A slide inserter

Abstract

The application discloses a slide inserting machine, and relates to the technical field of slide inserting machines, which comprises a machine body, a placing box connected to the machine body, a placing groove formed in the placing box and used for placing a slide, an elastic clamping assembly arranged at one end of the placing box, a letting-in groove arranged at the other end of the placing box and communicated with the placing groove, a slide rack slidably connected to the machine body, a first driving assembly connected to the machine body and used for driving the slide rack to slide towards or away from the letting-in groove, and a pressing mechanism connected to the machine body and used for driving the slide in the placing groove to pass through the letting-in groove and move into the slide rack. The slide in the placing groove can be sequentially inserted into the slide rack through repeated operation, automatic insertion of the slide is realized, the tedious operation of manually inserting the slide one by one by an operator is avoided, and the efficiency of the overall insertion of the slide is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of slide insertion machines, and in particular to a glass slide insertion machine. Background Technology

[0002] A glass slide is a specially made rectangular thin glass slide. Its core function is to safely, flatly, and transparently support the tiny sample being observed under a microscope.

[0003] When hospitals use slide handlers, after the initial processing, the slides are usually placed on slide holders or drying racks of other sizes, making it impossible to transfer them as a whole. Currently, the common method is for operators to manually insert slides one by one into the slide holders. This method is manageable when handling a small number of slides, but it becomes inefficient when dealing with a large number of slides. This manual slide insertion method in existing technology has significant drawbacks; the process is cumbersome and greatly affects the efficiency of overall slide insertion. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a slide insertion machine to improve the efficiency of overall slide insertion.

[0005] This application provides a slide insertion machine with the following technical solution: It includes a machine body, a placement box connected to the machine body, a placement slot for placing slides, an elastic clamping component at one end of the placement box, and a clearance slot at the other end, the clearance slot communicating with the placement slot. A slide holder is slidably connected to the machine body, and a first driving component is connected to the machine body. The first driving component drives the slide holder to slide towards or away from the clearance slot. A pressing mechanism is connected to the machine body, the pressing mechanism driving the slides in the placement slot through the clearance slot and into the slide holder.

[0006] By adopting the above technical solution, the user only needs to place multiple slides in the placement slot. The slides are clamped by the inner wall of the placement slot and the elastic clamping component. The slide furthest from the elastic clamping component corresponds to the clearance slot. The pressing mechanism drives the slide corresponding to the clearance slot through the clearance slot and into the slide holder. When one slide in the placement slot is disengaged, the elastic clamping component forces the remaining slides to slide towards the clearance slot. The remaining slides are then clamped again by the elastic clamping component and the inner wall of the placement slot, with the slide furthest from the elastic clamping component corresponding to the clearance slot. The first driving component drives the slide holder to slide away from the clearance slot, so that the area of ​​the slide holder without slides corresponds to the clearance slot. Repeating the above operation allows the slides in the placement slot to be inserted into the slide holder sequentially, realizing automatic slide insertion. This avoids the tedious manual insertion of slides one by one by the operator and improves the overall efficiency of slide insertion.

[0007] Optionally, the elastic clamping assembly includes a clamping plate slidably connected within the placement slot and an elastic structure connected to the placement box, the elastic structure being used to force the clamping plate to slide toward the clearance slot.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, a sliding clamping plate is set in the placement slot and the clamping plate is forced to slide towards the relief slot through the elastic structure. This can clamp the glass slide placed in the placement slot, prevent the glass slide from shaking in the placement slot, ensure the stability of the glass slide in the subsequent process of being pushed through the relief slot into the slide holder by the pressing mechanism, and also ensure that each glass slide in the placement slot corresponds to the relief slot.

[0009] Optionally, the clamping plate is connected to a guide plate, and the placement box is provided with a waist-shaped groove communicating with the placement slot. The waist-shaped groove is used to slide and cooperate with the guide plate, and the extension direction of the waist-shaped groove is the same as the movement direction of the clamping plate.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, when the clamping plate slides, the sliding cooperation between the guide plate and the waist-shaped groove plays a guiding and limiting role in the sliding of the clamping plate, thereby improving the stability of the clamping plate sliding, that is, improving the clamping effect of the clamping plate on the glass slide.

[0011] Optionally, the guide plate is rotatably connected to the clamping plate.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the rotatable connection between the guide plate and the clamping plate allows the guide plate to better adapt to the movement path of the clamping plate when sliding in the waist-shaped groove, reducing friction and jamming between the guide plate and the waist-shaped groove, ensuring that the clamping process of the elastic clamping assembly on the glass slide is smoother, and allowing the glass slide to be pushed more stably into the relief groove.

[0013] Optionally, the elastic structure includes a first connecting rod connected to the placement box, a connecting plate rotatably connected to the first connecting rod, a second connecting rod rotatably connected to the end of the connecting plate away from the first connecting rod, and a torsion spring sleeved on the second connecting rod. The clamping plate is rotatably connected to the second connecting rod, and the two ends of the torsion spring abut against the connecting plate and the clamping plate, respectively.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, when multiple slides are placed between the clamping plate and the relief groove, the torsion spring is compressed, generates elastic deformation, and maintains a tendency to elastically return to its original position. The connecting plate and the second connecting rod both rotate around the axis of the first connecting rod. When one of the slides disengages from the placement groove, the torsion spring elastically returns to its original position, forcing the clamping plate to slide closer to the relief groove, so that the remaining slides are clamped by the clamping plate and the inner wall of the placement groove.

[0015] Optionally, the pressing mechanism includes a pressing plate slidably connected to the body and a second drive assembly connected to the body. The placement box is provided with a clearance groove communicating with the placement slot and the clearance slot. The clearance groove is used for the pressing plate to pass through. The second drive assembly is used to drive the pressing plate to slide towards or away from the slide holder.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the second driving component drives the lower pressure plate to slide towards the slide holder. The lower pressure plate passes through the clearance groove and abuts against the slide furthest from the clamping plate, thus driving the slide through the clearance groove and moving it to the slide holder. Subsequently, the second driving component drives the lower pressure plate to slide away from the slide holder, moving the lower pressure plate to its original position, so that the lower pressure plate can abut against the slides in the placement groove in sequence.

[0017] Optionally, the pressure plate is provided with two pressure parts, which are spaced apart and are used to abut against the glass slide.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the two spaced-apart pressing parts of the lower pressure plate abut against the glass slide, which can push the glass slide more stably and improve the stability of the glass slide insertion into the slide holder.

[0019] Optionally, the first driving assembly includes a sliding plate slidably connected to the body, a receiving frame connected to the sliding plate, and a first driving structure connected to the body. The first driving structure is used to drive the sliding plate to slide towards or away from the clearance groove. The receiving frame is provided with a receiving groove for placing the slide holder.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the slide holder is placed in the receiving groove, and the outer surface of the slide holder is in contact with the inner wall of the receiving groove. The inner wall of the receiving groove restricts the movement of the slide holder, thereby improving the stability of the slide holder placed in the receiving frame. The first driving structure drives the sliding plate to slide, and the slide holder slides along with the sliding plate, thereby realizing the slide holder sliding towards or away from the clearance groove.

[0021] Optionally, there may be a plurality of placement slots, and the number of receiving slots may be the same as the number of placement slots, with each placement slot corresponding to one of the receiving slots.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the slide insertion machine can insert multiple slides simultaneously, thus improving the efficiency of slide insertion.

[0023] Optionally, the first drive structure includes a timing belt, two timing pulleys rotatably connected to the machine body, and a drive component for driving one of the timing pulleys to rotate. The drive component is connected to the machine body, the timing belt is sleeved on the two timing pulleys, and the sliding plate is fixedly connected to the timing belt.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution, the driving component drives one of the synchronous pulleys to rotate. During the rotation of the synchronous pulley, the synchronous belt and the other synchronous pulley rotate. The sliding plate moves with the movement of the synchronous belt, thereby realizing the slide holder sliding towards or away from the relief groove.

[0025] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects: 1. By repeating the above operation, the slides in the placement slot can be inserted into the slide holder in sequence, realizing automatic slide insertion. This avoids the tedious operation of manually inserting slides one by one by the operator and improves the overall efficiency of slide insertion.

[0026] 2. When the clamping plate slides, the guide plate and the waist-shaped groove slide together, which guides and limits the sliding of the clamping plate, thereby improving the stability of the clamping plate sliding, that is, improving the clamping effect of the clamping plate on the glass slide. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of this application.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of this application.

[0029] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A sectional view.

[0030] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 An enlarged view of region A.

[0031] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A sectional view.

[0032] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A magnified view of region B.

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the lower pressure plate.

[0034] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Body; 2. Placement box; 21. Placement slot; 22. Clearance slot; 23. Waist-shaped slot; 24. Avoidance slot; 3. Elastic clamping assembly; 31. Clamping plate; 32. Elastic structure; 321. First connecting rod; 322. Connecting plate; 323. Second connecting rod; 324. Torsion spring; 33. Guide plate; 4. Slide holder; 5. First drive assembly; 51. Sliding plate; 52. Receiving frame; 521. Receiving slot; 522. Limiting part; 53. First drive structure; 531. Synchronous belt; 532. Synchronous pulley; 533. Drive component; 6. Pressing mechanism; 61. Pressing plate; 611. Pressing part; 62. Second drive assembly; 621. Carrier plate; 622. Second drive structure. Detailed Implementation

[0035] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1 -Appendix Figure 7 This application will be described in further detail.

[0036] This application discloses a slide insertion machine.

[0037] Combination Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, the device includes a body 1, to which a placement box 2 is fixedly connected. The placement box 2 has four placement slots 21, in which slides are arranged. A slide holder 4 is slidably connected to the body 1. A first drive assembly 5 is connected to the body 1. The first drive assembly 5 includes a sliding plate 51 slidably connected to the body 1, a receiving frame 52 fixedly connected to the sliding plate 51, and a first drive structure 53 connected to the body 1. The receiving frame 52 is located below the placement box 2 and has eight receiving slots 521. Every four receiving slots 521 form a group, and each group of receiving slots 521 corresponds one-to-one with the placement slots 21. The slide holder 4 is placed in the receiving slot 521. The receiving frame 52 is provided with four limiting parts 522, each limiting part 522 separating two slide holders 4. The first drive structure 53 includes a synchronous belt 531, two synchronous pulleys 532 rotatably connected to the body 1, and a drive component 533 fixedly connected to the body 1. The drive component 533 is a motor, and a controller (not shown in the attached figure) is externally connected to the drive component 533. The signal output terminal of the controller is connected to the signal input terminal of the drive component 533. One of the synchronous pulleys 532 is fixedly connected to the output terminal of the drive component 533 on the side closest to the drive component 533. The synchronous belt 531 is sleeved on the two synchronous pulleys 532. The sliding plate 51 is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt 531. The sliding plate 51 moves through the drive component 533, the synchronous belt 531, and the two synchronous pulleys 532, thereby realizing the movement of the slide holder 4.

[0038] Combination Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the placement box 2 is connected to four elastic clamping components 3, each corresponding to a placement groove 21. Each elastic clamping component 3 is located at one end of the placement box 2. A clearance groove 22 is provided at the end of the placement box 2 away from the elastic clamping components 3, communicating with the placement groove 21, allowing the slide to pass through. Each elastic clamping component 3 includes a clamping plate 31 slidably connected within the placement groove 21 and an elastic structure 32 connected to the placement box 2. Each clamping plate 31 is rotatably connected to two guide discs 33, located at the end of the clamping plate 31 closest to the clearance groove 22. The placement box 2 has a waist-shaped groove 23 corresponding to each guide disc 33, communicating with the placement groove 21. The extending direction of the waist-shaped groove 23 is the same as the moving direction of the clamping plate 31, and the guide disc 33 slides within the waist-shaped groove 23. The elastic structure 32 includes a first connecting rod 321 fixedly connected to the placement box 2, a connecting plate 322 rotatably connected to the first connecting rod 321, a second connecting rod 323 rotatably connected to the end of the connecting plate 322 away from the first connecting rod 321, and a torsion spring 324 sleeved on the second connecting rod 323. The clamping plate 31 is rotatably connected to the second connecting rod 323, and the two ends of the torsion spring 324 abut against the connecting plate 322 and the clamping plate 31, respectively.

[0039] Combination Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the body 1 is connected to a pressing mechanism 6, which drives the glass slide in the placement slot 21 to pass through the clearance slot 22. The pressing mechanism 6 includes four pressing plates 61 slidably connected to the body 1 and a second drive assembly 62 connected to the body 1. The pressing plates 61 correspond one-to-one with the placement slots 21. The second drive assembly 62 includes a carrier plate 621 slidably connected to the body 1 and a second drive structure 622 connected to the body 1. The structure of the second drive structure 622 is the same as that of the first drive structure 53, except that the installation position is different. Therefore, it will not be described in detail. The carrier plate 621 slides vertically through the second drive structure 622, so that the carrier plate 621 slides towards or away from the clearance slot 22. The carrier plate 621 is located above the placement box 2, and the four pressing plates 61 are all fixedly connected to the carrier plate 621. The placement box 2 has a relief groove 24 that connects the placement groove 21 and the relief groove 22. The lower pressure plate 61 can pass through the relief groove 24. Two lower pressure parts 611 are provided on one side of the lower pressure plate 61. The lower pressure parts 611 are integrally formed with the lower pressure plate 61. The two lower pressure parts 611 are spaced apart. When the lower pressure plate 61 passes through the relief groove 24, it abuts against the glass slide and drives the glass slide through the relief groove 22.

