公开(公告)号：US3728081A

公开(公告)日：1973-04-17

申请号：US3728081D

申请日：1971-07-08

Applicant: TECHNICON INSTR

Inventor： BIDANSET E

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  G01N31/00

CPC classification number: G01N35/00009

Abstract: A TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN AUTOMATED SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, INCLUDING A CASING HAVING A TAPE SUPPLY PORTION AND A TAPE TAKE-UP PORTION AND PERMITTING THE EXIT FROM AND RETURN OF THE TAPE TO THE CASING IN A LOOP IN ITS TRANSPORT FROM THE SUPPLY PORTION TO THE TAKE-UP PORTION. AN ELONGATED TAPE PLATEN TO LONGITUDINALLY RECEIVE THE LOOP OF THE TAPE MAY BE HINGED AT ONE END OF THE PLATEN TO THE CASING TO FOLD AND LIE ALONG A PORTION OF THE CASING IN A STORED POSITION OF THE PLATEN. THE TAPE PLATEN IS SWINGABLE OUTWARDLY FROM THE CASING TO AN OPERATIVE PROJECTING POSITION IN WHICH IT COACTS WITH EXTERNAL APPARATUS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PLATEN, THE TAPE BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SUBSTRATE THEREON UTILIZED IN SAMPLE ANALYSIS.