AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP

Title:

AUTOMATIC ANALYZER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/025616

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

To prevent a reagent accommodated in a reagent container from evaporating, deteriorating, or leaking, it is common to seal the lid of the reagent container, especially before the start of use. A significant amount of force is often required to open the lid. In the course of analysis processing, the lid of the reagent container is repeatedly opened and closed by a device within an automatic analyzer for opening and closing the lid. Attempting to open the lid of a sealed reagent container having a completely closed lid within the analyzer produces an extreme increase in the load on the device for opening and closing the lid and makes it possible that the inability to open the lid will make analysis impossible or that the device will be damaged. In view of the above problem, an automatic analyzer according to the present invention is provided with a roller and a reagent container shoulder presser at the position where an operator inserts a reagent container into the automatic analyzer. The reagent container is pushed while the lid of the reagent container is made to touch the upper side of the roller and the shoulder presser is made to touch the shoulder of the reagent container, and the application of upward force to the lid causes the lid of the reagent container to be half open, after which the reagent container is inserted in the analyzer.

Inventors:

SAKAIRI SUSUMU (JP)
KAMBARA KATSUHIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2014/067094

Publication Date:

February 26, 2015

Filing Date:

June 27, 2014

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Assignee:

HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP (JP)

International Classes:

G01N35/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2011074472A1	2011-06-23
WO2011074472A1	2011-06-23

Foreign References:

JP2011027663A	2011-02-10
JP2010078510A	2010-04-08
JP2010078510A	2010-04-08

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