Patent ID: 8459129
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for dilution of a sample, comprising: at least one support provided on a base for receiving a container having to contain the sample and comprising an upper opening; at least one end piece for distribution of a liquid diluent, comprising an outlet for the diluent; a system for conveying of the diluent to the end piece according to a determined quantity, fitted with a controller; an upright extending up from the base for supporting and shifting the end piece relative to the container support between one and the other of a first position, in which the outlet of the end piece is above the opening of the container to allow sending the diluent to the container via the end piece, and of a second position, in which the outlet of the end piece is further away from the container than in the first position; and a rotary motor housed inside at least one of a cover and the upright, for turning relative to the upright the cover serving as support of the end piece for distribution of the diluent liquid between one and the other of the first and second positions, the second position of the outlet of the end piece being lateral relative to its first position, the upright being fixed on the base relative to the container support and being topped by the cover mounted rotatively on the upright between one and the other of the first and second positions.