Specimen carrier supply and delivery device

US8622681B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Maerzhaeuser Wetzlar GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Christopher-Mark Rippl · Wetzlar, DE
• Uwe Wagner · Volketswil, CH
• Lukas Nagel · Glessen, DE
• Ralf Tide · Oberursel, DE
• Sebastian Scherer · Berlin, DE
• Andreas Loehr · Mengerskirchen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 7, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2035/0424
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided is a specimen carrier supply and delivery device having at least one specimen carrier magazine with separate compartments for receiving interchangeably specimen carriers and a magazine lift, which is adjustable in height in a magazine carrier frame for receiving interchangeably specimen carrier magazines. Two pairs of bars, which stand vertically and parallel to one another, are arranged in the magazine carrier frame, wherein the magazine lift is guided in a height adjustable manner on the two complementary first bars of the bar pairs. An equal-sided coupling frame, which is aligned vertically to the plane formed by the first bars, with a bridge, which is arranged parallel to the plane, is mounted in a sliding manner on the two complementary second bars of the pairs of bars. A linear scale, which is aligned parallel to the direction of the bars, is fastened to the magazine lift. A sensor for reading the position of the coupling frame relative to the linear scale is disposed on the sliding mounting of the coupling frame. A carrier element, which is aligned transversely to the direction of the bars and is configured for a linear motor with a spindle for adjusting the height …