Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Rolf Schnarwiler

Walter Fassbind

Beat Jaeggi

A transporting device for transporting a laboratory diagnostic vessel carrier from a first line portion to a second line portion of a conveying line is disclosed. The first line portion is above the second line portion with respect to gravity. The transporting device comprises first and second transporting portions. The first transporting portion is connected to the first line portion and the second transporting portion is connected to the second line portion. The first transporting portion extends in a first direction and the second transporting portion extends in a second direction different from the first direction. The first and second transporting portions transport the laboratory diagnostic vessel carrier by gravity. The first direction comprises at least a first component and the second direction comprises at least a second component. The second component is opposite to the first component. Further, a conveying line comprising such a transporting device is disclosed.

Transporting device for transporting a laboratory diagnostic vessel carrier

An apparatus for automatically handling sample cups closed with a screwable cap is disclosed. The apparatus for automatically opening, closing and transporting sample cups comprises a transportable gripper ( ) which includes a rotatable gripper tool ( ) adapted to enter and engage with a recess ( ) of said cap ( ) to form a connection which can be locked by rotating the gripper tool ( ) in a first sense with respect to said sample cup ( ) and which can be unlocked by rotating the gripper tool ( ) with respect to said sample cup ( ) in a second sense opposite to the first.

Method and apparatus for automatically handling a sample cup cap

An apparatus for automatically handling sample cups closed with a screwable cap is disclosed. The apparatus for automatically opening, closing and transporting sample cups comprises a transportable gripper (,) which includes a rotatable gripper tool (,) adapted to enter and engage with a recess (,) of said cap (,) to form a connection which can be locked by rotating the gripper tool (,) in a first sense with respect to said sample cup (,) and which can be unlocked by rotating the gripper tool (,) with respect to said sample cup (,) in a second sense opposite to the first.

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Hochdorf, Switzerland

Rolf Schnarwiler