CN219408042U - Conveying mechanism for detecting samples - Google Patents

Abstract

A transport mechanism for detecting a sample, comprising a sample chamber, the transport mechanism further comprising a rotary drive motor, a sample feed motor, a blade-pushing motor, a rotary carriage assembly, and a plurality of sample cartridge assemblies disposed in an interior of the sample chamber; a plurality of sample cartridges are accommodated in the sample cartridge assembly, and samples to be detected are accommodated in the sample cartridges; a plurality of sample cartridge assemblies mounted on the rotating carriage assembly; the rotary driving motor drives the rotary bracket assembly to rotate, so that the plurality of sample cartridge clip assemblies are driven to rotate; when the baffle pushing motor moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the baffle pushing motor acts on the rotary bracket assembly at the extended position along with the rotation of the rotary bracket assembly, so that the sample box slides out of the sample cartridge assembly under the action of the gravity of the baffle pushing motor and passes through the rotary bracket assembly to fall on the sample feeding motor at the retracted position.

Description

Conveying mechanism for detecting samples

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a transport mechanism for a test sample, such as a human blood sample, a nucleic acid test sample, and the like.

Background

In the prior art, various samples such as human blood samples, nucleic acid samples and the like are first stored in a sample chamber, and then manually removed from the sample chamber for further assay detection by a sample detection mechanism. This manual operation is time consuming, laborious and difficult to ensure hygienic safety.

Disclosure of Invention

To address one or more deficiencies in the prior art, a delivery mechanism for detecting a sample is presented according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the delivery mechanism comprising a sample chamber provided with a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet.

The transport mechanism further includes a rotary drive motor, a sample feed motor, a blade pushing motor, a rotary carriage assembly, and a plurality of sample cartridge assemblies disposed within the interior of the sample chamber.

A plurality of sample cartridges are contained in the sample cartridge assembly, the sample cartridges containing a sample to be tested.

The sample cartridge is manually placed in the sample cartridge assembly through the chamber inlet.

A plurality of the sample cartridge assemblies are mounted on the rotating bracket assembly.

The rotary driving motor drives the rotary bracket assembly to rotate, so that a plurality of sample cartridge clip assemblies are driven to rotate.

When the shutter pushing motor moves from its retracted position to its extended position, as the rotating carriage assembly rotates into position, the shutter pushing motor acts on the rotating carriage assembly in its extended position, thereby causing the sample cartridge to slide out of the sample cartridge assembly under its own weight and fall through the rotating carriage assembly onto the sample presentation motor in its retracted position.

The cartridge falling onto the sample presentation motor is transported to the chamber outlet when the sample presentation motor moves from its retracted position to its extended position.

According to the above aspect of the present disclosure, the sample chamber is provided with a chamber entrance door and a chamber exit door.

The chamber inlet is openable and closable by a chamber inlet door.

The chamber outlet is openable and closable by a chamber outlet door.

The chamber outlet door keeps the chamber outlet closed when the chamber inlet door opens the chamber inlet to place the sample cartridge.

The chamber outlet door is capable of opening the chamber outlet to eject the sample cartridge when the chamber inlet door closes the chamber inlet.

According to the above aspect of the disclosure, the conveying mechanism further includes a sample receiving motor.

The sample receiving motor is arranged outside the sample chamber.

The sample receiving motor is reciprocally movable between its retracted and extended positions.

When the sample receiving motor moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the sample receiving motor is able to pick up the sample cartridge delivered by the sample delivery motor to the chamber outlet through the chamber outlet.

By closing the chamber outlet when a sample cartridge is placed and by closing the chamber inlet when a sample cartridge is sent out, the transport mechanism for detecting a sample according to the present disclosure avoids air communication between the outlet and the inlet, guaranteeing hygienic safety.

According to the above aspect of the present disclosure, the rotating bracket assembly includes two bracket plates having a disc shape and a plurality of bracket sliding pins.

A plurality of carrier plate rotation pin through holes are provided on each of the two carrier plates and on a first circumferential radius from the axis of rotation of the carrier plates.

A plurality of carrier plate slide pin through holes are provided on each of the two carrier plates and on a second circumferential radius from the axis of rotation of the carrier plates.

The first circumference radius is smaller than the second circumference radius.

A plurality of bracket plate openings are provided on the outermost circumferential edge of each of the two bracket plates.

The respective carriage slide pins connect the two carriage plates together in a stacked manner by fitting in the respective carriage plate slide pin through holes and form a receiving gap therebetween.

According to the above aspect of the present disclosure, the rotating bracket assembly further includes a plurality of bracket flaps located in the accommodation gap.

One end of the bracket baffle is provided with a bracket baffle through hole.

One end of the corresponding bracket baffle plate can be rotatably connected to the bracket plate through bracket plate rotating pins penetrating through the corresponding bracket plate rotating pin through holes and the corresponding bracket baffle plate through holes.

