JP2023038722A - Cover film laminating device - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent a slide glass from being in contact with air over a long period of time without drawing out a cover film.SOLUTION: A cover film laminating device includes a holder holding unit C that holds a holder 11 on which a cover film 10 is wound, a cutting unit 40 that cuts the cover film 10 drawn out from the holder 11 into a predetermined length, an immersion tank 32 in which a basket 21 storing a plurality of slide glasses 22 each having a specimen sample stuck thereon is immersed in a permeating agent, a sealing unit B that laminates the cover film 10 cut in the predetermined length onto the slide glass 22 taken out of the basket 21, an imaging device 14 that images an outer diameter of the cover film 10 wound on the holder 11 held by the holder holding unit C, and a control unit 64 that calculates a remaining length of the cover film 10 wound on the holder 11 on the basis of the outer diameter of the wound cover film 10 imaged by the imaging device 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover film sticking device for sticking a cover film onto a slide glass on which a specimen is stuck.

In pathological examination, a specimen obtained by slicing a biomaterial is attached to a slide glass, and after being stained, a cover film is attached to the surface of the slide glass to protect the specimen and observed under a microscope. is being done.

Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2005-300323) discloses an apparatus for attaching a cover film to the surface of a slide glass.
The cover film sticking device of Patent Document 1 includes a basket containing a plurality of slide glasses before sticking the cover film, and a take-out device for taking out the slide glasses from the basket.
The basket containing the slide glass before the cover film is adhered is immersed in a clearing agent such as xylene to prevent the test sample from drying.

A solvent that dissolves the mounting medium or the mounting medium previously applied to the cover film is dripped onto the slide glass removed from the basket.
The cover film is pulled out from the roll and cut to a predetermined length by a cutter. The cut cover film of a predetermined length is pressed and adhered to the slide glass on which the mounting medium has been dropped.
Then, the slide glass with the cover film attached is returned to the basket.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-300323

A long cover film is wound around a circular holder and held by a cover film sticking device. The cover film sticking device pulls out a long cover film from a holder, cuts it into a predetermined length to be stuck on the slide glass, and sticks the cut cover film of the predetermined length to the slide glass.

In the conventional cover film sticking device, from the time when the cover film is pulled out from the holder until it reaches the sticking position, the maximum number of slide glasses stored in the basket is secured to the length that can be stuck to all the slide glasses. The cover film is routed and arranged so as to
This configuration is called a so-called encapsulation guarantee, and even if the remaining amount of the cover film wound around the holder is exhausted, the length of the cover film that is wound around, that is, at least the current pasting operation A cover film can be applied to all the slides stored in the basket that is being processed.
Therefore, the test specimen on the slide glass is not left exposed to the air for a long time, and damage to the test specimen can be avoided.

As described above, in the conventional configuration in which the cover film is routed to ensure the encapsulation, there are problems in that the number of parts increases, the cost increases, and the size of the apparatus increases. In addition, there is a risk that the cover film may be damaged or charged with static electricity when it is pulled around.
In addition, when setting a holder with a cover film wrapped around it, such as when replacing the holder or when starting operation, the operator has to pull the cover film around and arrange it, which is time-consuming for the operator. There are also challenges.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a cover film sticking apparatus capable of preventing the slide glass from being exposed to the air for a long period of time without pulling the cover film around. be.

According to the cover film sticking apparatus of the present invention, the holder holding part holds the holder around which the long cover film is wound, and the cutting part cuts the cover film pulled out from the holder into a predetermined length. a dipping bath in which a basket containing a plurality of glass slides in which a clearing agent is stored and specimen specimens are affixed is immersed in the clearing agent; an enclosing part that encloses a specimen specimen by sticking to the body, an imaging device that images the outer diameter of the cover film wound around the holder held by the holder holding part, and a roll imaged by the imaging device and a control unit for calculating the remaining length of the cover film wound around the holder based on the outer diameter of the cover film being turned.
By adopting this configuration, the remaining length of the cover film wound around the holder is calculated based on the outer diameter of the cover film wound around the holder. can be known, there is no need to guarantee the encapsulation by routing the cover film.

Also, a display section for displaying information about the cover film may be provided.

