Automatic specimen sealing system

An automatic specimen sealing system comprising:

• a conveyor for conveying said glass slides;
• a glass slide supplying device for ejecting glass slides sequentially at predetermined time intervals onto said conveyor at a predetermined orientation;
• a discriminating device for detecting optically the size of specimens on said glass slides being conveyed on said conveyor;
• a pouring device for supplying an adhesive liquid onto said glass slides in an amount determined by the size of the respective specimens;
• a glass cover sorting/supplying device for supplying glass covers of a size determined by the size of said specimens to said glass slides conveyed to a supply position on said conveyor;
• a binding device for lifting up said glass slides from said supply position to effect sealing of said specimens between said glass slides and said glass covers and then returning again said glass slides to said supply position;
• an assemblying device for moving simultaneously a predetermined number of said glass slides having been returned to said supply position and ejected by said conveyor to assemble said slides in a tray;
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• a control unit for effecting in synchronization with movement of said conveyor processing of said glass slide supplying device, said discriminating device, said pouring device said glass cover sorting/supplying device, and said sealing device.