A bracket baffle opening which takes an elongated arc shape is arranged on each bracket baffle.

The respective bracket slide pin is capable of passing through the respective bracket flap opening and is capable of sliding fit in the bracket flap opening.

And the other end of the bracket baffle is provided with a bracket baffle bevel edge.

The bracket flap is rotatable relative to the bracket plate between a first position and a second position thereof.

The respective bracket flap is capable of blocking the sample cartridge from passing through the respective bracket plate opening when the respective bracket flap is rotated to its first position relative to the bracket plate.

The respective carriage stop does not block the sample cartridge from passing through the respective carriage plate opening when the respective carriage stop rotates to its second position relative to the carriage plate.

According to the above aspect of the present disclosure, the rotating bracket assembly further includes a bracket shutter return spring installed in the bracket shutter opening and a spring support rod having an elongated arc shape.

The bracket separation blade reset spring sleeve is arranged on the spring supporting rod.

One end of the bracket flap return spring abuts against one end of the bracket flap opening.

The other end of the bracket baffle return spring is abutted against the bracket sliding pin.

The bracket sliding pin is provided with a sliding pin through hole which is in an elongated arc shape.

The spring support rod is slidably fitted in the slide pin through hole so that the bracket slide pin can slide along the spring support rod.

According to the above aspect of the disclosure, the sample feeding motor includes a sample feeding motor body, a sample feeding motor sliding assembly, and a sample feeding motor carrying tray.

Sample feeding motor body accommodation hole and sample feeding motor body guiding part are arranged on the sample feeding motor body.

The sample feeding motor sliding assembly comprises a sample feeding motor piston rod and a sample feeding motor sliding matching part.

The sample feeding motor piston rod can be slidably matched in the sample feeding motor body accommodating hole.

The sample feeding motor sliding fit part can be in sliding fit with the sample feeding motor body guide part.

The sample feeding motor bearing tray is arranged at one end of the sample feeding motor sliding fit part.

The sample feeding motor body is arranged to drive the sample feeding motor piston rod, so that the sample feeding motor piston rod can drive the sample feeding motor sliding fit part to reciprocate between the retracted position and the extended position.

When the sample feeding motor sliding matching part moves to the extending position, the sample feeding motor bearing tray conveys the sample box to the outlet of the cavity.

According to the above aspect of the disclosure, the sample receiving motor includes a sample receiving motor body, a sample receiving motor sliding assembly, and a sample receiving motor jaw.

Sample receiving motor body accommodation holes and sample receiving motor body guide parts are arranged on the sample receiving motor body.

Connect appearance motor sliding component to connect appearance motor piston rod and connect appearance motor sliding fit portion including connecing.

The sample receiving motor piston rod can be slidably matched in the sample receiving motor body accommodating hole.

The sample receiving motor sliding fit part can be in sliding fit with the sample receiving motor body guide part.

The sample receiving motor clamping jaw is arranged at one end of the sample receiving motor sliding fit portion.

The sample receiving motor body is arranged to drive the sample receiving motor piston rod, so that the sample receiving motor piston rod can drive the sample receiving motor sliding fit part to reciprocate between the retracted position and the extended position.

When the sample receiving motor sliding fit part moves to the extending position, the sample receiving motor clamping jaw can extend into the cavity outlet, so that the sample box conveyed to the cavity outlet by the sample conveying motor bearing tray is grabbed.

According to the above aspect of the present disclosure, the blade pushing motor includes a blade pushing motor body and a blade pushing motor sliding assembly.

The baffle pushing motor body is provided with a baffle pushing motor body accommodating hole and a baffle pushing motor body guide part.

The baffle pushing motor sliding assembly comprises a baffle pushing motor piston rod, a baffle pushing motor sliding matching part and a baffle post arranged on the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part.

The baffle pushing motor piston rod can be slidably matched in the baffle pushing motor body accommodating hole.

The baffle pushing motor sliding fit part can be in sliding fit with the baffle pushing motor body guide part.

The baffle pushing motor body is arranged to drive the baffle pushing motor piston rod, so that the baffle pushing motor piston rod can drive the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part to reciprocate between the retracted position and the extended position.

When the slide pushing motor sliding matching part moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the rotary driving motor drives the bracket plate to rotate to the right position, the slide pushing motor sliding matching part acts on the bracket slide sloping edge through the baffle post in the extended position, the bracket baffle is blocked by the baffle post, the bracket plate continuously rotates relative to the bracket baffle, the bracket sliding pin compresses the bracket baffle return spring, so that the sample box slides out of the sample cartridge clip assembly under the action of self gravity and falls on the sample feeding motor bearing tray in the retracted position through the opening of the bracket plate.

When the sample feeding motor sliding matching part moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the sample box falling on the sample feeding motor bearing tray is conveyed to the outlet of the cavity.

