Sample handling device for and methods of handling a sample
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1. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
- a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit;
a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate;
a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion;
a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; and
a first guide plate and a second guide plate,wherein the first guide plate and the second guide plate are mounted to remain spatially fixed when the base plate is moving; and
wherein the base plate is mounted between the first guide plate and the second guide plate to enable the base plate to move within a plane and to disable the base plate to move out of the plane.
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Abstract
A sample handling device (100) for handling a sample, the sample handling device (100) comprising a drive shaft (101) being drivable by a drive unit (102), a base plate (103) mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft (101) when being driven by the drive unit (102), wherein the base plate (103) is configured to receive a sample carrier block (104) mountable to follow a motion of the base plate (103), and a compensation weight (105, 106) mounted asymmetrically on the drive shaft (101) in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device (100) during the motion.
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1. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
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a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit; a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate; a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion; a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; and a first guide plate and a second guide plate, wherein the first guide plate and the second guide plate are mounted to remain spatially fixed when the base plate is moving; and wherein the base plate is mounted between the first guide plate and the second guide plate to enable the base plate to move within a plane and to disable the base plate to move out of the plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 30)
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15. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
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a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit; a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate; a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion; and a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; and a support element adapted to at least partially accommodate the drive shaft and the drive unit and adapted in such a manner that the base plate is mountable on the support element; wherein the support element comprises at least one guide hole and the base plate comprises at least one guide pin configured to correspond to the at least one guide hole so that the base plate is mountable on the support element by inserting the at least one guide pin into the at least one guide hole. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
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a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit; a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate; a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion; and a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; and a support element adapted to at least partially accommodate the drive shaft and the drive unit and adapted in such a manner that the base plate is mountable on the support element; wherein the support element comprises at least one first bearing hole, the base plate comprises at least one second bearing hole configured to correspond to the at least one first bearing hole, wherein the sample handling device comprises at least one ball arranged partially within the at least one first bearing hole and partially within the at least one second bearing hole to thereby form a ball bearing between the support element and the base plate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
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a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit; a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate; a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion; and a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; a support element adapted to at least partially accommodate the drive shaft and the drive unit and adapted in such a manner that the base plate is mountable on the support element; and at least one centering plunger arranged in a movable manner within the support element and being adapted to be moved to project out of the support element and to abut against a lower surface of the base plate to thereby drive back the base plate to a central position. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
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a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit; a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate; a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion; and a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; a support element adapted to at least partially accommodate the drive shaft and the drive unit and adapted in such a manner that the base plate is mountable on the support element; and at least one centering plunger arranged in a movable manner within the support element and being adapted to be moved to project out of the support element and to abut against a lower surface of the base plate to thereby drive back the base plate to a central position; and at least one centering hole arranged in the lower surface of the base plate corresponding to the at least one centering plunger to be engageable by the at least one centering plunger when being moved to project out of the support element.
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25. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit;
- a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate;
a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion;
a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; and
a first guide plate and a second guide plate, wherein the first guide plate and the second guide plate are mounted to remain spatially fixed when the base plate is moving; and
wherein the base plate is mounted between the first guide plate and the second guide plate to enable the base plate to move within a plane and to disable the base plate to move out of the plane;
a mountable sample carrier block;
a plurality of sample reception units arranged on and/or in the sample carrier block and each being adapted for receiving a respective sample container;
a sample temperature manipulation unit integrated in the sample carrier block and adapted for manipulating a temperature of each of the plurality of sample reception units, wherein the sample temperature manipulation unit is arranged symmetrically with respect to at least a part of the plurality of sample reception units;
wherein the sample carrier block comprises a central recess formed in a lower surface of the sample carrier block, the central recess being adapted for receiving the sample temperature manipulation unit to be inserted from the lower surface, the central recess having the same distance from at least the part of the plurality of sample reception units. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
- a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate;
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31. A sample handling device for handling a sample, the sample handling device comprising:
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a drive shaft being drivable by a drive unit; a base plate mounted to follow a motion of the drive shaft when being driven by the drive unit, wherein the base plate is configured to receive a sample carrier block mountable to follow a motion of the base plate; a compensation weight mounted on the drive shaft in a manner to at least partially compensate an unbalanced mass of the sample handling device during the motion; a magnetic guide system adapted for converting an eccentric motion of the drive shaft into an orbital motion of the base plate; and a sandwich bearing which comprises a first guide plate, a first bearing, the base plate, a second bearing, and a second guide plate; wherein the only movable element in the sandwich bearing is the base plate; wherein the base plate is arranged between the first bearing and the second bearing; wherein the first bearing is arranged between the first guide plate and the base plate; wherein the second bearing is arranged between the second guide plate and the base plate; wherein each of the first guide plate, the base plate, and the second guide plate comprises magnetic elements; wherein the magnetic elements of the first guide plate and the magnetic elements of the base plate are adapted to attract one another; and wherein the magnetic elements of the second guide plate and the magnetic elements of the base plate are adapted to attract one another.
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