The present disclosure generally relates to a laboratory sample distribution system comprising a transport plane, a number of sample container carriers, a driver configured to move the sample container carriers on the transport plane, and a control device configured to control the movement of the sample container carriers on top of the transport plane by driving the driver such that the sample container carriers move along corresponding transport paths. The present disclosure also relates to a laboratory automation system comprising a number of laboratory stations and a laboratory sample distribution system.
Known laboratory sample distribution systems are typically used in laboratory automation systems in order to transport samples contained in sample containers between different laboratory stations.
However, there is a need for to optimize a laboratory sample distribution system and a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system.
According to the present disclosure, a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The laboratory sample distribution system can comprise a transport plane. The transport plane can be covered by a first electrically conductive material. The laboratory sample distribution system can also comprise a number of sample container carriers, a driver configured to move the sample container carriers on the transport plane, and a control device configured to control the movement of the sample container carriers on top of the transport plane by driving the driver such that the sample container carriers move along corresponding transport paths.
Accordingly, it is a feature of the embodiments of the present disclosure to to further optimize a laboratory sample distribution system and a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system. Other features of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent in light of the description of the disclosure embodied herein.
The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present disclosure can be best understood when read in conjunction with the following drawings, where like structure is indicated with like reference numerals and in which:
In the following detailed description of the embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration, and not by way of limitation, specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that logical, mechanical and electrical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
The laboratory sample distribution system can comprise a transport plane. The laboratory sample distribution system can further comprise a number of sample container carriers and a driver configured to move the sample container carriers on (over) the transport plane. The laboratory sample distribution system can further comprise a control device, e.g., in the form of a microprocessor or a personal computer, configured to control the movement of the sample container carriers on top of the transport plane by driving the driver such that the sample container carriers move along corresponding transport paths. The transport plane can be covered by (coated with) or can be made of a (first) electrically conductive material.
By use of the electrically conductive material covering the transport plane, electric charges arising during movement of the sample container carriers can be distributed over the transport plane and can, if appropriate grounding is present, be conducted to ground in order to eliminate the electric charges from the transport plane. This can reduce electric charges on the transport plane that can disturb operation of the laboratory sample distribution system.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material can be or can comprise a copolyester material.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material can be or can comprise a polyethylene terephthalate material.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material can be an optically bright material. This has been proven suitable for optically surveilling operation of the laboratory sample distribution system.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material can lack a carbon-based electrically conducting additive. In other words, the first electrically conductive material can be free of a carbon-based electrically conducting additive. This has been proven suitable in order to get an optically bright material being electrically conducting.
According to an embodiment, the transport plane can have a grained surface. This can further reduce friction between the transport plane and the sample container carriers.
According to an embodiment, each sample container carrier can comprise a flat bottom surface for moving on the transport plane. The bottom surface can be covered by or can be made of a (second) electrically conductive material. This can allow for an easy transport of electric charges present on the bottom surface of the transport plane, where the electric charges can be distributed or discharged.
According to an embodiment, the second electrically conductive material can be or can comprise an ultra-high molecular polyethylene.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material and/or the second electrically conductive material can be or can comprise an electrically conductive polymer.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material and/or the second electrically conductive material can comprise an electrically conducting additive. The electrically conducting additive can be used to achieve an electrically conductive material without using dark carbon-based materials.
According to an embodiment, the electrically conducting additive can be a polyaniline material or another electrically conductive polymer.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material and/or the second electrically conductive material can be low friction and/or low wear materials. This can further reduce friction or wear between the transport plane and the sample container carriers when the sample container carriers move on the transport plane.
According to an embodiment, the first electrically conductive material and/or the second electrically conductive material can be configured to at least approximately equate gliding friction and static friction. This has been proven suitable for longtime reliable operation. Especially, spilling can be prevented by this measure. The first electrically conductive material and/or the second electrically conductive material can be configured to exactly equate gliding friction and static friction.
According to an embodiment, the driver can be formed as electromagnetic actuators located as a grid having rows and columns below the transport plane and controllable by the control device. The sample container carriers can each comprise a magnetically active device, e.g., in the form of a permanent magnet, for interaction with a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic actuators such that a magnetic drive force can be applied to the sample container carriers. Such an embodiment can allow for reliable operation using magnetic drive forces in order to drive the sample container carriers on the transport plane.
