Switch cover assembly for assisting labeling, labeling equipment and glass bead coating equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a switch cover assembly for assisting labeling, labeling equipment and glass bead coating equipment. The cover opening and closing assembly comprises a conveying line and an adsorption part. The conveying line is used for conveying a to-be-uncovered part along a conveying path, the to-be-uncovered part is provided with a shell and a cover covering the opening side of the shell, and the conveying path is provided with an uncovering position. The adsorption part is located above the cover opening position, and the adsorption part is configured to drive the cover body to move by a first distance in the direction away from the shell before the label is pasted to the shell; wherein the movement distance required for completely opening the cover body is defined as a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance. Thus, it can be guaranteed that the pasted label does not interfere with the cover body, meanwhile, the cover body and the shell can be prevented from being completely separated when the label is pasted, and the practicability and reliability of the switch cover assembly are effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of microbial culture, specifically to a switch cap assembly for assisting labeling, a labeling device, and a glass bead coating device. Background Technology

[0002] When culturing bacterial strains, it is necessary to affix labels to the side walls of the bottom of the culture dish containing the strains to record the specific information of the strains in the culture dish. When affixing labels, the top cover of the culture dish should be opened to avoid interference between the label and the top cover, which could prevent the culture dish from being opened smoothly later.

[0003] However, once the petri dish is opened, the culture medium inside is easily exposed to the external environment, which can cause contamination of the culture medium and thus have a significant impact on the inoculation effect of the strain. Utility Model Content

[0004] To at least partially address the problems existing in the prior art, according to one aspect of the present invention, a switch cover assembly for assisting in label application is provided. The switch cover assembly includes a conveyor line and an adsorption member. The conveyor line is used to transport a cover to be opened along a conveyor path. The cover has a housing and a cover that closes to the open side of the housing, and the conveyor path has an open position. The adsorption member is located above the open position, and the adsorption member is configured such that, before a label is applied to the housing, the adsorption member moves the cover away from the housing by a first distance; wherein the distance required to fully open the cover is defined as a second distance, and the first distance is less than the second distance.

[0005] This utility model's switch cover assembly, when a label needs to be affixed to the side wall of the cover to be opened, uses an adsorption component to attract the cover body and move it a certain distance away from the housing. This ensures that the label does not interfere with the cover body and prevents the cover body from completely detaching from the housing during label application, effectively improving the practicality and reliability of the switch cover assembly. When the switch cover assembly is used for bacterial culture, the cover to be opened can contain culture medium for bacterial culture. This effectively prevents the culture medium inside the cover from being contaminated by the environment during label application, thus effectively improving the bacterial culture effect.

[0006] For example, after a label is affixed to the housing, the adsorbent detaches from the cover, allowing the cover to re-cover the housing, and the adsorbent moves a third distance away from the housing, wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance.

[0007] For example, the adsorption member is connected to a first driving member, and the adsorption member is driven by the first driving member to move a first distance and a third distance.

[0008] For example, the switch cover assembly also includes a second drive member, which drives the cover to detach from the housing.

[0009] For example, there are multiple parts to be opened, and these multiple parts are sequentially conveyed to the bottom of the adsorption unit via a conveyor line.

[0010] According to another aspect of the present invention, a labeling device is also provided, including a labeling component, a positioning component, and a switch cover assembly as described above, wherein the positioning component and the labeling component are disposed on opposite sides of a conveyor line.

[0011] For example, the height of the labeling component corresponds to the height of the housing, and the labeling component is used to apply a label to the housing.

[0012] For example, the positioning component has a mating portion adapted to the outer edge of the cover to be opened. Before the labeling component applies a label to the housing, the positioning component moves toward the cover to be opened so that the mating portion abuts against the outer edge of the cover to be opened.

[0013] For example, the positioning component includes a third driving member and a positioning member, with a mating part formed on the side of the positioning member near the cover to be opened. The third driving member is connected to the positioning member and drives the positioning member to move towards the cover to be opened.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, a glass bead coating device is also provided, including a coating device and a labeling device as described above, wherein the coating device is disposed downstream of the labeling device.

