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shelf positioning system

A positioning system and shelf technology, which is applied in the direction of test tube supports/clamps, instruments, objects, etc., can solve problems such as changes in positioning accuracy and dimensional changes are not considered.

Active Publication Date: 2022-04-29
F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE & CO AG
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However, this shelf positioning system does not take into account that shelves, which are typically made of plastic materials, may undergo dimensional changes, especially over prolonged use.
Therefore, location accuracy may vary

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[0073] figure 1An example of a consumables rack 10 is shown. The consumables rack includes an upper surface 11 that includes a plurality of consumables holding locations 12 for holding consumables, such as reaction vessels (not shown). The consumables rack 10 has a substantially square shape, and the upper surface 11 has a substantially square shape.

[0074] The consumables rack 10 further includes four rack side walls 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d on respective sides of the rack 10, extending outward and downward from the upper surface 11, and having substantially equal height and length. The four shelf side walls 13 a , 13 b , 13 c , 13 d are connected to each other by four side edges 14 a , 14 b , 14 c , 14 d arranged diagonally with respect to the upper surface 11 , forming a continuous peripheral wall around the shelf 10 . The edges 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d at least partially have blunt surfaces 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d.

[0075] The shelf side walls 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d each include a shelf ...

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A rack positioning system for positioning consumable racks in an automated in vitro diagnostic system is disclosed. A shelf positioning system includes: a consumables shelf including an upper surface including a plurality of consumable holding locations; and a shelf receiving compartment including a substantially rectangular shaped fixedly mounted chassis including a front edge, a rear edge and both sides, the shelf receiving compartment further includes a shelf retaining structure. The consumables shelf has a substantially square shape, wherein the upper surface has a center and a substantially square shape, the consumables shelf further includes sidewalls on respective sides of the shelf, wherein each of the at least three shelf sidewalls includes a center Substantially aligned shelf alignment elements. The chassis includes three chassis alignment elements, each of which is disposed at a fixed location on the rear edge and at a fixed location on each of the two side edges, respectively. The consumables rack retention structure includes a rack push element. Also disclosed is an automated in vitro diagnostic system including a shelf positioning system.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates to a rack positioning system for positioning consumable racks in an automated in vitro diagnostic system, and to an automated in vitro diagnostic system comprising the rack positioning system. Background technique [0002] In some automated IVD systems, consumables must be loaded into the system for the automated analysis process. The loading process can be automated or semi-automated. Some IVD systems are equipped with drawers for loading consumables into the automated analysis system. In these systems, operators can store consumables in racks and place the racks in loading drawers. Subsequently, the operator closes the drawer, thereby moving the racks in the drawer into the working area of ​​the automated analysis system. Other systems, such as that disclosed in US7360984B1, include a lifter that lifts the rack stack from the lower part of the analysis system to a higher-positioned rack separation One shelf at the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B01L9/00
CPCB01L9/00B01L9/543G01N35/04B01L2200/025B01L2300/0809G01N2035/0491G01N2035/103B01L9/06B65G59/08B65G47/74B01L9/523G01N2035/0418G01N2035/0427G01N2035/1027
Inventor R·贝尔兹A·布彻C·塔尔曼R·约翰T·胡贝尔
Owner F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE & CO AG