WO2015173926A1 - マイクロ蠕動ポンプ - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates to a micro peristaltic pump that is used when cell culture, reagent screening, chemical analysis, and the like are performed by flowing a microfluid such as a culture solution or various reagents through a microfluidic channel, and in particular, reducing the rotational load of a rotor. It relates to a micro peristaltic pump that can be used.
- a plurality of rollers are rotatably supported on a circular rotor, and the outer peripheral surface of each roller of the rotor is pressed against the tube, and the fluid in the tube is fed while rotating the rotor.
- a lysis pump is known from Patent Document 1 below.
- a circular rotor that is rotationally driven by a motor rotatably supports a plurality of rollers on the outer periphery thereof, and the support shaft of each roller is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotor. It is arranged so that when the rotor rotates, the outer peripheral surface of each roller is pressed against the tube (flexible conduit), and the roller of the rotor is pressed against the tube in turn to move the fluid while feeding the fluid. .
- this type of peristaltic pump usually cannot easily remove the tube part from the pump casing including the rotor. For this reason, when performing cell culture, reagent screening, chemical analysis, etc., the microchip having the microfluidic channel cannot be easily attached to the roller part of the rotor and detachably mounted. There was a problem that the used microchip could not be easily disposed of every screening.
- the present invention solves the above-described problems, and can reduce the rotational load of the rotor, reduce the driving force for rotational driving, and can easily attach and detach the microchip in which the flow path is formed.
- An object is to provide a micro peristaltic pump.
- the micro peristaltic pump of the present invention comprises: An arc-shaped channel is formed as a microfluidic channel in the sheet-like microfluidic chip, the rotor is pressed against the arc-shaped channel of the microfluidic chip, and the rotor is rotated by rotation driving means.
- a micro peristaltic pump for peristating the arc-shaped channel by rotation and feeding the liquid in the channel;
- a plurality of freely rotating bodies are held so as to freely rotate by pressing and contacting the arcuate flow path on the plane,
- the arcuate flow path of the microfluidic chip is formed in an arcuate shape so as to bulge out from the plane of the microfluidic chip so that the cross section has a substantially chevron shape, and the rotation trajectories of the plurality of freely rotating bodies Arranged along the A rigid member is attached to cover the arc-shaped flow path from the opposite side of the universal rotating body,
- the universal rotating body on the rotor rotates while pressing its outer peripheral surface against the arc-shaped channel on the plane, and the liquid in the arc-shaped channel is discharged. It is characterized by feeding.
- the arcuate flow path of the microfluidic chip is formed in an arcuate shape so as to bulge out from the plane of the microfluidic chip so that the cross section is substantially chevron shaped.
- the load which the outer peripheral surface of each free rotating body presses and crushes the arc-shaped flow path becomes very small.
- an arc-shaped flow path having a mountain-shaped cross section is Since the pressing side is a chevron and the opposite pressing side is a flat surface, the load that presses and crushes the arc-shaped flow path can be very small.
- the pressing load by which the outer peripheral surface of the universal rotating body presses the arc-shaped channel is held by a rigid member that covers the arc-shaped channel from the opposite side, the arc-shaped channel is not affected even by a small pressing load. While being crushed efficiently, it can be pressed and moved.
- the rotation drive means when a drive motor is used as the rotation drive means, the rotational load of the rotor is greatly reduced, and a small motor can be used for the drive motor. Therefore, the overall shape of the micro peristaltic pump is further reduced. be able to.
- a rotation shaft of a drive motor is linked to the rotor in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the rotor, and the drive motor is attached to a base, and the rotor is installed in an opening provided in the base.
- the microfluidic chip is accommodated in a chip accommodating portion provided in the base, and the rigid member can cover the microfluidic chip and be fixed to the base.
- a spring holding part is fitted to the output shaft of the drive motor, a spring is mounted between the spring holding part and the rotor, and the free rotating body of the rotor is attached to the microfluidic by the spring. It is preferable to configure so as to press against the arcuate flow path of the chip. According to this, the arc-shaped flow path of the microfluidic chip can be easily mounted with a simple configuration so as to press against the freely rotating body of the rotor with an appropriate load.
- the rotor has a plurality of rollers as the freely rotating body, the outer peripheral surface of the rollers can be pressed against the arc-shaped flow path on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotor, and the plane of the rotor It can be set as the structure which is exposed from and is rotatably supported.
- the rotor has a plurality of balls as the freely rotating body, the outer surface of the balls can be pressed against the arc-shaped flow path on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotor, It can be set as the structure exposed from this and being rotatably supported.
- the arc-shaped flow path of the microfluidic chip is formed by superposing two polymer elastic sheets and forming one of the polymer elastic sheets on the side in contact with the free-rotating body at the channel portion.
- the two elastic polymer sheets can be bonded to each other so as to bend and bulge.
- a microfluidic chip having an arc-shaped channel for a peristaltic pump can be easily manufactured with high accuracy.
