EP3538273A1 - Pipette and method for adjusting a volume of a pipette to be pipetted - Google Patents
Pipette and method for adjusting a volume of a pipette to be pipettedInfo
- Publication number
- EP3538273A1 EP3538273A1 EP17780305.3A EP17780305A EP3538273A1 EP 3538273 A1 EP3538273 A1 EP 3538273A1 EP 17780305 A EP17780305 A EP 17780305A EP 3538273 A1 EP3538273 A1 EP 3538273A1
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- Prior art keywords
- pipette
- actuating element
- volume
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- pipetted
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a pipette with a pipetting button, with a pipette shaft, on the free shaft end of a pipette tip is plugged or plugged, and with an actuating element comprehensive ejection mechanism for dropping a plugged onto the free shaft end pipette tip.
- the invention also relates to a method for adjusting a volume to be pipetted of a pipette, in particular a pipette according to the invention.
- the volume adjustment element is arranged on the pipette in such a way that unintentional adjustment of the preset volume is prevented between two pipetting processes or even during a pipetting operation.
- the volume setting element can be arranged so far away from the pipetting button that unintentional volume adjustment during pipetting can be avoided with proper operation of the pipette.
- this may limit the accessibility of the volume setting element for a user.
- the object of the invention is to provide a pipette and a method for setting a volume to be pipetted of a pipette of the type mentioned, with which it is easier to handle the pipette.
- a pipette with the means and features of claim 1.
- a pipette is proposed to solve this problem, in which the actuating element forms a passage for the pipetting button, so that an actuating surface of the actuating element at least partially encloses a longitudinal axis of the pipetting button.
- a pipette is created, which is designed due to the implementation, which forms the actuator for the pipetting, particularly compact at least in a head region of the pipette.
- the pipetting button is integrated into the actuating element of the ejection mechanism.
- the embodiment of the pipette according to the invention has the advantage that the actuating surface of the actuating element for ejecting an attached pipette tip in comparison to the prior art known from the prior art. petten is enlarged.
- the actuating surface of the actuating element may surround the pipetting button in a specific angular range, that is to say for example in an angular range of 90 °, 180 °, 270 ° or even 360 °.
- the user is at least partially disposed around the pipetting button actuating surface for actuating the actuating element.
- the Abschmecha- mechanism of the pipette according to the invention may be more accessible to a user, even with possibly different attitudes in which the pipette is held by a user or by different users.
- the above-defined object is also achieved by a pipette having the means and features of claim 2.
- a pipette is proposed to solve the problem defined above, in which the actuating element for driving the Volumenverstellmechanismus and thus for adjusting the volume to be pipetted is set up.
- the actuation element in addition to the Abschfunktion an attached pipette tip and the function of the adjustment of the volume to be pipetted be assigned.
- a pipette of the aforementioned type in which it is provided that the actuating element forms a passage for the pipetting button, so that an actuating surface of the actuating element at least partially surrounds a longitudinal axis of the pipetting button, and the actuating element for controlling the volume adjustment mechanism and thus for adjusting is set up the volume to be pipetted.
- a pipette is provided with an actuating element for actuating the ejection mechanism of the pipette, in which the actuating element is enlarged on the one hand with respect to its Bet Trents- surface compared to the prior art prior art pipettes, and in which the actuating element in addition to the function of Actuation of the ejection mechanism is also assigned the function of controlling the volume adjustment mechanism.
- actuating element in addition to the function of Actuation of the ejection mechanism is also assigned the function of controlling the volume adjustment mechanism.
- a particularly comfortable adjustment of the volume to be pipetted can be achieved if the actuating element is designed as a rotary knob. It may be particularly useful in this context, when the actuating element is designed as a rotatable knob for adjusting the volume to be pipetted about the longitudinal axis of the pipetting knob. Especially for a precise adjustment of the volume to be pipetted, the design of the actuating element as a rotary knob can be advantageous.
