Patent ID: 7648321
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for partitioning compartments within a storage volume, the system comprising: a temperature controlled compartment having a width and a height for enclosing a plurality of storage racks for supporting trays containing a plurality of vials at different vertical and horizontal positions within the compartment; a robotics compartment having a robotics mechanism having vertical and horizontal movement for removing trays from and replacing trays into the plurality of storage racks; an insulating wall having vertical and horizontal dimensions defining a wall area disposed between the temperature controlled compartment and the robotics compartment, the insulating wall comprising a plurality of separable bricks slidably stacked within a plurality of vertical guides to define a plurality of columns, each column comprising multiple separable bricks, wherein the bricks are held in a closed position by gravity and each brick has dimensions that are much smaller than both the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the wall area, and wherein each brick has a recess formed in its front face; wherein the robotics mechanism has a lifting pin that fits within the recess in the brick and further comprises means for: