WO2015111470A1 - 自動分析装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a reagent, a liquid sample such as blood or urine, and an automatic analyzer using the same, and in particular, has a function capable of efficiently carrying out drying of a cleaning solution attached to a probe.
- the present invention relates to a washing tank provided and an automatic analyzer provided with the same.
- an automatic analyzer such as a biochemical automatic analyzer or an immune automatic analyzer is provided with a washing tank for washing the probe with a washing liquid after suction and discharge of the reagent or the sample of the subject.
- the amount of contamination of the probe when the reagent or sample sample is aspirated by the probe is usually about 5 mm of the amount that the probe thrusts after detecting the liquid level, which is the cleaning range of the probe; for example, to prevent evaporation of the reagent If you want to aspirate the reagent from the reagent bottle with the cap attached to the reagent bottle, you need to wash the range from the reagent cap to the bottom of the reagent bottle and you need to wash many areas .
- the probe moves to the vacuum suction cylinder position after cleaning at the probe cleaning position as a method of removing the cleaning solution adhering to the probe side surface after probe cleaning.
- a method of removing the cleaning solution attached to the side of the probe by lowering the probe and drawing a vacuum in a vacuum suction cylinder Patent Documents 1 and 2.
- Patent Document 3 a method of performing from cleaning to drying of the probe at the same position is considered, and this method is also known.
- Patent Document 3 can shorten the time from washing to drying as compared to Patent Documents 1 and 2, but the technology disclosed in Patent Document 3 still has the following problems.
- the configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
- the present invention is typically connected to a probe for sucking and discharging a reagent or a sample, a washing nozzle for discharging a washing solution, a vacuum nozzle for sucking air, the washing nozzle and the vacuum nozzle, and the washing nozzle
- the vacuum nozzle sucks air to clean the probe and the cleaning tank, and the waste liquid flow path connected to the cleaning tank and discharging the cleaning solution, and the cleaning nozzle
- Another representative invention of the present invention is connected to a probe for sucking and discharging a reagent or a sample, a washing nozzle for discharging a washing solution, a vacuum nozzle for sucking air, the washing nozzle and the vacuum nozzle, A cleaning tank for cleaning and drying the probe, a waste liquid flow path connected to the washing tank and discharging the washing liquid, and disposed between the washing tank and the waste liquid flow path, along with the suction of the vacuum nozzle It is an automatic analyzer provided with the shielding member which moves by suction power and shields the channel between the washing tank and the waste liquid channel.
- the role of the shielding member makes it possible to reduce the amount of air drawn during vacuum suction and to shorten the drying time. As a result, the time from washing to drying can be shortened.
- the washing liquid can be efficiently discharged to the waste liquid flow path before the shielding member acts, so the washing tank can be miniaturized. .
- the installation space can be miniaturized.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic overall perspective view of an automatic analyzer according to the present invention. It is a washing tank perspective sectional view concerning the present invention. It is an important section sectional view concerning the present invention. It is operation
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
- a plurality of reaction containers 2 for mixing a sample sample such as blood or urine and a reagent are arranged circumferentially.
- a plurality of reagent bottles 10 can be circumferentially placed in the reagent disc 9.
- a sample transfer mechanism 17 for moving a rack 16 on which a sample container 15 is mounted is installed near the reaction disk 1.
- reagent dispensing mechanisms 7, 8 capable of rotating and moving up and down, and provided with a reagent probe 7a.
- a reagent syringe 18 is connected to the sample probe 7a.
- a sample dispensing mechanism 11 capable of rotating and moving up and down is installed, and provided with a sample probe 11a.
- a sample syringe 19 is connected to the sample probe 11a.
- the sample probe 11a moves while drawing a circular arc around the rotation axis to suck and discharge the sample from the sample container to the reaction cell.
- washing mechanism 3 Around the reaction disk 1, a washing mechanism 3, a light source, a spectrophotometer 4, stirring mechanisms 5 and 6, a reagent disc 9, and a sample transport mechanism 17 are disposed, and a washing pump 20 is connected to the washing mechanism 3. There is. Washing tanks 13, 30, 31, 32, 33 are respectively installed on the operation ranges of the reagent dispensing mechanisms 7, 8, the sample dispensing mechanism 11, and the stirring mechanisms 5, 6.
- the sample container 15 contains a sample, and is placed on the rack 16 and carried by the sample transport mechanism 17. Further, each mechanism is connected to the controller 21, and the controller 21 controls each mechanism.
- the light emitted from the light source is applied to the mixture of the sample and the reagent mixed in the reaction container 2.
- the irradiated light is received by the spectrophotometer 4, and the controller 21 calculates the concentration of the predetermined component contained in the sample from the light amount.
- a cap is attached to the reagent probe suction port position of the reagent bottle to seal the inside, and it is general to remove the cap and set it in the apparatus when setting it in the apparatus.
- a hole on a cut is made in a cap and the reagent probe 7a is inserted into the cut portion to aspirate the reagent. Since the reagent has a slight cut at the opening of the cap, the reagent is in minimum contact with the air, and the deterioration of the reagent is improved as compared with the prior art.
- the washing range of the reagent probe 7a is the entire range inserted for suctioning the reagent from the cap, a wider range of washing is required as compared with the case without the conventional cap.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective sectional view of the cleaning tank 30 of the automatic analyzer according to the present invention.
- the upper right view is a cross-sectional perspective view of the main part of the cleaning tank 30.
- cleaning nozzles 201 and 202 for discharging the cleaning liquid are provided, and the reagent probe 7a is cleaned by the cleaning liquid.
- vacuum nozzles 211 and 212a to c for sucking air are provided, and the suction force of the vacuum nozzles causes the reagent probe 7a to be dried.
- These nozzles are connected to the washing tank, and each nozzle can discharge the washing solution to the washing tank and can suction the air in the washing tank.
- the squeezed portion 301 is provided in the washing tank, and the reagent probe 7a is inserted into the opening of the squeezed portion 301 to wash and dry the probe.
- This throttling part accelerates the air flowing from the outside and plays a role of enhancing the drying power. If the diameter of the throttling portion 301 is larger than the outer diameter of the reagent probe 7a, the speed of air entering the cleaning cylinder does not increase very much, so the effect of blowing off the cleaning liquid attached to the side surface of the reagent probe 7a It is lower than the diameter. As a result, when the next liquid is aspirated, it has to be diluted with the remainder of the washing liquid, so that sufficient washing liquid removal capability is required.
- the clearance between the outer diameter of the reagent probe 7a and the diameter of the narrowed portion 301 is preferably 0.2 mm to 1 mm.
- the reagent attached to the side surface of the reagent probe 7a may be attached to the narrowed portion 301.
- the narrowed portion 301 is disposed on the path through which the cleaning liquid discharged by the cleaning nozzle 201 flows, the narrowed portion 301 can be cleaned by the cleaning liquid.
- An overflow portion 222 is provided inside the cleaning tank adjacent to the position where the reagent probe 7a is inserted.
- the overflow portion 222 is a portion for discharging the cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzle 201, and is connected to the collecting pipe 250 together with a space into which the reagent probe 7a is inserted.
- the collecting pipe 250 is a waste liquid flow path.
- the cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzle 201 has two paths, one falling directly downward from the narrowed portion 301 and the one falling downward via the overflow portion 222, and is collected and discharged by the collecting pipe 250. On the other hand, the cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzle 202 falls directly downward and is discharged through the collecting pipe 250.
- a ball 100 is disposed between the collecting pipe 250 serving as the waste liquid flow path and the cleaning tank as a shielding member for shielding the waste liquid flow path and the washing tank.
- the sphere 100 is a member that moves to the cleaning tank side by the suction force accompanying the suction of the vacuum nozzles 212a to c, and shields the flow path between the cleaning tank and the waste liquid flow path. By being shielded, the amount of air drawn can be reduced, and the drying time can be shortened compared to when the ball 100 is not disposed.
- shielding is a concept including a state in which a part is not completely sealed in addition to the case in which the flow path is completely sealed. If the vacuum nozzle acts in a direction that makes it more difficult to suction air than in a state where this member does not act, it can be considered as shielding.
- the ball 100 is accommodated in the waste liquid portion 221, held by the holding portion 101, and left at a fixed height.
- An O-ring 102 is disposed between the ball 100 and the cleaning tank.
- the O-ring 102 improves the adhesion to the ball 100 and can enhance the shielding effect when the ball 100 and the O-ring 102 come in contact with each other.
