Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Daisuke Etou

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Yasuhiko Yokoi

Mikio Houjou

Yuichi Tamaoki

Masaki Harada

Hiroki Busujima

Akira Sakaguchi

Akihiko Yamada

Ayako Michida

The invention provides an incubatorwherein stackershaving a plurality of microplate accommodating portions are arranged in a chamber, and a microplate transport deviceis arranged for transporting a microplatewithin the chamberand moving the microplateinto or out of a desired microplate accommodating portion. A camerais provided on a position opposed to a microplate accommodating portion of an uppermost stage in the stacker. The camerafaces said microplate accommodating portion, whereby a sample on the microplatecan be photographed.

Incubator

The invention provides an incubatorwherein a microplate transport deviceis disposed inside a chambercentrally thereof. The transport devicecomprises a transport tablefor placing a microplate thereon and is capable of driving the tablealong the directions of three axes, i.e., X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis. A plurality of stackersare arranged in the direction of Y-axis at each of opposite sides of the transport devicealong the direction of X-axis. Each of the stackershas a plurality of microplate accommodating portions arranged in the direction of Z-axis. The microplate is movable into or out of the desired accommodating portion by the transport device

Storage apparatus

The invention provides an incubatorwherein stackershaving a plurality of microplate accommodating portions are arranged in a chamberand a microplate transport deviceis arranged for transporting a microplatewithin the chamberand moving the microplateinto or out of a desired microplate accommodating portion. A camerais provided on a position opposed to a microplate accommodating portion of an uppermost stage in the stackerThe camerafaces said microplate accommodating portion, whereby a sample on the microplatecan be photographed.

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