Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Plug processing device and specimen test automation system including same
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Application No.: US16315336Application Date: 2017-07-13
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Publication No.: US11061044B2Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- Inventor: Toshiki Yamagata , Shugo Okabe , Katsuhiro Kambara
- Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Crowell & Moring LLP
- Priority: JPJP2016-152788 20160803
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/025557 WO 20170713
- International Announcement: WO2018/025608 WO 20180208
- Main IPC: G01N35/04
- IPC: G01N35/04 ; B01L3/00 ; G01N35/02

Abstract:
Plug-closing processing units are provided with: a first plug chuck parts that grasp plugs; and a second plug chuck part located above the first plug chuck parts, wherein the first plug chuck parts each include at least two first supports that grasp the plugs from more than one direction, and the second plug chuck part is provided with a plug-closing mechanism that includes a second support disposed in the radial direction of plugs and having an inclined lower end surface. Thus, provided are a plug processing device capable of stable plug-opening processing and plug-closing processing on a conveyor line for a specimen container, and a specimen test automation system including the plug processing device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190310276A1 Plug Processing Device and Specimen Test Automation System Including Same Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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