WO2019207844A1 - オートサンプラ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an autosampler for a liquid chromatograph.
- an autosampler for a liquid chromatograph is configured such that a sample rack holding at least one vial containing a sample is installed at a predetermined position in the warehouse.
- a needle for sucking and discharging the liquid from the tip is provided so as to move in the horizontal plane direction and the vertical direction on the sample rack installed in the chamber.
- a sample is collected from the vial, and the collected sample is injected into the analysis flow path of the liquid chromatograph (see Patent Document 1).
- the lowering position of the needle is shifted by a minute interval in the vicinity of a predetermined position, and the position of the needle (the number of driving pulses) when it is confirmed by visual observation that the tip of the needle has reached the predetermined position. Is stored in the device.
- an object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for visual teaching by an operator.
- the autosampler according to the present invention includes a vial installation unit in which a plurality of vials are installed, and a tip that is vertically downward, and the tip is inserted from above into a vial installed in the vial installation unit.
- the needle assembly configured as described above and the needle are moved in a horizontal plane direction and a vertical direction while maintaining a positional relationship with the needle, and the tip of the needle and the upper surface of the vial immediately below and around the tip are within the visual field.
- An imaging unit for imaging the tip from a position obliquely above the tip of the needle so as to enter, and a vial in a field-of-view image of the imaging unit A correlation holding unit that holds a correlation between the position and size of the upper surface and the distance between the imaging unit and the vial, and the upper surface of the target vial that is a vial that should reach the tip of the needle is the tip of the needle and the position and size of the upper surface of the target vial in the field image, the tip of the needle and the target on the target vial in the field image of the imaging unit.
- a distance measuring unit configured to measure the distance between the tip of the needle and the target position based on the positional relationship with the position and the correlation held in the correlation holding unit; Based on the distance measured by the distance measuring unit, the moving mechanism is controlled so that the tip of the needle reaches the target position. Is provided with a dollar moving part, the.
- the needle moves so as to move in a horizontal plane direction and a vertical direction while maintaining the positional relationship with the needle, and the tip of the needle and the upper surface of the vial immediately below and in the vicinity of the needle enter the visual field.
- An imaging unit is provided for imaging the tip from a position obliquely above the tip of the needle, and the distance between the tip of the needle and the target position is measured using a field image of the imaging unit, and based on the measured distance Since the tip of the needle is configured to reach the target position, the tip of the needle can be positioned at a desired position without performing a teaching work by visual observation by the operator.
- Patent Document 2 discloses that needle drive calibration is performed using an image acquired by an imaging device such as a CCD camera.
- the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2 uses the position coordinates of the needle when it is recognized that the needle has reached the target position on the captured image while the needle is brought close to the target position while viewing the image acquired by the imaging device. To perform calibration.
- the distance between the needle and the target vial is calculated according to the position and size of the upper surface of the target vial in the visual field image of the imaging unit, and the needle assembly is driven based on the calculated distance. This is different from Patent Document 2.
- teaching can be automatically executed using the field-of-view image of the imaging unit.
- the target vial can be a vial arranged at a predetermined position of the vial setting unit in the teaching mode executed based on user input.
- the distance measuring unit is configured to measure a distance between the tip of the needle and the target position during the teaching mode
- the needle moving unit is configured to measure the distance during the teaching mode. Based on the distance measured by the measurement unit, the moving mechanism is controlled so that the tip of the needle reaches the target position, and the needle is moved from the reference position set in advance during the teaching mode.
- a teaching information storage unit is further provided for storing the driving amount of the needle assembly until reaching the target position as teaching information.
- a vial determination unit configured to determine whether there is a sample vial immediately below the needle when the needle is moved to the target position based on a visual field image of the imaging unit. It is preferable. If it does so, it can be detected whether the vial is installed in the said target position using the visual field image of an image pick-up part.
- a normal image storage unit that stores a field-of-view image of the imaging unit when the needle is in a normal state as a needle normal image
- a needle normal state that stores the field-of-view image of the imaging unit in the normal image storage unit
- a needle determination unit configured to determine whether or not the needle is normal by comparing with an image may be further included. If it does so, it will become possible to detect abnormalities, such as a position shift and a curve of a needle, based on a visual field picture of an image pick-up part.
