System for handling slides
US8443960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00376
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for handling slides having a tray moving on a carriage with seats for the slides and with a tray moving mechanism, a slide loading arm, and a slide holding frame having a slide loading arm driving motor. There are outstretched Maltese crosses on the lower side of the tray of the slide feeder and a crank is arranged in the carriage, opposite to and parallel with the crosses. The slide loading arm is arranged movably and tiltably above and a supporting plate is arranged movably and tiltably below the slide holder. The slide holding frame has a lifting means for tilting the slide loading arm and the supporting plate. The lifting means is actuated by a controller arranged on the disk of the crank.
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