AUTOMATIC DEVICE TO COLOUR SMEARS ON MICROSCOPE SLIDE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC G01N1/30 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device comprises sealed work chamber, stand, baths, pans, work table accommodating stations with bath positioning devices, pans, movable stand drive equipped with gripper, lifting mechanism and drive, and control unit. Automatic device incorporates also sealed work chamber with sealing side, drying chamber, driven rotation mechanism, stand with "П"-shape handle, stand base is rounded and skewed at 20÷70°. Stand sidewall inner surface supports separators made up of a comb with ledge thickness of 1÷4 and spacing width of 1.1÷2.0 of microscope slide thickness. Movable stand drive incorporates gripper made up of rectangular-section bucket. Note here that gripper moves along circular arc within 0÷40°. Baths and pans are provided with eyelets. Stations are equipped with positioning devices made up of cone pairs with truncated apex and cylindrical location flange, its diameter making 0.80÷0.95 of eyelet diameter. Aforesaid "П"-shape handle has length making 1.1÷1.2 of relation between gripping height and drive arm lifting angle cosine. Bath wall skew makes 5÷20°, wall facing stand drive.

EFFECT: higher efficiency and reliability, ruled out fouling.

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