- the actuating surface of the actuating element can be aligned transversely or at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the pipetting button. It is possible that the actuating surface of the pipetting knob surrounds the longitudinal axis of the pipetting knob in an annular, in particular annular, manner.
- the actuating element can thus be designed such that it completely surrounds the longitudinal axis of the pipetting button at least with its actuating surface, so that the longitudinal axis of the pipetting button and also the pipetting button are laterally surrounded on all sides by the actuating surface of the actuating element.
- a pipette with an actuator provided for the ejection mechanism which is accessible from a variety of directions for actuation. This means that the ejection mechanism can be operated reliably and particularly comfortably, even if the pipette is held in different positions.
- the pipetting button axially projects beyond the actuating surface of the actuating element, that is to say beyond the actuating element, in particular upwards.
- the actuating element can be moved against a restoring force of a restoring element from an initial position into an actuating position.
- the restoring element may be, for example, a return spring. Conveniently, as a return element designed as a compression spring coil spring can be used.
- the movement of the actuating element from its initial position into its actuating position can be effected by an axial displacement in the direction of the free shaft end of the pipette. The provision is then corresponding axially in the reverse direction.
- the discharge mechanism may comprise a discharge element movable relative to the pipette shaft.
- This ejection element can be moved by actuating the actuating element for discharging a plugged onto the free shaft end pipette tip relative to the pipette shaft in the direction of the free end of the pipette shaft in its discharge position.
- the displacement of the ejection element can take place in relation to a longitudinal axis of the pipette shaft in the axial direction.
- the ejection element can be designed as a discharge sleeve or as a discharge sleeve segment which at least partially surrounds the pipette shaft.
- the pipette may further comprise a force transmission element, which connects the actuating element with the aforementioned Abschelement and via which a generated by actuation of the actuating element actuating force of the actuating ⁇ element is transferable to the discharge element.
- a force transmission element may be advantageous in particular when the actuating element is arranged on a head end of the pipette opposite the free shaft end, that is to say when a certain distance has to be bridged between the actuating element and the ejection element.
- the force transmission element may comprise, for example, a force transmission sleeve and / or at least one operating power ⁇ gungsarm.
- the power transmission element can also have a power transmission ring, which is preferably releasably connectable or connected to the ejection element, which then acts on at least one such power transmission arm or power transmission sleeve which can be connected or connected to the actuating element.
- the ejection element is connected to the actuating element in such a way, for example via one or the aforementioned force transmission element, that the ejection element is also moved counter to the restoring force of the restoring element already mentioned from an initial position to an ejection position or ejection position can.
- the actuating element Due to the restoring force of the restoring element, the actuating element, the ejection element and also the force transmission element can be automatically moved back to its original position.
- a particularly compact shape can be obtained by the pipette according to the invention if a diameter of the actuating element is smaller than or equal to a diameter of a housing of the pipette.
- the actuator may be configured such that it does not project laterally beyond a housing of the pipette in the position of use. Thus, an unwanted release of the discharge mechanism by unintentional actuation of the actuating element can be avoided.
- the pipette may be of a symmetrical construction if the pipetting button is arranged centrally on an upper side or on a head part of, for example, the previously mentioned housing of the pipette. This with the result that a longitudinal axis of the pipette, a longitudinal axis of the pipette shaft and / or a longitudinal axis or a rotation axis of the actuating element, if this is designed as a knob, is congruent with the longitudinal axis of the pipetting / is.
- the actuating element can be axially displaceable and non-rotatable in one, for example, the starting position already mentioned above relative to, for example, the previously mentioned housing of the pipette. If the actuating element in the initial position is non-rotatable relative to the housing of the pipette, unintentional volume adjustment of the volume to be pipetted can be reliably avoided. This is especially true if a rotational movement of the actuating element is provided for changing the volume to be pipetted.
