公开(公告)号：US10416183B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15823746

申请日：2017-11-28

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed Hassan

IPC: G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02 ,  G01N35/00 ,  B01L9/06

Abstract: A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The system comprises a number of sample container carriers to carry one or more sample containers. Each sample container carrier comprises at least one magnetically active device. The system also comprises a transport plane to support the sample container carriers and a number of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged below the transport plane. The electro-magnetic actuators move the sample container carriers on top of the transport plane by applying a magnetic force to the sample container carriers. The system also comprises a rotating device comprising a rotating surface and a rotating drive to cause a rotational movement of the rotating surface. The system also comprises a control device to drive the electro-magnetic actuators, such that a sample container carrier to be rotated moves on the rotating surface, and to control the rotating drive such that a rotation of the sample container carrier is caused.

公开(公告)号：US20180156835A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15823746

申请日：2017-11-28

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed Hassan

IPC: G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02

CPC classification number: G01N35/1081 ,  B01L9/06 ,  B65G54/02 ,  G01N35/00722 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/00752 ,  G01N2035/0406 ,  G01N2035/0477

Abstract: A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The system comprises a number of sample container carriers to carry one or more sample containers. Each sample container carrier comprises at least one magnetically active device. The system also comprises a transport plane to support the sample container carriers and a number of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged below the transport plane. The electro-magnetic actuators move the sample container carriers on top of the transport plane by applying a magnetic force to the sample container carriers. The system also comprises a rotating device comprising a rotating surface and a rotating drive to cause a rotational movement of the rotating surface. The system also comprises a control device to drive the electro-magnetic actuators, such that a sample container carrier to be rotated moves on the rotating surface, and to control the rotating drive such that a rotation of the sample container carrier is caused.