- the needle moves in a horizontal plane direction and a vertical direction while maintaining a positional relationship with the needle, and the tip of the needle and the upper surface of the vial immediately below and in the vicinity of the needle enter the visual field.
- the autosampler of this embodiment includes a vial setting unit 2 for setting a vial 6 containing a sample, a needle assembly 8 having a needle 12 for sucking a sample from a desired vial 6, and the operation of the needle assembly 8. And a control device 20 for performing the control.
- a sample rack 4 for holding a plurality of vials 6 arranged in a matrix is installed at a predetermined position on the vial installation unit 2.
- the needle assembly 8 is configured to move in two directions orthogonal to each other in the horizontal plane (in the drawing, the left-right direction and the direction perpendicular to the paper surface) above the vial setting unit 2.
- the needle assembly 8 includes a needle holding portion 14 that holds the needle 12 and is configured to move the needle holding portion 14 up and down in the vertical direction.
- the needle 12 is fixed to the needle holding portion 14 with the tip facing vertically downward.
- the imaging unit 18 is fixed to the needle holding unit 14 of the needle assembly 8 via the arm 16.
- the imaging unit 18 moves in the horizontal plane direction and the vertical direction together with the needle 12.
- the imaging unit 18 is a CCD camera, for example.
- the imaging unit 18 is configured so that the upper surface of the vial 6 immediately below the distal end of the needle 12 and the upper surface of the surrounding vial 6 enter the visual field together with the distal end of the needle 12 from a position obliquely above the distal end of the needle 12. It is provided so that the tip of 12 may be imaged.
- the control device 20 is realized by a computer circuit provided in the autosampler or a dedicated or general-purpose computer connected to the autosampler.
- the control device 20 includes a distance measuring unit 22, a needle moving unit 24, a correlation holding unit 26, a vial determining unit 28, a needle determining unit 30, and a normal image storage unit 32.
- the distance measuring unit 22, the needle moving unit 24, the vial determining unit 28, and the needle determining unit 30 are functions obtained by an arithmetic element such as a microcomputer provided in the control device 20 executing a program.
- the correlation holding unit 26 and the normal image storage unit 32 are functions realized by a partial storage area of the storage device provided in the control device 20.
- the distance measuring unit 22 is configured to measure the distance between the vial 6 to which the needle 12 is desired to be accessed (hereinafter referred to as the target vial 6) and the tip of the needle 12 based on the visual field image of the imaging unit 18.
- the control device 20 knows the approximate position of the target vial 6 and can move the tip of the needle 12 to a position above the target vial 6.
- the upper surface of the target vial 6 is imaged by the imaging unit 18 together with the tip of the needle 12 as shown in FIG. 2.
- the distance in the height direction between the imaging unit 18 and the upper surface of the target vial 6 can be obtained from the position and size of the upper surface (septum portion) of the target vial 6 in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18.
- the correlation between the position and size of the upper surface of the vial 6 in the visual field image of the imaging unit 18 and the distance in the height direction between the imaging unit 18 (or the tip of the needle 12) and the upper surface of the target vial 6 is obtained in advance. And held in the correlation holding unit 26.
- the distance between the tip of the needle 12 and the center of the upper surface of the target vial 6 is determined from the relative positional relationship between the tip of the needle 12 and the center of the upper surface of the target vial 6 in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18. Can be sought.
- the distance measuring unit 22 includes the position and size of the upper surface of the target vial 6 in the visual field image captured by the imaging unit 18 when the tip of the needle 12 moves to a position above the target vial 6.
- the distance between the tip of the needle 12 and the center of the upper surface of the target vial 6 in the horizontal plane direction and the vertical direction is measured based on the relative positional relationship between the tip of the target vial 6 and the center of the upper surface of the target vial 6. ing.
- the needle moving unit 24 is configured to control the drive of the needle assembly 8 so that the needle 12 approaches the target position based on the distance measured by the distance measuring unit 22.
- the vial determination unit 28 moves the needle 12 to a position where the target vial 6 is disposed, the presence or absence of the target vial 6 is determined depending on whether or not the target vial 6 is present in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18. Is configured to determine.
- the vial determination unit 28 may be configured to issue a warning when there is no target vial 6 that should be placed in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18. The warning may be performed by displaying an image or by making a sound.
- the vial determination unit 28 is not an essential component.
