JP2007532433A5

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Publication number: JP2007532433A5
Application number: JP2007508510A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2005-04-13
Publication date: 2008-05-29

Claims

A method of dispensing liquid from a fluid container comprising an outer container and an inner container, wherein a portion of the inner container is initially occupied with liquid, and the remaining portion of the inner container is initially an upper space. The method is as follows:
From the inner container, the step of discharging the gas in the upper space;
After the step of out exhaust, into the inner vessel, a step of introducing an amount of gas to detect that it is empty; push to compress and the inner container, the inner container or al-liquid body A method comprising the steps.

The step of compressing the inner container includes the following:
The pressurized fluid in the compressed space between the inner container and the outer container by supplying comprises the step of distributing the inner container or al-liquid body, The method of claim 1.

The method of claim 1, the method is La, the following:
Attaching a connector to the fluid container, the connector comprising a probe having a fluid passage therein, the fluid passage adapted to deliver liquid from the inner container, the connector comprising: Furthermore, communication with the interior of the inner container, between the outside of the outer container, provided with a gas passage, the gas passage, that have been adapted from the inner vessel so as to discharge the gas in the upper space, A method comprising the steps.

The step of discharging the gas in the upper space includes the following:
An exhaust pipe of the gas in the upper space, between said gas passage, the step of connecting the exhaust valve;
Opening the exhaust valve to exhaust the gas in the upper space through the gas passage to the gas exhaust pipe in the upper space; and when liquid begins to flow into the gas passage, 4. The method of claim 3, comprising the step of closing the valve.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises the following before closing the exhaust valve:
By supplying fluid under pressure between the inner container and the outer container, through the gas passage, the gas in the upper space, push the inner container to the exhaust pipe of gas in the upper space step encompasses, mETHODS.

The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
Detecting the gas for detecting that the liquid is empty when the liquid is discharged from the inner container; and when the gas for detecting the empty is detected, Terminating the dispensing of the liquid into the manufacturing process.

The step of introducing into the inner container a certain amount of gas for detecting emptyness is as follows:
Connecting a first block valve, a gas amount control device, and a second block valve between a gas supply source for detecting being empty and the gas passage;
Opening the first block valve to cause the gas for detecting the empty state to flow from the gas supply source for detecting the empty state to the gas amount control device;
Closing the first block when a gas for detecting a certain amount of empty fills the gas quantity control device; and opening the second block valve to detect the empty the gas to, through the gas passage, comprising the step of flowing into the interior of the inner container from the gas quantity control device, the method of claim 1.

A system for dispensing to the manufacturing process of the liquid from the container and an outer container and an inner container, the inner container is configured to so that is occupied by gas liquid and an upper space, the system The following:
A connector attachable to the container, the connector further comprising a probe insertable into the inner container and having a fluid passage therein, the connector further in fluid communication with the interior of the inner container. A connector that is selectively connectable to a gas exhaust pipe in the upper space and a gas source for detecting that it is empty;
Through the gas passage, and from the inner container to the exhaust pipe of the gas of the upper space, for pushing out the gas in the upper space and through the fluid passage in the probe, from the inner container to the manufacturing process Means for extruding the liquid ; and
A gas sensor for detecting emptiness, wherein the gas sensor for detecting the vacancy is emptied immediately before dispensing the liquid into the manufacturing process. A gas sensor for detecting emptyness, detecting gas for detecting emptyness introduced into the inside of the inner container from a gas supply source for detection;
A system comprising:

9. The system according to claim 8 , further comprising:
An exhaust valve connected between the gas exhaust pipe of the upper space and the gas passage, wherein the exhaust valve passes the gas of the upper space through the gas passage. A system comprising an exhaust valve having an open position selectable for discharge to an exhaust pipe and a closed position selectable when gas in the upper space is exhausted from the interior of the inner container.

The system of claim 9 , further comprising:
A liquid sensor connected between the gas passage and a gas exhaust pipe in the upper space, wherein the sensor detects when liquid begins to flow into the gas passage; A system comprising a liquid sensor for indicating that space gas has been exhausted from the interior of the inner container.

The system of claim 9 , further comprising:
Gas volume control device;
A first block valve connected between a gas supply source for detecting that it is empty and the gas amount control device, wherein the first block valve is for detecting that it is empty An open position selectable to allow gas to flow into the gas quantity control device from a gas source for detecting that it is empty, and a certain amount of sky. A first block valve having a closed position selectable when gas for detection is introduced into the gas quantity control device; and connected between the gas quantity control device and the interior of the inner container A second block valve configured to allow gas for detecting emptyness to flow from the gas quantity control device into the interior of the inner container. and an open position which can be selected for, the gas to detect that it is the empty A system comprising a second block valve having a closed position selectable when exhausted from the gas quantity control device.

