SHUTTLE TYPE CONVEYING DEVICE, MICROPLATE FEEDING AND COLLECTING DEVICE, PICKUP DEVICE FOR MICROPLATE, CASSETTE FOR MICROPLATE, AND SHELF FOR RECEIVING MICROPLATE
First Claim
1. A shuttle-type conveying device comprising:
- at least one conveying path;
a shuttle conveying portion provided with a conveying table portion that can be elevated up and down for reciprocating or circulating on the conveying path with an article to be conveyed on the conveying table portion;
a receiving/delivery table arranged above the conveying path and provided with a bottom-face opening portion larger than the conveying table portion and smaller than the article to be conveyed; and
a control portion for controlling the shuttle conveying portion so that the article to be conveyed which is placed on the receiving/delivery table is taken out, conveyed and placed on the receiving/delivery table at a conveying destination by movement on the conveying path of the shuttle conveying portion and an elevating operation of the conveying table portion.
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Abstract
A shuttle-type conveying system to convey an article. The system includes a feeding and collecting device capable of setting a cassette in which articles to be conveyed are stacked as they are on a rotating and feeding table, a pickup device taking out the article and placing it on a receiving/delivery table, and a conveying device feeding the article on the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table by a shuttle conveying portion traveling on conveying paths below the receiving/delivery table. After the article is lifted up by the shuttle conveying portion and moved to outside the receiving/delivery table, the article is lowered below the receiving/delivery table and made to travel under the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A shuttle-type conveying device comprising:
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at least one conveying path; a shuttle conveying portion provided with a conveying table portion that can be elevated up and down for reciprocating or circulating on the conveying path with an article to be conveyed on the conveying table portion; a receiving/delivery table arranged above the conveying path and provided with a bottom-face opening portion larger than the conveying table portion and smaller than the article to be conveyed; and a control portion for controlling the shuttle conveying portion so that the article to be conveyed which is placed on the receiving/delivery table is taken out, conveyed and placed on the receiving/delivery table at a conveying destination by movement on the conveying path of the shuttle conveying portion and an elevating operation of the conveying table portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A pickup device for microplate provided with a main body portion and a lid portion and for sandwiching and taking up a rectangular microplate whose main body portion and lid portion can be sandwiched, respectively, from the side faces, comprising:
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a pair of sandwiching arms for bringing one sandwiching arm into contact with the main body portion and the other sandwiching arm with the lid portion so as to sandwich the microplate from right and left when the side face of the microplate is sandwiched and held; an opening/closing driving portion for opening/closing driving the pair of sandwiching arms; an elevation driving portion for elevating the pair of sandwiching arms vertically; and a pickup control portion for controlling operations of the opening/closing driving portion and the elevation driving portion. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A microplate feeding and collecting device comprising:
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a single elevation portion provided with a lift member for lifting stacked microplates from a bottom portion; and a cassette containing table provided with an opening portion at a bottom face through which the lift member can pass and an opening portion at an upper face through which the microplate can pass and capable of attaching a cassette for stacking and containing the microplates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A cassette for microplate comprising:
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a side-face support frame for supporting the side faces of the microplate from three directions; a bottom-face support frame portion provided with an opening portion smaller than the microplate; an upper-face support frame portion provided with an opening larger than the microplate; and a short door portion for supporting the microplate from the opened remaining one direction of the side-face support frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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- 17. A shelf for containing microplate provided with a top board and a bottom board with a given interval between the top board and the bottom board, wherein a shelf stage is formed in which support columns having at least one projection at an intermediate portion and for connecting the top board and the bottom board are arranged with a predetermined interval so that the microplate is supported by the projection.
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