Container supply unit and automated analyzer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9738451
APP PUB NO 20170152109A1
SERIAL NO

15310220

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A container supply unit and an automated analyzer in which anomalous orientations of containers ejected from a container (cuvette) ejection part can be prevented. This container supply unit has a container storage part, a container ejection part, and a container alignment part. The container ejection part includes a circular belt, placement members provided on said circular belt, and a belt rotation mechanism. The belt rotation mechanism rotates the circular belt in an R direction, forming an outward leg along which the placement members move upwards and a return leg along which the placement members move downwards. The placement members carry containers placed thereon on the outward leg and eject said containers to the container alignment part between the outward leg and the return leg. The top of each placement member during the outward leg comprises the following: a first inclined surface that is sloped upwards from one end, on the circular-belt side, towards the other end; and a second inclined surface that is sloped downwards from one end, which connects to the first inclined surface, towards the other end.

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JEOL LTD3-1-2 MUSASHINO AKISHIMA TOKYO 196-8558
FUJIREBIO INCSHINJUKU SHINJUKU JAPAN TOKYO TWO 1 1 TOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mizuki, Nakamura Tokyo, JP 4 9

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