EP4126367A1 - Procédés et dispositifs de codage et de décodage d'une séquence vidéo multi-vues - Google Patents
Procédés et dispositifs de codage et de décodage d'une séquence vidéo multi-vuesInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of multichannel pipetting systems, such as multichannel sampling pipettes, also called laboratory pipettes or alternatively air-displacement liquid transfer pipettes, intended for the calibrated sampling and introduction of liquid. in containers.
- multichannel pipettes also called laboratory pipettes or alternatively air-displacement liquid transfer pipettes, intended for the calibrated sampling and introduction of liquid. in containers.
- the invention preferably applies to sampling pipettes intended to be held in the hand by an operator during liquid sampling and dispensing operations, but also applies to automated pipetting systems.
- the basic principle of a multichannel pipette is based on the variation of a volume, which causes a drop in pressure and the rise of the liquid in the sampling cone.
- Gravimetry specifications are usually established according to the volume differences delivered between each pipetting, and between each channel of the multichannel pipette. This results in a need to control the movement of all the pistons generating pressure variations.
- a piston holder extending in a transverse direction of the pipette is provided, this piston holder being conventionally called a “rake”.
- a guide rod for the piston holder extending parallel to a longitudinal central axis of this same pipette.
- a guide member makes it possible to guide the guide rod in sliding manner, along the longitudinal central axis.
- a plurality of pistons is distributed along the piston holder, with each piston having a lower end slidably housed in a suction chamber, as well as a piston head mounted on the holder. pistons via a mechanical connection for mounting the piston on the piston carrier.
- Each mechanical connection for mounting a piston on the piston carrier generally comprises a plane support orthogonal to the plane of the pistons, giving this connection a certain rigidity.
- the latter can thus generate a resulting torque, with an axis perpendicular to the plane of the pistons and passing through the axis of the sliding connection of the guide rod.
- This parasitic torque causes two major drawbacks, the first residing in the observation of a "rake effect", and the second corresponding to non-negligible friction of the piston holder and of the other movable elements of the pipette, during their operation. translational movement.
- the rake effect is quantified by the difference in volume delivered between the two opposite end channels of the multichannel pipette. This effect therefore turns out to be directly impacted by the angular amplitude of the displacement of the piston holder, in the play of the sliding guide connection of the rod supporting this same piston holder.
- the aim of the invention is therefore to propose a solution at least partially overcoming the problems mentioned above, encountered in the solutions of the prior art.
- the invention firstly relates to a device for a multichannel pipetting system, the device comprising:
- a guide rod for the piston holder extending parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the pipetting system, and orthogonally to the piston holder;
- a guide member for the guide rod the latter being slidably mounted in the guide member, along the longitudinal central axis;
- each piston having a lower end slidably housed in a suction chamber, as well as a piston head mounted on the piston holder via a connection mechanical assembly of the piston on the piston holder;
- a row of sampling cone holder tips distributed in the transverse direction of the pipetting system, each tip communicating with one of the suction chambers, respectively.
- the mechanical assembly connection for at least one of the pistons and preferably for several or for all of them, comprises two contact points jointly defining an axis of rotation of the piston head oriented orthogonally. or substantially orthogonally to the transverse direction and to the longitudinal central axis of the pipetting system.
- the device further comprises, associated with said piston, elastic return means forcing the piston head upwards against the piston holder, to establish the two points of contact.
- the invention thus breaks with the principle usually implemented on multichannel pipetting systems, namely the fact of providing a relatively high rigidity for the connections between the piston holder and the pistons, leading to a sort of embedding of the heads. piston in the piston carrier. In the invention, conversely, a certain flexibility is introduced into these connections, with the possibility for the piston head to pivot about its axis of rotation, defined by the two points of contact with the piston holder.
- This degree of freedom of movement tolerated at the level of the piston heads makes it possible first of all to limit the rake effect on the piston carrier, which advantageously leads to gains in terms of precision / repeatability, allowing better performance to be obtained. gravimetric for the pipetting system.
- This degree of freedom of movement also makes it possible to limit the friction and the risks of jamming of the elements moving in translation, in particular the piston holder and the pistons. This advantageously results in a reduction in the pipetting and purging efforts, thus leading to better ergonomics of use of the pipette when it is manual, or even to a reduction in the dimensioning of the drive motor and of the battery on the devices. motorized and hybrid pipettes.
