EP0952887B1 - Agitateur pour agiter des recipients d'echantillonnage sous forme de tubes a essais ou analogue - Google Patents

Agitateur pour agiter des recipients d'echantillonnage sous forme de tubes a essais ou analogue Download PDF

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EP0952887B1
EP0952887B1 EP98905295A EP98905295A EP0952887B1 EP 0952887 B1 EP0952887 B1 EP 0952887B1 EP 98905295 A EP98905295 A EP 98905295A EP 98905295 A EP98905295 A EP 98905295A EP 0952887 B1 EP0952887 B1 EP 0952887B1
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Bernd Steinbacher
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  • the invention relates to a shaker for shaking of sample vessels in the form of test tube or the like, with an electric shaker and one of the shaker drives to perform vibratory movements driven sample receptacle, where the shaker drive has an on / off switch is that by properly fitting a relevant Sample vessel can be switched on to the sample vessel holder and by removing the sample container from the Sample vessel holder can be switched off.
  • Shakers of the type mentioned above are, for example for shaking in test tubes or Suspensions located in medical diagnostic tests and therapeutic area as well as in chemical-analytical area.
  • shakers of the type mentioned are suitable because of their size, weight, structure and their electrical supply only for the stationary Laboratory operation.
  • the invention has for its object one at any Locally applicable shaker of the generic type Art to provide essential to its application to expand.
  • the invention proposes that the Schütti réelle as a battery or battery operated mobile handheld device with an essentially rod-shaped housing is formed and on one end face has the sample receptacle, the housing a mantle area with an operator's hand has to grip around, so that the operator uses this hand to shake the device keep clear - and with the other hand the one in question Sample vessel can handle the sample vessel set up the sample vessel holder as intended and during shaking on the sample container holder to support.
  • the compact and easy-to-use shaker the invention can also be used there in a flexible manner where there is no laboratory installation and no electrical Mains connection are available so that concerned Tests and determinations in the field on site can be carried out reliably and quickly.
  • the electric shaker drive is expediently around one accommodated in the housing DC electric motor, which has a lengthwise direction drive shaft of the housing the sample vessel holder rotated, the sample vessel holder eccentric to the axis of the drive shaft is.
  • the sample container holder is preferably around a turntable made of rubber or the like, the one with an eccentric offset relative to the Axis of rotation of the drive shaft is arranged so that the unbalance caused by the rotary motion for generation of the shaking effect can be exploited.
  • the on / off switch of the shaker drive is open optical detection of the presence of a sample vessel be designed appropriately on the sample vessel receptacle could, so is in a preferred embodiment Invention mechanical switch actuation provided wherein the sample vessel holder as a mechanical switching actuator the on / off switch is designed, by placing the relevant sample container under Pressure on the sample vessel holder in one with the on state of the on / off switch corresponding operating position is displaceable and by means of a return spring in the opposite direction one corresponding to the switch off state Is biased out of service.
  • the on / off switch therefore acts like a dead man's switch.
  • the sample vessel holder and the shaker drive as a coherent assembly between one with the Switch-on state of the corresponding on / off switch Operating position and one with the switch in the off state corresponding decommissioning position relative to the Housing of the shaker is slidably guided and to the inoperative position biased by a return spring is, the assembly in the operating position Closing contact actuates the electrical connection between the rechargeable battery in particular (accumulator) and produces the shaker drive fed from it.
  • the return spring can also act as a closing contact spring serve.
  • the support stationary in a comfortable manner to be able to propose a stand in which the shaker can be used optionally.
  • the stand and the shaker have complementary electrical plug connections, in contact when inserting the shaker into the stand come, the stator-side plug connections with a charger for the battery designed as an accumulator of the shaker are connected. This will give you the opportunity opened in the housing of the shaker accommodated accumulator (or possibly accumulator set) without Charging removal from the housing if necessary (mains charging operation).
  • shaker over the Charger can be connected to the mains in order to carry out mains operation.
  • Fig. 1 is a shaker 1 according to the invention in longitudinal section shown.
