WO2006037817A1 - Improvements to system for analysing images produced by bacterial reactions, as disclosed in patent 9702500 - Google Patents

Improvements to system for analysing images produced by bacterial reactions, as disclosed in patent 9702500 Download PDF

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WO2006037817A1
WO2006037817A1 PCT/ES2005/000487 ES2005000487W WO2006037817A1 WO 2006037817 A1 WO2006037817 A1 WO 2006037817A1 ES 2005000487 W ES2005000487 W ES 2005000487W WO 2006037817 A1 WO2006037817 A1 WO 2006037817A1
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  • the present invention relates to improvements introduced in the imaging system produced by bacterial reactions, which is the subject of the invention patent 9702500.
  • the improvements of the invention focus on an auxiliary feeder device that allows both the automatic feeding of the panels to be processed in the machine and the automatic removal of the honeycombs. processor.
  • patent 9702500 an image analysis system produced by bacterial reactions is described, based on the use of a determining apparatus of a closed enclosure, inside which a digital camera is arranged, specifically in a top and centered position, oriented towards a removable support or panel on which the carrying wells of the liquid culture media, or the solid culture media are located directly, the support being assisted by both lower and upper and lateral lighting means, so that said digital camera
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET Capture the size, color, shape and. amount of bacterial colonies; color development in wells with biochemical substrates, indicative of the type of bacterial metabolism; the development in the form of a button or turbidity in wells with antibiotics, indicative of the ability of the microorganism to develop in the presence of certain concentrations of anti-microbial agents; and the circle around an antibiotic disk, called "halo of inhibition.”
  • the improvements that the invention proposes have as a specific purpose to avoid the problem of the personal dependence set forth above, so that a considerable number of panels can be stacked in the vicinity of the analyzer, are automatically supplied to the latter after each operational cycle thereof. , and are subsequently supplied,
  • the improvements are materialized in two towers destined to be located on both sides of the analyzer, one of them destined to the stacking of panels to be processed and the other to the storage of already processed panels, for example with a capacity each one of them of 50 units, towers of section in "U”, opened so much frontally as by its ends, being placed under each of them a pair of cams actionable by means of levers, as will be seen later.
  • said carriage is capable of moving vertically, on a guide conveniently arranged in this direction, and that is the one that actually slides on the horizontal guide dragged by the aforementioned belt, said carriage having a second toothed belt for its vertical displacement by a second motor, and incorporating said carriage at its end, lower the support for the panels to be transported, support that in the transverse displacement of the carriage is capable of being housed inside the analyzer chamber, standing in front of the Digital camera to perform the classic analysis. ' . .
  • Figure L- Shows, according to a schematic representation in front elevation, the automatic panel feeder device that constitutes the improvements object of the present certificate of addition.
  • Figure 2. Shows an enlarged and elevational detail of one of the towers in a situation of coupling of the carriage to the lower end thereof.
  • Figure 3. Shows a view similar to Figure 2 corresponding to the initial phase of deposition of a panel on the support of said car. .
  • Figure 5. It shows a detail in front elevation of the carriage carrying a panel, after its movement towards the inside of the analyzer chamber.
  • Figure 6. Shows a perspective detail of the cams and operating levers existing in the lower end of each of the towers.
  • Figure 7. shows a perspective detail of one of the cams of the previous figure, next to one of the panels of the bacterial samples, duly established on the carriage support.
  • said carriage (3) is movable on a pair of horizontal guides (6), dragged by a toothed belt (7) established between a pair of extreme pulleys (8-8 '), the first driven by a motor (9 ) and the
  • the carriage (3) does not directly receive the horizontal movement of the mentioned belt (7), but instead is mounted on a vertical guide (11), similar to the guide (6) mentioned above, which is what it really is pulled by the belt (7) and the one that moves on the horizontal guides (6), the carriage (3) moving vertically on the guide (11), also vertical, driven by another toothed belt (12) established between two extreme pulleys (13-13 '), the first driven by a second motor (14) and the second also assisted by a tensioner (15).
