Patent ID: 11969700
Assignee: TECAN TRADING AG
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A mixing apparatus (100), comprising:
a drive unit (1) having a drive (10) and a shaft (11) which is pivotable about an essentially horizontally aligned pivot axis (A) and is operatively connected to the drive (10),
a pivotable receptacle (2), which is arranged on the shaft (11),
wherein the pivotable receptacle (2) comprises a base plate (20) and at least one retainer (4,400) spaced therefrom, wherein the pivotable receptacle (2) is configured in such a way that holders (3) for containers (7,70) can be inserted between the base plate (20) and the at least one retainer (4,400) in the direction of the pivot axis (A), wherein a drive plate (21) is provided in a first end area of the base plate (20), which is aligned essentially perpendicularly to the base plate (20) and to the pivot axis (A) and which connects the shaft (11) to the base plate (20), characterized in that a support element (22) is provided in a second end region of the base plate (20) opposite the first end region, which support element (22) comprises a cylindrical jacket surface (220), the axis of which is congruent with the pivot axis (A), and in that a bearing unit (5) is provided that has at least one roller (50) on which the support element (22) with the jacket surface (220) is rotatably mounted.