Drainage system
AssigneeShimadzu Corporation
InventorsTadaoki Takii, Atsushi Inami
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Abstract
In a system for sucking and discharging a solution from a vessel (micro-plate assembly 6) by suction nozzles 2, processes for suction, discharge, separation, etc. can be carried out with use of a simple mechanism, including suction nozzle moving means 3 for positioning the respective distal ends of the suction nozzles on the inner wall surface of the vessel, magnetic particle holding means 4 for magnetic particles 7 in a given position in the vessel, and solution discharge means 5 for sucking out and discharging the solution simultaneously from the vessel through the suction nozzles. Each or a combination of these means constitutes a drainage system.
Claims4
A drainage system comprising:
- a suction nozzle for sucking and discharging a solution from a vessel;
- support means for supporting the suction nozzle for movement toward the vessel;
- and
- suction nozzle moving means including urging means for urging the suction nozzle toward the vessel
- the suction nozzle moving means being capable of positioning the suction nozzle with the distal end thereof in contact with the inner wall surface of the vessel.
A drainage system comprising:
- a suction nozzle for sucking and discharging a solution from a vessel;
- a magnet;
- and
- magnet moving means for supporting the magnet so as to be movable toward and away from the vessel,
- the magnet being capable of holding magnetic particles in a given position in the vessel by being moved toward the vessel by the magnet moving means.
A drainage system comprising:
- a plurality of suction nozzles for sucking and discharging a solution from a vessel;
- a branch manifold connected to the suction nozzles through pipes;
- a suction pump for suction from the suction nozzles through the branch manifold;
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- liquid conveying means for feeding a liquid into the pipes between the branch manifold and each of the suction nozzles, thereby filling the pipes with the liquid,
- the suction pump being capable of operating so that the solution in the vessel can be sucked out simultaneously from the suction nozzles through the branch manifold.
A drainage system comprising:
- a plurality of suction nozzles for sucking and discharging a solution from a vessel;
- support means for supporting the suction nozzles for movement toward the vessel;
- suction nozzle moving means including urging means for urging the suction nozzles toward the vessel;
- a magnet;
- magnet moving means for supporting the magnet so as to be movable toward and away from the vessel;
- a branch manifold connected to the suction nozzles through pipes;
- a suction pump for suction from the suction nozzles through the branch manifold;
- and
- liquid conveying means for feeding a liquid into the pipes between the branch manifold and each of the suction nozzles, thereby filling the pipes with the liquid,
- the suction nozzle moving means being capable of positioning the suction nozzle with the distal end thereof in contact with the inner wall surface of the vessel,
- the magnet being capable of holding magnetic particles in a given position in the vessel by being moved toward the vessel by the magnet moving means, and
- the suction pump being capable of operating so that the solution in the vessel can be sucked out simultaneously from the suction nozzles through the branch manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.