Microscope stand and module and housing therefor
AssigneeLeica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsPatrick SZABO, Leander GAECHTER
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Abstract
A module (104) for a microscope stand (100) comprises a control device (118) with at least one computer hardware component (120, 122) being configured to control the microscope stand (100). The module (104) further comprises a locating device (164) configured to interact with another locating device (162) formed in a housing (102) of the microscope stand (100) for mounting the module (104) at a predetermined installation site within the housing (102).
Claims15
A module (104) for a microscope stand (100), the microscope stand (100) having a housing (102), the module (104) comprising:
- a control device (118) having at least one computer hardware component (120, 122) configured to control the microscope stand (100);
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- a locating device (164) configured to interact with another locating device (162) formed in the housing (102) of the microscope stand (100) for mounting the module (104) at a predetermined installation site within the housing (102) in a guided manner.
A housing (102) for a microscope stand (100), the housing (102) comprising:
- at least one air inlet (138),
- at least one air outlet (148),
- a fan (130) positioned at the air inlet (138) and configured to draw air from outside the housing (102) through the air inlet (138) into an interior of the housing (102),
- a predetermined installation site inside the housing (102) for receiving a control device (118) having at least one computer hardware component (120, 122), and
- an air duct (128) configured to guide the air drawn into the interior of the housing (102) thereby creating a cooling air flow between the at least one air inlet (138) and the at least one air outlet (148) passing the installation site.
A microscope stand (100) comprising:
- a housing (102) including a first air inlet (138), at least one air outlet (148), a fan (130) positioned at the first air inlet (138) and configured to draw air from outside the housing (102) through the first air inlet (138) into an interior of the housing (102), a predetermined installation site in the interior of the housing (102), an air duct (128) configured to guide the air drawn into the interior of the housing (102) thereby creating a cooling air flow between the first air inlet (138) and the at least one air outlet (148) passing the installation site, and a locating device (162) formed in the housing (102);
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- a module (104) including a control device (118) having at least one computer hardware component (120, 122) configured to control the microscope stand (100) and a locating device (164) configured to interact with the locating device (162) formed in the housing (102) of the microscope stand (100) for mounting the module (104) at the predetermined installation site in the interior of the housing (102) in a guided manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.