Patent ID: 8292564

Claim:
The A pharmaceutical container transferring system including containers for samples for pharmaceutical development and a storage rack vertically storing a plurality of said containers in a matrix, said storage rack having insertion holes that fit the shape of the lower part of said container to support said container, said system further comprising: a picking carriage adapted for taking a selected container out of said storage rack or for storing a container into a target storage position within said storage rack, a rack holding mechanism having a mounting plate dimensioned for holding said storage rack in a horizontal position in a rack-holding area; a lower thrust-up member provided underneath of said storage rack mounting plate positioned to thrust up the container through the insertion hole of said storage rack while abutting with the bottom of the selected container; an upper picking member provided above said storage rack mounting plate and having compressible jaw members spaced apart with spacing smaller than the dimension of the upper part of said thrust-up container to pinch the incoming container corresponding to the thrust-up operation of the thrust-up member by compressing said jaw members to extend their spacing by extending its width; and an upper thrust-down member disposed in vertical registry with said thrust-up member for thrusting down the container pinched by said picking member; said picking carriage mounting said lower thrust-up member, said upper picking member and said upper thrust-down member, said carriage adapted to move while sandwiching said storage rack mounting plate between said lower and upper members.