WO2020258317A1 - 样本分析***以及样本分析方法 - Google Patents

样本分析***以及样本分析方法 Download PDF

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WO2020258317A1
WO2020258317A1 PCT/CN2019/093897 CN2019093897W WO2020258317A1 WO 2020258317 A1 WO2020258317 A1 WO 2020258317A1 CN 2019093897 W CN2019093897 W CN 2019093897W WO 2020258317 A1 WO2020258317 A1 WO 2020258317A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of medical detection, in particular to a sample analysis system and a sample analysis method.
  • sample analysis equipment In the field of medical diagnosis, with the increasing degree of automation in testing laboratories, sample analysis equipment is used to detect the components of blood and other samples. Sample containers are generally installed on sample racks and transported by rails, belts, etc. Streamlined inspection operations. By linking multiple sample analysis instruments together through the pipeline, the unified management and scheduling of all samples can be performed, thereby improving the efficiency of sample analysis.
  • the samples in the sample container on the same sample rack may need to be subjected to various test items.
  • the same sample container or different sample containers on a sample rack may need to be transported to different
  • the sample analyzer specifically, the first sample container on a sample rack needs to be transported to the first sample analyzer for testing, and the second sample container needs to be transported to the second sample analyzer for testing ,
  • the third sample container needs to be transported to the first sample analyzer and the second sample analyzer for testing at the same time.
  • the sample container is placed in the sample rack for transportation. After a sample rack is transported to a sample analyzer to test the corresponding sample container, the sample rack can be transported to the next sample analysis.
  • the instrument detects the corresponding sample container, which makes the sample rack easy to stay on the sample rack transfer device, causing traffic jams, and the overall efficiency of the sample analysis system is low.
  • CRP C-reaction protein, referred to as CRP
  • push-chip staining machines or glycosylated hemoglobin analysis
  • HPLC high pressure liquid chromatography
  • HPLC is a high-pressure liquid chromatography method. It is the gold standard for glycosylated hemoglobin analysis. The detection results are accurate and fast. It is the instrument of choice for most high-end laboratories.
  • HPLC uses reagents to maintain a high-pressure system (tens of kilograms of pressure) at all times to achieve separation based on the positive charges of different components. Therefore, once the detection of glycosylated hemoglobin analysis is not continuous, it will cause multiple waste of reagents and cause measurement costs. The increase.
  • the present invention provides a sample analysis system, including a first sample analyzer, a second sample analyzer, a sample rack transmission device, and a sample classification device;
  • the sample rack transfer device has a transfer track and is used to transport the sample rack with the sample container to the first sample analyzer and/or the second sample analyzer for testing, and the first sample analysis
  • the instrument and the second sample analyzer are arranged in sequence along the first conveying direction of the transmission track;
  • the sample classification device is arranged between the first sample analyzer and the second sample analyzer, and the sample classification device includes:
  • a connecting rail is connected in parallel with the transfer rail, so that the sample rack with the sample container can be transported from the transfer rail to the connecting rail and from the connecting rail to the transfer rail,
  • a sorting table for placing at least one sample rack, and having an interface for the sample rack on the sorting table to enter the connecting rail or for the sample rack on the connecting rail to enter the sorting table, and
  • the sample transfer mechanism is set on the sorting table, and the sample transfer mechanism can move above the connecting rail to transfer the sample container in the sample rack on the connecting rail to the sorting table. Sample rack.
  • the present invention also provides a sample analysis system, which includes a plurality of sample analyzers, a sample rack transmission device, an unloading station, and a sample classification device;
  • the sample rack transfer device has a transfer track and is used to transport a sample rack with a sample container to at least one sample analyzer of the plurality of sample analyzers for inspection, the plurality of sample analyzers and the unloading
  • the stages are arranged in sequence along the first conveying direction of the transport track, wherein the sample sorting device is arranged upstream or downstream of the unloading stage along the first conveying direction and is used to analyze the samples
  • the sample container in the sample rack detected by at least one sample analyzer in the instrument is classified, and the sample classification device includes:
  • a connecting rail is connected in parallel with the transfer rail, so that the sample rack with the sample container can be transported from the transfer rail to the connecting rail and from the connecting rail to the transfer rail,
  • Sorting table for placing at least one sample rack for loading sample containers
  • the sample transfer mechanism is set on the sorting table, and the sample transfer mechanism can move above the connecting rail to transfer the sample container in the sample rack on the connecting rail to the sorting table.
  • the unloading station is used for receiving the sample racks classified by the sample sorting device.
  • the present invention also provides a sample analysis method applied to a sample analysis system
  • the sample analysis system includes a first sample analyzer, a second sample analyzer, a sample rack transmission device, and a sample classification device
  • the sample rack transmission device has a transmission track and is used to transport the sample rack with the sample container to the first sample analyzer and/or the second sample analyzer for testing, the first sample analyzer And the second sample analyzer are sequentially arranged along the first conveying direction of the transmission track, and the sample sorting device is arranged between the first sample analyzer and the second sample analyzer;
  • the sample analysis method includes:
  • the transfer track transports the sample rack with the sample container to be sorted to the connecting track of the sample sorting device
  • the sample transfer mechanism of the sample sorting device transfers the sample container to be sorted to the target sample rack on the sorting table of the sample sorting device.
  • the present invention also provides a sample analysis method applied to a sample analysis system.
  • the sample analysis system includes a plurality of sample analyzers, a sample rack transmission device, an unloading station, and a sample classification device.
  • the sample rack transmits
  • the device has a transfer track and is used to transport a sample rack with sample containers to at least one sample analyzer of the plurality of sample analyzers for testing, and the plurality of analyzers and the unloading station are along the transport
  • the first conveying direction of the track is arranged in sequence, and the sample sorting device is arranged upstream or downstream of the unloading station along the first conveying direction and is used to compare at least one sample analyzer among the plurality of sample analyzers. Sort the sample containers in the tested sample rack;
  • the classification method includes:
  • the transfer track transports the sample rack with the sample container to be sorted to the connecting track of the sample sorting device
  • the sample transfer mechanism of the sample sorting device transfers the sample container to be sorted to the target sample rack on the sorting table of the sample sorting device;
  • the connecting rail transports the sorted sample racks to the transport rail to transport the sample racks from the transport rail to the unloading table.
  • the sample containers transported to the sample rack on the connecting rail can be sorted, for example, The sample containers transported to the second sample analyzer for testing are concentrated on the same sample rack to reduce the retention time of the sample rack on the sample rack transfer device, avoid "clogging" in the sample analysis system, and improve the sample analysis system s efficiency.
  • 1 to 5 are schematic structural diagrams of a sample analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a sample classification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the rotation driving mechanism and the grasping mechanism of the sample sorting device in FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the vertical driving mechanism of the sample sorting device in FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a loading mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a sample rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 11 and 12 are flowcharts of a sample analysis method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 and 14 are schematic structural diagrams of another sample analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart of another sample analysis method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Samples usually need to undergo routine testing, such as routine blood testing, which is implemented on a blood analyzer. For samples with certain characteristics, such as those that require routine blood retesting, CRP testing, push film, glycation testing, etc., they need to be measured on other instruments, while samples that no longer need to be tested for other items are sent. To the unloading area. Due to the different processing methods for samples that need to be tested differently, the samples need to be sorted for separate processing.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sample analysis system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • this embodiment provides a sample analysis system, which mainly includes a first sample analyzer 20 and a second sample analyzer 30 , Sample rack transmission device and sample sorting device 100.
  • the sample rack transfer device has a transfer track 110 and is connected to the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30.
  • the sample rack transfer device is used to transport the sample rack 40 with the sample container to the first sample analyzer 20 And/or the second sample analyzer 30 performs the detection, the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 are arranged in sequence along the first conveying direction of the transmission track 110, and the sample sorting device 100 is arranged in the first sample Between the analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30.
  • the first conveying direction is shown by the hollow arrow in FIG. 1.
  • the sample rack 40 may be sequentially transported to the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 by the sample rack transmission device.
  • the sample sorting device 100 mainly includes a connecting track 120, a sorting table 140, and a sample transfer mechanism 160.
  • the connecting track 120 is connected in parallel with the transfer track 110, especially coaxially connected, so that the sample rack 40 with the sample container can be transported from the transfer track 110 to the connecting track 120 and from the connecting track 120 to the transfer track 110 .
  • the connecting rail 120 can directly pass the sample rack 40 carried on the transport rail 110.
  • the sample rack 40 does not stay on the connecting track 120, but is directly transported to the downstream transport track via the connecting track 120 110 on.
  • the connecting track 120 may be connected to the transmission track 110 at both ends, as shown in FIG. 1, or the connecting track 120 may be a part of the transmission track 110.
  • the sorting station 140 is used to place at least one sample rack 40, generally an empty sample rack, and has an interface for the sample rack 40 on the sorting station 140 to enter the connecting rail 120 or for the sample rack 40 on the connecting rail 120 to enter the sorting station 140.
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 is set on the sorting table 140, and the sample transfer mechanism 160 can move above the connecting rail 120 to transfer the sample container in the sample rack 40 transported on the connecting rail 120 to the sample rack 40 on the sorting table 140 .
  • the same sample container on a sample rack may need to be transported to different sample analyzers for testing or different sample containers on a sample rack need to be transported to different sample analyzers for testing. Therefore, A sample sorting device 100 is provided between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30, and the sample container in the sample rack on the connecting rail 120, especially the sample container that needs to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 for testing.
  • the sample container is transferred to the sample rack 40 of the sorting station 140, that is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the sample container on the sample rack is sorted by the sample sorting device, and will need to be transported to the same sample analyzer, such as the second sample
  • the sample containers of the analyzer are concentrated in the same sample rack, which can reduce the retention time of the sample rack on the sample rack transmission device, avoid "clogging" in the sample analysis system, and improve the efficiency of the sample analysis system.
  • the sample classification device 100 may further include a first recognizer 4 (not shown in FIG. 1) for recognizing a sample container.
  • the first recognizer 4 4 Synchronize horizontal movement with the sample transfer mechanism 160 to identify the identity information of the sample container currently transferred by the sample transfer mechanism.
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 can transfer the sample container to the sample rack corresponding to its identity information according to the identity information of the currently transferred sample container.
  • the first recognizer 4 can move horizontally in synchronization with the sample transfer mechanism 160, which enables the sample container to recognize the identity information during the transfer process without transferring the sample container to a specific area for identification, shortening the identification
  • the duration of the identity information can improve the classification efficiency of the sample classification device, thereby increasing the efficiency of the sample analysis system.
  • the sample classification device 100 may further include a second recognizer 170 which is provided on one side of the interface of the sample classification device 100.
  • the second recognizer 170 is arranged at an effective position that can perform identity recognition on the sample rack 40 that is about to enter the connecting rail 120, for example, before or after the sample classification device 100.
  • the second recognizer 170 may be a barcode scanner, and the second recognizer 170 may be installed in a position that can directly face the barcode on the side or front of the sample holder.
  • the second recognizer 170 may also be an RFID electronic tag recognition device.
  • the installation position of the second recognizer is relatively flexible, and can distinguish the sample rack 40 conveyed on the transmission track 110 or the connection track 120. OK.
  • the second recognizer recognizes the identity information of the sample rack to be transmitted to the sample rack of the connecting track 120, and can determine in advance whether the sample container on the sample rack needs to be classified.
  • the sample rack passes directly from the connecting rail 120 to the unloading area of the next sample analyzer or sample analysis system, or performs other processing, which can reduce the load of the sample classification system and improve the processing efficiency.
  • the sample sorting device 100 may further include a loading mechanism 1600 (not shown in FIG. 1) for pushing the sample rack 40 on the sorting table 140 toward or away from the connecting rail 120.
  • the loading mechanism 1600 is It will be described in detail below in conjunction with FIG. 10.
  • the sample sorting device 100 may further include an in-position detection mechanism 180 for detecting whether the sample rack is transported from the sorting table 40 to the connecting rail 120.
  • the in-position detection mechanism 180 includes a contact and a detection optical coupler (not shown in FIG. 1).
  • the contact is disposed on a side of the connecting rail 120 away from the sorting table 140 and the contact is rotatable, so that the end of the contact enters or turns out of the upper side of the connecting rail 120.
  • the sample holder 40 moves from the sorting table 140 to the connecting rail 120 and touches the end of the contact.
  • the contact rotates and touches the detection photocoupler.
  • the contact may be an arc-shaped hook structure.
  • the in-position detection mechanism may also include a pushing mechanism for pushing the sample rack 40 on the connecting rail 120 toward the sorting table 140.
  • the pushing mechanism may be an electric push rod device, so as to cooperate with the loading mechanism of the sample sorting device 100 to position the sample rack 40 on the connecting rail 120.
  • the pushing mechanism pushes the sample rack on the connecting rail 120 to move in the direction of the sorting table 140, so that the in-position detection photocoupler is not blocked; then the loading mechanism moves to the back of all the sample racks on the sorting table, from the last row of samples
  • the rack pushes all the sample racks in the direction of the connecting rail 120 until the sample rack on the connecting rail 120 touches the detection optical coupler in place and allows it to trigger and block.
  • all the sample racks on the sorting table are in close contact with the sample racks on the connecting rail 120, and the sample transfer mechanism transfers the sample containers in the sample racks on the connecting rail 120 to the sample racks on the sorting table.
  • the transport track 110 may be a two-way transport track for transporting the sample rack 40 in a first transport direction or in a second transport direction opposite to the first transport direction. Therefore, the space occupied by the entire sample rack transmission device can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.
  • the sample rack transport device may also include another transport track for transporting the sample rack 40 in a second transport direction opposite to the first transport direction.
  • the sample rack transmission device may further include a first loading buffer area, a first loading mechanism, a first feeding channel, a first unloading buffer area, and a first unloading mechanism corresponding to the first sample analyzer 20 (Not shown).
  • the first loading buffer area is located between the transmission track 110 and the first feeding channel and is used to store the sample rack 40; the first loading mechanism is used to transport the sample rack 40 on the transmission track 110 to the first loading buffer area for storage , Or transport the sample rack 40 stored in the first loading buffer area to the first feeding channel; the first feeding channel is parallel to the transmission track, and the first sample analyzer is paired with the samples transported to the first feeding channel
  • the first unloading buffer area is located between the transmission track and the first feeding channel and is used to store the sample rack; the first unloading mechanism is used to transport the sample rack 40 in the first feeding channel to the first unloading buffer Or transport the sample rack 40 stored in the first unloading buffer area to the transport track.
  • the sample rack transmission device may also include a second loading buffer area corresponding to the second sample analyzer 30, a second loading mechanism, a second feed channel, a second unloading buffer area, and a second unloading mechanism (not shown) ).
  • sample rack transmission device of the embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the applicant's PCT applications WO2017177466A1 and WO2019075704A1, and the contents of these applications are incorporated by reference.
