Sample bearing device of programmed cooling instrument
By designing an automated sample carrying device in the programmed cooling instrument, the problem of adjusting the height of the sample cassette was solved, enabling convenient handling of sample containers and improving operational safety and convenience.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ZHONGKE MEILING CRYOGENICS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-05
AI Technical Summary
The height of the sample cartridges in the existing programmed cooling system is difficult to adjust, making it inconvenient for staff to retrieve and place samples in the low-temperature chamber.
A sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument was designed. Through the cooperation of the carrying component and the adjustment component, the carrying component is driven to move vertically up and down by the transmission component, so as to realize the automatic loading and unloading of the sample container.
Sample containers can be placed or removed without staff having to manually reach into the cooling chamber, improving the convenience and safety of the operation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of programmed cooling instrument technology, and in particular to a sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument. Background Technology
[0002] A programmed cooling system is a device that precisely controls the cooling rate and temperature gradient through a preset program. Its core function is to provide a stable and controllable low-temperature environment for biological samples, industrial materials, or experimental environments. It has important applications in medical, scientific research, and industrial fields.
[0003] The height of the sample loading cassette in the existing programmed cooling instrument is difficult to adjust. When taking out or placing samples, staff need to put their hands into the cooling chamber of the instrument, but the temperature inside the chamber is low, making it inconvenient for staff to take out or place samples. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the aforementioned shortcomings by providing a sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument, which facilitates the handling of samples by staff.
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a sample carrying device for a programmable cooling instrument, comprising a carrying component and an adjusting component disposed in a cooling chamber;
[0006] The supporting component is used to place the sample container;
[0007] The adjusting component includes an adjusting assembly and a transmission assembly connected to the bearing component;
[0008] The transmission component is installed inside the instrument body and connected to the adjustment component. The transmission component drives the bearing component to move vertically up and down through the adjustment component.
[0009] Furthermore, the instrument body has an inner cavity, and the transmission component is disposed in the inner cavity;
[0010] The adjustment assembly includes four adjustment brackets equidistantly distributed within the cooling chamber;
[0011] The adjusting frame consists of an adjusting cylinder, an adjusting rod, and a constraint rod.
[0012] The adjusting cylinder is vertically rotatably disposed in the cooling chamber, with its bottom end extending into the inner cavity and connected to the transmission assembly. The adjusting cylinder is provided with a transmission thread inside.
[0013] The adjusting rod is vertically sleeved inside the adjusting cylinder and threadedly connected to it. Each adjusting rod is connected to the bearing component to form a linkage lifting structure.
[0014] The constraint rod is vertically sleeved inside the adjusting cylinder, with its top end connected to the bottom of the adjusting rod and its bottom end forming a vertical sliding fit with the instrument body. The constraint rod is used to prevent the adjusting rod from rotating together with the adjusting cylinder.
[0015] Furthermore, the transmission assembly includes a synchronization component and a drive component;
[0016] The synchronization component includes multiple synchronization wheels respectively sleeved on the bottom end of each of the adjusting cylinders;
[0017] It also includes a timing belt disposed between two adjacent timing pulleys, and the driving component is connected to the corresponding timing pulley to form a multi-cylinder synchronous drive structure.
[0018] Furthermore, the driving component includes a power unit and a meshing transmission mechanism:
[0019] The meshing transmission mechanism consists of a first gear fixed on the corresponding adjusting cylinder and a second gear connected to the output end of the power unit;
[0020] The first gear and the second gear mesh with each other within the inner cavity.
[0021] Furthermore, the load-bearing component includes a load-bearing frame and a constraint frame;
[0022] The support frame is connected to each of the adjusting rods respectively, and is used to support the sample container;
[0023] The constraint frame is connected to each adjusting rod and is located above the support frame, and the constraint frame has multiple positioning holes for placing sample containers.
[0024] Furthermore, the constraint frame is also provided with a clamping component, which includes a plurality of clamping assemblies that correspond one-to-one with each of the positioning holes;
[0025] The clamping assembly includes two grippers that are slidably disposed within the constraint frame and located on both sides of the corresponding positioning hole;
[0026] It also includes an elastic unit disposed between each of the grippers and the constraint frame, the elastic unit being used to apply a thrust toward the axis of the corresponding gripper in the direction of the corresponding positioning hole.