According to the above aspect of the disclosure, as the carriage plate continues to rotate, the shutter push-motor sliding engagement portion slides on the carriage shutter sloping side through the shutter stopper post in its extended position, and when the shutter stopper post is out of contact from the carriage shutter sloping side, the carriage shutter is no longer blocked by the shutter stopper post, and under the action of the restoring force of the carriage shutter restoring spring, the respective carriage shutter is restored to thereby be able to block the sample cartridge from passing through the respective carriage plate opening.

The blade pushes the motor sliding engagement portion from its extended position to its retracted position.

According to the above aspects of the disclosure, each of the sample cartridge assemblies includes a sample cartridge housing.

The sample cartridge housing has a sample cartridge inlet, a sample cartridge outlet, and a sample cartridge guide disposed on the sample cartridge housing.

The sample cartridge inlet is for loading the sample cartridge into the sample cartridge housing.

The sample cartridges are loaded in the sample cartridge housing in a vertically stacked manner with a gap between two sample cartridges disposed adjacent to each other.

The sample cartridge outlet is disposed in alignment with the carriage plate opening.

The sample cartridge guide is configured to mate with a sample cartridge guide provided on the sample cartridge to guide movement of the sample cartridge relative to the sample cartridge housing.

The sample cartridge housings are mounted on the carrier plate at equal circumferential intervals relative to each other.

According to the conveying mechanism for detecting samples of the present disclosure, each detection sample is prevented from being manually taken out of the sample chamber for further assay detection by the sample detection mechanism. The conveying mechanism for detecting samples according to the present disclosure is time-saving, labor-saving and capable of guaranteeing hygienic safety.

So that the disclosure may be better understood, and so that the contributions to the art may be better appreciated, it has been outlined, quite broadly, in order that the detailed description thereof herein may be better appreciated. There are, of course, embodiments of the disclosure that will be described below and which will form the subject matter of the appended claims.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception upon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present disclosure. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Drawings

The present disclosure will be better understood and its advantages will be more clearly apparent to those skilled in the art from the following drawings. The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only of selected embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way as opposed to all possible implementations.

Fig. 1 and 2 show perspective views of a transport mechanism for detecting a sample according to the present disclosure, respectively, at different perspectives;

fig. 3 illustrates a chamber inlet of a sample chamber of a transport mechanism for detecting a sample in an open state for loading a sample cartridge in accordance with the present disclosure;

fig. 4 shows a chamber inlet of a sample chamber of a transport mechanism for detecting a sample in a closed state and a chamber outlet in an open state for delivering a sample cartridge according to the present disclosure;

fig. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a transport mechanism for detecting a sample in a blocked state of a sample cartridge, with a sample chamber omitted, according to the present disclosure;

fig. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a transport mechanism for detecting a sample in a released state of a sample cartridge, with a sample chamber omitted, according to the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a transport mechanism for detecting a sample according to the present disclosure in a state in which a sample cartridge is received by a sample receiving motor, with a sample chamber omitted;

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a rotary drive motor and a sample presentation motor of a transport mechanism for testing samples in accordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 shows an assembled schematic view of a sample motor according to the present disclosure, wherein the sample motor is in its retracted position;

FIG. 10 shows a schematic assembly view of a sample motor according to the present disclosure, wherein the sample motor is in its extended position;

fig. 11 shows a perspective view of a sample receiving motor body of a sample receiving motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a sample motor slide assembly and sample motor jaws of a sample motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 illustrates an assembled schematic view of a blade-pushing motor according to the present disclosure, wherein the blade-pushing motor is in its extended position;

fig. 14 shows a perspective view of a blade-pushing motor body of the blade-pushing motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 15 illustrates a perspective view of a blade-pushing motor slide assembly of a blade-pushing motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 shows a schematic assembly view of a sample presentation motor according to the present disclosure, wherein the sample presentation motor is in its retracted position;

FIG. 17 shows a schematic diagram of an assembly of a sample presentation motor according to the present disclosure, wherein the sample presentation motor is in its extended position;

FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of a sample presentation motor body of the sample presentation motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of a sample presentation motor slide assembly of a sample presentation motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 20 shows a perspective view of a sample presentation motor load tray of the sample presentation motor according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 21 illustrates an assembled schematic view of a rotating bracket assembly according to the present disclosure;

fig. 22 shows a schematic perspective view of a carrier plate according to the present disclosure;

fig. 23 to 26 show schematic views of the carrier block according to the present disclosure in a state of blocking the sample cartridge, wherein one of the carrier plates is omitted from fig. 23 to 25 for clarity;

fig. 27 to 30 show schematic views of the carrier block according to the present disclosure in a state of not blocking the sample cartridge, wherein one of the carrier plates is omitted from fig. 27 to 29 for clarity;

fig. 31 shows a perspective view of a sample cartridge assembly with a plurality of sample cartridges loaded therein according to the present disclosure;

fig. 32 shows a schematic perspective view of a sample cartridge according to the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Specific embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the various drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, a transport mechanism 1 for detecting a sample is proposed according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the transport mechanism 1 comprising a sample chamber 2, the sample chamber 2 being provided with a chamber inlet 3 and a chamber outlet 4.