- the use of the piston seals to take up this parasitic torque makes it possible to simplify the design of the pipetting system, and thus to reduce its mass, since the opposite ends of the piston holder no longer need to be. individually guided by fixed parts of this system. On the contrary, the opposite ends of the piston holder can remain free, without connection with the other parts of the pipetting system.
- the proposed solution advantageously allows the piston seals to withstand a high number of autoclave cycles, while continuing to provide the required sealing at their associated suction chambers, and without generating forces. friction prejudicial to ergonomics.
- the proposed solution proves to be particularly efficient in terms of gravimetry and ergonomics of use, while ensuring a satisfactory service life for the piston seals.
- the invention also preferably comprises at least one of the following optional characteristics, taken individually or in combination.
- the elastic return means are formed by a helical spring of generally conical shape, of section narrowing from the bottom to the top.
- This spring facilitate the pivoting of the piston head around the axis of rotation of the piston head, while ensuring the axial plating of the piston against the piston holder.
- the elastic return means are formed by a spring in the form of a deformed wire.
- the piston holder has two free opposite transverse ends.
- the guide rod is slidably mounted in the guide member, via two sliding pivot connections spaced from one another along the longitudinal central axis.
- Each piston carries, at its lower end, a seal bearing against an interior surface of the suction chamber associated with the piston.
- the seal is a lip seal.
- each mechanical assembly link The two contact points of each mechanical assembly link are arranged symmetrically with respect to an associated piston pin.
- the suction chambers have parallel chamber axes.
- All of the chamber axes can be arranged in the same transverse plane of the pipetting system, or even staggered in two separate parallel transverse planes of the pipetting system.
- the piston heads can also be arranged staggered in the same two transverse planes defined by the chamber axes, so that these chamber axes coincide in pairs with the piston pins.
- the piston heads can all be aligned along a transverse line arranged parallel to and between the two transverse planes defined by the chamber axes, so that the piston axes are inclined relative to their corresponding chamber axes.
- the piston holder is made in two parts fixed one on the other, and between which are arranged the piston heads and the elastic return means.
- the piston holder is made in one piece, for example for pipettes intended for sampling small volumes, such as 200 or 300 ⁇ L.
- a subject of the invention is also a multichannel pipetting system comprising such a device, the pipetting system preferably being a manual, motorized or hybrid sampling pipette. Alternatively, it may for example be an automated pipetting system.
- FIG. 1 shows a front view of an air displacement multichannel sampling pipette
- FIG. 2 shows a view of a device according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, forming an integral part of the pipette shown in the previous figure;
- FIG. 2a shows a partial perspective view of the pipette shown in Figures 1 and 2;
- FIG. 3 shows an axial sectional view of an upper part of the device shown in Figures 2 and 2a;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a lower part of the device shown in Figures 2 and 2a;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of a lower part of the device
- FIG. 5a shows a perspective view of the piston holder implemented in the first preferred embodiment
- FIG. 5b is an enlarged perspective view of part of the piston holder shown in the previous figure
- FIG. 6 shows an enlarged front view of part of the device shown in the preceding figures, showing the mechanical connection for mounting a piston on the piston holder;
- FIG. 7a is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link shown in the previous figure;
- FIG. 7b is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link, according to an alternative
- FIG. 7c is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link, according to yet another alternative.
- FIG. 7d is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link, according to yet another alternative
- FIG. 7e is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link, according to yet another alternative
- FIG. 7f is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link, according to yet another alternative.
- FIG. 7g is a partial perspective view of the mechanical assembly link, according to yet another alternative.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the part of the device shown in FIG. 5;
- FIG. 9 shows a view similar to that of Figure 6;
- FIG. 10 shows a view similar to that of Figure 5, with the device in the form of a second preferred embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the piston holder implemented in the second preferred embodiment
- FIG. 12 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the device according to a third preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view along a plane orthogonal to the piston holder of the previous figure.
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view along a plane parallel to the piston holder of FIG. 12.
