Apparatus for separating spherical or cylindrical objects
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
InventorsJosef Meindl, Hugo Wilmes
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus for separating rod-like or spherical agitating elements in an automatic analyzer allows quick and error-resistant separation and automated charging of cuvettes with the agitating elements. For this purpose, it comprises a lever provided with a bore, wherein the bore is configured such that it can accommodate one of the agitating elements. The bore, in a first position of the lever, is arranged beneath an entry opening and, in a second position of the lever, is arranged above an exit opening, wherein the lever, in the second position, closes the entry opening.
Claims18
An apparatus for separating rod-like or spherical objects, comprising a lever provided with a bore, wherein the bore is configured such that it can accommodate a rod-like or spherical object, and wherein the bore, in a first position of the lever, is arranged beneath an entry opening in a first orientation and, in a second position of the lever, is arranged above an exit opening in the same first orientation, wherein the lever, in the second position, closes the entry opening, the lever rotatably mounted on the apparatus, the apparatus further having a first centering element for centering the bore beneath the entry opening in the first position of the lever, wherein the first centering element has a first circular-cylindrical elevation arranged around the bore on the lever and has a first wedge-shaped depression arranged around the entry opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.