- the electrodes 303a and 303b will be described later.
- the ball 100 which is a shielding member
- the ball 100 is mounted on and held by the holding portion 101 at a lowered position.
- the ball 100 is lifted upward from the state of FIG. 3A by the suction force as shown in FIG.
- the flow path can be shielded.
- the O-ring 102 not only improves the adhesion but also has the role of holding the ball 100 stationary, and functions as a movement suppressing member that suppresses the upward movement of the ball 100. Therefore, the O-ring 102 needs to have an inner diameter narrower than the outer diameter of the ball 100.
- the ball 100 has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the waste liquid portion 221, and can move up and down smoothly.
- the clearance between the inner diameter of the waste liquid portion 221 and the diameter of the ball 100 It is desirable to secure the distance between 0.5 mm and 2.0 mm.
- the ball 100 needs to be a member that moves by the suction force of air in this manner, a hollow sphere in the ball 100 is desirable. Moreover, the thing of a light quality material is desirable. In addition, since the aqueous solution in contact with the sphere 100 is in contact with various components such as a cleaning solution and a reagent, the material is preferably a chemical resistant material such as stainless steel or ceramic.
- the upper and lower strokes of the ball 100 generally depend on the distance between the O-ring 102 and the holding portion 101, and when separated as shown in FIG. 3A, the lower part of the cleaning tank can be shielded from the start of vacuum suction. take time.
- the distance in the vertical direction between the holding portion 101 and the O-ring 102 can be realized by making it shorter than the diameter of the sphere 100.
- the time from the start of vacuum suction to the time when the lower part of the washing tank can be shielded can be shortened, so that the drying time can be shortened.
- the reduced time can be allocated to the cleaning time to suppress carryover. Accordingly, it is beneficial to reduce the stroke of the ball 100 up and down. Even if a part of the O-ring 102 and the ball 100 is not in contact with each other, even if the O-ring 102 and the ball 100 are not in contact with each other as described above, waste liquid can be drained from the gap.
- the cleaning liquid is discharged from the cleaning nozzles 201 and 202.
- the reagent probe 7 a is lowered to the washing tank, and the reagent probe 7 a is inserted into the narrowed portion 301.
- the outer side is cleaned while lowering the reagent probe 7a.
- the cleaning solution of the washing nozzles 201 and 202 is discharged to wash the outside of the entire reagent probe 7a.
- the inside of the reagent probe 7a is washed to wash the inside of the reagent probe 7a.
- the internal cleaning is performed by discharging the cleaning liquid as internal cleaning water from the inside of the reagent probe 7a.
- the ball 100 disposed in the waste liquid portion 221 is at a position on the holding portion 101, and the washing liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzles 201 and 202 and the reagent probe 7a does not stay in the waste liquid portion 221.
- the cleaning liquid from the cleaning nozzle 201 flows through the upper portion of the narrowed portion 301, the cleaning liquid from the reagent probe 7a is covered with the cleaning liquid on the narrowed portion 301. For this reason, the internal washing water from the reagent probe 7a does not splash outside the washing tank. Therefore, a relatively high water pressure can be used as the water pressure of the inner washing water to suppress carryover.
- the volume of air sucked by the vacuum nozzles 212a to 212c enters the inside of the cleaning tank from the narrowed portion 301. Since the throttling portion 301 has a squeezed shape, the speed of the air introduced is increased, and the cleaning liquid attached to the side surface of the reagent probe 7a is repelled by the effect of the air blow to dry the side surface of the reagent probe 7a.
- the operation is to hit the ball 100 where the inner washing water is sucked, but if the suction pressure from the vacuum nozzles 212a to 212c is larger than the water pressure that the inner washing water hits the ball 100, the inner washing water will hit. Since the ball 100 does not come off and descend from the O-ring 102, the inner cleaning of the reagent probe 7a can be performed after being inserted into the narrowed portion 301 and immediately before being inserted and removed.
- the ball 100 adheres to the upper O-ring 102 at the time of suction of the vacuum nozzles 212a to c and adheres to the O-ring 102 even after suction is stopped.
- the inner washing water hits the ball and is pushed downward to return the ball to the holding portion 101.
- the balls are returned to the holding unit 101 by the weight of the cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning tank due to close contact.
