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Definitions

• the invention relates to a pipette tip receiving container for receiving a plurality of pipette tips, as described in claim 1.
• the invention also relates to a method for providing a pipette tip receptacle for receiving a plurality of pipette tips, as described in claim 17.
• the pipette tip receptacle for receiving a plurality of pipette tips.
• the pipette tip receptacle comprises a receptacle shell having a bottom and bottom upstanding side walls. The side walls at least partially define a receiving opening and define together with the ground a receiving space.
• the pipette tip receptacle comprises a lid with a top wall and with the cover wall protruding lid be tencolourn, the cover side walls together with the top wall defining a lid interior.
• a carrier is arranged with receiving openings arranged therein for the aligned receiving the pipette tips in the region of its receiving opening. Furthermore, the receiving tray is formed in the region of its side walls einschalig. In the closed position of the lid this covers the receiving opening of the receiving tray, wherein the lid is detachably held on the receiving tray.
• the receiving tray has on its outer side and in the region of its bottom supporting elements which project in the direction away from the receiving space direction.
• the support elements serve to form a normalized footprint for the receiving tray.
• ribs may be arranged in the region of the side walls and of the support elements, which project in the direction away from the receiving space and are connected to the side wall and to the support element.
• the present invention has for its object to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide a universally applicable pipette tip receptacle available, which is simple and inexpensive with low raw material requirements and can be used both for manual sample processing and for automated sample processing. In addition, however, even identical trained receiving trays should be transported and stored space-saving up to their completion.
• the lid is designed as an adapter element for the receiving tray and on the cover a positioning device with a plurality, in particular over the circumference of the lid, arranged distributed positioning is provided, and that the lid in its outer peripheral portion at least - As a standardized footprint (footprint) defined with a length dimension and a right angle to aligned width dimension, and the receiving tray is supported at a detached from the receiving tray release position of the lid with its bottom on the lid, and in this adapter position, the receiving tray by means of positioning oriented relative to the footprint defined by the lid in a positioning position for automated sample processing.
• a standardized footprint footprint
• the receptacle can thus be produced in a simple, material-saving design that is easy to grasp for manual handling.
• the lid of the pipette tip receptacle serves as an adapter element for supporting and precise positioning of the receiving tray for automated sample processing and the receiving tray can be formed in their dimensions, especially in the region of their bottom, independent of the normalized for automated sample processing dimensions and still for Both types of sample processing are used.
• a not inconsiderable amount or mass of material, in particular plastic can be saved in the design of the receiving tray.
• the receiving tray can also be produced with simpler molds. Due to the lower use of materials but can also be made with lower cycle times the production, which also savings can be achieved.
• the lid can be easily adapted in its ground plan shape to the standardized dimensions of the stand area.
• the lid side walls in the region of the top wall in its outer peripheral region formed almost straight and planar become. On additional slings or the like, can thus be dispensed with to comply with the standardized dimensions as positioning stops and form.
• the lid can be matched and designed exactly to the dimensions specified in the standard.
• the lid side walls can be rectilinear or planar without additional projections or the like. Formed for the exact compliance of the normalized stand area.
• a further embodiment provides that the positioning device is arranged or formed in the lid interior of the lid and in the region of its lid wall.
• the lid interior of the lid can serve for receiving and supporting the receiving tray. Furthermore, it can thus be achieved with a small footprint in the adapter position, since the lid side walls laterally of the receiving shell from the top wall protrude.
• the positioning device is arranged or formed on the cover wall and on its side facing away from the lid interior side.
• the lid can fulfill a dual function. On the one hand, this can be used to form the adapter element for the receiving tray and, on the other hand, at the same time also form the positioning elements for stacking a plurality of pipette tip receiving containers.
• Another embodiment is characterized in that the receiving tray is supported in the positioning position directly on the top wall.
• the receiving tray can be supplied only with a small additional elevation with respect to their own height of the automated sample processing or the removal of pipette tips.
• the sand resistance of the receiving tray in the lid can be improved and an unintentional tilting can be avoided.
• Another possible embodiment has the features that the receiving tray is supported in each case in transition areas between the circumferentially successively arranged side walls of these and in the bottom facing the peripheral portion of the positioning elements.
• the individual positioning elements can be formed in the region of the interior of the lid with a relatively small projection over the top wall, and nevertheless a sufficient and secure relative positioning relative to one another can be achieved.
• a further embodiment provides that at least two positioning elements are provided on the cover, in particular on its cover wall, for each of the transition regions of the receiving tray.
• the receiving tray in each of their corner -l. Transition areas between the individual side walls are positioned exactly in the lid.
• the receiving tray can thus be better guided during the insertion process into the interior of the lid and can subsequently be aligned in an exactly positioned position and kept virtually immovable in this position.
• a further preferred embodiment is characterized in that, when the receiving tray is in the positioning position, it is aligned centrally with respect to the footprint defined by the lid.
• the lid is pivotally mounted on the receiving tray by means of at least one pivoting arrangement.
• the lid can simply be swung open for manual sampling, so as to allow access to the pipette tips stored or received in the pipette tip receptacle.
• a related assembly of receiving tray and lid is formed.
• Another alternative embodiment is characterized in that the receiving tray is formed in a single shell in the region of its side walls. Due to the at least in the area of the side walls trained, single-shell receiving shell so a high material savings be achieved. In addition, but also easier trained tools for forming the receiving tray can be used.
• Another possible and optionally alternative embodiment has the features that the side walls of the receptacle shell seen in axial section are each conically tapered starting from the receiving opening toward the bottom and that the receiving tray in the region of its receiving opening has a clear cross-sectional dimension, which is larger is formed as an outer cross-sectional dimension of the receiving tray in the region of the bottom ..
• the basic possibility can be created to stack receptacles of the same type up to the joining or placing the lid to save space in each other.
• the appropriate opening width of the receiving opening so the extent can be set, which stack height of similarly stacked receiving shells can be achieved.
• the larger the difference in the cross-sectional dimensions the deeper and more space-saving, several receiving trays can be stacked in each other and thus for transport and storage with a smaller volume Ausmaschine be found.
• Another embodiment is characterized in that at least one first stacking means is arranged or formed on the receiving tray in the region of its receiving space, and a further identically designed receiving tray can be inserted into the receiving space and supported on the at least one first stacking means.
• the mutual stop limiting a mutual jamming of receiving trays can be prevented in their stacking.
• a further preferred embodiment is characterized in that the bottom of the receiving tray at least partially forms another stacking means.
• a further embodiment provides that in the receiving tray in the region of its receiving opening, a carrier is arranged or formed with arranged therein centering for aligning the pipette tips. This creates the opportunity To be able to provide the pipette tips in a corresponding exact alignment within the pipette tip receptacle.
• Another embodiment is characterized in that the lid is held locked in its closed position by means of at least one closure device on the receiving tray, wherein the at least one closure device comprises a first closure element on the lid and a second closure element cooperating therewith on the receiving dish.
• the at least one closure device comprises a first closure element on the lid and a second closure element cooperating therewith on the receiving dish.
• a further preferred embodiment is characterized in that the first closure element arranged on the cover, in particular on at least one of its cover walls, is flap-shaped and pivotally connected to the cover, and that in the positioning position located receiving shell, the first closure element in the Cover interior is pivoted and abuts the immediately adjacent side wall of the receiving tray. Due to the flap-shaped design of the closure element this can be used in several functions.
• the first closure element serves to hold the lid locked in its closed position on the receiving tray.
• the first closure element also serves to be in the between the side walls of the receiving tray and the lid side walls formed space to be pivoted in.
• Another embodiment is characterized in that when viewed in the positioning position receiving tray immediately adjacent to one another arranged side walls of the receiving tray and lid side walls of the lid seen in the circumferential direction are aligned in each case substantially parallel to each other.
• This can be for the Users are provided with a simple optical control, so as to easily control the exact positioning of the receiving tray in the lid can.
• the object of the invention can, however, independently of this also be solved by a method for providing a pipette tip receptacle for receiving a plurality of pipette tips according to the features specified in claim 17.
• the advantages achieved by the combination of features of this claim are that thereby the receiving tray can be made in a simple, material-saving and easy to be grasped for manual handling training.
• the lid of the pipette tip receptacle serves as an adapter element for receiving and precise positioning of the receiving tray for automated sample processing and the receiving tray can be formed in their dimensions, especially in the region of their bottom, regardless of the normalized for automated sample processing dimensions and still for both types of sample processing are used.
• the receiving tray can also be produced with simpler molds. Due to the lower use of materials but can also be made with lower cycle times the production, which also savings can be achieved.
• a further advantageous procedure is characterized in that the receiving tray is centered in the positioning position in the lid with respect to the footprint defined by the lid (footprint).
• the receiving tray without prior, mutual alignment can be used easily and independently of the relative position of the lid in the lid interior.
• a method variant is advantageous in which the receiving tray is acted upon in the positioning position in the lid in addition with an approximately parallel with respect to the lid wall aligned adjusting force acting on at least one of its side walls and the receiving tray in the direction of action of the actuating force of this against at least some of the positioning is pressed.
• a directed contact can be made from the first closure element in its pivoted-in position into the intermediate space formed between the side walls of the receiving dish and the lid. pressing force on the receiving tray and further exerted on the oppositely arranged positioning.
• FIG. 1 shows a pipette tip receptacle in the closed position of the lid on the receiving tray, in perspective view
• Figure 2 shows the pipette tip receptacle of Figure 1, but in the release position of the lid, in perspective view.
• Receiving cup removed cover and inserted into the lid positioning position of the receiving tray, in perspective view;
• FIG. 4 shows the lid of the pipette tip receiving container in view of its lid interior, with an outline of the receiving tray
• FIG. 5 shows a partial section of the cover and the receiving cup received therein in the region of the positioning device, cut in side view according to the lines V-V in FIG. 4;
• FIG. 6 shows another partial section of the cover and the receptacle cup received therein with a closure element supported on a side wall of the receptacle, cut in side view according to the lines VI-VI in FIG. 3; a partial section of the same design receiving shells, in a nested position, cut in side view; Fig. 8 shows a partial section of a further possible arrangement of the receiving tray and the lid as an adapter element, cut in side view.
• a pipette tip receptacle 1 for receiving a plurality of pipette tips 2 which comprises a receiving tray 3, a lid 4 and a carrier 5 with centering receivers 6 arranged or formed therein for the pipette tips 2.
• the mutually arrangement of the plurality of centering receptacles 6 is usually standardized.
• the longitudinal and transverse distances between central axes of the centering 6 are preferably each 9.00 mm, these longitudinal and transverse distances are also to choose in accordance with the corresponding standard.
• the centering 6 serve to align the pipette tips 2, as is well known in such pipette tip receptacles 1.
• the receiving tray 3 in turn comprises a bottom 7 and side walls 8 to 11 which are upstanding from the bottom.
• the side walls 8 to 11 at least partially surround a receiving opening 12 at their ends distanced from the bottom 7 and define a receiving space 13 together with the bottom 7 ,
• the cover 4 comprises a cover wall 14 and, in the peripheral region thereof, the cover side walls 15 to 18 protruding therefrom. tenrow 15 to 18 define together with the top wall 14 a lid interior 19.
• the corner positioning positioning aids serve the bottom of a preferably identical receiving tray 3 for stacking a plurality of sealed Pipette tip receptacle 1 one above the other to prevent slipping.
• the positioning aids are not provided circumferentially over the entire circumference of the lid 4 but only in the corner areas.