Further, the control section may display the calculated remaining length of the cover film on the display section.
According to this configuration, the operator can check the remaining length of the cover film by looking at the display.

Further, a notification unit is provided, and the control unit displays the calculated remaining length of the cover film on the display unit when the calculated remaining length of the cover film is displayed on the display unit. It is good also as a feature to report by the reporting part.
According to this configuration, the operator can recognize that the remaining length of the cover film is displayed on the display section by the notification from the notification section.

Further, the control section may be characterized by calculating the remaining length of the cover film when an operator causes the holder holding section to hold the holder.
According to this configuration, it is possible to grasp the length of the cover film that can be used when performing the operation of attaching the cover film.

Further, the control unit may be characterized by calculating the remaining length of the cover film when the cover film has been adhered to all the slide glasses in the basket.
According to this configuration, the operator compares the length of the cover film remaining in the holder with the number of slide glasses stored in the basket to be encased next, and uses the cover film remaining in the holder. A decision can be made to continue or to reload a new holder.

In addition, the control unit determines the number of slide glasses to be stored for each basket type and the length of the cover film to be attached to one slide glass, and determines the necessary cover film for one basket of slide glasses for each basket type. Calculate the length of the cover film required for one basket of slide glasses for each basket type calculated, and the remaining length of the cover film calculated when the cover film is attached to all the slide glasses in the basket. , and the result of the comparison may be displayed on the display unit.
According to this configuration, the operator can determine whether to continue using the cover film remaining in the holder or to reattach the new holder, based on the display on the display unit.

In addition, the control unit determines the number of slide glasses to be stored for each basket type and the length of the cover film to be attached to one slide glass, and determines the necessary cover film for one basket of slide glasses for each basket type. Calculate the length of the cover film required for one basket of slide glasses for each basket type calculated, and the remaining length of the cover film calculated when the cover film is attached to all the slide glasses in the basket. , and if the remaining length of the cover film is less than the calculated required length of the cover film, control is performed so that the cover film sticking operation is not performed until the holder is replaced with a new one. It may be a feature.
According to this configuration, when it is impossible to attach the cover film to the slide glasses for one basket, the operation of attaching the cover film is not performed to prevent the slide glasses from being exposed to the air for a long period of time. .

According to the cover film sticking apparatus of the present invention, the holder holding part holds the holder around which the long cover film is wound, and the cutting part cuts the cover film pulled out from the holder into a predetermined length. Then, a feed roller that guides the cover film pulled out from the holder to the cutting part without pulling it around, and a basket that stores a plurality of glass slides in which the clearing agent is stored and to which the specimen specimen is attached is immersed in the clearing agent. and an encapsulating unit for enclosing a specimen specimen by attaching a cover film cut to a predetermined length to a slide glass taken out of the basket.
By adopting this configuration, the cover film is cut to a predetermined length at the cutting portion without being pulled around, so the number of parts can be reduced, contributing to cost reduction, and the size of the device can be reduced. In addition, since the cover film is not routed, it is possible to prevent the cover film from being damaged and from being charged with static electricity.

According to the coverslip sticking apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the slide glass from being exposed to the air for a long period of time without pulling the cover film around.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the external configuration of a holder for a cover film; It is an explanatory view showing a schematic internal configuration of a cover film sticking device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a holder and a cutting device. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the cover film sticking device; FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the first embodiment of calculating the remaining length of the cover film. FIG. 10 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of calculating the remaining length of the cover film; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of calculating the remaining length of the cover film; FIG.

First, the cover film will be explained.
The cover film 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a resin film, and is mounted in the adhering device while being wound around a ring-shaped holder 11 . The length of the cover film 10 is about 60 to 80 m, and it is used after being pulled out from the wound state and cut into a predetermined length.

Next, a schematic configuration of the cover film sticking device will be described with reference to FIG.
The cover film sticking device 30 includes an immersion bath 32 in which a penetrating agent is stored. A basket 21 accommodates a plurality of slide glasses 22 to which sliced test specimens are attached. The basket 21 has a shape in which a plurality of slide glasses 22 to which sliced test specimens are attached are inserted and accommodated at right angles to the bottom surface. The basket 21 is placed in an immersion tank 32, and the slide glass 22 is immersed in a transparent agent. It should be noted that baskets 21 having different storage capacities for the slide glass 22 exist. The types of baskets with different capacities are hereinafter referred to as basket types.