  • the shaker 1 has an essentially rod-shaped, cylindrical housing 3 with an upper Housing section 5 smaller diameter and a lower one Housing section 7 of larger diameter, the two Housing sections 5 and 7 essentially of a one-piece, expanded sleeve body 9 in the lower region, for example are made of aluminum, in the area of the upper Housing section 5 coated with a plastic material which forms a handle portion 11.
  • the possibly on its outer periphery corrugated grip section 11 can be grasped by an operator to the shaker 1 to keep clear for performing the shaking operation.
  • the Sleeve body 9 provided with a lid cap 15, the one has central opening 17 for the sample vessel receptacle 19.
  • the sample container receptacle 19 is a rubber plate with a concave recess 21, the shape of the convex Underside of a sample tube partially indicated at 23 is adjusted so that a on the sample vessel holder 19 attached sample tube 23 lateral hold in the convex Recess 21 experiences.
  • the rubber plate 19 serving as a sample vessel receptacle extends axially through the opening 17 of the cap 15 and is via a coupling element 25 rotatably with the shaft 27 a DC electric motor 29 connected in the upper housing section 5 is housed.
  • the motor 29 has a cylindrical housing 31, the longitudinal axis of which with the axis of the motor shaft 27 and the longitudinal axis 33 of the shaker housing 3 coincides.
  • the axis of the Turntable 19 extends parallel to the axis of the motor shaft 27, but with an eccentric offset e, so that at Rotation of the motor shaft 27 with respect to the sample vessel receiving plate 19 an unbalance is caused, which leads to generation a shaking force on an intended on the sample vessel holder 19 seated sample vessel 23 is used.
  • the electric motor 29 is in slide guide elements 35, 37 in the shaker housing 3 centered, the electric motor 29 attached to the slide guide elements 35, 37 - and together with the sliding guide elements 35, 37 along the housing axis 33 is displaceable by a small distance x.
  • the lower sliding guide element 37 lies with its underside on a coil spring 39, which on the other hand a support plate 41 at the upper end of the lower housing section 7 supports.
  • the spring 39 surrounds an on / off switch 43, which is designed as a closer and one in the direction to the bottom of the electric motor 29 resiliently biased Has shift actuating pin 45.
  • the on / off switch 43 connects the electrical supply lines (not shown) of the electric motor 29 with the output terminals of a Accumulator 47 in the lower housing section 7 after Removal of the cover 48 housed interchangeably is.
  • the shaker 1 is in the off state shown. It is automatically switched on by the fact that the sample vessel 23 as intended on the sample vessel receiving plate 19 in the direction of arrow Y - and one of the sample vessel receiving plate 19 together with the Coupling element 25, the sliding guide elements 35, 37 and the Electric motor 29 shifting against the force of the spring 39 Force is applied. With this shift the Switch actuation pin 45 of the on / off switch 43 of the Underside of the electric motor 29 is applied and in the switched-on state pressed so that the electrical connection made between the electric motor 29 and the accumulator - and so that the electric motor 29 is started to the To rotate sample vessel receiving plate 19 so that one in the Sample vessel 23 is shaken existing suspension.
  • the return spring 39 shifts the electric motor assembly, Sliding guide elements 35, 37, coupling element 25 and Sample vessel receiving plate 19 again in that shown in Fig. 1 Out of service position, the shift actuating pin 45 follows under its bias and the on / off switch 43 in passes the off state.
  • the preload of the return spring 39 equally ensures that in the inoperative position an annular shoulder 46 on the sample vessel receiving plate 19 is pressed against the inside of the cap 15 to thus to achieve a sealing effect.
  • 25 29, 35, 37 up is a with a through hole for the shaft 27 provided circlip 49 provided in the inoperative position 1 on the upper side of the sliding guide element 35 is present.
  • Another stop 51 is on the on / off switch 43 provided, the stop 51 from the bottom of the Electric motor 29 is applied when the shaker 1 is in operation.
  • the embodiment of the shaker 1 has an axial Length of about 170 mm, the outer diameter of the upper Housing section 5 about 40 mm and the outer diameter of the lower housing section 7 be about 50 mm.
  • the axial Length of the upper housing section 5 is approximately 105 mm.
  • the eccentric offset e of the sample vessel receiving plate 19 relative to the axis 33 of the shaker housing 3 is in the Order of 1 mm.
  • these dimensions are exemplified for a preferred embodiment and should in no way be interpreted as a limitation.
  • Fig. 1 is a stand for the shaker 1 with dashed lines indicated.
  • the stand has a recess 55, into which the shaker 1 with the lower housing section 7 can be used appropriately.
  • the stand 53 is sufficient stable to keep the shaker 1 safe in shaking mode to keep.
  • a charger for the battery 47 may be integrated, wherein Complementary electrical plug connections of the accumulator 47 and the charger when inserting the shaker 1 in the recess 55 of the stand 53 come into engagement, so that Mains charging can take place.
  • the shaker 1 on the charger is operated from the electrical network.

