Patent ID: 7189369

Claim:
A distribution apparatus which sucks in a liquid by distribution tips detachably fitted to the bottom ends of nozzles disposed on a distributing head and discharges the liquid into a container, comprising: a distributing head including a plurality of nozzles; a detaching plate having a stopping portion and provided with openings, which are larger in diameter than outer diameters of the nozzles and smaller in diameter than outer diameters of the distribution tips, disposed in accordance with an arrangement of the nozzles; a holding means which serves to make the distributing head hold said detaching plate with the nozzles set through the openings; a tip detaching stage provided with a stop member having a stop portion to stop the stopping portion; and a distribution tip detaching means for detaching the distribution tips from the nozzles by means of said detaching plate by moving the stop member and the distributing head relatively in a direction of vertically moving apart with the stopping portion stopped by the stop portion.