JP3123749U - Automatic analyzer - Google Patents

Abstract

An operation unit for instructing an analysis apparatus and displaying an analysis result and an operation state is configured to be detachable from the main body, and the operation unit support can be compactly fixed to the upper part of the main body without taking up an area. . It is another object of the present invention to provide a small analyzer including an operation unit support that is improved in stability even when the operation unit is used by fixing the main unit and the operation unit support.
An operation unit support that supports an operation unit includes two plate-like members, a shaft portion that connects the plate-like members so as to be openable and closable, and an operation unit provided on one of the plate-like members. By providing an operation unit support body including a locking member and a key-shaped member that engages with the apparatus main body provided on the plate-shaped member, the main body and the operation unit are fixed and the operation unit is detached from the main body. An operation unit support that can stably fix the operation unit to the main body without increasing the mounting area of the operation unit support of the main body is provided in order to improve the stability of fixing the operation unit when used.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic analyzer that performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of biological samples such as blood and urine, and more particularly to an automatic analyzer in which a display device that displays data and the like is a liquid crystal display.

Automatic analyzers that perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological samples such as blood and urine have recently become widespread mainly in laboratories and large hospitals due to their high throughput and high reproducibility of measurement results compared to conventional methods. Is remarkable. Such an automatic analyzer is generally divided into a mechanism unit that performs analysis and a control unit such as a PC that controls the mechanism unit. Such automatic analyzers have been developed according to customer demands, from large ones with high throughput to small ones for backup, but space saving is required especially for small analyzers. Yes. Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1, there has also been proposed an apparatus in which a PC main body is installed in a mechanism unit and a touch panel type liquid crystal display device serving as a display unit and an input unit is provided above the mechanism unit.

JP-A-11-316230

  Some users have a desire to use the touch panel type input / output device by moving it to a desk instead of the analyzer. In the automatic analyzer described in Patent Document 1, it is described that there is a fixing means so that the touch panel does not fall down even if it is pressed with a finger. When installed on a desk without means, it is assumed that it will become unstable.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic analyzer including a member that can be easily installed above an automatic analyzer and that can be stably installed even when moved on a desk.

  The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

  At least two plate-like members, a shaft portion that connects the plate-like members so as to be openable and closable, and an operation portion fixing member provided on one of the plate-like members and the other plate-like member. An automatic analyzer including an operation unit support including a connecting portion of the analyzer main body.

  As an automatic analyzer, for example, a specimen holding means capable of mounting a large number of specimen containers, a reagent holding means equipped with reagent bottles, a reaction means for reacting a specimen and a reagent, and a specimen and a reagent are dispensed into reaction containers. A typical automatic analyzer is provided with a dispensing means for analyzing the reaction liquid and an analysis means for analyzing the reaction solution reacted in the reaction vessel. In such an automatic analyzer, a fixing member for fixing an operation section having an operation console for controlling the mechanism and a display means for displaying information on the operation of the mechanism to an operation console inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. As described above, two plate-like members, a shaft portion that connects the plate-like members so as to be openable and closable, an operation unit fixing member provided on one of the plate-like members, and an apparatus provided on the plate-like member It is preferable to include an operation unit support including a key-like member that engages with the main body. As a result, it is possible to improve the stability of the operation unit fixing when the main unit and the operation unit are fixed and the operation unit is detached from the main unit, and the operation unit can be mounted without increasing the mounting area of the operation unit support. Can be stably fixed to the main body.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to open and close the two plate-like members, both when the operation unit 100 is attached to the main body 10 and operated, and when the operation unit 100 is removed and operated. By providing a key-like member that engages with the main body 10, the main body 10 and the operation unit support 102 can be stably fixed to the main body with a minimum area, and the area occupied by the apparatus can be reduced. The device itself is compact and the accessibility to the mechanism is improved.

