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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Andreas Hettich Gmbh & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Klaus-Guenter Eberle, Tuttlingen, DE;
ANDREAS HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a conveying device (IO) for positioning and providing laboratory vessels () for nutrient media, samples, microorganisms, cell cultures, or the like for analysis, sample preparation, and/or sample manipulation at an associated apparatus (), comprising at least one first conveying unit () for conveying the laboratory vessels () between an initial region () and a provision region (), where the laboratory vessel () is held for the analysis or preparation. According to the invention, a plurality of conveying units is present, which perform only a translational motion of the laboratory vessel () along an axis, wherein the first conveying unit () vertically conveys the laboratory vessel () from the initial region () to a predetermined height region () and vice versa, and a second conveying unit () is provided, which horizontally conveys the laboratory vessel () from the height region () to the provision region and vice versa.