The cover film applying device 30 has a take-out arm 34 for taking out the basket 21 from the dipping bath 32 . The take-out arm 34 has a gripping portion 36 for gripping the basket 21 at its tip, and rotates in a vertical plane around a horizontal rotating shaft 35 to take out the basket 21 from the immersion bath 32 . The gripping portion 36 presses the lower end portion of the basket-type detection plate 66 provided in the immersion bath 32 by pressing the basket 21 when gripping the basket 21 . The upper end of the basket type detection plate 66 whose lower end is pressed rotates from right to left in FIG.
Two basket type detection sensors 68 and 70 are provided above the basket type detection plate 66 . Two basket type detection sensors 68 and 70 can detect movement of the basket type detection plate 66 to determine the basket type.
The take-out arm 34 rotates 90 degrees in the vertical plane and rotates to a position where the slide glass 22 in the basket 21 taken out from the immersion bath 32 becomes horizontal.

The basket 21 rotated to the position where the slide glass 22 becomes horizontal is placed on the lift table 37 which moves up and down in the vertical direction. The elevator 37 raises the basket 21 to the standby position (symbol A in FIG. 2).
At the standby position, a pushing ejector 38 is provided for pushing out the slide glasses 22 one by one from the basket 21 .

A pushing ejector 38 pushes the glass slide 22 out of the basket 21 and moves the glass slide 22 to the enclosure B on the horizontal table.
In this enclosing part B, the cover film 10 is adhered to the slide glass 22 and the sample specimen on the slide glass 22 is enclosed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cover film 10 is wound around the holder 11 as described above, and is attached to the holder C to which the holder 11 is attached.
The cover film 10 is drawn downward from the side surface of the holder 11 and enters the cutting device 40 via the guide roller 41 and the feed roller 46 . Depending on the arrangement of the cutting device 40 and the holding section C, the guide roller 41 may not be provided.

The cutting device 40 is positioned at an angle such that it approaches the slide glass 22 placed in the enclosure B from obliquely above. A pair of cover rollers 50 are provided for feeding the cut cover film 10 above the slide glass 22 .

Further, the encapsulating part B is provided with a dispensing nozzle 52 for dropping the encapsulating medium. The dispensing nozzle 52 is connected to a pump and piping (not shown), and sucks up the mounting medium from the solvent bottle 55 via the pump and piping (not shown). The tip of the dispensing nozzle 52 is placed above the specimen specimen on the slide glass 22 placed in the encapsulating part B, and can drop the mounting medium onto the upper surface of the specimen specimen.

The cover film 10 cut to a predetermined length by the cutter 48 is pasted to the slide glass 22 by the pasting roller 54 .
The slide glass 22 to which the cover film 10 has been adhered is horizontally moved by the return ejector 56 so as to be stored in the original position within the basket 21 .

When the attachment of the cover film 10 to one slide glass 22 is completed, the lift table 37 raises the basket 21 by the thickness of one slide glass 22 . Then, the next unattached slide glass 22 is pushed out from the basket 21 into the enclosure portion B, and the cover film 10 is attached.

When the cover film 10 has been completely attached to all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21, the elevator 37 is lifted to move the basket 21 into the storage section 58 in which the basket 21 after the cover film has been attached is stored. store it.

The mounting medium overflowing from the slide glass 22 drops and is collected in a waste liquid tray 59 arranged below the encapsulating section B, and is stored in a waste liquid bottle 60 arranged below the waste liquid tray 59. - 特許庁

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the control system.
The cover film sticking device 30 is provided with a control section 64 that controls the overall operation. The control unit 64 is composed of a CPU, a memory, etc., and operates based on a preset control program.
An imaging device 14 capable of imaging the outer diameter of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 is provided in the vicinity of the holding portion C. As shown in FIG. The imaging device 14 can employ a camera module equipped with an image sensor such as a CCD or CMOS, for example.
The imaging device 14 is connected to the control unit 64 , the imaging timing is executed according to the instruction from the control unit 64 , and the captured image data is transmitted to the control unit 64 .