  • Each tower (4-5) incorporates in its lower extremity a pair of lateral and tilting cams (16-16 ') on parallel axes, to each of which a lever (17) angled at right angles is integral, and each of which it incorporates a tongue (18) that in a certain position of the cams allows the unitary descent of the supports (2), specifically in the case of the tower (4) of unprocessed panels, retaining the rest of the panels of said tower, and that in the case of the tower (5) of already processed panels, in turn allows the unitary reimbursement of said panels to such tower, keeping those already deposited.
  • the support (1) of the carriage and by an upward displacement acts on the angled levers (17), which in turn conveniently tilt the cams (16-16 '). • • • • -. '• - .
  • This vertical displacement of the carriage (3) also allows the support (1) thereof to adopt the appropriate height level when it passes through the analyzer, so that during the analysis phase the panel (2) is immediately above the focus lower luminaire (19) of said analyzer and its complementary diffuser (20), as shown in Figure 5.

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Abstract

The invention relates to improvements to a system for analysing images produced by bacterial reactions, as disclosed in patent 9702500. The purpose of said improvements is to enable the automatic supply of a large number of panels bearing bacterial samples for analysis. For said purpose, the invention comprises: a first stack (4) for the panels to be processed, which is disposed laterally in relation to the analyser; a second stack (5) for the processed panels, which is positioned against the first stack; and a horizontally- and vertically-movable carriage (3) which is located between the two stacks and to which the support (1) for the above-mentioned panels is connected. According to the invention, the carriage can extract individual panels from the first stack (4) in order to position said panels in the working area of the digital camera for analysis purposes and, subsequently, to deposit same on the stack (5) of processed panels.

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MEJORAS INTRODUCIDAS EN LA PATENTE DE INVENCIÓN P9702500 POR "SISTEMA ANALIZADOR DE IMÁGENES PRODUCIDAS PORIMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN THE PATENT OF INVENTION P9702500 BY "IMAGE ANALYZING SYSTEM PRODUCED BY
REACCIONES BACTERIANAS"BACTERIAL REACTIONS "
D E S C R I P C I Ó ND E S C R I P C I Ó N
OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNOBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se refiere a unas mejoras introducidas en el sistema realizador de imágenes producidas por reacciones bacterianas, que constituye el objeto de la patente de invención 9702500.The present invention relates to improvements introduced in the imaging system produced by bacterial reactions, which is the subject of the invention patent 9702500.
De forma más concreta y manteniendo las características estructurales y funcionales básicas del citado sistema analizador, las mejoras de la invención centran sobre un dispositivo alimentador auxiliar que permite tanto la alimentación automática de los paneles a procesar en la máquina como la retirada automática de los panales ya procesador.More specifically and maintaining the basic structural and functional characteristics of said analyzer system, the improvements of the invention focus on an auxiliary feeder device that allows both the automatic feeding of the panels to be processed in the machine and the automatic removal of the honeycombs. processor.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
En la patente de invención 9702500 se describe un sistema analizador de imágenes producidas por reacciones bacterianas, basado en la utilización de un aparato determinante de un recinto cerrado, en cuyo interior va dispuesta una cámara digital, concretamente en posición superior y centrada, orientada hacia un soporte o panel extraíble sobre el que se sitúan los pocilios portadores de los medios de cultivo líquido, o bien directamente los medios de cultivo sólido, estando el soporte asistido por medios de iluminación tanto inferiores como superiores y laterales, de manera que la citada cámara digitalIn the invention patent 9702500 an image analysis system produced by bacterial reactions is described, based on the use of a determining apparatus of a closed enclosure, inside which a digital camera is arranged, specifically in a top and centered position, oriented towards a removable support or panel on which the carrying wells of the liquid culture media, or the solid culture media are located directly, the support being assisted by both lower and upper and lateral lighting means, so that said digital camera
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) capta el tamaño, color, forma y. cantidad de las colonias bacterias; el desarrollo del color en pocilios con sustratos bioquímicos, indicativos del tipo de metabolismo bacteriano; el desarrollo en forma de botón o turbidez en pocilios con antibióticos, indicativos de la capacidad del microorganismo para 5 desarrollarse en presencia de determinadas concentraciones de agentes anti¬ microbianos; y el círculo alrededor de un disco con antibiótico, denominado "halo de inhibición".SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Capture the size, color, shape and. amount of bacterial colonies; color development in wells with biochemical substrates, indicative of the type of bacterial metabolism; the development in the form of a button or turbidity in wells with antibiotics, indicative of the ability of the microorganism to develop in the presence of certain concentrations of anti-microbial agents; and the circle around an antibiotic disk, called "halo of inhibition."
