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US 11,305,940 B2Granted
Holder transport apparatus
AssigneeAoi Seiki Co., Ltd.
InventorTeruaki Itoh
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Abstract
A holder transport apparatus according to an embodiment includes, an elevator device comprising a conveyance member which includes an ascending path and a descending path arranged along an ascending and descending circulation path that circulates, and a plurality of support plates which are attached to the conveyance member and support a holder which holds a sample container in an erect state.
Claims12
A holder transport apparatus comprising:
- an elevator device including a support portion that supports, in an erect state, a holder holding a sample container and moves along a predetermined ascending and descending path;
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- a plurality of transport mechanisms that are arranged in a plurality of portions in a direction of the ascending and descending path, and convey the holder along a transport line, which is arranged adjacent to the support portion present in the ascending and descending path of the elevator device and intersects with the ascending and descending path,
- wherein the transport mechanism comprises a guide rail arranged on a lateral side of the holder along the transport line, and a conveyance member that supports a bottom portion of the holder and moves the holder in a transport direction,
- wherein the support portion comprises a support plate that supports the bottom portion of the holder, and a guide member arranged on the lateral side of the holder, and
- wherein a space between the support plate of the support portion arranged at a predetermined stop position and an end portion of a transport path of the transport mechanism is narrower than a length of the holder in a direction of the transport path.
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A holder transport apparatus comprising:
- an elevator device including a support portion that supports, in an erect state, a holder holding a sample container and moves along a predetermined ascending and descending path;
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- a plurality of transport mechanisms that are arranged in a plurality of portions in a direction of the ascending and descending path, and convey the holder along a transport line, which is arranged adjacent to the support portion present in the ascending and descending path of the elevator device and intersects with the ascending and descending path,
- wherein the transport mechanism comprises a guide rail arranged on a lateral side of the holder along the transport line, and a conveyance member that supports a bottom portion of the holder and moves the holder in a transport direction,
- wherein the support portion supports the bottom portion of the holder, and comprises a guide member arranged on the lateral side of the holder, and
- wherein a space between the support portion arranged at a predetermined stop position and an end portion of a transport path of the transport mechanism is narrower than a length of the holder in a direction of the transport path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.