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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Hitachi High-technologies Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takamichi Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Tokieda, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
One actuator (a gripper mechanism and reagent bottle lid opening mechanism drive unit) drives a gripper mechanismthat holds a reagent bottleand a reagent bottle lid opening mechanismthat incises a lid of the reagent bottle. The gripper mechanismoperates to ascend when the reagent bottle lid opening mechanismoperates to descend in order to incise the reagent bottle lid, and the reagent bottle lid opening mechanismoperates to ascend when the gripper mechanismoperates to descend in order to hold the reagent bottle. The reagent bottle lid opening mechanismand the gripper mechanismoperate without interfering with each other's functions.