Patent ID: 6080363
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A liquid-processing apparatus for processing vital specimens, comprising:a cabinet;an elongated horizontal lower plate disposed in said cabinet;an elongated horizontal upper plate disposed in said cabinet above said lower plate and spaced from said lower plate;a plurality of liquid vessels mounted on said lower plate and arranged in a line extending in a longitudinal direction along said lower plate;a plurality of liquid vessels mounted on said upper plate and arranged in a line extending in a longitudinal direction along said upper plate;a liquid-processing basket for holding the vital specimens;a driving unit including a hanger arm, said hanger arm being adapted for removably supporting said basket, for moving said basket vertically, and for moving said basket horizontally in a longitudinal direction across said pluralities of liquid vessels along said upper plate and said plate, respectively;a passage formed in a part of said upper plate and dimensioned so as to permit passage of said hanger arm supporting said basket through said upper plate, said passage connecting spaces extending over and under said upper plate, said spaces being dimensioned so as to permit movement of said basket horizontally in a longitudinal direction across said pluralities of liquid vessels; andcontrol means for controlling said driving unit to move said basket horizontally in a longitudinal direction along said upper plate and said lower plate, and vertically through said passage to immerse said specimens in liquids contained in said liquid vessels by immersing said basket in the liquids contained in said liquid vessels in a predetermined order.