SPECIMEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A specimen transport system comprising a plurality of modules, whereina plurality of paths for transporting a specimen from upstream to downstream are formed by the plurality of modules, and the plurality of modules include an intermediate module placed partway on each path,the intermediate module comprises a unit that connects another module at each of an upstream side and a downstream side, a unit that transports a specimen which has been transported from the upstream side to the downstream side, and a unit that transmits a destination signal of the specimen acquired from the upstream side to the downstream side, andthe plurality of modules can be freely combined with each other, adjacent modules are connected to each other to form the plurality of paths, and each module transports a specimen which has been transported from the upstream side to the downstream side corresponding to a destination signal of the specimen, so that the specimen is transported along a path corresponding to the destination signal.
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Abstract
A specimen transportation system is configured from linear modules, turn modules, and connection modules. The modules can freely combine with one another. Moreover, the modules form multiple paths through which specimen racks outputted from one specimen output device are transported to multiple analysis devices. When transporting a specimen rack from an upstream side to a downstream side, each module attaches a destination signal associated with the specimen rack to the specimen rack and transfers the destination signal to the downstream side. As a consequence of each module transporting the specimen rack from the upstream side to the downstream side that corresponds to the destination signal, the specimen rack becomes transported along a path that corresponds to the destination signal.
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1. A specimen transport system comprising a plurality of modules, wherein
a plurality of paths for transporting a specimen from upstream to downstream are formed by the plurality of modules, and the plurality of modules include an intermediate module placed partway on each path, the intermediate module comprises a unit that connects another module at each of an upstream side and a downstream side, a unit that transports a specimen which has been transported from the upstream side to the downstream side, and a unit that transmits a destination signal of the specimen acquired from the upstream side to the downstream side, and the plurality of modules can be freely combined with each other, adjacent modules are connected to each other to form the plurality of paths, and each module transports a specimen which has been transported from the upstream side to the downstream side corresponding to a destination signal of the specimen, so that the specimen is transported along a path corresponding to the destination signal.
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