WO1999054238A1 - Dispositif de stockage automatique pour echantillons biologiques ou chimiques - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for storing a very large number of samples.
- the present invention aims to eliminate these drawbacks. To this end, it offers an automated storage device comprising a storage enclosure containing a multiplicity of housings for the objects to be stored, arranged side by side and distributed over a plurality of levels.
- this device is characterized in that it comprises a mobile loading and unloading device from one housing to another, comprising a platform for receiving an object to be loaded or unloaded, associated with means to move it from one level to another; a gripper for gripping an object to be loaded or unloaded provided with two parallel pivoting arms each comprising a free end and a fixed end integral in rotation with a horizontal axis common to the two arms; means for driving the arms in rotation about this horizontal axis; and means for spreading and tightening the respective free ends of the arms, the free ends of the arms each being provided with a respective roller arranged so as to be able to roll on the platform when the arms are rotated, the means for drive in rotation of the arms and the horizontal axis being freely movable along a vertical axis integral with the platform and moving along this vertical axis under the effect of gravity and the drive in rotation of the arms.
- the invention thus allows, with relatively simple means, to apply to the gripping pliers of the objects stored or to be stored, a rotational movement of large amplitude which allows it to reach objects relatively distant from the horizontal axis of the arms.
- the vertical movement of the clamp also makes it possible to reduce the necessary length of the arms of the clamp and thus the space necessary for the movement of the clamp. Furthermore, this movement can be performed symmetrically with respect to a vertical plane passing through the horizontal axis of rotation of the arms, which allows the loading and unloading device to move the objects, in the same movement of rotation, between a storage position in a housing and a position accessible from outside - 3 - the enclosure.
- the housings of the storage enclosure are distributed on annular shelves fixed on two concentric cylinders, namely an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, each cylinder being driven in rotation about their longitudinal axis independently, the loading and unloading platform which can move along a vertical axis tangential to the outer cylinder.
- Such an enclosure offers a large storage capacity in a minimum volume, the large clearance of the gripper of the objects stored or to be stored being perfectly suited to reach both the housings of the outer cylinder and those of the inner cylinder. For this, it suffices to leave a column of free housings in the external cylinder so as to allow the object gripped by the clamp to slide from one housing to another, and onto the platform.
- the free end of the arms of the pliers is provided with a half-jaw pivoting around the axis of rotation of the caster, comprising a pad with a high coefficient of friction intended to be applied against the object to be grasped, and a chamfered pad which, when encountering a difference in level, rotates the half-jaw upwards and slightly lifts the grasped object.
- each half-jaw has a finger intended to come to bear against the object to be grasped, this finger being mounted to pivot in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the half-jaw, to slightly lift the object by pivoting when the clamp is tightened on the object.
- FIG. 1 shows in cross section the device illustrated in Figure 1;
- FIGS 3 and 4 show in detail the loading and unloading device according to the invention, respectively in profile and front view;
- Figure 5 is a detailed view of the inner face of the free end of an arm of the clamp shown in Figures 3 and 4;
- Figure 6 shows several possible positions of the clamp to illustrate the dynamics of its movement
- Figure 7 is a detailed view of the inner face of the free end of an arm of the clamp according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
- FIGs 8 and 9 are detailed side views of the free end of the clamp arm, shown in Figure 7, respectively before and after holding an object by the clamp.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 represent a storage enclosure 1 of tubular shape with polygonal section, formed of a plurality of assembled panels, namely an upper panel 2, a lower panel 3, and side panels 4, 4 ′, 5, 6, 7, T. It contains a multiplicity of housings distributed over a plurality of superimposed annular shelves 22, fixed to each other on the outside face of a cylinder 56, 57 so as to form two independent concentric carousels 8, 9 , namely an inner carousel 9 and an outer carousel 8. These two carousels are rotatably mounted around their longitudinal axis.
- the housings 22 of a shelf are separated from the adjacent housings by partitions 55.