- the flow path between the cleaning tank and the waste liquid flow path is shielded by the sphere 100 as a shielding member. Indicated.
- the shielding member By the role of the shielding member, the amount of air drawn in at the time of vacuum suction can be reduced, and the drying time can be shortened.
- the cleaning liquid is efficiently discharged to the waste liquid flow path without being stored in the cleaning tank until the ball 100 is in close contact. For this reason, the space in which the cleaning liquid may be accumulated can be narrowed, and the cleaning tank can be miniaturized.
- shielding is a concept that includes not only completely sealing but also partially unsealed, and the shielding member may not completely seal. Therefore, a structure may be adopted in which a part is released in a state in which the ball 100 is in close contact. In this case, although the drying effect is relatively reduced, the cleaning solution can be constantly discharged and thus the size can be further reduced.
- the shielding member may not be a spherical member like the sphere 100.
- the shielding member may be an oval shaped member.
- a mechanism such as a movable door may be provided, and a mechanism that moves by suction of a vacuum nozzle and automatically closes the door by suction may be adopted as the shielding member.
- the O-ring was demonstrated as an example as a movement suppression member, even if it is not ring shape, it is sufficient if it is a member which can suppress movement of a shielding member.
- the bottom of the cleaning tank can be considered as a shielding member because the bottom of the cleaning tank acts to suppress the movement of the shielding member.
- the shielding member is an elastic body such as rubber or silicon like an O-ring, the adhesion can be enhanced, and therefore the shielding member should be made of such a material as a separate member from the cleaning tank. desirable.
- the shielding member is simply disposed between the cleaning tank and the waste liquid flow path, moved by the suction force accompanying suction of the vacuum nozzle, and shielding the flow path between the cleaning tank and the waste liquid flow path It may be.
- the shielding member is a spherical member. Further, the same effects as described above can be obtained by adopting the various means described above.
- the cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzle 201 flows to the overflow portion 222, and the cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning nozzle 202 flows from the waste liquid portion 221 and is discharged from the collecting pipe 250 at the lower portion of the cleaning tank.
- the collecting pipe 250 be fixed to the automatic analyzer, and furthermore, the washing tank is constituted of a separate member from the collecting pipe 250, and the washing tank has a structure that can be detached from the collecting pipe. Is desirable. That is, since the attachment of the cleaning tank can be installed only by plugging it into the collecting pipe 250 from the upper part, the position adjustment after the attachment and detachment is unnecessary, and the maintenance efficiency can be improved.
- the waste liquid part 221 which is piping holding a shielding member is attached to the washing tank side, the said piping and the washing tank are comprised with another member, and the washing tank becomes a structure which can be detached with respect to the said piping. Is desirable.
- the shielding member such as the ball 100 and the movement suppressing member such as the O-ring 102 can be easily replaced, and the maintenance efficiency can be improved.
- the holding portion 101 holds the shielding member, and in the case of the ball 100, the shielding member preferably has the structure shown in FIG. (A) to (c) of FIG. 5 are top views observed from the arrow direction of A in FIG. 2 (the sphere 100 is not shown).
- (A), (b), and (c) are the examples which made the holding
- the balls 100 can be maintained at a certain height by being supported by the respective holding portions 101.
- the holding portion 101 needs to be disposed on the circumference of a circle having a diameter shorter than the outer diameter of the spherical shape. It is desirable that three or more holding units 101 be arranged.
- the gap 110 is a space provided for discharging the cleaning liquid to the waste liquid flow path even when the ball 100 is supported by the holding unit 101.
- the shape of the gap 110 can be arbitrarily configured according to the number and shape of the holding portions 101 as shown in (a) to (c), the area of the gap 110 can be sufficiently taken even if the number of the holding portions 101 is increased. If so, the effect of the discharge does not change because the preclean solution can be discharged sufficiently.
- the configuration provided with the three holding portions of (a) which enables the stable holding of the ball 100 by maximizing the area of the gap 110, is optimal.
