Disclosure of Invention
Based on the problems existing in the prior art, the invention provides an automatic laboratory capable of being spliced and a combination method thereof. The specific scheme is as follows:
An automatic laboratory capable of being spliced comprises one or more experimental platform modules, door and window modules and environment modules, wherein the experimental platform modules and the environment modules are square;
The experiment platform module comprises an electric core component, a center frame and a platform frame, wherein the platform frame is used for carrying preset experiment equipment, the electric core component is positioned on the center frame and/or the platform frame, and the center frame is connected with the platform frame;
The environment module comprises an environment frame and environment equipment positioned on the environment frame, and a space between the environment frame and the experiment platform module forms an experiment space;
the door and window module is used for isolating the experimental space from the external space;
The environmental device is used for providing relevant experimental environments for the experimental space.
In a specific embodiment, the environment framework comprises an upper environment layer, an middle environment layer and a lower environment layer which are sequentially connected;
The environment equipment is carried on the upper environment layer;
The door and window module is carried on the middle environmental layer;
the bottom surface of the upper environment layer, the top surface of the experiment platform module and the space surrounded by the environment layer form the experiment space;
The height of the lower environmental layer is not greater than the height of the experiment platform module.
In a specific embodiment, the device further comprises an upper shell module and a lower shell module;
The upper shell module fully or partially covers the upper environment layer and is used for isolating the environment equipment from an external space;
The door and window module fully or partially covers the middle environmental layer and is used for isolating an experimental space from an external space;
and the lower shell module fully or partially covers the lower environment layer of the lower environment layer and is used for isolating the experiment platform module from the external space.
In a specific embodiment, the upper shell module and the lower shell module are provided with hollowed-out parts for exhausting;
The fretwork portion is provided with the filter screen that is used for dirt-proof.
In a specific embodiment, the door and window module is provided with a door and window structure capable of being opened and closed, and the door and window structure is used for realizing the connection between the experimental space and the external space through the opening and closing of the door and window structure.
In a specific embodiment, the environmental device includes an ultraviolet disinfection lamp located at the upper environmental layer;
the door and window module is provided with a material capable of isolating ultraviolet rays so as to protect the ultraviolet disinfection lamp by a diaphragm.
In a specific embodiment, the central frame comprises one or more square sub-frames;
The sub-frames are provided with a first splicing structure for splicing other sub-frames and a second splicing structure for splicing the platform frames.
In a specific embodiment, the experiment platform module further comprises a mechanical arm and a transmission track;
The mechanical arm is positioned on the transmission rail so as to move through the transmission rail;
the transmission track is carried on all or part of the subframes so as to realize the track length change of the transmission track through the combination among the subframes.
In a specific embodiment, the first splice structure is located on a first side and a second side of the subframe;
The second splicing structure is positioned on the third side surface and the fourth side surface of the subframe;
the first side surface is perpendicular to the third side surface and the fourth side surface respectively;
the second side surface is perpendicular to the third side surface and the fourth side surface respectively;
The first side surface and the second side surface are parallel to each other;
The third side and the fourth side are parallel to each other.
In a specific embodiment, the platform frame comprises one or more equipment platforms, and specifications of the equipment platforms are the same or different;
The preset experimental equipment is positioned at the upper part, the lower part or the inside of the equipment platform.
In one embodiment, the platform frame includes a plurality of equipment platforms arranged in a stack to form a multi-layered platform space;
the upper part or the inside of each layer of platform space can be carried with preset experimental equipment.
In a specific embodiment, the lower environmental layer is provided with a moving mechanism, so that free combination is realized between a plurality of environmental modules through short-distance movement.
In a specific embodiment, the experimental platform further comprises an intelligent module positioned on the experimental platform module, wherein the intelligent module comprises a power supply sub-module, a control sub-module, an induction sub-module and a network sub-module;
the power supply submodule is used for providing electric energy for all or part of modules of the automation laboratory;
the control submodule is used for controlling an electric core component on the experiment platform module, the environmental equipment of the environmental module and the door and window module, and collecting and outputting data;
the induction submodule is used for providing physical information acquisition of a laboratory and outputting the physical information to the control submodule;
The network submodule is used for realizing data transmission between the interiors of the automation laboratories and data transmission between the automation laboratories and external equipment.
