发明名称 |
Apparatus for loading biological material containers in a conveying system |
摘要 |
An apparatus for conveying test tubes including a recruiting device and a positioning device having first and second lanes including two spaced, parallel walls forming an opening between the walls, and motorized belts located above a top edge of the walls, the first lane being narrower than the second lane. Further, test tubes having a diameter smaller than a width of the first lane extend between the walls of the first lane so that the test tube has a vertical orientation and is supported by a cap engaging a top edge of the walls of the first lane, and test tubes having a diameter larger than a width of the first lane rest on the top edge of the walls of the first lane in a horizontal orientation. |
申请公布号 |
US9233804(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.01.12 |
申请号 |
US201414323655 |
申请日期 |
2014.07.03 |
申请人 |
INPECO HOLDING LTD. |
发明人 |
Pedrazzini Gianandrea |
分类号 |
B65G47/24;B65G47/64;B65G47/14;G01N35/04 |
主分类号 |
B65G47/24 |
代理机构 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP |
代理人 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP |
主权项 |
1. An apparatus for conveying test tubes, comprising:
a recruiting device; a positioning device for test tubes having a first lane and a second lane, each lane comprising two spaced, parallel walls forming an opening between the walls, and motorized belts located above a top edge of each of the walls, the first lane being narrower than the second lane, wherein test tubes having a diameter smaller than a width of the first lane extend between the walls of the first lane so that the test tube has a vertical orientation and is supported by a cap engaging a top edge of the walls of the first lane, wherein test tubes having a diameter larger than a width of the first lane rest on the top edge of the walls of the first lane in a horizontal orientation, and wherein the positioning device comprises:
a sensor on the first lane, the sensor configured to discriminate between horizontally oriented test tubes and vertically oriented test tubes; anda diverter configured to move the horizontally oriented test tubes to the second lane, the second lane having a larger width than the first lane, the test tubes moved to the second lane adopting a vertical orientation in the second lane. |
地址 |
Valletta MT |