  • the sample rack transmission device of the embodiment of the present invention can also be implemented by other structures having the same or similar functions, and details are not described herein again.
  • the sample analysis system may further include a loading platform (not shown) arranged upstream of the first sample analyzer along the first conveying direction of the transmission track, and a loading platform (not shown) arranged along the first conveying direction of the transmission track at the second An unloading platform (not shown) downstream of the sample analyzer.
  • the loading platform is used to receive a sample rack on which a sample container to be tested is placed, and the unloading platform is used to receive a sample rack on which all sample containers have been tested.
  • the first sample analyzer 20 may be a blood analyzer
  • the second sample analyzer 30 may be a C-reactive protein analyzer, a pusher staining machine, or a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer. Since the analysis time of the blood analyzer is relatively short, the analysis time of C-reactive protein, push-chip staining machine, and glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer is longer. After the blood analyzer, use the C-reactive protein analyzer or push-chip staining machine or glycosylated hemoglobin. A sample sorting device is set before the analyzer.
  • the sample sorting device can centrally place the sample containers that have been tested by the blood analyzer and need to be transported to the second sample analyzer in a specific sample rack B, and make the specific sample rack B leave
  • the sample classification device goes to the target sample analyzer, thereby improving the efficiency of the sample analysis system of the embodiment of the present invention. For example, there are a total of 30 sample containers that have been tested by the first sample analyzer, of which only 10 sample containers need to be transported to the second sample analyzer. If these 30 sample containers are mixedly placed on 3 sample racks, respectively For sample racks B1, B2, and B3, these three sample racks must pass through the second sample analyzer in sequence, which results in a decrease in the efficiency of the sample analysis system.
  • sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer are all placed in the sample rack B1, and the sample rack B1 is sent to the second sample analyzer. Since the classification speed of the sample classification device is faster and the analysis speed of the second sample analyzer is relatively slow, the sample classification will not affect the overall efficiency. Since only one sample rack B1 enters the second sample analyzer after classification, the efficiency of the sample analysis system can be improved.
  • the first sample analyzer 20 may also be a C-reactive protein analyzer
  • the second sample analyzer 30 may be a slide staining machine or a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer.
  • the analysis speed of the push-chip staining machine or glycohemoglobin analyzer is slower than the detection speed of the C-reactive protein analyzer, and for example, the report output time of the glycohemoglobin analyzer is not high, so in the first analyzer
  • a sample sorting device is provided between the second sample analyzer 30 and the second sample analyzer 30.
  • the sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 are concentrated on the same sample rack, which can improve the second sample analyzer 30, such as a pusher staining machine. Or the utilization rate of the glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer and the reduction of the reagent consumption of the glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer, and improve the efficiency of the sample analyzer system, avoiding the traffic jam of the sample rack transmission device.
  • the first sample analyzer 20 may also be a pusher staining machine
  • the second sample analyzer 30 may be a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer
  • the sample sorting device is set in one of the pusher stainer and glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer. between.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a sample analysis system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Unlike the sample analyzer system shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment has the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30. , It also includes a third sample analyzer 3001. The first sample analyzer 20, the second sample analyzer 30, and the third sample analyzer 3001 are sequentially arranged along the first conveying direction of the transmission track 110. The sample rack 40 may be sequentially transported to the first sample analyzer 20, the second sample analyzer 30, and the third sample analyzer 3001 by the sample rack transfer device.
  • a sample classification device 100 is provided between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30.
  • the sample classification device 100 is as shown in the foregoing embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
  • the first sample analyzer 20 may be a blood analyzer
  • the second sample analyzer 30 may be a C-reactive protein analyzer
  • the third sample analyzer 3001 may be a slide stainer or a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer
  • the sample sorting device 100 is located between the blood analyzer and the C-reactive protein analyzer.
  • the first sample analyzer 20 may be a C-reactive protein analyzer
  • the second sample analyzer 30 may be a pusher staining machine
  • the third sample analyzer 3001 may be a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer.
  • the sample sorting device 100 provided between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 sorts the sample containers in the sample rack 40 transported from the transport rail 110 to the connecting rail 120 There can be many classification strategies.
  • One sorting strategy may be to place sample containers that only need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 in the same sample rack, and place sample containers that only need to be transported to the third sample analyzer 30 in the same sample rack. For example, a total of 30 sample containers that have been tested by the first sample analyzer are placed on 3 sample racks, of which 10 sample containers do not need to be analyzed, and 10 sample containers need to be transported to the second sample for analysis Instrument 30, 10 sample containers need to be transported to the third sample analyzer 3001. Before being sorted, the three sample racks mixed with sample containers need to pass through the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 in sequence, and finally be transported to the unloading station.
  • the sample sorting device 100 sorts the above 30 sample containers, and places the sample container that needs to be transported to the second sample analyzer on the sample rack C1, and will need to be transported to the third sample analyzer.
  • the sample container is placed on the sample rack C2.
  • the sample rack C1 is directly transported to the second sample analyzer, and the sample rack C2 is directly transported to the third sample analyzer. It can be seen from comparison that after sample classification, the waiting time of the sample rack on the assembly line can be reduced, the utilization rate of the sample analyzer can be improved, and the efficiency of the sample analysis system can be improved.
  • Another classification strategy of the embodiment of the present invention may also be to place the sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 in the same sample rack, and only need to be transported to the second sample analyzer.
  • the sample containers of the instrument 30 are placed in the same sample rack, and the sample containers that only need to be transported to the third sample analyzer 3001 are placed in the same sample rack.
  • Another sorting strategy of the embodiment of the present invention may be to place sample containers that only need to be transported to the third sample analyzer 3001 in the same sample rack, while keeping other sample containers in the original sample rack and transport them to the transport via the connecting track. On track.
  • the present invention can set a classification strategy according to actual needs, and is not limited to the above classification strategy.
  • the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 share a sample classification device 100, which can save the use space of the pipeline.
  • the sorting station of the sample sorting apparatus 100 may set the priority. For example, when the second sample analyzer 30 is a slide staining machine and the third sample analyzer 3001 is a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer, the measurement time of the glycosylated sample is low, and it can be placed on the sample rack on the rear side of the classification table. , And the push piece sample is placed on the sample rack on the front side of the sorting table.
  • the sample rack with the push piece sample is sent out of the sorting table to the push piece dyeing machine for push piece dyeing.
  • the sample rack of the saccharification sample and the sample rack in front of it are sent out together, if it is an empty sample rack, it will be sent to the unloading platform, if it is a slide sample rack, it will be sent to the slide dyeing machine;
  • the glycated sample rack is sent to the glycated hemoglobin analyzer.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sample analysis system of the third embodiment of the present invention. Different from the sample analyzer system shown in FIG. 2, this embodiment has a first sample analyzer 20, a second sample analyzer 30, and In addition to the sample sorting device 100 and the third sample analyzer 3001 between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30, it also includes the device installed in the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001. The sample classification device 100 between.
  • sample sorting device 100 disposed between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 and the sample sorting device 100 disposed between the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 are as described in the above embodiment As shown, I will not repeat them here.
  • the two sample sorting apparatuses 100 can sort the sample containers in the sample rack 40 transported by the transmission track 110 to the corresponding connecting track 120. There are many sorting strategies.
  • One sorting strategy may be that the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 places the sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 in the same sample rack, The remaining sample containers remain in the original sample rack and are transported to the transmission track via the corresponding connecting rail; the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 will need to be transported to the third sample.
  • the sample containers of the analyzer 3001 are placed in the same sample rack, while the remaining sample containers remain in the original sample rack and are transported to the transmission track via the corresponding connecting track.
  • a sample classification device 100 is provided before and after the second sample analyzer 30. Since the transmission track 110 in the embodiment of the present invention can be transported in both directions, the sample container transported to the second sample analyzer 30 can be selectively cached in the sample sorting device 100 before or after the second sample analyzer 30 And sorting, and then supply the second sample analyzer 30 with the sample rack 40 containing the sample container to be tested according to the demand.
  • the present invention can set a classification strategy according to actual needs, and is not limited to the above classification strategy.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sample analysis system of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Different from the sample analyzer system shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment has a first sample analyzer 20, a second sample analyzer 30, and In addition to the sample classification device 100 between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30, it also includes a third sample analyzer 3001 and a fourth sample analyzer 3002, as well as a second sample analyzer 30. The sample classification device 100 between the third sample analyzer 3001 and the third sample analyzer 3001, and the sample classification device 100 between the third sample analyzer 3001 and the fourth sample analyzer 3002.
  • the first sample analyzer 20, the second sample analyzer 30, the third sample analyzer 3001, and the fourth sample analyzer 3002 are sequentially arranged along the first conveying direction of the transmission track 110.
  • the sample rack 40 may be sequentially transported through the first sample analyzer 20, the second sample analyzer 30, the third sample analyzer 3001, and the fourth sample analyzer 3002 by the sample rack transport device.
  • Each sample classification device 100 is shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
  • the first sample analyzer 20 may be a blood analyzer
  • the second sample analyzer 30 may be a C-reactive protein analyzer
  • the third sample analyzer 3001 may be a pusher staining machine
  • the meter 3002 may be a glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer. Due to the short detection time required by blood routine and CRP, for example, outpatient and emergency department reports may be issued within 30 minutes. Only when blood routine is abnormal will it enter the pusher for image reading processing, while the real-time requirements for detection of glycated samples are not high. It is enough to send the report on the same day, so it is placed last.
  • the three sample sorting devices 100 can sort the sample containers on the sample rack 40 transported by the transmission track 110 to the corresponding connecting track 120, and there are multiple sorting strategies.
  • a sorting strategy may be that the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 places the sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 in the same sample rack, and The remaining sample containers are kept in the original sample rack and transported to the transmission track via the corresponding connecting track; the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 will need to be transported to the third sample analyzer
  • the sample container of the instrument 3001 is placed in the same sample rack, while the remaining sample containers are kept in the original sample rack and are transported to the transmission track via the corresponding connecting track; set between the third sample analyzer 3001 and the fourth sample analyzer 3002
  • the sample sorting device 100 of the sample sorting device 100 places the sample containers that need to be transported to the fourth sample analyzer 3002 in the same sample rack, while the remaining sample containers remain in the original sample rack and are transported to the transmission track via the corresponding connecting rail.
  • the present invention can set a classification strategy according to actual needs, and is not limited to the above classification strategy.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sample analysis system of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Different from the sample analyzer system shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment has a first sample analyzer 20, a second sample analyzer 30, and In addition to the sample classification device 100 between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30, it also includes a third sample analyzer 3001 and a fourth sample analyzer 3002, as well as a second sample analyzer 30. And the third sample analyzer 3001 between the sample sorting device 100.
  • the first sample analyzer 20, the second sample analyzer 30, the third sample analyzer 3001, and the fourth sample analyzer 3002 are sequentially arranged along the first conveying direction of the transmission track 110.
  • the sample rack 40 is sequentially transported through the first sample analyzer 20, the second sample analyzer 30, the third sample analyzer 3001, and the fourth sample analyzer 3002 by the sample rack transport device.
  • Each sample classification device 100 is shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
  • the two sample sorting devices 100 can sort the sample containers in the sample rack 40 that are transported by the transmission track 110 to the corresponding connecting track 120, and there are multiple sorting strategies.
  • a sorting strategy may be that the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 places the sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 in the same sample rack, and The remaining sample containers are kept in the original sample rack and transported to the transmission track via the corresponding connecting track; the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 will need to be transported to the third sample analyzer
  • the sample containers of the meter 3001 are placed in the same sample rack, and the sample containers that need to be transported to the fourth sample analyzer 3002 are placed in the same sample rack.
  • Another classification strategy of the embodiment of the present invention may be that the sample classification device 100 arranged between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 places the sample container that needs to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 in In the same sample rack, the sample containers that need to be transported to the third sample analyzer 3001 are placed in the same sample rack, and the sample containers that need to be transported to the second sample analyzer 20 and the third sample analyzer 3001 at the same time are placed in the same sample In the rack; the sample sorting device 100 arranged between the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 3001 places the sample containers that need to be transported to the fourth sample analyzer 3002 in the same sample rack.
  • the present invention can set a classification strategy according to actual needs, and is not limited to the above classification strategy.
  • the sample transfer mechanism of the sample sorting device 100 mainly includes a grasping mechanism 201, a rotating drive mechanism 202, and a horizontal drive.
  • the sample rack on the sorting table 140 is used to load the sample container 10 to be sorted from the sample rack 40 on the connecting track 120 by the sample transfer mechanism, and the sample bar code 103 is provided on the sample container 10 to be sorted.
  • the grabbing mechanism 201 is used to grab the sample container 10 to be sorted from the sample rack 40 on the connecting rail 120.
  • the rotation driving mechanism 202 is connected to the grasping mechanism 201 and is used to drive the grasping mechanism 201 to rotate around its vertical axis, in particular to drive the grasping mechanism 201 together with the sample container 10 to be grasped by it to rotate around its vertical axis.
  • the vertical driving mechanism 302 is connected to the grasping mechanism 201 and is used to drive the grasping mechanism 201 together with the test tube to be sorted to move along the vertical direction Z.
  • the first identifier 4 is configured as a scanner here, and the first identifier 4 is arranged adjacent to the grasping mechanism 201 and is used for barcode of the sample container 10 grasped by the grasping mechanism 201 in its scanning area. 103 performs scanning and identification.
  • the sample container 10 includes a test tube body 101 and a test tube cap 102 that cooperate with each other.
  • the sample barcode 103 is arranged on the outer side wall of the test tube body 101.
  • the test tube body 101 is used to contain samples.
  • the barcode information stored in the sample barcode 103 includes the detection type of the sample to be detected.
  • the types of detection include, but are not limited to, routine blood testing, C-reactive protein testing, and glycosylated hemoglobin testing.
  • the outer diameter of the test tube cap 102 is greater than the outer diameter of the test tube body 101.
  • the outer diameter specification and shape change of the test tube cap 102 can be flexibly set, so that the grasping mechanism can grasp the sample container 10 more reliably.
  • the first bracket 51 is used to install the grasping mechanism 201, the rotation driving mechanism 202, the vertical driving mechanism 302 and the first identifier 4.
  • the horizontal drive mechanism 301 is connected to the first bracket 51 and is used to drive the first bracket 51 together with the grasping mechanism 201, the rotation drive mechanism 202, the vertical drive mechanism 302 and the first identifier 4 mounted on the first bracket 51 along the horizontal Movement in direction X/Y.
  • a controller (not shown in FIG.
  • the controller is further configured to classify the sample container 10 to be classified according to the barcode information of the sample barcode 103 of the sample container 10 to be classified, which is recognized by the first recognizer 4.
