Sample Container Printing Mechanism with Rotating Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current body fluid inspection process in hospital outpatient clinics is inefficient, leading to long waiting times, mistakes in sample collection, potential hospital-acquired infections, and reduced detection speed due to manual barcode application and inconsistent handling.
Innovation Solution
A printing mechanism for sample containers featuring a receiving rack with a rotating assembly and magnetic plates, a translation motor, and a pushing structure that aligns containers for precise printing, reducing manual handling and contamination risks while accommodating different container sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual barcode application is used, then flexibility in handling is maintained, but work efficiency is reduced and mistakes increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the printing mechanism automatically detects container positions, rotates containers to align blank regions, and applies barcodes without human intervention. The controller coordinates the rotating assembly, translation motor, and printing assembly to complete the entire barcode application process autonomously, eliminating manual handling while maintaining high efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated mechanical system. The rotating assembly with rotating motor substitutes manual container rotation, the translation motor replaces manual positioning, and the automated printing assembly substitutes manual barcode application. This mechanical automation system resolves the contradiction by providing both high productivity and consistent precision
2Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple manual operations are performed (receiving, printing, pasting), then flexibility is maintained, but the probability of hospital-acquired infection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate manual operations (receiving containers, rotating them, positioning, printing barcodes, and pasting) into a single integrated automated printing mechanism. The receiving rack, rotating assembly, translation mechanism, and printing assembly are combined into one coordinated system that performs all functions in a continuous automated process, reducing exposure to biohazards while managing complexity through integration
Solution Approach 2:
The printing mechanism is designed as a multi-functional device that can receive containers of different sizes, rotate them to various positions, translate to different locations, and print barcodes automatically. This universal design consolidates multiple functions into one device, reducing the need for multiple separate manual operations and thereby reducing infection risk
3Adaptability or versatility
If the receiving rack structure is simplified, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to accommodate different container sizes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving rack incorporates a movable receiving plate that can be adjusted in position and angle, providing dynamic adaptability to accommodate containers of different sizes and shapes. The movable plate can be repositioned along the receiving rack structure, allowing the system to handle various container dimensions without requiring multiple fixed racks, thus managing complexity while enhancing versatility
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution improves work efficiency, reduces errors, minimizes hospital-acquired infections, and enhances detection precision and speed by automating the barcode application process and ensuring accurate container alignment and handling.
Implementation Method 1
The fixed receiving plate and the movable receiving plate are matched magnetically
Implementation Method 2
an output end of the translation motor is connected with a lead screw, the receiving rack is spirally connected to the lead screw
Implementation Method 3
a rotating assembly that receives a sample container falling in the falling channel and drives the sample container to rotate to align an unprinted blank region on the sample container with a printing assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A printing mechanism for a sample container is provided with a receiving end provided with a receiving rack, the receiving rack being connected with a fixed receiving plate and a movable receiving plate, wherein corresponding receiving trough and falling channel are formed by splicing and separating the fixed receiving plate and the movable receiving plate; and a discharging end provided with a rotating assembly that receives a sample container falling in the falling channel and drives the sample container to rotate to align an unprinted blank region on the sample container with a printing assembly.