US3186235A - Sample supply means for analysis apparatus - Google Patents

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US3186235A
US3186235A US185303A US18530362A US3186235A US 3186235 A US3186235 A US 3186235A US 185303 A US185303 A US 185303A US 18530362 A US18530362 A US 18530362A US 3186235 A US3186235 A US 3186235A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
    • F04B43/12—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having peristaltic action
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
    • F04F1/00—Pumps using positively or negatively pressurised fluid medium acting directly on the liquid to be pumped
    • F04F1/18—Pumps using positively or negatively pressurised fluid medium acting directly on the liquid to be pumped the fluid medium being mixed with, or generated from the liquid to be pumped
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/08—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a stream of discrete samples flowing along a tube system, e.g. flow injection analysis

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  • the object of the invention is to provide sample supply apparatus having a sample-liquid take-off tube in which provision is made for the introduction of air or other inert gas into the tube near its sample inlet end for dividing the flowing stream of sample liquid into segments of the liquid spaced from each other by intervening segments of the inert gas, whereby insoluble particulate matter which may be present in the liquid which is to be analyzed is prevented from settling out during the how of the liquid through the tubular conduits and other parts of the analysis apparatus.
  • the insoluble particulate matter which might be present in such liquids, whether or not the liquid is filtered, is prevented from settling out and contaminating the various conduits and other elements of the apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 is a more or less diagrammatic view of automatic analysis apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing part of the sample supply means, on an enlarged scale;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the segmentizing of the stream of sample liquid as soo as it enters the take-off tube.
  • the analysis apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises the sample supply device which includes a carrier plate or support 12 for a series of removable cups or receptacles 14 which are supported in openings 16 of the plate by shoulders 18 of the cups as illustrated by FIG. 2.
  • a take-off device 2% is mounted for pivotal movement on the pivot support indicated at 22 in FIG. 1, for movement of the take-off tube 24 into and out of the receptacles 14 for the flow of the sample liquids from the receptacles automatically for treatment for analysis and analysis after such treatment.
  • the sample supply device It and its take-oil tube is advantageously of the construction shown and described in the US. Patent application of Jack Isreeli, Serial No. 666,403 filed June 18, 1957, now US. Patent No.
  • plate 12 is turned intermittently to bring the receptacles 14 in succession to the take-off station at which take-off tube 24 is located and said tube is pivotally moved about a horizontal axis into the receptacle and out of the receptacle while plate 12 isat rest.
  • the take-off device may be mountedfor vertical up and down movement while the plate is at rest for the sample take-oit operation as disclosed in the US. application of De long, Serial No. 146,551, filed October 20, 1961 now US. Patent No. 3,134,263.
  • the take-off device may be moved into and out of a receptacle which contains a wash liquid which is introduced thereby between successive samples.
  • the sample liquid is aspirated from the receptacle by pump 26 which, as
  • Pump 26 is advantageously of the construction shown in my assignees US. Patent No. 2,935,028. As shown by said patent, the pump comprises a platen, herein indicated at 32, against which a plurality of resiliently compressible tubes are simultaneously compressed progressively along their lengths by spaced compression rollers, here indicated at 34, movable in an endless path longitudinally of said tubes by sprocket chains, here indicated at 36.
  • a color developing reagent is introduced into the stream of sample liquid through pump tube 38 which is connected to tube at the fitting 40 from which the liquid flows to and through the mixing coil 42, which may be immersed in a heating bath (not shown) if desired or necessary to develop the color for colorimetric quantitative examina tion of the treated sample liquid in the colorimeter 4-4 in respect to a particular known ingredient.
  • The'colorimeter is of the continuous flow cell type and is operatively connected to a recorder 46 which provides a record of the quantitative analysis of each of the samples in succession in the stream of sample liquids during the operation of the apparatus. If a more detailed description of suitable automatic analysis apparatus is desired, reference may be had to the US. patent to Slreggs, No.
  • a tube 5% is secured to tube 24 and is in communication with the latter at the opening 52 as illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • a pump tube 54 is connected to the inlet end of tube 50 as indicated at 56 in FIG. 1 so that during the operation of the pump, air under pressure is introduced into tube 55) and flows from the latter into tube 24 to segmentize the liquid as it flows through said tube;
  • the liquid segments are indicated at L and are shown separated from each other by intervening segments of air indicated at A.
  • Said air segments are operable to keep the fluid passages suliiciently clean to prevent contamination of one sample liquid by another sample liquid, as described in the above mentioned Skeggs patent, and are operable, pursuant to my present invention, to prevent settling out of particulate matter by reason of the introduction of the air into the take-off tube 24 substantially simultaneously with the flow of liquid from cup 14 into tube 24 by the operation of the pump-tube compression rollers on pump tubes 28 and 54.
  • pump tube 28 has a larger internal diameter than pump tube 54, the compression of said tubes along their lengths being effected simultaneously by the compression rollers.
  • Sample supply apparatus comprising a receptacle for a sample liquid, a take-oh tube for the passage of a stream of liquid from said receptacle, said take-off tube being movable into and out of said receptacle and having an inlet for the liquid when said tube is in said receptacle, and means including a part in communication with said tube near said liquid inlet while said tube is in said receptacle for the introduction of an inert gas into said tube for dividing said liquid stream into a series of liquid segments spaced for each other by intervening segments of said gas, said part being movable with said take-oit tube into and out of said receptacle.
  • Sample supply apparatus comprising a receptacle for a sample liquid, a take-cit tube for the passage of a stream of liquid from said receptacle, said take-elf tube being movable into and out of said receptacle and having an inlet for the liquid when said tube is in said receptacle, and tubular means including a part in communication with said tube near said liquid inlet while said tube is in said receptacle for the introduction of an inert gas into said'tube for dividing said liquid stream into a series of liquid segments spaced from each other by intervening segments of said gas, said part being movable with said take-oft tube into and out of said receptacle.
  • Sample supply apparatus comprising a receptacle for a sample liquid, a take-ofi tube for the passage of a stream of liquid from said receptacle, said take-cit tube being movable into and out of said receptacle and having an inlet for the liquid when said tube is in said receptacle, means including a part in communication with said tube near said liquid inlet while said tube is in said receptacle for the introduction of an inert gas into said tube for dividing said liquid stream into a series of liquid segments spaced from each other by intervening segments of said gas said part being movable with said take-E tube into and out of said receptacle and pump means for supplying said inert gas under pressure to said tube and for simultaneously withdrawing for a sample liquid, a take-off tube for the passage of a stream of liquid from said receptacle, said take-off tube being movable into and out of said receptacle and having an inlet for the liquid when said tube is in said recepta
  • Sample supply apparatus comprising a receptacle for a sample liquid, a take-off tube for the passage of a stream of liquid from said receptacle, said take-otf tube being movable into and out of said receptacle and having an inlet for the liquid when said tube is in said receptacle, tubular means including a part in communication with said tube near said liquid inlet while said tube is said receptacle for the introduction of an inert gas into said tube for dividing said liquid stream into a series of liquid segments spaced from each other by intervening segments of said gas, said part being movable with said take-off tube into and out of said receptacle and pump means for supplying said inert gas under pressure to said tubular means and for simultaneously aspirating the segmentized fluid stream from said take- 01f tube at a higher flow rate than the flow rate of the inert gas through said tubular means.
  • Sample supply apparatus comprising a receptacle for a sample liquid, a take-off tube for the passage of a stream of liquid from said receptacle, said take-off tube being movable into and out of said receptacle and having an inlet for the liquid when said tube is in said receptacle, means including a part in communication with said tube near said liquid inlet while said tube is in said receptacle for the introduction of an inert gas into said tube for dividing said liquid stream into a series of liquid segments spaced from each other by intervening segments of said gas, said part being movable with said take-oif tube into and out of said receptacle and pump means for supplying said inert gas under pressure to said tube and for simultaneously withdrawing the stream of fluid from said tube at a higher flow rate than the flovf rate of the inert gas into said tube.

