WO2005098454A1 - マイクロプレート処理装置及びマイクロプレート搬送方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a microplate processing apparatus having a function of performing a predetermined operation on a microplate, and a microplate transport method in the microphone plate processing apparatus.
- a microplate is used as a container for storing a drug solution and a specimen for performing culture and biochemical reactions. Since these tests are usually performed systematically on a large number of samples, a plurality of microplates are subjected to processing such as dispensing operations and component analysis in one test. For this reason, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 11-222366, a dedicated processing device that automatically performs the above-described processing is used to supply a plurality of microplates. An apparatus having a device and a plate transport mechanism for transporting the microplate taken out from the supply device is known.
- microplates are individually stored in storage shelves with a plurality of plate placement positions, and at the time of supply, they are taken out one by one by a ceiling-running port-type plate transfer mechanism and transferred to the dispensing stage After the dispensing operation, the microplate is returned to the storage shelf again.
- the top of the well for liquid storage provided on the microplate is open.
- a microplate with a lid may be used to isolate the injected liquid from the external atmosphere when storing the dispensed microphone port plate with the liquid injected into the well. .
- the microplate processing device is required to have a detachable function.
- the apparatus is provided with a lid removing unit, and the microplate is individually moved to the lid removing unit by the plate transport mechanism before and after the dispensing operation.
- the microplate processing apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration.
- the lid removal position, the intermediate position, A conveyor-type microplate transport mechanism that transports the microphone opening plate in the order of the lid mounting position; and, at an intermediate position, the microplate is taken out of the microplate transport mechanism and positioned at a work position where the above operation is performed.
- a microplate positioning mechanism for returning the microplate from the working position to the microplate transport mechanism, a working part for performing a predetermined work on the microphone opening plate positioned at the working position, and a microplate lid removed at the lid removal position and the microplate Place the removed lid on the transport path of the transport mechanism
- the lid transported from the lid removal position to the lid mounting position by the lid removal mechanism and the microplate transport mechanism is picked up from the microplate transport mechanism, and the picked-up lid is mounted on the microplate transported to the lid mounting position.
- the microplate is removed from the microplate transport mechanism by the microplate positioning mechanism by controlling the lid mounting mechanism and the microplate transport mechanism.
- a control unit for transferring the lid placed on the transport path from the lid removing position to the lid mounting position by the lid removing mechanism when the lid is being taken out.
- microplate transfer method of the present invention includes the following steps.
- a method for transporting microplates in a microplate processing apparatus provided with a conveyor-type microplate transport mechanism that transports microplates in order of a lid removing position, an intermediate position, and a lid mounting position from an upstream side on a transport path.
- the lid-opening position transporting step of transporting the microplate with the lid attached to the lid removing position by the microphone-port plate transport mechanism, and the lid removing step of removing the microphone-port plate lid at the lid removing position An intermediate position transport step for transporting the microplate with the lid removed to the intermediate position by the microplate transport mechanism, and removing the microplate transported to the intermediate position from the microplate transport mechanism.
- Microplate return step to return the microplate back to the microphone opening plate transport mechanism to transport the microplate returned from the intermediate position to the lid mounting position from the intermediate position, and cover the microplate transported to the lid mounting position
- a lid mounting step for mounting the lid held in the pickup step, and a microphone opening plate The feed mechanism, characterized in that it comprises a discharge step of unloading the microplate lid is attached from the lid mounting position.
- the microplate when performing a predetermined operation on the microplate from which the lid has been removed at the lid removal position, the microplate is removed from the microplate transport mechanism by the microplate positioning mechanism, When the lid is removed from the microplate transport mechanism, the lid that is removed is transported from the lid removal position to the lid mounting position, so that the lid can be efficiently attached to and detached from the microplate. it can.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a microplate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the microplate processing apparatus of the same embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a microplate carrying mechanism in the microphone opening plate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 5C is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 5D is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 6C is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 6D is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 7A is an operation explanatory view of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 7C is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 7D is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the microphone opening plate processing apparatus of the embodiment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a microplate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the plate transport mechanism
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system of the microplate processing apparatus according to the embodiment.
- FIGS. 5A to 5D, 6A to 6D, and FIG. FIGS. A to 7D and FIG. 8 are explanatory views of the operation of the microplate processing apparatus of the embodiment.
- the microplate processing device 1 removes the lid of the microplate and performs a predetermined operation on the microplate in the operation of performing biochemical tests and analysis such as drug discovery screening. It has the function of attaching a lid.
- the microplate processing apparatus 1 has a first microplate transport mechanism 31 and a second microplate transport mechanism 32 of the same structure arranged on a base 2 horizontally in parallel.