  • the horizontal drive mechanism 301 can drive the first bracket 51 together with the grasping mechanism 201, the rotation drive mechanism 202, the vertical drive mechanism 302, and the first identifier 4 mounted on the first bracket 51 to move in the horizontal direction, that is, The first recognizer 4 can move horizontally in synchronization with the grasping mechanism 201, so that the grasping mechanism 201 does not have to move the sample container 10 to be sorted in the horizontal direction to a scanner fixedly set at a designated position to perform scanning operations.
  • the grabbing mechanism 201 can take the sample container 10 to be sorted away from the sample rack 40 in the vertical direction Z and immediately scan operation by the first recognizer 4 arranged next to the grabbing mechanism 201, which shortens the movement of the sample container 10 to be sorted The distance further improves the screening efficiency of the sample container 10 to be classified, and the operation is convenient.
  • the first recognizer 4 is fixedly installed on the first bracket 51, the grasping mechanism 201 is movably installed on the first bracket 51 along the vertical direction Z, and the first recognizer 4 and The grasping mechanism 201 is located on the same side of the first bracket 51. More preferably, the scanning area of the first recognizer 4 is set on the path along which the grasping mechanism 201 moves in the vertical direction Z.
  • the grasping mechanism 201 may be configured as a pneumatic grasping mechanism 22, wherein the pneumatic grasping mechanism 22 includes an air claw and an air cylinder connected to each other.
  • the air cylinder is used to drive the air claw to clamp or loosen the sample container 10 to be sorted.
  • the grasping mechanism 201 can also be configured as a mechanical grasping mechanism, an electric grasping mechanism or a hydraulic grasping mechanism, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • At least one clamping jaw 21 may be fixed on the first air jaw 223 and the second air jaw 224, respectively, and the air cylinder 222 is used to drive the first air jaw 223 and the second air jaw 224 to approach or move away from each other, thereby The corresponding clamping jaws 21 fixed on the first air jaw 223 and the second air jaw 224 are close to or away from each other, so as to clamp or loosen the test tube 10 to be sorted.
  • Each clamping jaw 21 includes opposite free ends 211 and connecting ends 212.
  • each gripper 21 is provided with a chuck 213 for clamping the test tube body 101 to realize the gripping of the test tube body 101 by the chuck 213 of the gripper 21. Take operation.
  • each clamping jaw 21 is substantially L-shaped to prevent the clamping jaw 21 from interfering with the test tube cap 102.
  • the rotation driving mechanism 202 may include a first motor 24 having a first rotation shaft 241 extending vertically, and the grasping mechanism 201 is fixed on the first rotation shaft 241.
  • the first motor 24 is used to drive the grabbing mechanism 201 to rotate around the first rotation axis 241 so that the sample barcode 103 of the sample container 10 to be sorted clamped by the grabbing mechanism 201 can be reliably scanned and recognized by the first recognizer 4.
  • the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 241 is parallel to the vertical direction Z.
  • the rotation driving mechanism 202 may further include a mounting frame 23 for fixing the first motor 24.
  • the rotation driving mechanism 202 is fixed on the first bracket 51 by the mounting frame 23.
  • the first motor 24 is fixed to the bottom of the mounting frame 23.
  • the rotation driving mechanism 202 may further include a limit member 25 for limiting the rotation stroke of the motor 24.
  • the motor 241 has a second rotating shaft 242 that extends vertically opposite to the first rotating shaft 241.
  • the limiting member 25 includes an anti-rotation block 251, a screw rod 252 and a nut 253.
  • the anti-rotation block 251 is fixed on the mounting frame 23, the screw rod 252 is fixed on the second rotating shaft 242, and the axial direction of the screw rod 252 is collinear with the axial direction of the second rotating shaft 242.
  • the first motor 24 includes a first end surface 2401 and a second end surface 2402 opposite to each other.
  • the screw rod 252 includes an upper end surface 2521 and a lower end surface 2522 opposite to each other.
  • the nut 253 is sleeved on the screw rod 252 and is movably clamped to the anti-rotation block 251 along the screw rod 252.
  • the anti-rotation block 251 is configured to restrict the screw nut 253 from rotating around the screw rod 252 under the drive of the first motor 24, and the screw nut can be driven by the first motor 24 on the upper end surface 2401 of the first motor 24 and the screw rod 252. Move between the upper end face 2521.
  • the anti-rotation block 251 is provided with a protrusion 2511 on the side close to the nut 253, and the nut 253 is provided with a groove 2531 that cooperates with the protrusion 2511 to restrict the nut 253 from winding vertically. Rotate in direction Z.
  • the nut 253 moves in the vertical direction Z between the first end surface 2401 of the motor 24 and the upper end surface 2521 of the screw rod 252, and the nut 253 moves to the first end surface of the first motor 24.
  • the nut 253 stops moving, and the first motor 24 is blocked.
  • the rotation driving mechanism 202 further includes a positioning member 26.
  • the positioning member 26 is used to determine the initial position of the nut 253, thereby determining the initial rotation angle of the clamping mechanism 201 around its vertical axis. Since the clamping mechanism 201 clamps a test tube on the sample rack 40 or places a test tube on the sample rack 40, the adjacent test tube may be affected due to the improper angular position of the rotation about the vertical axis. The taking mechanism 201 needs to initialize the rotation angle position before moving to the top of the sample holder 40 in the vertical direction.
  • the positioning member 26 includes an optocoupler 261 electrically connected to the controller and an optocoupler baffle 262 that cooperates with the optocoupler 261.
  • the optical coupler 261 is opposite to the initial position of the nut 253, and the optical coupling block 262 is fixed on the nut 253 and moves synchronously with the nut 253.
  • the controller is configured to control the action of the rotation driving mechanism 202 according to the electrical signal of the optocoupler 261.
  • the optical coupler 261 is fixed on the mounting frame 23.
  • the initial position may refer to the preset position of the nut 253 close to the upper end surface 2521 of the screw rod 252.
  • the horizontal driving mechanism 301 includes a first horizontal driving mechanism 300 and a second bracket 31.
  • the first horizontal drive mechanism 300 is electrically connected to the controller and is used to drive the first bracket 51 together with the grasping mechanism 201, the rotation drive mechanism 202, the vertical drive mechanism 302 and the first identifier provided thereon under the control of the controller 4 moves horizontally along a first direction X perpendicular to the vertical direction Z.
  • the second bracket 31 is used to install the first bracket 51 and the first horizontal driving mechanism 300.
  • the first horizontal driving mechanism 300 includes a first linear guide 32, a first sliding block 33 and a first horizontal driving motor 34.
  • the first linear guide 32 is fixed on the second bracket 31 and extends along the first direction X.
  • the first sliding block 33 is slidably disposed on the first linear guide 32 and fixedly connected to the first bracket 51.
  • the first horizontal drive motor 34 is fixed on the second bracket 31 and connected with the first slider 33 to drive the first slider 33 to drive the first bracket 51 to move along the first linear guide 32, thereby realizing the grasping mechanism 201 and The movement of the first recognizer 4 in the first direction X.
  • the horizontal driving mechanism 301 further includes a second horizontal driving mechanism 400 and a third bracket 41.
  • the second horizontal driving mechanism 400 is electrically connected to the controller and is used to drive the second bracket 31 together with the first bracket 51 installed thereon in a second direction perpendicular to the vertical direction Z and the first direction X under the control of the controller Y horizontal movement.
  • the third bracket 41 is used to install the second bracket 31 and can move horizontally along the second direction Y.
  • the second horizontal driving mechanism 400 includes second linear guides 42 and 43 and a second horizontal driving motor 44.
  • One end of the third bracket 41 is fixedly connected to the second bracket 31 and the other end is slidably connected to the second linear guide. 42 and 43, the second horizontal drive motor 44 is used to drive the third bracket 41 to move horizontally along the second direction Y on the second linear guides 42 and 43.
  • the vertical drive mechanism 302 includes a third linear guide 52 arranged on the first bracket 51, a second slider 53 slidably connected to the third linear guide 52, and a second slider 53 that drives the second slider 53 along the third A vertical drive motor 54 on which the linear guide 52 slides.
  • the extension direction of the third linear guide 52 is parallel to the vertical direction Z.
  • the vertical drive mechanism 302 is connected to the mounting frame 23 of the rotation drive mechanism 202 through the second slider 53 so that the vertical drive motor 54 can drive the second slider 53 to drive the rotation drive mechanism 202 together with the grasping mechanism 201 in the vertical direction.
  • the third linear guide 52 moves up.
  • the first recognizer 4 can only move in the horizontal direction with the first bracket 51, that is, the first recognizer 4 can move with the first bracket 51 in the first horizontal direction X and the second horizontal direction Y. Move, but the first recognizer 4 will not move along the vertical direction Z with the rotating drive mechanism 202 and the grasping mechanism 201, thereby shortening the moving distance of the sample container 10 to be classified, thereby improving the screening of the sample container 10 to be classified Efficiency and easy operation.
  • sample classification device 100 The detailed structure of the sample classification device 100 is disclosed in the Chinese invention application filed by the applicant on the same day, and the content of the application is incorporated by reference.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a loading mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the sample sorting device 100 in this embodiment further includes a loading mechanism 1600 for pushing the sample rack 40 on the sorting table 140 toward or away from the connecting rail 120.
  • the loading mechanism 1600 is arranged under the sorting table 140.
  • the loading mechanism 1600 includes: a bracket 161 for supporting the loading mechanism 1600; a pushing pawl 162 for driving the sample rack 40 stored on the sorting table 140 to slide toward or away from the connecting rail 120; a pushing pawl driving device 163 arranged at The bracket 161 is used to drive the push pawl 162 to perform the aforementioned movement process, that is, the drive push pawl 162 drives the sample rack 40 stored on the sorting table 140 to slide toward or away from the connecting rail 120.
  • the pushing claw driving device 163 of the loading mechanism 1600 includes a horizontal pushing assembly 1631, a pushing claw mounting seat 1632 and a lifting assembly 1633.
  • the horizontal pushing assembly 1631 is disposed on the bracket 161 and can move horizontally relative to the bracket 161.
  • the pushing pawl mounting seat 1632 is linked with the horizontal pushing assembly 1631, and the horizontal pushing assembly 1631 can drive the pushing pawl mounting seat 1632 to move toward or away from the connecting rail 120 horizontally.
  • the lifting assembly 1633 is arranged on the push claw mounting seat 1632.
  • the lifting assembly 1633 is used to drive the pushing pawl 162 to approach the sample holder 40 so that the pushing pawl 162 and the sample holder 40 resist and move together.
  • the horizontal pushing assembly 1631 can drive the pushing pawl mounting seat 1632 to move horizontally, thereby causing the pushing pawl 162 to slide toward or away from the connecting rail 120.
  • the horizontal pushing assembly 1631 may be a motor timing belt drive structure, and the motor is used to drive the timing belt to rotate, thereby driving the push claw mounting seat 1632 to move horizontally.
  • the horizontal pushing component 1631 may also be a linear motor, and the primary driving push claw mounting seat 1632 of the linear motor performs horizontal linear motion.
  • a linear guide rail 164 can also be installed on the bracket 161, and the push claw mounting seat 1632 is slidably mounted on the linear guide rail 164.
  • the lifting assembly 1633 can use a lifting cylinder to fix the cylinder body of the lifting cylinder on the push claw mounting seat 1632, and the push claw 162 is fixedly connected to the piston rod of the lifting cylinder, and the lifting claw 162 is driven to move up and down by controlling the piston rod of the lifting cylinder. .
  • the sorting table 140 includes a panel (not shown) for carrying the sample rack 40, and a long hole extending from the sorting table 140 to the connecting rail 120 is opened on the panel.
  • the lifting assembly 1633 drives the pushing pawl 162 to rise, so that the pushing pawl 162 at least partially penetrates the elongated hole and cooperates with the bottom of the sample holder 40 to move in conjunction.
  • position sensors 165 are respectively provided at the two ends of the bracket 161 near the inner side of the connecting rails 120 and 140.
  • the position sensors 165 can be connected to the push pawl mounting seat 1632 or the push pawl 162. The cooperation enables the system controller to obtain the movement position of the push claw 162.
  • the position sensor 165 is preferably an optocoupler. An optocoupler sheet is provided on the push claw mounting seat 1632.
  • the optocoupler sheet interacts with the optocoupler to make light
  • the coupling sends out a sensing signal, so that the system controller can determine the position of the push pawl 162.
  • the pushing claw 162 is arranged on the lifting assembly 1633, and the lifting assembly 1633 drives the pushing claw 162 to rise so that the pushing claw 162 at least partially penetrates the long hole opened in the Y direction on the classification table 140 and is matched with the bottom of the sample rack 40.
  • the loading mechanism 1600 may also be a manipulator structure.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sample rack according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the sample rack 40 has a structure that can be matched with the push claw 162.
  • the bottom of the sample rack 40 is provided with a bottom groove 401 at intervals.
  • the claw 162 extends upward from the long hole 142 on the sorting table 140, it can be inserted into the bottom groove 401 at the bottom of the sample rack 40, thereby driving the sample rack 40 to move synchronously.
  • the two sides of the panel of the sorting table 140 may be provided with guiding side walls, and the two guiding side walls form a placement opening with an upward opening, which allows the sample rack to be directly placed from top to bottom.
  • the pushing claw 162 can also push the sample rack 40 to slide on the sorting table 140 from the front and rear sides of the bottom of the sample rack 40.
  • the present invention also provides a sample analysis method, which is applied to a sample analysis system, especially to the sample analysis system shown in FIGS. 1 to 10.
  • the sample analysis system includes a first sample analyzer 20, a second sample analyzer 30, a sample rack transmission device, and a sample classification device 100.
  • the sample rack transmission device has a transmission track 110 and is used for placing The sample rack 40 with sample containers is transported to the first sample analyzer 20 and/or the second sample analyzer 30 for testing, the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30 Arranged sequentially along the first conveying direction of the transmission track 110, the sample sorting device 100 is arranged between the first sample analyzer 20 and the second sample analyzer 30.
  • the sample analysis method of the first embodiment of the present invention includes:
  • Step 1201 the transfer track 110 transports the sample rack containing the sample containers to be sorted to the connecting track 120 of the sample sorting device 100;
  • Step 1202 the sample transfer mechanism 160 of the sample sorting device 100 transfers the sample container to be sorted to the target sample rack on the sorting table 140 of the sample sorting device 100.
  • the method of the embodiment of the present invention can reduce the residence time of the sample rack on the sample rack transmission device, avoid "clogging" in the sample analysis system, thereby improving the efficiency of the sample analysis system.
  • step 1202 may include:
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 moves above the connecting rail 120 to transfer the sample container to be sorted to the target sample rack on the sorting table 140.
  • the sample container to be classified is especially a sample container that needs to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30 for testing.
  • the sample analysis system may further include a third sample analyzer and/or a fourth sample analyzer, and may also include a sample classification device located between the second sample analyzer 30 and the third sample analyzer 100, or may also include a sample sorting device 100 located between the third sample analyzer and the fourth sample analyzer.
  • the sample container to be sorted may be the third sample analyzer and/or the fourth sample analyzer that needs to be transported Sample container for testing.