The control unit 64 has a function of calculating the remaining length from the outer diameter of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 photographed by the imaging device 14 . A function of calculating the remaining length is implemented by a control program preset for the control unit 64 .

Further, the cover film sticking device 30 is provided with a display unit 16 such as an LCD. The display unit 16 displays the remaining length of the cover film 10 calculated by the control unit 64, the result of comparison between the remaining length of the cover film 10 and the length of the number of slide glasses 22 for one basket by the control unit 64, and the like. information can be displayed.

Furthermore, the cover film sticking device 30 is provided with a notification unit 18 such as a speaker. The notification unit 18 notifies that the display unit 16 displays information such as the remaining length of the cover film 10 and the result of comparing the remaining length of the cover film 10 and the length of the slide glasses 22 for one basket. , for example, outputs a notification sound such as a beep to notify the operator.
The sound notified by the notification unit 18 such as a speaker includes the remaining length of the cover film 10 calculated by the control unit 64, the remaining length of the cover film 10 and the length of the number of slide glasses 22 for one basket. may be output as voice data. In the case of voice data, the voice data may be stored in advance in the control unit 64 and the pre-stored voice data may be output, or a voice synthesis engine may be installed to output synthesized voice data. good too.

A method for detecting the remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 will be described below with reference to FIG.
As described above, the control section 64 has a function of calculating the remaining length from the thickness of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 photographed by the imaging device 14 .
Further, it is assumed that the thickness t of one sheet of the cover film 10 and the outer diameter (inner diameter of the cover film 10) d of the holder 11 are stored in advance in the controller 64 .

The control unit 64 measures the outer diameter D of the cover film from the image data captured by the imaging device 14 . And the remaining length L of the cover film,
L=π(D ² -d ² )/4t
Calculated by the formula of
The length of the cover film obtained by the above formula is a theoretical value, and since the calculation formula is based on a sufficiently tightly wound state, a correction value may be used in some cases.
Further, the method of calculating the remaining length L of the cover film is not limited to the above formula, and other formulas may be used.

Next, a plurality of embodiments will be described regarding control when calculating the remaining length of the cover film 10 .
(First embodiment)
Description will be made below based on the flow chart of FIG. This embodiment is an embodiment for calculating the remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 when the holder 11 is attached to the holding portion C. FIG.
As a configuration for detecting that the holder 11 is attached to the holding portion C, the door 25 that opens and closes the holding portion C or the holding portion C has the door 25 closed or the holder 11 attached. A sensor 24 is provided for detecting the As long as the sensor 24 detects that the door 25 is closed or that the holder 11 is attached, it may be of any type such as a photoelectric type, a proximity type, or a microswitch.
When the sensor 24 detects that the door 25 has been opened and then closed or that the holder 11 is attached to the holding portion C, it outputs a detection signal to the control portion 64 (step S100).

When the control unit 64 receives the detection signal from the sensor 24 and recognizes that the holder 11 is attached to the holding unit C, the outer diameter of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 is known to the imaging device 14 . Output a control signal to acquire image data.
The imaging device 14 images the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 and transmits the image data to the control unit 64 (step S102).

The controller 64 measures the outer diameter of the wound cover film 10 based on the received image data.
Further, based on the measured outer diameter of the wound cover film 10, the pre-stored thickness of one cover film 10, and the outer diameter of the holder 11, the control unit 64 calculates The remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 is calculated (step S104).

The control unit 64 displays the calculated remaining length of the cover film 10 on the display unit 16 (step S106).
The operator sees the remaining length of the cover film 10 displayed on the display unit 16, and confirms that the number of the cover films 10 corresponding to the number of the slide glasses 22 stored in the basket to be pasted is secured. can determine whether there is

Further, the control unit 64 may display the calculated remaining length of the cover film 10 on the display unit 16 and may control the notification unit 18 to output a beep sound or the like for drawing the attention of the operator. . Thereby, the operator can recognize that the remaining length of the cover film 10 is displayed on the display section 16 .