- the holding portion 101 By making the shape of the holding portion 101 symmetrical as viewed from the center, when the ball 100 is on the holding portion 101, it is always disposed at the central position. By being disposed at the center position, stable vertical movement is possible. Further, by being disposed at the center position, the cleaning solution can be wound around the entire sphere 100 and can also serve to clean the sphere 100 in a stable manner. For this reason, as long as the ball 100 is held at the central position, the upper and lower operations can be smoothly performed by the vacuum suction operation, and there is almost no failure. In addition, it is desirable that there is no holding portion in contact with the lowermost point of the center of the ball 100, since providing the holding portion supporting the area directly below the center of the ball 100 may hinder the ball 100 from being quickly settled at the center position. .
- each holding portion 101 be disposed at a central angle of 120 degrees with respect to the center, not just three. Further, for the same reason, in the case of three or more holding portions, it is desirable that all the angles formed between the adjacent holding portions and the center be equal at three or more holding portions.
- the angles formed in (a), (b) and (c) are 120 degrees, 90 degrees and 45 degrees, respectively.
- FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional view in the arrow direction of FIG. 3A in the case where FIG. 5A is adopted as the holding portion. Two holding parts 101 among the three holding parts 101 are shown. As described above, it is important that the holding unit 101 always arrange the ball 100 at the same center position. If the internal washing water etc.
- the cleaning effect of the ball 100 will vary, and the movement will be sluggish by the upward movement at the time of vacuum suction or This is because it can be assumed that the dropout of the Therefore, as shown by the circles in the figure, by making the shape of the holding portion 100 be a chamfered shape or a R shape, when the sphere 100 is returned to the holding portion 101 by the internal washing water of the reagent probe 7a, the reproducibility is good. It can return to the center position. For this reason, when the washing water in the reagent probe 7a hits the ball 100, the positioning is firm, so the ball 100 can sufficiently wash around the ball 100 without moving.
- washing of the ball 100 is not enough, it may be considered that the descent operation of the ball 100 is not successful without leaving the O-ring 102. In this case, clogging occurs in the flow path. Then, when clogging occurs, it can be assumed that the cleaning solution is accumulated in the cleaning tank, resulting in insufficient cleaning, contamination, and insufficient removal of the cleaning solution.
- electrodes 303a and 303b are disposed below the vacuum nozzle as shown in FIG. 3, and if conduction of the electrodes is confirmed in a set time from the start of vacuum suction, Clogs can be determined. This is because the accumulated cleaning fluid serves as a medium to conduct between the electrodes. If the cleaning liquid can be discharged normally, the electrodes 303a and b will not conduct at the start of vacuum suction, but the ball 100 does not move down and if the cleaning liquid is accumulated inside the cleaning tank, before the vacuum suction operation or Since the electrodes 303a and 303b are later conducted, clogging of the cleaning tank can be detected. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide electrodes 303a, b in the wash tank to detect blockages in the flow path between the wash tank and the waste fluid path.
- FIG. 6 shows a determination flow of clogging in the cleaning tank from the reagent aspiration to the end of the cleaning.
- the determination of this clogging can be made in any of (a) to (c) of FIG.
- the contents of (a) to (c) are the same except for the timing of the clogging determination.
- FIG. 6 (a) is a flowchart showing the clogging determination before vacuum suction after the start of lowering of the reagent probe 7a to the washing tank.
- the electrode 303 a may be disposed above the cleaning nozzle 202
- the electrode 303 b may be disposed below the cleaning nozzle 202. That is, these electrodes can be disposed relatively above the cleaning tank since vacuum suction is performed. In addition, you may arrange
- FIG. 6 (b) is a flowchart showing this clogging determination before the reagent probe 7a starts rising from the washing tank after the start of vacuum suction.
- FIG. 6C is a flowchart showing the clogging determination after the reagent probe 7a has started rising from the washing tank.
- the clogging removal operation can also be performed by applying internal wash water from the reagent probe 7a to the ball 100 for a long time using a single cycle for a long time and pushing it toward the holding portion 101, or directly at the tip of the reagent probe 7a.
- the ball 100 can be pressed in the direction of the holding portion 101 and pushed out to return sufficiently.
- the controller press the reagent probe 7a against the shielding member or discharge the inner washing water from the reagent probe 7a if a clog is detected. Either method is effective for releasing the shielding state by the shielding member.
- the left figure is a flow path when the solenoid valve, the pump, and the system water are shared by both nozzles.
- the middle figure shows the flow path when the solenoid valve is provided separately and the pump and system water are shared by both nozzles.