• the lid 4 covers the receiving opening 12 of the receiving tray 3. Furthermore, the lid 4 is detachably held on the receiving tray 3. This can be done either by a pure Aufsteckitati, wherein the cover side walls 15 to 18 at least partially the side walls 8 to Uder receiving tray 3 can overlap the outside. In this embodiment, it is shown that the lid 4 is pivotably mounted on the receiving tray 3 by means of at least one pivoting arrangement 20. These are in the area of the two narrower or shorter side walls
• each pivot pin 21 arranged, in particular integrally formed thereon.
• cover 4 in particular here also shorter trained cover be tendonn 17 and 18, a respective pivoting eye 22 is arranged, which is best seen from a synopsis of FIGS. 1 to 3.
• the one or more pivoting eyes 22 are formed such that on the one hand pivoting of the lid 4 about the pivot pin 21 or is possible and the cover 4 by elastic deformation of the pivot or the pivot 22 from the pivot pin 21 and the pivot pin 21 is removable. The decrease and further use of the lid 4 will be described in more detail below.
• the cover 4 as
• Adapter element for the receiving tray 3 is formed.
• An adapter element is understood here to mean that the cover 4 defines in its outer peripheral region, at least in sections, a normalized standing surface with a length dimension 23 and a width dimension 24 aligned at right angles thereto.
• the normalized footprint can also be referred to as a "footprint.” Standardized footprint dimensions have been introduced for automated sample processing in a wide variety of laboratories, with automated systems operating the pipette tip receptacles 1 of different types, such as those from different manufacturers are on the market, to record and process.
• Automated sample processing is generally understood here to mean that pipette tips 2 are brought into a precisely defined position in the system and remain in this position for the automatic removal of individual or several pipette tips 2 in the positioned position or position. Since the pipette tips 2 are accommodated in the receiving tray 3 itself in a predetermined pitch, the receiving tray 3 is to spend in the exact specified position.
• the cover 4 is now used to form the one hand, standardized for positioning stand space and on the other hand, the receiving tray 3 can be positioned so that the pipette tips 2 are arranged with respect to the normalized standing surface to.
• a positioning device 25 is provided in the region of the top wall 14 of the lid 4.
• the positioning device 25 may in turn comprise a plurality of positioning elements 26, in particular distributed over the circumference of the lid 4.
• the positioning elements 26 are assigned to the outer circumferential edge of the base 7 or the side walls 8 to 11 or interact with this or these. It would also be possible regardless of still on the top wall 14 on its in the positioning position facing the bottom 7 side provided several positioning elements 26 which project beyond the top wall 14 and each engage in a arranged in the bottom 7 or centering opening in the positioning position , This training is simplified in the bottom region of Fig. 5 indicated by dashed lines.
• the lid 4 is to be transferred from the receiving tray 3 into a release position. This makes it possible to turn off the receiving tray 3 with its bottom 7 on the cover 4.
• the receiving tray 3 is inserted into the lid interior 19 of the lid 4. It can also be spoken of a receiving position of the receiving tray 3 in the lid 4.
• the positioning elements 26 By providing the positioning elements 26, the receiving tray 3, relative to the footprint defined by the lid 4, is aligned in a so-called positioning position for automated sample processing. This is indicates that not standardized by the receiving tray 3, the standardized stand area, but the lid 4 for the receiving tray 3 serves as an adapter element.
• the normalized footprint for the pipette tip receptacle 1 is formed for the receiving tray 3 only in combination with the lid 4 as an adapter element.
• the size or size of the standardized footprint is defined, for example, by the "American National Standards Institute (ANSI)" in the SLAS 1-2004 (R2012) standard.
• the length dimension 23 has a value of 127.76 mm ⁇ 0.25 mm.
• the width dimension 24 in turn has a value of 85.48 mm ⁇ 0.25 mm.
