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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Kanbara, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroyasu Uchida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Assignees:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 63 ; 422 64 ; 422104 ; 436 43 ; 436 47 ; 220260 ; 220263 ; 220337 ; 222549 ; 222550 ; 222556 ; 222562 ; 215235 ; 215236 ; 215239 ;
Abstract
An analyzing apparatus has a movable container holding table on which a plurality of liquid containers are arranged. Each liquid container includes a container body accommodating a liquid such as a reagent, an opening portion, and a cap hinged to the container body. The analyzing apparatus further has a cap manipulator device including a hook for manipulating the cap so as to open and close the opening portion of the liquid container. The liquid in the liquid container whose opening portion is opened is aspirated through the opening portion and delivered to a liquid receiving container.