Patent ID: 9201085
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An automatic analyzing device comprising: an analysis unit that analyzes samples; a rotatable reagent container holding mechanism that holds a plurality of reagent containers placed thereon; a reagent replacement position transferring mechanism that transfers the reagent containers placed on the reagent container holding mechanism held at a reagent replacement position to the analysis unit located outside of the reagent container holding mechanism; a reagent container loading mechanism that loads the reagent containers on to the reagent container holding mechanism; a reagent cover opening mechanism that opens covers of the reagent containers on the reagent container holding mechanism held at a reagent cover opening position; and a processor interfaced with the reagent container holding mechanism, the reagent replacement position transferring mechanism, the reagent container loading mechanism, and the reagent cover opening mechanism, wherein the processor is programmed to control: the reagent container holding mechanism to rotate to move the reagent containers between the reagent cover opening position and the reagent replacement position so that a number of slots (Y) of the reagent container holding mechanism by which ones of the reagent containers held at the reagent cover opening position move between the reagent cover opening position and the reagent replacement position satisfies a relationship of X=nY±1 (where n is an arbitrary natural number except for 0 and X is a reagent container holding capacity of the reagent container holding mechanism), and the reagent replacement position transferring mechanism to transfer a first one of the reagent containers, the cover of which has been opened by the reagent cover opening mechanism at the reagent cover opening position and has been moved from the reagent cover opening position to the reagent replacement position by rotating the reagent container holding mechanism, from the reagent replacement position to the analysis unit located outside of the reagent container holding mechanism simultaneously with the reagent cover opening mechanism to open a cover of a second one of the reagent containers on the reagent container holding mechanism at the reagent cover opening position.