JPH0726743U - Dispensing device - Google Patents

Dispensing device

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JPH0726743U
JPH0726743U JP6039493U JP6039493U JPH0726743U JP H0726743 U JPH0726743 U JP H0726743U JP 6039493 U JP6039493 U JP 6039493U JP 6039493 U JP6039493 U JP 6039493U JP H0726743 U JPH0726743 U JP H0726743U
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container
rubber stopper
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孝一 若竹
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Nipro Corp
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Abstract

(57)【要約】 【目的】 ゴム栓の有無を自動的に検知し、かつ、容器
の種類をも自動的に検出することで、ゴム栓の抜き残し
が発生せず、しかも、容器を破損等する虞れが生じない
信頼性に優れた分注装置を提供する。 【構成】 分注装置を、容器搬送路に介設された開栓装
置の上流側に、容器に嵌着されたゴム栓の有無を検出す
るゴム栓検知手段と、ゴム栓が嵌着された容器の種類を
検出する容器検知手段と、を配設して構成した。
(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The presence or absence of a rubber stopper is automatically detected, and the type of container is also automatically detected. (EN) Provided is a dispensing device which is excellent in reliability and is free from the risk of occurrence of such problems. [Structure] The dispensing device has a rubber stopper detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a rubber stopper fitted in the container and a rubber stopper fitted upstream of an opening device provided in the container conveying path. And a container detecting means for detecting the type of the container.

Description

【考案の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the device]

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】[Industrial applications]

この考案は、ラック等に立設保持された採血管等の容器に嵌着されてなるゴム 栓の有無及び上記容器の種類を検知する機能を備えた分注装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a dispensing device having a function of detecting the presence or absence of a rubber stopper fitted in a container such as a blood collection tube vertically held on a rack or the like and the type of the container.

【0002】[0002]

【従来技術とその課題】[Prior art and its problems]

周知のように、真空採血管などの血液が収容される容器は、遠心処理が終了し た後、該容器に嵌着されたゴム栓を抜き、次いで、例えば、分注位置へと移送さ れるのが一般的である。 As is well known, a container containing blood, such as a vacuum blood collection tube, is removed from a rubber stopper fitted to the container after the centrifugal treatment is completed, and then transferred to, for example, a dispensing position. Is common.

【0003】 ところで、このゴム栓の取り外し作業を自動的に行う目的から、上記容器の搬 送路の中途部に開栓装置を配設しているものが従来より種々提案されている。For the purpose of automatically performing the operation of removing the rubber plug, various types have been conventionally proposed in which a plug opening device is provided in the middle of the transport path of the container.

【0004】 しかしながら、上記従来の開栓装置にあっては、ゴム栓の高さ位置、即ち、容 器の高さ寸法を一定に設定して開栓作業を行うように構成されているため、例え ば、ゴム栓がない容器に対しても開栓作業を行ってしまい、無駄であるばかりか 誤って採血管を破損する虞れもある、という問題を有していると共に、上記容器 は、製造メーカや各病院・検査施設によってその高さ寸法がまちまちであるにも 拘らず、これに対応する手段が配設されていないため、ゴム栓の抜き残しが発生 し易い、という問題を有していた。However, in the above-described conventional opening device, since the height position of the rubber stopper, that is, the height dimension of the container is set to be constant, the opening operation is performed. For example, there is a problem that the container is not opened and the container is not opened, which is wasteful and may damage the blood collection tube by mistake. Despite the fact that the manufacturers, hospitals, and laboratories have different heights, there is no means to deal with this, so it is easy to leave the rubber plug unplugged. Was there.

【0005】 この考案は、かかる現状に鑑み創案されたものであって、その目的とするとこ ろは、上記ゴム栓の有無を自動的に検知し、かつ、容器の種類をも自動的に検出 することで、ゴム栓の抜き残しが発生せず、しかも、容器を破損等する虞れが生 じない信頼性に優れた分注装置を提供しようとするものである。The present invention has been made in view of such a current situation, and its purpose is to automatically detect the presence or absence of the rubber stopper and also to detect the type of container. By doing so, it is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable dispensing device in which the rubber plug is not left unremoved and the container is not damaged.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】[Means for Solving the Problems]

上記目的を達成するため、この考案に係る分注装置にあっては、容器搬送路に 介設された開栓装置の上流側に、容器に嵌着されたゴム栓の有無を検出するゴム 栓検知手段と、ゴム栓が嵌着された容器の種類を検出する容器検知手段と、を配 設したことを特徴とするものである。 In order to achieve the above object, in a dispensing device according to the present invention, a rubber stopper for detecting the presence or absence of a rubber stopper fitted in a container is provided upstream of a stopper opening device provided in a container transport path. The present invention is characterized in that a detection means and a container detection means for detecting the type of the container in which the rubber stopper is fitted are provided.

