Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy

Sami Paavilainen

Juha Savonsalmi

Ville Mäkelä

Mika Hautamäki

Jarkko Panu

A receptacle holder having a base body, a first perimeter wall which at least partially protrudes from the base body, and a plurality of resilient elements, which are distributed about a first axis of the receptacle holder and are detachably connected with the first perimeter wall, and wherein each resilient element comprises a first end portion and a second end portion, and wherein each second end portion rests hooked over an edge of a portion of the first perimeter wall, and wherein the receptacle holder is configured to allow sliding of each second end portion in a direction perpendicular to the first axis.

Receptacle holder and receptacle rack

A novel waste bin carrier () is proposed for carrying at least one waste bin (). The waste bin carrier () includes a frame () having a base () for receiving thereon one waste bin () or more. The waste bin carrier () also has a locking mechanism () movably attached to the frame () for releasably securing at least one waste bin () to the waste bin carrier (). The locking mechanism () has a pusher guide () that extends in a first horizontal Cartesian dimension (X) for lateral engagement with the waste bin (). The locking mechanism also has at least one articulated arm () that connects the pusher guide () to the frame () of the waste bin carrier () for allowing movement of the pusher guide () in respect to the frame () between the deployed state and the released state.

Waste bin carrier and automated receptacle handling system

A gripper comprising an actuator and two fingers mounted parallel at a distance from each other on the actuator for movement perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the fingers, the fingers having a longitudinal body attached at one end to the actuator. The fingers having two longitudinal claws at the end opposite to the end attached to the actuator, the claws being spaced apart so that there is an elongated gap between the claws. At least one of the fingers having a groove for accommodating an optical fiber which extends partially into the elongated gap.

Gripper finger and gripper

Test tube gripper

A novel solution is proposed for processing a test tube transported on a test tube carrier by a conveyor so that spilling of the liquid in the test tube is reduced or even prevented, particularly an arrangement for sequencing and guiding travel of test tube carriers transported on at least one conveyor. The arrangement includes at least one rotatable deviator positioned to intersect the at least one conveyor. The deviator includes a horizontal deviator plate including at least one grip for receiving a test tube carrier. One contact surface is positioned vertically at a distance from the deviator plate and aligned with the grip. The contact surface is formed to contact the test tube carrier at a distance from the contact level of the grip and the carrier.

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Vantaa, Finland

Sami Paavilainen