Transport device having a tiled driving surface
First Claim
1. A transport device, the transport device comprising:
- a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators; and
a driving surface arranged above the actuators, in which the driving surface is configured to carry sample container carriers, wherein the driving surface is tiled and comprises a plurality of driving surface modules with driving surface elements, wherein support elements arranged in a grid pattern are provided, and wherein each driving surface module is detachably mounted to a subset of the support elements.
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Abstract
A transport device for a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The transport device comprises a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators and a driving surface arranged above the actuators, in which the driving surface is configured to carry sample container carriers. The driving surface is tiled and comprises a plurality of driving surface modules with driving surface elements. Support elements arranged in a grid pattern are provided. Each driving surface module is detachably mounted to a subset of the support elements. A laboratory sample distribution system and to a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system are also presented.
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18 Claims
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1. A transport device, the transport device comprising:
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a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators; and a driving surface arranged above the actuators, in which the driving surface is configured to carry sample container carriers, wherein the driving surface is tiled and comprises a plurality of driving surface modules with driving surface elements, wherein support elements arranged in a grid pattern are provided, and wherein each driving surface module is detachably mounted to a subset of the support elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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