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Knife holder having a blade changing apparatus

US9304064B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

11Claims

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Assignee

Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH · DE

Inventor

Roland Walter · Tiefenbronn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2013
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T483/17
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a knife holder (100) having a blade changing apparatus (102). The knife holder has a first blade receptacle (111) defining a cutting position, a securing device (130, 141, 142) for securing a blade (201) received in the first blade receptacle (111), a second blade receptacle (112) defining an output position, and an ejection device (141, 143, 144a) for ejecting a blade (201) received in the first blade receptacle (111) out of the first blade receptacle (111). The first and the second blade receptacles are arranged in the knife holder in such a way that a blade ejected from the first blade receptacle (111) can travel by gravity into the second blade receptacle (112).

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