The sample chamber 2 is provided with a chamber entrance door 5 and a chamber exit door 6.

The chamber inlet 3 can be opened and closed by a chamber inlet door 5.

The chamber outlet 4 can be opened and closed by a chamber outlet door 6.

As shown in fig. 3, the chamber outlet door 6 keeps the chamber outlet 4 closed when the chamber inlet door 5 (the chamber inlet door 5 is omitted from fig. 3) opens the chamber inlet 3 to allow a sample cartridge to be placed therein.

As shown in fig. 4, when the chamber inlet door 5 closes the chamber inlet 3, the chamber outlet door 6 can open the chamber outlet 4 to send out the sample cartridge.

As shown in fig. 5, the sample chamber 2 is omitted for clarity, and the transport mechanism 1 further includes a rotary drive motor 7 (see fig. 8), a sample feeding motor 8, a shutter pushing motor 9, a rotary bracket assembly 10, and a plurality of sample cartridge assemblies 11 provided in the interior of the sample chamber 2.

A plurality of sample cartridges 12 are accommodated in the sample cartridge 11, and a sample (not shown) to be detected is accommodated in the sample cartridges 12.

The sample cartridge 12 is manually placed in the sample cartridge assembly 11 through the chamber inlet 3.

A plurality of the sample cartridge assemblies 11 are mounted on the rotary carriage assembly 10.

The rotary driving motor 7 drives the rotary bracket assembly 10 to rotate, so that a plurality of sample cartridge clip assemblies 11 are driven to rotate.

When the shutter release motor 9 moves from its retracted position (as shown in fig. 5) to its extended position (as shown in fig. 6), as the rotating carriage assembly 10 rotates into place, the shutter release motor 9 acts on the rotating carriage assembly 10 in its extended position, thereby causing the sample cartridge 12 to slide out of the sample cartridge assembly 11 under its own weight and drop through the rotating carriage assembly 10 onto the sample presentation motor 8 in its retracted position (as shown in fig. 6).

When the sample feeding motor 8 moves from its retracted position (shown in fig. 6) to its extended position (shown in fig. 7), the sample cartridge 12 falling on the sample feeding motor 8 is transported to the chamber outlet 4.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, the conveying mechanism 1 further includes a sample receiving motor 13.

The sample receiving motor 13 is arranged outside the sample chamber 2.

The sample receiving motor 13 is capable of reciprocating between its retracted position (as shown in fig. 5 and 6) and its extended position (as shown in fig. 7).

When the sample receiving motor 13 moves from its retracted position to its extended position, the sample receiving motor 13 is able to pick up the sample cartridge 12 delivered by the sample delivery motor 8 to the chamber outlet 4 through the chamber outlet 4, as shown in fig. 4 and 7.

By closing the chamber outlet 4 when the sample cartridge 12 is placed and by closing the chamber inlet 3 when the sample cartridge 12 is sent out, the transport mechanism 1 for detecting samples according to the present disclosure avoids air communication between the outlet and the inlet, guaranteeing hygienic safety.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 21, the rotary bracket assembly 10 includes two bracket plates 14 having a disc shape and a plurality of bracket sliding pins 15.

As shown in fig. 22, a plurality of carrier plate rotation pin through holes 14-1 are provided on each of the two carrier plates 14 and on a first circumferential radius from the rotation axis of the carrier plate 14.

A plurality of carrier plate slide pin through holes 14-2 are provided on each of the two carrier plates 14 and on a second circumferential radius from the rotational axis of the carrier plates 14.

The first circumference radius is smaller than the second circumference radius.

A plurality of bracket plate openings 14-3 are provided on the outermost circumferential edge of each of the two bracket plates 14. Eight carriage plate openings 14-3 are shown in fig. 22.

As shown in fig. 21, the respective carriage slide pins 15 are fitted in the respective carriage plate slide pin through holes 14-2, thereby connecting the two carriage plates 14 together in a stacked manner and forming the accommodation gap 14-4 between the two carriage plates 14.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 23, the rotary bracket assembly 10 further includes a plurality of bracket tabs 16 located in the receiving space 14-4. Eight carrier tabs 16 are shown in fig. 23.

A bracket shutter through hole 16-1 is provided at one end of the bracket shutter 16.

One end of the corresponding bracket stopper 16 is rotatably coupled to the bracket plate 14 by a bracket plate rotation pin (not shown) passing through the corresponding bracket plate rotation pin through hole 14-1 and the corresponding bracket stopper through hole 16-1.

