32F407ZGT6.

7. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The voltage regulator chip U4 is model LM1085IS-3.3 / NOPB.

8. The automatic feeding control circuit for automatic dyeing equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The model number of the loading robot chip U97 is IS3720.