  • step 1202 may also include:
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 moves above the sample rack where the sample container to be classified is placed, and transfers the sample container to be classified to the target sample rack on the classification table 140;
  • the sample rack from which the sample container to be sorted is taken out is transported from the sorting table 140 to the connecting rail 120.
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 transfers the sample container to be sorted to the target sample rack on the sorting table 140, which may include:
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 grabs the sample container to be classified
  • the first recognizer 4 of the sample sorting device 100 recognizes the sample identity information of the sample container to be sorted grabbed by the sample transfer mechanism 160;
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 transfers the currently grabbed sample container to be classified to the target sample rack
  • the first recognizer 4 and the sample transfer mechanism 160 move synchronously horizontally.
  • the first recognizer 4 moves horizontally with the sample transfer mechanism 160 synchronously, which enables the sample container to identify the identity information during the transfer process, without the need to transfer the sample container to a specific area for identification, shortening the identification identity
  • the duration of the information can improve the efficiency of the classification of the sample container, which in turn can improve the efficiency of the sample analysis system.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a sample analysis method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the difference from FIG. 11 is that the transfer track 110 transports the sample rack containing the sample container to be sorted to the sample sorting Before the device 100 is mounted on the connecting track 120, the method further includes:
  • Step 1301 Determine whether the sample rack includes sample containers that need to be classified
  • Step 1302 if the sample rack includes a sample container that needs to be classified, the transport rail 110 transports the sample rack to the connecting rail 120 to stay on the connecting rail 120 to wait for classification;
  • step 1303 if the sample rack does not include the sample container that needs to be classified, the sample rack is made to leave the sample classification device 100 directly through the connecting rail 120.
  • step 1301 may include:
  • the second recognizer 170 recognizes the sample rack identity information of the sample rack to be transported to the connecting rail 120, and obtains the sample identity information of the sample container on the sample rack according to the sample rack identity information;
  • sample identity information it is determined whether the sample rack includes a sample container that needs to be classified.
  • the second recognizer 170 recognizes the identity information of the sample rack to be transmitted to the sample rack of the connecting track 120, and can determine in advance whether the sample container on the sample rack needs to be classified, and if it does not need to be classified, it can be transmitted
  • the sample rack to the next sample analyzer or the next sample sorting device 100 or unloading station can reduce the load of the sample sorting system and improve the processing efficiency.
  • the method may further include:
  • Step 1401 judging whether it is necessary to transport a sample rack to the second sample analyzer 30 according to a preset rule
  • step 1402 when the sample rack needs to be transported to the second sample analyzer 30, the loading mechanism 1600 pushes the target sample rack on the sorting table 140 toward the connecting rail 120 until it is closest to the connecting rail 120.
  • the target sample rack reaches the connecting rail 120.
  • the preset rule may be detecting that at least one row of full test tube racks has been stored on the sorting table, or it may be that a preset time has been reached, or it may be detecting that the user triggers the start button.
  • step 1402 may include:
  • the loading mechanism 1600 pushes the plurality of target sample racks on the sorting table 140 toward the connecting rail 120, so that the target sample rack closest to the connecting rail 120 among the plurality of target sample racks reaches the Connect the rail 120.
  • step 1402 may include:
  • the loading mechanism 1600 pushes the first target sample rack farthest from the connecting rail 120 among the plurality of target sample racks to move the plurality of target sample racks in the direction of the connecting rail 120 until the multi The second target sample rack closest to the connecting rail 120 among the target sample racks reaches the connecting rail 120;
  • the loading mechanism 1600 is moved away from the first target sample rack and moved to a third target sample rack directly adjacent to the second target sample rack so as to contact the third target sample rack, so that the second The target sample rack is separated from the third target sample rack.
  • the loading mechanism 1600 moves below the third target sample rack directly adjacent to the second target sample rack and hooks the third target sample rack; the loading mechanism 1600 pushes the third target The sample rack moves the third target sample rack and the sample rack behind it in a direction away from the connecting track 120 until the second target sample rack is separated from the third target sample rack.
  • step 1402 may include:
  • the pushing pawl 162 in the loading mechanism 1600 resists and pushes the first target sample rack farthest from the connecting rail 120 among the plurality of target sample racks, so that the plurality of target sample racks move toward the connecting rail. Move in the direction 120 until the second target sample rack closest to the connecting rail 120 among the plurality of target sample racks reaches the connecting rail 120;
  • the pushing pawl 162 is driven by the lifting assembly 1631 in the loading mechanism 1600 to fall away from the first target sample rack;
  • the pushing claw driving device 163 drives the lifting assembly 1631 to move to the connecting rail 120, so that the pushing claw 162 moves below the third target sample rack directly adjacent to the second target sample rack;
  • the pushing pawl 162 is raised under the driving of the lifting assembly 1631 until it resists the third target sample rack;
  • the pushing pawl 162 pushes the third target sample rack to move the third target sample rack away from the connecting rail 120 until the second target sample rack is separated from the third target sample rack .
  • the embodiment of the present invention also provides a sample analysis system.
  • the sample analysis system includes a plurality of sample analyzers 3009, a sample rack transmission device, an unloading station 3006, and a sample classification device 100.
  • the sample rack transfer device has a transfer track 110 and is used to transport the sample rack with the sample container to at least one sample analyzer of the plurality of sample analyzers 3009 for inspection, and the plurality of sample analyzers 3009 and
  • the unloading station 3006 is sequentially arranged along the first conveying direction of the transport track 110, wherein the sample sorting device 100 is arranged upstream or downstream of the unloading station 3006 along the first conveying direction and is used for alignment
  • the sample containers in the sample rack detected by at least one sample analyzer of the plurality of sample analyzers are classified.
  • the sample sorting device 100 includes: a connecting rail 120 connected in parallel with the transfer rail 110, so that the sample rack with sample containers can be transported from the transfer rail 110 to the connecting rail 120 and from the transfer rail 110.
  • the connecting rail 120 is transported to the transfer rail 110; the sorting station 140 is used to place at least one sample rack to load sample containers; and the sample transfer mechanism 160 is arranged on the sorting station 140, the sample transfer mechanism 160 It can move above the connecting rail 120 to transfer the sample container in the sample rack on the connecting rail 120 to the sample rack on the sorting table 140.
  • the unloading station 3006 is used to receive the sample racks sorted by the sample sorting device 100.
  • the sample sorting device 100 is arranged upstream of the unloading station 3006.
  • the sample rack is detected by the sample analyzer 3009, and then transported to the sample sorting device 100 through the transmission track 110 for classification.
  • And cached on the sample rack on the sorting station 140 of the sample sorting apparatus 100, and the sorted empty test tube racks are transported to the unloading station 3006 through the transfer track 110.
  • the sample sorting device 100 is arranged downstream of the unloading station 3006.
  • the sample rack is detected by the sample analyzer 3009, it passes along the first conveying direction through the two-way transmission transmission track 110
  • the unloading station 3006 is first transported to the sample sorting device 100 for sorting, and is cached on the sample rack on the sorting stage 140 of the sample sorting device 100, and the sorted empty test tube rack is reversed by the two-way transmission track 110 along the reverse direction.
  • the second conveying direction of the first conveying direction is conveyed to the unloading table 3006.
  • the sample container is directly transported to the unloading station 3006 or other areas that can be cached after all the tests are completed.
  • the user needs to find a specific sample container, such as looking for a sample container with abnormal CRP test results, or looking for a sample container with abnormal blood test results, you need to find one by one at the unloading station 3006, etc. User experience Poor and inefficient.
  • the user can easily find the specific sample container, improve the user experience, and facilitate the management of the detected samples. sample.
  • the sample transfer mechanism 160 can be used to transfer the sample containers detected by the same sample analyzer from the sample racks on the connecting rail 120 to the same sample rack on the sorting table 140 on.
  • the classification table 140 may be provided with a plurality of preset characteristic areas, and the sample transfer mechanism 160 is used to transfer the sample racks to the connecting rail 120 through the same sample analyzer. The tested sample container is transferred to the corresponding feature area.
  • the sample sorting device 100 may be provided with a display screen for displaying the position of the sample container on the sorting table 140.
  • the user can, for example, input the serial number of the sample container to be searched on the display screen, and the display screen then displays the position of the sample container on the sorting table to the user to facilitate the user to locate the sample container to be searched. This further facilitates the user's management of the sample container, and improves the user's use experience.
  • the sample rack placed on the sorting table 140 may be a common test tube rack, for example, a test tube rack that can hold 10 sample containers, or may be in the form of a test tube tray.
  • An empty test tube tray can hold more sample containers, such as 50 or 100 sample containers.
  • the characteristic area can be artificially delineated on the empty test tube tray, that is, different areas are placed with different types of samples, such as saccharification sample area, CRP sample area, RET sample area, push-piece sample area, scan failure area, abnormal suction District etc. That is, the sample transfer mechanism 160 can transfer the sample containers of the same nature in the sample racks transported on the connecting rail 120 to the same feature area on the sorting table 140.
  • the sample container is placed by delimiting the characteristic area.
  • searching for a specific sample the user can search by area first, and then search for the specific sample container, which further facilitates the user’s management of the sample container and improves the user’s Use experience.
  • the empty test tube tray can be set to handle or raise the hand, which is convenient for the user to uniformly remove the empty test tube tray and the sample container on it.
  • the empty test tube tray may also have an identification code, such as ID, and each slot on the empty test tube tray is numbered, and the number of each slot corresponding to the empty test tube tray identification code can be displayed on the display screen. It is convenient for users to find samples again.
  • the present invention also provides a sample analysis method, which is applied to a sample analysis system, especially to the sample analysis system shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14.
  • the sample analysis system includes a plurality of sample analyzers 3009, a sample rack transfer device, an unloading station 3006, and a sample sorting device 100.
  • the sample rack transfer device has a transfer track 110 and is used to transport a sample rack with sample containers to At least one sample analyzer of the plurality of sample analyzers 3009 performs detection, and the plurality of sample analyzers and the unloading station 3006 are sequentially arranged along the first conveying direction of the transmission track 110, and the sample The sorting device 100 is arranged upstream or downstream of the unloading station 3006 along the first conveying direction and is used to sort the sample containers in the sample rack detected by at least one sample analyzer of the plurality of sample analyzers.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a sample analysis method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 15, the classification method includes:
  • Step 1501 the transfer track 110 transports the sample rack containing the sample containers to be sorted to the connecting track 120 of the sample sorting device 100;
  • Step 1502 the sample transfer mechanism 160 of the sample sorting device 100 transfers the sample container to be sorted to the target sample rack on the sorting table 140 of the sample sorting device 100;
  • step 1503 the connecting rail 120 transports the sorted sample racks to the transport rail 110 to transport the sample racks from the transport rail 110 to the unloading station 3006.
  • the method may further include:
  • the sorting table 140 is provided with a plurality of preset feature areas, and the sample transfer mechanism 160 transfers the sample containers detected by the same sample analyzer from the sample racks on the connecting rail 120 to corresponding features. Area.
  • the method may further include:
  • the position of the sample container on the sorting table 140 is displayed on the display screen.