- a dispensing head 8 movable by a dispensing head drive mechanism 7 is provided above the microplate transport mechanism.
- a first plate supply stop force 41, a second plate supply stop force 42, and a second plate supply stop force 42 are provided at both ends of the first microplate transfer mechanism 31 and the second microplate transfer mechanism 32, respectively.
- the first plate collection stocker 51 and the second plate collection stocker 52 are arranged.
- the microplate 10 to be tested is housed in the first plate supply stop force 41 and the second plate supply stop force 42.
- the microplates 10 supplied one by one from the first plate supply stock force 4 1 and the second plate supply stocker 4 2 use the conveyor-type first microplate transfer mechanism 3 1 and the second microplate transfer. It is transported downstream (right side in Fig. 1) by mechanism 32.
- the microplate 10 is dispensed by the dispensing head 8. A dispensing operation is performed for this.
- the microplate 10 after the dispensing operation is transported downstream by the first microplate transport mechanism 31 and the second microplate transport mechanism 32, and the first plate collection stocker 51 and the second Collected in plate collection stocker 52.
- the microplate 10 to be tested is stocked with the lid 11 attached to prevent foreign matter from entering, and the dispensing operation is performed by the dispensing head 8. At this time, the lid 11 is detached.
- a lid removing mechanism 6 for removing and attaching the lid 11 on the upstream side and a downstream side of the dispensing head 8, respectively, and a lid mounting mechanism 9 Is provided.
- the lid removing mechanism 6 and the lid mounting mechanism 9 respectively move the first lid holding head 6b and the second lid holding head 9b capable of sucking and holding the lid 11 to the first lid holding head elevating mechanism. It is configured to be lifted and lowered by the second lid holding head lifting and lowering 9a overnight.
- the first microplate transport mechanism 31 and the second microplate transport mechanism 32 (in the following description, the microplate transport mechanism 3 is collectively referred to unless it is necessary to distinguish them. )
- a belt 13 driven by a conveyor drive motor 14 is run on b.
- the upper surface of the belt 13 traveling while being received by the lower receiving plate 3b is a transport path on which the microplate 10 is placed and transported.
- the traveling direction of the belt 13, that is, the transport direction, and The transport start / stop timing can be arbitrarily controlled as needed.
- Upstream and downstream on the transport path of the microplate transport mechanism 3 a first position [P 1], a second position [P 2], and a third position [P 3] each having a size for retaining one microplate 10 are set at the center.
- the first position [P 1] receives the microplate 10 supplied from the upstream plate supply force 41 and 42 and removes the lid 11 to remove the lid 11 from the microplate 10 by the lid removal mechanism 6. Position.
- the third position [P 3] is a lid mounting position for mounting the lid 11 once removed at the first position [P 1] on the microphone opening plate 10 again.
- the second position [P 2] between the first position [P 1] and the third position [P 3] is dispensed to the microplate 10 by the dispensing head 8 as described later. This is an intermediate position where the microplate 10 is taken out of the microplate transport mechanism 3 for performing work.
- the first position [P 1], the second position [P 2], and the third position [P 3] have a first stopper 15 1, a second stopper 15 2 for stopping the microplate 10 at each position, respectively.
- a third Stono 53 is provided.
- a first sensor S1, a second sensor S2, and a third sensor S3 are provided at each position, and the presence or absence of the microplate 10 at each position can be detected.
- the mic opening plate transport mechanism 3 is brought into contact with the end of the microplate 10 so that the first position [P 1], the second position [P 2], and the third position [P 3]
- a plurality of stoppers for stopping the microplate 10 are provided.
- a vertical cutout groove 3c is formed at the center of the guide plate 3a.
- the belt 13 runs around the cutout groove 3c by pulleys 16a and 16b.
- a microplate stage 12 having a horizontal upper surface is arranged in the notch groove 3c so as to be vertically removable.
- micro The plate stage 12 can be moved up and down by a microplate stage lifter 17 which is arranged behind the guide plate 3a.
- the microplate stage elevating actuator 17 is a mechanism for elevating the microplate stage 12.
- the microplate stage 12 When the microplate stage 12 is lowered into the cutout groove 3 c, the microplate stage 12 is at a position where the transport of the microplate 10 by the belt 13 is not hindered. Then, while the microplate 10 is located at the second position [P 2], the microplate stage elevating actuator 17 is driven to raise the microphone opening plate stage 12 so that the microplate 10 is It can be lifted by the plate stage 12 and positioned at the work position [P4] by the dispensing head 8.
- the position where the microphone opening plate stage 12 is raised by the micro plate stage ascending and descending work 17 is the work position [P4] where the dispensing work is performed.
- the microplate stage 12 is moved down by the microplate stage ascending and descending actuators 17 to transfer the microplate plate 10 at the second position [P2]. Return to the transport path of mechanism 3.
