Patent ID: 9182419
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A conveying system for material samples comprising: a conveyor track forming at least one conveying section, and with at least one self-propelled sample holder movable along the conveying section and constructed to receive a sample container, which sample holder comprises a drive motor, an energy store for supplying the drive motor with drive energy, and a friction wheel drivable by the drive motor for transferring a drive force to the conveyor track, wherein the conveying section comprises at least one guide structure for forming the conveying section, and wherein the sample holder comprises exactly one wheel on a lower side that faces the conveyor track during operation, which wheel is a friction wheel that is drivable by the drive motor, and wherein the sample holder furthermore comprises at least two sliding elements on the lower side that rest during operation on the conveying section and slide along the conveying section's surface, wherein the at least two sliding elements and the wheel lie on end points of a triangle, and wherein the sample holder comprises a guide element on the sample holder's lower side for interacting with the guide structure in the conveying section for guiding the sample holder along the conveying section.