A chromatography column housing

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of chromatographic column storage technology and discloses a chromatographic column storage box, including a box body. Several sets of movable supports are arranged along the length of the box body. Each movable support includes two snap fasteners and sequentially connected trays. The tray body has a groove for placing the chromatographic column. The tray's base has snap fasteners and slots on both sides, and adjacent trays are fixed by snap fasteners and slots. The two snap fasteners insert trays and pads; the pads are located under the trays. This design offers advantages such as flexible adjustment of the support positions to accommodate different chromatographic column sizes, providing stable buffer protection, preventing collisions, friction, and label wear, improving storage space utilization, and facilitating management.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of chromatography column storage technology, specifically to a chromatography column storage box. Background Technology

[0002] Chromatographic columns are core precision consumables for analytical instruments such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC). They are expensive and easily damaged, especially the parts with precision sieve plates and compression fittings at both ends. These parts are highly susceptible to damage from collisions, pressure, or drops during storage, transportation, or handling, leading to decreased column efficiency or even rendering the column unusable. Furthermore, the labels on the columns are easily worn off, causing management chaos. Current laboratory storage methods have significant drawbacks: First, they rely on original packaging boxes, whose fixed internal space makes it difficult to securely accommodate columns of different lengths and diameters. The outer boxes are often poorly labeled, unstable when stacked, and take up considerable space, making them inconvenient to access. Second, they are often placed haphazardly in drawers or ordinary storage boxes, lacking basic protection. Columns are prone to collisions and friction with each other and with container walls, and labels are easily damaged, making retrieval difficult. Third, simple homemade dividers (such as foam or cardboard) offer poor protection and durability, making standardization and effective labeling management difficult. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a chromatography column storage box to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following solution:

[0005] A chromatography column storage box includes a box body with several sets of movable supports arranged along the length of the box body. Each movable support includes two buckles and sequentially connected card holders. The card holder body has a groove for placing the chromatography column. The card holder has buckles and slots on both sides. Adjacent card holders are fixed by engaging the buckles and slots. The two buckles are inserted into the card holders and a pad. The pad is located under the card holder.

[0006] In one feasible implementation, the spacing can be freely adjusted by a movable support, for example, setting a larger spacing for longer chromatographic columns and a smaller spacing for shorter chromatographic columns, thereby accommodating chromatographic columns of different lengths.

[0007] In one feasible implementation, a cover is hinged to one side of the box body, and a latch is installed on the other side of both the box body and the cover body to facilitate locking the box body and the cover body and to prevent the loss or misalignment of the detachable cover body and damage to the chromatographic column from external impacts.

[0008] In one feasible implementation, of the two fasteners, fastener one is provided with a buckle that matches the card slot of the card tray, and the lower end of the buckle is provided with a slot for inserting a pad; fastener two is provided with a card slot that matches the buckle of the card tray, and the lower end of the card slot is provided with a slot for inserting a pad.

[0009] In one feasible implementation, several sets of movable support components are arranged in parallel.

[0010] In one feasible implementation, the grooves on the card holders of several sets of movable brackets are arranged in a front-to-back alignment.

[0011] In one feasible implementation, the card slot is either a single card slot or a multi-card slot.

[0012] In one feasible implementation, several rubber pads are evenly distributed along the circumference of the groove.

[0013] In one feasible implementation, the box and the cover are transparent components.

[0014] In one feasible implementation, the pad is a transparent component.

[0015] The transparent components allow for visualization of the interior of the storage box, eliminating the need to repeatedly open the lid to check the information of the internal chromatographic column.

[0016] In one feasible implementation, the outer surface of the box is provided with a classification label slot.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0018] The chromatographic column storage box provided by this utility model has the advantages of flexible adjustment of the support position to adapt to different specifications of chromatographic columns, providing stable buffer protection, avoiding collision, friction and label wear, improving storage space utilization and management convenience. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the box body and the cover of a chromatography column storage box according to this utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the unit card holder of a chromatography column storage box according to this utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a multi-position connecting card holder for a chromatography column storage box according to this utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a set of movable support pieces and pads for a chromatography column storage box according to this utility model.

[0023] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chromatography column storage box according to the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the box body, lid, and classification label slot of a chromatography column storage box according to this utility model.

