An automatic labelling machine for urinary catheters
By designing an automatic labeling machine for urine catheters, the problems of low efficiency in urine catheter dispensing and information matching errors were solved, achieving efficient labeling of urine catheters and accurate detection results.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202522055828.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-11-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-09-24
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, the dispensing efficiency of urinary catheters is low and errors in matching patient information are prone to occur, leading to inaccurate test results.
Design an automatic labeling machine for urine tubes, including a hopper, a lifting unit, a tube feeding unit, and a labeling unit. The hopper stores urine tubes, the lifting unit lifts each tube individually and adjusts it to a vertical position, and finally the labeling unit affixes labels to the surface of the urine tubes.
This method enables efficient labeling of urine catheters, avoids labeling errors, and improves the accuracy and efficiency of testing.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical equipment technology, specifically to an automatic labeling machine for urine catheters. Background Technology
[0002] Currently, hospitals or medical examination centers need to collect human urine samples for testing or treatment purposes, and then analyze the samples. During the sampling process, sampling tubes are usually used, and labels are usually affixed to the surface of the urine tube to facilitate the differentiation of urine samples.
[0003] In the current sampling process, medical staff need to scan patient information, then remove the label printed by the device, manually affix the label, and then distribute the urine catheter. The process is quite cumbersome, the efficiency of test tube distribution is low, and when there is a large flow of people, it is easy to make mistakes in matching patient information, which will lead to incorrect test results.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to invent an automatic labeling machine for urine catheters to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an automatic labeling machine for urine catheters to solve the problems of low efficiency in dispensing test tubes and the easy occurrence of errors in matching patient information, which leads to incorrect test results.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: an automatic labeling machine for urine catheters, comprising a frame, a hopper fixedly installed at the upper end of the frame, a lifting unit installed inside the frame at the lower side of the hopper, a pipe-laying unit installed inside the frame at the right end of the lifting unit, and a labeling unit installed inside the frame at the lower side of the pipe-laying unit. The lifting unit includes a receiving box, a fixed base, an angle sensor, an angle positioning plate, a synchronous wheel set, a stepper motor, and a lifting turntable. The pipe-laying unit includes a pipe-laying bracket, a guide plate, a pipe-falling slide, a fixed roller, a movable roller, a slider slide rail, an electromagnetic push-pull rod, an electric motor, a rotating roller, a baffle, and a transmission component.
[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the hopper is used to store urine tubes, which are neatly arranged inside the hopper. The lifting unit is used to lift the urine tubes one by one inside the hopper and transport them to the inside of the tube discharge unit. The tube discharge unit is used to adjust the urine tubes to a vertical position and transport them to the inside of the labeling unit. The labeling unit then affixes labels to the surface of the urine tubes.
[0008] Optionally, the side of the receiving box is fixedly connected to the frame, the fixed base is fixedly connected to the front end of the receiving box, the lifting turntable is rotatably connected to the rear surface of the fixed base, the surface of the lifting turntable has multiple sets of lifting grooves, the lower side of the hopper is fixed inside the receiving box, and the front end of the lower side of the hopper abuts against the surface of the lifting turntable.
[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the urine pipes inside the silo are arranged in a single row. During the rotation of the lifting turntable, the urine pipes inside the lifting trough are lifted upwards, and at the same time, the urine pipes inside the silo fall into the next set of lifting troughs, waiting for the next lifting.
[0010] Optionally, the synchronous pulley set is installed at the center of the front surface of the fixed base, the output end of the synchronous pulley set is connected to the lifting turntable through a connecting shaft, the stepper motor is fixedly installed at the side of the front surface of the fixed base, the output end of the stepper motor is fixedly connected to the input end of the synchronous pulley set, the angle positioning plate is installed on the front side of the synchronous pulley set, and the angle sensor is installed on the side of the synchronous pulley set.
[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the output end of the stepper motor drives the lifting turntable to rotate through the synchronous wheel set, thereby lifting the urine tube. During the lifting process, the angle positioning plate and the angle sensor work together to control the rotation angle of the lifting turntable, thereby improving the rotation accuracy.
