Patent ID: 8551404
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A blood sample supplying system for a blood sample analyzer comprising: a rack that is able to support a plurality of sample containers that contain blood sample respectively; a rack holder that receives the rack; a sample container acceptor that receives and holds a sample container; an aspirator for aspirating a blood sample in the sample container held by the sample container acceptor at an aspirating position; a rectilinear-movable slider that fixedly holds the sample container acceptor and rectilinear-moves the sample container acceptor in a horizontal direction between a receiving position and the aspirating position; a guide configured to guide a sliding movement of the rectilinear-movable slider; a container holder coupled to an elevator base that is movable in vertical direction, the container holder comprises a horizontally-supported shaft, a first grabber and a second grabber, the first grabber comprising a first hole at one end and a first gripper at an opposite end thereof, and a second grabber comprising a second hole at one end and a second gripper at an opposite end thereof, the first and second holes accommodate the horizontally-supported shaft inserted therethrough, wherein the first and second grabbers are rotatable about the horizontally-supported shaft and first and second grippers face each other, and the container holder is configured to grip one of the sample containers supported by the rack by sandwiching the sample container between the first gripper and the second gripper; a mixing drive unit comprising a contact member for contacting the second grabber gripping the sample container at a mixing position above the rack, and a motor coupled to the contact member, wherein the motor reciprocates the contact member that rotates the container holder about the horizontally-supported shaft between a vertical position and an inclined position; and a moving part coupled to the elevator base and configured to transport the sample container gripped by the container holder to the mixing position and to transport the mixed sample container to the sample container acceptor at the receiving position.