Guide arrangement for a capillary holder
AssigneeMicromass UK Limited
InventorsPham Hoang Vu Ngo, Arvind Rangan, Veronica Lum, Steven Rocha, Zhi Yin, Nicola Lumley, David Douce
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Abstract
A guide arrangement for a capillary holder A guide arrangement for a capillary holder of the type having a housing and a capillary protruding from the housing, the guide arrangement comprising: a bracket; and a carriage translatably arranged with respect to the bracket, the carriage having a bed to receive the housing of the capillary holder.
Claims18
A guide arrangement, suitable for use with a capillary holder of the type having a housing and a capillary protruding from the housing, the guide arrangement comprising:
- a bracket;
- and
- a carriage translatably arranged with respect to the bracket, the carriage having a chassis and a bed, wherein the bed is pivotable with respect to the chassis and is configured to receive the housing of the capillary holder.
A method of loading a capillary into a source assembly, the capillary retained in the housing of a capillary holder and protruding therefrom, the method comprising:
- providing a guide arrangement comprising:
- a bracket;
- and a carriage translatably arranged with respect to the bracket, the carriage having a chassis and a bed to receive the housing of the capillary holder, and wherein the bed is pivotable with respect to the chassis;
- mounting the bracket on the housing of the source assembly;
- arranging the capillary holder on the bed of the carriage;
- translating the carriage with respect to the bracket towards the source assembly, such that the distal end of the capillary is received in the source assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.