- the portion of the polymer elastic sheet of the arc-shaped channel that bulges in a chevron shape can be formed thinner, the crushing load of the arc-shaped channel becomes very small, further increasing the rotational load of the rotor. Can be reduced.
- the roller of the rotor is formed in a substantially truncated cone shape so that, when rotating, the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the outer peripheral surface of the roller have the same peripheral speed.
- the support shaft of the roller can be inclined and supported so as to be parallel to the surface of the arc-shaped flow path of the fluid chip. According to this, the peripheral speed of the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the outer peripheral surface of the roller can be made the same, the roller can be rotated smoothly, and the rotational load can be reduced.
- three universal rotating bodies are disposed on the rotor at intervals of about 120 °, and the arc-shaped flow path of the microfluidic chip is formed in an angular range of about 240 °. Can do. According to this, since the two freely rotating bodies reliably press the arc-shaped flow path of the microfluidic chip at all times during the rotation of the rotor, the sealing performance of the pump can be improved.
- the rigid member is fixed to the base with a fixture, and when the rigid member is removed, the microfluidic chip is exposed and can be configured to be removable. According to this, after flowing a liquid through the arc-shaped flow path of the microfluidic chip and performing cell culture, reagent screening, chemical analysis, etc., the microfluidic chip can be easily removed and disposable simply by removing the rigid member. A new microfluidic chip can be easily set.
- the ball of the rotor is rotatably accommodated in a holding hole provided in the plane of the rotor, and when rotating, a part of the ball slightly protrudes from the plane of the rotor, and the outer peripheral surface of the ball Can be configured to be in press contact with the surface of the arc-shaped channel of the microfluidic chip. According to this, peristaltic pumping can be performed satisfactorily by pressing the surface of the arc-shaped flow path of the microfluidic chip with the outer peripheral surface of the ball slightly protruding from the plane of the rotor.
- a transparent plate-like rigid cover body can be attached so as to cover the arc-shaped flow path from the opposite side of the universal rotating body. According to this, the state of the arc-shaped channel can be observed from the outside through the transparent cover body.
- micro peristaltic pump of the present invention it is possible to reduce the rotational load of the rotor and reduce the driving force of the rotational driving means for rotational driving, and to easily attach and detach the microfluidic chip having the arcuate flow path.
- the microfluidic chip can be easily used in a disposable manner.
- FIG. (A) (b) is a perspective view of the micro peristaltic pump of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the micro peristaltic pump.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view of the micro peristaltic pump seen from the lower part. It is a left view of a micro peristaltic pump. It is a bottom view of the micro peristaltic pump. It is a top view of the state which removed the cover body and the microfluidic chip. It is VIII-VIII sectional drawing of FIG. (A) and (b) are perspective views of a microfluidic chip.
- FIG. (A) is a plan view of the microfluidic chip, and (b) is a side view thereof. It is XI-XI sectional drawing of FIG. (A) and (b) are perspective views of a rotor. It is a top view of the micro peristaltic pump of a 2nd embodiment. It is IV-IV sectional drawing of FIG. It is a top view of the pump of the state which removed the cover body and the microfluidic chip. It is VI-VI sectional drawing of FIG. (A) and (b) are perspective views of a rotor.
- FIGS. 1 to 12 show the micro peristaltic pump of the first embodiment.
- This micro peristaltic pump is arranged on the rotor 10 in order to send a small flow rate of liquid in a flow path formed in the microfluidic chip.
- An example of a micro peristaltic pump configured by pivotally supporting individual rollers 15 is shown.
- an arc-shaped channel 21 is formed as a microfluidic channel in a sheet-like microfluidic chip 20, and the roller 15 of the rotor 10 is placed in the arc-shaped channel 21 of the microfluidic chip 20.
- the rotor 10 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 4 as a rotational drive means, and the arc-shaped flow path 21 is oscillated by the rotation of the rotor 10 to feed the liquid in the flow path.
- the drive motor 4 is mounted upward on a mounting portion 3 provided at the lower portion of the base 1.
- the base 1 is configured by integrally forming a plate-like portion on the upper portion of the attachment portion 3, and the plate-like portion has a substantially square chip accommodating portion 8 for functioning as a holder for accommodating the microfluidic chip 20. It is formed.
- a mounting portion 3 projects downward from the plate-like portion, and the drive motor 4 is mounted upward on the mounting portion 3.
- An opening portion is formed in the attachment portion 3 so as to open downward, and the output shaft side of the drive motor 4 is inserted and fixed to the opening portion from below.
- a substantially rectangular chip accommodating portion 8 is formed on the upper surface as a sheet-like space and opened upward.
- a circular opening 9 is formed at the center of the chip accommodating portion 8, and the upper portion of the rotor 10 shown in FIG. 12 is inserted into the circular opening 9 from below.
- the output shaft 4a of the drive motor 4 is provided upward, and the spring holding portion 13 is fixed to the output shaft 4a so as to be covered from above.
