公开(公告)号：US09651571B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US15030452

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Takahiro Sasaki ,  Masashi Akutsu ,  Takeshi Matsuka ,  Kuniaki Onizawa ,  Naoto Tsujimura

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G01N35/04

CPC classification number: G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/0406 ,  G01N2035/0412 ,  G01N2035/0472

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of inefficient utilization in a specimen pre-processing connection system due to integrated operation of a portion for connecting with pre-processing and a portion for connecting with an automated analysis system. The specific structure of the present invention contributes to providing a highly efficient system by causing a function for connecting to pre-processing and receiving a specimen from a pre-processing system and a function for connecting to an automated analysis system and transferring a specimen to the automated analysis system to each operate independently in a single unit, so that the functions do not affect each other during reset processing, and making it possible for either function to operate alone.

公开(公告)号：US11073527B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16313481

申请日：2017-07-14

Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Takeshi Matsuka ,  Shigeru Yano ,  Masaki Chikahisa

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  G01N35/02

Abstract: An automated sample inspection system is provided with a conveyance line for conveying sample carriers; an empty sample carrier line for conveying empty sample carriers; and a buffer line for temporarily holding empty sample carriers supplied from the empty sample carrier line to the conveyance line. According to the depletion status of the buffer line of each processing system, and the depletion status of other processing systems adjacent to each processing system, the number of empty sample carriers to be conveyed from the empty sample carrier line to the buffer line of each processing system, and the number of empty sample carriers to be conveyed from the empty sample carrier line of each processing system to the empty sample carrier line of another adjacent processing system are determined. Consequently, delays in the processes in the system can be suppressed due to the suppression of the depletion of sample carriers.