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Claims (8)

  1. Secoueuse pour secouer des récipients à essais (23) sous la forme de tubes à essais ou similaires, comportant un dispositif d'entraínement électrique à secousses (29) et un logement (19) pour récipients à essais entraíné par le dispositif d'entraínement à secousses (29), pour l'exécution de mouvements oscillants, le dispositif d'entraínement à secousses (29) étant pourvu d'un interrupteur marche/arrêt (43) qui peut être mis en marche par la mise en place correcte d'un récipient à essais (23) concerné sur le logement (19) pour récipients à essais et qui peut être mis à l'arrêt, par enlèvement du récipient à essais (23) du logement (19),
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est conçu en tant qu'appareil manuel mobile (1), fonctionnant au moyen d'une batterie, avec un boítier (3) sensiblement en forme de barre, et en ce qu'il présente un logement (19) pour récipients à essais sur une face frontale, le boítier (3) présentant une zone d'enveloppe avec une partie formant poignée (11) qui doit être entourée par une main d'un opérateur, de manière que l'opérateur puisse dégager la secoueuse (1) avec cette main, et qu'avec l'autre main, il puisse manipuler le récipient à essais (23) concerné, afin de placer correctement le récipient à essais (23) sur le logement (19) pour récipients à essais et l'appuyer sur le logement (19) pour récipient à essais pendant les secousses.
  2. Secoueuse selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée
    en ce que le dispositif d'entraínement à secousses est constitué par un moteur électrique (29) logé dans le boítier et qui met en rotation le logement (19) pour récipients à essais, par l'intermédiaire d'un arbre d'entraínement (27) s'étendant dans la direction longitudinale du boítier (3), le logement (19) pour récipients à essais étant disposé excentré par rapport à l'axe (33) de l'arbre d'entraínement (27).
  3. Secoueuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée
    en ce que le logement (19) pour récipients à essais est conformé en élément mécanique d'actionnement de l'interrupteur marche/arrêt (43), lequel élément peut coulisser, par la mise en place du récipient à essais (23) concerné sous pression sur le logement (19) pour récipients à essais, dans une position de fonctionnement correspondant à l'état. d'enclenchement de l'interrupteur marche/arrêt (43), et est précontraint, au moyen d'un ressort de rappel (39), dans le sens opposé, vers une position hors service qui correspond à l'état d'arrêt de l'interrupteur (43).
  4. Secoueuse selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisée
    en ce que le logement (9) pour récipients à essais et le dispositif d'entraínement à secousses (29) sont guidés à coulissement, en tant qu'ensemble d'un seul tenant, entre une position de fonctionnement qui correspond à l'état d'enclenchement de l'interrupteur marche/arrêt, et une position hors service qui correspond à l'état d'arrêt de l'interrupteur (43), par rapport au boítier (3) de la secoueuse (1), et sont précontraints vers la position hors service, au moyen d'un ressort de rappel (39), l'ensemble actionnant en position de fonctionnement un contact à fermeture qui établit la liaison électrique entre la batterie (47) et le dispositif d'entraínement à secousses (29) alimenté à partir de celle-ci.
  5. Secoueuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée
    en ce que la batterie (47) pour l'alimentation électrique du dispositif d'entraínement à secousses (29) est un accumulateur rechargeable.
  6. Secoueuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée par
    un montant (53) dans lequel la secoueuse (1) peut être insérée en option pour son fonctionnement stationnaire.
  7. Secoueuse selon la revendication 6,
    caractérisée
    en ce que le montant (53) et la secoueuse (1) comportent des connecteurs électriques complémentaires qui viennent en contact, lorsque la secoueuse (1) est insérée dans le montant (53), les connecteurs côté montant étant reliés à un chargeur pour la batterie (47) de la secoueuse (1), réalisée en tant qu'accumulateur.
  8. Secoueuse selon la revendication 7,
    caractérisée
    en ce que la secoueuse (1) peut être connectée au réseau, par l'intermédiaire du chargeur, pour prévoir un fonctionnement sur réseau.
EP98905295A 1997-01-16 1998-01-14 Agitateur pour agiter des recipients d'echantillonnage sous forme de tubes a essais ou analogue Expired - Lifetime EP0952887B1 (fr)

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DE29700725U DE29700725U1 (de) 1997-01-16 1997-01-16 Schüttelgerät zum Schütteln von Probengefäßen in Form von Reagenzglasröhrchen o.dgl.
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PCT/EP1998/000187 WO1998031457A1 (fr) 1997-01-16 1998-01-14 Agitateur pour agiter des recipients d'echantillonnage sous forme de tubes a essais ou analogue

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