- the microplate transport mechanism 3 includes a first position [P1], a second position [P2], a third position [P3] (a lid removal position, an intermediate position, and a lid) from the upstream side on the transport path.
- the conveyor system transports the microplate 10 in this order.
- the microplate stage 12 described above takes out the microplate 10 transported by the microphone port plate transport mechanism 3 at the second position [P2] from the microplate transport mechanism 3 and performs the dispensing operation at the work position [P4 , And returns to the microplate transport mechanism 3 from the work position [P4].
- the microplate positioning mechanism 30 is composed of the microplate stage 12 and an elevating mechanism (microphone plate stage elevating actuator) 17 for raising and lowering the microplate stage 12.
- the dispensing head 8 is a working unit that performs a predetermined work on the microplate 10 positioned at the work position [P 4].
- the lid removal mechanism 6 removes the lid 11 of the microplate 10 transported by the microplate transport mechanism 3 at the first position [P 1], and removes the lid 1 on the transport path of the microplate transport mechanism 3. The operation of placing 1 is performed.
- the lid mounting mechanism 9 picks up the lid 11 transported from the first position [P1] to the third position [P3] by the microplate transport mechanism 3 from the microplate transport mechanism 3, and the microplate transport mechanism 3. The operation of attaching the picked-up lid 11 to the microplate 11 conveyed to the third position [P 3] by 3 is performed.
- the control unit 20 controls the conveyor drive motor 14, the microplate stage elevating actuator 17 and the second microplate transport mechanism. Controls the operation of 1 stopper 15 1, 2nd stopper 15 2, 3rd stopper 15 3. At this time, the detection results of the first sensor S1, the second sensor S2, and the third sensor S3 are referred to.
- control unit 20 controls the first lid holding head lifting / lowering actuator 6a and the first lid holding head 6b for the attaching / detaching operation of the lid 11 performed during the plate transport operation. Control. Further, the control unit 20 controls the movement of the dispensing head 8 during the dispensing work on the microplate 10 by controlling the dispensing head driving mechanism 7, and the first plate By controlling the supply stocker 41 and the second plate supply stocker 42, the supply and recovery operations of the microplate 10 are controlled. Next, the plate transport operation performed by the control unit 20 will be described.
- the lid 11 is removed by the lid removing mechanism 6, and then the microplate 10 is moved to the second position. Transfer to [P 2].
- the microplate 10 taken out from the second position [P 2] is positioned to the working position [P 4] by the dispensing head 8 by the micro plate positioning mechanism 30 described above.
- the dispensing head 8 is returned to the transport path of the microplate transport mechanism 3 from the work position [P4] and further transferred to the microplate 10 transported to the third position [P3].
- the lid 11 is mounted by the lid mounting mechanism 9.
- the correspondence between the microplate 10 and the lid 11 is not random, and the lid 11, which was always attached at the time of supply, is attached to the original microplate 10 in order to prevent foreign matter from entering the microplate 10. I am trying to do it.
- the lid 11 removed at the first position [P1] is transported to the third position [P3] ahead of the microplate 10, and the lid 11 is removed in advance.
- the lid 11 is mounted on the microplate 10 when the microplate 10 after the dispensing operation is transported to the third position [P 3] while being held by the mounting mechanism 9.
- the aforementioned microplate stage 12 is provided at the second position [P2], and the microplate 10 is connected to the microphone opening plate.
- the lid 11 is transported to the third position [P 3] in advance while being lifted out of the transport mechanism 3.
- the microplate processing apparatus 1 is configured as described above. Hereinafter, a method of transporting the microplate in the microphone-equipped plate processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 8.
- the first plate supply stop force 41 and the second plate supply stop force 42 are used.
- the microplate 10 is placed at the first position [P 1] in a state where the lid 11 is attached, and is moved to the first position [P 1] by the first stopper 151 which has been raised in advance. Stop at P 1]. That is, the microplate 10 with the lid 11 attached is transported by the microplate transport mechanism 3 to the first position [P 1] (lid removal position) (lid removal position transport step).
- the first lid holding head 6b moves up and down, and as shown in FIG. 10 Remove lid 11 That is, the cover 11 of the microplate 10 is removed at the first position [P 1] ( ⁇ removal position) (cover removal step).
- the first stopper 151 is released, and as shown in FIG. 5C, the microplate 10 from which the lid 11 has been removed is transported to the second position [P 2], and the second stopper 152 that has been raised in advance is moved to the second position [P 2]. Stops the microplate 10 at the second position [P 2]. That is, the microplate 10 with the lid 11 removed is transported to the second position [P 2] (intermediate position) by the microplate transport mechanism 3 (intermediate position transport step).
