Patent ID: 6673317
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
An automatic testing apparatus such that the specimen to be tested is changed on a work base-unit basis, comprising:a work base mounting the test specimen and equipment for the testing of the specimen; a multi-joint work manipulation robot device having a robot hand for grasping and moving according to a previous procedure, said test specimen and equipment mounted on said work base set at a testing position for performing tests on the test specimen mounted on the work base; a first partition chamber provided to enclose the robot device and a work manipulation table; a work base providing mechanism for providing the work base to the testing position, said work base providing mechanism comprising a sealed second partition chamber holding a plurality of work bases; said first partition chamber being in communication with the said second partition chamber and both partition chambers being together sealed from contamination from outside and fro human contact; and wherein any one of the plurality of work bases is taken out from the second partition chamber to the first partition chamber where predetermined test are performed on the test specimen mounted on the thus-provided work base in the first partition chamber; a device and a temporary placement area in said first partition chamber positioned separately from the work manipulation table and that can be use in common; and said device comprising an ampule opening device for opening an ampule mounted as a test specimen on the work base, said ampule opening device comprising: a rotary blade for cutting the ampule, and a u-shaped notch, or empty tube, such that the robot device takes said ampule in the robot hand and contacts the ampule to the rotary blade for cutting the ampule so as to notch the ampule, inserts the neck portion of the ampule in the u-shaped notch, or empty tube, and opens the ampule.