Patent ID: 8168142
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A sample integration cassette comprising: a sample support carrier having a sample support wound thereon; a sample assembly to which the sample support can be fed from the sample support carrier and wound around the sample assembly, wherein the sample assembly and the sample support carrier are arranged so that the sample support can be fed from the sample support carrier to the sample assembly at a constant angle at all times, wherein the sample assembly is rotatable about, and linearly movable along, an axis; and a drive unit connectable to the sample assembly and the sample support carrier to give a drive force interlockingly and synchronously to the sample assembly and the sample support carrier; wherein the sample assembly integrally has a core and a head; wherein the core is formed with a spiral groove at a pre-determined pitch and has the sample support wound in the spiral groove; and wherein the head is connected to a front end of the core such that it is movable toward and away from the front end of the core to hold a front end portion of the sample support.