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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Johannes Van Veen, Poederoijen, NL;
Franciscus Antonius Damen, Langeweg, NL;
Alexander Clemens Henricus Josef Schaepman, Langeweg, NL;
Florentinus Adriaan Cornelis Marie Jongenelen, Breda, NL;
Johannes Van Veen, Poederoijen, NL;
Franciscus Antonius Damen, Langeweg, NL;
Alexander Clemens Henricus Josef Schaepman, Langeweg, NL;
Florentinus Adriaan Cornelis Marie Jongenelen, Breda, NL;
I. M. A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
Method for transfer of containers, such as vials (), between a freeze dryer () that is located at a first location and a separate transport vehicle () that is mobile with respect to the freeze dryer, wherein the freeze dryer () comprises a freeze dryer housing () with an access opening () towards an inner freeze drying chamber () inside the freeze dryer housing (), multiple shelves (-) that are arranged spaced apart above each other inside the freeze dryer chamber () and each provided with a horizontally extending first flat supporting surface () for supporting the containers, wherein the mobile transport vehicle () comprises a mobile undercarriage () supporting a storage housing () with an access opening () towards an inner storage chamber (), a carrier provided with a second flat supporting surface () for supporting the containers inside the storage housing (), and a container shifter () for pushing out containers away from the second flat supporting surface () in a pushing out direction parallel to the second flat supporting surface ().