- FIG. 1 to 3 there is shown a multichannel sampling pipette 1, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the invention is not limited to pipettes, but applies to any multichannel pipetting system, and in particular to automated pipetting systems, called automatons.
- the pipette is preferably intended for taking high volumes, for example 1200 ⁇ l. However, its design is also found to be suitable for sampling smaller volumes, for example 200 or 300 pL.
- the pipette 1 with air displacement, manual, motorized or hybrid comprises in the upper part a body forming a handle 2, as well as a lower part 4 integrating at its lower end the tips carrying the sampling cone 6, on which cones or consumables 8 are intended to be fitted.
- the sampling cone holder tips 6 are spaced from each other in a transverse direction of the pipetting system, also called the lateral pipette direction, and represented by the arrow 10.
- Each tip 6 has a through orifice 12 communicating at its upper end with a suction chamber 13a, 13b, and at its lower end with a sampling cone 8.
- the through orifice 12 is or is not centered on its associated nozzle 6, that is to say that it is or is not centered on a central axis 7 of the end piece on which the fitted cone is centered.
- the pipette 1 has a longitudinal central axis 14, also corresponding to a longitudinal central axis of the lower part 4, and also to that of a device 32 specific to the invention.
- the longitudinal central axis 14, passing through the handle 2, is usually placed so as to have an identical number of end pieces 6 arranged on either side thereof, in the transverse direction 10.
- the axis 14 is parallel to the axes of the through holes 12 and to the axes 7 of their associated end pieces and cones 6, 8 , and also parallel to the direction of the height 15, corresponding to a direction of sliding / translation of the movable elements of the pipette, which will be described below.
- each end piece 6 aligned in direction 10, so as to form a single transverse row of end pieces. Also, the central axis 7 of each end piece 6 intercepts the same straight line 9 extending in direction 10. As is known to those skilled in the art, the lower part 4 is preferably mounted in a screwed manner on the body 2 forming handle.
- the lower part 4 comprises a fixed body 16, as well as an assembly 19 movable relative to this fixed body 16, in the direction of sliding 15.
- the fixed body 16 of the lower part of the pipette is produced using several elements integral with one another, attached or made in one piece. It is in particular suction chambers 13a, 13b, and cone holder nozzles 6, these elements being completed by a fixed transverse support plate 21 through which the upper end of the chambers 13a, 13b passes. As shown partially in FIG. 2a, an external removable cover 17 is arranged around the fixed body 16, this cover generally covering the lower part of the device 32, so that only a lower part of the end pieces 6 protrude towards the bottom. bottom outside this cover 17. This has internal indentations for housing the edges of the fixed transverse support plate 21.
- the movable assembly 19 comprises a piston holder 34, also called a rake, in the general shape of a bar which extends in the transverse direction 10, inside the cover 17.
- Pistons 20a, 20b are distributed along the piston holder, being regularly spaced from each other in the transverse direction 10, and each oriented parallel to the axis 14.
- the piston holder 34 is located generally above the pistons 20a, 20b, so as to be able to accommodate the piston heads. More precisely, these piston heads are blocked in translation by the piston holder 34 in both directions of the sliding direction 15, in order to be able to follow the back and forth movement of the piston holder in this same direction. .
- Each piston 20a, 20b has a lower end slidably housed in one of the associated suction chambers 13a, 13b, themselves each communicating with one of the end pieces 6.
- the movable assembly 19 of the lower part of the pipette 4 is fixedly connected to a guide rod 38 of the piston holder 34.
- the guide rod 38 extends parallel to the longitudinal central axis 14, for example by being centered on the latter, implying that this rod 38 also extends orthogonally to the piston holder 34. It passes through the handle 2, being mounted to slide along the axis 14, in a fixed guide member 40 forming an integral part of the lower part pipette 4, while also entering the handle 2.
- the guide rod 38 slidably housed in the fixed guide member 40, along the axis 14.
- a return spring 42 for pipetting operations
- a purge spring 44 are cylindrical helical compression springs, in axial bearing against the guide rod 38.
- a shoulder 46a cooperates with a surface interior of the hollow guide member 40, so as to form a first sliding pivot connection.
- the guide member 40 has a bore 46b traversed with minimal play by the rod 38, so as to form a second sliding pivot connection spaced from the first in direction 15. The spacing between the two connections is thus as high as possible, so as to obtain efficient guidance and to limit as much as possible the parasitic clearances of the guide rod 38.