[0025] Among them, the box body-1, the lid body-2, the lock-3, the buckle body-4, the buckle body one-41, the buckle body two-42, the slot-43, the card tray-5, the groove-51, the rubber pad-52, the buckle-53, the card slot-54, the pad plate-6, and the classification label card slot-7. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Example

[0027] See Figures 1-6 In one embodiment of this application, a chromatography column storage box includes a box body 1, a cover 2 hinged to one side of the box body 1, and a latch 3 installed on the other side of both the box body 1 and the cover 2 for easy locking of the box body 1 and the cover 2. The box body 1 contains several sets of parallel movable supports. Each movable support is an adjustable combination unit arranged along the length of the box body 1. Each movable support includes two ABS engineering plastic injection-molded fasteners 4 and sequentially connected clips 5. The clips 5 can be single clips or multi-position linked clips, such as... Figure 2 As shown, a unit card holder refers to an independent, single card holder unit. Specifically, it can be manufactured using injection molding, featuring a groove 51 and a snap-fit ​​structure, such as... Figure 3As shown, a multi-position interlocking tray refers to a combination of two or more trays, which can be manufactured using injection molding. The interlocking structure is only set at both ends of the multi-position interlocking tray, which retains the advantages of batch fixing of the interlocking structure and introduces the flexible adjustment characteristics of the individual trays. This realizes the on-demand combination of chromatographic column storage units, effectively improves the configurability of the internal space of the box 1, and is applicable to boxes 1 of different space sizes. The main body of the tray 5 is provided with a groove 51 for placing the chromatographic column. The curvature of the groove 51 matches the curvature of the outer diameter of the chromatographic column. The grooves 51 on the tray 5 in several sets of movable trays are arranged front and back aligned, that is, the center line of the groove 51 is perpendicular in the vertical direction. This makes it easy for the chromatographic column to be placed in the grooves 51 on the tray 5 in several sets of movable trays, and forms a longitudinal arrangement channel, so that the column axes of different chromatographic columns are parallel, avoiding the risk of collision caused by tilting or cross contact. Several rubber pads 52 are evenly distributed along the circumference of the groove 51 to increase cushioning performance and provide elastic clamping, preventing rigid collision between the chromatographic column and the groove 51 and preventing radial movement of the chromatographic column. When storing multiple chromatographic columns, the spacing between adjacent supports can be adjusted according to the column length to meet the storage requirements of columns of different lengths. Columns of different diameters can be adapted by replacing the corresponding size of the card holder 5. The card holder 5 has a buckle 53 and a slot 54 on both sides of the card seat. Two adjacent card holders 5 are fixed by the buckle 53 and the corresponding slot 54 to form a lateral support connection; two buckle bodies are inserted with card holders 5 and pads 6; the pad 6 is a flat plate component located under the card holder 5 to support the card holder 5. Of the two fasteners 4, fastener one 41 has a fastener that matches the slot of the card holder 5, and the lower end of the fastener has a slot 43 for inserting the pad 6; fastener two 42 has a slot that matches the fastener of the card holder 5, and the lower end of the slot has a slot 43 for inserting the pad 6. The pad 6 is inserted into the slots 43 of the two fasteners 4 to provide vertical support for the card holder 5; the box body 1, the cover 2, and the pad 6 are made of transparent material, allowing visualization of the inside of the storage box, eliminating the need to repeatedly open the cover to check the information of the internal chromatographic column. The transparent components allow users to identify and check the status of the chromatographic column without opening the cover 2, thereby reducing the risk of collision caused by frequent operation and the problem of label wear on the chromatographic column. Figure 6 As shown, the outer surface of the box 1 is provided with a classification label slot 7, which enables dynamic management through replaceable insertable labels.

[0028] 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 and improvements 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 cartridge for a chromatography column, characterized by, The device includes a box body, within which several sets of movable support members are arranged along the length of the box body. Each movable support member includes two buckle bodies and sequentially connected card trays. The card tray body is provided with a groove for placing a chromatographic column. The card tray has buckles and slots on both sides of the card tray base, and two adjacent card trays are fixed by engaging the buckles and slots. The two buckle bodies are inserted with card trays and pads. The pads are located on the underside of the card trays.

2. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein, The box body is hinged to a cover on one side, and a latch is installed on the other side of both the box body and the cover.

3. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein, Of the two buckle bodies, buckle body one is provided with a buckle that matches the card slot of the card tray, and the lower end of the buckle is provided with a slot for inserting a pad; buckle body two is provided with a card slot that matches the buckle of the card tray, and the lower end of the card slot is provided with a slot for inserting a pad.

4. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein, The several sets of movable support members are arranged in parallel.

5. The chromatographic column storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The grooves on the card holders of the several sets of movable brackets are arranged in a front-to-back alignment.

6. The chromatographic column storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The card tray can be a single card tray or a multi-card tray.

7. The chromatographic column storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, Several rubber pads are evenly distributed along the circumference of the groove.

8. The chromatographic column storage box according to claim 2, characterized in that, The box and the cover are transparent components.

9. The chromatographic column storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pad is a transparent component.

10. The chromatographic column storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer surface of the box is provided with a classification label slot.

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