Automatic inserting device for flow guide pipe of bacterium collector

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic inserting device for a flow guide pipe of a bacterium collector. The carrier is conveyed on the conveying line, the flow guide pipe feeding mechanism and the flow guide pipe dispensing mechanism are arranged beside a flow guide pipe inserting station on the conveying line, and the working range of the flow guide pipe feeding mechanism covers the working range of the flow guide pipe dispensing mechanism. The flow guide pipe dispensing mechanism is connected with a flow guide pipe carrying and inserting mechanism of the flow guide pipe inserting station; and the correcting mechanism is used for adjusting the angle position of the cup body assembly on the carrier. According to the utility model, the automatic plug-in mounting and assembling of the flow guide pipe of the bacterium collector can be efficiently realized, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the plug-in mounting precision is high.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of automation equipment technology, and in particular relates to an automatic insertion device for the guide tube of a bacteria collector. [Background Technology]

[0002] Microbial collectors are widely used for sterility testing of sterile preparations. In the prior art, patent CN211199220U discloses a microbial collector / culture device 200, such as... Figure 1 As shown, it includes a cup assembly 201, a flow guide tube 202, and a protective cap 203. Regarding the assembly of the microbial collector, no automated equipment has been disclosed in the prior art to achieve fully automated assembly, resulting in slow production efficiency. To achieve automated assembly of the microbial collector, the automated assembly of the flow guide tube is essential.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. [Utility Model Content]

[0004] The main purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector, which can efficiently realize the automatic assembly of the guide tube of the bacteria collector, greatly improve production efficiency and achieve high insertion accuracy.

[0005] This utility model achieves the above-mentioned objective through the following technical solution: an automatic insertion device for a bacterial collector guide tube, comprising a conveyor line, a carrier conveyed on the conveyor line, a guide tube feeding mechanism and a guide tube dispensing mechanism disposed beside the guide tube insertion station on the conveyor line, a guide tube handling and insertion mechanism covering the guide tube feeding mechanism, the guide tube dispensing mechanism and the guide tube insertion station, and a correction mechanism for adjusting the angle and position of the cup assembly on the carrier.

[0006] Furthermore, the guide tube feeding mechanism includes a guide tube feeding module and a transfer feeding component that receives a set of guide tubes at the end of the guide tube feeding module and moves to the feeding station for feeding.

[0007] Furthermore, the transfer feeding assembly includes a driving component and a support frame that is driven by the driving component to move horizontally. The support frame is provided with a plurality of guide tube bearing grooves and a plurality of sensors for detecting whether there is a guide tube in each of the guide tube bearing grooves.

[0008] Furthermore, the dispensing mechanism of the guide tube includes a plurality of spraying modules arranged in a row, corresponding to the number of cup components on the carrier; the spraying module includes a glue tank, a spraying head disposed on the top of the glue tank, and an injection drive component disposed on the bottom of the glue tank with its working end extending into the inside of the glue tank.

[0009] Furthermore, the guide tube handling and insertion mechanism includes a two-axis transfer assembly, a first support plate driven by the two-axis transfer assembly to move up and down, a first guide tube clamping assembly and a guide tube limiting module disposed on the first support plate and distributed vertically.

[0010] Furthermore, the guide tube handling and insertion mechanism includes a multi-axis robot, a first support plate disposed at the moving end of the multi-axis robot, and a first guide tube clamping assembly and a guide tube limiting module disposed on the first support plate and distributed vertically.

[0011] Furthermore, multiple first guide tube clamping assemblies are arranged side by side; the guide tube limiting module includes a first cylinder fixed on the first support plate, a second support plate driven by the first cylinder to perform horizontal telescopic movement relative to the first guide tube clamping assembly, and a plurality of second guide tube clamping assemblies fixed on the second support plate, wherein the second guide tube clamping assemblies are arranged correspondingly to the first guide tube clamping assemblies.

[0012] Furthermore, the correction mechanism includes a second cylinder, a third support plate that moves horizontally by the second cylinder, a third cylinder fixed on the third support plate, and a first correction module that moves up and down by the third cylinder.

