Tempering block module and apparatus for the thermal treatment of samples

US11247210B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BIOMETRA GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Eggert Appel · Dransfeld, DE
• Janek Junghans · Göttingen, DE
• Konstantin Missal · Kassel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 15, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01L2300/1822
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a tempering block module for the thermal treatment of samples, comprising: a tempering block; and an ejection mechanism for lifting reaction vessels off the tempering block, the ejection mechanism including first and second ejection plungers that are movably mounted in the tempering block module perpendicular to the tempering block from a first position, retracted into the tempering block module, into a second position, extended out of the tempering block module, and wherein the tempering block module includes a first plunger drive connected to the first ejection plunger for driving the movement of the first ejection plunger and a second plunger drive, different from the first plunger drive, connected to the second ejection plunger for driving the movement of the second ejection plunger from the first to the second position or from the second to the first position.