CPC G01N 1/06 (2013.01) [G01N 2001/065 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A rotary microtome (1), comprising:
a micrometric mechanism (3) having a drive (2) for producing a relative movement between an object holder (4) and a blade; and
a positioning device which acts on the micrometric mechanism (3) to influence the relative movement,
wherein:
the positioning device comprises an advancing device (6) and a trimming device (7) which cooperates with the advancing device (6),
the positioning device comprises a combined actuating device (8) that comprises:
a pressing mechanism for adjusting the trimming device (7), and
a rotating mechanism for at least one of activating or deactivating a retraction that can be carried out by the advancing device (6), and
the pressing mechanism comprises a rod-shaped or bar-shaped pressing element (24).
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