Stacked layer-type member with integrated functional component
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorArmin Steinke
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Abstract
A fluidic valve for a sample separation apparatus for separating a fluid, wherein the fluidic valve comprises a stack of connected layer structures, a first conduit within the stack, a second conduit within the stack, a movable body within the stack, and an actuator configured for actuating the movable body to selectively bring the movable body into a flow enabling configuration in which flow of fluid between the first conduit and the second conduit is enabled, or into a flow disabling configuration in which flow of fluid between the first conduit and the second conduit is disabled.
Claims20
A fluidic valve for a sample separation apparatus for separating a fluid, the fluidic valve comprising:
- a stack of connected layer structures;
- a first conduit within the stack;
- a second conduit within the stack;
- a movable body within the stack;
- an actuator configured for actuating the movable body to selectively bring the movable body into a flow enabling configuration in which flow of fluid between the first conduit and the second conduit is enabled, or into a flow disabling configuration in which flow of fluid between the first conduit and the second conduit is disabled.
A method of manufacturing a fluidic valve, the method comprising:
- forming a first conduit within a stack of layer structures;
- forming a second conduit within the stack;
- arranging a movable body within the stack;
- interconnecting the stack;
- configuring an actuator for actuating the movable body to selectively bring the movable body into a flow enabling configuration in which flow of fluid between the first conduit and the second conduit is enabled, or into a flow disabling configuration in which flow of fluid between the first conduit and the second conduit is disabled.
A planar member, comprising:
- a stack of metallic layer structures connected to one another by diffusion bonding;
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- at least one nonmetallic functional component integrated with the stack by diffusion bonding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.