Patent ID: 11953511
Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A method of transporting racks in which consumable racks housing consumables are supplied to sample measurement units that perform measurement on samples by using the consumables and in which empty racks that are emptied after being transported to at least one of the sample measurement units are collected from the sample measurement unit; the method comprising:
supplying the consumable racks housing the consumables from a setting part to one of the sample measurement units through a first transport path that extends in a horizontal direction from the setting part to one of the sample measurement units, the setting part being a part in which the consumable racks are set;
collecting the empty racks that are emptied after being transported to at least one of the sample measurement units into a collector arranged adjacent to the setting part; and
transporting the empty racks to the collector through a second transport path that extends in the horizontal direction from the one of the sample measurement units to the collector, wherein the second transport path is parallel to the first transport path.