Patent ID: 7628958
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A reaction detecting device to hold a plurality of reaction containers to contain reaction specimens or a reaction container having a plurality of dents in a temperature controllable reaction block; the reaction detecting device comprising: a reaction chamber constituted in a dark chamber in a main body of the reaction detecting device; a light source lamp inside the dark chamber; a detector, inside the dark chamber, being configured to detect light from each reaction specimen at a time when each reaction specimen is irradiated with light from the light source lamp; a reflector disposed above the reaction block configured to reflect the light from the light source lamp onto the reaction block in the reaction chamber from above, and light directed outwards from the reaction specimen being reflected by the reflector to enter the detector; and a cover configured to interrupt incidence of external light upon the reaction chamber in a closed state, wherein the cover moves in an optical path direction between the light source the detector and the reflector to openably close the dark chamber, and the cover is stored in the main body in an opened state.