Disposal container for testing apparatus and testing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10866255-B2
Application number	US-201615362940-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed is a testing apparatus comprising a disposal container body comprising: a first opening portion that faces upward to receive a used test piece dropped by a test piece transfer part of the testing apparatus, wherein the test piece transfer part is configured to transfer the used test piece to the first opening portion; and a second opening portion that faces laterally to receive a liquid waste and to which an end of a discharge pipe of the testing apparatus is inserted, wherein the discharge pipe is configured to transfer the liquid waste to the second opening portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A disposal container for a testing apparatus comprising:
a disposal container body comprising:
a first opening portion opening upward to receive a used test piece dropped by a test piece transfer part of the testing apparatus, wherein the test piece transfer part is configured to transfer the used test piece to the first opening portion;
a second opening portion, formed such that a lower end portion of the second opening portion is formed at a position higher than a center level in a vertical height on a side surface of the disposal container body, the second opening portion opening laterally to receive a liquid waste and into which an end of a discharge pipe of the testing apparatus is inserted, wherein the discharge pipe is configured to transfer the liquid waste to the second opening portion,
a first pair of lateral walls provided to oppose to each other;
a second pair of lateral walls, having a shorter width than the first pair of lateral walls, provided to oppose to each other; and
a bottom wall connected to lower ends of the first and second pairs of lateral walls; and

a cover portion connected to an upper end of the other side of the first pair of lateral walls and which is capable of covering the first opening portion and the second opening portion,

wherein
the first opening portion is provided at a position opposed to the bottom wall, and
the second opening portion is provided in one side of the first pair of lateral walls,
a transparent or semi-transparent window portion is provided in the other side of the first pair of lateral walls,
the window portion and the second opening portion are formed in positions not overlapping each other as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the one side of the first pair of lateral walls,
the cover portion is capable of being bent to the other side of the first pair of lateral walls so as to cover the first opening portion and the second opening portion, and
the cover portion includes a cutout portion, which is formed so as to not cover the window portion in a state of being bent to the other side of the first pair of lateral walls.

2. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein
in a plan view, the window portion and the second opening portion are arranged at positions diagonal to each other.

3. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein
the one of the first pair of lateral walls is provided with a first engagement portion, and
the cover portion is provided with a second engagement portion which is configured to engage with the first engagement portion.

4. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein the disposal container is formed of a paper.

5. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein
the second opening portion is formed at an upper corner of the one side of the first pair of lateral walls.

6. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein
the window portion is formed extending from a vicinity of the bottom wall to a position higher than a lower end of the second opening portion.

7. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein
an outer surface of the disposal container body is covered with a waterproof first resin sheet.

8. The disposal container according to claim 7 , wherein
an inner surface of the disposal container body is covered with a waterproof second resin sheet, and
a part of the second resin sheet that covers an inner bottom surface of the disposal container body includes a hole which exposes the inner bottom surface.

9. The disposal container according to claim 1 , wherein
the cover portion is formed integrally with the disposal container body.

Assignees

• Sysmex Corp

Inventors

• Tamura Nobuya
• Koike Hiroki
• Nishikawa Toru

Classifications

• G01N21/8483

  Investigating reagent band (test-element handling not specific to a test method G01N33/4875; analytical elements specific to chemical analysis of biological material G01N33/52; autometer with reagent band G01N35/04) · CPC title

• G01N2035/0498

  Drawers used as storage or dispensing means for vessels or cuvettes · CPC title

• G01N35/00029

  provided with flat sample substrates, e.g. slides (G01N35/028 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65F1/00

  Refuse receptacles; {Accessories therefor}(containers not specially adapted for refuse, features of refuse receptacles of general interest B65D) · CPC title

• G01N35/1002

  Reagent dispensers · CPC title