JPH0912019A - Label affixing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To efficiently perform the affixing of a label to be affixed on a specimen. CONSTITUTION: A label affixing device is equipped with a specimen back surface supporting member 10 with a plurality of specimen back surface supporting recessed parts 10a, a specimen front surface supporting member 12 which has specimen front surface supporting recessed parts 12a at respective locations being confronted with the specimen back surface supporting recessed parts 10a of the specimen back surface supporting member 10, and at the same time, has label cutting blades 12b at border parts with the adjacent specimen front surface supporting recessed parts 12a, and supporting members 14 which are provided at both end parts 10b of the specimen back surface supporting member 10, and support the specimen front surface supporting member 12 by shafts 12c which are provided at both ends of the specimen front surface supporting member 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label sticking device for sticking a sample sticking label to a sample container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Specimens such as blood, serum, plasma, etc. collected at each medical institution are put in a specimen container and sent to a specimen laboratory for component examination. Here, a sample sticking label on which a sample number is displayed is attached to the sample container of the sample carried into the sample laboratory to identify the sample. In addition, in order to perform the test of the sample, the sample original container is dispensed into the sample container for the test, and in this sample container, information about the sample for identifying the sample, that is, the sample number, the test number, etc. The sample sticking label with is displayed.

[0003]

However, since the worker attaches the sample sticking label to each sample container, the labor of the worker is enormous. In particular, this is a serious problem in a sample laboratory where the number of samples handled per day is very large.

An object of the present invention is to provide a label sticking device which can stick a sample sticking label efficiently.

[0005]

A label sticking apparatus according to the present invention includes a sample back surface supporting member having a plurality of sample back surface supporting recesses, and a sample front surface at each position facing the sample back surface supporting recess of the sample back surface supporting member. A sample front surface supporting member having a supporting concave portion and a label cutting blade at a boundary portion between the adjacent sample front surface supporting concave portion, and a shaft provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member and provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member. And a support member that supports the sample front surface support member through the interposition.

Further, the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface support member may be provided below the sample front surface support member.

Further, the support member may have long grooves extending in the direction of the sample back surface support member, and the long grooves may support shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface support member.

Further, an elastic member may be provided on the surface of the sample front surface supporting member facing the sample rear surface supporting member.

Further, the elastic member may be provided in the sample front surface supporting recess of the sample front surface supporting member.

Further, a rotation stop portion may be provided on the inner wall surface of the support member.

[0011]

According to the label sticking apparatus of the present invention, when the sample front surface supporting member is rotated toward the sample rear surface supporting member side about the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member, The perforation of the sample sticking label placed between each sample container is cut by the label cutting blade of the sample front surface supporting member, and the sample sticking label can be stuck to a plurality of sample containers at the same time.

Further, in the case where the shaft is provided below the sample front surface supporting member, when the sample front surface supporting member is rotated to the sample rear surface supporting member side, the label cutting blades are attached to the sample in order from the lower end. Since it hits the perforations on the label, the perforations on the sample sticking label can be cut smoothly.

Further, when the supporting member has a long groove extending in the direction of the sample rear surface supporting member, and when the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member are supported by this long groove, the sample front surface supporting member is placed on the front side. The label sticking device can be set on the sample rack in the slid state, and the sample container can be easily positioned between the sample back surface supporting member and the sample front surface supporting member.

When an elastic member is provided on the surface of the sample front surface supporting member facing the sample rear surface supporting member, since the sample sticking label is pressed against the side surface of the sample container by this elastic member, the sample sticking label is attached. The label can be reliably attached to the side surface of the sample container.

Further, when the elastic member is provided in the sample front surface supporting concave portion of the sample front surface supporting member, the label cutting blade directly contacts the perforations, so that the sample sticking label can be easily cut.

Further, when the rotation stopping portion is provided on the inner wall surface of the supporting member, the specimen front surface supporting member can be tilted toward the front side only until the back surface of the specimen front surface supporting member hits the rotation stopping portion. , The label sticking device can be easily set on the sample rack.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a label sticking device. This label sticking apparatus is composed of a sample back surface supporting member 10, a sample front surface supporting member 12 and a supporting member 14 which are molded of plastic or the like.

Here, the sample back surface supporting member 10 is a rectangular plate-like member having a predetermined thickness, and ten sample back surface supporting recesses 10a are provided on the surface facing the sample front surface supporting member 12.
Is provided. Further, plate-shaped support members 14 are provided on the side walls 10b at both ends of the sample back surface support member 10. The support member 14 extends in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the sample back surface supporting member 10 in which the sample back surface supporting recess 10a is provided, and a long groove 14a extending in the direction of the sample back surface supporting member 10 along the lower end thereof. Is provided.

