Patent ID: 8114347

Claim:
An automated biological sample dispensing apparatus comprising: a pipette chip supply device comprising a chip accommodating section configured to accommodate pipette chips, a conveying section configured to convey the pipette chips supplied from the chip accommodating section one by one to a chip attaching position and a static eliminator configured to remove electrification charge of the pipette chips; a container transport device configured to transport a container to a dispensing position; and a sample dispense device configured to attach the conveyed pipette chip at the chip attaching position and to dispense a biological sample to the transported container at the dispensing position by using the attached pipette chip, wherein the conveying section comprises a first shaft and a rotatable feed screw arranged in parallel to the first shaft at a predetermined distance, the first shaft and the feed screw being configured to hold the supplied pipette chip and to transfer the supplied pipette chip by rotation of the feed screw, wherein the sample dispense device comprises a second shaft, an arm part connected to the second shaft and having a nozzle which is configured to attach a pipette chip, and a motor for turning the arm part through the second shaft.