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Abstract

一种样本分析***和样本分析方法，样本分析***包括第一样本分析仪（20）、第二样本分析仪（30）、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置（100）。样本架传输装置具有传输轨道（110）并且用于将放置有样本容器（10）的样本架（40）运送至第一样本分析仪（20）和/或第二样本分析仪（30）进行检测，第一样本分析仪（20）和第二样本分析仪（30）沿着传输轨道（110）的第一运送方向依次排布。其中，样本分类装置（100）设置在第一样本分析仪（20）和第二样本分析仪（30）之间，样本分类装置（100）包括连接轨道（120）、分类台（140）以及样本转移机构（160），样本转移机构（160）设于分类台（140）之上，能运动到连接轨道（120）上方将被运送至连接轨道（120）上的样本架（40）中的样本容器（10）转移到分类台（140）上的样本架（40）上，提高样本分析***的效率。

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样本分析***以及样本分析方法 技术领域
本发明涉及医疗检测领域，具体涉及一种样本分析***以及样本分析方法。
背景技术
在医疗诊断领域，随着检验实验室自动化程度越来越高，样本分析设备用来对血液等样本的成分进行检测，样本容器一般装在样本架上，通过轨道、皮带等进行运输，以实现流水化检测作业。通过流水线将多个样本分析仪器关联在一起，可以对所有样本的统一管理与调度，从而提高样本分析的效率。
现有的流水线型样本分析***中，同一个样本架上的样本容器中的样本可能需要进行各种不同的检测项目，例如一个样本架上的同一样本容器或不同样本容器可能需要被运送至不同的样本分析仪中进行检测，具体的，一个样本架上的第一个样本容器需要被运送至第一样本分析仪进行检测，第二个样本容器需要被运送至第二样本分析仪进行检测，第三个样本容器同时需要被运送至第一样本分析仪和第二样本分析仪进行检测。而流水线型样本分析***中，样本容器是放置在样本架中进行运送的，一个样本架被运送至一个样本分析仪对相应的样本容器进行检测之后，该样本架才能被运送至下一个样本分析仪对相应的样本容器进行检测，这使得样本架容易滞留在样本架传输装置上造成堵车，而且样本分析***的整体效率低下。
此外，由于不同的样本分析仪的样本分析速度是不同的，这使得在分析速度较慢的样本分析仪，例如CRP(C-reaction protein，简称CRP)分析仪、推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪等之前，更容易出现样本架在样本架传输装置上滞留而导致流水线堵车的现象。
另外，糖化血红蛋白分析仪的测量原理为高压液相层析法(HPLC)。HPLC为高压液相层析法，是糖化血红蛋白分析的金标准，检测结果精准，速度快，是大多数高端实验室的首选仪器。然而HPLC使用试剂时刻保持高压***(几十公斤的压力)以实现基于不同组分带正电荷的不同进行分离，因此一旦糖化血红蛋白分析的检测不连续会引起试剂的成 倍的浪费，造成测量成本的增高。
发明内容
基于此，有必要针对目前的流水线样本分析***中所存在的至少一个问题，提供一种样本分析***和样本分析方法，以提高样本分析***的样本分析效率。
第一方面，本发明提供了一种样本分析***，包括第一样本分析仪、第二样本分析仪、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置；
所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述第一样本分析仪和/或所述第二样本分析仪进行检测，所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布；
其中，所述样本分类装置设置在所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪之间，所述样本分类装置包括：
连接轨道，与所述传输轨道平行连接，从而使放置有样本容器的样本架能从所述传输轨道运送到所述连接轨道上以及能从所述连接轨道运送到所述传输轨道上，
分类台，用于放置至少一个样本架，并且具有供分类台上的样本架进入所述连接轨道或供所述连接轨道上的样本架进入所述分类台的接口，以及
样本转移机构，设于所述分类台之上，所述样本转移机构能运动到所述连接轨道上方将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中的样本容器转移到所述分类台上的样本架上。
第二方面，本发明还提供了一种样本分析***，所述样本分析***包括多个样本分析仪、样本架传输装置、卸载台以及样本分类装置；
所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪进行检测，所述多个样本分析仪和所述卸载台沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布，其中，所述样本分类装置沿所述第一运送方向设置在所述卸载台上游或下游并且用于对经所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析 仪检测的样本架中的样本容器进行分类，所述样本分类装置包括：
连接轨道，与所述传输轨道平行连接，从而使放置有样本容器的样本架能从所述传输轨道运送到所述连接轨道上以及能从所述连接轨道运送到所述传输轨道上，
分类台，用于放置至少一个样本架以装载样本容器，以及
样本转移机构，设于所述分类台之上，所述样本转移机构能运动到所述连接轨道上方将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中的样本容器转移到所述分类台上的样本架上；
所述卸载台用于接收由所述样本分类装置分类后的样本架。
第三方面，本发明还提供了一种样本分析方法，应用于样本分析***，所述样本分析***包括第一样本分析仪、第二样本分析仪、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置，所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述第一样本分析仪和/或所述第二样本分析仪进行检测，所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布，所述样本分类装置设置在所述第一样本分析仪与所述第二样本分析仪之间；
所述样本分析方法包括：
所述传输轨道将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置的连接轨道上；
所述样本分类装置的样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移至所述样本分类装置的分类台上的目标样本架上。
第四方面，本发明还提供了一种样本分析方法，应用于样本分析***，所述样本分析***包括多个样本分析仪、样本架传输装置、卸载台以及样本分类装置，所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪进行检测，所述多个分析仪和所述卸载台沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布，所述样本分类装置沿所述第一运送方向设置在所述卸载台上游或下游并且用于对经所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪检测的样本架中的样本容器进行分类；
所述分类方法包括：
所述传输轨道将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置的连接轨道上；
所述样本分类装置的样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移至所述样本分类装置的分类台上的目标样本架上；
所述连接轨道将分类后的样本架运送至所述传输轨道上，以将该样本架从所述传输轨道运送到所述卸载台上。
按照本发明，通过在所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪之间设置样本分类装置，能够对被运送到连接轨道上的样本架中的样本容器进行分类，例如将需要被运送至第二样本分析仪进行检测的样本容器集中到同一样本架上，以减少样本架在样本架传输装置上的滞留时间，避免在样本分析***中发生“堵塞”，从而提高样本分析***的效率。
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图1至图5为本发明实施例的样本分析***的结构示意图；
图6为本发明实施例的样本分类装置的立体结构示意图；
图7为图6中样本分类装置的旋转驱动机构和抓取机构的立体结构示意图；
图8所示为图6中样本分类装置的竖直驱动机构的立体结构示意图；
图9为本发明实施例的装载机构的立体结构示意图；
图10为本发明实施例的样本架的结构示意图；
图11和图12为本发明实施例的样本分析方法的流程图；
图13和图14为本发明实施例的另一样本分析***的结构示意图；
图15为本发明实施例的另一样本分析方法的流程图。
具体实施方式
为使本申请实施例的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚，下面将结合本申请实施例中的附图，对本申请实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述，显然，所描述的实施例是本申请的一部分实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本申请中的实施例，本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动的前提下所获得的所有其他实施例，都属于本申请保护的范围。
样本通常需要进行常规检测，如血常规检测，在血液分析仪上实现。 而对于具有某些特征的样本，如需要进行血常规复检、CRP检测、推片、糖化检测等的样本需要再到其他仪器上进行测量，而不再需要进行其他项目检测的样本则被送至卸载区。由于对需要进行不同检测的样本的处理方式不同，因此需要将样本进行分拣，以便单独处理。
图1为本发明第一实施例的样本分析***的结构示意图，参照图1所示意，本实施例提供了一种样本分析***，主要包括第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置100。
样本架传输装置具有传输轨道110并且与第一样本分析仪20以及第二样本分析仪30连接，样本架传输装置用于将放置有样本容器的样本架40运送至第一样本分析仪20和/或第二样本分析仪30进行检测，第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30沿着传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次排布，样本分类装置100设置在第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间。第一运送方向如图1中的空心箭头所示。
本发明实施例中，样本架40可以由样本架传输装置依次运送至第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30。
本发明实施例中，样本分类装置100主要包括连接轨道120、分类台140以及样本转移机构160。其中，连接轨道120与传输轨道110平行连接、尤其是同轴连接，从而使放置有样本容器的样本架40能从传输轨道110运送到连接轨道120上以及从连接轨道120运送到传输轨道110上。
在本发明的其他实施例中，连接轨道120可供传输轨道110上运送的样本架40直接通过。例如，当从传输轨道110运送至连接轨道120上的样本架40不存在需要分类的样本容器时，该样本架40不在连接轨道上120停留，而是直接经由连接轨道120运送至下游的传输轨道110上。
在一些实施例中，连接轨道120可以在两端分别与传输轨道110连接，如图1所示，或者连接轨道120可以是传输轨道110的一部分。
分类台140用于放置至少一个样本架40，一般为空样本架，并且具有供分类台140上的样本架40进入连接轨道120或供连接轨道120上的样本架40进入分类台140的接口。
样本转移机构160设于分类台140之上，样本转移机构160能运动到连接轨道120上方将被运送至连接轨道120上的样本架40中的样本容器转移到分类台140上的样本架40上。
在本发明的实施例中，一个样本架上的同一样本容器可能需要被运送至不同样本分析仪进行检测或者一个样本架上的不同样本容器需要被运送至不同样本分析仪进行检测，因此，在第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间设置样本分类装置100，将连接轨道120上的样本架中的样本容器、尤其是需要被运送至第二样本分析仪30进行检测的样本容器转移到分类台140的样本架40上，即本发明实施例中，利用样本分类装置中对样本架上的样本容器进行了分类，将需要被运送至同一样本分析仪、例如第二样本分析仪的样本容器集中在同一样本架中，这可以减少样本架在样本架传输装置上的滞留时间，避免在样本分析***中发生“堵塞”，从而提高样本分析***的效率。
本发明实施例中，所述样本分类装置100还可以包括用于识别样本容器的第一识别器4(图1中未示出)，如下文还要详细阐述的那样，所述第一识别器4与所述样本转移机构160同步水平运动，以识别所述样本转移机构当前转移样本容器的身份信息。由此，样本转移机构160能根据当前转移样本容器的身份信息将该样本容器转移到与其身份信息相应的样本架中。
本发明实施例中，第一识别器4能与样本转移机构160同步水平运动，这使得样本容器在转移的过程中即可以识别身份信息，不需要将样本容器转移至特定区域进行识别，缩短识别身份信息的时长，可以提高样本分类装置的分类效率，进而提高样本分析***的效率。
本发明实施例中，样本分类装置100还可以包括第二识别器170，该第二识别器设于所述样本分类装置100的接口的一侧。第二识别器170设置在能对即将进入连接轨道120上的样本架40实施身份识别的有效位置上，例如可以在样本分类装置100之前或之后。
第二识别器170可以为条码扫描仪，第二识别器170可安装于可以直面样本架侧面或正面条码的位置。或者，第二识别器170也可以为RFID电子标签识别装置，在该情况下，第二识别器的安装位置较为灵活，能有区别地感应到传输轨道110或连接轨道120上运送的样本架40 即可。
本发明实施例中，第二识别器识别即将传输到所述连接轨道120的样本架的样本架身份信息，可以提前判断该样本架上的样本容器是否需要分类，如果不需要分类，可以使该样本架直接从连接轨道120经过去下一个样本分析仪或样本分析***的卸载区，或者做其他处理，可以减少样本分类***的负载，提高处理效率。
本发明实施例中，样本分类装置100还可以包括装载机构1600(图1中未示出)，用于将分类台140上的样本架40朝向或远离连接轨道120推动，所述装载机构1600在下文还要结合附图10详细说明。
本发明实施例中，样本分类装置100还可以包括用于检测样本架是否从分类台40运送至连接轨道120上的到位检测机构180。在其中一个实施例中，到位检测机构180包括触头及检测光耦(图1中未示出)。所述触头设置于连接轨道120远离分类台140的一侧且所述触头可转动，以使所述触头的端部进入或转出所述连接轨道120的上方。样本架40从分类台140运动至连接轨道120并与触头的端部相触碰，触头转动并触动检测光耦。
在其中一个实施例中，所述触头可以为弧形勾状结构。
此外，到位检测机构还可以包括一推送机构，用于将连接轨道120上的样本架40向分类台140方向推动。推送机构可以为一个电推杆装置，以便于与样本分类装置100的装载机构相配合，对连接轨道120上的样本架40进行定位。具体地，推送机构推动连接轨道120上的样本架向分类台140的方向运动，从而使得到位检测光耦不遮挡；接着装载机构运动到分类台上的所有样本架的后面，从最后一排样本架向连接轨道120的方向推动所有样本架运动，直到连接轨道120上的样本架碰到到位检测光耦，并让其触发遮挡。此时分类台上的所有样本架依次紧贴在一起并与连接轨道120上的样本架紧贴，样本转移机构将连接轨道120上的样本架中的样本容器转移到分类台上的样本架中。
本发明实施例中，传输轨道110可以为双向传输轨道，用于沿第一运送方向或沿反向于第一运送方向的第二运送方向运送样本架40。由此能够减小整个样本架传输装置所占用的空间，降低了成本。当然，在其他实施例中，样本架传输装置也可以包括另外的传输轨道，用于沿反向于第一运送方向的第二运送方向运送样本架40。
本发明实施例中，样本架传输装置还可以包括与第一样本分析仪20对应的第一装载缓存区、第一装载机构、第一进给通道、第一卸载缓存区和第一卸载机构(未示出)。其中，第一装载缓存区位于传输轨道110与第一进给通道之间并且用于存放样本架40；第一装载机构用于将传输轨道110上的样本架40运送至第一装载缓存区存放，或者将第一装载缓存区存放的样本架40运送至第一进给通道；第一进给通道与所述传输轨道平行，第一样本分析仪对运送至第一进给通道上的样本架进行检测；第一卸载缓存区位于传输轨道与第一进给通道之间并且用于存放样本架；第一卸载机构用于将第一进给通道内的样本架40运送至第一卸载缓存区存放，或者将第一卸载缓存区存放的样本架40运送至传输轨道。类似地，样本架传输装置还可以包括与第二样本分析仪30对应的第二装载缓存区、第二装载机构、第二进给通道、第二卸载缓存区和第二卸载机构(未示出)。
本发明实施例的样本架传输装置的详细结构在本申请人的PCT申请WO2017177466A1和WO2019075704A1中披露，这些申请的内容通过参考而被引入。本发明实施例的样本架传输装置还可以采用其他具有相同或相似功能的结构来实现，在此不再赘述。
本发明实施例中，样本分析***还可以包括沿传输轨道的第一运送方向设置在第一样本分析仪上游的装载平台(未示出)和沿传输轨道的第一运送方向设置在第二样本分析仪下游的卸载平台(未示出)，所述装载平台用于接收放置有待检测样本容器的样本架，所述卸载平台用于接收放置有已经完成全部检测的样本容器的样本架。
本发明实施例中，第一样本分析仪20可以为血液分析仪，第二样本分析仪30可以为C反应蛋白分析仪或推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪。由于血液分析仪的分析时间较短，而C反应蛋白、推片染色机、糖化血红蛋白分析仪的分析时间较长，在血液分析仪之后，在C反应蛋白分析仪或推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪之前设置样本分类装置，样本分类装置可以将已经经过血液分析仪检测的、需要被运送至第二样本分析仪的样本容器集中放置在特定样本架B中，并使该特定样本架B离开样本分类装置去往目标样本分析仪，由此可以提高本发明实施例的样本分析***的效率。例如一共有30个已经经过第一样本分析仪检测的样本容器，其中只有10个样本容器需要被运送至第二样本分析仪，如果这30个样本容器混杂放置在3个样本架上，分别为样本架B1、B2和B3， 那么这3个样本架必须依次经过第二样本分析仪，导致样本分析***的效率降低。而本发明实施例中，进行样本分类后，需要被运送至第二样本分析仪的10个样本容器均被放置在样本架B1，并使样本架B1去往第二样本分析仪。由于样本分类装置的分类速度较快，而第二样本分析仪的分析速度相对较慢，故样本分类不会影响到整体效率。由于分类后仅一个样本架B1进入第二样本分析仪，可以提高样本分析***的效率。
