Specimen container inclination correction mechanism, and method for controlling same
US10551398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0494
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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.
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