(Second embodiment)
Description will be made below based on the flow chart of FIG. This embodiment calculates the remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 when the operation of attaching (enclosing) the cover film 10 to all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 is completed. It is an embodiment to do.
When the control unit 64 detects that the cover film 10 has been completely attached to all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 (step S200), the control unit 64 raises the lift table 37 to allow the basket 21 after the cover film has been attached. and outputs a control signal to the imaging device 14 so as to obtain image data showing the outer diameter of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11. .
The imaging device 14 images the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 and transmits the image data to the control unit 64 (step S202).

The controller 64 measures the outer diameter of the wound cover film 10 based on the received image data.
Further, based on the measured outer diameter of the wound cover film 10, the pre-stored thickness of one cover film 10, and the outer diameter of the holder 11, the control unit 64 calculates The remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 is calculated (step S204).

The control unit 64 displays the calculated remaining length of the cover film 10 on the display unit 16 (step S206). The operator sees the remaining length of the cover film 10 displayed on the display unit 16, and secures the cover film 10 for the number of slide glasses 22 stored in the next basket to be pasted. It is possible to determine whether or not

Further, the control unit 64 may display the calculated remaining length of the cover film 10 on the display unit 16 and may control the notification unit 18 to output a beep sound or the like for drawing the attention of the operator. . Thereby, the operator can recognize that the remaining length of the cover film 10 is displayed on the display section 16 .

(Third embodiment)
Description will be made below based on the flow chart of FIG. In this embodiment, the remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 and the next In this embodiment, the lengths of the cover films required for all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 to be attached to the basket 21 are compared with each other, and the comparison result is displayed.

In this embodiment, the control unit 64 determines the number of slide glasses to be stored for each basket type and the length of the cover film to be attached to one slide glass. Calculate the length of the appropriate cover film.
When the controller 64 detects that the cover films 10 have been completely attached to all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 (step S300), the lift table 37 is raised to The basket 21 is stored in the storage unit 58 for storing the basket 21, and a control signal is sent to the imaging device 14 so as to acquire image data showing the outer diameter of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11. Output.
The imaging device 14 images the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 and transmits the image data to the control unit 64 (step S302).

The controller 64 measures the outer diameter of the wound cover film 10 based on the received image data.
Further, based on the measured outer diameter of the wound cover film 10, the pre-stored thickness of one cover film 10, and the outer diameter of the holder 11, the control unit 64 calculates The remaining length of the cover film 10 wound around the holder 11 is calculated (step S304).

The controller 64 compares the calculated remaining length of the cover film 10 with the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 to be pasted next (step S306).
As a result of the comparison, if the remaining length of the cover film 10 is longer than the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21, the control unit 64 determines that the remaining length of the cover film is one basket. It is displayed on the display unit 16 that it is sufficient for pasting the slide glass 22 for 10 minutes (step S308).

The control unit 64 may display on the display unit 16 how much the remaining length of the cover film is longer than the slide glass 22 for one basket.
Alternatively, the control unit 64 simply displays the remaining length of the cover film and the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 on the display unit 16, and the remaining length of the cover film is displayed in the basket. It may be left to the operator to determine how long it is longer than one slide glass 22 .

As a result of the comparison, if the remaining length of the cover film 10 is shorter than the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21, the control unit 64 determines that the remaining length of the cover film is one basket. It is displayed on the display unit 16 that the number of slide glasses 22 attached is insufficient (step S310).
If the remaining length of the cover film 10 is shorter than the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21, the controller 64 allows the operator to replace the holder 11 with a new one. It is possible to control so that the pasting work cannot be performed until In this way, by preventing the operator from performing the attaching operation until the holder 11 is replaced with a new holder 11, it is possible to prevent the cover film from running out before the attachment of all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 is completed. This prevents the slide glass 22 from being exposed to the air for a long time.

Specifically, even if the operator operates an operation switch (not shown) to perform the sticking operation, the control unit 64 does not perform the sticking operation (step S312).
Then, when the sensor 24 described above detects that a new holder 11 is attached to the holding portion C or that the door 25 is closed after the holder 11 without the cover film 10 is removed from the holding portion C. Then, the control unit 64 determines that the holder 11 has been replaced (step S314), and enables the sticking operation (step S316).
At this time, the control unit 64 displays on the display unit 18 each time "the sticking operation cannot be performed unless the holder is replaced" and "the sticking operation can be performed" to inform the operator. Appeal is preferred.

