公开(公告)号：US20160251164A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-01

申请号：US15028207

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Shugo OKABE ,  Tatsuya FUKUGAKI ,  Shinji AZUMA

IPC: B65G23/24 ,  B65G23/44 ,  B65G15/12

CPC classification number: B65G23/24 ,  B65G15/12 ,  B65G23/10 ,  B65G23/28 ,  B65G23/34 ,  B65G23/44 ,  B65G35/06 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/0482

Abstract: In the prior art, in transport lines equipped with multiple stages of transport lines driven in different directions, it was necessary that drive power sources for driving the belts of the transport lines be provided in a number equal to the number of transport lines. This led to an increased number of drive power sources and to an unavoidable increase in the power consumed by the device as a whole. In the present invention, there is adopted a mechanism for the parallel driving of a plurality of transport lines by a single drive power source, whereby the number of drive power sources needed to drive the transport lines can be reduced, as can the power consumed by the system.

Abstract translation: 在现有技术中，在配备有沿不同方向驱动的多级输送线的运输线路中，需要以与输送线数相等的数量来设置用于驱动输送线的皮带的驱动力源。 这导致驱动电源数量的增加以及整个设备消耗的功率的不可避免的增加。 在本发明中，采用了用于通过单个驱动电源并行驱动多个输送线的机构，由此能够减少驱动输送线路所需的驱动电力的数量，消耗的电力也可以减少 系统。

公开(公告)号：US20180106820A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15558649

申请日：2016-02-02

Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Shugo OKABE ,  Tatsuya FUKUGAKI

IPC: G01N35/00

CPC classification number: G01N35/00732 ,  G01N35/02 ,  G01N2035/00752

Abstract: In the prior art, variability arises in a rotational stopping position depending on the location in which reading of a bar code begins, and it is possible to conceive of situations in which there is inadequate orientational alignment of the bar code relative to the slit after rack transfer, as a result of which it is not possible for the bar code to be read by an analysis system. Accordingly, a first rotation is performed, in which a specimen container having a non-printed region and a printed region on a side surface thereof is rotated intermittently, each time through a certain angle. Additionally, information printed on the printed region on the side surface of the specimen container is read while the first rotation is being performed, and the location of the non-printed region of the specimen container is identified on the basis of the success or failure of said reading. Next, a second rotation is performed, in which the specimen container is rotated continuously. Additionally, the information printed on the printed region on the side surface of the specimen container is read while the second rotation is being performed, and the location of the printed region of the specimen container is identified on the basis of the success or failure of said reading. By this means, the location of an end portion of the printed region is identified, and control is implemented to align the orientation of the specimen bar code relative to the transfer destination rack.

公开(公告)号：US20190310276A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16315336

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Toshiki YAMAGATA ,  Shugo OKABE ,  Katsuhiro KAMBARA

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  B01L3/00

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.