Patent ID: 6197255
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B01F,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A chemical analyzing apparatus comprising:a sample holder for holding a plurality of sample containers; reaction cells;a movable reaction cell holder for holding the reaction cells;a sample supply mechanism for supplying samples from the sample containers to the reaction cells at a predetermined position;a reagent supply mechanism, for supplying reagents to the reaction cells to which the samples were supplied;a measuring device for measuring characteristics of the samples in the reaction cells supplied with reagents;a reagent container holder provided above the reaction cell holder;a plurality of reagent containers held in the reagent container holder;a reagent supply mechanism provided beneath each of the reagent containers;an agitation mechanism provided outside the reaction cells at a position downstream of where the reagent is supplied and upstream of where the measuring device is installed, the agitation mechanism being adapted to agitate contents in the reaction cells without contacting them; anda cleansing mechanism having a plurality of storage containers, the cleansing mechanism enabling discharging of a cleansing liquid into the reaction cells after measurement, cleansing of the reaction cells and sucking and storing of the cleansing liquid used for cleansing the reaction cells in the plurality of storage containers, the cleansing mechanism enabling operation of discharge of the cleansing liquid stored in the storage containers into the reaction cells which are one cell forward from the previously cleansed reaction cells.