- the needle determination unit 30 compares the needle 12 in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18 with the needle 12 in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18 when the needle 12 is normal (hereinafter, normal image). It is configured to determine whether there is an abnormality.
- the normal image captured in advance is stored in the normal image storage unit 32.
- the needle determination unit 30 determines that the needle 12 is abnormal when the state of the needle 12 in the visual field image of the imaging unit 18 and the state of the needle 12 in the normal image do not match. Whether or not the needle 12 is abnormal can be determined based on, for example, whether or not the difference in the position of the tip of the needle 12 (number of pixels) is within a preset allowable range.
- the needle determination unit 30 may be configured to issue a warning. The warning may be performed by displaying an image or by making a sound.
- the needle determination unit 30 is not an essential component.
- the needle 12 is moved to an approximate position on the target vial 6 (step S1).
- the upper surface of the target vial 6 is included in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18 together with the tip of the needle 12 as shown in FIG.
- the distance measuring unit 22 detects the position of the tip 12a of the needle 12 in the visual field image of the imaging unit 18 (step S2), and then detects the position of the center 6a on the upper surface of the target vial 6 (step S3).
- the distance measuring unit 22 determines the position and size (area value) of the upper surface of the target vial 6 in the visual field image of the imaging unit 18, and the tip 12 a of the needle 12 in the visual field image and the center 6 a of the upper surface of the target vial 6. From the relative positional relationship, the distance between the tip 12a of the needle 12 and the center 6a of the upper surface of the target vial 6 is obtained (step S4).
- the target position (for example, the center of the needle 12) is set immediately above the target vial 6.
- the needle moving unit 24 drives the needle assembly 8 based on the distance measured by the distance measuring unit 22 so as to approach the position 2 mm immediately above 6a (step S5). After driving the needle assembly 8, it is determined whether or not the tip 12a of the needle 12 has reached the target position based on the visual field image of the imaging unit 18 (step S6), and the tip 12a of the needle 12 has reached the target position. If so, the positioning of the needle 12 is completed.
- the distance measuring unit 22 detects the center 6a of the upper surface of the target vial 6 in the field-of-view image of the imaging unit 18 (step S3) and the tip 12a of the needle 12 Measurement of the distance between the target vial 6 and the center 6a of the upper surface of the target vial 6 (step S4), and further, driving of the needle assembly 8 by the needle moving unit 24 (step S5) The process is executed until reaching (step S6).
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the distance measuring unit 22 is not limited thereto.
- the function of the needle moving unit 24 can also be used for position calibration (teaching) of the needle 12. If the driving amount of the needle assembly 8 necessary to reach the needle 12 from the reference position to the predetermined teaching position on the vial setting unit 2 is acquired by teaching and stored in the apparatus, the teaching position and each vial 6 are Using the relative positional relationship with the position where it is placed, the needle 12 can be accurately accessed to the desired vial 6.
- the control device 20 ′ provided in this embodiment includes a teaching information storage unit 34 in addition to the functions of the control device 20 of the embodiment of FIG. 1.
- the distance measuring unit 22 and the needle moving unit 24 of the control device 20 ′ are functions that are effective during the teaching mode that is executed based on user input.
- the teaching information storage unit 34 uses the functions of the distance measuring unit 22 and the needle moving unit 24 until the tip of the needle 12 reaches the target position on the target vial 6 installed at a predetermined teaching position.
- the driving amount of the needle assembly 8 is stored as teaching information.
- the teaching information storage unit 34 is a function realized by a partial storage area of the storage device provided in the control device 20 '.
- the user installs the vial 6 at a predetermined teaching position (step S11).
- the vial 6 installed at the teaching position is the target vial.
- the needle 12 is moved from the home position to the teaching position (approximate position on the target vial 6) (step S12).
- the distance measuring unit 22 detects the position of the tip 12a of the needle 12 in the visual field image of the imaging unit 18 (step S13), and then detects the position of the center 6a on the upper surface of the target vial 6 (step S14). The distance measuring unit 22 then determines the position and size (area value) of the upper surface of the target vial 6 in the visual field image of the imaging unit 18, and the tip 12 a of the needle 12 in the visual field image and the center 6 a of the upper surface of the target vial 6. From the relative positional relationship, the distance between the tip 12a of the needle 12 and the center 6a of the upper surface of the target vial 6 is obtained (step S15).
