Connection device and automated system for inspecting specimen

An automated system for inspecting a specimen configured to preprocess a specimen container and analyze a specimen, the automated system comprising:

• an analysis device configured to analyze the specimen;
• a controller configured to control operation of the automated system;
• and
• a connection device configured to connect a specimen transport device configured to transport specimen containers accommodating specimens and the analysis device, wherein the connection device includes:
• a carousel configured to transport a plurality of specimen carriers, each on which the specimen container is placed, at a predetermined interval;
• a grip unit disposed inside the carousel and configured to grip the specimen containers at a specimen collection position where the specimens are collected, the grip unit including a motor, a pair of clamps, each of which includes a first pin, a second pin and a contact surface configured to contact the specimen containers, and a rotational driving force transmission unit configured to transmit a rotational driving force generated by the motor to the first pin;
• and
• a housing configured to cover the carousel, wherein
• the specimen collection position is above a transport path of the carousel and is located within a predetermined distance from the housing, and
• the grip unit waits outside the transport path until the specimen carriers are transported to the specimen collection position, and when the specimen carriers are transported to the specimen collection position, the grip unit moves toward the transport path, and
• wherein the rotational driving force transmission unit comprises a connecting plate, a plurality of gears, a first detection plate fixed to a first gear of the plurality of gears, and a plurality of sensors configured to measure a rotation angle of the first gear, a position of the connecting plate, and a position of the first detection plate.