[0013] Furthermore, the first alignment module includes a fourth support plate driven by the third cylinder to move up and down, a fourth cylinder fixed on the fourth support plate, an active swing rod whose one end is driven by the fourth cylinder to swing around the Z-axis, and a plurality of driven swing rods whose one end is rotatably disposed on the fourth support plate. The other end of the active swing rod is connected to the other end of the driven swing rod by a connecting rod. Alignment plates are provided on the lower surfaces of the active swing rod and the driven swing rod. All alignment plates are arranged and correspond to the positions of the cup assembly on the carrier.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model's automatic insertion device for a bacterial collector guide tube are as follows: Automatic feeding of the guide tube is achieved through a guide tube feeding mechanism; automatic glue spraying is achieved through a guide tube dispensing mechanism; and the position transfer of the guide tube between different working positions is achieved through a guide tube transport and insertion mechanism. Furthermore, the guide tube transport and insertion mechanism includes multiple sets of guide tube clamping assemblies distributed vertically. The upper first guide tube clamping assembly is mainly used to clamp the guide tube for insertion, while the lower second guide tube clamping assembly is mainly used to ensure the accurate positioning of the lower half of the guide tube, thereby ensuring that the guide tube can be accurately inserted into the guide tube column, improving the insertion accuracy of the guide tube. This device also includes a alignment mechanism. Before the guide tube is inserted, the alignment module adjusts and aligns the positions of the guide tube column and exhaust pipe on the cup assembly, ensuring that both are in the set positions, thereby ensuring accurate assembly of the guide tube and guide tube column, improving the assembly reliability and effectiveness of the guide tube. [Attached Image Description]

[0015] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of the bacteria collector in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the transfer feeding assembly in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the guide tube assembly unit in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a side view of the first guide tube clamping assembly and the guide tube limiting module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the corrective mechanism in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] The numbers in the diagram represent:

[0022] 100 - Automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector;

[0023] 200-Sterilizer, 201-Cup assembly, 2011-Cup, 20111-Flow guide column, 2012-Base, 2013-Top cover, 20131-Exhaust pipe, 202-Flow guide, 203-Protective cap;

[0024] 1-Guide pipe feeding mechanism, 11-Transfer feeding assembly, 111-Driver, 112-Support frame, 113-Sensor;

[0025] 2-Dispensing mechanism for guide tube, 21-Spraying module, 211-Glue bucket, 212-Spraying head, 213-Injection drive component;

[0026] 3-Guide tube handling and insertion mechanism, 31-Dual-axis transfer assembly, 32-First support plate, 33-First guide tube clamping assembly, 34-Guide tube limiting module, 341-First cylinder, 342-Second support plate, 343-Second guide tube clamping assembly;

[0027] 4-Correcting mechanism; 41-Second cylinder; 42-Third support plate; 43-Third cylinder; 44-Fourth support plate; 45-Fourth cylinder; 46-Active swing rod; 47-Driven swing rod; 48-Connecting rod; 49-Correcting plate; 5-Conveyor line; 6-Carrier.

Detailed Implementation Methods

[0028] Example 1:

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1-6 This embodiment is an automatic insertion device 100 for a bacterial collector guide tube, which includes a conveyor line 5, a carrier 6 conveyed on the conveyor line 5, a guide tube feeding mechanism 1 and a guide tube dispensing mechanism 2 disposed on the side of the guide tube insertion station on the conveyor line 5, a guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 whose working range covers the guide tube feeding mechanism 1, the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2 and the guide tube insertion station, and a correction mechanism 4 for adjusting the angle and position of the cup assembly 201 on the carrier 6.

[0030] The microbial collector 200 in this embodiment includes a cup assembly 201, a guide tube 202 and a protective cap 203 disposed on the top of the cup assembly 201. The cup assembly 201 includes a cup body 2011, a base 2012 disposed at the bottom of the cup body 2011 and a top cover 2013 disposed on the top of the cup body 2011. The guide tube 202 is disposed on a guide tube column 20111 on the top of the cup assembly 201, and the protective cap 203 is disposed on the exhaust pipe 20131 of the top cover 2013.

[0031] In this embodiment, the guide tube feeding mechanism 1, the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2, and the alignment mechanism 4 are arranged sequentially perpendicular to the conveyor line 5. The guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 adopts a linear drive module, and its linear transfer range covers a portion of the guide tube feeding mechanism 1, the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2, and the conveyor line 5. In other embodiments, the layout positions of the guide tube feeding mechanism 1 and the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2 are not subject to specific requirements. The guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 is driven by a multi-axis robot, and the guide tube feeding mechanism 1 and the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2 only need to be located within the working range of the guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3. Furthermore, the working range of the guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 includes the guide tube insertion station on the conveyor line 5.

[0032] The carrier 6 carries a set of cup body components 201 and moves them to the guide tube insertion station. The alignment mechanism 4 adjusts the angle of the cup body components 201 to maintain the set horizontal angle. The guide tube feeding mechanism 1 supplies a set of guide tubes 202. The guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 picks up a set of guide tubes 202 from the guide tube feeding mechanism 1, moves them to the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2, applies glue to the bottom of the guide tubes 202, and then moves them above the cup body components 201 to insert multiple guide tubes 202 into the corresponding cup body components 201 at the same time, thus completing the assembly of the guide tubes 202.