- the actuating element of a, for example, the already mentioned, starting position in a volume adjustment position can be moved. This makes sense, in particular, when the actuating element is arranged in its initial position in a rotationally fixed manner on the housing, so that in the starting position of the actuating element a volume adjustment or volume change of the volume to be pipetted is prevented.
- the actuator may be axially displaced from the home position to its volume adjustment position relative to the longitudinal axis of the pipetting button and also relative to the longitudinal axis of the actuator relative to the housing of the pipette.
- a lock in particular a toothing, can be provided. This can be effective between the actuator and another element of the pipette, at least when the actuator is in its initial position and / or in its operating position.
- the locking of the actuating element to prevent rotation of the actuating element in its initial position by the movement in its Volumenverstellposition is releasable so that it is then rotatable in its Volumenverstellposition on the housing for adjusting the volume to be pipetted. This in particular when the actuating element is designed as a rotary knob at the same time.
- the volume adjustment of the volume to be pipetted with the aid of the actuating element can be carried out in a particularly reliable and precise manner if a radial surface, in particular a peripheral surface of the actuating element, has a slip-resistant structure, in particular a knurling, and / or an anti-slip coating.
- the aforementioned object is also achieved by a method of the type mentioned above for adjusting a volume of a pipette to be pipetted, in particular a pipette according to the invention, with the means and features of the independent claim directed to such a method.
- a method for adjusting a pipette to be pipetted volume wherein the volume to be pipetted is adjusted by means of a coupled to a Volumenverstellmechanismus the pipette actuator of a dropping mechanism of the pipette for dropping a plugged onto a free shaft end of the pipette pipette tip.
- a particularly precise adjustment of the volume to be pipetted can take place if the volume to be pipetted is adjusted by turning the actuating element, which is designed in particular as a rotary knob.
- the actuating element in particular designed as a rotary knob, can be rotated about a longitudinal axis of the pipette, about a longitudinal axis of a pipette button and / or about a longitudinal axis of the actuating element.
- a lock for preventing rotation of the actuating element in a starting position on the housing of the pipette by a, preferably axial, movement of the actuating element in a Volumenver ⁇ stellposition be solved on the housing, so that the actuating element for adjusting a volume to be pipetted rotated can be.
- the actuating element can be displaced axially relative to the housing with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pipetting button, the actuating element and / or the pipette, in particular raised.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an inventive
- FIG. 2 is a first side view of that shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 shows a first side view of the pipette shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the actuating element being shown here in its axially raised volume adjustment position,
- Fig. 4 is a first sectional side view of the figures
- Fig. 5 is a further, in comparison to Figure 4 rotated by 90 ° clockwise sectional side view of the pipette shown in the previous figures.
- FIGS. 1 to 5 show a pipette designated as a whole by 1, which has a pipetting button 3 at a head end 2. By actuating this pipetting button 3, a predefined volume of liquid can be taken up in a pipette tip and released from it again.
- the pipette 1 also has a head 4 facing away from the pipette shaft 4, on the free shaft end 5 a pipette tip attachable and plugged in the position of use of the pipette 1.
- the pipette 1 is equipped with a discharge mechanism 6, which comprises an actuating element 7, which is likewise provided in the region of the head end 2 on a housing 8 of the pipette 1.
- the actuating element 7 is pressed, the ejection mechanism 6 is triggered and a pipette tip attached to the free shaft end 5 is ejected from the pipette shaft 4.
- the actuating element 7 forms a passage 9 for the pipetting button 3, so that an actuating surface 10 of the actuating element 7 at least partially encloses or surrounds a longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3.
- a detachable from the housing 8 of the pipette 1 handle 8a is arranged, which is hook-shaped at its upper end.
- the pipette 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 also has a volume adjustment mechanism 11, which is set up to adjust a volume to be pipetted with the pipette 1.
- the pipette 1 is a variable volume pipette, which is also mechanically-manually operated.
