A taking and placing clamping mechanism of an automated biological shaker

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of biological rocking bed, disclose a kind of taking and placing clamping mechanism of automatic biological rocking bed, including support frame, several telescopic compression mechanisms are oppositely arranged in the support frame, the side of the support frame is equipped with taking and placing mechanism, realize automatic taking and placing, improve operating efficiency and experimental accuracy, spring telescopic link, moving block and so on collaborative design, different specification culture dish can be self-adapting fixed, reduce experimental preparation difficulty, multiple hole plate placing rack is arranged and installed by support frame, realize multiple culture dish and place, can independently take and place and clamp to a layer, improve space utilization, reduce manpower cost, the mechanism solves many drawbacks of traditional biological rocking bed, provides efficient, practical solution for biological experiment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of biological shakers, and in particular to a pick-and-place clamping mechanism for an automated biological shaker. Background Technology

[0002] In life science research, biotechnology development, and microbial culture, biological shakers serve as crucial equipment, providing the necessary shaking and culture environment for various experiments. However, current biological shakers on the market exhibit numerous problems that urgently need to be addressed in practical applications.

[0003] Currently, the operation of biological shakers is still mainly manual. Retrieving and placing culture dishes requires frequent back-and-forth movement by the experimenter, and the process is cumbersome and extremely inefficient. Furthermore, manual operation is susceptible to subjective factors and fatigue, leading to deviations in placement and even damage to the culture dishes, significantly increasing the probability of experimental errors and affecting the accuracy and reliability of the results.

[0004] Different experiments have varying requirements for the size of the culture dishes, but traditional biological shakers lack effective locking and fixing mechanisms, making it difficult to adapt to culture dishes of various sizes. This not only increases the difficulty of experimental preparation but may also cause the culture dishes to shift or tip over during shaking due to insecure fixing, thus affecting the smooth progress of the experiment.

[0005] Traditional biological shakers typically employ a single-layer design for placing culture dishes, resulting in extremely limited space utilization. In large-scale culture experiments, this design not only requires a significant amount of experimental space but also restricts the number of samples that can be cultured at one time, failing to meet the ever-increasing demands of scientific research and production. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to provide an automated biological shaker for picking up and clamping, so as to solve the problems of low efficiency of manual operation, single-layer placement, and low space utilization of culture dishes of different specifications in the background art.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: an automated biological shaker with a pick-up and clamping mechanism, including a support frame, wherein several telescopic clamping mechanisms are arranged opposite each other inside the support frame, and a pick-up and put-up mechanism is provided on one side of the support frame.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the support frame includes several mounting plates, and perforated plate placement racks are provided on both sides of the frame composed of the mounting plates. An inclined groove is provided on one side of the perforated plate placement rack.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the telescopic pressing mechanism includes several spring telescopic rods, one end of each spring telescopic rod is connected to a support frame, and the other end of each spring telescopic rod is connected to a moving block, wherein a limiting pressure block is provided on the moving block.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the picking and placing mechanism includes a moving platform, a linear slide rail on the moving platform, a drive motor on the moving platform, the output end of the drive motor being at a 90-degree angle to the direction of the linear slide rail, a gear connected to the output end of the drive motor, a rack on the moving platform, the rack being parallel to the linear slide rail, the gear meshing with the rack, a shelf connected to one side of the drive motor, and both the drive motor and the shelf being movably mounted on the linear slide rail.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the shelf is provided with universal ball frames on both sides, each universal ball frame having several universal balls, and one end of each universal ball frame being connected to one side of the drive motor.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned technical solution of this utility model has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0013] 1. By incorporating a drive motor, linear guide rail, and rack and pinion transmission mechanism into the pick-and-place mechanism, an automated pick-and-place system is constructed, achieving automation of the pick-and-place process. This reduces manual intervention, avoids the inefficiency caused by frequent manual back-and-forth and tedious operations, and ensures the accuracy and reliability of experimental results.

[0014] By combining a spring-loaded telescopic rod with a movable block, along with the curved surface at the front of the movable block and the omnidirectional ball on the omnidirectional ball holder, adaptive adjustment to culture dishes of different sizes can be achieved. During the extension and retraction of the shelf, the spring-loaded telescopic rod automatically extends and retracts, causing the movable block to adjust its position. The limiting pressure block on the movable block fits culture dishes of different heights, effectively solving the problem that traditional biological shakers are difficult to adapt to culture dishes of various sizes.

[0015] 3. The design incorporates multiple well plate holders within the support frame, enabling multi-layer placement of culture dishes. Each well plate holder allows for independent placement, removal, and clamping of culture dishes, significantly improving space utilization compared to traditional single-layer placement and meeting the sample quantity requirements of large-scale culture experiments. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a top view of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a side view of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a front view of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the support frame of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a front view of the overall support frame of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 This is a rear view of the overall support frame of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 This is a top view of the overall support frame of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the telescopic pressing mechanism of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the movable block of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 11 This is a side view of the telescopic clamping mechanism of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 12 This is a top view of the telescopic clamping mechanism of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the picking and placing mechanism of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 14 This is a side view of the picking and placing mechanism of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 15 This is a rear view of the picking and placing mechanism of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 16 This is a top view of the picking and placing mechanism of this utility model.

[0032] Reference numerals: support frame 1, mounting plate 101, perforated plate placement rack 102, inclined groove 103, telescopic clamping mechanism 2, spring telescopic rod 201, moving block 202, limiting pressure block 203, pick-and-place mechanism 3, moving platform 301, linear slide rail 302, drive motor 303, gear 304, rack 305, shelf 306, universal ball rack 307, universal ball 308, petri dish 4. Detailed Implementation

[0033] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these descriptions are merely exemplary and not intended to limit the scope of this utility model. Furthermore, descriptions of well-known structures and technologies are omitted in the following description to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the concept of this utility model.

