SPECIMEN INSPECTION AUTOMATION SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190101558A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US16087108

    申请日:2017-01-19

    IPC分类号: G01N35/04 G01N35/00

    摘要: A specimen inspection automation system includes holder orientation adjustment mechanisms that adjust the orientations of specimen container holders that each holds one specimen container. The holder orientation adjustment mechanisms each includes: a stopper mechanism that is disposed above a conveyance line that conveys a specimen container holder and restricts the downstream movement of the specimen container holder by abutting, at the same height as a notched part provided on one side of a base of the specimen container holder, an outer circumferential part other than the notched part in the circumferential direction of the base; and a holder rotation mechanism that restricts the movement of the specimen container holder away from the stopper mechanism and rotates the specimen container holder in the circumferential direction. As a result, it is possible to appropriately adjust the orientation of a specimen container in which a specimen is accommodated and reduce work complexity.

    Plug Processing Device and Specimen Test Automation System Including Same

    公开(公告)号:US20190310276A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16315336

    申请日:2017-07-13

    IPC分类号: G01N35/04 B01L3/00

    摘要: 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.

    SPECIMEN CONTAINER INCLINATION CORRECTION MECHANISM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180120339A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-03

    申请号:US15566799

    申请日:2016-03-16

    IPC分类号: G01N35/04

    摘要: When a specimen transport system transfers a specimen container to a transport rack, the specimen container located at a position adjacent to a transfer position thereof is inclined on the rack, and there is a possibility that the one specimen container may collide with the other specimen container when the one specimen container is transferred. Where the transferred specimen container is inclined after being transferred, and a specimen container transfer mechanism is raised from the location, there is also a possibility that the one specimen container and the other specimen container adjacent thereto may collide with each other. Consequently, an inclination angle of a transferred specimen container and a specimen container adjacent thereto is corrected by loading a specimen container inclination correction mechanism including two inclination correction units at a specimen container transfer position. In this manner, a contact risk is suppressed and a stable transfer process is made possible.