RACK CONVEYANCE METHOD AND SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

To suppress the dimension in the horizontal direction of a system which is equipped with a plurality of specimen measurement units while installing a plurality of conveyance paths for conveying a rack accommodating a plurality of containers to a specimen measurement unit.SOLUTION: A specimen measurement system (100) comprises: a specimen conveyance path (KF) for conveying a specimen rack accommodating a plurality of specimens from a specimen installation unit 4 to specimen measurement units (1a, 1b); a specimen collection path (KR) installed at a position different in the height direction from the specimen conveyance path (KF), for collecting specimen racks from the specimen measurement units (1a, 1b) to the specimen installation unit 4; and transfer mechanisms (181a, 181b) for transferring a specimen rack from the specimen conveyance path (KF) to the specimen collection path (KR).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8 【課題】検体測定ユニットを複数備えるシステムにおいて、複数の容器を収容するラックを検体測定ユニットに搬送するための搬送路を複数設けつつ、システムの水平方向の寸法を小さく抑える。【解決手段】検体測定システム（１００）は、複数の検体を収容する検体ラックを検体設置ユニット４から検体測定ユニット（１ａ、１ｂ）に搬送する検体搬送路（ＫＦ）と、検体搬送路（ＫＦ）とは高さ方向の異なる位置に設けられ、検体ラックを検体測定ユニット（１ａ、１ｂ）から検体設置ユニット４に回収する検体回収路（ＫＲ）と、検体ラックを検体搬送路（ＫＦ）から検体回収路（ＫＲ）に移送する移送機構（１８１ａ、１８１ｂ）とを備える。【選択図】図８