[0027] The beneficial effects of this utility model are reflected in:
[0028] This invention utilizes the cooperation between the supporting component and the adjusting component. The transmission component drives the supporting component to rise and fall through the adjusting component. When it is necessary to remove the sample container, the supporting component is raised to temporarily leave the cooling chamber, eliminating the need for staff to put their hands into the cooling chamber and making it easier for staff to pick up and put down samples. Attached Figure Description
[0029] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the sample carrying device of the programmed cooling instrument described in this utility model;
[0030] Figure 2 This is a first cross-sectional view of the sample carrying device of the programmed cooling instrument described in this utility model;
[0031] Figure 3 This is a second sectional view of the sample carrying device of the programmed cooling instrument described in this utility model;
[0032] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;
[0033] Figure 5 This is a third sectional view of the sample carrying device of the programmed cooling instrument described in this utility model;
[0034] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified view of point B in the middle.
[0035] In the picture:
[0036] 01. Instrument body; 011. Inner cavity; 1. Bearing component; 11. Bearing frame; 12. Constraint frame; 121. Positioning hole; 2. Adjusting component; 21. Adjusting assembly; 211. Adjusting cylinder; 212. Adjusting rod; 213. Constraint rod; 22. Transmission assembly; 221. Synchronizing component; 2211. Synchronizing pulley; 2212. Synchronizing belt; 222. Driving component; 2221. Power unit; 2222. First gear; 2223. Second gear; 3. Clamping component; 31. Gripper; 32. Elastic unit. Detailed Implementation
[0037] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, and not all of them. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present utility model.
[0038] Please see Figure 1-6 This utility model discloses a sample carrying device for a programmable cooling instrument, characterized in that it includes a carrying component 1 and an adjusting component 2 disposed in a cooling chamber;
[0039] The supporting component 1 is used to place the sample container;
[0040] The adjusting component 2 includes an adjusting assembly 21 and a transmission assembly 22 connected to the bearing component 1;
[0041] The transmission component 22 is installed inside the instrument body 01 and connected to the adjustment component 21. The transmission component 22 drives the bearing component 1 to move vertically up and down through the adjustment component 21.
[0042] In practice, when it is necessary to remove the sample container, the staff opens the instrument body 01 and drives the transmission component 22 to work, so that the adjustment component 21 drives the bearing component 1 to rise vertically, and then the bearing component 1 drives the sample container away from the cooling chamber. After the sample container is removed, the transmission component 22 drives the bearing component 1 to fall again through the adjustment component 21, so that it can re-enter the cooling chamber.
[0043] In this invention, through the cooperation between the supporting component 1 and the adjusting component 2, the transmission component 22 drives the supporting component 1 to rise and fall through the adjusting component 21. Thus, when it is necessary to remove the sample container, the supporting component 1 is raised so that it temporarily leaves the cooling chamber, eliminating the need for staff to put their hands into the cooling chamber, making it convenient for staff to pick up and put down samples.
[0044] In one embodiment, the instrument body 01 has an inner cavity 011, and the transmission component 22 is disposed in the inner cavity 011;
[0045] The adjustment assembly 21 includes four adjustment brackets equidistantly distributed within the cooling chamber;
[0046] The adjustment frame includes an adjustment cylinder 211 that is vertically rotatably disposed in the cooling chamber. The bottom end of the adjustment cylinder 211 extends into the inner cavity 011 and is connected to the transmission assembly 22. The cylinder has a transmission thread inside. The transmission assembly 22 is connected to each adjustment cylinder 211 to drive each adjustment cylinder 211 to rotate together.
[0047] It also includes adjusting rods 212 that are vertically sleeved in the adjusting cylinder 211 and threadedly connected thereto. Each adjusting rod 212 is connected to the bearing component 1 to form a linkage lifting structure, so as to drive the bearing component 1 to lift.