Further, the sample front surface supporting member 12 has a sample back surface supporting recess 10a on the surface facing the sample rear surface supporting member 10.
Ten specimen front surface supporting recesses 12a are provided at respective positions facing each other. In addition, the specimen front surface supporting recess 12
In the boundary between the sample front surface supporting recess 12a adjacent to a,
A label cutting blade 12b for cutting perforations 24a (see FIG. 3) of the sample sticking label 24 is provided.
The label cutting blade 12b extends linearly from the upper end to the lower end of the sample front surface supporting member 12, and its tip has an acute angle shape.

On the surface of the sample front surface supporting member 12 facing the sample rear surface supporting member 10, the sample front surface supporting recess 12a is formed.
The polyurethane home 16 is adhered by an adhesive in accordance with the shape of.

Further, the side surface 12d of the sample front surface supporting member 12
A shaft 12c is provided at a position from the lower end of the shaft 12c, and the shaft 12c is supported by the long groove 14a of the support member 14. Therefore, by sliding the shaft 12c along the long groove 14a, the sample front surface supporting member 12 can be slid in the direction of the sample rear surface supporting member 10, and the sample front surface supporting member 12 is centered on the shaft 12c. By rotating in the direction of the support member 10, the sample front surface support member 12 can be positioned at the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, the operation of applying the sample sticking label 24 to the sample container 22 using the label sticking apparatus 1 will be described.

FIG. 2 shows the sample holder 20 of the sample rack 20.
The state in which the sample container 22 is held is shown in a. Here, the sample rack 20 has ten sample holders 20a.
There are five sample holding section rows provided with.
Further, when the sample container 22 is housed in the sample holder 20a, the portion to which the sample sticking label 24 on the sample container 22 is attached is located above the top surface 20b of the sample rack 20. There is. In addition, the label for sample attachment 2
Reference numeral 4 denotes 10 labels, that is, the sample sticking labels 24 corresponding to the number of the sample containers 22 accommodated in one row of the sample rack 20 are integrally formed.
A perforation 24a is provided at the boundary of No. 4. The width of the sample sticking label 24 is the same as the distance between the center position of the sample holding unit 20a of the sample rack 20 and the center position of the adjacent sample holding unit 20a. Further, an adhesive is applied to the back surface of the sample sticking label 24.

When attaching the sample sticking label 24 to the sample container 22, first, as shown in FIG. 3, the shaft 12c of the sample front surface support member 12 is aligned with the long groove 14a of the support member 14 and the sample back surface support member 10 is provided. Slide in the direction opposite to the direction of the sample front surface supporting member 1 around the shaft 12c.
2 is rotated and tilted to the front side so that the surface of the polyurethane home 16 of the sample front surface supporting member 12 becomes horizontal. Then, the back surface of the sample sticking label 24 is directed upward, and the sample sticking label 24 is placed on the sample front surface support member 12 so that the perforations 24a are aligned with the position of the label cutting blade 12b.

Next, the label sticking apparatus 1 is placed on the sample rack 20 so that the sample container 22 accommodated in the sample rack 20 is located between the sample back surface supporting member 10 and the sample front surface supporting member 12 of the label sticking apparatus 1. set.

Thereafter, the shaft 12c of the sample front surface supporting member 12
Slide along the long groove 14a in the direction of the sample back surface support member 10, and rotate the sample front surface support member 12 around the shaft 12c in the direction of the sample back surface support member 10 to move the sample front surface support member 12 to the sample back surface support member. Press on 10 (see FIG. 4). As a result, the perforation 24a of the sample sticking label 24 is cut by the label cutting blade 12b and divided into the sample sticking labels 24 one by one, and the sample sticking label 24 is adhered to the back surface thereof. The agent simultaneously attaches to the side surface of each sample container 22 contained in one row of the sample rack 20 (see FIG. 5).

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

The support member 14 of the label sticking apparatus 1 of this embodiment is provided with a projection 26 on its inner wall surface 14b for stopping the rotation of the sample front surface support member 12. Therefore, when the sample front surface support member 12 is rotated toward the front side about the shaft 12c, the rotation is stopped when the back surface 12d of the sample front surface support member 12 hits the protrusion 26, and the sample front surface support member is further supported. The member 12 does not fall to the front side.