Este sistema cumple de forma plenamente satisfactoria su funciónThis system fully fulfills its function
10 esencial, la de elemento analizador de imágenes, con un total automatismo en lo que se refiere a la captación y análisis de datos, pero sin embargo cada vez que se desea efectuar el aήálisis de un cultivo bacteriano, es preciso actuar sobre el pulsador de apertura del receptáculo cerrado para salida al exterior de un dispositivo alimentador, sobre el que se implanta el citado panel, que debe ser10 essential, that of an image analyzer element, with a total automatism in terms of data collection and analysis, but nevertheless every time it is desired to perform the analysis of a bacterial culture, it is necessary to act on the push button opening of the closed receptacle for exit to the outside of a feeder device, on which said panel is implanted, which must be
15 retirado una vez concluido el proceso.15 removed once the process is over.
Esto supone una dependencia física importante, ya que en el caso del análisis sucesivo de un considerable número de paneles, una persona debe permanecer en las proximidades del equipo para ir introduciendo y retirando 20 tales paneles con los cultivos microbianos.This implies an important physical dependence, since in the case of the successive analysis of a considerable number of panels, a person must remain in the vicinity of the equipment to be introducing and removing 20 such panels with the microbial cultures.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
25 Las mejoras que la invención propone tienen como finalidad específica evitar el problema de la dependencia personal anteriormente expuesta, de manera que un número considerable de paneles puedan ser apüados en las proximidades del analizador, sean suministrados automáticamente a éste último tras cada ciclo operativo del mismo, y sean posteriormente suministrados,The improvements that the invention proposes have as a specific purpose to avoid the problem of the personal dependence set forth above, so that a considerable number of panels can be stacked in the vicinity of the analyzer, are automatically supplied to the latter after each operational cycle thereof. , and are subsequently supplied,
30. también de forma automática, a un elemento de almacenamiento de los paneles 30. also automatically, to a panel storage element
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) ya procesados.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) already processed
Para ello y de forma más concreta las mejoras se materializan en dos torres destinadas a quedar situadas a ambos lados del analizador, una de ellas destinada al apilamiento de paneles a procesar y la otra al almacenaje de paneles ya procesados, por ejemplo con una capacidad cada una de ellas de 50 unidades, torres de sección en "U", abiertas tanto frontalmente como por sus extremos, situándose bajo cada una de ellas una pareja de levas accionables mediante palancas, como se verá más adelante.For this purpose and more specifically, the improvements are materialized in two towers destined to be located on both sides of the analyzer, one of them destined to the stacking of panels to be processed and the other to the storage of already processed panels, for example with a capacity each one of them of 50 units, towers of section in "U", opened so much frontally as by its ends, being placed under each of them a pair of cams actionable by means of levers, as will be seen later.
Entre estas dos torres se establece una guía horizontal por la que es desplazable un. carro, con la colaboración de una correa de arrastre accionada por un motor, de manera que dicho carro es susceptible de situarse bajo cualquiera de las dos torres extremas. .Between these two towers a horizontal guide is established through which one is movable. car, with the collaboration of a drive belt driven by a motor, so that said car is capable of being placed under either of the two extreme towers. .