[0012] Optionally, the pipe support is fixedly connected to the front surface of the fixed base, the guide plate is fixed inside the pipe support, the pipe drop slide is fixedly connected to the lower end of the pipe support and the fixed base, the electric motor and transmission component are installed on the front side of the pipe support, the two ends of the rotating roller are rotatably connected to the front and rear surfaces of the pipe support respectively, the front end of the rotating roller is connected to the upper end of the transmission component, and the baffle is fixedly connected to the side of the rotating roller.
[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, a slot is opened at the upper end of the fixed base. When the lifting turntable lifts the urine tube to the top, it will slide down through the slot to the inside of the tube support and slide down along the guide plate. The rotating roller and baffle are used to block the inside of the slot, thereby preventing the urine tube inside the lifting slot from falling down.
[0014] Optionally, the fixed roller is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the pipe support near the lower side, the movable roller is disposed in front of the fixed roller, the rear end of the slide rail in the slider rail is fixedly connected to the front surface of the pipe support, the main body of the electromagnetic push-pull rod is installed at the front end of the slide rail in the slider rail, and the telescopic rod in the movable roller and the electromagnetic push-pull rod are both fixedly connected to the slider in the slider rail.
[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, a motor is installed on the rear side of the tube support. The motor drives the fixed roller to rotate, which effectively prevents the urine tube from getting stuck on the upper side of the fixed roller. The slider rail and the electromagnetic push-pull rod work together to drive the movable roller to slide back and forth, thereby adjusting the distance between the movable roller and the fixed roller.
[0016] Optionally, the labeling unit includes a mounting plate, a positioning slide rail, a support slide, a positioning seat, a positioning block, a clamping component, and a labeling component.
[0017] Optionally, the surface of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to two sets of positioning slide rails, the support slide is slidably connected to the surfaces of the two sets of positioning slide rails, the positioning seat is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting plate, and the positioning block is fixedly connected to the surface of the support slide.
[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the positioning slide rail is used to adjust the left and right positions of the support slide, thereby improving the stability of the support slide during the sliding process. At the same time, the positioning block is made of carbon steel, and a magnet is installed inside the positioning seat. The positioning block and the positioning seat work together to improve the stability of the support slide.
[0019] Optionally, the clamping member is installed at the front end of the support slide, and the labeling member is installed on the side of the clamping member.
[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the clamping component is used to clamp and fix the urine tube falling from the discharge unit, and the labeling component is used to attach the label to the surface of the urine tube.
[0021] The technical effects and advantages provided by this utility model in the above technical solution are as follows:
[0022] 1. This utility model arranges urine tubes neatly inside the hopper, uses a lifting unit to lift each urine tube upwards, and then transports them sequentially to the tube arrangement unit. The tube arrangement unit then adjusts the urine tubes to a vertical position and transports them to the labeling unit. Finally, the labeling unit affixes labels to the surface of the urine tubes, achieving orderly labeling of the urine tube surface, improving the convenience and efficiency of labeling urine tubes, while avoiding labeling errors and improving detection accuracy.
[0023] 2. In the process of use, the inner side of the clamping member holds a set of urine tubes, and a urine tube is pre-placed inside the tube dispensing unit. At the same time, a set of urine tubes is pre-set on the side of the slot. When a labeling instruction is received, the labeling member directly labels the urine tubes inside the clamping member, which effectively improves the response speed and the speed of urine tube retrieval. Attached Figure Description
[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the lifting unit structure of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the pipe arrangement unit structure of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the labeling unit structure of this utility model.