[0015] The above description is merely an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, and to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of this utility model more obvious and understandable, specific embodiments of this utility model are given below. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The above and other objects, features, and advantages of this utility model will become more apparent from the more detailed description of the embodiments thereof in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The drawings are provided to further illustrate the embodiments of this utility model and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of this utility model to explain the utility model and do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

[0017] Figure 1 A perspective view of a switch cover assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0018] Figure 2 A perspective view of an adsorption element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0019] Figure 3 A perspective view of a positioning component according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0020] The components indicated by the reference numerals in the figures are as follows:

[0021] 1. Conveyor line; 2. Cover to be opened; 21. Housing; 22. Cover; 3. Labeling assembly; 4. Adsorption component; 5. First driving component; 6. Second driving component; 7. Positioning assembly; 71. Third driving component; 72. Positioning component; 721. Mating part. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model more apparent, exemplary embodiments according to this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments of this utility model. It should be understood that this utility model is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described herein. Based on the embodiments of this utility model described herein, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive effort should fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0023] In the following description, numerous details are provided to enable a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the following description merely illustrates preferred embodiments of the present invention, which may be practiced without one or more of these details. Furthermore, to avoid confusion with the present invention, some technical features well-known in the art have not been described in detail.

[0024] To fully understand the embodiments of this utility model, a detailed structure will be presented in the following description. Obviously, the implementation of the embodiments of this utility model is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. Preferred embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below; however, in addition to these detailed descriptions, this utility model may have other embodiments.

[0025] One embodiment of this utility model provides a switch cover assembly that can ensure the affixed label does not interfere with the cover body 22, while also preventing the cover body 22 from completely detaching from the housing 21 when the label is affixed. The following will describe in detail a switch cover assembly according to an embodiment of this utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, a cover assembly for assisting label application includes a conveyor line 1 and an adsorption element 4. The conveyor line 1 transports a cover 2 to be opened along a conveyor path. The cover 2 has a housing 21 and a cover 22 that closes to the open side of the housing 21. An open position is located on the conveyor path. The adsorption element 4 is positioned above the open position and is configured such that, before a label is applied to the housing 21, the adsorption element 4 moves the cover 22 a first distance away from the housing 21; wherein the distance required to fully open the cover 22 is defined as a second distance, and the first distance is less than the second distance.

[0027] The conveyor line 1 can be a conveyor belt, which can drive the cover to be opened 2 to move along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, so as to transport the cover to be opened 2 to the opening position.

[0028] The suction component 4 can be a suction cup. The suction cup can be used to vertically suction or release the cover 22 of the cover to be opened. This not only makes it easy to open or close the cover 22 of the cover to be opened, but also avoids damage to the cover 22.

[0029] The second distance can be represented as the distance at which the cover 22 moves away from the housing 21 and until it separates from the housing 21. The first distance can be less than the second distance. It is understood that when the cover 22 moves away from the housing 21 by the first distance, the cover 22 and the housing 21 of the cover to be opened 2 have not completely separated.

[0030] The opening and closing cover assembly of this invention allows the adsorption member 4 to adsorb the cover body 22 of the cover 2 when a label needs to be affixed to the side wall of the cover 2 to be opened, and to move the cover body 22 a first distance away from the housing 21. This ensures that the affixed label does not interfere with the cover body 22, and also prevents the cover body 22 from completely detaching from the housing 21 during label affixing, effectively improving the practicality and reliability of the opening and closing cover assembly. When the opening and closing cover assembly is used for bacterial culture, the cover 2 to be opened can contain culture medium for bacterial culture. This effectively prevents the culture medium inside the cover 2 from being contaminated by the environment during label affixing, thus effectively improving the effect of bacterial culture.

[0031] In some embodiments, after a label is affixed to the housing 21, the adsorbent 4 detaches from the cover 22 so that the cover 22 covers the housing 21 again and the adsorbent 4 moves a third distance away from the housing 21, wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance.

[0032] The third distance can be specifically expressed as the distance that the adsorption element 4 moves away from the cover 2 to be opened, so as to avoid interference between the adsorption element 4 and the cover 2 to be opened when the cover opening and closing assembly is operating normally.

[0033] After the label is affixed to the side wall of the housing 21, the adsorption member 4 can detach from the cover 22, so that the cover 22 can be reattached to the housing 21. At this time, the adsorption member 4 can move a third distance away from the cover 2 to be opened, and the conveyor line 1 can drive the labeled cover 2 to continue moving along the conveyor belt in the conveying direction, and transport other unlabeled cover 2 to the opening position.

[0034] In the above embodiment, after the label is affixed to the cover 2 to be opened, the adsorption member 4 can move a third distance away from the housing 21 to avoid the adsorption member 4 colliding with the cover 2 to be opened that is being continuously conveyed by the conveyor line 1, thereby effectively improving the practicality and reliability of the opening and closing cover assembly.

