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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Hitachi High-tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention makes a directional control means for a specimen carrier unnecessary, reduces costs, and saves time. A high friction memberis provided on the bottom surface of a specimen carrier, thereby offsetting the centerof the frictional forcebetween the bottom surface and a conveyance surface, at a position separate from the rotational center of the bottom part of the specimen carrier. As a result, the friction between the conveyance surface and the bottom surface during conveyance of the specimen carrieraligns the orientation of the specimen carrierwith respect to a conveyance direction, and makes it possible to make a carrier IDand a specimen ID labelface towards a barcode reader.