The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
A pressure adjustment gauge connected between the gas supply source for detecting the empty state and the gas amount control device, wherein the pressure adjustment gauge adjusts the pressure in the gas amount control device. based on, when the gas to detect that it is empty of the predetermined volume is introduced into the gas quantity control device, such that the first block valve is closed, detects that it is the air A system comprising a pressure regulation gauge for regulating the pressure in the gas quantity control device when a gas for is introduced into the gas quantity control device.

The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
A selection valve having a port connected to the block valve, the upper space gas exhaust pipe, and a port connected to the inside of the inner container, the selection valve comprising the block valve and the upper space gas exhaust pipe; A system comprising a selection valve that allows a selectable fluid connection to the interior of the inner container.

The system of claim 8, wherein the means comprises a source of compressed gas.

Liquid handling system, which:
A container, the following:
An outer container; and an inner container having an inner side;
A portion of the inner container occupied by the liquid, and a remaining portion of the inner container occupied by a gas in the upper space;
A connector attachable to the container, the connector further comprising a probe insertable into the inner container and having a fluid passage therein, the connector further in fluid communication with the interior of the inner container. comprising a gas passage which, the gas passages, Ru selectively connectable der to a source of gas for detecting that an exhaust pipe and an empty gas of the upper space, the connector;
Through the gas passage, extruded to push the gas in the upper space from the inner container to the exhaust pipe of the gas in the upper space, and, through the fluid passage, the liquid to the inner container either et Manufacturing Process Therefore, in pressure, the fluid is in fluid communication with the space between the inner wall of the outer container and the inner container for allowing fluid to flow into the space between the inner wall of the outer container and the inner container. The flow body subjected sources; and
A gas sensor for detecting emptiness, wherein the gas sensor for detecting emptiness enters the interior of the inner container immediately before dispensing the liquid into the manufacturing process. And a gas sensor for detecting that the air is introduced, detecting a gas for detecting that it is empty,
The provided source of gas to detect that it is the air is, that is different from the fluid source, the system.

16. A liquid handling system according to claim 15 , further comprising:
A liquid sensor connected between the gas passage and a gas exhaust pipe in the upper space, the sensor detecting when liquid begins to flow into the gas passage; A liquid handling system comprising a liquid sensor for indicating that gas has been discharged from the inside of the inner container.

16. A liquid handling system according to claim 15, further comprising:
An exhaust valve connected between the gas exhaust pipe of the upper space and the gas passage, wherein the exhaust valve passes the gas of the upper space through the gas passage. An exhaust valve having an open position selectable for discharge into an exhaust pipe and a closed position selectable when gas in the upper space is exhausted from the interior of the inner container
A liquid handling system comprising:

A system for dispensing liquid from a container comprising an outer container and an inner container to a manufacturing process, wherein the inner container is configured to be occupied by the liquid and headspace gas, the system comprising: ,Less than:
  A connector attachable to the container, the connector comprising a probe insertable into the inner container and having a fluid passage therein, the connector further comprising an interior and an exterior of the inner container A connector comprising a gas passage communicating with the exterior of the container;
  Via the gas passage to push the upper space gas from the inner vessel to the upper space gas exhaust pipe and through the fluid passage in the probe from the inner vessel to the manufacturing process. Means for extruding the liquid;
  An exhaust valve connected between the gas exhaust pipe of the upper space and the gas passage, wherein the exhaust valve allows the gas of the upper space to pass through the gas passage. An exhaust valve having an open position selectable for discharge into an exhaust pipe and a closed position selectable when gas in the upper space is exhausted from the interior of the inner container
  Gas volume control device;
  A first block valve connected between a gas supply source for detecting that it is empty and the gas amount control device, wherein the first block valve is for detecting that it is empty An open position selectable to allow gas to flow into the gas quantity control device from a gas source for detecting that it is empty, and a certain amount of sky. A first block valve having a selectable closed position when gas for detection is introduced into the gas quantity control device; and
  A second block valve connected between the gas amount control device and the inside of the inner container, wherein the gas for detecting that the second block valve is empty is the gas amount control device. Selectable to allow inflow into the interior of the inner container and selectable when gas for detecting the empty is exhausted from the gas quantity control device Block valve having a closed position
A system comprising:

The system of claim 18, further comprising:
A pressure adjustment gauge connected between the gas supply source for detecting the empty state and the gas amount control device, wherein the pressure adjustment gauge adjusts the pressure in the gas amount control device. Based on this, when the gas for detecting that the fixed amount is empty is introduced into the gas amount control device, the empty is detected so that the first block valve is closed. A pressure adjustment gauge for adjusting the pressure in the gas amount control device when a gas for introduction is introduced into the gas amount control device
A system comprising: