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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Mitsuo Harada, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshihiro Shimada, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsuo Harada, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshihiro Shimada, Sagamihara, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A box-type microscope apparatus includes a stage, a microscope, and a housing, which has a fixed housing and a moving housing provided to be openable, closable, and movable with respect to the fixed housing. The box-type microscope apparatus further includes a specimen vessel positioning device for fixing the specimen vessel placed on the stage at a constant position. of the stage and a positioning release device for actuating the specimen vessel positioning means when the moving housing is moved toward a position of a closed state to release a positioning of the specimen vessel performed by the specimen vessel positioning device with respect to the stage when the moving housing is opened.