[0028] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0029] 1. Frame; 2. Hopper; 3. Lifting unit; 31. Receiving box; 32. Fixed base; 33. Angle sensor; 34. Angle positioning plate; 35. Synchronous pulley set; 36. Stepper motor; 37. Lifting turntable; 4. Pipe laying unit; 41. Pipe laying bracket; 42. Guide plate; 43. Pipe drop slide; 44. Fixed roller; 45. Movable roller; 46. Sliding slide rail; 47. Electromagnetic push-pull rod; 48. Electric motor; 49. Rotating roller; 410. Baffle; 411. Transmission component; 5. Labeling unit; 51. Mounting plate; 52. Positioning slide rail; 53. Support slide; 54. Positioning seat; 55. Positioning block; 56. Clamping component; 57. Labeling component. Detailed Implementation
[0030] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0031] This utility model provides, for example Figures 1 to 4 The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters shown includes a frame 1, a hopper 2 fixedly installed at the upper end of the frame 1, a lifting unit 3 installed inside the frame 1 at the lower side of the hopper 2, a pipe-laying unit 4 installed inside the frame 1 at the right end of the lifting unit 3, and a labeling unit 5 installed inside the frame 1 at the lower side of the pipe-laying unit 4. The lifting unit 3 includes a receiving box 31, a fixed base 32, an angle sensor 33, an angle positioning plate 34, a synchronous wheel set 35, a stepper motor 36, and a lifting turntable 37. The pipe-laying unit 4 includes a pipe-laying bracket 41, a guide plate 42, a pipe-falling slide 43, a fixed roller 44, a movable roller 45, a slider slide rail 46, an electromagnetic push-pull rod 47, an electric motor 48, a rotating roller 49, a baffle plate 410, and a transmission component 411.
[0032] The width of the feeding channel inside the hopper 2 is slightly greater than the length of the urine tube, and the height of the feeding channel is slightly greater than the outer diameter of the urine tube cap. This allows the urine tubes to be arranged in an orderly manner inside the hopper 2 and transported to the inside of the lifting unit 3. The lifting unit 3 then lifts the tubes sequentially to avoid jamming. At the same time, the horizontal tubes are adjusted to a vertical position by the pipe arrangement unit 4, and then the labeling unit 5 is used to label them.
[0033] See Figure 1and Figure 2 The receiving box 31 is fixedly connected to the side of the frame 1. The fixed base 32 is fixedly connected to the front end of the receiving box 31. The lifting turntable 37 is rotatably connected to the rear surface of the fixed base 32. The surface of the lifting turntable 37 has multiple lifting grooves. The lower side of the hopper 2 is fixed inside the receiving box 31. The front end of the lower side of the hopper 2 abuts against the surface of the lifting turntable 37. The synchronous wheel set 35 is installed in the middle of the front surface of the fixed base 32. The output end of the synchronous wheel set 35 is connected to the lifting turntable 37 through a connecting shaft. The stepper motor 36 is fixedly installed on the side of the front surface of the fixed base 32. The output end of the stepper motor 36 is fixedly connected to the input end of the synchronous wheel set 35. The angle positioning plate 34 is installed on the front side of the synchronous wheel set 35. The angle sensor 33 is installed on the side of the synchronous wheel set 35.
[0034] Specifically, the urine tubes inside the hopper 2 will slide into the lifting grooves on the surface of the lifting turntable 37. Each set of lifting grooves can only accommodate one set of urine tubes, and the inner wall of the lifting groove is inclined to the front.
[0035] The stepper motor 36 and the synchronous pulley set 35 work together to drive the lifting turntable 37 and the angle positioning plate 34 to rotate synchronously. The angle positioning plate 34 and the angle sensor 33 work together to control the rotation angle of the lifting turntable 37. When the lifting turntable 37 rotates 90°, the stepper motor 36 is stopped. At this time, the lifting groove will be located on the side of the groove on the surface of the fixed base 32, and the urine tube inside the lifting groove will roll forward from the groove.
