Automated storage and retrieval apparatus for freezers and related method thereof

A technology of automatic storage and storage devices, applied in the direction of household refrigeration devices, household refrigerators, refrigeration and liquefaction, etc., can solve the problems of not being able to provide climate control and various interchangeable devices and other characteristics and aspects

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-06-16
UNIV OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUND
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The disadvantage of the Vago approach is (but not limited to) that it does not provide the climate control and various interchanges and other features and aspects associated with a reefer

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[0040] Turning now to the drawings, the present invention is schematically shown in figure 1 Floor plan and Figure 2A In the perspective view, it includes an automatic storage and retrieval device 1, the automatic storage and retrieval device 1 includes one or more storage carousel 20 arranged in the refrigerator compartment 10, which has one or more The selected stationary guide rails 26, 27, an exchange mechanism 40 and a climate-controlled compartment 60 are usually arranged on the side wall 11 of the refrigerated container compartment 10 or the associated cabinet 2. The central control system 80 is coupled with the storage carousel 20, the exchange mechanism 40, and the climate controlled cell 60 to control their operations. Generally speaking, the control system 80 controls the operation of the device so that those containers can be externally loaded into the climate-controlled cell 60 for the exchange mechanism 40 to take out, so as to be inserted on the carousel 20 of the...

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An automated cold storage apparatus (1), and related method thereof, provides a sample process management system that is a revolutionary approach to the storage and retrieval regarding critical samples. Samples in containers are stored and retrieved robotically through an airlock climate-control chamber (60) that is automatically dehumidified by a dry gas purge, such as a carbon dioxide or nitrogen purge or the like. This purge rapidly reduces ambient humidity to a desirable relative humidity (RH), e.g., less than about 15 % RH, virtually eliminating the accumulation of frost. Microplates are systematically identified using barcode technology, for example. Once through the climate-controlled chamber (60), the containers (i.e., samples) are robotically transferred to the rotary mechanism (43). This mechanism (43) transports the containers to a derived nest location upon the storage means, such as a carousel (20) or to one of the stationary addresses (26, 27).

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[0001] Related application [0002] This application affirms that the US provisional application with serial number 60 / 227,166 (filed on August 23, 2000, entitled "Automatic storage and retrieval device for refrigerated containers and related methods") and serial number 60 / 299,597 The United States Provisional Application (filed on June 20, 2001, entitled "Automatic Storage and Retrieving Device for Refrigerated Containers and Related Methods") priority of the United States Provisional Application, hereby quote the entire contents of their disclosures for reference. Invention field [0003] The present invention relates to an automatic storage and retrieval device for ultra-low temperature refrigerators, and more particularly, to a device that improves the overall quality of the climate associated with items stored therein. Background of the invention [0004] Advances in biotechnology and medicine require the analysis of an increasing number of various biological samples. Many bi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25D11/04F25D25/00F25D29/00G01N1/42G01N35/00G01N35/02G01N35/04
CPCG01N2035/0425G01N2035/00752F25B2500/06G01N1/42F25D25/00F25D11/04G01N35/028F25D29/001
Inventor 罗宾·A·费尔德B·肖恩·格雷夫斯詹姆斯·P·冈德森
Owner UNIV OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUND
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