Transport carrier, laboratory cargo distribution system, and laboratory automation system
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1. A laboratory cargo distribution system, the laboratory cargo distribution system comprising:
- a transport plane;
a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged relative to the transport plane; and
a transport carrier, the transport carrier comprises;
a first magnetically active device to interact with a first magnetic field generated by a first group of electro-magnetic actuators chosen from the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators such that a first magnetic move force is applied to the transport carrier;
a second magnetically active device to interact with a second magnetic field generated by a second group of electro-magnetic actuators chosen from the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators such that a second magnetic move force is applied to the transport carrier; and
a guidance comprising a groove, wherein the groove elongates parallel to a longitudinal extension of the transport carrier, wherein the first magnetically active device is arranged in the groove, wherein the guidance is adapted to guide the first magnetically active device during a rotational movement of the transport carrier on the transport plane such that a distance between the first magnetically active device and the second magnetically active device is variable parallel to the transport plane when the transport carrier is placed on the transport plane, wherein the transport carrier carries a laboratory cargo and moves over the transport plane.
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Abstract
A transport carrier for a laboratory cargo distribution system with a transport plane is disclosed. The transport carrier can be rotationally moved in an easily controllable manner on the transport plane. A laboratory cargo distribution system with a transport plane comprising such a transport carrier and a laboratory automation system comprising such a laboratory cargo distribution system are also disclosed.
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1. A laboratory cargo distribution system, the laboratory cargo distribution system comprising:
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a transport plane; a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged relative to the transport plane; and a transport carrier, the transport carrier comprises; a first magnetically active device to interact with a first magnetic field generated by a first group of electro-magnetic actuators chosen from the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators such that a first magnetic move force is applied to the transport carrier; a second magnetically active device to interact with a second magnetic field generated by a second group of electro-magnetic actuators chosen from the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators such that a second magnetic move force is applied to the transport carrier; and a guidance comprising a groove, wherein the groove elongates parallel to a longitudinal extension of the transport carrier, wherein the first magnetically active device is arranged in the groove, wherein the guidance is adapted to guide the first magnetically active device during a rotational movement of the transport carrier on the transport plane such that a distance between the first magnetically active device and the second magnetically active device is variable parallel to the transport plane when the transport carrier is placed on the transport plane, wherein the transport carrier carries a laboratory cargo and moves over the transport plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A laboratory cargo distribution system, wherein the laboratory cargo distribution system comprises:
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a transport plane; a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged relative to the transport plane; and a transport carrier, wherein the transport carrier comprises, a first magnetically active device to interact with a first magnetic field generated by a first group of electro-magnetic actuators chosen from the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators such that a first magnetic move force is applied to the transport carrier, a second magnetically active device to interact with a second magnetic field generated by a second group of electro-magnetic actuators chosen from the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators such that a second magnetic move force is applied to the transport carrier, and a guidance comprising a groove, wherein the groove elongates parallel to a longitudinal extension of the transport carrier, wherein the first magnetically active device is arranged in the groove, wherein the guidance is adapted to guide the first magnetically active device during a rotational movement of the transport carrier on the transport plane such that a distance between the first magnetically active device and the second magnetically active device is variable, wherein the transport carrier carries a laboratory cargo and moves over the transport plane, wherein the guidance has a first limiting stopper defining a minimum distance (MiD) between the first magnetically active device and the second magnetically device and wherein the guidance has a second limiting stopper defining a maximum distance (MaD) between the first magnetically active device and the second magnetically device, wherein the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators is arranged in rows and columns, wherein the electro-magnetic actuators are equidistantly spaced within the rows and the columns by an adjacent distance (AD), wherein the minimum distance (MiD) corresponds to the adjacent distance (AD) or a multiple of the adjacent distance (AD), and wherein the maximum distance (MaD) corresponds to sqrt2 times the minimum distance (MiD).
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