- the two concentric carousels 8, 9 are arranged relative to each other so that their respective shelves 22 are substantially at the same level.
- This enclosure 1 is supported by a base housing motors 10, 11 with direct or alternating current in rotation drive of the two cylinders 8, 9, the positions of the carousels are indexed by encoders, for example optical or magnetic (not shown in the figures).
- This motorization is dimensioned so as to allow complete rotation, for example in less than 10 s, or access to any housing in less than 5 s if the motors are bidirectional.
- the height between two shelves is adaptable according to the height of the objects to be stored.
- a horizontal opening 16 has been provided at a fixed height, formed in the wall of the enclosure.
- This opening is normally closed by an input / output platform 13 which also performs the door function in this way, this opening being able to open and close by displacement of the platform 13 along an axis. vertical 15, this movement being effected automatically by a motor 14 following a command to this effect.
- the platform 13 is movable between two positions, namely a low opening position shown in solid lines in FIG. 1, in which the extractor 19 can transfer an object between it and the platform 17, and a high closed position shown in broken lines in which it closes an opening 16 of the enclosure 1.
- the platform 13 In the open position, the platform 13 is accessible to the extractor 19 which can pick up or drop an object there . In the closed position, the platform 13 can receive an object to be introduced into the enclosure or make an object which has just been extracted therein accessible from outside the enclosure 1. To this end, the platform 13 is advantageously provided with a detector 60 making it possible to detect the presence or not of an object on its upper face.
- the loading and unloading of an object is carried out automatically thanks to a process controlled by software, which controls an extractor 19 mounted on a platform 17, placed inside the enclosure 1 and moving vertically and tangentially to the external carousel 8, so as to be able to access any level of shelf.
- the platform 17, intended to receive the objects to be loaded and unloaded, is movable along a vertical axis, for example by means of a motor 51 which - 6 - meshes with a rack or a toothed belt 18, in order to be able to be placed at all the levels of the carousel shelves 8, 9, as well as at the level of the entry / exit platform 13 of the enclosure 1.
- the extractor 19 comprises a vertical rail 31, fixed on the platform 17, and a U-shaped clamp carried by a carriage 50 freely movable along this rail.
- the arms 32 of the clamp slightly curved towards the center of the storage enclosure 1, can be partially tightened by means of an actuating means 48, such as an electromagnet or a motor, for gripping an object 52.
- the base 47 of the U of this clamp is fixed on an axis 54 rotatably mounted on the carriage 50.
- the axis 54 is integral with a coaxial wheel 34, driven in rotation, for example by means of a belt 46, by a motor 33 fixed on the carriage 50. In this way, the clamp is rotated about the axis 54, according to the arrows 41, 42 of FIG. 3.
- a coding wheel 49 can also be provided in association with a reader optical (not shown) to be able to permanently determine the angular position of the clamp.
- each free end of the arms 32 of the clamp is provided with a respective articulated half-jaw 35 capable of pivoting about an axis parallel to the axis 54, and on which is freely rotatably mounted a caster 37.
- This caster for example made of rubber, can roll on the shelves 22 and on the platforms 17 and 13, so as to limit friction during movement of the clamp. Its axis of rotation coincides with the axis of pivoting of the half-jaw.
- Each half-jaw 35 includes a pad 53 with a high coefficient of friction intended to grip the object 52 to be loaded or unloaded, and a pad 39 provided with a ramp 40.
- the ramp 40 tends to pivot upward the half-jaw 35 by a lever effect, which raises the object held by the jaw of the pliers.
- each half-jaw 35 may be provided with a caster 38, also made of rubber, making it possible to limit friction during the movements of the clamp, this caster having an axis of rotation parallel to that - 7 - of roulette 37.
- the half-jaws 35 can be provided with a sensor, for example a pressure sensor, so as to detect the presence or not of an object grasped by the clamp.