本发明实施例中，第一样本分析仪20还可以为C反应蛋白分析仪，第二样本分析仪30可以为推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪。类似地，由于推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪的分析速度相对于C反应蛋白分析仪的检测速度更慢以及例如对糖化血红蛋白分析仪的报告输出时间要求不高，因此在第一样分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间设置样本分类装置，将需要被运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器集中在同一样本架上，能够提高第二样本分析仪30、例如推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪的利用率以及减少糖化血红蛋白分析仪的试剂消耗，且提高样本分析仪***的效率，避免造成样本架传输装置的堵车现象。
本发明实施例中，第一样本分析仪20也可以为推片染色机，第二样本分析仪30可以为糖化血红蛋白分析仪，而样本分类装置设于推片染色机及糖化血红蛋白分析仪之间。
图2为本发明第二实施例的样本分析***结构示意图，与图1所示的样本分析仪***不同地，本实施例除了有第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30之外，还包括第三样本分析仪3001。第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30和第三样本分析仪3001沿传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次布置。样本架40可以由样本架传输装置依次运送至第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30和第三样本分析仪3001。
与图1所示实施例相类似，图2所示的样本分析***中，在第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间设置有样本分类装置100。样本分类装置100如上述实施例所示，在此不再赘述。
本发明实施例中，第一样本分析仪20可以为血液分析仪，第二样本分析仪30可以为C反应蛋白分析仪，第三样本分析仪3001可以是推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪，样本分类装置100位于血液分析仪和C反应蛋白分析仪之间。或者，第一样本分析仪20可以为C反应蛋白分 析仪，第二样本分析仪30可以为推片染色机，第三样本分析仪3001可以是糖化血红蛋白分析仪。
在本实施例中，设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100对从传输轨道110运送到连接轨道120上的样本架40中的样本容器进行分类，分类的策略可以有多种。
一种分类策略可以是将仅需要运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，将仅需要运送至第三样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中。例如一共有30个已经经过第一样本分析仪检测的样本容器，分别放置在3个样本架上，其中有10个样本容器不需要进行分析，10个样本容器需要被运送至第二样本分析仪30，10个样本容器需要被运送第三样本分析仪3001。未分类前，样本容器混杂放置的三个样本架需要依次经过第二样本分析仪30和第三样本分析仪3001，最后再被运送到卸载台。然而，按照本发明，样本分类装置100对以上30个样本容器进行分类，将需要被运送至第二样本分析仪的样本容器放置在样本架C1上，将需要被运送至第三样本分析仪的样本容器放置在样本架C2上。样本架C1直接被运送至第二样本分析仪，样本架C2直接被运送到第三样本分析仪。比较可知，进行样本分类之后，可以减少样本架在流水线上的等待时间，提高样本分析仪的利用率，从而提高样本分析***的效率。
本发明实施例的另一种分类策略还可以是将同时需要运送至第二样本分析仪30和第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，将仅需要运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，将仅需要运送至第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中。
本发明实施例的另一种分类策略可以是将仅需要运送至第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而将其他样本容器保留在原样本架中并且经连接轨道运送到传输轨道上。
应理解，本发明可以根据实际需求设定分类策略，不限于上述分类策略。
本发明实施例中，第二样本分析仪30和第三样本分析仪3001共用一个样本分类装置100，能够节省流水线的使用空间。此时，样本分类装置100的分类台可以设置优先级。例如，当第二样本分析仪30为推片染色机，第三样本分析仪3001为糖化血红蛋白分析仪时，糖化样本的测量时间要求低，则可以放置在分类台上靠后侧的样本架上，而推片样本 则放置在分类台上靠前侧的样本架上。当需要检测糖化的样本容器没有积攒到一定量时，仅将带有推片样本的样本架送出分类台到推片染色机进行推片染色。而等糖化样本达到一定数量后，将糖化样本的样本架及其前面的样本架一起送出，若为空样本架则送入卸载平台，若为推片样本架则送入推片染色机；若为糖化样本架则送入糖化血红蛋白分析仪。
图2所示的实施例的其他特征可参考结合图1所说明的实施例，在此不再赘述。
图3为本发明第三实施例的样本分析***结构示意图，与图2所示的样本分析仪***不同地，本实施例除了有第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100、第三样本分析仪3001之外，还包括设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100。
设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100和设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100如上述实施例所示，在此不再赘述。
在本实施例中，两个样本分类装置100可以对由传输轨道110运送到相应的连接轨道120上的样本架40中的样本容器进行分类操作，分类的策略有多种。
一种分类策略可以是，设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而其余样本容器保留在原样本架中并且经相应的连接轨道运送到传输轨道上；设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而其余样本容器保留在原样本架中并且经相应的连接轨道运送到传输轨道上。
本发明上述实施例中，第二样本分析仪30之前和之后均设置有一台样本分类装置100。由于本发明实施例中的传输轨道110是可以双向运送的，因此可选择将运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器在第二样本分析仪30之前或之后的样本分类装置100中进行集中缓存和分类，然后根据需求向第二样本分析仪30供应存有待检测样本容器的样本架40。
应理解，本发明可以根据实际需求设定分类策略，不限于上述分类策略。
图3所示的实施例的其他特征可参考结合图1和图2所说明的实施例，在此不再赘述。
图4为本发明第四实施例的样本分析***结构示意图，与图1所示的样本分析仪***不同地，本实施例除了有第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100之外，还包括第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002，以及设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100、设置于第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002之间的样本分类装置100。第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002沿传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次布置。样本架40可以由样本架传输装置依次运送经过第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002。
各个样本分类装置100如上述实施例所示，在此不再赘述。
本发明实施例中，第一样本分析仪20可以为血液分析仪，第二样本分析仪30可以为C反应蛋白分析仪，第三样本分析仪3001可以是推片染色机，第四样本分析仪3002可以是糖化血红蛋白分析仪。由于血常规和CRP要求的检测时间较短，如门急诊可能在30min内发报告，血常规存在异常时才会进入推片机进行阅片处理，而糖化样本的检测实时性要求不高，一般是当天发报告即可，因此放置在最后。
在本实施例中，三个样本分类装置100可以对由传输轨道110运送到相应的连接轨道120上的样本架40上的样本容器进行分类，分类的策略有多种。
一种分类策略可以是设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而其余样本容器保留在原样本架中并且经相应的连接轨道运送到传输轨道上；设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而其余样本容器保留在原样本架中并且经相应的连接轨道运送到传输轨道上；设置于第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第四样本分析仪3002的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而其余样本容器保留在原 样本架中并且经相应的连接轨道运送到传输轨道上。
应理解，本发明可以根据实际需求设定分类策略，不限于上述分类策略。
图4所示的实施例的其他特征可参考结合图1至3所说明的实施例，在此不再赘述。
图5为本发明第五实施例的样本分析***结构示意图，与图1所示的样本分析仪***不同地，本实施例除了有第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100之外，还包括第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002，以及设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100。第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002沿传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次布置。样本架40由样本架传输装置依次运送经过第一样本分析仪20、第二样本分析仪30、第三样本分析仪3001和第四样本分析仪3002。
各个样本分类装置100如上述实施例所示，在此不再赘述。
在本实施例中，两个样本分类装置100可以对由传输轨道110运送到相应的连接轨道120上的样本架40中的样本容器进行分类，分类的策略有多种。
一种分类策略可以是设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，而其余样本容器保留在原样本架中并且经相应的连接轨道运送到传输轨道上；设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，将需要被运送至第四样本分析仪3002的样本容器放置在同一样本架中。
本发明实施例的另一种分类策略可以是设置于第一样本分析仪20和第二样本分析仪30之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第二样本分析仪30的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，将需要运送至第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中，将需要同时运送至第二样本分析仪20和第三样本分析仪3001的样本容器放置在同一样本架中；设置于第二样本分析仪30及第三样本分析仪3001之间的样本分类装置100将需要运送至第四样本分析仪3002的样本容器放置在同一样本架中。
应理解，本发明可以根据实际需求设定分类策略，不限于上述分类策略。
图5所示的实施例的其他特征可参考上述结合图1至4所说明的实施例，在此不再赘述。
图6为本发明实施例的样本分类装置的立体结构示意图，如图6所示，本发明实施例中，样本分类装置100的样本转移机构主要包括抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、水平驱动机构301、竖直驱动机构302以及第一支架51。其中，分类台140上的样本架用于装载由样本转移机构从连接轨道120上的样本架40中抓取的待分类样本容器10，待分类样本容器10上设置有样本条码103。抓取机构201用于从连接轨道120上的样本架40中抓取待分类样本容器10。旋转驱动机构202与抓取机构201连接并且用于驱动抓取机构201围绕其竖直轴线旋转，尤其是驱动抓取机构201连同其抓取的待分类样本容器10绕其竖直轴线旋转。竖直驱动机构302与抓取机构201连接并且用于驱动抓取机构201连同其抓取的待分类试管沿竖直方向Z运动。第一识别器4在此构成为扫描仪，第一识别器4与抓取机构201相邻设置并且用于在其扫描区域对由抓取机构201所抓取的待分类样本容器10的样本条码103进行扫描和识别。
样本容器10包括相互配合的试管本体101和试管帽102。样本条码103设置于试管本体101的外侧壁。试管本体101用于容纳样本。样本条码103存储的条码信息包括待检测样本的检测类型。检测类型例如是，但不局限于血常规检测、C反应蛋白检测、糖化血红蛋白检测等。在一些实施例中，试管帽102的外径大于试管本体101的外径。试管帽102的外径规格和形状变化可灵活设置，使得抓取机构能够更可靠地抓取样本容器10。
第一支架51用于安装抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、竖直驱动机构302以及第一识别器4。水平驱动机构301与第一支架51连接并且用于驱动第一支架51连同安装在第一支架51上的抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、竖直驱动机构302以及第一识别器4沿水平方向X/Y运动。一个控制器(图6中未示出)配置为与抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、水平驱动机构301、竖直驱动机构302以及第一识别器4电连接，以控制抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、水平驱动机构301、竖直驱动机构302以及第一识别器4的动作。控制器还配置为根据所述第一识别 器4所识别到的所述待分类样本容器10的样本条码103的条码信息对所述待分类样本容器10进行分类。
由于水平驱动机构301能驱动第一支架51连同安装在第一支架51上的抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、竖直驱动机构302以及第一识别器4沿水平方向运动，也就是说，第一识别器4能与抓取机构201同步水平移动，从而抓取机构201不必每次都将待分类样本容器10沿水平方向移动到固定设置在指定位置的扫描仪处进行扫描作业，而是抓取机构201能够将待分类样本容器10沿竖直方向Z带离样本架40之后立即由设置在抓取机构201旁边的第一识别器4进行扫描作业，缩短了待分类样本容器10的移动距离，进而提高了对待分类样本容器10的筛选效率，且操作方便。
优选地，如图6所示，第一识别器4固定安装于第一支架51上，抓取机构201可沿着竖直方向Z运动地安装在第一支架51上，第一识别器4与抓取机构201位于第一支架51的同一侧。更优选地，第一识别器4的扫描区域设置在抓取机构201沿竖直方向Z运动的路径上。
如图7所示，抓取机构201可以构造为气动抓取机构22，其中，气动抓取机构22包括相连接的气爪和气缸。气缸用于驱动气爪夹持或松开待分类样本容器10。
可以理解的，抓取机构201也可以构造为机械抓取机构、电动抓取机构或液压式抓取机构，但本发明不限于此。
在一些实施例中，第一气爪223和第二气爪224上可以分别固定有至少一个夹爪21，气缸222用于驱动第一气爪223和第二气爪224彼此靠近或远离，从而第一气爪223和所述第二气爪224上固定的相应夹爪21彼此靠近或远离，以便夹持或松开待分类试管10。每一夹爪21包括相对的自由端211和连接端212。为了增强夹爪21抓取试管本体101的可靠性，每一夹爪21的自由端211设置有卡紧试管本体101的卡头213，以实现夹爪21的卡头213对试管本体101的抓取操作。在一些实施例中，每一夹爪21大致呈L形，以避免夹爪21不会与试管帽102发生干涉。
如图7所示，在一些实施例中，旋转驱动机构202可以包括具有竖直延伸的第一旋转轴241的第一电机24，抓取机构201固定在第一旋转轴241上。第一电机24用于驱抓取机构201绕第一旋转轴241旋转，以便抓取机构201夹持到的待分类样本容器10的样本条码103能够可靠地被第一识别器4扫描识别。其中，第一旋转轴241的轴向平行于竖直方 向Z。
此外，旋转驱动机构202还可以包括用于固定第一电机24的安装框架23。旋转驱动机构202通过安装框架23固定在第一支架51上。第一电机24固定于安装框架23的底部。
在一些实施例中，旋转驱动机构202还可以包括用于限制电机24的转动行程的限位件25。具体地，在一实施例中，如图7所示，电机241具有竖直延伸的与第一旋转轴241相对的第二旋转轴242。限位件25包括防转块251、丝杆252及丝母253。其中，防转块251固定在安装框架23上，丝杆252固定于第二旋转轴242上，且丝杆252的轴向与第二旋转轴242的轴向共线。
第一电机24包括相对的第一端面2401和第二端面2402。丝杆252包括相对的上端面2521和下端面2522。
丝母253套设于丝杆252上且可沿丝杆252移动地卡接于防转块251上。防转块251构造用于限制丝母253在第一电机24的驱动下围绕丝杆252转动，从丝母在第一电机24的驱动下能在第一电机24的上端面2401和丝杆252的上端面2521之间移动。
具体的，如图7所示，防转块251靠近丝母253的一侧设置有凸起2511，丝母253设置有与凸起2511相配合的凹槽2531，以限制丝母253绕竖直方向Z旋转。
当第一电机24旋转时，丝母253在电机24的第一端面2401和丝杆252的上端面2521之间沿竖直方向Z移动，且在丝母253移动到接触第一电机24的第一端面2401或丝杆252的上端面2521时，丝母253停止运动，第一电机24堵转。
在一些实施例中，旋转驱动机构202还包括定位件26。定位件26用于确定丝母253的初始位置，从而确定夹取机构201绕其竖直轴线的初始转动角度。由于夹取机构201在夹取样本架40上的某一试管时或在将某一试管放置到样本架40上时可能由于绕其竖直轴线转动的角度位置不当而影响旁边的试管，因此夹取机构201在沿竖直方向运动至样本架40上方之前需要进行转动角度位置的初始化。
