Patent ID: 11954962
Assignee: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC B  G

Claim 3:
4. The cassette handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the cassette shelf includes a first cassette shelf configured to store a plurality of cassettes along a first vertical plane, and a second cassette shelf configured to store a plurality of cassettes along a second vertical plane different from the first vertical plane,
the cassette transporter includes a cassette gripper configured to draw a cassette from the cassette shelf or from the at least one returning cassette holder and grip the drawn cassette, and
the cassette gripper is configured to
rotate about a rotation axis extending vertically to be movable toward the first cassette shelf or toward the second cassette shelf, and then
draw a cassette from the first cassette shelf or from the second cassette shelf.