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US 9,309,062 B2Granted
Conveyor system for material samples, especially medical samples
AssigneeGLP Systems GmbH
InventorRobert Hecht
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AssigneeGLP Systems GmbH
InventorRobert Hecht
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A conveying system for material samples, especially medical samples, comprising a conveyor track forming at least one conveying section and a plurality of sample holders, designed to hold one sample vessel, which are self-propelled and displaceable along the conveying section. Each sample holder comprises a drive motor, an energy accumulator for supplying the motor with driving energy, at least one fiction wheel, drivable by the motor, for transmitting a force onto the track, and a control for controlling the travels of the sample holders. Signal transmitters are arranged in the track in predetermined positions along the conveying section and are adapted to form a near-field transmission section having signal receivers arranged in the sample holders, the signal transmitters being connected to the control and adapted to transmit control data relating to the adjustment of driving parameters to the sample holders via the near-field transmission section.
A conveyor system for material samples with a conveyor track forming at least one conveyor section and a plurality of sample holders designed for holding a sample vessel, each sample holder being self-propelled with adjustable drive parameters and able to be displaced along the conveyor section, each sample holder having a drive motor, an energy storage device to supply the drive motor with power and at least one friction wheel drivable by the drive motor for transferring drive power to the conveyor track, and a control system to direct the trips of the self-propelled sample holders;
A method for operating a conveyor system for material samples with a conveyor track forming at least one conveyor section and a plurality of sample holders designed for holding a sample vessel each, self-propelled with adjustable drive parameters and able to be displaced along the conveyor section and a control system to direct the trips of the self-propelling sample holders wherein signal transmitters arranged along the conveyor section at predetermined positions in the conveyor track for forming a near-field transmission section with signal receivers arranged in the self-propelling sample holders and connected to the control system, and the control data relating to the adjustment of drive parameters over the near-field transmission section are transmitted.
A conveyor system for material samples with a conveyor track forming at least one conveyor section and a plurality of sample holders designed for holding a sample vessel each, self-propelled with adjustable drive parameters and able to be displaced along the conveyor section, each sample holder has a drive motor, an energy storage device to supply the drive motor with power and at least one friction wheel drivable by the drive motor for transferring drive power to the conveyor track, and a control system to direct the trips of the self-propelled sample holders wherein signal transmitters arranged along the conveyor section at predetermined positions in the conveyor track are set up for forming a near-field transmission section with signal receivers arranged in the sample holders whereby the signal transmitters are set up to be connected to the control system and for transmitting control data relating to the adjustment of the drive parameters over the near-field transmission section to the sample holders;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.