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Transport device having a tiled driving surface

US10605819B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Marcel Kaeppeli · Merenschwand, CH
Tobias Huber · Herrischried, DE
Pius Hermann · Urswil, CH
Matthias Edelmann · Winnenden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2018
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/0477
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transport device for a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The transport device comprises a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators and a driving surface arranged above the actuators, in which the driving surface is configured to carry sample container carriers. The driving surface is tiled and comprises a plurality of driving surface modules with driving surface elements. Support elements arranged in a grid pattern are provided. Each driving surface module is detachably mounted to a subset of the support elements. A laboratory sample distribution system and to a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system are also presented.

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