DE20015684U1 - Loading device for centrifuges and centrifuge for such a loading device - Google Patents

Loading device for centrifuges and centrifuge for such a loading device

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DE20015684U1
DE20015684U1 DE20015684U DE20015684U DE20015684U1 DE 20015684 U1 DE20015684 U1 DE 20015684U1 DE 20015684 U DE20015684 U DE 20015684U DE 20015684 U DE20015684 U DE 20015684U DE 20015684 U1 DE20015684 U1 DE 20015684U1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B9/00—Drives specially designed for centrifuges; Arrangement or disposition of transmission gearing; Suspending or balancing rotary bowls
    • B04B9/14—Balancing rotary bowls ; Schrappers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B13/00—Control arrangements specially designed for centrifuges; Programme control of centrifuges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B5/00—Other centrifuges
    • B04B5/04—Radial chamber apparatus for separating predominantly liquid mixtures, e.g. butyrometers
    • B04B5/0407—Radial chamber apparatus for separating predominantly liquid mixtures, e.g. butyrometers for liquids contained in receptacles
    • B04B5/0414—Radial chamber apparatus for separating predominantly liquid mixtures, e.g. butyrometers for liquids contained in receptacles comprising test tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B9/00—Drives specially designed for centrifuges; Arrangement or disposition of transmission gearing; Suspending or balancing rotary bowls
    • B04B9/14—Balancing rotary bowls ; Schrappers
    • B04B2009/143—Balancing rotary bowls ; Schrappers by weight compensation with liquids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B11/00—Feeding, charging, or discharging bowls
    • B04B11/04—Periodical feeding or discharging; Control arrangements therefor
    • B04B2011/046—Loading, unloading, manipulating sample containers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N2035/00465—Separating and mixing arrangements
    • G01N2035/00495—Centrifuges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G01N2035/046—General conveyor features
    • G01N2035/0465—Loading or unloading the conveyor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/028—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations having reaction cells in the form of microtitration plates

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Claims (14)

1. Beladungsvorrichtung für mindestens eine Zentrifuge, welche Zentrifuge (a) mit einem Rotor (b) versehen ist, welcher Rotor (b) eine Anzahl symmetrisch zu einer Rotationsachse (R) des Rotors (b) angeordnete Gestellhalter (c) trägt, welche Gestellhalter (c) je eingerichtet sind, um darin eine Anzahl Probehaltergestelle (d) einzusetzen, wobei in jeden Gestellhalter (c) oder jedes Probehaltergestell (d) ein Fluidreservoir (e) aufgenommen ist, wobei die Beladungsvorrichtung (1) versehen ist mit:
  • - einer Steuerung (2);
  • - mindestens einem Greifer (3);
  • - mindestens einer Wiegevorrichtung (4);
  • - einer Fluidzu- und -abführvorrichtung (5, 6, 7) zum Zuführen von Fluid zu oder Abführen von Fluid aus einem genannten Fluidreservoir (e) eines zu beladenden Gestellhalters (c) oder eines darin einzusetzenden Probehaltergestells (d).
1. Loading device for at least one centrifuge, which centrifuge (a) is provided with a rotor (b), which rotor (b) carries a number of frame holders (c) arranged symmetrically to an axis of rotation (R) of the rotor (b), which frame holders (c) are each set up to insert a number of sample holder frames (d) therein, a fluid reservoir (e) being accommodated in each frame holder (c) or each sample holder frame (d), the loading device ( 1 ) being provided with:
  • - a controller ( 2 );
  • - At least one gripper ( 3 );
  • - at least one weighing device ( 4 );
  • - A fluid supply and discharge device ( 5 , 6 , 7 ) for supplying fluid to or removing fluid from said fluid reservoir (e) of a rack holder (c) to be loaded or a sample holder rack (d) to be inserted therein.
2. Beladungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuerung (2) eingerichtet ist, um die Fluidzu- und -abführvorrichtung (5, 6, 7) derart anzusteuern, daß das Gesamtgewicht der in einen Gestellhalter (c) eingesetzten Anzahl Probehaltergestelle (d) zusammen mit dem durch die Fluidzu- und -abführvorrichtung in das betreffende Fluidreservoir (e) eingebrachten Fluid jeweils einen konstanten Wert hat, derart, daß der Rotor (b) im Gleichgewicht ist.2. Loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that the controller ( 2 ) is set up to control the fluid supply and discharge device ( 5 , 6 , 7 ) such that the total weight of the number of sample holder frames used in a rack holder (c) ( d) together with the fluid introduced into the relevant fluid reservoir (e) by the fluid supply and discharge device, has a constant value such that the rotor (b) is in equilibrium. 3. Beladungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuerung (2) eingerichtet ist, um die Fluidzu- und -abführvorrichtung (5, 6, 7) derart anzusteuern, daß dann, wenn nur ein Probehaltergestell (d) zu zentrifugieren ist, in das in den Gestellhalter (c) aufgenommene Fluidreservoir (e), der sich diametral zur Rotationsachse gegenüber demjenigen Gestellhalter (c) befindet, in der das eine Probehaltergestell (d) aufgenommen ist, eine Fluidmenge eingebracht wird, die das Gewicht des einen Probehaltergestells (d) ausgleicht, so daß der Rotor (b) im Gleichgewicht ist.3. Loading device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the controller ( 2 ) is set up to control the fluid supply and discharge device ( 5 , 6 , 7 ) in such a way that when only one sample holder frame (d) is centrifuged is into the fluid holder (e) accommodated in the frame holder (c), which is located diametrically to the axis of rotation with respect to that frame holder (c) in which the one sample holder frame (d) is accommodated, a quantity of fluid is introduced which is the weight of the one Sample holder frame (d) compensates so that the rotor (b) is in equilibrium. 4. Beladungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuerung (2) eingerichtet ist, um beim Einsetzen einer Anzahl Probehaltergestelle (c) in eine Zentrifuge wenigstens in jeden Gestellhalter (c) des Rotors (b) mindestens ein Probehaltergestell einzusetzen.4. Loading device according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the controller ( 2 ) is set up to insert at least one sample holder frame when inserting a number of sample holder frames (c) into a centrifuge in at least each frame holder (c) of the rotor (b) to use. 5. Beladungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wiegevorrichtung (4) in den Greifer (3) aufgenommen ist, derart, daß das Gewicht eines oder einer Anzahl in dem Greifer (3) befindlicher Probehaltergestelle (d) bestimmt werden kann.5. Loading device according to one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the weighing device ( 4 ) in the gripper ( 3 ) is received such that the weight of one or a number in the gripper ( 3 ) located sample holder frames (d) can be. 6. Beladungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf den Greifer (3) auch ein Dosierreservoir (5) montiert ist, das Teil der Fluidzu- und -abführvorrichtung (5, 6, 7) ist, wobei das Dosierreservoir (5) während der Wiegebearbeitung der in dem Greifer (3) befindlichen Probehaltergestelle (d) mitbewegt wird, wobei die Steuerung (2) eingerichtet ist, um das Dosierreservoir (5) zu füllen, bis ein vorbestimmtes konstantes Gesamtgewicht erreicht wird.6. Loading device according to claim 5, characterized in that on the gripper ( 3 ) a metering reservoir ( 5 ) is mounted, which is part of the fluid supply and discharge device ( 5 , 6 , 7 ), the metering reservoir ( 5 ) during the weighing processing of the sample holder frames (d) located in the gripper ( 3 ) is moved, the control ( 2 ) being set up to fill the dosing reservoir ( 5 ) until a predetermined constant total weight is reached. 7. Beladungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Fluidzu- und -abführvorrichtung mit einer Zuführ- und Abführleitung (6) versehen ist, die mit dem Greifer (3) verbunden ist und die derart zu dem Greifer (3) positioniert ist, daß beim Einsetzen eines oder einer Anzahl Probehaltergestelle (d) in einen Gestellhalter (c) die Zu- und Abführleitung (6) in das Fluidreservoir (e) ragt, das in den betreffenden Gestellhalter (c) aufgenommen ist.7. Loading device according to one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the fluid supply and discharge device is provided with a feed and discharge line ( 6 ) which is connected to the gripper ( 3 ) and which thus to the gripper ( 3rd ) is positioned so that when one or a number of sample holder frames (d) are inserted into a frame holder (c), the feed and discharge line ( 6 ) protrudes into the fluid reservoir (e) which is accommodated in the relevant frame holder (c). 8. Beladungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in die Fluidzu- und -abführleitung (6) stromabwärts des Dosierreservoirs (5) ein steuerbares Zweiwegventil (7) aufgenommen ist, wobei die Steuerung (2) eingerichtet ist, um das Zweiwegventil (7) zu öffnen und zu schließen, wenn die Zu- und Abführleitung (6) in das Fluidreservoir (e) ragt, das in einen Gestellhalter (c) aufgenommen ist.8. Loading device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that a controllable two-way valve ( 7 ) is received in the fluid supply and discharge line ( 6 ) downstream of the metering reservoir ( 5 ), wherein the controller ( 2 ) is set up to the two-way valve ( 7 ) to open and close when the supply and discharge line ( 6 ) protrudes into the fluid reservoir (e), which is received in a frame holder (c). 9. Beladungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Greifer (3) auf einen Arm (8) montiert ist, der rotierbar und nach oben und unten beweglich mit einer vertikalen Säule (9) verbunden ist.9. Loading device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the gripper ( 3 ) is mounted on an arm ( 8 ) which is rotatably and movably connected up and down with a vertical column ( 9 ). 10. Beladungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Zuführtransporteur (10) zum Zuführen von Probehaltergestellen zu einer Aufnahmeposition (11) vorgesehen ist.10. Loading device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a feed conveyor ( 10 ) for feeding sample holder frames to a receiving position ( 11 ) is provided. 11. Beladungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Abführtransporteur (12) zum Abführen von Probehaltergestellen von einer Abführposition (13) vorgesehen ist.11. Loading device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a removal conveyor ( 12 ) is provided for removing sample holder frames from a removal position ( 13 ). 12. Beladungsvorrichtung nach Ansprüchen 9-11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuerung (2) eingerichtet ist, um den Greifer (3) anzusteuern, derart, daß dieser zu zentrifugierende Probehaltergestelle (d) von der Aufnahmeposition (11) aufnimmt und zentrifugierte Probehalteraufnahmegestelle (d) in die Abführposition (13) bringt.12. Loading device according to claims 9-11, characterized in that the controller ( 2 ) is set up to control the gripper ( 3 ) in such a way that this sample holder frames (d) to be centrifuged accommodates from the receiving position ( 11 ) and centrifuged sample holder receiving frames ( d) in the discharge position ( 13 ). 13. Zentrifuge (a) für die Zusammenarbeit mit einer Beladungsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Zentrifuge (a) mit einem Rotor (b) versehen ist, der eine Anzahl Gestellhalter (c) trägt, um darin Probehaltergestelle (d) einzusetzen, wobei jeder Gestellhalter (c) mit einem Fluidreservoir (e) zum Unterbringen von Fluid versehen ist, um den Gestellhalter (c) auf ein Standardgewicht zu bringen, wenn dieser mit einer Anzahl Probehaltergestelle (d) gefüllt ist.13. centrifuge (a) for cooperation with a loading device ( 1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the centrifuge (a) is provided with a rotor (b) which carries a number of rack holders (c) in order To use sample holder frames (d), each frame holder (c) being provided with a fluid reservoir (e) for storing fluid in order to bring the frame holder (c) to a standard weight when it is filled with a number of sample holder frames (d). 14. Kombination einer Zentrifuge (a) nach Anspruch 13 und einer Beladungsvorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1-12.14. Combination of a centrifuge (a) according to claim 13 and a loading device ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1-12.
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