Device and process for the automated transfer of housings
AssigneeGambro Lundia AB
InventorsChristian Hirssig, Maik Hanner, Pascal Maruhn
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices and processes for the automated transfer of tubular housings used for the manufacture of filtration and/or diffusion devices. e.g., capillary dialyzers or ultrafilters.
Claims11
A device for the automated transfer of tubular housings of filtration and/or diffusion devices from a storage box onto a work piece tray, characterized in that the device comprises two receptacles for a tubular housing arranged in parallel, the receptacles taking the form of concave cylindrical half shells, each cylindrical half shell featuring a suction cup in its cavity, and the receptacles being configured to independently from each other move in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.
A work piece tray for tubular housings of filtration and/or diffusion devices comprising a base, characterized in that the work piece tray comprises a plurality of interchangeable holders for a tubular housing mounted on the base, and means for moving a tubular housing present in a holder along the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein an upper surface of each interchangeable holder takes the form of a concave cylindrical half shell and features at least one slot extending along the longitudinal axis of the half shell in the center of the half shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.