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US 12,741,824 B2Granted
Tip alignment device
AssigneeHitachi High-Tech Corporation
InventorIssei Baba
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Abstract
During tip transportation, due to friction between tips and other components or differences in level during delivery, the tips may be caught and the transportation may stop. To solve this problem, a pipette tip alignment device is provided with a supply unit that supplies loaded tips. The supply unit includes two plates, a rail that is disposed at the leading end of the plates and supports the tips, and a rotating body that supplies the tips to the rail provided with grooves for storing the tips, wherein the plates are driven to widen the rail.
Claims9
A tip alignment device comprising:
- a supply unit configured to supply loaded tips, wherein
- the supply unit includes two plates, rails that are provided at leading ends of the respective plates and support the tips, and a rotating body that is provided with grooves for storing the tips and supplies the tips to the rails, and the plates are driven to widen a width between the rails;
- and
- the plates are rotatably fixed, and the plates are rotated to widen the width between the rails by relatively moving the rotating body and the plates and pressing the plates by the rotating body.
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