Transport device with base plate modules
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsMarcel Kaeppeli, Tobias Huber, Pius Hermann, Matthias Edelmann
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Abstract
A transport device for a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The transport device comprises a plurality of actuator modules. Each actuator module comprises a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators. A plurality of base plate modules arranged in a pattern is provided. The base plate modules are coupled to each other and aligned by support elements. The number of base plate modules at least equals the number of actuator modules and each base plate module is configured to support one of the plurality of actuator modules. A laboratory sample distribution system and to a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system are also presented.
Claims16
A transport device, the transport device comprising:
- a plurality of actuator modules, each of the actuator modules comprising a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators;
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- a plurality of base plate modules arranged in a pattern, wherein the base plate modules are coupled to each other and aligned by support elements, wherein the plurality of base plate modules equals or exceeds the plurality of actuator modules and each of the base plate modules is configured to support one of the plurality of actuator modules, wherein the base plate modules have a regular polygonal basic shape with three, four or six corners, and wherein the support elements are designed as corner supports arranged to couple neighboring base plate modules at adjacent corner regions.
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