US 8,986,611 B2 · Sample analysis apparatus

Abstract

A sample analysis apparatus configured to automatically press a start button upon installation of a sample tube is provided. The sample analysis apparatus includes: a body of the sample analysis apparatus; a door housing which may be provided in an opened state or a closed state, and configured to be coupled to the body of the sample analysis apparatus by a hinge; a tube accommodating unit included in the door housing and configured to accommodate the sample tube; a start button included in the body of the sample analysis apparatus and configured to start analysis of the sample; and an operating member positioned at a first position which is distant from the start button the sample tube is not installed in the tube accommodating unit, and a second position which is configured to operate the start button when a sample tube is installed and the door housing is closed.

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Dependent claims

A sample analysis apparatus comprising:

a body within which analysis of a sample in a sample tube is conducted;
a door housing hingedly connected to the body;
a tube accommodating unit included in the door housing and configured to accommodate the sample tube;
a start button provided in the body and configured to begin analysis of the sample;
and
an operating member positioned at a first position when the sample tube is not inserted into the tube accommodating unit, and positioned at a second position when the sample tube is inserted into the tube accommodating unit, wherein when the operating member is in the second position and the door housing is closed, the operating member actuates the start button.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sample analysis apparatus

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Abstract

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