  A sample holding means capable of mounting a large number of sample containers, a reagent holding means for mounting a reagent bottle, a reaction means for reacting the sample and the reagent, a dispensing means for dispensing the sample and the reagent into the reaction container, In an automatic analyzer equipped with an analysis means for analyzing a reaction solution reacted in a reaction vessel, the sample holding means and the reagent holding means are generally arranged in front of each other, and the dispensing means is further provided in the back thereof. An operation unit having display means for displaying information related to the operation is arranged on the console. The operation unit is fixed to an operation console that is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane at the upper part in the back of the specimen holding means, and instructs the analyzer. The operation unit is configured to be detachable from the main body, and can be operated at a position different from the main body, so that it can be freely selected and operated depending on the use situation. In addition, since the operation unit has a touch panel function, it is used by pressing the operation unit with a finger. Therefore, as a means for fixing and stably operating the operation unit, a recess is provided on the operation unit support and a projection is provided on the main body. Install and fix. When detaching, the connection of the above unevenness is released by pressing the button strongly. In order not to fall down even if the touch panel of the operation unit is pressed, the extension unit can be pulled out of the operation unit support as necessary.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking an immune analyzer as an example.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of an immune analyzer, and FIG. 2 is an external view of a state in which an operation unit 100 that displays analysis results and operation states is detachable from the main body 10 and the operation unit 100 is removed from the main body 10. . The main body 10 is provided with a lid (part) 11 that can be opened and closed independently. Since the operation unit 100 can be fixed to the upper part of the main body 10, it does not take up an area and is easily arranged to access the mechanism unit, and the apparatus itself becomes compact.

FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of a sample disk (sample holding means) 200, a reagent disk (reagent holding means) 201, a dispenser (pipette dispensing mechanism) 202, and the like on the surface of the table 15. The table 15 is provided with two circular holes, one of which is a sample disk 200 arranged in front of the apparatus so that the reagent disk 201 can easily access the other hole. On the sample disk 200, a large number of sample containers 203 containing samples such as serum or urine are mounted on the same radius from the center of the disk. On the other hand, in the reagent disk 201, a large number of reagent bottles 204 containing the reagents are mounted on concentric circles having an equal radius from the center, and are kept at a certain temperature or lower in order to prevent chemical change of the reagents. A reagent 205 is installed in the disc. The tip rack 206 holds a large number of relatively inexpensive disposable nozzle tips made of, for example, polypropylene. The vessel rack 207 holds a number of vessels for carrying out the reaction, and a reaction section (incubator) 208 for keeping the reaction at a constant temperature and carrying out the reaction at the constant temperature is provided at the back of the vessel rack 207. It has been. The gripper mechanism 209 takes the nozzle chip held in the chip rack 206, conveys it to the chip buffer 210, further takes the vessel held in the vessel rack 207, and the vessel buffer 211, which is a place where the vessel is temporarily retracted. Transport to.

The dispenser 202 has a function of dispensing the reagent and the sample, and is arranged on the back side of the sample disk 200 and the reagent disk 201 arranged on the near side as viewed from the operation side (or upper side) as shown in FIG. The sample moves linearly from the sample suction position 212 to the nozzle tip disposal position 213 in the horizontal direction. The intersection of the horizontal movement path 214 of the pipette dispensing mechanism 202 and the circumferential movement path of the reagent 205 in the reagent bottle is the suction position of each reagent. The analysis unit 215 sucks the reaction liquid at the reaction liquid suction position 216 and analyzes the reaction liquid. A waste box 217 is disposed outside the chip buffer 210 and the vessel buffer 211. The nozzle tip that has been used is discarded from the nozzle tip discarding position 213 and the vessel that has been used is discarded from the vessel discarding position 218 to the disposal box 217. 219 is a waste liquid tank, 220 is a water supply tank,
A reagent case 221 is arranged on the front side of the apparatus so as to be easily accessible. Accordingly, the operation unit 100 is arranged on the upper portion of the main body 10 without taking up an area, so that the occupied area of the device itself can be reduced and the device itself can be made compact. Further, it is a great advantage that the operation unit 100 can be fixed to the upper part of the main body 10 due to the property of standing up.