- the belt 13 is stopped after the running speed of the belt 13 is reduced to take out the microphone opening plate 10. Further, in response to the detection of the second sensor S2, the first stopper 151 is raised, and thereafter, the lid 11 held by the first lid holding head 6b is moved to the first position [P1]. It is placed on the transport path of the microplate transport mechanism 3. That is, the lid 11 removed in the lid removing step is placed on the transport path of the microplate transport mechanism 3 (lid placing step).
- the first lid holding head 6b When a predetermined time has elapsed from the detection timing of the microplate 10 by the second sensor S2, the first lid holding head 6b is raised as shown in FIG. 6A, and the second position [P 2] And raise the microplate stage 12 to Lift the outlet plate 10 and position it at the work position [P4] for dispensing work using the dispensing head 8. That is, the microplate 1 transported to the second position [P 2]
- the first stopper 151 and the second stopper 152 are released, and the lid 11 is moved from the first position [P 1] to the second position [P 2] to be further downstream. Transport to At this time, if the second sensor S2 detects that the lid 11 has passed,
- a new microplate 10 is supplied to the first position [P 1] and stopped by the first stopper 151 that has been raised in advance. Thereafter, after a predetermined time has passed from the detection timing of the microplate 10 by the first sensor S1, as shown in FIG. 6D, the first lid holding head 6b at the first position [P1]. Remove lid 1 1 from microplate 10.
- the lid 11 on the transport path is picked up by the second lid holding head 9b. That is, the lid 11 transported to the third position [P 3] is picked up from the microplate transport mechanism 3 and held (lid pick-up step).
- the dispensing head 8 waits for the dispensing work to be completed, and when the dispensing work is completed, the first stopper 151 is released and the microphone port plate stage 12 is moved as shown in FIG. 7A. Lower the microplate 10 after dispensing to the second position [P 2]. That is, a machine that has completed the specified work at the work position [P4] The mouth plate 10 is returned to the microplate transport mechanism 3 at the second position [P 2] (microplate return step).
- the belt 13 is run, and the operation of transporting the microplate 10 by the microplate transport mechanism 3 is started.
- the new microplate 10 is transported downstream from the first position [P1], and the microplate 10 after dispensing is transported downstream from the second position [P2]. That is, the microplate 10 returned to the microplate transport mechanism 3 is transported by the microplate transport mechanism 3 from the second position [P2] to the third position [P3] (lid mounting position). ).
- these microplates 10 are stopped at the second position [P 2] and the third position [P 3] by the second stopper 152 and the third stopper 153 which have been raised in advance as shown in FIG. 7B. I do.
- the micro plate stage 12 is raised to move the micro plate 10 lift.
- the lid 11 held by the second lid holding head 9 b is removed after a predetermined time has elapsed from the detection timing of the microplate 10 by the third sensor S 3. Attach to microplate 10. That is, the lid 11 held in the lid pickup step is mounted on the microplate 10 transported to the lid mounting position (lid mounting step).
- the lid 11 held by the first lid holding head 6 b is returned to the transport path of the microplate transport mechanism 3.
- the third stopper 153 is released after the second lid holding head 9 b is raised, and the microphone opening plate 10 with the lid 11 attached is released.
- the microphone opening plate 10 with the lid 11 attached is carried out from the third position [P 3] by the microplate carrying mechanism 3 (a carrying out step).
- the working position [P4] above the second position [P2] In, the dispensing work by the dispensing head 8 is started.
- the second sensor S2 detects the passage of the lid 11
- the first stopper 15 1 and the third stopper 15 3 are raised.
- the state becomes the same as that of FIG. 6C, and thereafter, the same operation is repeatedly executed.
- the lid transport step in the above-described plate transport operation 3 is performed within the time from the removal of the microplate 10 from the microplate transport mechanism 3 in the positioning step to the completion of the microplate return step.
- the lid 11 removed from the microplate 10 in the lid removing step is attached to the original microplate 10 on which the lid 11 was attached in the lid attaching step. .
- the work position [P4] where predetermined work is performed on the microplate 10 from which the lid 11 has been taken out at the first position [P1] is moved above the microplate transport mechanism 3.
- the lid 11 is moved ahead of the microplate 10 from the first position [P 1] by setting It can be transported to the third position [P 3].
- the lid 11 can be attached to the original microplate 10 after the work is completed, and a microplate that performs processing while continuously transporting a large number of microplates 10 by a single microplate transport mechanism.
- the lid 11 can be efficiently attached and detached.
- the microplate processing apparatus of the present invention has an effect that the lid can be efficiently attached to and detached from the microplate, and is used for continuous processing of a microplate requiring a lid. Useful.
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