Chemical analysis film supplier
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenji Arai, Masaaki Terashima, Yoshiyuki Doi
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Abstract
A plurality of dry chemical analysis films are stacked in a cartridge. A chemical analysis film supplier has a cartridge storage chamber in which a plurality of cartridges are stored so that the chemical analysis films in each cartridge can be taken out by a chemical analysis film removing device. In the the cartridge storage chamber, the cartridges are arranged in a circle, and a moisture-absorber holding portion is formed inside the circle of the cartridges, and a moisture absorber is loaded in the moisture-absorber holding portion.
Claims6
A chemical analysis film supplier for a biochemical analysis apparatus, comprising:
- a film holding member which holds a plurality of dry chemical analysis films in a plurality of film holding portions formed therein;
- a container which stores the film holding member therein so that the chemical analysis films can be taken out from each film holding portion, the film holding member is able to be removed from the container and to be returned to the container while carrying thereon the chemical analysis films held in the film holding portions;
- absent time calculating means which calculates an absent time from the time the film holding member is taken out from the container to the time the film holding member is returned to the container;
- judging means which compares the absent time with a preset reference time and judges whether the chemical analysis films held in the film holding member are still usable on the basis of the result of the comparison;
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- output means which outputs the result of the judgment by the judging means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.