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US 8,113,099 B2Granted
Apparatus for processing a specimen
AssigneeLeica Mikrosysteme GmbH
InventorsReinhard Lihl, Michael Zimmermann, Andreas Hallady, Guenther Bock
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for processing specimens (15), comprising an observation device (2), a specimen holder (3) for receiving the specimen (15) to be processed, and a tool holder (6), the tool holder (6) being pivotable in a plane normal to its longitudinal axis (L′) by a pivot arm (22), and being rotatable about its longitudinal axis (L′); furthermore a drive system for selectable execution of the pivoting of the pivot arm (22) is provided.
Claims13
An apparatus for processing specimens comprising:
- an observation device for improving the observation of a specimen;
- a specimen holder for receiving the specimen to be processed;
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- a tool holder having a longitudinal axis about which the tool holder rotates relative to the specimen holder;
- a pivot arm connected to the tool holder, wherein the pivot arm is pivotable to move the tool holder in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the tool holder;
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- a drive system operable to pivot the pivot arm,
- wherein the pivot arm is acted upon by a weight mass and is connected to the drive system via a guidance element, the guidance element comprising an articulated arm that connects the pivot arm to a lever that is acted upon by the weight mass, and the weight mass being displaceable along a guide connected to the lever.
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An apparatus for processing specimens comprising:
- an observation device for improving the observation of a specimen;
- a specimen holder for receiving the specimen to be processed;
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- a tool holder having a longitudinal axis about which the tool holder rotates relative to the specimen holder;
- a pivot arm connected to the tool holder, wherein the pivot arm is pivotable to move the tool holder in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the tool holder;
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- a drive system operable to pivot the pivot arm,
- wherein the pivot arm is acted upon by a weight mass and is connected to the drive system via a guidance element, the guidance element comprising an articulated arm that connects the pivot arm to a lever that is acted upon by the weight mass, and the weight mass being displaceable along a guide connected to the lever;
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- wherein the observation device is a microscope.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.