A method of automated laboratory assembly for an automated laboratory as claimed in claim comprising the steps of
Taking a preset experiment platform module as a framework of the automatic laboratory, carrying preset experiment equipment through a preset platform frame, and providing a splicing foundation for the platform frame through a preset center frame;
Providing environmental support for the automation laboratory through a preset environmental module, constructing an experimental space of the experimental equipment by utilizing a preset environmental framework, and processing the experimental environment by utilizing the preset environmental equipment;
the experiment platform module comprises an electric core component, a mechanical arm, a center frame and a platform frame, wherein the platform frame is used for carrying preset experiment equipment, the electric core component is arranged in the center frame and/or the platform frame, the center frame is connected with the platform frame, and the mechanical arm is used for realizing preset experiment operation;
And isolating the experimental space from the external space through a preset door and window module.
In a specific embodiment, the automated laboratory further comprises an upper shell module and a lower shell module, the combination method further comprising:
Isolating the environmental equipment from the external space by a preset upper shell module;
isolating the experimental platform module from the external space by a preset lower shell module;
The upper shell module, the door and window module and the lower shell module form a man-machine interaction module, the whole automation laboratory is covered by the man-machine interaction module, and the equipment state is reminded, so that the appearance effect and the man-machine interaction effect of the man-machine interaction module are realized.
The beneficial effects are that:
The invention provides a spliced automatic laboratory and a combination method thereof, and the spliced design of the laboratory is realized based on each functional module. The automatic laboratory can realize the platform architecture integrating power collection, air source and mechanical automatic positioning without complex mechanical structure, and has simple structure, convenient installation and low cost. Laboratory global design is square structure, has reduced area greatly, promotes the utilization ratio to the space, is convenient for transport. All accessories are modularized and standardized, so that related accessories can be selected according to specific experimental requirements, and the design of laboratory selection, purchase assembly and upgrading expansion can be performed.
In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
The experimental platform module 1 and the environment module 2 of the scheme are in square block structures, so that a laboratory finally presented can be approximately seen as a square block structure.
It should be noted that, square structure in this scheme includes quadrangle three-dimensional structure such as cuboid, square, and square, square structure is convenient for assemble, also can improve the utilization ratio to the space.
Example 1
The embodiment provides an automatic laboratory capable of being spliced, and the automatic laboratory is divided into a plurality of large modules according to functions through a system modularization design, and each large module is divided into a plurality of small modules. The large module is constructed by reasonably selecting the small module, and then the selected large module is constructed into an automatic laboratory with proper size and proper function. The module relation diagram of the automation laboratory is shown in the attached figure 1 of the specification, and the specific scheme is as follows:
an automatic laboratory capable of being spliced comprises an experiment platform module 1, a door and window module 3 and one or more environment modules 2. The laboratory platform module 1, the door and window module 3 and the environment module 2 can construct a laboratory meeting the most basic laboratory requirements. As an option, the automation laboratory further comprises a man-machine interaction module 8, an intelligent module 6, and other platform function expansion modules, and other function modules are expanded according to the function requirements.
Preferably, the automated laboratory of the present embodiment is suitable for use in the field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology is a branch of the subject of biology that has just emerged in the twentieth century, and has been studied to build artificial biological systems (ARTIFICIAL BIOSYSTEM) that allow them to function as circuits. Furthermore, the automated laboratory of the present embodiment can also be adapted to other fields of biology and chemistry, as an upstream integrated device, the multiplexing value of which is further greater in whether the downstream device is standard and whether the standard meets the laboratory specifications.
The experimental platform module 1 serves as a bottom skeleton of the whole automation laboratory, carries various other devices such as an intelligent module 6 and the like, and provides a main splicing foundation for other modules. The experimental platform module 1 comprises an electrical core component 15, a central frame 11 and a platform frame 12. In a preferred embodiment, the experimental platform module 1 further comprises a robotic arm 14 and a drive track 13.
The electrical core component 15 is mainly related components related to circuits on the experiment platform module 1, and comprises various electrical equipment and electrical control equipment. Preferably, the electrical core component 15 is flexible. The electrical core component 15 may be mounted on the center frame 11 and/or the platform frame 12.
A schematic structural view of the center frame 11 is shown in fig. 2 of the specification. The center frame 11 serves as a skeleton of the experiment platform module 1, and is used for carrying the electrical core component 15 and the mechanical arm 14, and splicing the platform frame 12. In this embodiment, the central frame 11 includes one or more square sub-frames, which can be spliced with each other to extend the length of the central frame 11. The number and size of the subframes that are longitudinally spliced determines the length of the automated laboratory.
Wherein the specifications are the same or different between the subframes. For example, the center frame 11 is constructed using subframes of N specifications. Preferably, the subframes are square, so that space can be effectively utilized, and splicing among the subframes is facilitated. Fig. 2 shows a central frame 11 formed by the cooperation of N subframes.