[0034] This utility model provides a technical solution: an automated biological shaker with a clamping and loading mechanism, such as... Figures 1-4 As shown, it includes a support frame 1, several telescopic pressing mechanisms 2 are arranged opposite each other inside the support frame 1, and a pick-and-place mechanism 3 is provided on one side of the support frame 1.

[0035] like Figures 5-8 As shown, the support frame 1 includes several mounting plates 101. The frame composed of several mounting plates 101 has perforated plate placement racks 102 on both sides. The perforated plate placement racks 102 are installed through mounting holes on the mounting plates. A sloping groove 103 is provided on one side of the perforated plate placement rack 102.

[0036] like Figures 9-12 As shown, the telescopic pressing mechanism 2 includes several spring telescopic rods 201. One end of the spring telescopic rod 201 is connected to the support frame 1 by bolts, and the other end of the spring telescopic rod 201 is connected to the moving block 202. The moving block 202 is provided with a limiting pressure block 203.

[0037] like Figures 13-16 As shown, the picking and placing mechanism 3 includes a moving platform 301, a linear slide rail 302 on the moving platform 301, a drive motor 303 on the moving platform 301, the output end of the drive motor 303 is at a 90-degree angle to the direction of the linear slide rail 302, a gear 304 is connected to the output end of the drive motor 303, a rack 305 is provided on the moving platform 301, the rack 305 is parallel to the linear slide rail 302, the gear 304 meshes with the rack 305, a shelf 306 is connected to one side of the drive motor 303 through a connecting plate, and both the drive motor 303 and the shelf 306 are movably mounted on the linear slide rail 302.

[0038] like Figure 14 As shown, the shelf 306 has universal ball frames 307 on both sides, and the universal ball frame 307 has several universal balls 308. One end of the universal ball frame 307 is connected to one side of the drive motor 303 through a connecting plate.

[0039] In practice, when placing the culture dish 4, the support frame 1 is first fixedly installed on the shaking plate of the biological shaker, and the culture dish 4 to be placed is placed on the shelf 306. At this time, all components of the pick-and-place mechanism 3 are in their initial positions. Then, the drive motor 303 is started, and its output power drives the gear 304 to rotate. Under the meshing action of the gear 304 and the rack 305, the pick-and-place mechanism 3 moves to the set position in the front-back direction with the help of the linear slide rail 302. After reaching the position, the drive motor 303 continues to work, carrying the shelf 306 forward. The universal ball 308 on the universal ball frame 307 contacts the front arc surface of the moving block 202. As the shelf 306 continues to extend, the four spring telescopic rods 201 are compressed, and the left and right moving blocks 202 are displaced. Then, the shaker is moved down 5mm by the program control, and the culture dish 4 is accurately placed in the inclined groove 103 of the well plate placement rack 102 and maintained at this height. Afterwards, the shelf 306 returns to its original position, the ball joint 308 separates from the moving block 202, the spring telescopic rod 201 pushes the moving blocks 202 to come closer together and clamp them, the limiting pressure block 203 on the moving block 202 adheres to and presses the culture dish 4, restricting its upward movement, and the inclined groove 103 of the perforated plate placement rack 102 restricts the horizontal and downward movement of the culture dish 4, thus completing the placement process.

[0040] When removing petri dish 4, the shaker is programmed to move the pick-and-place mechanism 3 to the designated position, at which point the shelf 306 is 2mm lower than the bottom of petri dish 4. The drive motor 303 is then started, causing the shelf 306 to extend forward. The universal ball 308 on the universal ball holder 307 contacts the moving block 202, opening it and separating the limiting block 203 from petri dish 4. Then, the shaker is programmed to move the entire structure upwards by 5mm, lifting petri dish 4 free from the constraint of the perforated plate holder 102 and maintaining this height. Finally, the shelf 306 is retracted backwards, completing the removal of petri dish 4.

[0041] It should be understood that the above-described specific embodiments of this utility model are merely illustrative or explanatory of the principles of this utility model and do not constitute a limitation thereof. Therefore, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model. Furthermore, the appended claims are intended to cover all variations and modifications falling within the scope and boundaries of the appended claims, or equivalent forms of such scope and boundaries.

Claims

1. A clamping and loading mechanism for an automated biological shaker, characterized in that: Includes a support frame (1), and several telescopic pressing mechanisms (2) are provided inside the support frame (1) and a pick-and-place mechanism (3) is provided on one side of the support frame (1). The support frame (1) includes several mounting plates (101). Both sides of the frame composed of the mounting plates (101) are provided with perforated plate placement racks (102). One side of the perforated plate placement rack (102) is provided with a sloping groove (103). The telescopic pressing mechanism (2) includes several spring telescopic rods (201). One end of the spring telescopic rod (201) is connected to the support frame (1), and the other end of the spring telescopic rod (201) is connected to the moving block (202). The moving block (202) is provided with a limiting pressure block (203). The picking and placing mechanism (3) includes a moving platform (301), a linear slide rail (302) on the moving platform (301), a drive motor (303) on the moving platform (301), the output end of the drive motor (303) is at a 90-degree angle to the direction of the linear slide rail (302), the output end of the drive motor (303) is connected to a gear (304), a rack (305) is provided on the moving platform (301), the rack (305) is parallel to the linear slide rail (302), the gear (304) meshes with the rack (305), a shelf (306) is connected to one side of the drive motor (303), and both the drive motor (303) and the shelf (306) are movably mounted on the linear slide rail (302).

2. The loading and clamping mechanism for an automated biological shaker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shelf (306) is provided with universal ball frames (307) on both sides. The universal ball frame (307) is provided with several universal balls (308). One end of the universal ball frame (307) is connected to one side of the drive motor (303).

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