[0048] The adjusting cylinder 211 is also vertically fitted with a constraint rod 213. The top end of the constraint rod 213 is connected to the bottom of the adjusting rod 212, and its bottom end forms a vertical sliding fit with the instrument body 01. The constraint rod 213 is used to prevent the adjusting rod 212 from rotating together with the adjusting cylinder 211.
[0049] With this design, when the sample container needs to be removed, the transmission component 22 drives each adjusting cylinder 211 to rotate together, thereby causing each adjusting rod 212 to rise together, which in turn drives the bearing component 1 to move upward. When the adjusting cylinder 211 rotates, the constraint rod 213 constrains the adjusting rod 212 to rotate together with the adjusting cylinder 211.
[0050] In one embodiment, the transmission assembly 22 includes a synchronization member 221 and a drive member 222;
[0051] The synchronization component 221 includes a plurality of synchronization wheels 2211 respectively sleeved on the bottom end of each adjusting cylinder 211, and each synchronization wheel 2211 is equidistantly arranged in the inner cavity 011;
[0052] It also includes a synchronous belt 2212 disposed between two adjacent synchronous pulleys 2211. The driving component 222 is connected to the corresponding synchronous pulley 2211 to form a multi-cylinder synchronous drive structure. When one of the adjusting cylinders 211 rotates, each synchronous pulley 2211 and the synchronous belt 2212 cooperate to drive each adjusting cylinder 211 to rotate together.
[0053] With this design, when it is necessary to drive each adjusting cylinder 211 to rotate together, the driving component 222 drives the corresponding adjusting cylinder 211 to rotate, the synchronous wheel 2211 on the cylinder rotates together, and drives another synchronous wheel 2211 connected to it to rotate through the corresponding synchronous belt 2212, and in turn drives each adjusting cylinder 211 to rotate together through the corresponding synchronous belt 2212 connected to it.
[0054] In one embodiment, the driving member 222 includes a power unit 2221 disposed in the inner cavity 011 and a meshing transmission mechanism:
[0055] The meshing transmission mechanism consists of a first gear 2222 fixed on the corresponding adjusting cylinder 211, and a second gear 2223 coaxially connected to the output end of the power unit 2221 and meshing with the first gear 2222.
[0056] With this design, when the adjusting cylinder 211 needs to rotate, the power unit 2221 drives the second gear 2223 to rotate, which in turn drives the first gear 2222 to rotate, thereby causing the corresponding adjusting cylinder 211 to rotate. Then, through the coordination of the synchronization component 221, all adjusting cylinders 211 are driven to rotate together.
[0057] In one embodiment, the supporting component 1 includes a support frame 11 connected to each adjusting rod 212, the support frame 11 being used to support sample containers;
[0058] It also includes a constraint frame 12 disposed above the support frame 11 and connected to each adjustment rod 212, and the constraint frame 12 has a plurality of positioning holes 121 for placing sample containers.
[0059] With this design, when it is necessary to place sample containers, the staff will pass each sample container through the corresponding positioning hole 121 and make its bottom contact with the support frame 11, so that the support frame 11 supports each sample container, while the constraint frame 12 prevents each sample container from tipping over through each positioning hole 121.
[0060] In one embodiment, the constraint frame 12 is further provided with a clamping component 3, which includes a plurality of clamping assemblies that correspond one-to-one with each positioning hole 121;
[0061] The clamping assembly includes two grippers 31 that are slidably disposed within the constraint frame 12 and located on both sides of the corresponding positioning hole 121. The grippers 31 are used to clamp the sample container.
[0062] It also includes an elastic unit 32 disposed between each gripper 31 and the constraint frame 12, the elastic unit 32 being used to apply a thrust to the corresponding gripper 31 in the direction of approaching the axis of the corresponding positioning hole 121.
[0063] With this design, when the sample container is placed into the positioning hole 121, the sample container contacts the corresponding two grippers 31 and applies a pushing force to them in a direction away from the axis of the positioning hole 121 until the bottom of the sample container contacts the support frame 11. At this time, the elastic unit 32 is compressed and applies a clamping force to the corresponding grippers 31 in a direction close to the axis of the positioning hole 121 to clamp the sample container and prevent the sample container from moving accidentally.
