公开(公告)号：US11534750B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16477823

申请日：2018-01-09

申请人： Beckman Coulter, Inc.

发明人： Matthew S. Davis ,  Ronald Douglas Johnson ,  Mark A. Nierzwick ,  Craig A. Hudson ,  Charles M. Neese ,  Mark F. Sauerburger ,  John S. Snider

IPC分类号： B05B12/08 ,  G01N35/10 ,  B01L3/02 ,  B01L9/00 ,  B01J19/00

摘要： Embodiments of lab automation workstations are disclosed in which the pod that performs pipetting operations is integrated with pipette tip-loading functionality. To generate the necessary tip-loading force, a dual drive system is used that is symmetric about the Y-axis to allow for offset or partial tip box loads by dynamically centering the drive force (e.g., the tip-loading force) over the reaction load. This minimizes the need for oversized linear motion components while still allowing for the generation of high tip-loading forces needed to properly load a large number of pipette tips simultaneously.