[0033] The guide tube feeding mechanism 1 includes a guide tube feeding module (not shown in the figure) and a transfer feeding assembly 11 that receives a set of guide tubes 202 at the end of the guide tube feeding module and moves to the feeding station for feeding. The guide tube feeding module can be a conventional tube feeding mechanism in the prior art, such as a capillary feeding device disclosed in prior patent CN220810911U. The transfer feeding assembly 11 includes a driving component 111 and a support frame 112 that moves horizontally driven by the driving component 111. The support frame 112 is provided with a plurality of guide tube bearing grooves (not shown in the figure). The support frame 112 is also equipped with a sensor 113 to detect whether there is a guide tube in the guide tube carrier groove. If there is no material in a certain guide tube carrier groove, the guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 will pick up the guide tubes in other guide tube carrier grooves and throw them into the recycling bin together, so as to ensure that the guide tube can be inserted in one go each time, thereby ensuring that the cup body assembly can be inserted with guide tubes and effectively preventing missing insertion.

[0034] The dispensing mechanism 2 includes several dispensing modules 21 arranged in a row, corresponding in number to the cup assemblies 201 on the carrier 6, and with consistent spacing. The dispensing nozzles of the dispensing modules 21 face upwards. Each dispensing module 21 includes a glue tank 211, a dispensing nozzle 212 located at the top of the glue tank 211, and an injection drive 213 located at the bottom of the glue tank 211 with its working end extending into the glue tank 211. The injection drive 213 uses a motor to drive the injection piston at the top of the lead screw to move up and down, squeezing the glue in the glue tank 211 toward the dispensing nozzle 212.

[0035] The guide tube handling and insertion mechanism 3 includes a two-axis transfer assembly 31, a first support plate 32 driven by the two-axis transfer assembly 31 to move up and down, a first guide tube clamping assembly 33 disposed on the first support plate 32 and distributed up and down, and a guide tube limiting module 34.

[0036] Multiple first guide tube clamping assemblies 33 are arranged side by side, corresponding to the number of cup assemblies 201 on the carrier 6, and the spacing is consistent.

[0037] The guide tube limiting module 34 includes a first cylinder 341 fixed on the first support plate 32, a second support plate 342 driven by the first cylinder 341 to perform horizontal telescopic movement relative to the first guide tube clamping assembly 33, and a plurality of second guide tube clamping assemblies 343 fixed on the second support plate 342. The second guide tube clamping assemblies 343 are correspondingly arranged with the first guide tube clamping assemblies 33.

[0038] The two-axis transfer assembly 31 enables the transfer of the guide tube between the transfer feeding assembly 11 and the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2, and between the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2 and the carrier 6 on the conveyor line 5. First, the guide tube 202 is clamped by the first guide tube clamping assembly 33 and the second guide tube clamping assembly 343. Then, it is moved to the position of the guide tube dispensing mechanism 2, and glue is applied to the bottom of the guide tube 202. Then, it is transported above the carrier 6 and the guide tube 202 is inserted into the guide tube column at the top of the cup body 2011. After a certain insertion depth, the second guide tube clamping assembly 343 is released and withdrawn. Then, the first guide tube clamping assembly 33 is used to insert the guide tube 202 downward into place. Since the guide tube 202 is made of plastic, the incoming material may have a certain degree of plastic deformation. The first guide tube clamping component 33 and the second guide tube clamping component 343 can ensure that the guide tube 202 remains straight during insertion, so that it can be accurately inserted and assembled.

[0039] The alignment mechanism 4 includes a second cylinder 41, a third support plate 42 that moves horizontally under the influence of the second cylinder 41, a third cylinder 43 fixed on the third support plate 42, and a first alignment module that moves up and down under the influence of the third cylinder 43. The first alignment module includes a fourth support plate 44 that moves up and down under the influence of the third cylinder 43, a fourth cylinder 45 fixed on the fourth support plate 44, an active swing rod 46 that swings around the Z-axis under the influence of the fourth cylinder 45 at one end, and a plurality of driven swing rods 47 that are rotatably mounted on the fourth support plate 44 at one end. The other end of the active swing rod 46 and the other end of the driven swing rods 47 are connected together by a connecting rod 48 to achieve linkage. Alignment plates 49 are provided on the lower surfaces of the active swing rod 46 and the driven swing rods 47. All alignment plates 49 are arranged and correspond to the positions of the cup assembly 201 on the carrier 6. When adjusting the angle and position of the cup assembly 201, the straightener 49 extends between the exhaust pipe 20131 and the guide pipe column 20111. Then, by swinging, one end of the straightener 49 moves the exhaust pipe 20131 and the other end moves the guide pipe column 20111, thereby causing the cup assembly 201 to rotate on the carrier 6, thus achieving the angle and position adjustment.

