Dispatching device, sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
First Claim
1. A dispatching device for dispatching sample containers received in sample container carriers from a transport surface of a sample distribution system to an external position with respect to the transport surface and/or from the external position to the transport surface, wherein a sample container carrier comprises at least one magnetically active element to interact with a magnetic field generated by at least one electromagnetic actuator such that a driving force is applied to the sample container carrier, the dispatching device comprises:
- a hollow tube adjacent to the transport surface, wherein the tube extends from a first position on the transport surface to the external position;
a capsule movable within the hollow tube between the first position on the transport surface and the external position, the capsule comprising an interior space, wherein the interior space comprises a conveying surface level to the transport surface for receiving the sample container carrier within the interior space of the capsule, the capsule extends transversely in a longitudinal direction from the conveying surface;
a driving unit to move the capsule within the tube between the first position on the transport surface and the external position, wherein the driving unit is located at the external position of the hollow tube; and
at least one electromagnetic actuator arranged under the conveying surface of the capsule, the at least one electromagnetic actuator applies a magnetic driving force to the sample container carrier to move the sample container carrier into or out of the capsule.
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Abstract
A dispatching device for dispatching sample containers received in respective sample container carriers from a transport surface to an external position and/or from the external position to the transport surface is presented. The dispatching device has a tube and a capsule, a conveying surface with an electromagnetic actuator being formed in the capsule. A sample distribution system with such a dispatching device and a laboratory automation system with such a sample distribution system are also presented.
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9 Claims
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1. A dispatching device for dispatching sample containers received in sample container carriers from a transport surface of a sample distribution system to an external position with respect to the transport surface and/or from the external position to the transport surface, wherein a sample container carrier comprises at least one magnetically active element to interact with a magnetic field generated by at least one electromagnetic actuator such that a driving force is applied to the sample container carrier, the dispatching device comprises:
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a hollow tube adjacent to the transport surface, wherein the tube extends from a first position on the transport surface to the external position; a capsule movable within the hollow tube between the first position on the transport surface and the external position, the capsule comprising an interior space, wherein the interior space comprises a conveying surface level to the transport surface for receiving the sample container carrier within the interior space of the capsule, the capsule extends transversely in a longitudinal direction from the conveying surface; a driving unit to move the capsule within the tube between the first position on the transport surface and the external position, wherein the driving unit is located at the external position of the hollow tube; and at least one electromagnetic actuator arranged under the conveying surface of the capsule, the at least one electromagnetic actuator applies a magnetic driving force to the sample container carrier to move the sample container carrier into or out of the capsule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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