- the right figure shows the flow path when the solenoid valve is provided separately and the pump is also separately provided and the system water is shared by both nozzles.
- it is an example which adopted a low pressure pump and a high pressure pump by washing nozzles 201 and 202, and it can attain optimization of washing efficiency by changing water pressure like this.
- the perspective sectional view of the cleaning tank in FIG. 8 has a structure in which a solenoid valve 302 is provided below the waste liquid portion 221.
- the other configuration is substantially the same as that shown in FIG.
- the control of the open / close state of the solenoid valve 302 is performed by the controller 21.
- the solenoid valve 302 is in the open state.
- the reagent probe 7a is washed by lowering the reagent probe 7a in the washing tank, discharging the washing solution from the washing nozzles 201 and 202, and applying the washing solution to the reagent probe 7a.
- the solenoid valve 302 under the waste liquid portion 221 is closed, and the reagent probe 7a is raised while performing vacuum suction from the vacuum nozzles 211 and 212a to c.
- the cleaning tank discharged in the cleaning nozzles 201 and 202 is discharged to the waste liquid flow path also in the cleaning tank of FIG.
- the amount of air drawn in at the time of vacuum suction can be reduced, and the drying time can be shortened. As a result, the time from washing to drying can be shortened.
- the washing tank can be miniaturized.
- the present invention is also applicable to the washing bath of the sample probe, and the washing bath of the present invention is not limited to the reagent probe alone.
- the number of vacuum nozzles has been described as four, it does not depend on the number of vacuum nozzles because of the balance with the vacuum force. For example, only the vacuum nozzles 212a to c may be provided without the vacuum nozzle 211. Further, although the number of cleaning nozzles has been described as two, the same applies to this. For example, the cleaning nozzle 202 may not be present, and only the cleaning nozzle 201 may be provided.
- the diaphragm unit 301 is not an essential component of the present invention.
- the drying efficiency can be enhanced by the presence of the narrowed portion 301.
- the overflow portion 222 is not an essential configuration of the present invention.
- the presence of the overflow portion enhances the drainage effect, and a large amount of cleaning liquid can be discharged from the cleaning nozzle 201 to the probe. For this reason, it is desirable to have this overflow portion from the viewpoint of enhancing the cleaning efficiency of the probe.
- the shielding member, the movement suppression member, and the washing tank are arrange
- the shielding member, the movement suppressing member, and the washing tank are arrange
- the improvement of the drying efficiency using the shielding member of this invention is especially effective with respect to the structure which performs washing
- Syringe for sample 20: pump for washing, 21: controller, 30: washing tank for stirring mechanism, 31: washing tank for stirring mechanism, 32: washing tank for reagent dispensing mechanism, 33: washing tank for reagent dispensing mechanism, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Ball, 101 ... Holding part, 102 ... O ring, 110 ... Gap, 201 ... Cleaning nozzle, 202 ... Cleaning nozzle, 211 ... Vacuum nozzle, 212a ... Vacuum nozzle, 212b ... Vacuum nozzle, 212c ... Vacuum nozzle Le, 221 ... waste fluid section, 222 ... overflow section, 250 ... collecting pipe, 301 ... aperture portion, 302 ... electromagnetic valve, 303a ... electrode, 303b ... electrode