- FIGS. 3 to 5 show one of the features of the pipette concerning the arrangement of the chambers 13a, 13b, and of the pistons 20a, 20b.
- the pistons are staggered, so as to form two transverse and parallel rows.
- First pistons 20a form a first row of pistons by being inscribed in a first transverse plane PI of the pipette, that is to say that the piston pins 48a of these first pistons 20a are all inscribed in the same transverse plane.
- PI parallel to directions 10 and 15.
- second pistons 20b form a second row of pistons by fitting into a second transverse plane P2 of the pipette, parallel and distinct from plane PI.
- the piston pins 48b of these second pistons 20b are thus all inscribed in the same second transverse plane P2, also parallel to the directions 10 and 15. Furthermore, in this first embodiment, the piston pins 48a, 48b are parallel between them, and the two planes PI, P2 located on either side of axis 14.
- first chambers 13a form a first row of chambers by being inscribed in the first transverse plane PI, that is to say that the chamber axes 50a of these first chambers 13a are all inscribed in the same transverse plane PI, in being merged in pairs with the piston pins 48a of the first associated pistons 20a.
- second chambers 13b form a second row of chambers by being inscribed in the second transverse plane P2, that is to say that the chamber axes 50b of these second chambers 13b are all inscribed in the same second transverse plane P2, being coincident two by two with the piston pins 48b of the second associated pistons 20b.
- the piston holder 34 comprises a first series of seats 52a aligned in the transverse plane PI, as well as a second series of seats 52b aligned in the P2 plan.
- the seats 52a are designed to house the piston heads 56 of the first pistons 20a, while the seats 52b are designed to house the piston heads 56 of the first pistons 20b.
- FIG. 5 shows that the lower end of each piston 20a, 20b is equipped with a seal 47, bearing against an interior surface 49 of the associated suction chamber 13a, 13b.
- the seal 47 for example made of an elastomeric material, is preferably a lip seal, even if other shapes can be envisaged, without departing from the scope of the invention.
- the piston holder 34 is made in two parts 34a, 34b, fixed one on the other by being stacked in the direction 15.
- the main part 34a is located above the other, and it is this which has a lower surface structured so as to reveal the seats 52a, 52b open downwards, for the reception of the piston heads 56.
- the other part 34b forms a simple closing cover, pierced with orifices. passage 58 for the pistons 20a, 20b.
- the passage orifices 58 are thus aligned in pairs with the seats 52a, 52b, in order to form spaces 60 in which the piston heads 56 are arranged.
- FIG. 6 shows a mechanical connection 62 for mounting the piston head 56 on the piston holder 34.
- This connection 62 is preferably that adopted for all the pistons 20a,
- This two-point connection 62 is such that the axis of rotation of the piston head 66 is oriented orthogonally or substantially orthogonally to the transverse direction 10, and to the axis 14. In other words, this axis of rotation 66 is oriented orthogonally to the bar-shaped piston holder 34, which allows the piston 20a to pivot around its head relative to the piston holder 34, in a transverse plane defined by these same two elements 20a, 34.
- the two contact points 64a, 64b are arranged symmetrically with respect to the piston pin 48a, moreover being diametrically opposed on the seat 52a.
- the device 32 also comprises a return spring 68 forcing the piston head 56 upwards, against the seat 52a of the piston holder 34.
- the spring 68 is here a helical spring of generally conical shape, with a section that tapers from the bottom to the top, and preferably centered on the piston pin 48a. The shape and orientation of this spring 68 facilitate the pivoting of the piston head 56 around the axis of rotation 66, while ensuring the axial plating of the piston 20a against the piston holder 34.
- the spring 68, housed in the space 60 thus has a lower end resting against the closure cover 34b, and an upper end of smaller diameter, resting against a shoulder 70 of the piston 20a.
- Figures 7a to 7g show several geometric alternatives for obtaining the two points of contact 64a, 64b of the mechanical assembly link 62.
- FIG. 7a there is provided on the piston head 56 a surface 70 centered on the piston pin 48a, this surface 70 being here toric. It resides in two-point support on two members 72 of the seat 52a, arranged symmetrically with respect to the piston pin 48a.
