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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Tecan Trading Ag, Männedorf, CH;
Beat Bolli, Männedorf, CH;
TECAN TRADING AG, Männedorf, CH;
Abstract
The present invention defines a positioning assembly including a base part () and a holder part () for holding a device, whereby the assembly further includes a motor () for driving a displacement mechanism () mounted to the base part. The base part and the holder part are arranged parallel to each other and are connected via a displaceable slide link (), which is configured to slide on a first guide rail () provided on the base part and on a second guide rail () provided on the holder part, whereby each guide rail extends in longitudinal direction (z). The slide link () is coupled to the displacement mechanism (), which causes displacement of the slide link relative to the base part in longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the holder part () is moveably coupled to the base part () via a coupling arrangement which has a first element () provided on the base part, a second element () provided on the holder part and a third element provided on the slide link (). The first, second and third elements of the coupling arrangement are configured to engage with each other such that linear displacement of the slide link () relative to the base part () in one direction causes linear displacement of the holder part () relative to the slide link in the same linear direction.