A bracket flap opening 16-2 having an elongated arc shape is provided on each of the bracket flaps 16.

The respective bracket slide pin 15 can pass through the respective bracket flap opening 16-2 and can be slidably fitted in the bracket flap opening 16-2.

A bracket flap bevel 16-3 is provided on the other end of the bracket flap 16.

The carrier tab 16 is rotatable relative to the carrier plate 14 between its first position (as shown in fig. 24) and its second position (as shown in fig. 27).

The respective carriage stop 16 is capable of blocking the sample cartridge 12 from passing through the respective carriage plate opening 14-3 when the respective carriage stop 16 is rotated to its first position relative to the carriage plate 14.

When the respective carriage stop 16 is rotated to its second position relative to the carriage plate 14, the respective carriage stop 16 does not block the sample cartridge 12 from passing through the respective carriage plate opening 14-3.

In accordance with the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 29, the rotary bracket assembly 10 further includes a bracket flap return spring 17 and an elongated arcuate spring support bar 18 mounted in the bracket flap opening 16-2.

The bracket baffle return spring 17 is sleeved on the spring supporting rod 18.

One end of the bracket flap return spring 17 abuts against one end of the bracket flap opening 16-2.

The other end of the bracket flap return spring 17 abuts against the bracket slide pin 15.

A slide pin through hole (not shown) having an elongated arc shape is provided in the bracket slide pin 15.

The spring support bar 18 is slidably fitted in the slide pin through hole so that the bracket slide pin 15 can slide along the spring support bar 18.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 16 to 20, the sample presentation motor 8 includes a sample presentation motor body 8-1, a sample presentation motor sliding assembly 8-2, and a sample presentation motor carrying tray 8-3.

The sample feeding motor body 8-1 is provided with a sample feeding motor body accommodating hole 8-4 and a sample feeding motor body guiding part 8-5.

The sample feeding motor sliding assembly 8-2 comprises a sample feeding motor piston rod 8-6 and a sample feeding motor sliding matching part 8-7.

The sample feeding motor piston rod 8-6 is slidably fitted in the sample feeding motor body accommodating hole 8-4.

The sample feeding motor sliding fit part 8-7 can be in sliding fit with the sample feeding motor body guide part 8-5.

The sample feeding motor bearing tray 8-3 is arranged at one end of the sample feeding motor sliding matching part 8-2.

The sample feeding motor body 8-1 is configured to drive the sample feeding motor piston rod 8-6, so that the sample feeding motor piston rod 8-6 can drive the sample feeding motor sliding engagement portion 8-2 to reciprocate between a retracted position (shown in fig. 5 and 6) and an extended position (shown in fig. 17).

When the sample presentation motor slip fit 8-2 is moved to its extended position, the sample presentation motor carrying tray 8-3 is able to transport the sample cartridge 12 to the chamber outlet 4.

According to the above embodiment of the present disclosure, the sample receiving motor 13 includes a sample receiving motor body 13-1, a sample receiving motor sliding assembly 13-2, and sample receiving motor jaws 13-3.

The sample receiving motor body 13-1 is provided with a sample receiving motor body accommodating hole 13-4 and a sample receiving motor body guiding part 13-5.

The sample receiving motor sliding assembly 13-2 comprises a sample receiving motor piston rod 13-6 and a sample receiving motor sliding matching part 13-7.

The sample receiving motor piston rod 13-6 is slidably fitted in the sample receiving motor body accommodating hole 13-4.

The sample receiving motor sliding fit part 13-7 can be in sliding fit with the sample receiving motor body guide part 13-5.

The sample receiving motor clamping jaw 13-3 is arranged at one end of the sample receiving motor sliding fit part 13-7.

The sample receiving motor body 13-1 is configured to drive the sample receiving motor piston rod 13-6, so that the sample receiving motor piston rod 13-6 can drive the sample receiving motor sliding engagement portion 13-7 to reciprocate between a retracted position (shown in fig. 9) and an extended position (shown in fig. 10).

As shown in fig. 7, when the sample receiving motor slip fit portion 13-7 is moved to the extended position thereof, the sample receiving motor jaw 13-3 can be extended into the chamber outlet 4 to grasp the sample cartridge 12 delivered to the chamber outlet 4 by the sample delivery motor carrying tray 8-3.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, the shutter-pushing motor 9 includes the shutter-pushing motor body 9-1 and the shutter-pushing motor sliding assembly 9-2.

The baffle pushing motor body 9-1 is provided with a baffle pushing motor body accommodating hole 9-3 and a baffle pushing motor body guide part 9-4.

The baffle pushing motor sliding component 9-2 comprises a baffle pushing motor piston rod 9-5, a baffle pushing motor sliding matching part 9-6 and a baffle column 9-7 arranged on the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part 9-6.

