Abstract:
Relates to a carrier (1) for positioning objects (5), which are oriented essentially vertically in the Z direction of a coordinate system, in relation to laboratory articles. These objects (5) are each individually received on a Z rod (12) and each of these Z rods (12) is oriented essentially identically as these objects (5) and is situated so it is movable along an axis running essentially horizontally in the Y direction of this coordinate system. These Z rods (12) are implemented as movable essentially vertically, in that they have teeth (16) which are engaged with a drive wheel (17), driven by a motor, of a Z drive of the carrier (1) comprising at least one profiled rod (18), which is situated essentially horizontally and in the Y direction. All Z rods (12) comprise a Z guide (43), situated on a cage (10) carrying the individual drive wheel (17), on which the Z rod (12) is guided in the Z direction by sliding. Each drive wheel (17) comprises a section (41), which is tailored to the cross-section of the profiled rod (18) of the Z drive of the carrier (1), individually driven by a motor, on which the drive wheel (17) is seated so it is not rotatable and is displaceable by sliding in the Y direction. In addition, each profiled rod (18) comprises attack faces (40) which exert a contact pressure force on corresponding counter faces of the section (41) of a drive wheel (17) to drive this drive wheel (17). The carrier (1) according to the present invention is characterized in that the attack faces (40) of the profiled rods (18) for driving a drive wheel are larger than the attack faces of a profiled rod having a square cross-section but having equally large radius.
Abstract:
Relates to a carrier (1) for positioning objects (5), which are oriented in the Z direction of a coordinate system, in relation to laboratory articles. Z rods (12) comprise a Z guide (43), on a cage (10) carrying the individual drive wheel (17), on which the Z rod (12) is guided in the Z direction. Each drive wheel (17) comprises a section (41), which is tailored to the cross-section of the profiled rod (18) of the Z drive of the carrier (1), individually driven by a motor, on which the drive wheel (17) is seated so it is not rotatable and is displaceable by sliding in the Y direction. The carrier (1) is characterized in that the attack faces (40) of the profiled rods (18) for driving a drive wheel are larger than the attack faces of a profiled rod having a square cross-section but having equally large radius.