Pneumatic post installation for bulk good sample transport

摘要

The installation connects sample posting and reception stations (2,3) and uses conveying cartridges (9). The cartridge has a base part at one end, with a passage aperture for sample insertion, which is controlled by an externally accessible slide. The stations are connected via a conveying tube (1a) in such a way, that the cartridge is fed into/removed from the posting station with its base part facing upwards, and in the receiving station, with its base part facing downwards. The posting station has a combined clamping and alignment device for an incoming cartridge, and a cartridge filler device. The receiving station has a cartridge holder device (29) with clamping/alignment device, a sample dosing device (35), filler channel, and slide actuator drive.