- the two members 72 are two flat surfaces inclined with respect to one another and parallel to the transverse direction 10, these surfaces 72 also being visible in FIG. 5b.
- the surface 70 is a spherical surface, and it contacts the two inclined planar surfaces 72 provided on the piston holder.
- the surface 70 is a conical surface, and it contacts two spherical surfaces 72 provided on the piston holder.
- the surface 70 is a planar surface orthogonal to the piston pin 48a, and it contacts two spherical surfaces 72 provided on the piston holder.
- the surface 70 is a spherical surface provided on the piston, and it contacts two spherical surfaces 72 provided on the piston holder.
- the surface 70 is a spherical surface, and it contacts two cylindrical surfaces 72 provided on the piston holder, with intersecting axes at a point of the piston axis 48a.
- the surface 70 is a toric surface of axis 48a, and it contacts two cylindrical surfaces 72 provided on the piston holder, still of intersecting axes at a point of the piston axis 48a.
- the piston head 56 of each piston 20a, 20b can in fact pivot around its axis of rotation 66 defined by the two contact points 64a, 64b .
- This degree of freedom of movement makes it possible to limit the rake effect on the piston holder 34, which advantageously leads to gains in terms of precision / repeatability, and obtaining better gravimetric performance.
- This degree of freedom of movement also makes it possible to limit the friction and the risks of jamming of the movable elements in translation, in particular the piston holder 34 and the pistons 20a, 20b. This advantageously results in a reduction in the pipetting and purging efforts, thus leading to better ergonomics in use of the pipette.
- the use of the piston seals 47 to take up this parasitic torque along the axis 14 makes it possible to simplify the design of the pipette, and to reduce its mass. Indeed, the opposite transverse ends of the piston holder 34 no longer need to be individually guided by fixed parts of the pipette, and they are moreover preferably free in the interior space defined by the cover 17 of the part. low, as can be seen in Figure 2a.
- free ends it is meant ends not having any direct mechanical connection with the other parts of the pipette, in particular with the fixed parts.
- the proposed solution also allows the piston seals 47 to withstand a high number of autoclave cycles, while providing the required sealing at their associated chambers 13a, 13b.
- the autoclave consists of an operation making it possible to sterilize parts in the presence of saturated steam, at certain temperature and pressure conditions.
- the combined action of temperature, pressure and water vapor can modify the dimensions of parts and in particular of joints.
- FIGS 10 and 11 show a second preferred embodiment of the invention, in which the piston heads 56 are all aligned along a transverse line 84 arranged parallel to the transverse planes PI and P2 defined by the axes 50a, 50b of the chambers 13a , 13b, remaining staggered.
- the transverse line 84 is also situated between the two planes PI and P2.
- the piston pins 48a, 48b are all inclined relative to their corresponding chamber axes 50a, 50b, in a given direction for the first pistons 20a, and in the opposite direction for the second pistons 20b.
- the inclination of the piston pins 48a, 48b changes during the translation, but in a range of angles quite small, ranging for example from 5 to 10 °.
- the change in this inclination, during pipetting, is made possible by the elastic deformation of the springs 68 within the mechanical connections 62.
- the seats 52a, 52b for receiving the piston heads 56 can also all be aligned with the piston holder 34, along the transverse line 84.
- each end piece 6 is made in one piece with its associated suction chamber 13a, 13b.
- the elastic return means for maintaining the piston head 56 against the rake 34.
- These means here take the form of a clip 104 produced in a wire manner, comprising in particular two branches. end 106 each substantially orthogonal to directions 10 and 15, and axial bearing against two piston heads 56, respectively.
- the clip adopts the general shape of C, with the lower part of the C formed by the two end branches 106 substantially parallel, with the upper part 108 of the C in axial bearing against an upper surface of the rake 34, and with a central part 110 of the C bypassing rake 34 in the direction orthogonal to direction 10.
- each clip 104 is produced by a deformed wire which allows, thanks to its general C shape and its two end branches 106, to apply the restoring force to two adjacent piston heads 56.
- each clip produced in a wire manner could retain a general U shape, but apply a restoring force to only one piston head 56.
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