- the tip of the needle 12 is brought closer to the target position set immediately above the target vial 6.
- the needle moving unit 24 drives the needle assembly 8 based on the distance measured by the distance measuring unit 22 (step S16). After driving the needle assembly 8, it is determined whether or not the tip 12a of the needle 12 has reached the target position based on the visual field image of the imaging unit 18 (step S17), and the tip 12a of the needle 12 has reached the target position. If so, the driving amount of the needle assembly 8 until the needle 12 reaches the target position from the home position is stored in the teaching information storage unit 34 as teaching information (step S18).
- step S19 the operations in steps S14 to S16 are repeated. If a plurality of teaching positions are set, the above operation is repeated at each teaching position (step S19).
- the control device 20 ′ has a function of positioning the needle 12 to the desired vial 6 during normal operation using the teaching information acquired by the above operation.
- the autosampler including the imaging unit 18 can access the needle 12 to the desired vial 6 without requiring visual teaching work.
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4 サンプルラック
6 バイアル
6a バイアル上面の中心
8 ニードルアセンブリ
12 ニードル
12a ニードル先端
14 ニードル保持部
16 アーム
18 撮像部
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22 距離測定部
24 ニードル移動部
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30 ニードル判定部
32 正常画像記憶部
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- 複数のバイアルが設置されるバイアル設置部と、
先端が鉛直下方を向き、前記バイアル設置部に設置されたバイアル内に上方から前記先端を挿入して当該バイアル内の試料を前記先端から吸引するためのニードルを保持するニードル保持部を有し、前記ニードル保持部を鉛直方向へ移動させるとともに水平面内方向へ移動して前記ニードルを水平面内方向と鉛直方向へ移動させるように構成されたニードルアセンブリと、
前記ニードルとの位置関係を保った状態で水平面内方向と鉛直方向へ移動し、前記ニードルの先端と当該先端の直下及びその周辺のバイアルの上面が視野内に入るように前記ニードルの先端の斜め上方の位置から前記先端を撮像する撮像部と、
前記撮像部の視野画像内におけるバイアルの上面の位置及び大きさと前記撮像部と当該バイアルとの間の距離との相関関係を保持する相関関係保持部と、
前記ニードルの先端を到達させるべきバイアルである目的バイアルの上面が前記ニードルの先端とともに前記撮像部の視野画像内に入っている状態で、前記視野画像内における前記目的バイアルの上面の位置及び大きさ、前記撮像部の視野画像内における前記ニードルの先端と前記目的バイアル上の目標位置との位置関係、及び前記相関関係保持部に保持されている前記相関関係に基づいて、前記ニードルの先端と前記目標位置との間の距離を測定するように構成された距離測定部と、
前記距離測定部により測定された距離に基づいて、前記移動機構を制御して前記ニードルの先端を前記目標位置へ到達させるように構成されたニードル移動部と、を備えている、オートサンプラ。 - 前記目的バイアルはユーザ入力に基づいて実行されるティーチングモードの際に前記バイアル設置部の所定の位置に配置されたバイアルであり、
前記距離測定部は、前記ティーチングモード中に、前記ニードルの先端と前記目標位置との間の距離を測定するように構成され、
前記ニードル移動部は、前記ティーチングモード中に、前記距離測定部により測定された距離を用いて、前記移動機構を制御して前記ニードルの先端を前記目標位置へ到達させるように構成され、
前記ティーチングモード中に前記ニードルを予め設定された基準位置から前記目標位置へ到達させるまでに必要な前記ニードルアセンブリの駆動量をティーチング情報として記憶するティーチング情報記憶部をさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のオートサンプラ。 - 前記ニードルを前記目標位置へ移動させたときに、前記ニードルの直下に試料バイアルがあるか否かを前記撮像部の視野画像に基づいて判定するように構成されたバイアル判定部をさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のオートサンプラ。
- 前記ニードルが正常状態であるときの前記撮像部の視野画像をニードル正常画像として記憶する正常画像記憶部と、
前記撮像部の視野画像を前記正常画像記憶部に記憶されている前記ニードル正常画像と比較することにより、前記ニードルが正常か否かを判定するように構成されたニードル判定部と、をさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のオートサンプラ。
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