- a sensor for example a pressure sensor
- the ramp 40 can advantageously be mounted movable horizontally (along the double arrow 43) on a spring 58, so as to absorb the shocks which can occur during the movements of the free end of the clamp.
- the respective heights of the two carousels 8, 9 are adjusted so that the shelves of the internal carousel 9 are at a level slightly lower than the shelves opposite the external carousel 8. This difference in level does not constitute an obstacle to the movement of the clamp. and of the object grasped by the clamp only during a movement of extraction of an object from a housing 22 of the interior carousel 9, movement during which the ramp 40 comes into action to lift the object grasped and the clear this difference in level without risk of blocking.
- each half-jaw 65 comprises on its face opposite the other half-jaw, a gripping finger 69 extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the half-jaw , this finger having an end surface that can have a high coefficient of friction, intended to grip the object 52 to be loaded or unloaded.
- the finger 69 is mounted in the vicinity of one end of an arm 63, the other end of which is fixed on the half-jaw 65, so as to pivot about an axis 68 substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the half jaw, this axis being located at the lower edge of the half-jaw 65.
- the arm is separated from the half-jaw by elastic means, such as a spring 67, and applied against a stop 66 located at the edge upper part of the half-jaw 65 and at a distance therefrom, so that in the rest position (FIG. 8), the finger 69 is inclined downwards.
- the arm 63 pivots around the axis 68, compressing the spring 67 and approaching the half-jaw 65, which has the effect of making pivot the end of the finger 69 upwards, and therefore lift the object 52 held between the half-jaws 65 of the clamp, by a certain height h.
- the - 8 - respective fingers 69 of the two arms 62 of the clamp are substantially coaxial.
- the branches 32 of the clamp in the rest position 70 are substantially vertical, the end rollers 37, 38 resting on the platform 17.
- the carriage 50 tends by its weight to descend along the rail 31, while the rollers 37 of the ends of the arms 32 of the clamp move horizontally by rolling on the platform 17, then on a shelf 22 facing the outer carousel 8 (position 71), possibly reaching the shelf 22 facing the inner carousel 9 (position 72) if the motor continues to rotate.
- the motive force produced by the motor 33 causes the carriage 50 to rise along the rail 31, until the rollers 37 at the ends arms 32 of the clamp are found again on the platform 17 (position 73), then makes it descend when the clamp 32 is oriented towards the outside of the enclosure 1. This last movement is carried out when the platform -form 17 of the extractor 19 is located at the entry / exit platform 13 of the enclosure 1 (position 74).
- the clamp 32 of the extractor according to the invention can reach any shelf on one or the other of the carousels 8, 9.
- a housing 22 ′ must be left free per level of the external carousel 8 so as to allow the passage of objects between the platform 17 of the extractor 19 and the shelves 22 of the internal carousel 9.
- the shelves are insufficiently spaced from one level to the other for the arms of the clamp to reach a housing of the internal carousel 9
- the arms of the clamp are slightly bent in the direction of the center of the enclosure, so as to present two straight portions oriented relative to one another according to an obtuse angle.
- the motors 51, 33, 48, 14, 10 and 11 are controlled concurrently by control software, which makes it possible to significantly reduce the loading times and unloading.
- the clamp control software is advantageously designed so that the fingers 59 for gripping an object 52 to be moved are positioned in the vicinity of the edge of the object situated on the side of the direction of movement to be carried out.
- the pliers catch the object in the vicinity of its edge closest to the center of the enclosure (position 74), which has the effect of lift this edge.
- the clamp grabs the object in the vicinity of its edge closest to the outside of the enclosure (positions 71 to 73), which has the effect of lifting the object from the side of this edge. In this way, the slight differences in levels which may exist between the shelves opposite the two carousels 8, 9, and the platforms 13 and 17 do not risk hampering the movements of the object 52 moved by the clamp.
- a counterweight system for example connected by a cable supported by pulleys (not shown), or springs whose tension increases as the arms 32 move away from the vertical position, to lighten the assembly of the carriage 50, the motor 33 and the clamp, and thus reduce the power which the motor 33 must develop.
