Automated sample collection workstation
US6915714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00039
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated sealing assembly for use in an automated sample collection workstation includes a lower clamping plate, an upper clamping plate movable with respect to the lower clamping plate and adapted for sealable engagement with the lower clamping plate, and a clamping drive assembly including a track plate having a track, an axle support, an axle supported by the axle support, a bracket connected to the upper clamping plate and to the axle, the bracket movably and rotatably supported in the track and pivotable about the axle, a motor, and a drive member powered by the motor and adapted to move the bracket along the track.
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