The baffle pushing motor piston rod 9-5 is slidably fitted in the baffle pushing motor body accommodating hole 9-3.

The slide matching part 9-6 of the baffle pushing motor can be in slide matching with the guide part 9-4 of the baffle pushing motor body.

The blade pushing motor body 9-1 is configured to drive the blade pushing motor piston rod 9-5, so that the blade pushing motor piston rod 9-5 can drive the blade pushing motor sliding engagement portion 9-6 to reciprocate between its retracted position and its extended position (as shown in fig. 13).

When the shutter pushing-away motor sliding engagement portion 9-6 is in its retracted position (as shown in fig. 5 and 26), the shutter catch 9-7 does not act on the shutter sloping edge 16-3 of the tray, the shutter 16 of the tray is not blocked by the shutter catch 9-7, and as shown in fig. 24 to 25, the shutter return spring 17 of the tray abuts the shutter slide pin 15 against the other end portion of the shutter opening 16-2 of the tray, and the shutter 16 of the tray can block the sample cartridge 12 from passing through the corresponding shutter plate opening 14-3.

When the shutter push motor sliding engagement portion 9-6 moves from its retracted position to its extended position (as shown in fig. 6 and 30), with the rotation driving motor 7 driving the carriage plate 14 to rotate into position, the shutter push motor sliding engagement portion 9-6 acts on the carriage shutter sloping edge 16-3 through the shutter stopper 9-7 in its extended position, the carriage shutter 16 is stopped by the shutter stopper 9-7, the carriage plate 14 continues to rotate relative to the carriage shutter 16, and the carriage slide pin 15 compresses the carriage shutter return spring 17, as shown in fig. 27 to 29, so that the sample cartridge 12 slides out of the sample cartridge holder assembly 11 under its own weight and falls down through the carriage plate opening 14-3 onto the sample feeding motor carrying tray 8-3 in the retracted position.

When the sample feeding motor sliding engagement portion 8-2 moves from the retracted position thereof to the extended position thereof, the sample cartridge 12 falling on the sample feeding motor carrying tray 8-3 is transported to the chamber outlet 4.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, as the carrier plate 14 continues to rotate, the shutter push-away motor sliding engagement portion 9-6 slides on the bracket shutter sloping edge 16-3 through the shutter stopper post 9-7 in its extended position, and after the shutter stopper post 9-7 is out of contact from the bracket shutter sloping edge 16-3, the bracket shutter 16 is no longer blocked by the shutter stopper post 9-7, and the respective bracket shutter 16 is restored under the restoring force of the bracket shutter restoring spring 17 so that the sample cartridge 12 can be blocked from passing through the respective carrier plate opening 14-3.

The shutter pushes the motor sliding engagement portion 9-6 from its extended position to its retracted position.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 31, each of the sample cartridge assemblies 11 includes a sample cartridge housing 11-1.

The sample cartridge case 11-1 has a sample cartridge inlet 11-2, a sample cartridge outlet 11-3, and a sample cartridge guide 11-4 provided on the sample cartridge case.

The sample cartridge inlet 11-2 is used to load the sample cartridge 12 into the sample cartridge housing 11-1.

The cartridge 12 is loaded in the cartridge holder housing 11-1 in a vertically stacked manner with a cartridge gap between two cartridges 12 disposed adjacent to each other.

The sample cartridge outlet 11-3 is disposed in alignment with the carriage plate opening 14-3.

The sample cartridge guide 11-4 is configured to mate with a sample cartridge guide 12-1 (shown in fig. 32) provided on the sample cartridge 12 to guide movement of the sample cartridge 12 relative to the sample cartridge housing 11-1.

A cartridge boss 12-2 is also provided on the cartridge 12 so that the cartridge gap is formed between two cartridges 12 disposed adjacent to each other.

The sample cartridge housing 11-1 is mounted on the carrier plate 14 at equal circumferential intervals with respect to each other.

In fig. 5 to 7, eight sample cartridge housings 11-1 are mounted on the carrier plate 14 at equal circumferential intervals with respect to each other. When the sample cartridge outlet 11-3 of each of the sample cartridge housings 11-1 is sequentially aligned with the carriage plate opening 14-3 under the drive of the rotary drive motor 7, a sample cartridge loaded in the sample cartridge housing 11-1 can be transported to the chamber outlet 4 with the aid of the shutter pushing motor 9 and the sample feeding motor 8, and thereby grasped by the sample receiving motor 13 for the next detection operation.

According to the conveying mechanism for detecting samples of the present disclosure, each detection sample is prevented from being manually taken out of the sample chamber for further assay detection by the sample detection mechanism. The conveying mechanism for detecting samples according to the present disclosure is time-saving, labor-saving and capable of guaranteeing hygienic safety.

The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the embodiments.

Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of the various embodiments. Indeed, many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification. Although each of the dependent claims listed below may depend directly on only one claim, disclosure of various embodiments includes each dependent claim in combination with each other claim in the claim set.

Claims (11)

1. A transport mechanism for detecting a sample, the transport mechanism comprising a sample chamber, the sample chamber being provided with a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet;

the conveying mechanism further comprises a rotary driving motor, a sample feeding motor, a baffle pushing motor, a rotary bracket assembly and a plurality of sample cartridge clip assemblies which are arranged in the sample chamber;

a plurality of sample cartridges are accommodated in the sample cartridge assembly, and samples to be detected are accommodated in the sample cartridges;

the sample cartridge is manually placed in the sample cartridge assembly through the chamber inlet;

a plurality of said sample cartridge assemblies mounted on said rotating carriage assembly;

the rotary driving motor drives the rotary bracket assembly to rotate, so that a plurality of sample cartridge clip assemblies are driven to rotate;

when the baffle pushing motor moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the baffle pushing motor acts on the rotary bracket assembly at the extended position along with the rotation of the rotary bracket assembly, so that the sample box slides out of the sample cartridge assembly under the action of the gravity of the baffle pushing motor and falls on the sample feeding motor at the retracted position through the rotary bracket assembly;

the cartridge falling onto the sample presentation motor is transported to the chamber outlet when the sample presentation motor moves from its retracted position to its extended position.

2. The delivery mechanism of claim 1, wherein,

the sample chamber is provided with a chamber inlet door and a chamber outlet door;

the chamber inlet being openable and closable by a chamber inlet door;

the chamber outlet being openable and closable by a chamber outlet door;

the chamber outlet door keeps the chamber outlet closed when the chamber inlet door opens the chamber inlet to place the sample cartridge;

the chamber outlet door is capable of opening the chamber outlet to eject the sample cartridge when the chamber inlet door closes the chamber inlet.

3. The delivery mechanism of claim 2, wherein,

the conveying mechanism further comprises a sample receiving motor;

the sample receiving motor is arranged outside the sample chamber;

the sample receiving motor being reciprocally movable between a retracted position and an extended position thereof;

when the sample receiving motor moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the sample receiving motor is able to pick up the sample cartridge delivered by the sample delivery motor to the chamber outlet through the chamber outlet.

4. The transport mechanism according to claim 3, wherein,

the rotary bracket assembly comprises two disc-shaped bracket plates and a plurality of bracket sliding pins;

a plurality of carrier plate rotation pin through holes are provided on each of the two carrier plates and on a first circumferential radius from the axis of rotation of the carrier plates;

a plurality of carrier plate slide pin through holes are provided on each of the two carrier plates and on a second circumferential radius from the axis of rotation of the carrier plates;

the first circumference radius is smaller than the second circumference radius;

a plurality of bracket plate openings are arranged on the outermost circumferential edge of each of the two bracket plates;

the respective carriage slide pins connect the two carriage plates together in a stacked manner by fitting in the respective carriage plate slide pin through holes and form a receiving gap therebetween.

5. The transport mechanism according to claim 4, wherein,

the rotating bracket assembly further includes a plurality of bracket tabs located in the receiving gap;

a bracket baffle through hole is formed in one end of the bracket baffle;

one end of the corresponding bracket baffle plate can be rotatably connected to the bracket plate through bracket plate rotating pins penetrating through the corresponding bracket plate rotating pin through holes and the corresponding bracket baffle plate through holes;

a bracket baffle opening which is in an elongated arc shape is arranged on each bracket baffle;

the respective bracket slide pin is capable of passing through the respective bracket flap opening and is capable of sliding fit in the bracket flap opening;

the other end of the bracket baffle is provided with a bracket baffle bevel edge;

the bracket baffle can rotate between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket plate;

the respective carriage stop being capable of blocking the sample cartridge from passing through the respective carriage plate opening when the respective carriage stop is rotated to its first position relative to the carriage plate;

the respective carriage stop does not block the sample cartridge from passing through the respective carriage plate opening when the respective carriage stop rotates to its second position relative to the carriage plate.

6. The transport mechanism according to claim 5, wherein,

the rotary bracket assembly further comprises a bracket baffle return spring and a spring support rod which are in an elongated arc shape and are installed in the bracket baffle opening;

the bracket baffle reset spring is sleeved on the spring support rod;

one end of the bracket baffle return spring is abutted against one end of the bracket baffle opening;

the other end of the bracket baffle plate reset spring is abutted against the bracket sliding pin;

a sliding pin through hole which is in an elongated arc shape is formed in the bracket sliding pin;

the spring support rod is slidably fitted in the slide pin through hole so that the bracket slide pin can slide along the spring support rod.