具体的，定位件26包括电连接于控制器的光耦261及和光耦261配合作用的光耦挡片262。光耦261与丝母253的初始位置相对，光耦挡片262固定于丝母253上且与丝母253同步移动。控制器配置为根据光耦261的电信号控制旋转驱动机构202的动作。其中，光耦261固定 在安装框架23上。在该实施例中，所述初始位置可以是指丝母253靠近丝杆252的上端面2521的预设位置。
如图6所示，在一些实施例中，水平驱动机构301包括第一水平驱动机构300及第二支架31。第一水平驱动机构300与控制器电连接并且用于在控制器的控制下驱动第一支架51连同其上设置的抓取机构201、旋转驱动机构202、竖直驱动机构302以及第一识别器4沿垂直于所述竖直方向Z的第一方向X水平运动。第二支架31用于安装第一支架51和第一水平驱动机构300。
在一些实施例中，第一水平驱动机构300包括第一直线导轨32、第一滑块33以及第一水平驱动电机34。其中，第一直线导轨32固定在第二支架31上并沿所述第一方向X延伸。第一滑块33可滑动地设置在第一直线导轨32上并且与第一支架51固定连接。第一水平驱动电机34固定在第二支架31上并与第一滑块33连接，以驱动第一滑块33带动第一支架51沿第一直线导轨32运动，从而实现抓取机构201以及第一识别器4沿所述第一方向X的运动。
如图6所示，在一些实施例中，水平驱动机构301还包括第二水平驱动机构400及以及第三支架41。第二水平驱动机构400与控制器电连接并且用于在控制器的控制下驱动第二支架31连同其上安装的第一支架51沿垂直于竖直方向Z和第一方向X的第二方向Y水平运动。第三支架41用于安装第二支架31并且能沿所述第二方向Y水平运动。
具体地，第二水平驱动机构400包括第二直线导轨42和43和第二水平驱动电机44，第三支架41的一端与第二支架31固定连接并且另一端可滑动地连接于第二直线导轨42和43上，第二水平驱动电机44用于驱动第三支架41在第二直线导轨42和43上沿第二方向Y水平运动。
如图8所示，竖直驱动机构302包括设置于第一支架51上的第三直线导轨52、滑动连接于第三直线导轨52的第二滑块53及驱动第二滑块53沿第三直线导轨52滑动的竖直驱动电机54。第三直线导轨52的延伸方向与竖直方向Z相平行。竖直驱动机构302通过第二滑块53与旋转驱动机构202的安装框架23连接，从而竖直驱动电机54能够驱动第二滑块53带动旋转驱动机构202连同抓取机构201沿竖直方向在第三直线导轨52上移动。
可以理解的，抓取机构201沿竖直方向Z和水平方向X、Y的导向和传动的实现都具有多种方式，本发明不做具体限定。
按照本发明，第一识别器4仅能随着第一支架51在水平方向上移动，也即第一识别器4可以随着第一支架51在第一水平方向X和第二水平方向Y上移动，但是第一识别器4不会随着旋转驱动机构202以及抓取机构201沿竖直方向Z运动，从而缩短了待分类样本容器10的移动距离，进而提高了待分类样本容器10的筛选效率，操作方便。
样本分类装置100的详细结构在本申请人于同日递交的中国发明申请中披露，该申请的内容通过参考而被引入。
图9为本发明实施例的装载机构的立体结构示意图。如图9所示，本实施例中样本分类装置100还包括装载机构1600，用于将分类台140上的样本架40朝向或远离连接轨道120推动。本发明实施例中，装载机构1600设置在分类台140下方。
具体地，装载机构1600包括：支架161，用于支撑装载机构1600；推爪162，用于带动分类台140上存放的样本架40朝向或远离连接轨道120滑动；推爪驱动装置163，设置于支架161上，用于驱动推爪162执行上述运动过程，即驱动推爪162带动分类台140上存放的样本架40朝向或远离连接轨道120滑动。
装载机构1600的推爪驱动装置163包括水平推送组件1631、推爪安装座1632和升降组件1633。水平推送组件1631设置于支架161上，能够相对支架161进行水平运动。推爪安装座1632与水平推送组件1631相联动，水平推送组件1631能够带动推爪安装座1632朝向或远离连接轨道120进行水平运动。升降组件1633设置于推爪安装座1632上。在此，升降组件1633用于带动推爪162向样本架40靠近，以使推爪162与样本架40相抵持联动。水平推送组件1631能够带动推爪安装座1632进行水平运动，进而使推爪162朝向或远离连接轨道120滑动。
作为一种优选的实施方式，水平推送组件1631可以是电机同步带驱动结构，利用电机带动同步带转动，从而驱动推爪安装座1632进行水平运动。当然，水平推送组件1631还可以是直线电机，直线电机的初级驱动推爪安装座1632进行水平直线运动。为了保证推爪安装座1632能够稳定的运行，还可以在支架161上安装直线导轨164，将推爪安装座1632滑动安装在直线导轨164上。升降组件1633可以选用升降气缸，将升降气缸的缸体固定在推爪安装座1632上，将推爪162固定连接在升降气缸的活塞杆上，通过控制升降气缸的活塞杆带动推爪162升降运动。
此外，分类台140包括用于承载样本架40的面板(未示出)，该面板上开设有由分类台140延伸至连接轨道120的长孔。升降组件1633带动推爪162上升，以使推爪162至少部分穿设所述长孔，并与样本架40的底部相配合联动。
进一步的，为了能够对推爪162运动的位置进行定位，在支架161靠近连接轨道120和140内侧的两端分别设置有位置传感器165，位置传感器165能够与推爪安装座1632或者推爪162相配合使***控制器获得推爪162的运动位置。其中位置传感器165优选为光耦，在推爪安装座1632上设置有光耦片，当推爪安装座1632运动到靠近连接轨道120或传输轨道110时，光耦片与光耦相作用使光耦发出感应信号，从而使***控制器可以判断推爪162的位置。
推爪162设置在升降组件1633上，升降组件1633带动推爪162上升，以使推爪162至少部分穿设分类台140上顺Y方向开设的长孔，并与样本架40的底部相配合。
以上仅描述了本发明样本分析***中装载机构1600一种实施例的结构，可以理解的是，装载机构1600还可以为机械手结构。
图10为本发明实施例的样本架的结构示意图，其中，样本架40具有能与推爪162相配合的结构，如图10所示，样本架40的底部间隔开设有底槽401，当推爪162从分类台140上的长孔142向上伸出时，可以***样本架40底部的底槽401内，从而带动样本架40同步运动。此外，在本发明的实施方式中，分类台140的面板两侧可以设置有导向侧壁，两个导向侧壁形成开口向上的放置口，该放置口能够使样本架自上而下直接置入面板上，且导向侧壁可以从两端限制样本架。同时，由于推爪162的高度设置为恰好抵接于与样本架40底部，可以保证样本架移动过程中不易倾倒。当然推爪162也可以从样本架40底部的前后两侧推动样本架40在分类台140上滑动。
此外，本发明还提供了一种样本分析方法，应用于样本分析***，尤其是应用于图1至图10所示的样本分析***。
本发明实施例中，具有相同标号的功能模块具有相同或相似的结构或功能，在此不再赘述。
本发明实施例中，样本分析***包括第一样本分析仪20、第二样本 分析仪30、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置100，所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道110并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架40运送至所述第一样本分析仪20和/或所述第二样本分析仪30进行检测，所述第一样本分析仪20和所述第二样本分析仪30沿着所述传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次排布，所述样本分类装置100设置在所述第一样本分析仪20与所述第二样本分析仪30之间。
如图11所示，本发明第一实施例的样本分析方法包括：
步骤1201，传输轨道110将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至样本分类装置100的连接轨道120上；
步骤1202，样本分类装置100的样本转移机构160将待分类样本容器转移至样本分类装置100的分类台140上的目标样本架上。
本发明实施例的方法可以减少样本架在样本架传输装置上的滞留时间，避免在样本分析***中发生“堵塞”，从而提高样本分析***的效率。
本发明实施例中，步骤1202可以包括：
样本转移机构160运动至连接轨道120上方将待分类样本容器转移至分类台140上的目标样本架上。
其中，所述待分类样本容器尤其是为需要被运送至所述第二样本分析仪30进行检测的样本容器。
在本发明其他实施例中，样本分析***还可以包括第三样本分析仪和/或第四样本分析仪，还可以包括位于第二样本分析仪30和第三样本分析仪之间的样本分类装置100，或还可以包括位于第三样本分析仪和第四样本分析仪之间的样本分类装置100，此时待分类样本容器可以为需要被运送第三样本分析仪和/或第四样本分析仪进行检测的样本容器。
本发明实施例中，步骤1202也可以包括：
将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架从连接轨道120运送至分类台140上；
样本转移机构160运动到放置有待分类样本容器的样本架上方，将待分类样本容器转移到分类台140上的目标样本架上；
将被取出待分类样本容器的样本架从分类台140运送至连接轨道120。
本发明实施例中，样本转移机构160将待分类样本容器转移到分类 台140上的目标样本架上，可以包括：
所述样本转移机构160抓取所述待分类样本容器；
所述样本分类装置100的第一识别器4识别由所述样本转移机构160抓取的待分类样本容器的样本身份信息；
根据所述样本身份信息，确定与所述待分类样本容器对应的目标样本架；
所述样本转移机构160将当前抓取的待分类样本容器转移至所述目标样本架；
其中，所述第一识别器4与所述样本转移机构160同步水平运动。
本发明实施例中，第一识别器4与样本转移机构160同步水平运动，这使得样本容器在转移的过程中即可以识别身份信息，不需要将样本容器转移至特定区域进行识别，缩短识别身份信息的时长，可以提高样本容器的分类效率，进而可以提高样本分析***的效率。
图12为本发明第二实施例的样本分析方法的流程图，如图12所示，与图11不同的是，所述传输轨道110将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置100的连接轨道120上之前，所述方法还包括：
步骤1301，判断所述样本架上是否包括需要分类的样本容器；
步骤1302，若所述样本架上包括需要分类的样本容器，则由所述传输轨道110将所述样本架运送至所述连接轨道120上停留以等待分类；
步骤1303，若所述样本架上不包括需要分类的样本容器，则使所述样本架直接通过所述连接轨道120离开所述样本分类装置100。
本发明实施例中，步骤1301可以包括：
第二识别器170识别即将运送到所述连接轨道120的样本架的样本架身份信息，根据所述样本架身份信息获取所述样本架上的样本容器的样本身份信息；
根据所述样本身份信息，判断所述样本架上是否包括需要分类的样本容器。
本发明实施例中，第二识别器170识别即将传输到所述连接轨道120的样本架的样本架身份信息，可以提前判断该样本架上的样本容器是否需要分类，如果不需要分类，可以传送该样本架至下一个样本分析仪或 下一个样本分类装置100或卸载台，可以减少样本分类***的负载，提高处理效率。
此外，本发明实施例中，所述方法还可以包括：
步骤1401，根据预设规则判断是否需要给所述第二样本分析仪30运送样本架；
步骤1402，当需要给所述第二样本分析仪30运送样本架，装载机构1600将所述分类台140上的目标样本架向所述连接轨道120方向推动，直至离所述连接轨道120最近的目标样本架到达所述连接轨道120。
所述预设规则可以为检测到分类台上已经存放有至少一排装满的试管架，或者可以为已经到达预设的时刻，或者可以为检测到用户触发启动按钮。
本发明实施例中，步骤1402可以包括：
所述装载机构1600将所述分类台140上的多个目标样本架向所述连接轨道120方向推动，使得所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道120最近的目标样本架到达所述连接轨道120。
需要指出的是，当装载机构1600推动多个目标样本架时，由于多个目标样本架之间相互挤压，会导致最前排的样本架与连接轨道120上的侧壁等元件之间存在压力，进而产生摩擦力，连接轨道120可能无法顺畅地带走最前排的样本架，进而影响整个样本架传输装置的调度。
因此，本发明实施例中，步骤1402可以包括：
所述装载机构1600推动所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道120最远的第一目标样本架，使所述多个目标样本架向所述连接轨道120方向移动，直至所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道120最近的第二目标样本架到达所述连接轨道120；
使所述装载机构1600运动离开所述第一目标样本架并运动至与所述第二目标样本架直接相邻的第三目标样本架以便与该第三目标样本架接触，使得所述第二目标样本架与所述第三目标样本架分离。
具体地，所述装载机构1600运动至与所述第二目标样本架直接相邻的第三目标样本架之下并且勾住该第三目标样本架；所述装载机构1600推动所述第三目标样本架，使所述第三目标样本架及其后面的样本 架向远离所述连接轨道120的方向移动，直至所述第二目标样本架与所述第三目标样本架分离。
更具体地，步骤1402可以包括：
所述装载机构1600中的推爪162抵持并推动所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道120最远的第一目标样本架，使所述多个目标样本架向所述连接轨道120方向移动，直至所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道120最近的第二目标样本架到达所述连接轨道120；
所述推爪162在所述装载机构1600中的升降组件1631的带动下降离开所述第一目标样本架；
推爪驱动装置163驱动所述升降组件1631向所述连接轨道120移动，使所述推爪162移至与所述第二目标样本架直接相邻的第三目标样本架之下；
所述推爪162在所述升降组件1631的带动下升起直至抵持所述第三目标样本架；
所述推爪162推动所述第三目标样本架，使所述第三目标样本架向远离所述连接轨道120的方向移动，直至所述第二目标样本架与所述第三目标样本架分离。
本发明实施例还提供了一种样本分析***，如图13及图14所示，所述样本分析***包括多个样本分析仪3009、样本架传输装置、卸载台3006以及样本分类装置100。
所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道110并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述多个样本分析仪3009中的至少一个样本分析仪进行检测，所述多个样本分析仪3009和所述卸载台3006沿着所述传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次排布，其中，所述样本分类装置100沿所述第一运送方向设置在所述卸载台3006上游或下游并且用于对经所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪检测的样本架中的样本容器进行分类。
所述样本分类装置100包括：连接轨道120，与所述传输轨道110平行连接，从而使放置有样本容器的样本架能从所述传输轨道110运送 到所述连接轨道120上以及能从所述连接轨道120运送到所述传输轨道110上；分类台140，用于放置至少一个样本架以装载样本容器；以及样本转移机构160，设于所述分类台140之上，所述样本转移机构160能运动到所述连接轨道120上方将被运送至所述连接轨道120上的样本架中的样本容器转移到所述分类台140上的样本架上。
所述卸载台3006用于接收由所述样本分类装置100分类后的样本架。
图13所述的实施例中，样本分类装置100设置在卸载台3006的上游，在此应用场景中，样本架经过样本分析仪3009检测之后，通过传输轨道110运送到样本分类装置100中进行分类，并缓存在样本分类装置100的分类台140上的样本架上，而经分类的空试管架则通过传输轨道110运送至卸载台3006。
图14所示的实施例中，样本分类装置100设置在卸载台3006的下游，在此应用场景中，样本架经过样本分析仪3009检测之后，通过双向传输的传输轨道110沿第一运送方向越过卸载台3006先运送至样本分类装置100中进行分类，并缓存在样本分类装置100的分类台140上的样本架上，而经分类的空试管架则由双向传输的传输轨道110沿反向于第一运送方向的第二运送方向运送至卸载台3006。
现有样本分析***中，样本容器完成全部检测后被直接运送至卸载台3006或其他可以缓存的区域。当用户需要寻找某个特定的样本容器的时候，例如寻找某个CRP检测结果异常的样本容器，或寻找某个血常规检测结果异常的样本容器，则需要在卸载台3006等逐个寻找，用户体验差而且效率低下。
本发明实施例中，在卸载台3006上游或下游的样本分类装置中对样本容器进行分类之后，可以使用户很方便的找到特定的样本容器，提高了用户的使用体验，方便用于管理已检测样本。
本发明实施例中，所述样本转移机构160可以用于将被运送至所述连接轨道120上的样本架中经相同样本分析仪检测的样本容器转移到所述分类台140上的同一样本架上。
本发明实施例中，所述分类台140上可以设有多个预设的特征区， 所述样本转移机构160用于将被运送至所述连接轨道120上的样本架中经相同样本分析仪检测的样本容器转移到对应的特征区。
本发明实施例中，所述样本分类装置100可以设有显示屏，用于显示分类台140上的样本容器所在的位置。此时，用户例如可以在显示屏上输入要查找的样本容器的编号，显示屏然后将该样本容器在分类台上的位置显示给用户，方便用户定位要查找的样本容器。由此进一步方便了用户对样本容器的管理，提高了用户的使用体验。
本发明实施例中，放置分类台140上的样本架可以是普通试管架，例如可以放置10个样本容器的试管架，或可以以试管盘的形式存在。一个空的试管盘可以放置更多的样本容器，例如50个或100个样本容器。此时，在空试管盘上可以人为划定特征区，即不同的区域放置不同性质的样本，比如糖化样本区、CRP样本区、RET样本区、推片样本区、扫描失败区、吸样异常区等。即，样本转移机构160可以将被运送至所述连接轨道120上的样本架中性质相同的样本容器转移到所述分类台140上的同一特征区。
本发明实施例中，通过划定特征区来放置样本容器，用户在寻找特定样本的时候，可以先按区查找，再查找特定样本容器，进一步方便了用户对样本容器的管理，提高了用户的使用体验。
本发明实施例中，可以在空试管盘设置拎手或抬手，方便用户统一搬走空试管盘及上面的样本容器。
本发明实施例中，空试管盘上还可以具有识别码，例如ID，并对空试管盘上的每个空位进行编号，显示屏上可以显示空试管盘识别码对应的每一空位的编号，方便用户再次查找样本。
本发明实施例中，样本分类***的其他特征可参考结合图1至图10所说明的实施例，在此不再赘述。
此外，本发明还提供了一种样本分析方法，应用于样本分析***，尤其是应用于图13和图14所示的样本分析***。所述样本分析***包括多个样本分析仪3009、样本架传输装置、卸载台3006以及样本分类装置100，所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道110并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述多个样本分析仪3009中的至少一个样本分 析仪进行检测，所述多个样本分析仪和所述卸载台3006沿着所述传输轨道110的第一运送方向依次排布，所述样本分类装置100沿所述第一运送方向设置在所述卸载台3006上游或下游并且用于对经所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪检测的样本架中的样本容器进行分类。
