JP5550014B2 - マイクロポンプおよび送液制御装置 - Google Patents
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Description
第1のマイクロポンプ(請求項1に対応)は、チューブ状の弾性部材中において、弾性部材の長手方向に沿って液体を流すマイクロポンプであって、複数の開口部が設けられ、長手方向における開口部の両側に設けられたブリッジ部が、非加熱時において互いに異なる方向に凸形状とされ、加熱時にブリッジ部における凸形状の高さが低くなるように構成された形状記憶合金シートと、形状記憶合金シートに電流を流すための電極と、電極に電圧を印加して電流を制御する制御部と、を備え、弾性部材は、形状記憶合金シートにおいて長手方向に並設された3つのブリッジ部のうち両側のブリッジ部と、中央のブリッジ部によって挟持されたことを特徴とする。
第2のマイクロポンプ(請求項2に対応)は、第1のマイクロポンプを複数個配列し、順次動作させることにより、溶液を連続的に送液することを特徴とする。
第1の送液制御装置(請求項3に対応)は、2つの流路を有し、一方の流路は、他方の流路にT字型に連結し、一方の前記流路の端部には、上記第1〜第2に記載のマイクロポンプが接続され、他方の流路の端部にも、上記第1〜第2に記載のマイクロポンプが接続されており、一方の流路を流れ、T字型連結部に液体プラグが位置したときに2つのマイクロポンプの動作を制御することにより、液体プラグの分割、混合、計量のいずれかを行うことを特徴とする。
第2の送液制御装置(請求項4に対応)は、上記の構成において、好ましくは、他方の流路は、菱形の区画が連続的に連なった構造を有していることを特徴とする。
11 貫通孔
12 形状記憶合金シート
13 チューブ状の弾性部材
14 電極
15 電極
16 制御部
17 導線
18 導線
19 ブリッジ部
30 送液制御装置
31 流路
32 流路
33 T字型連結部
34 端部
35 端部
50 液体プラグ
Claims (4)
- チューブ状の弾性部材中において、前記弾性部材の長手方向に沿って液体を流すマイクロポンプであって、
複数の開口部が設けられ、前記長手方向における前記開口部の両側に設けられたブリッジ部が、非加熱時において互いに異なる方向に凸形状とされ、加熱時に前記ブリッジ部における凸形状の高さが低くなるように構成された形状記憶合金シートと、
前記形状記憶合金シートに電流を流すための電極と、
前記電極に電圧を印加して電流を制御する制御部と、
を備え、
前記弾性部材は、前記形状記憶合金シートにおいて前記長手方向に並設された3つのブリッジ部のうち両側の前記ブリッジ部と、中央の前記ブリッジ部によって挟持されたことを特徴とするマイクロポンプ。 - 請求項1記載のマイクロポンプを複数個配列し、順次動作させることにより、溶液を連続的に送液することを特徴とするマイクロポンプ。
- 2つの流路を有し、一方の流路は、他方の流路にT字型に連結し、
一方の前記流路の端部には、請求項1又は2に記載のマイクロポンプが接続され、
他方の前記流路の端部にも、請求項1又は2に記載のマイクロポンプが接続されており、
前記一方の流路を流れ、T字型連結部に液体プラグが位置したときに前記2つの小型ポンプの動作を制御することにより、前記液体プラグの分割、混合、計量のいずれかを行うことを特徴とする送液制御装置。 - 前記他方の流路は、菱形の区画が連続的に連なった構造を有していることを特徴とする請求項3記載の送液制御装置。
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