Slider assembly and transportation system

A method, comprising:

• providing or obtaining a slider assembly comprising:
• a first support and a second support;
• a first guiding element arranged on the first support and a second guiding element arranged on the second support;
• and
• a tolerance compensation element;
• wherein the first guiding element is configured to receive a first rail and the second guiding element is configured to receive a second rail, such that the slider assembly is slidably arrangeable on the first rail and the second rail;
• and
• wherein the tolerance compensation element connect the first support and the second support and/or connects the first guiding element and the second guiding element, such that at least a part of the first support and at least a part of the second support are spaced apart from each other, thereby allowing a relative movement of the first support and the second support with respect to each other;
• and
• using the slider assembly in a laboratory automation system for transporting a sample of a body fluid, a sample container and/or an instrument.

An automatic transportation system for transporting an object, the transportation system comprising:

• at least one slider assembly, comprising:
• a first support and a second support;
• a first guiding element arranged on the first support and a second guiding element arranged on the second support;
• and
• a tolerance compensation element;
• wherein the first guiding element is configured to receive a first rail and the second guiding element is configured to receive a second rail, such that the slider assembly is slidably arrangeable on the first rail and the second rail;
• and
• wherein the tolerance compensation element connect the first support and the second support and/or connects the first guiding element and the second guiding element, such that at least a part of the first support and at least a part of the second support are spaced apart from each other, thereby allowing a relative movement of the first support and the second support with respect to each other;
• a first rail arranged at least partly in the first guiding element of the at least one slider assembly;
• a second rail arranged at least partly in the second guiding element of the at least one slider assembly;
• and
• a controller,
• wherein the at least one slider assembly comprises a motor for driving the slider assembly along the first rail and the second rail;
• and
• wherein the controller is coupled to the motor and configured to control a movement of the at least one slider assembly along the first rail and the second rail.