Holder for a microscope slide, microscope and method for controlling a microscope

A method for controlling a microscope, the method comprising:

• providing a holder for a microscope slide that has a width and a length, the length being less than the width, the holder comprising:
• a receiving area that has a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, a first counter-surface that partially spans the first contact surface so as to form a first slot extending in a direction of insertion along the length of the microscope slide, and a second counter-surface that partially spans the second contact surface so as to form a second slot extending in the direction of insertion along the length of the microscope slide, wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface extend in the direction of insertion along the length of the microscope slide at least twice as far as an extent of the first counter-surface and the second counter-surface, such that the microscope slide travels along the first contact surface and the second contact surface before receipt in the first slot and the second slot, wherein the receiving area is bounded on three sides by side elements and has an opening on one side for insertion of the microscope slide, and
• at least one pressure element arranged within the receiving area and configured to exert a restoring force directed towards an interior of the receiving area;
• and
• inserting the microscope slide along the insertion direction into a slotted receiving space of the holder for the microscope slide, wherein the microscope slide is moved along the insertion direction until a sensor arranged in a rear region of the receiving space detects a contact with the microscope slide.

A holder for a microscope slide that has a width and a length, the length being less than the width, the holder comprising:

• a receiving area that has a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, a first counter-surface that partially spans the first contact surface so as to form a first slot extending in a direction of insertion along the length of the microscope slide, and a second counter-surface that partially spans the second contact surface so as to form a second slot extending in the direction of insertion along the length of the microscope slide, wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface extend in the direction of insertion along the length of the microscope slide at least twice as far as an extent of the first counter-surface and the second counter-surface, such that the microscope slide travels along the first contact surface and the second contact surface before receipt in the first slot and the second slot, wherein the receiving area is bounded on three sides by side elements and has an opening on one side for insertion of the microscope slide;
• and
• at least one pressure element arranged within the receiving area and configured to exert a restoring force directed towards an interior of the receiving area,
• wherein the three side elements include first and second side elements that are parallel to each other and extend in the direction of insertion, and a third side element that is perpendicular to the first and second side elements, wherein the first counter-surface is fixed to the first and third side elements, and the second counter-surface is fixed to the second and third side elements.