• the receiving tray 3 If the receiving tray 3 is in its positioning position, e.g. within the lid 4, this can be supported directly on the top wall 14. Thus, the bottom 7 of the receiving tray 3 can rest directly on the inside of the top wall 14.
• the receiving tray 3 is at least partially supported on the positioning elements 26 in their transition regions 27 and in the circumferential region facing the bottom 7.
• Preferably two or more positioning elements 26 are provided on or in the cover 4 for each of the transition regions 27 of the receiving tray 3.
• the positioning elements 26 are preferably web-shaped or rib-shaped.
• Each of a transition region 27 and corner region associated positioning elements 26 have an orientation at an angle of 90 ° to each other. If the receiving tray 3 is in its positioning position in the lid 4, side walls 8 to 11 of the receiving tray 3 and lid 10 and 15 respectively are arranged substantially parallel to one another and aligned in the circumferential direction.
• the receiving tray 3 In the positioning position of the receiving tray 3, this is aligned centrally with respect to the base 4 defined by the cover. Centrally is understood here that in the positioning position, the center of the receiving tray 3 with respect to the center of the lid 4 is arranged congruent. With an appropriate arrangement and orientation of the centering 6 in the carrier 5 so that the pipette tips 2 are aligned and arranged in a unique relative position with respect to the defined footprint.
• the receiving tray 3 is formed einschalig at least in the region of its side walls 8 to 11. This can be found with a lower material requirements Ausmaschine.
• Training the receiving tray 3 can be achieved and still form the inwardly projecting portions of the side walls 8 to 11 a support or support for the carrier 5. Furthermore, the side walls 8 to 11 of the receiving tray 3 can be seen in axial section, in each case tapering starting from the receiving opening 12 in the direction of the bottom 7. This not only the demolding of the receiving tray 3 can be facilitated, but with a suitable choice and size of the conical taper and a nesting of identical design receiving shells 3 are made possible. For this purpose, a clear cross-sectional dimension of the receiving dish 3 in the region of its receiving opening 12 is to be made larger than an outer cross-sectional dimension of the receiving dish 3 in the region of the bottom 7. This makes it possible to have a structurally identical arrangement. 3 can be stacked in one another, as can be seen from the illustration of FIG. 7.
• At least one first stacking means 28 can be arranged or formed on the receiving tray 3 in the region of its receiving space 13. At this at least one first stacking means 28 a further identical receiving tray 3 can be supported thereon. In the present embodiment example, the bottom 7 of the receiving tray 3 at least partially form another stacking means 29.
• the lid 4 can be held locked in its closed position by means of at least one closure device 30 on the receiving tray 3.
• the at least one closure device 30 shown here may comprise a first closure element 31 on the lid 4 and a second closure element 32 cooperating therewith on the receiving dish 3.
• Fig. 1 the original undeformed position of the first closure element 31 is shown, wherein the two closure elements 31, 32 are in a not yet engaged with each other locking or closing position.
• the first closure element 31 is designed in the shape of a flap and has a recess or penetration for receiving the second closure element 32 in the connection region to the cover 4.
• the first closure element 31 with its recess, the second closure element 32 engage behind.
• the at least one first closure element 31 is pivotally connected to the lid 4. This makes it possible, as shown in FIG. 6, for the receiving shell 3 located in the positioning position to pivot the first closure element 31 into the interior of the lid 19 and project in the direction of the top wall 14.
• the first closure element 31 is then in contact with the side wall 8 to 11 of the receiving dish 3 which is arranged directly adjacent to it.
• the undeformed original position of the first closure element 31 is shown in dashed lines, wherein the deformed position is shown in solid lines.
• the method of providing the pipette tip receptacle 1 may include the following steps as briefly described below.
• the individual pipette tips 2 are produced in a wide variety of sizes and each identical type thereof is positioned on the carriers 5 described above. In most cases, a plurality of carriers 5 are combined with the respective pipette tips 2 to form a consumption stack and, depending on the number and size, provided in a consumption unit.