[0040] The implementation principle of a slide insertion machine according to an embodiment of this application is as follows: The user simply places multiple slides into the placement slot 21. The slides are clamped by the inner wall of the placement slot 21 and the clamping plate 31. The slide furthest from the clamping plate 31 corresponds to the relief slot 22. The second driving member 533 drives the carrier plate 621 to slide towards the slide holder 4. The lower pressure plate 61 abuts against the corresponding slide and drives the slide to detach from the placement slot 21, so that the slide is inserted into the slide holder 4. When one slide in the placement slot 21 detaches from the placement slot 21, the clamping plate 31 forces the remaining slides to slide towards the relief slot 22 through the first connecting rod 321, the connecting plate 322, the second connecting rod 323 and the torsion spring 324. The remaining slides are clamped again by the clamping plate 31 and the inner wall of the placement slot 21, and the slide furthest from the elastic clamping component 3 corresponds to the relief slot 22. The first driving component 5 drives the slide holder 4 to slide away from the clearance groove 22, so that the area of ​​the slide holder 4 without slides is aligned with the clearance groove 22. By repeating the above operation, the slides in the placement groove 21 can be inserted into the slide holder 4 in sequence, realizing automatic slide insertion. This avoids the tedious operation of manually inserting slides one by one by the operator and improves the overall efficiency of slide insertion.

[0041] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A slide insertion machine, characterized in that: The device includes a body (1), which is connected to a placement box (2). The placement box (2) has a placement slot (21) for placing a glass slide. One end of the placement box (2) is provided with an elastic clamping component (3), and the other end is provided with a clearance slot (22). The clearance slot (22) is connected to the placement slot (21). The body (1) is slidably connected to a slide holder (4). The body (1) is connected to a first driving component (5), which is used to drive the slide holder (4) to slide towards or away from the clearance slot (22). The body (1) is connected to a pressing mechanism (6), which is used to drive the glass slide in the placement slot (21) to pass through the clearance slot (22) and move into the slide holder (4).

2. The slide insertion machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic clamping assembly (3) includes a clamping plate (31) slidably connected in the placement groove (21) and an elastic structure (32) connected to the placement box (2), the elastic structure (32) forcing the clamping plate (31) to slide toward the relief groove (22).

3. The slide insertion machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping plate (31) is connected to the guide plate (33), and the placement box (2) is provided with a waist-shaped groove (23) that communicates with the placement groove (21). The waist-shaped groove (23) is used to slide and cooperate with the guide plate (33). The extension direction of the waist-shaped groove (23) is the same as the movement direction of the clamping plate (31).

4. The slide inserter according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide plate (33) is rotatably connected to the clamping plate (31).

5. The slide inserter according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastic structure (32) includes a first connecting rod (321) connected to the placement box (2), a connecting plate (322) rotatably connected to the first connecting rod (321), a second connecting rod (323) rotatably connected to one end of the connecting plate (322) away from the first connecting rod (321), and a torsion spring (324) sleeved on the second connecting rod (323). The clamping plate (31) is rotatably connected to the second connecting rod (323), and the two ends of the torsion spring (324) abut against the connecting plate (322) and the clamping plate (31) respectively.

6. The slide insertion machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing mechanism (6) includes a pressing plate (61) slidably connected to the body (1) and a second drive assembly (62) connected to the body (1). The placement box (2) is provided with a clearance groove (24) communicating with the placement groove (21) and the clearance groove (22). The clearance groove (24) is used for the pressing plate (61) to pass through. The second drive assembly (62) is used to drive the pressing plate (61) to slide towards or away from the slide holder (4).

7. The slide inserter according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pressure plate (61) is provided with two pressure parts (611), which are spaced apart and are used to abut against the glass slide.

8. The slide insertion machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first drive assembly (5) includes a sliding plate (51) slidably connected to the body (1), a receiving frame (52) connected to the sliding plate (51), and a first drive structure (53) connected to the body (1). The first drive structure (53) is used to drive the sliding plate (51) to slide towards or away from the clearance groove (22). The receiving frame (52) is provided with a receiving groove (521), which is used for placing the slide holder (4).

9. The slide inserter according to claim 8, characterized in that: There are several placement slots (21), and the number of receiving slots (521) is the same as the number of placement slots (21). The placement slots (21) and the receiving slots (521) correspond one-to-one.

10. The slide inserter according to claim 9, characterized in that: The first drive structure (53) includes a timing belt (531), two timing pulleys (532) rotatably connected to the body (1), and a drive member (533) for driving one of the timing pulleys (532) to rotate. The drive member (533) is connected to the body (1), the timing belt (531) is sleeved on the two timing pulleys (532), and the sliding plate (51) is fixedly connected to the timing belt (531).

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