Transport system for test sample carrier

A transport system is provided for a sample testing machine. The transport system includes a carrier holding a set of test sample devices and a drive subsystem for moving the carrier through the sample testing machine. The drive subsystem includes a reciprocating motor-driven block engaging the carr...

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Hauptverfasser:	PHILIPAK STANLEY MICHAEL, JUSTIN MICHAEL JAMES, FANNING MARK JOSEPH, BISHOP JAMES CLEMENT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TESTING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A transport system is provided for a sample testing machine. The transport system includes a carrier holding a set of test sample devices and a drive subsystem for moving the carrier through the sample testing machine. The drive subsystem includes a reciprocating motor-driven block engaging the carrier and moving the carrier back and forth in a predetermined longitudinal path extending along a longitudinal axis from an entrance station to a plurality of processing stations in the sample testing machine. The processing stations are accessed as the carrier is moved along the path. The carrier includes features in the form of slots that are detected by strategically placed optical interrupt sensors. As the carrier moves, the slots are detected by the sensors to thereby continuously track the position of the carrier and the test devices as they are moved through the instrument.