- the height of the door 16 is adjustable by the user, so that the objects to be stored are presented outside the enclosure 1 at a height adapted to the working environment or to a robotic system.
- the carousels 8, 9 are self-supporting, that is to say that they do not bear on the vertical walls 4, 4 ', 6, 7 and T of the enclosure 1.
- the latter can therefore be removable to allow easy access to the interior of the enclosure, especially during the initial loading of the enclosure or during maintenance operations.
- the storage device can be fully automated.
- a control program for the extractor 19 can be provided which consists in moving the extractor in front of all the locations 22 of the carousels 8, 9 to read the optical code appearing on the objects, in relation to the position of the objects in the enclosure.
- These - 10 - information is transmitted to the central processor which stores it in a database. In this way, the user does not need to know the location of each object. To obtain a particular container, it suffices to enter its code, and the processor controls the extractor 19 as a function of the position corresponding to the code of the requested object, appearing in the database.
- Such a storage device is particularly suitable for the storage of objects requiring strict physico-chemical conditions, such as biological or chemical samples.
- a system 12 for air conditioning and for controlling the storage parameters that is to say, the temperature and the humidity inside the enclosure, this system also ensuring the filtration and circulation of the ambient gas which may be air or another gas, for example an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon.
- the opening 16 has reduced dimensions so as to limit the gas exchanges between the interior of the enclosure and the exterior, and to maintain stable internal storage conditions.
- the walls 2, 3, 4, 4 ', 5, 6, 7 and 7' of the enclosure 1 are constituted by a double envelope which thermally insulate the interior of the enclosure and thus make it possible to keep the internal temperature constant for several hours in the event of an air conditioning system failure.
- the air conditioning system 12 makes it possible to adjust the internal temperature to a set temperature between -20 and + 20 ° C.
- the air can be dehydrated before being sent into the enclosure so as to eliminate the risk of frost forming at temperatures close to or below 0 ° C.
- the air sent into the enclosure is also filtered so as to avoid contamination of the samples stored in the enclosure.
- the air conditioning system 12 also produces a permanent circulation of air in the enclosure 1 to ensure a uniform temperature distribution at all levels.
- the air circulates from top to bottom, through the central tube 56, then is deflected radially at the level of each shelf.
- the cylinders 56 and 57 are pierced with a plurality of openings to allow the passage of air. Arriving on the walls of the enclosure, the air is sucked up by system 12. - 11 -
- This circulation of air also has the effect of producing a slight pressurization in the enclosure (a few millibars), which again prevents any penetration of outside air.
- the storage device is used to store chemical molecules stored in microplates comprising a plurality of cells, for example 96.
- the processor can be connected to a computer network, which makes it accessible by several points.
- the storage device is coupled to a robotic system capable of picking up and depositing microplates on the enclosure door, which makes it possible to carry out preparations by mixing molecules contained in the microplates stored in the enclosure .
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US09/445,467 US6357983B1 (en) | 1998-04-22 | 1999-04-20 | Device for automatically storing biological or chemical samples |
CA002295706A CA2295706A1 (fr) | 1998-04-22 | 1999-04-20 | Dispositif de stockage automatique pour echantillons biologiques ou chimiques |
EP99914621A EP0991579B1 (fr) | 1998-04-22 | 1999-04-20 | Dispositif de stockage automatique pour echantillons biologiques ou chimiques |
AT99914621T ATE241540T1 (de) | 1998-04-22 | 1999-04-20 | Vorrichtung zum automatischen speichern von biologischen oder chemischen proben |
JP55257199A JP2002505654A (ja) | 1998-04-22 | 1999-04-20 | 生物工学的試料または化学的試料を自動的に保管する装置 |
DE69908271T DE69908271T2 (de) | 1998-04-22 | 1999-04-20 | Vorrichtung zum automatischen speichern von biologischen oder chemischen proben |
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