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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2019
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomas Guggisberg, Boswil, CH;
Christian Marty, Oberiberg, CH;
Jan Simon Portmann, Lucerne, CH;
Gottlieb Schacher, Grosswangen, CH;
Rolf Schneebeli, Mettmenstetten, CH;
Markus Troxler, Hildisrieden, CH;
Beat Rene Widmer, Steinhausen, CH;
Urs Wittenwiler, Unteraegeri, CH;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for dispensing vessels to an analyzer is disclosed. The system comprises a disc rotatable about an axis and comprising a groove, a drum arranged above and coupled to the disc to rotatable together about the axis, the drum comprising slots arranged along and around the axis, each slot comprising an input interface for stacking vessels in the slot and an output interface for dispensing the vessels, the output interface comprising a retainer, a crank translatable in a linear forwards and backwards direction orthogonal to the axis between a first, second, and third position. The crank comprises a pin for rotating the disc and bringing a slot into a dispensing position upon translation between the first and second position, the crank comprising an actuator pin for actuating the retainer in the dispensing position upon translation of the crank between the second and third position to dispense the vessels.