Patent ID: 8356525

Claim:
An analyzer for analyzing samples in sample containers accommodated in a rack, the analyzer comprising: a first measurement unit for measuring samples; a second measurement unit for measuring samples; and a transportation device operable to transport a plurality of sample containers accommodated in a first rack and containing samples and a plurality of sample containers accommodated in a second rack and containing samples, to the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit, wherein the transportation device comprises a first transportation member operable to transport the plurality of sample containers on the first rack to the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit by transporting the first rack on a transportation path, and a second transportation member operable to transport the plurality of sample containers on the second rack to the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit by transporting the second rack on the transportation path independently from movement of the first rack, the first transportation member comprises a first belt on which the first rack is placed, the second transportation member comprises a second belt on which the second rack is placed and which is disposed parallel to the first belt, and the transportation device further comprise a first driving section for driving the first belt and a second driving section for driving the second belt.