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EP2633915A3
EP2633915A3 EP20130000207 EP13000207A EP2633915A3 EP 2633915 A3 EP2633915 A3 EP 2633915A3 EP 20130000207 EP20130000207 EP 20130000207 EP 13000207 A EP13000207 A EP 13000207A EP 2633915 A3 EP2633915 A3 EP 2633915A3
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displaceable
screw
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
    • B01L3/021—Pipettes, i.e. with only one conduit for withdrawing and redistributing liquids
    • B01L3/0217—Pipettes, i.e. with only one conduit for withdrawing and redistributing liquids of the plunger pump type
    • B01L3/0224—Pipettes, i.e. with only one conduit for withdrawing and redistributing liquids of the plunger pump type having mechanical means to set stroke length, e.g. movable stops
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
    • B01L3/0275—Interchangeable or disposable dispensing tips
    • B01L3/0279—Interchangeable or disposable dispensing tips co-operating with positive ejection means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
    • B01L2200/14—Process control and prevention of errors
    • B01L2200/141—Preventing contamination, tampering
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
    • B01L2200/14—Process control and prevention of errors
    • B01L2200/148—Specific details about calibrations

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Abstract

Pipette mit - einem stangenförmigen Gehäuse (2, 3), - einem Sitz (50) zum lösbaren Halten einer Pipettenspitze (51) am unteren Ende des Gehäuses (2, 3), - einer Verdrängungseinrichtung umfassend eine Verdrängungskammer (57) mit einer verlagerbaren Begrenzung (58), - einem die Verdrängungskammer (57) mit einer Öffnung im Sitz verbindenden Verbindungskanal (56), - einer mit der verlagerbaren Begrenzung (58) gekoppelten, eine axial verlagerbare Hubstange (6) aufweisenden Antriebseinrichtung zum Verlagern der verlagerbaren Begrenzung (58) der Verdrängungskammer (57), - einem oberen Anschlagkörper (8), einem unteren Anschlagkörper (27) und einem Anschlagelement (25) am Umfang der Hubstange (6) zum Begrenzen des Hubes der Hubstange (6), - einer Überhubfeder (31), über die der untere Anschlagkörper (8) entgegen einer Verlagerung nach unten an einem Überhubfederlager (32) abgestützt ist, - einem mit dem Gehäuse (2, 3) fest verbundenen, feststehenden Schraubelement (10) und einem damit in Eingriff stehenden, im Gehäuse verlagerbaren Schraubelement (92), dass mit dem unteren Anschlagkörper (27) gekoppelt ist, um diesen bei einer Verlagerung des verlagerbaren Schraubelementes (92) in axialer Richtung der Hubstange (6) zu verlagern, - einer entlang einer Schraubenlinie (96) mit derselben Steigung wie das Gewinde (93) des verlagerbaren Schraubelementes (92) verlaufenden Verzahnung (95) mit in Richtung der Schraubachse des verlagerbaren Schraubelements (92) gerichteten Zähnen am oberen Rand des verlagerbaren Schraubelementes (92), - einem drehbar auf einem fest mit dem Gehäuse (2, 3) verbundenen Lager (97) gelagerten Antriebszahnrad (100), das mit der Verzahnung (95) des verlagcrbarcn Sehraubc1ementes (97) kämmt und - Mitteln (103) zum Verdrehen des Antriebszahnrades (100).

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Pipette comprising - a rod-shaped housing (2, 3), - a seat (50) for releasably holding a pipette tip (51) at the lower end of the housing (2, 3), - a displacement device comprising a displacement chamber (57) with a displaceable boundary (58), - a connecting channel (56) connecting the displacement chamber (57) to an opening in the seat, - a drive device for displacing the displaceable boundary (58) coupled to the displaceable boundary (58), an axially displaceable lifting rod (6). the displacement chamber (57), - an upper stop body (8), a lower stop body (27) and a stop element (25) on the circumference of the lifting rod (6) for limiting the stroke of the lifting rod (6), - an overstroke spring (31), via which the lower stop body (8) against a displacement down to a Überhubfederlager (32) is supported, - one with the housing (2, 3) fixedly connected, fixed screw element (10) and a em engaged therewith, displaceable in the housing screw (92) that is coupled to the lower stop body (27) in order to displace this in a displacement of the displaceable screw member (92) in the axial direction of the lifting rod (6), - one along a helix (96) with the same pitch as the thread (93) of the displaceable screw (92) extending toothing (95) in the direction of the screw axis of the displaceable screw (92) directed teeth at the upper edge of the displaceable screw (92), - a rotatably mounted on a fixedly connected to the housing (2, 3) bearing (97) mounted drive gear (100) which meshes with the toothing (95) of verlagcrbarcn Sehraubc1ementes (97) and - means (103) for rotating the drive gear (100) ,
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EP13000207.4A 2012-02-29 2013-01-15 Pipette with calibration system Active EP2633915B1 (en)

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EP2633915A3 true EP2633915A3 (en) 2014-07-30
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CN103285952B (en) 2016-01-20
EP2633915B1 (en) 2016-09-21

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