In fig. 2, the electrical core 15 is located in the central frame 11 and the transmission rail 13 is located in the space above the central frame 11. The mechanical arm 14 is located on the transmission rail 13, and moves through the transmission rail 13, and the transmission rail 13 is mounted on all or part of the subframes, so that the rail length of the transmission rail 13 is changed through the combination between the subframes. In the prior art, because the length of the transmission rail 13 is fixed, the length of a laboratory is difficult to expand newly, the new transmission rail 13 needs to be customized for expansion, and the cost is extremely high and the installation is complex. In this embodiment, by modularizing the transmission rail 13, a new transmission rail 13 can be formed by splicing the transmission rail 13, which is simple to install and low in cost.
Preferably, the transmission track 13 is flexible. Illustratively, the transmission track 13 is spliced by mover tracks with various specifications, and is provided with 1 or more movers, and the number of the mechanical arms 14 is consistent with that of the movers. In space utilization, based on the sphere-shaped clamping range of the mechanical arm 14, the mechanical arm 14 is placed at the middle-upper layer position, and the platform with various specifications is designed, so that the automation equipment is distinguished and placed in the upper, middle and lower areas under the condition that the equipment can be used, and the space utilization is further improved.
A schematic view of the structure of the platform frame 12 is shown in fig. 3 of the specification. The platform frame 12 is used for carrying the preset experiment equipment 7, and the center frame 11 is connected with the platform frame 12. The platform frame 12 can carry various kinds of experimental equipment 7. Preferably, the automated laboratory of the present embodiment is used in the field of synthetic biology, and therefore, the platform frame 12 satisfies the mounting of most automated equipment in the field of synthetic biology.
The platform frame 12 is formed of one or more equipment platforms. In practical applications, the equipment platform has multiple model designs, and the platform frame 12 may be formed by multiple equipment platforms of different specifications. In fig. 3, 3 types of equipment platforms are shown to cooperate with the center frame 11 to ultimately form an experimental platform of 4 times length and uniform width. If the subframes are spliced into a central frame 11 in the X-axis direction, a plurality of equipment platforms are spliced in the Y-axis direction of the central frame 11.
The location and manner in which the laboratory equipment 7 is stored may vary from equipment platform to equipment platform. In this embodiment, different equipment platforms may be spliced side by side, or may be stacked into multiple layers for splicing, and the specific structure is shown in fig. 3. The experimental equipment 7 can be placed and arranged at the lower part of the equipment platform, the upper part of the equipment platform, the inside of the equipment platform or the upper part of the second layer of platform expanded at the upper part of the equipment platform according to the size of the equipment and the material discharging condition, so that the space utilization rate is further improved. The boards on the upper surface and the lower surface of the equipment platform and the expandable second-layer platform are designed in several types at the same time, wherein the boards on the bottom surface and the connecting rods can be detached, and the bottom equipment is provided for placing the ground. Description fig. 4 provides a schematic diagram of the experimental platform module 1, which shows the effect of a part of the equipment for ground placement.
The sub-frames are provided with a first splice structure for splicing other sub-frames and a second splice structure for splicing the platform frame 12. Preferably, the first splicing structure is located on a first side surface and a second side surface of the subframe, the second splicing structure is located on a third side surface and a fourth side surface of the subframe, the first side surface is perpendicular to the third side surface and the fourth side surface respectively, and the second side surface is perpendicular to the third side surface and the fourth side surface respectively. A schematic structural diagram of the center frame 11 and the platform frame 12 after being connected is shown in fig. 3.
In this embodiment, the experiment platform module 1 and the environment module 2 are in a square shape, and a quadrilateral three-dimensional structure with several specifications is used, and the functions of each space region are divided in two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces, so as to improve the space utilization rate of a laboratory.
The environmental module 2 includes a plurality of formats, and one or more splices of the same or different formats may be made. Specifically, the environmental module 2 includes an environmental frame 21 and an environmental device 22 located on the environmental frame 21. The environmental device 22 includes HEPA (high efficiency air filter), illumination lamp, ultraviolet lamp, etc., and can provide experimental environments of hundred-level dust-free air, illumination, sterility, etc. for an experimental space. Preferably, the environmental module 2 is a laminar flow hood.
The environment module 2 is mounted on the experiment platform module 1, and the space between the environment frame 21 and the experiment platform module 1 constitutes an experiment space. The environmental module 2 is arranged based on the central frame 11 in cooperation with the platform frame 12 so that the automated laboratory eventually forms a square block-shaped structure, so that the environmental module 2 needs to match various specifications of the experimental platform module 1.