- the actuator 7, which is for dropping one on the free Shank end 5 attached pipette tip is also adapted to control the Volumenverstellmechanismus 11 and thus for adjusting the volume to be pipetted.
- the actuating element 7 is designed as a knob rotatable about the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting knob 3. More precisely, the actuating element 7 is designed as a pressure rotary knob, wherein the pressing of the actuating element 7, the Abschmechanis- mechanism 6 triggers and triggers and turning the actuating element 7 triggers a volume adjustment of the volume to be pipetted.
- the actuating surface 10 of the actuating element 7 is aligned transversely and in sections even at right angles to the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3.
- the actuating surface 10 surrounds the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting knob 3 annular, in the embodiment shown in the figures even circular.
- the passage 9, which forms the actuating element 7 for the pipetting button 3, is thus limited by the annular actuating surface 10.
- the pipetting button 3 is positioned in the passage 9 of the actuating element 7.
- the pipetting button 3 is arranged on the housing 8 of the pipette 1 in the region of the head end 2 of the pipette 1 such that it projects axially beyond the actuating surface 10 of the actuating element 7 with respect to its longitudinal axis L.
- the actuating element 7 is movable against its restoring force of a restoring element 12, which is designed here as a return spring, from its initial position (cf., FIGS. 1 and 2 and 4 and 5) into its actuating position. In this operating position, the actuating element 7 axially in the direction of the free shaft end 5 of the pipette shaft 4 of the pipette. 1 be moved when a certain actuation pressure exerted on the actuating surface 10 and the resistance of the return element 12 is overcome.
- the discharge mechanism 6 comprises a discharge element 13 that is movable relative to the pipette shaft 4. The figures show that this discharge element 13 is designed as a discharge sleeve and accommodates the pipette shaft 4 in itself.
- the sleeve-shaped ejection element 13 is actuated by actuating the actuating element 7 for dropping a pipette tip inserted onto the free shaft end 5 relative to the pipette shaft 4 in the direction of the free end 5 of the pipette shaft 4 into its ejection position axially to the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3 and also to the longitudinal center axis of the pipette Pipette shaft 4 moved.
- an end face 14 of the sleeve-shaped ejection element 13 abuts against a pipette tip attached to the free shaft end 5 and can then strip it off the free shaft end 5 and detach it.
- the pipette 1 also has a force transmission element 15, which is easily recognizable in the sectional views.
- this power transmission element 15 may include a power transmission sleeve or, as in the embodiment of the pipette 1 shown in the figures, a certain number of individual power transmission arms 17 interconnected via a power transmission ring 16.
- the power transmission element 15 connects the actuating element 7 with the ejection element 13 and allows a transmission generated by actuation of the actuating element 7 actuating force of the actuating element 7 on the discharge element 13 and from this finally on a plugged onto the free shaft end 5 of the pipette shaft 4 pipette tip.
- the beta T Trentselement 7, the power transmission element 15 and the weft element 13 are connected to each other in such a way that they can be moved together against the restoring force of the return element 12 from its initial position in a urfposition Ab or Abschtellung.
- the restoring force of the return element 12 then also causes all three aforementioned elements of the discharge mechanism 6 are automatically moved from its discharge position or discharge position back to its original position as soon as the actuator 7 is released again.
- a diameter of the actuating element 7 is smaller than a diameter of the housing 8 of the pipette 1, that is not projecting laterally or radially with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting knob 3 via an outer housing wall of the housing 8.
- the pipetting button 3 of the pipette 1 is arranged centrally on an upper side of the head end 2 of the housing 8 of the pipette 1, so that a longitudinal axis of the pipette 1 is congruent with the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3. It should be noted that the longitudinal axis of the actuating element 7, the longitudinal center axis of the pipette shaft 4 and the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3 are congruent.
- the actuator 7 is in its illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 and 4 and 5 starting position relative to the housing 8 of the pipette 1 both axially downwards and upwardly slidably, but rotationally fixed relative to the housing 8.
