Patent ID: 9382046
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B01L,B65D,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A closure system for a holder for a reaction vessel in an automatic analysis apparatus, the closure system comprising: a retainer element configured to connect fixedly to the holder and to support a lid; a shaft rotatably mounted to the retainer element; the lid secured movably to the retainer element via the shaft, wherein the lid rotates with the shaft and closes an opening of the holder in a closed position and opens the opening of the holder in an open position; a cam arranged on and rotating with the shaft; and a U-shaped restoring element comprising a U-shaped flexural beam spring configured to, depending on the position of the lid, exert a restoring force on the cam in the direction of the closed position or of the open position, the U-shaped restoring element having one end connected fixedly to the retainer element and a free end arranged to interact with the cam.