Hold-transfer system for extraction containers
US5582795A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/113332
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hold-transfer system for extraction containers has a main body and a cassette detachable from the main body. The cassette has holding devices for holding extraction containers in an upright position, an endless traveling member carrying the holding devices arranged in a row, and a driving rotor and a driven rotor engaging the endless traveling member about perimeters thereof. The endless traveling member has rotatable support member for rotatably supporting the holding devices with lower portions of the holding devices protruding below the rotatable support members and accessible from beneath the cassette. The main body has a driving motor for driving the driving rotor and an identifying device, installed at a reading position relative to a specified position for an extraction, for identifying an identification mark associated with one of the extraction containers. The identifying device includes a reading device for reading the identification mark and a rotating mechanism for engaging and rotating the lower portion of the holding device to rotate the extraction container to expose the identification mark to the reading device.
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