In practice, a laboratory requires a plurality of environmental conditions, each of which needs to be implemented by means of a different environmental device 22. Thus, in this embodiment, the automated laboratory includes one or more environmental modules 2 to meet the different environmental requirements of the laboratory. And each environmental module 2 can be independently assembled, independently distributed and independently controlled, and after the assembly, a mobile device such as wheels can be used for carrying out short-distance movement, so that the combination of a plurality of environmental modules 2 can be carried out.
The environment frame 21 comprises an upper environment layer 211 and an middle environment layer 212 which are connected with each other, wherein the upper environment layer 211 is provided with environment equipment 22, the middle environment layer 212 is provided with a door and window module 3, and the bottom surface of the upper environment layer 211, the top surface of the experiment platform module 1 and the space surrounded by the middle environment layer 212 form an experiment space. The environmental frame 21 further comprises a lower environmental layer 213, the lower environmental layer 213 being connected to the middle environmental layer 212, the height of the lower environmental layer 213 being not greater than the height of the experimental platform module 1.
The upper environmental layer 211, the middle environmental layer 212 and the lower environmental layer 213 are shown in fig. 5 of the specification. The height of the middle environmental layer 212 determines the height of the experimental space. The lower environmental layer 213 corresponds to the experiment platform module 1. Preferably, the lower environmental layer 213 is provided with a moving mechanism so that free combination can be achieved between the plurality of environmental modules 2 by a short distance movement.
The door and window module 3 is used for isolating the experimental space from the external space. The experimental space of the whole laboratory is independent through the door and window module 3 and the environment module 2, so that the experimental environment of the experimental space is controlled, and the safety of external personnel is protected. Fig. 6 of the specification shows that the door and window module 3 cooperates with the experimental platform module 1 and the environment module 2 to finally form complete environment control. In this embodiment, the door and window module 3 has various model designs, and meets the requirements of various specifications of the experimental platform module 1 and the environment module 2 for assembling and interacting with related devices, and meanwhile, the door and window module 3 can also meet the requirements of man-machine interaction between people and an automated laboratory.
The door and window module 3 is provided with a door and window structure capable of opening and closing, and is used for realizing the connection between the experimental space and the external space through the opening and closing of the door and window structure, and the connection between the external space and the experimental space is the basic function of a laboratory.
In addition, the door and window module 3 also has various special man-machine interaction effects, for example, 1. For a pipetting workstation which is frequently operated, the door and window structure is designed into a folding window style, a manually operated window is provided for an experimenter while the hundred-level dust-free effect is met, and 2. For AGV automatic feeding and discharging, the door and window structure design which is automatically opened and closed is arranged at a local position.
In addition, the environment device 22 comprises an ultraviolet disinfection lamp positioned on an upper environment layer, and the door and window module 3 is provided with a material capable of isolating ultraviolet rays so as to protect the ultraviolet disinfection lamp by a diaphragm, ensure the safety of visitors and experimenters and realize a special man-machine interaction effect.
The automation laboratory further comprises an intelligent module 6 positioned on the experiment platform module 1, wherein the intelligent module 6 comprises a power supply sub-module, a control sub-module, an induction sub-module and a network sub-module, the power supply sub-module is used for supplying electric energy to all or part of modules of the automation laboratory, the control sub-module is used for controlling the experiment platform module 1, the door and window module 3 and the environment module 2, controlling electric core components on the experiment platform module 1, environment equipment on the environment module 2 and electronic components on the door and window module 3, and collecting and outputting data. The network submodule is used for realizing data transmission between the inside of the automation laboratory and data transmission between the automation laboratory and external equipment. The intelligent module 6 serves as a control system and a power supply system of a laboratory, provides overall island power control and related signal collection feedback and output, and acts on electrical components or experimental island modules. A schematic diagram of the various experimental facilities 7 and the intelligent modules 6 in an automated laboratory is shown in fig. 7 of the specification.
The automated laboratory further comprises an upper housing module 44 and a lower housing module 55. The upper shell module 4, the door and window module 3 and the lower shell module 5 coat the whole laboratory, and form a man-machine interaction module 8 of an automatic laboratory together to present an appearance effect. The complete laboratory structure is shown in figure 8 of the specification.
The upper housing module 44 covers the upper environmental layer 211 in whole or in part to isolate the environmental device 22 from the external space, and the lower housing module 55 covers the lower environmental layer 213 in whole or in part to isolate the experiment platform module 1 from the external space.