[0035] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the adsorption element 4 is connected to the first driving element 5, and the adsorption element 4 is driven by the first driving element 5 to move a first distance and a third distance.

[0036] The first driving component 5 can drive the adsorption component 4 to move different distances, so that the adsorption component 4 can adapt to the shell 21 of different sizes and shapes, thereby improving the flexibility and adaptability of the switch cover assembly.

[0037] The first driving component 5 can be a cylinder or other device that can drive the adsorption component 4 to move. This application does not specifically limit the type of the first driving component 5.

[0038] In the above embodiments, the automated movement of the adsorption component 4 can be achieved by driving the first driving component 5, effectively reducing manual intervention and improving the automation level of the cover opening and closing assembly. Furthermore, the first driving component 5 can control the cover 22 to move the same distance each time, effectively reducing errors from manual operation and improving the consistency and reliability of the cover opening operation of the cover opening and closing assembly.

[0039] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the switch cover assembly also includes a second drive member 6, which drives the cover 22 to detach from the housing 21.

[0040] The second driving component 6 can be a cylinder or other device that can drive the adsorption component 4 to move. This application does not specifically limit the type of the second driving component 6.

[0041] In the above embodiments, the second driving member 6 can drive the cover 22 to separate from the housing 21, thereby realizing the automated operation of the cover opening and closing assembly, reducing the reliance on manual operation, effectively reducing labor intensity and labor costs, and improving the efficiency of the cover closing operation of the cover opening and closing assembly.

[0042] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, there are multiple parts 2 to be opened, and these multiple parts 2 are sequentially conveyed to the bottom of the adsorption unit 4 via the conveyor line 1.

[0043] In the above embodiments, the conveyor line 1 can continuously transport multiple items 2 to be opened sequentially to the area below the adsorption element 4, reducing the time spent on manual handling and operation, and lowering labor intensity and labor costs. Furthermore, the labeling efficiency can be greatly improved when using the opening and closing cover assembly to assist in labeling the items 2 to be opened.

[0044] According to another aspect of this utility model, such as Figure 1 As shown, a labeling device is also provided, including a labeling component 3, a positioning component 7, and a switch cover assembly as described above, wherein the positioning component 7 and the labeling component 3 are disposed on opposite sides of the conveyor line 1.

[0045] The labeling component 3 and the positioning component 7 can be set on two opposite sides of the opening position on the conveyor line 1. The positioning component 7 can correct the position of the part to be opened 2 at the opening position. After the correction is completed, the labeling component 3 can affix a label to the side wall of the part to be opened 2.

[0046] The labeling device of this utility model includes the switch cover assembly as described above. Since the switch cover assembly has the beneficial effects described above, the labeling device including the switch cover assembly as described above must also have the beneficial effects described above.

[0047] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the height of the labeling component 3 corresponds to the height of the housing 21, and the labeling component 3 is used to apply labels to the housing 21.

[0048] In the above embodiments, the height of the labeling component 3 can be set to correspond to the height of the housing 21, thereby ensuring that the label can be accurately affixed to the predetermined position of the housing 21, effectively improving the success rate of label affixing.

[0049] In some embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown, the positioning component 7 has a mating part 721 that is adapted to the outer edge of the cover to be opened 2. Before the labeling component 3 applies a label to the housing 21, the positioning component 7 moves toward the cover to be opened 2 so that the mating part 721 abuts against the outer edge of the cover to be opened 2.

[0050] When the cover to be opened 2 is conveyed by the conveyor line 1, the cover to be opened 2 is prone to displacement on the conveyor line 1 when subjected to external force, which will affect the subsequent labeling operation of the cover to be opened 2. In this way, the positioning component 7 can move in the direction of the cover to be opened 2 and make its mating part 721 abut against the outer edge of the cover to be opened 2, thereby correcting the position of the cover to be opened 2.

[0051] In the above embodiments, the cooperation between the mating part 721 of the positioning component 7 and the cover to be opened 2 can prevent the label from shifting or misaligning, effectively improving the accuracy and consistency of label application.

[0052] In some embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown, the positioning component 7 includes a third driving member 71 and a positioning member 72. A mating part 721 is formed on the side of the positioning member 72 near the cover to be opened 2. The third driving member 71 is connected to the positioning member 72 and drives the positioning member 72 to move towards the cover to be opened 2.