[0040] The second cylinder 41 enables the alignment mechanism 4 to switch between the working position and the avoidance position. After the carrier 6 moves into position carrying multiple cup components 201, the second cylinder 41 drives the third support plate 42 to move to the working position. The fourth cylinder 45 drives the active swing rod 46 to swing, which, under the transmission action of the connecting rod 48, drives the other driven swing rods 47 to swing synchronously, thereby driving all the alignment plates 49 to swing. The alignment plates 49 act on the exhaust pipe and guide pipe column at the top of the cup component 201, correcting the angle position of the cup component 201 to the set state, laying an important foundation for the assembly of the guide pipe 202. After the angle position of the cup component 201 is adjusted, the second cylinder 41 drives the third support plate 42 to move to the avoidance position so that the guide pipe handling and insertion mechanism 3 can clamp the guide pipe 202 above the carrier 6 for insertion.

[0041] The above descriptions are merely some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of this utility model, and all such modifications and improvements fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic insertion device for a bacterial collector guide tube, characterized in that: It includes a conveyor line, a carrier conveyed on the conveyor line, a guide tube feeding mechanism and a guide tube dispensing mechanism disposed next to the guide tube insertion station on the conveyor line, a working range covering the guide tube feeding mechanism, the guide tube dispensing mechanism and the guide tube insertion station, and a correction mechanism for adjusting the angle and position of the cup assembly on the carrier.

2. The automatic insertion device for the bacterial collector guide tube as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide tube feeding mechanism includes a guide tube feeding module and a transfer feeding component that receives a set of guide tubes at the end of the guide tube feeding module and moves to the feeding station to feed materials.

3. The automatic insertion device for the bacterial collector guide tube as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The transfer feeding assembly includes a driving component and a support frame that is driven by the driving component to move horizontally. The support frame is provided with a plurality of guide tube bearing grooves and a plurality of sensors for detecting whether there is a guide tube in each of the guide tube bearing grooves.

4. The automatic insertion device for the bacterial collector guide tube as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The dispensing mechanism of the guide tube includes a plurality of dispensing modules arranged in a row, corresponding to the number of cup components on the carrier; the dispensing module includes a glue tank, a dispensing head disposed on the top of the glue tank, and an injection drive component disposed on the bottom of the glue tank with its working end extending into the inside of the glue tank.

5. The automatic insertion device for the bacterial collector guide tube as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide tube handling and insertion mechanism includes a two-axis transfer assembly, a first support plate driven by the two-axis transfer assembly to move up and down, a first guide tube clamping assembly and a guide tube limiting module disposed on the first support plate and distributed up and down.

6. The automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide tube handling and insertion mechanism includes a multi-axis robot, a first support plate disposed at the moving end of the multi-axis robot, a first guide tube clamping assembly and a guide tube limiting module disposed on the first support plate and distributed vertically.

7. The automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector as described in claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: Multiple first guide tube clamping assemblies are arranged side by side; the guide tube limiting module includes a first cylinder fixed on the first support plate, a second support plate driven by the first cylinder to perform horizontal telescopic movement relative to the first guide tube clamping assembly, and a plurality of second guide tube clamping assemblies fixed on the second support plate, wherein the second guide tube clamping assemblies are arranged correspondingly to the first guide tube clamping assemblies.

8. The automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The correction mechanism includes a second cylinder, a third support plate that moves horizontally by the second cylinder, a third cylinder fixed on the third support plate, and a first correction module that moves up and down by the third cylinder.

9. The automatic insertion device for the guide tube of the bacteria collector as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The first alignment module includes a fourth support plate driven by the third cylinder to move up and down, a fourth cylinder fixed on the fourth support plate, an active swing rod whose one end is driven by the fourth cylinder to swing around the Z-axis, and a plurality of driven swing rods whose one end is rotatably disposed on the fourth support plate. The other end of the active swing rod is connected to the other end of the driven swing rod by a connecting rod. Alignment plates are provided on the lower surfaces of the active swing rod and the driven swing rod. All alignment plates are arranged and correspond to the positions of the cup assembly on the carrier.

Images