- the actuating element 7 is moved relative to the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 1 relative to the housing 8 and relative to the pipetting knob 3 of the pipette 1 axially displaced or raised. This is done counter to the force of an annular spring 17a, which surrounds a sleeve-shaped extension 18 of the actuating element 7.
- the actuating element 7 can be rotated relative to the housing 8 for adjusting the volume to be pipetted about the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3.
- the actuating element 7 is rotatable in its volume adjustment position relative to the housing 8 of the pipette 1.
- the actuating element 7 in its initial position and also in its actuated position for dispensing a liquid relative to the housing 8 is not rotatable, but rotationally fixed.
- the actuator 7 is rotatably in the starting position and in its actuated position relative to the housing 8 due to a lock 30.
- This lock 30 is formed as a toothing 30 and acts between the sleeve-shaped extension 18 of the actuating element 7 and a toothed pressure ring 31.
- the toothed pressure ring 31 is rotatably connected to the power transmission element 15, but axially displaceable relative to this.
- the actuating element 7 has on the sleeve-shaped extension 18 a sprocket 32 which engages in the starting position and in the actuating position of the actuating element 7 in teeth of the toothed pressure ring 31. As a result, the actuating element 7 is fixed in its rotational position.
- the return spring 12 presses the toothed pressure ring 31 against an annular stop 33, which is formed on the inside of the housing 8.
- the toothing 30 is released and the actuating element 7 can be rotated about the longitudinal axis L for volume adjustment of the pipette 1. This is possible because the toothed pressure ring 31 is retained by the ring stop 33, so that it can not continue to follow the actuating element 7 displaced into its volume adjustment position, as a result of which the toothing 30 is released.
- the volume adjustment of the pipette 1 is carried out as described below:
- This internal teeth 19 engage radially outwardly directed external teeth 20 of a spindle sleeve 21 a.
- This spindle sleeve 21 is part of the pipetting 3.
- the spindle sleeve 21 in turn has an internal thread 22 in which a spindle 23 is positioned with an external thread 24.
- the spindle 23 Upon rotation of the spindle sleeve 21 relative to the spindle 23, the spindle 23 is screwed in accordance with the direction of rotation in the spindle sleeve 21 or unscrewed from this.
- the spindle 23 is connected at a distal end 25 to a piston 26 of the pipette 1.
- the piston 26 is different far into a cylinder 27 of the pipette 1 inserted. The deeper the piston 26 is inserted into the cylinder 27, the lower the volume to be pipetted with the pipette 1.
- FIG. 1 shows particularly well that a radial surface 28 of the actuating element 7 has a slip-resistant structure in the form of a knurling 29.
- the actuating element 7 of the ejection mechanism 6 of the pipette 1 coupled to the volume adjustment mechanism 11 and coupled in the use position is set up to eject a pipette tip attached to the free shaft end 5 of the pipette 1. This is done by axially displacing the actuating element 7 from its initial position into a volume adjustment position relative to the housing 8 of the pipette 1 with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3. As a result, the toothing 30, as described above, is achieved.
- the actuating element 7 is rotatable for adjusting the volume.
- the actuating element 7 is rotated in its volume adjustment position on the housing 8 of the pipette 1 about its longitudinal axis, about a longitudinal axis of the pipette 1 and about the longitudinal axis L of the pipetting button 3, the volume to be pipetted increases or decreases depending on the direction of rotation.
- the pipette 1 To improve the handling of a pipette, the pipette 1 according to the invention and a method for adjusting a volume of a pipette to be pipetted are proposed.
- the actuating element 7 for actuating the ejection mechanism 6 for ejecting a pipette tip forms a passage 9 for the pipetting button 3.
- an actuating surface 10 of the actuating element 7 increased so that in particular the operation of the discharge mechanism 6 of the pipette 1 is simplified and particularly comfortable.
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