Patent ID: 6253653
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A microtome for producing thin-cut sections for microscopy from an object to be cut, comprising:a base designed to lie substantially horizontally in use;a cutting blade:a blade holder carried by the base for holding the cutting blade;an object holder carried by the base for holding the object which is to be cut, the cutting blade and object holder being mounted on the base in a manner that permits a cutting operation to be carried out by means of a relative movement between the object and the cutting blade in a plane,a rotating component having an axis of rotation and defining a plane of rotation generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation, wherein one of the cutting blade and object holder is mounted on the rotating component in order to generate the relative movement, and wherein the rotation axis of the rotating component is arranged obliquely with respect to the base;a drive motor for the rotating component;a feed carriage mounted on the base for linear movement, the feed carriage carrying one of the cutting blade and object holder, whereby the linear movement sets the cutting thickness;a feed motor operatively connected for moving the feed carriage; anda control circuit connected to the feed motor for controlling the movement of the feed carriage with respect to the base.