| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container separation apparatus which can be small-sized in order to separate tubes held in a rack under a freezing environment, and further, in which the tubes adhered by freezing can be separated. <P>SOLUTION: A container separation apparatus comprises push-up pins P1, P2 having different lengths of pins, and an upper pressing member 130 including counter parts C1, C2 disposed just above tubes T held in a rack 101. The counter part C1 positioned just above one-side tube T pushed up by the push-up pin P1 is positioned so as to be abutted to the one-side tube T in the state where the counter part C2 positioned just above another-side tube T pushed up by the push-up pin P2 and the other-side tube T are not abutted. In the process of raising the push-up pins P1, P2 with respect to the rack 101, the one-side tube T1 adhered to the other-side tube T2 by ice 109 made in the process is separated from the tube T2 by being abutted with the counter part C1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT</p> |
