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US 9,802,170 B2Granted
Analyzer and agitation unit
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorTakayuki Endo
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Abstract
Analyzers are described that control sample agitation by detecting vibration acceleration and using feedback to control the agitation and also alert to the presence of abnormal agitation. An embodiment provides an analyzer comprising a liquid agitation unit; an agitated liquid analysis unit; and a unit that controls the agitation unit. The agitation unit includes a vibrator of a liquid container and a detector of vibration of the container and that outputs a signal to the control unit, which responds by regulating the vibrator.
Claims20
An analyzer comprising:
- an agitation unit comprising
- a vibrator;
- and
- a detector;
- and
- a control unit comprising a processor, the processor configured with a program to perform operations comprising:
- controlling the agitation unit to agitate a liquid by
- controlling the vibrator to cause a vibration of a container containing the liquid,
- controlling the detector to detect the vibration of the container and output a signal to the control unit,
- receiving the signal output from the detector, and
- regulating the vibrator based on receiving the signal.
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A control unit comprising:
- an agitation unit comprising
- a holder member that holds a container containing a liquid;
- a support member that supports the holder member;
- an elastic member that connects the support member to the holder member;
- a drive member that is attached to the holder member and vibrates the holder member pivotally around the elastic member;
- and
- a detector that is attached to the holder member and detects a state of vibration of the holder member;
- and
- a processor configured with a program to perform operations comprising:
- controlling the agitation unit to cause the agitation unit to vibrate the holder member;
- receiving a signal generated by the detector of the state of vibration of the holder member;
- and
- regulating the agitation unit based on the received signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.