JPWO2022190485A5 - - Google Patents

Description

0003
, a transport surface on which the specimen holder slides; a plurality of magnetic poles that are arranged on the lower surface side of the transport surface and transport the specimen holder by electromagnetic force; and at least one of the specimen container and the specimen holder. an identification section provided on one side, a reading section that reads the identification section, and a rotating section that is fixedly provided on the upper surface side of the transport surface and contacts the specimen holder, and the rotating section that rotates the specimen holder. The specimen holder is transported while being in contact with the sample holder, thereby rotating the specimen holder at the same time as the transport, and the identification part is read by the reading part during the rotation.
Effects of the invention [0012]
According to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly read the identification tag of a specimen while improving the throughput of transportation. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be made clear by the description of the following examples.
Brief description of the drawing [0013]
[FIG. 1] A schematic diagram of a specimen testing automation system equipped with a specimen transport system according to Example 1 of the present invention.
[FIG. 2] A schematic diagram of a transport device constituting the sample transport system of Example 1.
[FIG. 3] A plan view of the rotation mechanism in the sample transport system of Example 1.
[FIG. 4] A side view of the rotation mechanism in the sample transport system of Example 1.
[FIG. 5] A graph showing the relationship between the deviation between the central axis of the specimen holder and the center of the electromagnet and the rotation angle/rotation mechanism length in the specimen transport system of Example 1.
[FIG. 6] A schematic diagram of a rotating mechanism having teeth and a specimen holder in Example 1.
[FIG. 7] A graph showing the relationship between the material of the rotation mechanism and the rotation angle/rotation mechanism length in the sample transport system of Example 1.
[FIG. 8] A flowchart of barcode reading in the sample transport system of Example 1.
[FIG. 9] A plan view of the rotation mechanism in the sample transport system of Example 2 of the present invention.
Mode for carrying out the invention [0014]
Embodiments of the sample transport system and sample transport method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the drawings used in this specification, the same or

Claims (11)

a specimen holder comprising a magnetic material and transporting a specimen container containing a specimen;
a transport surface on which the specimen holder slides;
a plurality of magnetic poles that are arranged on the lower surface side of the transport surface and transport the specimen holder by electromagnetic force;
an identification section provided on at least one of the sample container or the sample holder;
a reading section that reads the identification section;
a rotating part fixedly provided on the upper surface side of the transport surface and in contact with the specimen holder;
A specimen transport system, characterized in that the specimen holder is transported while being in contact with the rotating section, thereby rotating the specimen holder at the same time as transporting, and the reading section reads the identification section during the rotation. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
A specimen transport system, wherein the rotating section is installed along the plurality of arranged magnetic poles. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
The specimen transport system, wherein the rotating part is installed so as to be in contact with a lower side surface of the specimen holder. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
The specimen transport system, wherein the rotating part is installed at a distance from the center of the magnetic pole that is less than a radius of a contact portion with the specimen holder to be transported. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
A specimen transport system, wherein the rotating section is made of an elastic member. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
A specimen transport system characterized in that at least one of the rotating section and the specimen holder is toothed at a portion that comes into contact with a partner. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
further comprising a control unit that controls the excitation state of the magnetic pole,
The specimen transport system is characterized in that, when the identification part fails to read, the control part changes the traveling direction of the specimen holder and transports the specimen holder while bringing it into contact with the rotating part again. The specimen transport system according to claim 1,
A specimen transport system, wherein the rotating section includes at least a first rotating section and a second rotating section arranged parallel to the first rotating section. The specimen transport system according to claim 8,
The specimen transport system, wherein one or more reading units are installed in the advancing direction of the specimen holder. The specimen transport system according to claim 9,
further comprising a control unit that controls the excitation state of the magnetic pole,
The specimen transport system is characterized in that, when the identification part fails to read, the control part transports the specimen holder to a different rotating part, and transports the specimen holder while making contact with the different rotating part. A method for transporting a specimen contained in a specimen container held in a specimen holder including a magnetic material, the method comprising:
When transporting the specimen holder by applying a voltage to a plurality of magnetic poles arranged below the transport surface that transports the specimen holder above the specimen holder,
The specimen holder is transported while being in contact with a rotating part that is fixedly provided on the upper surface side of the transport surface and contacts the specimen holder, so that the specimen holder is rotated at the same time as the transport, and during the rotation, the specimen is A method for transporting a specimen, characterized in that the identification part is read by a reading part that reads the identification part provided on at least one of the container and the specimen holder.