The invention provides a conveyance device having a smaller loss of a winding than that of a related art while increasing thrust for conveying a body to be conveyed, and a specimen analysis system and a specimen pretreatment device including the same. A conveyance device 1 includes: a permanent magnet 10 provided on the side of a specimen rack 111; teeth 22 formed of a second magnetic body; and a winding 21 wound around the side of an outer periphery of the teeth 22, wherein a cross-sectional area of a cross section of a part of the teeth facing the permanent magnet 10 is larger than that of other parts thereof. Alternatively, the conveyance device 1 includes: the permanent magnet 10 provided on the side of the specimen rack 111; the teeth 22 formed of the second magnetic body; and the winding 21 wound around the side of the outer periphery of the teeth 22, wherein a gap Lc between the permanent magnet 10 and the winding 21 and a gap Lt between permanent magnet 10 and the teeth 22 satisfy a relationship of Lc>Lt.

The present invention relates to an automatic specimen feeding system and a control method therefor, the automatic specimen feeding system comprising: a main frame installed adjacent to a carbon measuring apparatus, having a space with an open upper portion, and being provided with an input hole for inputting a specimen into the carbon measuring apparatus; a specimen seating unit which reciprocates horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the carbon measuring apparatus while moving up and down with respect to the main frame, and on which a plurality of specimens can be seated; a specimen lift unit which is installed under the specimen seating unit and can lift one of the plurality of specimens seated on the specimen seating unit; and a specimen input unit which is installed lengthways in the direction towards the carbon measuring apparatus to grip specimens lifted by the specimen lift unit and to input the specimens into the carbon measuring apparatus. Therefore, a plurality of specimens can be automatically input into the carbon measuring apparatus and used specimens can be discarded without using manpower, and thus user convenience can be improved. In addition, processes of inputting specimens can be minimized to noticeably reduce the time taken to automatically measure carbon by using specimens.

The present disclosure relates to a sample rack loading system and loading method, and a chemiluminescence detector. The loading system includes: a sample rack storage device, provided with multiple sample holders for storing sample racks; a sample rack transmission device, comprising a rail component and a sample rack block piece mechanism; and a sample rack transfer device, transfers the sample racks between the sample rack storage device and the sample rack transmission device; the sample rack block piece mechanism is configured to block or unblock transmission passages of the rail component; and a guide block is arranged on the sample rack transfer device. When transfer rails of the sample rack transfer device are in abutment with the transmission passages, the guide block drives the sample rack block piece mechanism to unblock the transmission passages.

Disclosed is a sample analysis device provided with: a first sample processing portion which is disposed in a first layer and performs some of a plurality of processes on a sample in a container; a second sample processing portion which is disposed in a second layer located above or under the first layer and performs at least some other processes among the plurality of processes on the sample in the container, the some of the plurality of processes having been performed on the sample; and a container transfer portion which transfers the container, which contains the sample on which the some of the processes have been performed, from the first layer to the second layer.

Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for determining a sequential ordering of predefined transfers for transferring an object from source points of a source array to destination points of a destination array in a laboratory automation system. For each transition to a next transfer, first and second component travel costs between current and next transfer positions are determined. A transition travel cost is determined from the first and second component travel costs. The cost of each sequential ordering of the predefined transfers is based upon an aggregate of the transition travel costs for each ordering of the transfers. The resolved sequential ordering may be based upon the sequential ordering that has the lowest cost.

A sample transport method, applied to a test instrument including a conveyor belt, and a loading platform and a grab position sequentially disposed along a transport direction of the conveyor belt, wherein a plurality of sample holder transport positions are disposed on the conveyor belt; the method including: pushing a first sample holder from the loading platform to a sample holder transport position of the conveyor; when a sample position on the first sample holder moves to the grab position, determining whether the sample position moved the grab position is a target sample position; if so, then determining whether all samples positions on the first sample holder before the target sample holder other than a predetermined number of sample positions have completed testing, wherein the predetermined number is sample position number corresponding to a delay time in outputting information indicating whether a sample needs to be retested.

A conveyor assembly for transporting a carrier coupled to a receptacle to a processing station located within a housing of an instrument. The conveyor assembly includes a spur conveyor subassembly and a buffer conveyor subassembly for transporting the carrier from a host conveyor assembly to the spur conveyor subassembly. The spur conveyor subassembly includes (i) a rotatable diverter having at least one recess for receiving and moving the carrier between the buffer conveyor subassembly and the spur conveyor subassembly and (ii) a gripper configured to grasp the carrier and move it from the diverter to the processing position located within the housing of the instrument.

A test piece storage container continuous processing apparatus capable of continuously introducing a test piece storage container into a housing and suitably coping with numerous samples. The continuous processing apparatus X is applied to a measuring apparatus Y which removes a test piece P from a test piece storage container B equipped with an opening and closing lid B2 and performs predetermined measurement processing, and further includes an introduction transfer unit 1 for transferring the test piece storage container B introduced from the introduction starting end 11 set outside the housing Y1 of the measuring apparatus Y to a predetermined test piece take-out position in the housing Y1, a lid opening unit 2 for switching the opening and closing lid B2 from a closed state to an open state at the test piece take-out position, and a discharge unit 31 for discharging the test piece storage container B from which the test pieces P have been removed to a discharge port 31, wherein the introduction starting end is set to be accessible from the outside of the housing Y1, and the test piece storage container B is configured to be transferable in one direction from the introduction starting end 11 to the discharge port 31.

Provided is a biochemical analyzer, which includes a housing, a sample feeding mechanism, a rotating mechanism, a pipetting mechanism, analyzing mechanisms, a sample discharging mechanism and a sample discharging box, wherein a sample feeding port and a sample discharging port are formed in the housing; the sample feeding mechanism is arranged in the housing and capable of introducing detection cards containing samples and reagents into the housing from the sample feeding port; the rotating mechanism is capable of clamping a plurality of detection cards and driving the detection cards to rotate; the sample feeding mechanism is capable of clamping the detection cards on the rotating mechanism; the pipetting mechanism is capable of mixing the samples with the reagents on the detection cards; the analyzing mechanisms are capable of analyzing the samples through detection rays; the sample discharging mechanism is used for removing the detection cards from the rotating mechanism.

Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing materials, including biological or chemical materials. A manufacturing module may include a work station configured to perform a process involving equipment capable of use with biological or chemical material, a first transportation segment that is configured to connect and disconnect with a second transportation segment such that when connected, a carrier of the biological or chemical material can be transported from the first transportation segment to the second transportation segment, a pick and place robot configured to move an element between the first transportation segment and the work station; and a movement mechanism configured to allow the work station, the first transportation segment, and the pick and place robot to be moved as a single unit. A system may include a plurality of manufacturing modules that are reconfigurable to a plurality of configurations.