A su vez el citado carro es susceptible de desplazarse verticalmente, sobre una guía convenientemente dispuesta en este sentido, y que es la que realmente se desliza sobre ía guía horizontal arrastrada por la correa anteriormente citada, contando dicho carro con una segunda correa dentada para su desplazamiento vertical por parte de un segundo motor, e incorporando dicho carro en su extremidad, inferior el soporte para los paneles a transportar, soporte que en el desplazamiento transversal del carro es susceptible de alojarse en el interior de la cámara analizadora, parándose frente a la cámara digital para realizar el clásico análisis. ' . .In turn, said carriage is capable of moving vertically, on a guide conveniently arranged in this direction, and that is the one that actually slides on the horizontal guide dragged by the aforementioned belt, said carriage having a second toothed belt for its vertical displacement by a second motor, and incorporating said carriage at its end, lower the support for the panels to be transported, support that in the transverse displacement of the carriage is capable of being housed inside the analyzer chamber, standing in front of the Digital camera to perform the classic analysis. ' . .
El propio . y citado soporte asociado al carro actúa en el movimiento ascendente de este último sobre las levas de la torre de paneles sin procesar, para recibir de dicha torre un panel, y de análoga manera, actúa sobre la torre de. paneles procesados, para deposición unitaria de los mismos. • Own . and said support associated with the carriage acts in the latter's upward movement on the cams of the unprocessed panel tower, to receive from said tower a panel, and similarly, acts on the tower of. processed panels, for unit deposition thereof. •
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) Todo esté proceso se realiza de forma automática, de manera que cuando el analizador recibe desde el PC auxiliar una orden de lectura, se produce automáticamente la secuencia de trabajo del alimentador, desplazándose el carro hacia la torre de paneles sin procesar, tomando un panel de dicha torre, desplazándolo hacia el seno de la cámara de análisis, interrumpiendo su movimiento en el seno de la misma durante la lectura, y desplazando seguidamente hacia la torre de paneles procesados, para deposición de dicho panel en la misma, repitiéndose automáticamente este ciclo operativo hasta el procesado de todos los paneles apüados en la torre de paneles sin procesar.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) All this process is carried out automatically, so that when the analyzer receives a read order from the auxiliary PC, the work sequence of the feeder is automatically produced, moving the carriage to the tower of unprocessed panels, taking a panel of said tower, moving it towards the heart of the analysis chamber, interrupting its movement within it during reading, and then moving towards the tower of processed panels, for deposition of said panel therein, automatically repeating this operating cycle until the processing of all panels stacked in the tower of unprocessed panels.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSDESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. In an illustrative and non-limiting manner, the following has been represented:
La figura L- Muestra, según una representación esquemática eri alzado frontal, el dispositivo alimentador automático de paneles que constituye las mejoras objeto del presente certificado de adición.Figure L- Shows, according to a schematic representation in front elevation, the automatic panel feeder device that constitutes the improvements object of the present certificate of addition.
La figura 2.- Muestra un detalle ampliado y en alzado de una de las torres en situación de acoplamiento del carro a la extremidad inferior de las mismas.Figure 2.- Shows an enlarged and elevational detail of one of the towers in a situation of coupling of the carriage to the lower end thereof.
La figura 3.- Muestra una vista similar a la figura 2 correspondiente a la fase inicial de deposición de Un panel sobre el soporté del citado carro. .Figure 3.- Shows a view similar to Figure 2 corresponding to the initial phase of deposition of a panel on the support of said car. .
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) La figura 4.- Muestra nuevamente una situación similar a las figuras 2 y 3, tras la deposición de un panel sobre el soporte del carro.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Figure 4.- It shows again a situation similar to figures 2 and 3, after the deposition of a panel on the carriage support.
La figura 5.- Muestra un detalle en alzado frontal del carro portador de un panel, tras su desplazamiento hacia el interior de la cámara analizadora.Figure 5.- It shows a detail in front elevation of the carriage carrying a panel, after its movement towards the inside of the analyzer chamber.
La figura 6.- Muestra un detalle en perspectiva de las levas y palancas de accionamiento existentes en la extremidad inferior de cada una de las torres.Figure 6.- Shows a perspective detail of the cams and operating levers existing in the lower end of each of the towers.
La figura 7.- Muestra, finalmente, un detalle en perspectiva de una de las levas de la figura anterior, junto a uno de los paneles de las muestras bacterianas, debidamente establecido sobre el soporte del carro.Figure 7.- Finally, it shows a perspective detail of one of the cams of the previous figure, next to one of the panels of the bacterial samples, duly established on the carriage support.
REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓNPREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
A la vista de las figuras reseñadas y en especial de la figura 1, puede observarse cómo el clásico soporte (1) para los paneles (2) de las pruebas bacterianas, se establece en la extremidad inferior de un carro (3) desplazable horizontalmente entre dos torres (4) y (5), situadas a ambos lados del analizador, y capacitadas para albergar cada una de ellas el apilamiénto de un número considerable de paneles (2), concretamente la torre (4) de los paneles (2) sin procesar, y la torre (5) de los paneles ya procesados.In view of the figures outlined and especially of Figure 1, it can be seen how the classic support (1) for the panels (2) of the bacterial tests is established on the lower end of a carriage (3) horizontally movable between two towers (4) and (5), located on both sides of the analyzer, and capable of housing each of them the stacking of a considerable number of panels (2), specifically the tower (4) of the panels (2) without process, and the tower (5) of the panels already processed.
Para ello el citado carro (3) es desplazable sobre una pareja de guías horizontales (6), arrastrado por una correa dentada (7) establecida entre una pareja de poleas extremas (8-8'), la primera accionada por un motor (9) y laFor this, said carriage (3) is movable on a pair of horizontal guides (6), dragged by a toothed belt (7) established between a pair of extreme pulleys (8-8 '), the first driven by a motor (9 ) and the
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) . segunda asistida por un tensor (10). .:SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) . second assisted by a tensioner (10). .:
El carro (3) no recibe directamente el movimiento horizontal de la correa (7) citada, sino que está montado a su vez sobre una guía vertical (11), similar a la guía (6) anteriormente citada, que es la que realmente es traccionada por la correa (7) y la que se desplaza sobre las guías horizontales (6), desplazándose el carro (3) en sentido vertical sobre la guía (11), asimismo vertical, accionado por otra correa dentada (12) establecida entre dos poleas extremas (13-13'), la primera accionada por un segundo motor (14) y la segunda asistida igualmente por un tensor (15).The carriage (3) does not directly receive the horizontal movement of the mentioned belt (7), but instead is mounted on a vertical guide (11), similar to the guide (6) mentioned above, which is what it really is pulled by the belt (7) and the one that moves on the horizontal guides (6), the carriage (3) moving vertically on the guide (11), also vertical, driven by another toothed belt (12) established between two extreme pulleys (13-13 '), the first driven by a second motor (14) and the second also assisted by a tensioner (15).
Cada torre (4-5) incorpora en su extremidad inferior una pareja de levas (16-16') laterales y basculantes sobre ejes paralelos, a cada una de las cuales es solidaria una palanca (17) acodada en ángulo recto, y cada una de las cuales incorpora una lengüeta (18) que en una determinada posición de las levas permite el descenso unitario de los soportes (2), concretamente en el caso de la torre (4) de paneles sin procesar, reteniendo al resto de los paneles de dicha torre, y que en el caso de la torre (5) de paneles ya procesados permite a su vez el reintegro unitario de dichos paneles a tal torre, manteniendo los ya depositados.Each tower (4-5) incorporates in its lower extremity a pair of lateral and tilting cams (16-16 ') on parallel axes, to each of which a lever (17) angled at right angles is integral, and each of which it incorporates a tongue (18) that in a certain position of the cams allows the unitary descent of the supports (2), specifically in the case of the tower (4) of unprocessed panels, retaining the rest of the panels of said tower, and that in the case of the tower (5) of already processed panels, in turn allows the unitary reimbursement of said panels to such tower, keeping those already deposited.
Para ello el soporte (1) del carro y mediante un desplazamiento ascendente, actúa sobre las palancas acodadas (17), las cuales hacen a su vez bascular convenientemente a las levas (16-16'). • • • - . ' •- . For this, the support (1) of the carriage and by an upward displacement, acts on the angled levers (17), which in turn conveniently tilt the cams (16-16 '). • • • -. '• - .