[0036] See Figures 1 to 3 The pipe support 41 is fixedly connected to the front surface of the fixed base 32. The guide plate 42 is fixed inside the pipe support 41. The pipe drop slide 43 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the pipe support 41 and the fixed base 32. The electric motor 48 and the transmission component 411 are installed on the front side of the pipe support 41. The two ends of the rotating roller 49 are rotatably connected to the front and rear surfaces of the pipe support 41 respectively. The front end of the rotating roller 49 is connected to the upper end of the transmission component 411. The baffle 410 is fixedly connected to the side of the rotating roller 49. The fixed roller 44 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the pipe support 41 near the lower side. The movable roller 45 is set on the front side of the fixed roller 44. The rear end of the slide rail in the slider rail 46 is fixedly connected to the front surface of the pipe support 41. The main body of the electromagnetic push-pull rod 47 is installed on the front end of the slide rail in the slider rail 46. The telescopic rods in the movable roller 45 and the electromagnetic push-pull rod 47 are fixedly connected to the slider in the slider rail 46.
[0037] Meanwhile, when the urine tube rolls forward, it falls into the inner side of the tube discharge bracket 41. At this time, the guide plate 42 guides the urine tube downward for discharge. The discharge tube consists of a fixed roller 44 and a movable roller 45. The distance between the fixed roller 44 and the movable roller 45 is greater than the diameter of the urine tube and less than the outer diameter of the urine tube cap. When the urine tube falls between the fixed roller 44 and the movable roller 45, the urine tube body passes through the space between the fixed roller 44 and the movable roller 45. The urine tube cap will be stuck on the upper side of the fixed roller 44 and the movable roller 45, thus making the urine tube in a vertical state with the cap facing upward, thereby realizing automatic discharge of the urine tube.
[0038] When a labeling instruction is received, the electromagnetic push-pull rod 47 drives the slider in the slider rail 46 to slide forward on the rail surface, which in turn drives the movable roller 45 to slide forward, increasing the distance between the fixed roller 44 and the movable roller 45, thereby causing the vertical urine tube to fall. At the same time, the electric motor 48 and the transmission component 411 work together to drive the rotating roller 49 to rotate, which in turn drives the baffle 410 to rotate, opening the slot and allowing the internal urine tube to fall, thus increasing the urine tube feeding speed.
[0039] See Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The labeling unit 5 includes a mounting plate 51, a positioning slide rail 52, a support slide 53, a positioning seat 54, a positioning block 55, a clamping member 56, and a labeling member 57. Two sets of positioning slide rails 52 are fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting plate 51. The support slide 53 is slidably connected to the surfaces of the two sets of positioning slide rails 52. The positioning seat 54 is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting plate 51. The positioning block 55 is fixedly connected to the surface of the support slide 53. The clamping member 56 is installed at the front end of the support slide 53. The labeling member 57 is installed on the side of the clamping member 56.
[0040] In addition, the clamping member 56 and the labeling member 57 are existing technical structures, and will not be described in detail here. During the process of receiving the urine tube, the clamping member 56 initially opens to a degree greater than the diameter of the urine tube but less than the outer diameter of the urine tube cap, so that the urine tube will be stuck inside the clamping member 56 after it falls. At this time, the clamping member 56 automatically clamps and fixes the urine tube, and the labeling member 57 automatically affixes a label to its surface. After the label is affixed, the opening degree of the clamping member 56 is greater than the outer diameter of the urine tube cap, so that the urine tube automatically slides down.
[0041] When the label paper inside the labeling component 57 is used up, the support slide 53 is pulled to the side to slide inside the positioning slide rail 52, and the labeling component 57 is pulled out to the outside of the frame 1 for easy label replacement. After replacement, the support slide 53 is pushed inward until the positioning block 55 contacts the positioning seat 54. The positioning block 55 and the positioning seat 54 are magnetically fixed, thereby locking the support slide 53 for accurate positioning.
[0042] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: By neatly arranging urine tubes inside the hopper 2, the lifting unit 3 lifts each urine tube upwards and sequentially transports them to the tube arrangement unit 4. The tube arrangement unit 4 then adjusts the urine tubes to a vertical position and transports them to the labeling unit 5. Finally, the labeling unit 5 affixes labels to the surface of the urine tubes, achieving orderly labeling of the urine tube surface, improving the convenience and efficiency of labeling, avoiding labeling errors, and improving detection accuracy. At the same time, the clamping member 56 always clamps a set of urine tubes inside, and the tube arrangement unit 4 pre-arranges one urine tube inside, while a set of urine tubes is pre-set on the side of the slot. When a labeling instruction is received, the labeling member 57 directly labels the urine tubes inside the clamping member 56, effectively improving the response speed and the speed of urine tube retrieval.
