Patent ID: 8186870

Claim:
An apparatus for agitating media comprising: at least one container ( 8 ) containing the media, a shelf ( 3 ) for supporting the at least one container ( 8 ) containing the media, a fixed housing ( 2 ) with an agitating mechanism, which can be used to cause the shelf ( 3 ) to make agitating movements relative to the fixed housing ( 2 ), at least one sensor ( 4 , 5 ), sensor electronics ( 6 ) and a central interface ( 11 ) connected to one another and arranged on the shelf ( 3 ), the at least one sensor ( 4 , 5 ), the sensor electronics ( 6 ) and the central interface ( 11 ) being fixedly arranged relative to the at least one container ( 8 ) and the shelf ( 3 ), the central interface ( 11 ) on the shelf ( 3 ) including a signal transmitter ( 13 ), and the fixed housing ( 2 ) including a fixed control unit ( 7 ) and a fixed interface ( 12 ) with a signal receiver ( 14 ) that communicates wirelessly with the signal transmitter ( 13 ) on the shelf for receiving signals from the sensor ( 4 , 5 ), the fixed control unit ( 7 ) being spaced from the shelf ( 3 ) and receiving the signals from the signal receiver ( 14 ).