The upper housing module 4 has various specifications and dimensions to ensure that equipment such as HEPA (high efficiency air filter) of the environmental module 2 is wrapped, isolating the exposed circuitry of the environmental module 2 in the laboratory. In addition, can also increase the pilot lamp and carry out human-computer interaction on upper housing module 4, remind experimenter's equipment state.
The lower shell module 5 has various specifications and sizes so as to ensure that the framework of the experimental platform module 1 is wrapped. In addition, the lower housing module 5 has an opening and closing structure, and can realize an opening and closing function similar to doors and windows, so that engineers can maintain a circuit.
Preferably, the upper shell module 4 and the lower shell module 5 are provided with hollowed-out parts for exhausting, and the hollowed-out parts are provided with filter screens for dust prevention, so that dust is prevented from entering.
The scheme of the embodiment carries out flexible design on various modules, including the flexibility of the transmission part of the mechanical arm 14, the flexibility of the door and window structure, the flexibility of the environment module 2, the flexibility of the electric core part 15, the flexibility of the shell and the like, thereby achieving the flexible selection of the system function, such as rapid design, rapid construction, low noise, hundred-level dust-free environment and human-computer interaction comfort of a splicing laboratory.
The embodiment provides an automatic laboratory capable of being spliced, and the design of the laboratory capable of being spliced is realized based on each module. The automatic laboratory can realize the platform architecture integrating power collection, air source and mechanical automatic positioning without complex mechanical structure, and has simple structure, convenient installation and low cost. Laboratory global design is square structure, has reduced area greatly, promotes the utilization ratio to the space, is convenient for transport. All accessories are modularized and standardized, so that related accessories can be selected according to specific experimental requirements, and the design of laboratory selection, purchase assembly and upgrading expansion can be performed.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a combination method of an automation laboratory, which is used for realizing the spliced automation laboratory of the embodiment 1, wherein a flow diagram of the combination method is shown in fig. 4 of the specification, and the specific scheme is as follows:
an automated laboratory combination method suitable for use in a splice-able automated laboratory of example 1, the combination method comprising the steps of:
Taking a preset experiment platform module as a framework of an automatic laboratory, carrying preset experiment equipment through a preset platform frame, and providing a splicing foundation for the platform frame through a preset center frame;
providing environmental support for an automatic laboratory through a preset environmental module, constructing an experimental space of experimental equipment by using a preset environmental framework, and processing the experimental environment by using the preset environmental equipment;
The experiment platform module comprises an electric core component, a mechanical arm, a center frame and a platform frame, wherein the platform frame is used for carrying preset experiment equipment, the electric core component is arranged in the center frame and/or the platform frame, the center frame is connected with the platform frame, and the mechanical arm is used for realizing preset experiment operation;
the experimental space and the external space are isolated through a preset door and window module.
Isolating environmental equipment from an external space by a preset upper shell module;
Isolating the experimental platform module from the external space by a preset lower shell module;
The upper shell module, the door and window module and the lower shell module form a man-machine interaction module, the whole automatic laboratory is covered by the man-machine interaction module, and the equipment state is reminded, so that the appearance effect and the man-machine interaction effect of the man-machine interaction module are realized.
The present embodiment provides a combination method of an automated laboratory for realizing the splice-able automated laboratory of embodiment 1, which makes it more practical.
The invention provides a spliced automatic laboratory and a combination method thereof, and the spliced design of the laboratory is realized based on each functional module. The automatic laboratory can realize the platform architecture integrating power collection, air source and mechanical automatic positioning without complex mechanical structure, and has simple structure, convenient installation and low cost. Laboratory global design is square structure, has reduced area greatly, promotes the utilization ratio to the space, is convenient for transport. All accessories are modularized and standardized, so that related accessories can be selected according to specific experimental requirements, and the design of laboratory selection, purchase assembly and upgrading expansion can be performed.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the modules of the invention described above may be implemented in a general purpose computing system, concentrated on a single computing system, or distributed across a network of computing systems, and that they may alternatively be implemented in program code executable by a computer system, such that they are stored in a memory system and executed by the computing system, or individually fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps within them are fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.
Note that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the technical principle applied. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, while the invention has been described in connection with the above embodiments, the invention is not limited to the embodiments, but may be embodied in many other equivalent forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, which is set forth in the following claims.
The foregoing disclosure is merely illustrative of some embodiments of the invention, and the invention is not limited thereto, as modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.