Further, in the sample front surface supporting recess 12a of the sample front surface supporting member 12, a semicircular polyurethane home 16 is formed.
Are bonded by an adhesive.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment, the sample back surface supporting member 10 and the supporting member 14 are composed of different members, but the present invention is not limited to this, and they may be integrally formed of plastic or the like.

Further, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the polyurethane home 16 is adhered to the surface of the sample front surface supporting member 12 facing the sample rear surface supporting member 10 by the adhesive.
The material is not limited to this and may be any material as long as it is an elastic member.

Further, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the sample container 2
When attaching the sample sticking label 24 to the sample label 2, the sample sticking label 24 is placed on the sample front surface support member 12 and then the label sticking apparatus 1 is set on the sample rack 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. Labeling device 1 to sample rack 2
The sample sticking label 24 may be placed on the sample front surface supporting member 12 after being set to 0.

[0034]

According to the label sticking apparatus of the present invention, when the sample front surface supporting member is rotated toward the sample rear surface supporting member side about the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member, the sample front surface supporting member is supported. The perforation of the sample sticking label placed between the member and each sample container is cut by the label cutting blade of the sample front surface supporting member, and the sample sticking label can be attached to a plurality of sample containers at the same time. . Therefore,
The attachment of the sample sticking label can be carried out efficiently, and the labor of the worker is reduced.

Further, when the shaft is provided below the sample front surface supporting member, when the sample front surface supporting member is rotated to the sample rear surface supporting member side, the label cutting blades are attached to the sample in order from the lower end. Since it hits the perforations of the label, the perforations of the sample sticking label can be cut smoothly, and the force required for cutting the sample sticking label is also small.

Further, when the supporting member has a long groove extending in the direction of the sample back surface supporting member, and when the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member are supported by this long groove, the sample front surface supporting member is placed on the front side. The label sticking device can be set on the sample rack in a slid state, that is, in a state in which the sample back surface supporting member and the sample front surface supporting member are spaced apart from each other, and the sample container can be easily attached to the sample back surface supporting member and the sample front surface. It can be located between the support member.

When an elastic member is provided on the surface of the sample front surface supporting member facing the sample rear surface supporting member, the sample sticking label is pressed against the side surface of the sample container by this elastic member, so The label can be reliably attached to the side surface of the sample container.

Further, when the elastic member is provided in the sample front surface supporting recess of the sample front surface supporting member, the label cutting blade directly contacts the perforations, so that the sample sticking label can be easily cut.

Further, when the rotation stop portion is provided on the inner wall surface of the support member, the sample front surface support member can be tilted toward the front side only up to the position where the back surface of the sample front surface support member hits the rotation stop portion. , The label sticking device can be easily set on the sample rack.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a label sticking device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sample rack holding sample containers.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining application of a sample application label using a label application device.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a state in which the sample front surface supporting member is pressed against the sample rear surface supporting member.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a sample sticking label is stuck to a sample container.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view for explaining another embodiment of the label sticking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Labeling device, 10 ... Sample back surface support member, 10a
Specimen back support concave portion 12 Specimen front support member 12a
... Sample front surface supporting recess, 12b ... Label cutting blade, 12c ...
Shaft, 14 ... Support member, 14a ... Long groove, 14b ... Inner wall surface,
16 ... Elastic member, 20 ... Sample rack, 20a ... Sample holding part, 22 ... Sample container, 24 ... Sample sticking label, 24a
... perforations, 26 ... rotation stop portion.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sample back surface supporting member having a plurality of sample back surface supporting recesses, and a sample front surface supporting recess at each position of the sample back surface supporting member facing the sample back surface supporting recess, and adjacent sample front surface supporting recesses. A sample front surface supporting member having a label cutting blade at a boundary portion between the sample front surface supporting member and the sample front surface supporting member, and the sample front surface supporting member is supported via shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface supporting member. A label sticking device, comprising: 2. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface support member are provided in a lower portion of the sample front surface support member. 3. The support member has a long groove extending in the direction of the sample back surface support member, and the long groove supports the shafts provided at both ends of the sample front surface support member. Labeling device according to 1. 4. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member is provided on a surface of the sample front surface supporting member facing the sample back surface supporting member. 5. The label sticking device according to claim 4, wherein the elastic member is provided in a specimen front surface supporting recess of the specimen front surface supporting member. 6. The label sticking device according to claim 1, wherein the support member has a rotation stopping portion on an inner wall surface thereof.