Patent ID: 9606135
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. An automated biochemical analyzer configured to dispense a first reagent, a second reagent paired with the first reagent stored inside a reagent storage, and a sample into a reaction cell to measure a compound liquid thereof, the reagent storage comprising: a first reagent container configured to retain the first reagent to be dispensed to the reaction cell, and including a first support; a second reagent container which is configured to retain the second reagent to be dispensed to the reaction cell, said second reagent container including a second support configured to be connectable to and disconnectable from the first support of the first reagent container that retains the first reagent so that the first reagent container and the second reagent container are connectable to and disconnectable from each other by means of the first and second supports; a first reagent rack configured to hold the first reagent container such that the first support can face and engage the second support: a second reagent rack configured to hold the second reagent container such that the second support can face and engage the first support, wherein the first and second reagent racks are arranged concentrically: and a driver configured to move at least one of the first reagent container and the second reagent container in parallel, and move at least one of the first reagent rack and the second reagent rack in a predetermined direction, a controller in communication with the driver, the controller configured to: control the driver such that at least one of the first reagent rack and the second reagent rack is driven so that one of the first reagent container and the second reagent container moves independently with respect to the other in a direction in which the first reagent rack or the second reagent rack moves, whereby the movement of the first or second rack disconnects the first support and the second support from each other such that the first reagent container or the second reagent container is able to be used for analysis by the biochemical analyzer; and control the driver such that the first reagent rack and the second reagent rack is driven so that one of the first reagent container and the second reagent container moves in parallel with respect to the other container in a direction in which the first reagent rack or the second reagent rack moves so as to connect the first support and second support together for simultaneous extraction of the first and second containers from the reagent storage.