SPECIMEN CONTAINER CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND SPECIMEN CONTAINER HOLDER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability of an inspection result with evaporation of a specimen prevented even when a system is suspended during a prolonged period at a position located on a conveyance route.SOLUTION: A specimen container conveyance device includes: a specimen holder main body 21 that has a storage part storing one or more specimen containers, and an openable/closable cover member that is attached to the holder main body 21 so as to cover the stored specimen container, in which the holder main body 21 is lifted upward from a height of a conveyance route, and thereby the cover member is opened, and the holder main body 21 is fallen down to the height of the conveyance route, and thereby the cover member is closed; a conveyance mechanism that conveys the specimen holder main body 21 along the conveyance route; an elevation member that is provided at a prescribed position and upward/downward moves with a bottom face of the holder main body 21 supported; a drive mechanism that vertically drives the elevation member; and a control unit that controls an operation of the drive mechanism.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】搬送経路上に位置する中にシステムが長時間停止しても検体の蒸発を防いで検査結果の信頼性を向上させる。【解決手段】１つ又は複数の検体容器を収納する収納部を有するホルダ本体２１と，収容された検体容器を覆うようにホルダ本体２１に対して取り付けられる開閉可能なカバー部材とを有し，カバー部材は，ホルダ本体２１が搬送経路の高さから上方に持ち上げられることで開き，ホルダ本体２１が搬送経路の高さまで降下されることで閉じる，ホルダ本体２１と，ホルダ本体２１を搬送経路に沿って搬送する搬送機構と，所定の位置に設けられ，ホルダ本体２１の底面を支持して上下動する昇降部材と，昇降部材を上下方向に駆動する駆動機構と，駆動機構の動作を制御する制御部とを有する検体容器搬送装置。【選択図】図２