【0007】[0007]

【実施例】【Example】

以下、添付図面に示す一実施例に基き、この考案を詳細に説明する。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

【0008】 図1示すように、この実施例に係る分注装置は、ラック移送ラインRと、該ラ ック移送ラインRの中途部に介設されてなる開栓装置1と、この開栓装置1の上 流側に配設されたゴム栓検知装置D及び容器検知装置Eと、上記開栓装置1の下 流側に配設された分注機構(図示せず)と、から構成されている。As shown in FIG. 1, the pipetting apparatus according to this embodiment includes a rack transfer line R, a cap opening device 1 provided in the middle of the rack transfer line R, and the cap opening device. The device 1 comprises a rubber stopper detection device D and a container detection device E arranged on the upstream side, and a dispensing mechanism (not shown) arranged on the downstream side of the opening device 1. ing.

【0009】 このゴム栓検知装置Dは、図2に示すように、上記開栓装置1のラック移送路 入口端の上流側に配設されてなるリミットスイッチ20で構成されており、該リ ミットスイッチ20は、容器14の上端部より上方に位置するように配設され、 かつ、該容器14に嵌着されたゴム栓16の高さ位置より下方に位置するように 配設されている(以下、本明細書では、このリミットスイッチ20の設定位置を 「基準位置」という)。As shown in FIG. 2, this rubber plug detecting device D is composed of a limit switch 20 arranged upstream of the inlet end of the rack transfer path of the above-mentioned opening device 1, and the limit switch 20 is provided. The switch 20 is arranged so as to be located above the upper end portion of the container 14 and below the height position of the rubber plug 16 fitted into the container 14 ( Hereinafter, in this specification, the set position of the limit switch 20 is referred to as a “reference position”).

【0010】 また、上記ゴム栓検知装置Dは、上記容器検知装置Eによって測定された容器 14の高さ寸法情報に基づき昇降して、各容器14の高さ寸法に合致するゴム栓 16の高さ位置、即ち、上記基準位置に自動的にセットされる。尚、上記リミッ トスイッチ20を昇降させる機構は、例えば、タイミングベルトを利用した機構 やアクチュエータを利用した機構等、公知の各種昇降機構を適用することができ るので、その詳細な説明をここでは省略する。Further, the rubber stopper detecting device D moves up and down based on the height dimension information of the containers 14 measured by the container detecting device E, and the height of the rubber stoppers 16 matching the height dimension of each container 14 is increased. Position, that is, the reference position is automatically set. As the mechanism for raising and lowering the limit switch 20, various known raising and lowering mechanisms such as a mechanism using a timing belt and a mechanism using an actuator can be applied. Therefore, a detailed description thereof will be given here. Omit it.

【0011】 容器検知装置Eは、図1と図2に示すように、上記ゴム栓検知装置Dの配設位 置より上流側に配設されており、上下方向にスライド走査する公知の光センサー や超音波センサ等の走査体30で構成されている。尚、上記光センサや超音波セ ンサ等で構成された走査体30は、発光(信)体31と受光(信)体32とから 構成されており、容器14が立設保持されたラック15は、上記発光(信)体3 1と受光(信)体32との間を通過するように構成されている。As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container detecting device E is arranged upstream of the rubber plug detecting device D, and is a known optical sensor that slides vertically. And a scanning body 30 such as an ultrasonic sensor. The scanning body 30 composed of the optical sensor and the ultrasonic sensor is composed of a light emitting (receiving) body 31 and a light receiving (receiving) body 32, and the rack 15 in which the container 14 is held upright. Is configured to pass between the light emitting (signal) body 31 and the light receiving (signal) body 32.

