Patent ID: 8759789

Claim:
A body module for an optical measurement instrument, the body module comprising: a first plate, a second plate substantially parallel with the first plate and movably supported with respect to the first plate by mechanisms extending between the first and second plates, the second plate being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second plates and comprising at least one fastening interface provided with an aperture and configured to support an optical module to be mounted thereto, walls extending from outer edges of the first plate to outer edges of the second plate, the walls and the first and second plates constituting a measurement chamber and the walls comprising a door element for enabling insertion of samples to be measured into the measurement chamber, and a reception device for receiving the samples to be measured, the reception device being located in the measurement chamber and being mechanically connected to a movable support rail so that the reception device is movable in a plane parallel with the first and second plates.