Abstract:
A conveyor (26) includes a first segment (26a) extending in a drive plane (P), then wraps around a portion of a drive sprocket (40), extends back upstreman and around a portion of an idler sprocket (46) and then includes a second segment (26b) transversly adjacent the first segment within the drive plane. A guide (42) positioned over the drive plane for directing the specimen carriers (20) from the first segment to the second segment.
Abstract:
The passive transfer guide of the present invention is positioned in a section of tangency between a first continuous loop conveyor and a second continuous loop conveyor, with a first guide lane for directing a specimen carrier from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, and a second guide lane for directing a specimen carrier from the second conveyor to the first conveyor. The guide includes a horizontally oriented "H"- shaped central member having a pair of upper legs, a pair of lower legs, and a cross-member connecting the upper and lower legs. The upper legs and an upper portion of the cross-member form one specimen carrier-directing lane, and the lower legs and a lower portion of the cross-member form the second carrier-directing lane.
Abstract:
A passive guide (50) positioned in a section of tangency between a first continuous lop conveyor (12) and a second continuous loop conveyor (14) for directing a specimen carrier (24) from the first conveyor to the second conveyor and from the second conveyor to the first conveyor. The guide has a horizontally oriented “H” shape with the upper legs (50a, 50b) and an upper portion of the cross-member (50e) forming one specimen carrier directing lane and the lower legs (50c, 50d) and lower portion of the cross member forming the second specimen carrier directing lane.
Abstract:
A conveyor (26) includes a first segment (26a) extending in a drive plane (P), then wraps around a portion of a drive sprocket (40), extends back upstreman and around a portion of an idler sprocket (46) and then includes a second segment (26b) transversly adjacent the first segment within the drive plane. A guide (42) positioned over the drive plane for directing the specimen carriers (20) from the first segment to the second segment.