[0064] It should be noted that the top of the gripper 31 is provided with a guide slope. When the sample container comes into contact with the gripper 31, the guide slope guides the sample container to move towards the center of the positioning hole 121 and can better enable the sample container to push the gripper 31.
[0065] It should be noted that the gripping surface of the gripper 31 is lined with an inner lining (such as rubber), which reduces the damage to the sample container by the gripper 31 without affecting the gripping force.
[0066] Preferably, the elastic unit 32 can be a spring from the prior art.
[0067] It should be noted that if the embodiments of this utility model involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.
[0068] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this utility model involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, features defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. If the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.
[0069] Additionally, "multiple" refers to two or more.
[0070] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument, characterized in that, It includes a load-bearing component (1) and an adjusting component (2) disposed within the cooling chamber; The supporting component (1) is used to place the sample container; The adjusting component (2) includes an adjusting assembly (21) and a transmission assembly (22) connected to the bearing component (1); The transmission component (22) is located inside the instrument body (01) and connected to the adjustment component (21). The transmission component (22) drives the bearing component (1) to move vertically up and down through the adjustment component (21).
2. The sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The instrument body (01) has an inner cavity (011), and the transmission assembly (22) is disposed in the inner cavity (011); The adjustment assembly (21) includes four adjustment brackets equidistantly distributed within the cooling chamber; The adjustment frame consists of an adjustment cylinder (211), an adjustment rod (212), and a constraint rod (213); The adjusting cylinder (211) is vertically rotatably disposed in the cooling chamber, with its bottom end extending into the inner cavity (011) and connected to the transmission assembly (22). The adjusting cylinder (211) is provided with a transmission thread inside. The adjusting rod (212) is vertically sleeved inside the adjusting cylinder (211) and threadedly connected thereto. Each adjusting rod (212) is connected to the bearing component (1) to form a linkage lifting structure. The constraint rod (213) is vertically sleeved inside the adjusting cylinder (211), with its top end connected to the bottom of the adjusting rod (212) and its bottom end forming a vertical sliding fit with the instrument body (01). The constraint rod (213) is used to prevent the adjusting rod (212) from rotating together with the adjusting cylinder (211).
3. The sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (22) includes a synchronization component (221) and a drive component (222); The synchronization component (221) includes a plurality of synchronization wheels (2211) respectively sleeved on the bottom end of each of the adjusting cylinders (211); It also includes a synchronous belt (2212) disposed between two adjacent synchronous pulleys (2211), and the driving component (222) is connected to the corresponding synchronous pulley (2211) to form a multi-cylinder synchronous drive structure.
4. The sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving component (222) includes a power unit (2221) and a meshing transmission mechanism: The meshing transmission mechanism consists of a first gear (2222) fixed on the corresponding adjusting cylinder (211) and a second gear (2223) connected to the output end of the power unit (2221); The first gear (2222) and the second gear (2223) mesh with each other in the inner cavity (011).
5. The sample carrying device for a programmed cooling instrument according to claim 2, characterized in that: The supporting component (1) includes a support frame (11) and a constraint frame (12); The support frame (11) is connected to each of the adjusting rods (212) respectively, and is used to support the sample container; The constraint frame (12) is connected to each adjusting rod (212) and located above the support frame (11), and the constraint frame (12) has a plurality of positioning holes (121) for placing sample containers.
6. The sample carrying device for a programmable cooling instrument according to claim 5, characterized in that; The constraint frame (12) is also provided with a clamping component (3), which includes a plurality of clamping assemblies that correspond one-to-one with each of the positioning holes (121); The clamping assembly includes two grippers (31) that are slidably disposed within the constraint frame (12) and located on both sides of the corresponding positioning hole (121); It also includes an elastic unit (32) disposed between each of the grippers (31) and the constraint frame (12), the elastic unit (32) being used to apply a thrust to the corresponding gripper (31) in a direction close to the axis of the corresponding positioning hole (121).