A laboratory automation system comprising a number of laboratory stations such as, for example, pre-analytical, analytical and/or post-analytical stations, and an above laboratory sample distribution system is also presented. With regard to the laboratory sample distribution system, all embodiments and variations discussed herein can be applied.
The stations may be arranged adjacent to the laboratory sample distribution system.
Pre-analytical stations may be configured to perform any kind of pre-processing of samples, sample containers and/or sample container carriers.
Analytical stations may be configured to use a sample, or part of the sample, and a reagent to generate a measuring signal. The measuring signal can indicate if and in what concentration, if any, an analyte exists.
Post-analytical stations may be configured to perform any kind of post-processing of samples, sample containers and/or sample container carriers.
The pre-analytical, analytical and/or post-analytical stations may comprise at least one of a decapping station, a recapping station, an aliquot station, a centrifugation station, an archiving station, a pipetting station, a sorting station, a tube type identification station, a sample quality determining station, an add-on buffer station, a liquid level detection station, and a sealing/desealing station.
It can be noted that for the first electrically conductive material, a material called PET Eastar 6763 (including 12 percent by weight PETG Funaden perm AS (14-05189))/Funaden el. Cond. (eroding structure K29 VDI 3400), Ra 2.8, has been proven as a suitable material. For the second electrically conductive material, the material PE-UHMW-S-Bright-ESD of Murtfeldt, Ra 3.2, has been proven suitable. The Ra-terms determine the roughness of the respective material.
Referring initially to
The laboratory sample distribution system 100 can comprise a transport plane 110 below which a plurality of electromagnetic actuators in the form of electromagnets 120 can be positioned in rows and columns. The electromagnets 120 can be implemented as solenoids having solid ferromagnetic cores 125.
Sample container carriers 140 can be positioned on the transport plane 110 and can be moved by the electromagnets 120, because each sample container carrier 140 can comprise a magnetically active device 141 in the form of a permanent magnet.
While it can be understood that a plurality of sample container carriers 140 can be positioned on the transport plane 110, due to simplicity only a single sample container carrier 140 is depicted in
The laboratory sample distribution system 100 can be configured to transport the sample container carriers 140 and/or the sample containers 145 between the laboratory stations 20. The laboratory stations 20 can be positioned adjacent to the transport plane 110 such that a sample container carrier 140 can be used to transport a sample contained in the sample container 145 to a respective laboratory station 20.
A plurality of Hall-sensors 130 can be arranged such that positions of respective sample container carriers 140 on the transport plane 110 can be detected.
The laboratory sample distribution system 100 can further comprise a control device 150. The control device 150 can be configured to control movement of the sample container carriers 140 on the transport plane by driving the electromagnets 120 such that the sample container carriers 140 independently and simultaneously move along corresponding transport paths.
The transport plane 110 can be covered or coated with a first electrically conductive material 111.
In the present case, the first electrically conductive material 111 can comprise a copolyester material and a polyethylene terephthalate material. The first electrically conductive material 111 can be optically bright and can comprise an electrically conductive additive being a polymer such that no carbon-based electrically conductive additives have to be used. Furthermore, the first electrically conductive material 111 can be connected to a grounding 112 such that electric charges can be discharged to ground.
The bottom surface 142 can be covered or coated by a second electrically conductive material 143, which can be comprised of an ultra-high molecular polyethylene comprising an electrically conductive polymer.
The sample container carriers 140 can each comprise a magnetically active device 141 in the form of a permanent magnet for interaction with a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic actuators 120 such that a magnetic drive force can be applied to the sample container carriers 140.
The electric charges, generated when operating the sample distribution system 100 by moving the sample container carriers 140 over the transport plane 110, can be safely discharged, thus avoiding malfunctions.
It is noted that terms like “preferably,” “commonly,” and “typically” are not utilized herein to limit the scope of the claimed embodiments or to imply that certain features are critical, essential, or even important to the structure or function of the claimed embodiments. Rather, these terms are merely intended to highlight alternative or additional features that may or may not be utilized in a particular embodiment of the present disclosure.
Having described the present disclosure in detail and by reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be apparent that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the disclosure defined in the appended claims. More specifically, although some aspects of the present disclosure are identified herein as preferred or particularly advantageous, it is contemplated that the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to these preferred aspects of the disclosure.
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