Laboratory automation system with coating tape interposed between an automatic conveyor belt and a sliding profile, and a method of applying said coating tape

Abstract

A laboratory automation system is described, comprising an automatic conveyor belt sliding within a sliding profile of a lane, and a coating tape interposed between the automatic conveyor belt and the sliding profile. The profile includes a first region onto which a coating tape is applied by gluing.

1 . A laboratory automation system comprising an automatic conveyor belt sliding within a sliding profile of a lane, and a coating tape interposed between the automatic conveyor belt and the sliding profile, wherein it includes application means of the coating tape, the shape of which is complementary to the sliding profile and sliding therein. 
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the sliding profile includes a first region onto which a coating tape is applied by gluing. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein the sliding profile includes a second region where a coating tape is attached to a first end of said second region by means of a spring and to a second end by means of clamps. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein the spring is coupled on one side to a bracket and on the other side to a pair of flanges screwed to each other and supporting the coating tape. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said application means comprise two side recesses. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the coating tape is made of stainless steel. 
     
     
         7 . A method of applying an adhesive coating tape interposed between an automatic conveyor belt and a sliding profile in a laboratory automation system, wherein it comprises applying the adhesive coating tape onto a region of the sliding profile by means of application means which are longitudinally slid over said adhesive coating tape over the whole length of said region without ever being lifted until the opposite end of the region is reached; simultaneously, while said application means moves forward, a silicone-treated paper film being gradually removed from said adhesive coating tape which is gradually glued to the region.