The state of the operation unit support 102 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. The base upper plate 104 and the base lower plate 105 are configured to be rotatable about the base rotation shaft 107 as a rotation axis.

The base lower plate 105 is provided with a protrusion 103 and is shaped to engage with the main body 10. The base upper plate 104 and the suspension plate 108 are assembled, and further, the suspension plate 108 and the angle adjusting unit 106 are assembled. The angle adjustment unit 106 and the display unit 101 can adjust the angle of the combined display unit 101.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid 11 is provided with an opening 12, that is, a hole, and the opening 12 is provided with an operation unit 100 having an operation unit support 102 and a display unit 101. As shown in FIG. 2, the installation surface of the operation unit 100 is provided with a hole 13 used as attachment means for fixing the operation unit 100 to an inclined plane on the main body 10 side. The protrusion 103 used for fixing 102 is fitted, and the operation part support body 102 and the main body 10 are engaged. As a result, even if the operation portion installation surface is inclined, the projection 103 is engaged with the hole 13 so that stable installation is possible. Further, since there is an installation surface in the upper part of the main body 10 and it is inclined, it does not take up an area, and the table 15 can be arranged side by side in front of the apparatus, so that it is easy to access. As a result, the occupied area is reduced, and the apparatus itself becomes compact. In a state in which the operation unit support body 102 is engaged with the main body 10, the main body 10 and the operation unit support body 102 are fixed with screws. A connector 14 for connecting a signal line of the operation unit 100 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 10, and is used for connecting a signal line when the operation unit 100 is used by being removed from the main body 10. In the example of FIG. 1, the operation unit 100 can be operated with the lid 11 closed.

  When the operation unit 100 is removed from the main body 10 and used, the base upper plate 104 and the base lower plate 105 are rotated and opened as shown in FIG. 5 and can be stably and easily fixed to the installation surface. The operation unit will not fall down even if it is pressed with.

1 is an external view of an immune analyzer showing an embodiment of the present invention. The external view of the state which removed the operation part of the immune analyzer in FIG. 1 from the main body. The figure which shows arrangement | positioning of the table surface of an immune analyzer. The external view (front view, side view) of the operation part of this invention. The state figure which removes and fixes the operation part support stand by one Example of this invention from a main body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main body, 11 ... Cover, 12 ... Opening, 13 ... Hole, 14 ... Connector, 15 ... Table,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Operation part, 101 ... Display part, 102 ... Operation part support body, 103 ... Protrusion, 104 ... Base upper board, 105 ... Base lower board, 106 ... Angle adjustment part, 107 ... Base rotating shaft, 108 ... Sasae board, 200 ... Sample disc, 201 ... Reagent disc, 202 ... Dispenser, 203 ... Sample container, 204 ... Reagent bottle, 205 ... Reagent, 206 ... Chip rack, 207 ... Bessel rack, 208 ... Reaction unit, 209 ... Gripper mechanism, 210 ... chip buffer, 211 ... vessel buffer, 212 ... specimen aspiration position, 213 ... nozzle tip disposal position, 214 ... horizontal movement locus, 215 ... analyzer, 216 ... reaction liquid aspiration position, 217 ... waste solution box, 218 ... vessel disposal Position, 219 ... waste liquid tank, 220 ... water supply tank, 221 ... reagent case.

Claims (2)

  At least two plate-like members, a shaft portion that connects the plate-like members so as to be openable and closable, and an operation portion fixing member provided on one of the plate-like members and the other plate-like member. An automatic analyzer comprising an operation unit support provided with a connecting portion of the analyzer main body. The analyzer according to claim 1, wherein the joint includes a key-like member that engages with a part of the main body.

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