Global Patent Index - EP 1137491 A1

EP 1137491 A1 20011004 - CENTRIFUGING DEVICE FOR LABORATORY ANALYZER

Title (en)

CENTRIFUGING DEVICE FOR LABORATORY ANALYZER

Title (de)

ZENTRIFUGATIONSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN LABORAUTOMATEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE CENTRIFUGATION POUR AUTOMATE DE LABORATOIRE

Publication

EP 1137491 A1 20011004 (FR)

Application

EP 99947577 A 19991014

Priority

  • FR 9902497 W 19991014
  • FR 9812871 A 19981014

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0021678A1] The invention concerns a device (100) for centrifuging various chemical or biological samples, designed to be set on a horizontal working plane for co-operating with a laboratory analyzer automatically performing chemical or biological reactions according to a specific protocol, said device comprising in a casing (101): a vessel (102) containing a vertical shaft (103) driven by rotary driving means; a horizontal plate (104) mounted interlocked in rotation, on the central shaft (103), and provided with through orifices (105) for mounting tubes (106) vertically, said orifices having a substantially elongated shape with front and rear walls (105b, 105a) inclined at angle less than 90 degrees relative to the horizontal; and means for indexing the plate position, each time it stops, for positioning said orifices at predetermined sites.

IPC 1-7

B04B 5/04

IPC 8 full level

B04B 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B04B 5/0421 (2013.01 - EP US); B04B 2011/046 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/111666 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0021678A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0021678 A1 20000420; EP 1137491 A1 20011004; FR 2785206 A1 20000505; FR 2785206 B1 20010119; US 6872360 B1 20050329

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9902497 W 19991014; EP 99947577 A 19991014; FR 9812871 A 19981014; US 80751301 A 20010706