[0053] The positioning member 72 can be plate-shaped, and the mating part 721 can be formed on the side of the plate-shaped positioning member 72 facing the cover 2 to be opened. The shape of the mating part 721 can be adapted to the shape of the outer edge of the cover 2 to be opened, so that the mating part 721 can stably abut against the outer edge of the cover 2 to be opened, effectively improving the positioning accuracy.

[0054] In the above embodiments, the third driving member 71 can precisely control the movement of the positioning member 72, thereby ensuring that the mating part 721 can accurately abut against the outer edge of the cover to be opened 2, effectively improving the positioning accuracy of the positioning component 7. Furthermore, the cooperation between the third driving member 71 and the positioning member 72 can effectively improve the automation level of the labeling equipment.

[0055] According to another aspect of this utility model, a glass bead coating device is also provided, including a coating device and a labeling device as described above, wherein the coating device is disposed downstream of the labeling device. The coating device is used to inoculate bacterial strains during bacterial culture by moving glass beads with bacterial strains adhering to them on the culture medium. The trajectory of the glass beads moving on the culture medium can be understood as coating.

[0056] After the labeling equipment affixes labels to the 72 parts to be positioned, the conveyor line 1 can transport the 2 parts to be opened to the coating equipment so that the coating equipment can add glass beads into the 2 parts to be opened.

[0057] The glass bead coating equipment of this utility model includes the labeling equipment as described above. Since the labeling equipment has the beneficial effects described above, the glass bead coating equipment including the labeling equipment as described above must also have the beneficial effects described above.

[0058] Although exemplary embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the above exemplary embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Various changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. All such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as claimed in the appended claims.

[0059] For ease of description, the term "connection" may be used herein to describe the relationship between one or more elements or features shown in the figure and other elements or features. It should be understood that "connection" may include direct connections or indirect connections via other elements or features, and this document is intended to encompass all such cases.

[0060] It should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to this application. As used herein, the singular form is intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, it should be understood that when the terms "comprising" and / or "including" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, parts, components, and / or combinations thereof.

[0061] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0062] This utility model has been described through the above embodiments. However, it should be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the utility model to the described embodiments. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and many more variations and modifications can be made based on the teachings of this utility model, all of which fall within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A flip cap assembly for assisting in labelling, characterised in that, include: A conveyor line for conveying a cover to be opened along a conveyor path, the cover having a housing and a cover that closes to the open side of the housing, and the conveyor path having an opening position. An adsorption element is located above the open position of the cover, and the adsorption element is configured such that: before a label is affixed to the housing, the adsorption element moves the cover away from the housing by a first distance; wherein, the distance required to fully open the cover is defined as a second distance, and the first distance is less than the second distance.

2. The switch cover assembly of claim 1, wherein After the label is affixed to the housing, the adsorbent detaches from the cover, allowing the cover to cover the housing again, and the adsorbent moves a third distance away from the housing, wherein the third distance is greater than the first distance.

3. The switch cover assembly of claim 2, wherein, The adsorption element is connected to a first driving element, and the adsorption element is driven by the first driving element to move the first distance and the third distance.

4. The switch cover assembly of claim 2, wherein The switch cover assembly also includes a second driving member, which drives the cover to detach from the housing.

5. The switch cover assembly of claim 1, wherein There are multiple parts to be opened, and these multiple parts are sequentially conveyed to the area below the adsorption element via the conveyor line.

6. A labelling apparatus characterised in that, It includes a labeling component, a positioning component, and a switch cover assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the positioning component and the labeling component are disposed on opposite sides of the conveyor line.

7. The labelling apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The height of the labeling component corresponds to the height of the housing, and the labeling component is used to apply labels to the housing.

8. The labelling apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The positioning component has a mating portion adapted to the outer edge of the cover to be opened. Before the labeling component applies a label to the housing, the positioning component moves toward the cover to be opened so that the mating portion abuts against the outer edge of the cover to be opened.

9. The labelling apparatus of claim 8, wherein, The positioning component includes a third driving member and a positioning member. The mating part is formed on the side of the positioning member close to the cover to be opened. The third driving member is connected to the positioning member and drives the positioning member to move towards the cover to be opened.

10. A glass bead coating apparatus characterized by, It includes a coating device and a labeling device as described in claim 7, wherein the coating device is located downstream of the labeling device.

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