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FR928609A FR1351229A (fr) 1962-04-05 1963-03-20 échantillonneur pour appareils d'analyse
GB10999/63A GB1018925A (en) 1962-04-05 1963-03-20 Sample supply means for analysis apparatus
CH421763A CH430282A (de) 1962-04-05 1963-04-03 Probenzuführgerät als Teil eines Gerätes zur automatischen Analyse von Stoffen
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US3524366A (en) * 1965-03-26 1970-08-18 Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved Device for supplying segmentized samples of a fluidal medium to an analysis apparatus
US3306229A (en) * 1965-04-05 1967-02-28 Technicon Instr Pump apparatus and method of operation thereof
US3471262A (en) * 1965-12-03 1969-10-07 Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved Method and means for exactly sectionalizing a flow of liquid in a capillary tubing
US3522011A (en) * 1967-05-18 1970-07-28 Dewey S C Sanderson Urinalysis machine
US3472628A (en) * 1967-06-13 1969-10-14 Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved Apparatus and process for maintaining uniform size of gas bubble pistons in capillary through flow reactors
US3654959A (en) * 1970-09-04 1972-04-11 Technicon Instr Fluid supply control method and apparatus for periodic, precise fluid merger
US3668936A (en) * 1970-12-15 1972-06-13 Technicon Instr Method and apparatus for sampling
US4015938A (en) * 1975-11-18 1977-04-05 Technicon Instruments Corporation Sample supply apparatus and method for automatic analysis systems
US4053282A (en) * 1976-02-26 1977-10-11 Hach Chemical Company Method and apparatus for sampling impure water
US5297431A (en) * 1992-06-01 1994-03-29 Thermo Separation Products (California) Inc. Automated sample dilution
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