Sample transfer apparatus and method for transferring a sample holder into and out of a vacuum chamber

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11474009
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17625877

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The present disclosure relates to a sample transfer apparatus (100) for transferring a sample holder (200) into and out of a vacuum chamber (810), comprising: a holding device (110) including at least one cam (120) configured to cooperate with at least one follower (210) of a sample holder (200), wherein the at least one cam (120) includes a curved track having an open end portion (122), a locking portion (126), a locking track portion (124) and a releasing track portion (128), wherein the locking track portion (124) and the releasing track portion (128) respectively connect the open end portion (122) and the locking portion (126), wherein the curved track is configured such that the at least one follower (210) of the sample holder (200) is guided from the open end portion (122) to the locking portion (126) via the locking track portion (124) for attaching the sample holder (200) to the holding device (110), and wherein the curved track is further configured such that the at least one follower (210) of the sample holder (200) is guided from the locking portion (126) to the open end portion (122) via the releasing track portion (128) for releasing the sample holder (200) from the holding device (110).

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  • KIUTRA GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eibensteiner, Klaus Munich, DE 2 0
Regnat, Alexander Oberhaching, DE 6 1
Spallek, Jan Munich, DE 6 1

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