7. The transport mechanism according to claim 6, wherein,

the sample conveying motor comprises a sample conveying motor body, a sample conveying motor sliding assembly and a sample conveying motor bearing tray;

a sample feeding motor body accommodating hole and a sample feeding motor body guide part are arranged on the sample feeding motor body;

the sample feeding motor sliding assembly comprises a sample feeding motor piston rod and a sample feeding motor sliding matching part;

the sample feeding motor piston rod can be slidably matched in the sample feeding motor body accommodating hole;

the sample feeding motor sliding fit part can be in sliding fit with the sample feeding motor body guide part;

the sample feeding motor bearing tray is arranged at one end of the sample feeding motor sliding matching part;

the sample feeding motor body is arranged to drive the sample feeding motor piston rod, so that the sample feeding motor piston rod can drive the sample feeding motor sliding matching part to reciprocate between a retracted position and an extended position;

when the sample feeding motor sliding matching part moves to the extending position, the sample feeding motor bearing tray conveys the sample box to the outlet of the cavity.

8. The transport mechanism according to claim 7, wherein,

the sample receiving motor comprises a sample receiving motor body, a sample receiving motor sliding assembly and sample receiving motor clamping jaws;

the sample receiving motor body is provided with a sample receiving motor body accommodating hole and a sample receiving motor body guide part;

the sample receiving motor sliding assembly comprises a sample receiving motor piston rod and a sample receiving motor sliding matching part;

the sample receiving motor piston rod can be slidably matched in the sample receiving motor body accommodating hole;

the sample receiving motor sliding fit part can be in sliding fit with the sample receiving motor body guide part;

the sample receiving motor clamping jaw is arranged at one end of the sample receiving motor sliding fit part;

the sample receiving motor body is arranged to drive the sample receiving motor piston rod, so that the sample receiving motor piston rod can drive the sample receiving motor sliding matching part to reciprocate between a retracted position and an extended position;

when the sample receiving motor sliding fit part moves to the extending position, the sample receiving motor clamping jaw can extend into the cavity outlet, so that the sample box conveyed to the cavity outlet by the sample conveying motor bearing tray is grabbed.

9. The delivery mechanism of claim 8, wherein,

the baffle pushing motor comprises a baffle pushing motor body and a baffle pushing motor sliding component;

the baffle pushing motor body is provided with a baffle pushing motor body accommodating hole and a baffle pushing motor body guide part;

the baffle pushing motor sliding component comprises a baffle pushing motor piston rod, a baffle pushing motor sliding matching part and a baffle post arranged on the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part;

the baffle pushing motor piston rod can be slidably matched in the baffle pushing motor body accommodating hole;

the sliding fit part of the baffle pushing motor can be in sliding fit with the guide part of the baffle pushing motor body;

the baffle pushing motor body is arranged to drive the baffle pushing motor piston rod, so that the baffle pushing motor piston rod can drive the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part to reciprocate between the retracted position and the extended position;

when the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part drives the bracket plate to rotate to the position along with the rotation driving motor, the baffle pushing motor sliding matching part acts on the bracket baffle bevel edge through the baffle post in the extended position, the bracket baffle is blocked by the baffle post, the bracket plate continuously rotates relative to the bracket baffle, the bracket sliding pin compresses the bracket baffle return spring, so that the sample box slides out of the sample cartridge clip assembly under the action of self gravity and falls on the sample feeding motor bearing tray in the retracted position through the bracket plate opening;

when the sample feeding motor sliding matching part moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the sample box falling on the sample feeding motor bearing tray is conveyed to the outlet of the cavity.

10. The delivery mechanism of claim 9, wherein,

as the bracket plate continues to rotate, the sliding matching part of the baffle pushing motor slides on the bracket baffle inclined edge through the baffle post at the extending position of the sliding matching part, when the baffle post is separated from contact with the bracket baffle inclined edge, the bracket baffle is not blocked by the baffle post, and the corresponding bracket baffle is reset under the action of the reset force of the bracket baffle reset spring so as to prevent the sample box from penetrating through the corresponding bracket plate opening;

the blade pushes the motor sliding engagement portion from its extended position to its retracted position.

11. The delivery mechanism of claim 10, wherein,

each of the sample cartridge assemblies includes a sample cartridge housing;

the sample cartridge clip shell is provided with a sample cartridge clip inlet, a sample cartridge clip outlet and a sample cartridge clip guide part arranged on the sample cartridge clip shell;

the sample cartridge inlet is for loading the sample cartridge into the sample cartridge housing;

the sample cartridges are loaded in the sample cartridge housing in a vertically stacked manner with a gap between two sample cartridges disposed adjacent to each other;

the sample cartridge outlet being disposed in alignment with the carriage plate opening;

the sample cartridge guide is configured to mate with a sample cartridge guide provided on the sample cartridge to guide movement of the sample cartridge relative to the sample cartridge housing;

the sample cartridge housings are mounted on the carrier plate at equal circumferential intervals relative to each other.