[0043] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of this utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely preferred examples and are not intended to limit the utility model. Various changes and modifications can be made to this utility model without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claimed utility model.
Claims
1. An automatic labeling machine for urine catheters, comprising a frame (1), characterized in that: A hopper (2) is fixedly installed at the upper end of the frame (1). A lifting unit (3) is installed inside the frame (1) at the lower side of the hopper (2). A pipe laying unit (4) is installed inside the frame (1) at the right end of the lifting unit (3). A labeling unit (5) is installed inside the frame (1) at the lower side of the pipe laying unit (4). The lifting unit (3) includes a receiving box (31), a fixed base (32), an angle sensor (33), an angle positioning plate (34), a synchronous wheel set (35), a stepper motor (36), and a lifting turntable (37). The pipe laying unit (4) includes a pipe laying bracket (41), a guide plate (42), a pipe drop slide (43), a fixed roller (44), a movable roller (45), a slider slide rail (46), an electromagnetic push-pull rod (47), an electric motor (48), a rotating roller (49), a baffle plate (410), and a transmission component (411).
2. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side of the receiving box (31) is fixedly connected to the frame (1), the fixed base (32) is fixedly connected to the front end of the receiving box (31), the lifting turntable (37) is rotatably connected to the rear surface of the fixed base (32), the surface of the lifting turntable (37) has multiple sets of lifting grooves, the lower side of the hopper (2) is fixed inside the receiving box (31), and the front end of the lower side of the hopper (2) abuts against the surface of the lifting turntable (37).
3. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 2, characterized in that: The synchronous pulley set (35) is installed in the middle of the front surface of the fixed base (32). The output end of the synchronous pulley set (35) is connected to the lifting turntable (37) through a connecting shaft. The stepper motor (36) is fixedly installed on the side of the front surface of the fixed base (32). The output end of the stepper motor (36) is fixedly connected to the input end of the synchronous pulley set (35). The angle positioning piece (34) is installed on the front side of the synchronous pulley set (35). The angle sensor (33) is installed on the side of the synchronous pulley set (35).
4. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pipe support (41) is fixedly connected to the front surface of the fixed base (32), the guide plate (42) is fixed inside the pipe support (41), the pipe drop slide (43) is fixedly connected to the lower end of the pipe support (41) and the fixed base (32), the electric motor (48) and the transmission component (411) are installed on the front side of the pipe support (41), the two ends of the rotating roller (49) are rotatably connected to the front and rear surfaces of the pipe support (41) respectively, the front end of the rotating roller (49) is connected to the upper end of the transmission component (411), and the baffle (410) is fixedly connected to the side of the rotating roller (49).
5. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fixed roller (44) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the pipe support (41) near the lower side. The movable roller (45) is located in front of the fixed roller (44). The rear end of the slide rail in the slider rail (46) is fixedly connected to the front surface of the pipe support (41). The main body of the electromagnetic push-pull rod (47) is installed at the front end of the slide rail in the slider rail (46). The telescopic rods in the movable roller (45) and the electromagnetic push-pull rod (47) are both fixedly connected to the slider in the slider rail (46).
6. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 1, characterized in that: The labeling unit (5) includes a mounting plate (51), a positioning slide rail (52), a support slide (53), a positioning seat (54), a positioning block (55), a clamping component (56), and a labeling component (57).
7. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 6, characterized in that: The mounting plate (51) is fixedly connected to two sets of positioning slide rails (52), the support slide (53) is slidably connected to the surfaces of the two sets of positioning slide rails (52), the positioning seat (54) is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting plate (51), and the positioning block (55) is fixedly connected to the surface of the support slide (53).
8. The automatic labeling machine for urine catheters according to claim 7, characterized in that: The clamping member (56) is installed at the front end of the support slide (53), and the labeling member (57) is installed on the side of the clamping member (56).