Shaker
AssigneeSTRATEC Biomedical AG
InventorsTibor Horvath, Ruediger Retzlaff, Martin Trump
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Abstract
A piezo shaker for shaking a probe is disclosed. The piezo shaker comprises a platform operatively connected with at least one piezo element, wherein the at least one piezo element deforms for controlled movement of the platform, wherein the piezo shaker further comprises transmission means connecting the at least one piezo element and the platform, and wherein the transmission means transmit the movement to the platform. The piezo shaker may comprise two piezo elements, arranged to operate along different directions, in particular perpendicularly.
Claims19
A piezo shaker for shaking a probe, wherein the piezo shaker comprises a platform operatively connected with at least one piezo element, wherein the at least one piezo element deforms for controlled movement of the platform, wherein the piezo shaker further comprises transmission means connecting the at least one piezo element and the platform, and wherein the transmission means transmit the movement to the platform, wherein the piezo shaker comprises a controller for controlling the power fed to the at least one piezo element and wherein the controller comprises a storage for storing patterns of operation of the piezo elements.
A method for shaking a probe, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a piezo shaker for shaking a probe, wherein the piezo shaker comprises a platform operatively connected with at least one piezo element, wherein the at least one piezo element deforms for controlled movement of the platform, wherein the piezo shaker further comprises transmission means connecting the at least one piezo element and the platform, and wherein the transmission means transmit the movement to the platform, wherein the piezo shaker comprises a controller for controlling the power fed to the at least one piezo element and wherein the controller comprises a storage for storing patterns of operation of the piezo elements,
- b. placing the probe on the platform,
- c. driving the platform to move by means of the at least one piezo element,
- d. controlling movement of the platform with the stored patterns of operation of the piezo element.
A method of using a piezo shaker comprising the step of:
- shaking a probe with the piezo shaker comprising a platform operatively connected with at least one piezo element, wherein the at least one piezo element deforms for controlled movement of the platform, wherein the piezo shaker further comprises transmission means connecting the at least one piezo element and the platform, and wherein the transmission means transmit the movement to the platform, wherein the piezo shaker comprises a controller for controlling the power fed to the at least one piezo element and wherein the controller comprises a storage for storing patterns of operation of the piezo elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.