【0012】 従って、上記容器14を立設保持してなるラック15がラック移送ラインRを 介して容器検知装置Eの配設位置まで搬送されると、該位置で上記光センサや超 音波センサ等で構成された走査体30が上下方向にスライド走査し、ラック15 に立設保持された各容器14の高さ寸法が測定され、この測定情報は制御装置C PUへと送られる。Therefore, when the rack 15 that holds the container 14 in an upright position is conveyed to the position where the container detection device E is arranged via the rack transfer line R, the optical sensor, the ultrasonic sensor, or the like at that position. The scanning body 30 constituted by (1) slides and scans in the vertical direction, the height dimension of each container 14 standingly held on the rack 15 is measured, and this measurement information is sent to the control unit C PU.

【0013】 この後、上記容器14を立設保持してなるラック15がラック移送ラインRを 介してゴム栓検知装置Dの配設位置まで移送される。After that, the rack 15 in which the container 14 is erected and held is transferred via the rack transfer line R to the installation position of the rubber plug detecting device D.

【0014】 このゴム栓検知位置では、リミットスイッチ20が上記容器検知装置Eからの 容器高さ寸法測定情報に基づき、各容器14の基準位置にセットされ、各容器1 4に嵌着されたゴム栓16の有無が判別される。At this rubber plug detection position, the limit switch 20 is set at the reference position of each container 14 based on the container height dimension measurement information from the container detection device E, and the rubber fitted to each container 14 is attached. The presence or absence of the stopper 16 is determined.

【0015】 そして、上記ゴム栓16が容器14に装着されていない場合には、上記制御装 置CPUは開栓装置1に開栓作動を中止する指令を送る。勿論、この場合には、 この状態を警報やランプ等(図示せず)によって告知してもよい。When the rubber stopper 16 is not attached to the container 14, the control device CPU sends a command to the cap opening device 1 to stop the cap opening operation. Of course, in this case, this state may be notified by an alarm, a lamp or the like (not shown).

【0016】 また、上記開栓装置1は、公知のゴム栓を除去する機構を適宜適用することが できるので、その詳細な説明をここでは省略する。Further, since a known mechanism for removing a rubber stopper can be appropriately applied to the above-mentioned opening apparatus 1, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

【0017】 尚、上記実施例では、ゴム栓検知装置Dをリミットスイッチ20で構成した場 合を例にとり説明したが、この考案にあってはこれに限定されるものではなく、 図示はしないが、残存ゴム栓の有無確認を、例えば、光センサー等で構成し、光 がゴム栓によって遮断されることで、ゴム栓の有無を検知するように構成するこ ともできる。In the above embodiment, the case where the rubber plug detection device D is configured by the limit switch 20 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and although not shown. The presence / absence of the residual rubber plug may be confirmed by, for example, an optical sensor or the like, and the presence / absence of the rubber plug may be detected when light is blocked by the rubber plug.

【0018】[0018]

【考案の効果】[Effect of device]

以上説明したように、この考案に係る分注装置によれば、ゴム栓の有無を自動 的に検知することができ、かつ、容器の高さ寸法をも自動的に検出することがで きるので、ゴム栓の抜き残しが発生せず、しかも、容器を破損等する虞れが生じ ない等の優れた効果を得ることができる。 As described above, according to the dispensing device of the present invention, the presence or absence of the rubber stopper can be automatically detected, and the height dimension of the container can also be automatically detected. In addition, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that the unplugged portion of the rubber plug does not occur and there is no possibility of damaging the container.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本考案の一実施例に係る分注装置の概略的な構
成を示す平面説明図である。
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】同分注装置の構成を示す概略側面図である。FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the dispensing apparatus.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

D ゴム栓検知装置 E 容器検知装置 R ラック移送ライン 1 開栓装置 14 容器 15 ラック 16 ゴム栓 20 リミットスイッチ 30 走査体 D Rubber stopper detecting device E Container detecting device R Rack transfer line 1 Opening device 14 Container 15 Rack 16 Rubber stopper 20 Limit switch 30 Scanning body

Claims (1)

【実用新案登録請求の範囲】[Scope of utility model registration request] 【請求項1】 容器搬送路に介設された開栓装置の上流
側に、容器に嵌着されたゴム栓の有無を検出するゴム栓
検知手段と、ゴム栓が嵌着された容器の種類を検出する
容器検知手段と、を配設したことを特徴とする分注装
置。
1. A rubber stopper detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a rubber stopper fitted on the container, and a type of the container fitted with the rubber stopper, on the upstream side of an opening device provided in the container conveying path. And a container detecting means for detecting.
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