In addition, the control unit 64 displays the result of comparison between the calculated remaining length of the cover film 10 and the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 to be pasted next. , and the notification unit 18 may be controlled to output a beep sound or the like for attracting the attention of the operator. As a result, the operator can see on the display unit 16 the result of comparison between the remaining length of the cover film 10 and the length of the cover film required to enclose all the slide glasses 22 in the basket 21 to be pasted next. can recognize that

Note that the control unit 64 may execute any one of the above-described first, second, and third embodiments, or may execute any of the first and second embodiments. may be performed, or both the first embodiment and the third embodiment may be performed.

10 Cover film 11 Holder 14 Imaging device 16 Display unit 18 Notification unit 21 Basket 22 Slide glass 24 Sensor 25 Door 30 Cover film sticking device 32 Immersion tank 34 Extraction arm 35 Rotating shaft 36 Grasping unit 37 Elevating table 38 Ejector 40 Cutting device 41 Guide roller 46 Feed roller 48 Cutter 50 Cover roller 52 Dispensing nozzle 54 Pasting roller 55 Solvent bottle 56 Ejector 58 Storage unit 59 Waste liquid tray 60 Waste liquid bottle 64 Control unit 66 Basket type detection plate 68 Basket type detection sensor 70 Basket type detection sensor A Standby position B Enclosing part C Holding part

Claims (9)

a holder holding part holding a holder around which a long cover film is wound;
a cutting unit for cutting the cover film pulled out from the holder into a predetermined length;
an immersion tank in which a basket containing a plurality of glass slides, in which a clearing agent is stored and to which specimen specimens are attached, is immersed in the clearing agent;
an enclosing part that encloses a specimen specimen by attaching a cover film cut to a predetermined length to a slide glass taken out of the basket;
an imaging device for imaging the thickness of the cover film wound around the holder held by the holder holding portion;
a control unit that calculates the remaining length of the cover film wound around the holder based on the thickness of the wound cover film captured by the imaging device. Film sticking device. 2. The cover film sticking device according to claim 1, further comprising a display section for displaying information about the cover film. 3. The cover film sticking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display the calculated remaining length of the cover film. Equipped with a notification unit,
The control unit causes the notification unit to notify that the calculated remaining length of the cover film is displayed on the display unit when the calculated remaining length of the cover film is displayed on the display unit. 4. The cover film sticking device according to claim 3. The control unit
5. The cover film application according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a worker calculates the remaining length of the cover film when the holder is held by the holder holding portion. wearing device. The control unit
6. The cover film adhering method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the remaining length of the cover film is calculated at the end of adhering the cover film to all the slide glasses in the basket. Device. The control unit
Based on the number of slide glasses stored in each basket type and the length of the cover film attached to one slide glass, the length of the cover film required for one basket of slide glasses was calculated for each basket type.
Compare the calculated length of the cover film required for one basket of slide glass for each basket type with the remaining length of the cover film calculated when the cover film has been attached to all the slide glasses in the basket,
7. The cover film sticking device according to claim 6, wherein the result of the comparison is displayed on the display unit. The control unit
Based on the number of slide glasses stored in each basket type and the length of the cover film attached to one slide glass, the length of the cover film required for one basket of slide glasses was calculated for each basket type.
The length of the cover film required for one basket of slide glass for each basket type calculated,
If the remaining length of the cover film is less than the calculated required length of the cover film as a result of comparing the remaining length of the cover film calculated when the cover film has been adhered to all the slide glasses in the basket 8. The cover film sticking device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the cover film sticking device is controlled so as not to perform the cover film sticking operation until the holder is replaced with a new one. a holder holding part holding a holder around which a long cover film is wound;
a cutting unit for cutting the cover film pulled out from the holder into a predetermined length;
a feed roller that guides the cover film pulled out from the holder to the cutting portion without pulling it around;
an immersion tank in which a basket containing a plurality of glass slides, in which a clearing agent is stored and to which specimen specimens are attached, is immersed in the clearing agent;
A cover film sticking device, comprising: an encapsulating unit for enclosing a sample by sticking a cover film cut to a predetermined length onto a slide glass taken out of a basket.

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