• the pipette tip receiving container 1 is now used to receive one of the carrier 5 in the region of its receiving opening 12 of the receiving tray 3 and to hold it positioned there.
• the pipette tip receptacle 1 different possibilities are conceivable. So could e.g. only the receiving tray 3 with the cover 4 held thereon, but without the carrier 5 received therein and thus also without the pipette tips 2 are supplied to the user or user. This can then remove as needed from one of the consumer units a carrier 5 together with the pipette tips 2 held on it and insert it into the opened receiving tray 3.
• the pipette tip receptacle 1 together with the carrier 5 received therein and with the pipette tips 2 held there can be delivered to the user or user.
• one or more of the pipette tips 2 can be removed either manually or in an automated removal process by means of a pipette, not shown, with the cover 4 open.
• the receiving tray 3 serves in principle to place the carrier 5 together with the holder thereon.
• the emptied carrier 5 is removed from the receiving tray 3 and it can be a new equipped with pipette tips 2 carrier 5 again inserted into the receiving opening 12 of the receiving tray 3.
• the pipette tip receptacle 1 comprises in its basic form the receiving tray 3 and the lid 4 removably held thereon.
• the receiving tray 3 and the lid 4 are manufactured separately from each other and can be brought into an assembled or joined position for delivery.
• the carrier 5 with the pipette tips 2 can already be accommodated or can be inserted later.
• closure position of the lid 4 covers the receiving opening 12 of the receiving tray 3 from.
• the lid 4 is to be opened or removed from the receiving tray 3 so that unhindered access to the individual pipette tips 2 is made possible.
• the lid 4 not only forms a closure element for the receiving tray 3, but also additionally serves as an adapter element for the receiving tray 3.
• the positioning device 25 with a plurality, preferably distributed over the circumference of the lid 4, arranged positioning elements 26 are provided.
• the cover 4 is formed in its outer peripheral region at least in sections with the normalized standing surface, wherein the length dimension 23 and the width dimension 24 aligned at right angles to it are defined by the normalized standing surface.
• the cover 4 is to be removed from the receiving tray 3. Subsequently, the receiving tray 3 is supported with its bottom 7 on the lid 4. For this purpose, the receiving tray 3 can either be inserted into the lid interior 19 of the lid 4 or parked on the side facing away from the lid interior 19 side on the top wall 14.
• Nierimplantation 26 is now the receiving tray 3 relative to the position defined by the cover 4 footprint positioned in an exact positioning position to align.
• FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of the pipette tip receptacle 1, which is possibly independent of itself, wherein the same reference numerals or component designations are again used for the same parts as in the preceding FIGS. 1 to 7.
• reference numerals or component designations are again used for the same parts as in the preceding FIGS. 1 to 7.
• reference numerals or component designations are again used for the same parts as in the preceding FIGS. 1 to 7.
• the cover 4 is also formed here as an adapter element for the receiving tray 3.
• the positioning device 25 is not arranged or formed on the cover wall 14 in the region of the lid interior 19 but on the side facing away from the lid interior 19.
• the open side of the lid 4 - so the cover is tenloid 15 to 18 - serves as a footprint in the positioned adapter position.
• the cover 4 is at least in this section in its dimensions with the normalized base form, as has already been described above.
• the positioning elements 26 can be formed by appropriate design of the cover wall 14 itself and / or by one or more webs or ribs. In the present embodiment, the positioning elements 26 could also simultaneously serve as alignment or stacking aids for stacking a plurality of stacked pipette tip receptacles 1 stacked one above the other. For the stacking of a plurality of stacked pipette tip receptacles 1, it was already known, for example, to allow the outer peripheral edge of the lid 4 to protrude somewhat beyond the top wall 14; Gigen tolerances, but no exact positioning has been possible to each other. In addition, the lid also did not have the normalized footprint.
• Lid is tenwand
• Lid is tenwand

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