SHAKING APPARATUS FOR CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR OR THE LIKE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for shaking a plurality of vessels, the apparatus including:
- a rotatable support defining a plurality of support locations for vessels at predefined positions around an upright axis and being rotatable around the upright axis to move the vessels between a number of positions about the axis;
a drive transmission system for connecting the support to a drive motor, whereby the support can be rotated to a desired position for loading or unloading of a vessel to or from a respective support location; and
a drive mechanism operable to move each support location eccentrically about an axis independently of the rotation of the support about the upright axis, whereby vessels disposed on the support can be shaken, characterised in thatthe drive mechanism includes an elongate shaft and the drive transmission system includes a hollow shaft disposed around the elongate shaft of the drive mechanism.
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Abstract
An apparatus for shaking a plurality of vessels, for example in an incubator, has at least one rotatable support 10 (101,102) defining a plurality of support locations for vessels 50 at predefined positions 12 around an upright axis and the support or supports 10 are rotatable around the upright axis to move the vessels between a number of positions about the axis for insertion and removal of the vessels onto and from the support(s) respectively. A drive transmission system 38,381 (39,391) connects the support to a drive motor 382 (392), whereby the support can be rotated to a desired position for loading or unloading of a vessel to or from a respective support location 12. A drive mechanism 33, 36 (37). 35 is operable to move each support location eccentrically about an axis independently of the rotation of the support about the upright axis, so that vessels disposed on the support can be shaken. The drive mechanism includes an elongate shaft 33 and the drive transmission system includes a hollow shaft 38 (39) disposed around the elongate shaft of the drive mechanism.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for shaking a plurality of vessels, the apparatus including:
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a rotatable support defining a plurality of support locations for vessels at predefined positions around an upright axis and being rotatable around the upright axis to move the vessels between a number of positions about the axis; a drive transmission system for connecting the support to a drive motor, whereby the support can be rotated to a desired position for loading or unloading of a vessel to or from a respective support location; and a drive mechanism operable to move each support location eccentrically about an axis independently of the rotation of the support about the upright axis, whereby vessels disposed on the support can be shaken, characterised in that the drive mechanism includes an elongate shaft and the drive transmission system includes a hollow shaft disposed around the elongate shaft of the drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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