Patent ID: 8916096
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reagent turntable for an automatic analyzer, the reagent turntable comprising: a reagent driving disk and a reagent fixed disk formed as first and second annular disks arranged concentrically in a housing of the reagent turntable, the reagent driving disk comprising a plurality of reagent container holding compartments that hold a the plurality of reagent containers are arranged next to each other, the reagent fixed disk comprising a plurality of reagent container holding compartments that hold a plurality of reagent containers are arranged next to each other, the reagent fixed disk being constructed to be stationary along an axis of rotation, the reagent driving disk being constructed to transport the reagent containers supported in the reagent driving disk reagent container holding compartments in a circumferential direction in response to a rotation of the reagent driving disk with respect to the reagent fixed disk; a reagent container loading system including an arcuate portion of the reagent fixed disk to load and replace reagent containers, the reagent container loading system including a plurality of the reagent fixed disk reagent container holding compartments and being constructed so that it is movable in upward and downward directions to concurrently position the plurality of reagent fixed disk reagent container holding compartments adjacent the reagent driving disk reagent container holding compartments; and a reagent container moving unit to move individual reagent containers between the reagent fixed disk reagent holding compartments of the reagent container loading system and the reagent driving disk reagent container holding compartments of disks the reagent driving disk, the reagent container moving unit including a single arm mechanism configured to move any reagent container and which the single arm mechanism includes a drive portion which moves the single arm mechanism in a circumferential direction of the reagent driving disk and a lateral arm drive portion which moves the arm in a radial direction of the reagent driving disk and the reagent fixed disk.