Este desplazamiento vertical del carro (3) permite además que el soporte (1) del mismo adopte el nivel en altura adecuado cuando pasa a través del analizador, para que durante la fase de análisis el panel (2) quede situado inmediatamente por encima del foco luminoso inferior (19) de dicho analizador y su complementario difusor (20), tal como muestra la figura 5.This vertical displacement of the carriage (3) also allows the support (1) thereof to adopt the appropriate height level when it passes through the analyzer, so that during the analysis phase the panel (2) is immediately above the focus lower luminaire (19) of said analyzer and its complementary diffuser (20), as shown in Figure 5.
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)

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I a.- Mejoras introducidas en la patente de invención P 9702500 por "Sistema analizador de imágenes producidas por reacciones bacterianas", caracterizadas porque consisten en disponer a ambos lados del analizador sendas torres (4-5) capacitadas, una de ellas para el apilamiento de un considerable número de panales (2) portadores de las muestras bacterianas a analizar, y la otra para albergar los paneles ya procesados, estando el clásico soporte (1) receptor unitario de dichos paneles asociado a un carro (3) desplazable tanto vertical como horizontalmente, de manera que dicho soporte (1) es capaz de actuar sobre medios de retención (16) situados en la extremidad inferior de las torres (4) y (5), para tomar y depositar respectiva y unitariamente los paneles (2) de/sobre dichas torres, así como para situar cada panel en el seno de la cámara de análisis, inmediatamente por encima de los medios de ñuminación inferiores del mismo.I to .- Improvements introduced in invention patent P 9702500 for "System analyzer images produced by bacterial reactions", characterized in that they consist arranged on both sides of the trained paths analyzer towers (4-5), one for stacking of a considerable number of honeycombs (2) carriers of the bacterial samples to be analyzed, and the other to house the panels already processed, the classic support (1) being a unit receiver of said panels associated with a carriage (3) movable both vertically and horizontally, so that said support (1) is capable of acting on retaining means (16) located at the lower end of the towers (4) and (5), to take and deposit respectively and unitary the panels (2) of / on said towers, as well as for placing each panel within the analysis chamber, immediately above the lower lighting means thereof.
2a.- Mejoras introducidas en la patente de invención P 9702500 por "Sistema analizador de imágenes producidas por reacciones bacterianas", según reivindicación Ia, caracterizadas porque el citado carro (3) es desplazable sobre una guía horizontal (6), accionado por un motor (9) y una correa de transmisión (7) y a su vez es desplazable verticahnénte accionado por un segundo motor (14) y la correspondiente correa de transmisión (12), de manera que el soporte (1) es susceptible de un desplazamiento combinado en sentido horizontal y vertical. • ,2 .- Improvements introduced in invention patent P 9702500 for "System analyzer images produced by bacterial reactions", according to claim I to, wherein the carriage above (3) is movable on a horizontal guide (6), driven by a motor (9) and a transmission belt (7) and in turn is vertically displaceable driven by a second motor (14) and the corresponding transmission belt (12), so that the support (1) is susceptible to displacement combined horizontally and vertically. •,
3a.- Mejoras introducidas en la patente de invención P 9702500 por "Sistema analizador de imágenes producidas por reacciones bacterianas", según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizadas porque los medios dé retención establecidos en la extremidad inferior de cada. una de las torres (4-5) consisten en una pareja de levas laterales. (16), basculantes sobre ejes parálelos, dotadas3 .- Improvements introduced in invention patent P 9702500 for "System analyzer images produced by bacterial reactions", according to previous claims, wherein the retaining means provided at the lower end of each. One of the towers (4-5) consists of a pair of side cams. (16), swingarms on parallel axes, equipped
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) de respectivas lengüetas (18) de retención y empuje sobre los soportes (2), contando además cada una de dichas levas con una palanca acodada (17) sobre la que actúa el soporte (1) asociado al carro, en el movimiento ascendente del mismo, para basculación de dichas levas.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) of respective tabs (18) for holding and pushing on the supports (2), each of said cams also counting on a cranked lever (17) on which the support (1) associated with the carriage acts, in the upward movement thereof , for tilting said cams.
HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)
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