Laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsAchim Sinz, Tobias Huber
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Abstract
A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The laboratory sample distribution system comprises an optical inspection device adapted to optically inspect items that need to be optically inspected, at least one mirror device, a driver adapted to move the items to be optically inspected and to move the at least one mirror device, and a control device configured to move an item to be optically inspected relative to the optical inspection device by controlling the driver such that a field of view of the optical inspection device is extended.
Claims14
A laboratory sample distribution system, the laboratory sample distribution system comprising:
- a transport plane;
- an optical inspection device adapted to optically inspect items that need to be optically inspected;
- at least one mirror device used to view portions of the items that need to be optically inspected that would not be visible without the at least one mirror device, wherein the at least one mirror device comprises a base portion comprising a bottom surface for moving over the transport plane of the laboratory sample distribution system and a mirror, wherein the mirror comprises a first mirror segment and a second mirror segment and the base portion comprises a first base portion segment holding the first mirror segment and a second base portion segment holding the second mirror segment, wherein the mirror device comprises a joint connecting the first base portion segment to the second base portion segment such that the first base portion segment and/or the second base portion segment are rotatable around the joint and wherein the first base portion segment and the second base portion segment are configured to be moved on the transport plane by the driver;
- a driver adapted to move the items that need to be optically inspected independently from the at least one mirror device on the transport plane;
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- a control device configured to move the items that needs to be optically inspected relative to the optical inspection device by controlling the driver.
A laboratory sample distribution system, the laboratory sample distribution system comprising:
- a transport plane;
- an optical inspection device adapted to optically inspect items that need to be optically inspected;
- at least one mirror device used to view portions of the items that need to be optically inspected that would not be visible without the at least one mirror device, wherein the at least one mirror device comprises a base portion comprising a bottom surface for moving over the transport plane of the laboratory sample distribution system and a mirror;
- a driver adapted to move the items that need to be optically inspected independently from the at least one mirror device on the transport plane, wherein the driver is adapted to move the sample container carriers and the mirror device on the transport plane;
- a number of sample container carriers adapted to carry a sample container, wherein the sample containers are the items that need to be optically inspected;
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- a control device configured to move the items that needs to be optically inspected relative to the optical inspection device by controlling the driver, wherein the control device is configured to control the movement of the sample container carriers on top of the transport plane by controlling the driver such that the sample container carriers move along corresponding transport paths and is configured to control the movement of the mirror device on top of the transport plane by controlling the driver such that the mirror device moves to a mirror position on the transport plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.