Device for the handling of samples containing liquid components
US9759735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/1418
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for handling a sample containing liquid components comprises a housing, a retaining part-unit for holding a storage unit containing the sample, a drive unit for moving the retaining part-unit, and at least one sample-taking body located in the housing. The drive unit has a drive member and a movement-transfer part-unit connected tHereto, and the movement-transfer part-unit has at least one rotation axle. The drive member of the drive unit has a single drive motor, while the movement-transfer part-unit is adjacent to a carrying structure that rotates around the rotation axle(s) of the movement-transfer part-unit. A drive-transfer unit is inserted between the carrying structure and the drive motor, the carrying structure having first and second moving elements which have first and second control bodies, respectively, falling outside of first and second rotation axles, respectively. The first and second moving elements have a periodical, movement-transfer positive coupling link with each other.
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