图15所示为本发明实施例的样本分析方法的流程图，如图15所示，所述分类方法包括：
步骤1501，所述传输轨道110将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置100的连接轨道120上；
步骤1502，所述样本分类装置100的样本转移机构160将所述待分类样本容器转移至所述样本分类装置100的分类台140上的目标样本架上；
步骤1503，所述连接轨道120将分类后的样本架运送至所述传输轨道110上，以将该样本架从所述传输轨道110运送到所述卸载台3006上。
本发明实施例中，所述方法还可以包括：
所述分类台140上设有多个预设的特征区，所述样本转移机构160将被运送至所述连接轨道120上的样本架中经相同样本分析仪检测的样本容器转移到对应的特征区。
本发明实施例中，所述方法还可以包括：
在显示屏上显示分类台140上的样本容器所在的位置。
需要说明的是，在本文中，诸如“第一”和“第二”等之类的关系术语仅仅用来将一个实体或者操作与另一个实体或操作区分开来，而不一定要求或者暗示这些实体或操作之间存在任何这种实际的关系或者顺序。而且，术语“包括”、“包含”或者其任何其他变体意在涵盖非排他性的包含，从而使得包括一系列要素的过程、方法、物品或者设备不仅包括那些要素，而且还包括没有明确列出的其他要素，或者是还包括为这种过程、方法、物品或者设备所固有的要素。在没有更多限制的情况下，由语句“包括一个……”限定的要素，并不排除在包括所述要素的过程、方法、物品或者设备中还存在另外的相同要素。
以上在说明书、附图以及权利要求中所提及的特征，只要在本发明 内是有意义的，均可任意相互组合。针对按照本发明的样本分析***所描述的特征和优点以相应的方式适用于按照本发明的样本分析方法，反之亦然。
以上所述仅是本发明的具体实施方式，使本领域技术人员能够理解或实现本发明。对这些实施例的多种修改对本领域的技术人员来说将是显而易见的，本文中所定义的一般原理可以在不脱离本发明的精神或范围的情况下，在其它实施例中实现。因此，本发明将不会被限制于本文所示的这些实施例，而是要符合与本文所申请的原理和新颖特点相一致的最宽的范围。

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  1. 一种样本分析***，其特征在于，包括第一样本分析仪、第二样本分析仪、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置；
    所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述第一样本分析仪和/或所述第二样本分析仪进行检测，所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布；
    其中，所述样本分类装置设置在所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪之间，所述样本分类装置包括：
    连接轨道，与所述传输轨道平行连接，从而使放置有样本容器的样本架能从所述传输轨道运送到所述连接轨道上以及能从所述连接轨道运送到所述传输轨道上，
    分类台，用于放置至少一个样本架，并且具有供分类台上的样本架进入所述连接轨道或供所述连接轨道上的样本架进入所述分类台的接口，以及
    样本转移机构，设于所述分类台之上，所述样本转移机构能运动到所述连接轨道上方将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中的样本容器转移到所述分类台上的样本架上。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本分类装置还包括用于识别样本容器的第一识别器，所述第一识别器与所述样本转移机构同步水平运动，以识别所述样本转移机构当前转移的样本容器的身份信息。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本分类装置还包括用于识别样本架身份信息的第二识别器，所述第二识别器设于所述样本分类装置的接口的一侧。
  4. 根据权利要求1至3任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本分类装置还包括装载机构，用于将所述分类台上的样本架朝向或远离所述连接轨道推动。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述装载 机构包括：
    支架，用于支撑所述装载机构；
    推爪，用于带动所述分类台上存放的样本架朝向或远离所述连接轨道滑动；
    推爪驱动装置，设置于所述支架上，用于驱动所述推爪执行上述运动过程。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述推爪驱动装置包括：
    水平推送组件，设置于所述支架上；
    推爪安装座，与所述水平推送组件相联动，所述水平推送组件能带动所述推爪安装座朝向或远离所述连接轨道进行水平运动；及
    升降组件，设置于所述推爪安装座上；
    其中，所述升降组件能带动所述推爪向样本架靠近以使所述推爪与样本架相抵持联动，所述水平推送组件能带动所述推爪安装座进行水平运动，进而使所述推爪带动所述样本架朝向或远离所述连接轨道滑动。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述分类台包括用于承载样本架的面板，所述面板上开设有由所述分类台延伸至所述连接轨道的长孔，其中，所述升降组件带动所述推爪上升，以使所述推爪至少部分穿设所述长孔并与样本架的底部相配合联动。
  8. 根据权利要求2所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本转移机构包括：
    抓取机构，用于从所述连接轨道上的样本架中抓取并移动样本容器；
    旋转驱动机构，与所述抓取机构连接并且用于驱动所述抓取机构连同其抓取的样本容器围绕其竖直轴线旋转；
    竖直驱动机构，与所述抓取机构连接并且用于驱动所述抓取机构连同其抓取的样本容器沿竖直方向运动；
    第一支架，用于安装所述抓取机构、所述旋转驱动机构、所述竖直驱动机构以及所述第一识别器；
    水平驱动机构，与所述第一支架连接并且用于驱动所述第一支架连 同安装在所述第一支架上的所述抓取机构、所述旋转驱动机构、所述竖直驱动机构以及所述第一识别器沿水平方向运动，以便所述抓取机构能运动至所述连接轨道上方以抓取所述连接轨道上的样本架中的样本容器；
    其中，所述第一识别器为与所述抓取机构相邻设置的扫描仪并且用于在其扫描区域对由所述抓取机构所抓取的样本容器的身份条码进行扫描和识别。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述抓取机构构造为气动抓取机构，所述气动抓取机构包括相连接的气缸和气爪，所述气缸用于驱动所述气爪夹持或松开所述样本容器。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述气爪包括连接于所述气缸的相对的第一气爪和第二气爪，所述气缸用于驱动所述第一气爪和所述第二气爪彼此靠近或远离，以便夹持或松开所述样本容器。
  11. 根据权利要求1至10任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本分类装置还包括用于检测样本架是否从所述分类台运送至所述连接轨道上的到位检测机构。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述到位检测机构包括触头及检测光耦；
    所述触头设置于所述连接轨道远离所述分类台的一侧且所述触头可转动，以使所述触头的端部进入或转出所述连接轨道的上方；
    其中，所述样本架从所述分类台运动至所述连接轨道并与所述触头的端部相触碰，所述触头转动并触动所述检测光耦。
  13. 根据权利要求11或12所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述到位检测机构还包括推送机构，用于将所述连接轨道上的样本架向所述分类台方向推动。
  14. 根据权利要求1至13任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述传输轨道为双向传输轨道，用于沿第一运送方向或沿反向于第 一运送方向的第二运送方向运送样本架。
  15. 根据权利要求1至14任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述第一样本分析仪为血液分析仪，所述第二样本分析仪为C反应蛋白分析仪或推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪。
  16. 根据权利要求1至14任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述第一样本分析仪为C反应蛋白分析仪，所述第二样本分析仪为推片染色机或糖化血红蛋白分析仪。
  17. 根据权利要求1至14任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述第一样本分析仪为推片染色机，所述第二样本分析仪为糖化血红蛋白分析仪。
  18. 根据权利要求1至17中任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本分析***还包括控制器，配置为：
    判断即将由所述传输轨道沿所述第一运送方向运送到所述连接轨道上的样本架是否包括需要被运送至所述第二样本分析仪的样本容器；
    当判断即将由所述传输轨道沿所述第一运送方向运送到所述连接轨道上的样本架包括需要被运送至所述第二样本分析仪的样本容器时，控制所述传输轨道将所述样本架运送至所述连接轨道上，所述样本架停留在所述连接轨道上并且由所述样本转移机构将所述样本架上需要被运送至所述第二样本分析仪的样本容器转移至所述分类台上的样本架上。
  19. 一种样本分析***，其特征在于，包括多个样本分析仪、样本架传输装置、卸载台以及样本分类装置；
    所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪进行检测，所述多个样本分析仪和所述卸载台沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布，其中，所述样本分类装置沿所述第一运送方向设置在所述卸载台上游或下游并且用于对经所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪检测的样本架中的样本容器进行分类，所述样本分类装置包括：
    连接轨道，与所述传输轨道平行连接，从而使放置有样本容器的样 本架能从所述传输轨道运送到所述连接轨道上以及能从所述连接轨道运送到所述传输轨道上，
    分类台，用于放置至少一个样本架以装载样本容器，以及
    样本转移机构，设于所述分类台之上，所述样本转移机构能运动到所述连接轨道上方将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中的样本容器转移到所述分类台上的样本架上；
    所述卸载台用于接收由所述样本分类装置分类后的样本架。
  20. 根据权利要求19所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本转移机构用于将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中经相同样本分析仪检测的样本容器转移到所述分类台上的同一样本架上。
  21. 根据权利要求19所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述分类台上设有多个预设的特征区，所述样本转移机构用于将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中经相同样本分析仪检测的样本容器转移到对应的特征区。
  22. 根据权利要求19至21任一项所述的样本分析***，其特征在于，所述样本分类装置设有显示屏，用于显示分类台上的样本容器所在的位置。
  23. 一种样本分析方法，其特征在于，应用于样本分析***，所述样本分析***包括第一样本分析仪、第二样本分析仪、样本架传输装置以及样本分类装置，所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述第一样本分析仪和/或所述第二样本分析仪进行检测，所述第一样本分析仪和所述第二样本分析仪沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布，所述样本分类装置设置在所述第一样本分析仪与所述第二样本分析仪之间；
    所述样本分析方法包括：
    所述传输轨道将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置的连接轨道上；
    所述样本分类装置的样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移至 所述样本分类装置的分类台上的目标样本架上。
  24. 如权利要求23所述的方法，其特征在于，所述样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移到所述分类台上的目标样本架上，包括：
    所述样本转移机构运动至所述连接轨道上方将所述待分类样本容器转移至所述分类台上的目标样本架上；
    其中，所述待分类样本容器为需要被运送至所述第二样本分析仪进行检测的样本容器。
  25. 如权利要求23所述的方法，其特征在于，所述样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移到所述分类台上的目标样本架上，包括：
    将所述放置有待分类样本容器的样本架从所述连接轨道运送至所述分类台上；
    所述样本转移机构运动到所述放置有待分类样本容器的样本架上方，将所述待分类样本容器转移到所述分类台上的目标样本架上；
    将被取出待分类样本容器的样本架从所述分类台运送至所述连接轨道。
  26. 根据权利要求23至25任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移到所述分类台上的目标样本架上，包括：
    所述样本转移机构抓取所述待分类样本容器；
    所述样本分类装置的第一识别器识别由所述样本转移机构抓取的待分类样本容器的样本身份信息；
    根据所述样本身份信息，确定与所述待分类样本容器对应的目标样本架；
    所述样本转移机构将当前抓取的待分类样本容器转移至所述目标样本架；
    其中，所述第一识别器与所述样本转移机构同步水平运动。
  27. 根据权利要求23至26任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述传输轨道将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置的连接轨道上之前，所述方法还包括：
    判断所述样本架上是否包括需要分类的样本容器；
    若所述样本架上包括需要分类的样本容器，则由所述传输轨道将所述样本架运送至所述连接轨道上停留以等待分类；
    若所述样本架上不包括需要分类的样本容器，则使所述样本架直接通过所述连接轨道离开所述样本分类装置。
  28. 根据权利要求27所述的方法，其特征在于，所述判断样本架上是否包括需要分类的样本容器，包括：
    第二识别器识别即将运送到所述连接轨道的样本架的样本架身份信息，根据所述样本架身份信息获取所述样本架上的样本容器的样本身份信息；
    根据所述样本身份信息，判断所述样本架上是否包括需要分类的样本容器。
  29. 根据权利要求23至28任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    根据预设规则判断需要给所述第二样本分析仪运送样本架；
    当需要给所述第二样本分析仪运送样本架时，装载机构将所述分类台上的目标样本架向所述连接轨道方向推动，直至离所述连接轨道最近的目标样本架到达所述连接轨道。
  30. 根据权利要求29所述的方法，其特征在于，所述装载机构将所述分类台上的目标样本架向所述连接轨道方向推动，包括：
    所述装载机构将所述分类台上的多个目标样本架向所述连接轨道方向推动，使得所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道最近的目标样本架到达所述连接轨道。
  31. 根据权利要求30所述的方法，其特征在于，包括：
    所述装载机构推动所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道最远的第一目标样本架，使所述多个目标样本架向所述连接轨道方向移动，直至所述多个目标样本架中离所述连接轨道最近的第二目标样本架到达所述连接轨道；
    所述装载机构运动离开所述第一目标样本架；
    所述装载机构运动至与所述第二目标样本架直接相邻的第三目标样本架之下并且勾住该第三目标样本架；
    所述装载机构推动所述第三目标样本架，使所述第三目标样本架及其后面的样本架向远离所述连接轨道的方向移动，直至所述第二目标样本架与所述第三目标样本架分离。
  32. 根据权利要求23所述的方法，其特征在于，应用于根据权利要求1至18任一项所述的样本分析***。
  33. 一种样本分析方法，其特征在于，其特征在于，应用于样本分析***，所述样本分析***包括多个样本分析仪、样本架传输装置、卸载台以及样本分类装置，所述样本架传输装置具有传输轨道并且用于将放置有样本容器的样本架运送至所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪进行检测，所述多个样本分析仪和所述卸载台沿着所述传输轨道的第一运送方向依次排布，所述样本分类装置沿所述第一运送方向设置在所述卸载台上游或下游并且用于对经所述多个样本分析仪中的至少一个样本分析仪检测的样本架中的样本容器进行分类；
    所述分类方法包括：
    所述传输轨道将放置有待分类样本容器的样本架运送至所述样本分类装置的连接轨道上；
    所述样本分类装置的样本转移机构将所述待分类样本容器转移至所述样本分类装置的分类台上的目标样本架上；
    所述连接轨道将分类后的样本架运送至所述传输轨道上，以将该样本架从所述传输轨道运送到所述卸载台上。
  34. 根据权利要求33所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法包括：
    所述分类台上设有多个预设的特征区，所述样本转移机构将被运送至所述连接轨道上的样本架中经相同样本分析仪检测的样本容器转移到对应的特征区。
  35. 根据权利要求33或34所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法包括：
    在显示屏上显示分类台上的样本容器所在的位置。
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