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- 試薬又は検体試料を吸引吐出するプローブと、
洗浄液を吐出する洗浄ノズルと、
空気を吸引する真空ノズルと、
前記洗浄ノズルと前記真空ノズルに接続され、前記洗浄ノズルから該洗浄液を吐出した後、前記真空ノズルで空気を吸引することで、前記プローブの洗浄および乾燥を行う洗浄槽と、
前記洗浄槽に接続され、該洗浄液を排出する廃液流路と、
前記洗浄ノズルから吐出された該洗浄液を前記廃液流路に排出した後に前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽する遮蔽部材と、を備えることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
前記遮蔽部材は、前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間に配置され、前記真空ノズルの吸引に伴う吸引力によって移動し、前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽することを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項2記載の自動分析装置において、
前記遮蔽部材は、球形状部材であって、
さらに、該球形状部材と前記洗浄槽との間に配置された、該球形状部材の移動を抑制する移動抑制部材とを備え、
前記真空ノズルの吸引に伴い、該球形状部材が前記移動抑制部材に接触することで前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽することを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項3記載の自動分析装置において、
前記移動抑制部材は、該球形状部材の外径よりも幅の狭い内径を有するOリングであることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項4記載の自動分析装置において、
該球形状部材、前記Oリング、前記洗浄槽は、下から順番に配置され、前記真空ノズルが空気を吸引していない間は、該球形状部材は前記Oリングに非接触であり、前記真空ノズルの吸引に伴い、該球形状部材は垂直方向上方に移動し、前記Oリングに接触することを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項3記載の自動分析装置において、
前記洗浄ノズルが洗浄液を吐出している間に該球形状部材を保持する、3つ以上の保持部を備え、
前記保持部は該球形状部材の外径よりも短い直径を有する円の円周上に配置されることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
さらに、前記洗浄槽に電極を備え、
前記電極により前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路における詰まりを検知することを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項7記載の自動分析装置において、
さらに、前記プローブの駆動および前記プローブの内洗水の吐出を制御するコントローラを備え、
前記遮蔽部材は、前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間に配置され、前記真空ノズルの吸引に伴う吸引力によって移動し、前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽状態とする部材であって、
前記コントローラは、前記詰まりを検知した場合に、前記プローブを前記遮蔽部材に押し当てる、又は、前記プローブから内洗水を吐出することによって前記遮蔽部材による遮蔽状態を解除することを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
前記洗浄槽は、前記プローブを挿入するための絞り部を備え、
前記プローブが前記絞り部に挿入された状態で前記真空ノズルの空気の吸引がなされることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項9記載の自動分析装置において、
前記絞り部は、前記洗浄ノズルが吐出する洗浄液が流れる経路上に配置されることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項10記載の自動分析装置において、
前記洗浄槽は、前記洗浄ノズルから吐出された洗浄液を排出するオーバーフロー部を備え、
前記オーバーフロー部は前記廃液流路に接続され、
前記オーバーフロー部を介して排出される洗浄液は、前記遮蔽部材を介さずに前記廃液流路に排出されることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
前記廃液流路として、自動分析装置に固定された配管を備え、
前記洗浄槽は前記配管と別部材で構成され、前記洗浄槽は前記配管と着脱可能なことを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
前記プローブ、前記洗浄ノズル、前記真空ノズルを制御するコントローラを備え、
前記コントローラは、前記プローブを前記洗浄槽に対して下降させた後、前記プローブを水平方向に駆動させずに上下方向の駆動、前記洗浄ノズルの制御、および、前記真空ノズルの制御により、前記プローブの洗浄及び乾燥を行うことを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
前記遮蔽部材は電磁弁であって、
さらに、前記電磁弁の開閉状態を制御するコントローラを備え、
前記コントローラは、前記洗浄ノズルから吐出された該洗浄液を前記廃液流路に排出した後に前記電磁弁を開状態から閉状態とすることで、前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽し、前記電磁弁が閉状態で前記真空ノズルの吸引を行うことを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項1記載の自動分析装置において、
さらに、検体試料と試薬とを混合する反応容器を保持する反応ディスクと、該反応容器に光を照射する光源と、該反応容器に照射された光を受光し分光する分光光度計と、前記分光光度計で受光した光量から該検体試料に含まれる所定成分濃度を算出するコントローラと、を備えることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 試薬又は検体試料を吸引吐出するプローブと、
洗浄液を吐出する洗浄ノズルと、
空気を吸引する真空ノズルと、
前記洗浄ノズルと前記真空ノズルに接続され、前記プローブの洗浄および乾燥を行う洗浄槽と、
前記洗浄槽に接続され、該洗浄液を排出する廃液流路と、
前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間に配置され、前記真空ノズルの吸引に伴う吸引力によって移動し、前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽する遮蔽部材と、を備えることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項16記載の自動分析装置において、
前記遮蔽部材は、球形状部材であることを特徴とする自動分析装置。 - 請求項16記載の自動分析装置において、
前記遮蔽部材は、球形状部材であって、
さらに、該球形状部材と前記洗浄槽との間に配置された、該球形状部材の移動を抑制する移動抑制部材とを備え、
前記真空ノズルの吸引に伴い、該球形状部材が前記移動抑制部材に接触することで前記洗浄槽と前記廃液流路との間の流路を遮蔽することを特徴とする自動分析装置。
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