- a rotor 10 (FIG. 12) having a cup-shaped shape is attached on the spring holding portion 13 via a coil spring 14 so as to be covered from above.
- a coil spring 14 is mounted between the flange portion 13 a and the rotor 10.
- the rotor 10 is urged upward by the coil spring 14 with respect to the spring holding portion 13, that is, the output shaft 4 a of the drive motor 4.
- a shaft-shaped tip portion 13b serving as a rotation shaft of the rotor 10 is projected on the upper portion of the spring holding portion 13, and the tip portion 13b of the spring holding portion 13 is a deformed hole provided at the center of the rotor 10 as a rotation shaft. And is connected to the rotor 10.
- the spring holding portion 13 is connected to the output shaft 4 a by fitting the output shaft 4 a of the drive motor 4 into the central shaft hole thereof, and the rotational driving force of the drive motor 4 is applied to the rotor 10 via the spring holding portion 13.
- the rotor 10 rotates at a low speed.
- the drive motor 4 for example, a very small DC motor or stepping motor with a built-in speed reducer is used, and its output shaft 4a is rotationally driven at a low speed.
- the coil spring 14 attached to the spring holding portion 13 is a spring having a very small spring force.
- the rotor 10 is slightly pushed up by a weak spring force by the spring force of the coil spring 14. The upward load is applied to the rotor 10.
- a handle-type manual rotation mechanism can be used instead of the drive motor 4, and in this case, the spring holding portion 13 is manually rotated by the handle.
- the rotor 10 is formed by providing a circular flat portion 11 on the upper portion of the cylindrical portion 12, and the holding portion 17 is formed in the flat portion 11, and the free rotation is performed.
- a roller 15 serving as a body is rotatably supported in each holding hole 17.
- the cover portion 11a is attached to the flat surface portion 11 by three attachment screws 19 so as to cover the three rollers 15.
- Each roller 15 in the holding hole 17 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 15a. It is attached.
- the three holding holes 17 provided in the flat surface portion 11 are formed at an angular interval of 120 °, and the rollers 15 are rotatably supported in the holding holes 17 by the support shafts 15a arranged radially. Is done.
- a hole having a smaller diameter than the holding hole 17 is formed in the cover portion 11a. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of each roller 15 protrudes slightly from the hole and is exposed.
- Three rollers 15 are arranged on the rotor 10 at an angular interval of about 120 °, and three rollers 15 having an interval of 120 ° are formed on the microfluidic chip 10 in an angular range of about 240 °. Since it rotates in contact with the passage 21, at the time of rotation, the two rollers 15 are always in a state of crushing the arc-shaped passage 21, thereby making it possible to improve the sealing performance of the pump.
- the support shaft 15a of the roller 15 is radially arranged in a plan view, and as shown in FIG. 8, the support shaft 15a is inclined downward at the outer peripheral portion and upward at the inner peripheral portion. And held.
- the roller 15 is formed in a truncated cone shape, and its outer peripheral surface is inclined so that it is thin on the inner peripheral side and thicker on the outer peripheral side as shown in FIG.
- the three rollers 15 are arranged such that the upper outer peripheral surface thereof is horizontal with the plane of the plane portion 11 on the plane portion 11 of the rotor 10 as shown in FIGS.
- the rollers 15 arranged radially on the flat surface portion 11 are formed in a truncated cone shape, and their support shafts 15a are inclined and supported so that the upper outer peripheral surface of each roller 15 and the flat surface portion 11 are supported. Since the three rollers 15 rotate in contact with the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 10 thereon, the peripheral speeds of the inner peripheral part and the outer peripheral part are the same because they protrude slightly in parallel. It is trying to become. Further, the radius of the rotation trajectory of these three rollers 15 is set to be the same as the radius of the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 20.
- a transparent plate-like cover body 2 as a rigid member is fixed on the base 1 by a fixing screw 2 a so as to cover the upper surface of the microfluidic chip 20.
- the cover body 2 is formed of a hard transparent synthetic resin so that the state inside the microfluidic chip 20 can be observed through the cover body 2.
- it can replace with the transparent plate-shaped cover body 2, and can also be used as a simple wall surface member (solid member) which has the flat part of the opaque and firm structure.
- it can replace with the fixing screw 2a which fixes the cover body 2, and can also fix the cover body 2 using fixing tools, such as a fixing clip.
- the microfluidic chip 20 is formed in a rectangular sheet shape from a polymer elastic body that is a soft transparent synthetic resin such as PDMS or silicone resin.
- a circular recess 27 is formed in the center of the main body of the microfluidic chip 20, and an arc-shaped channel 21 is formed in the recess 27.
- the radius of the arc-shaped channel 21 is the same as the radius of the rotation trajectory of the three rollers 15 on the rotor 10, and the width in the transverse direction of the arc-shaped channel 21 is a length width in the axial direction of the roller 15. It is almost the same.
- the upper part of the rotor 10 is inserted into the circular recess 27 from below, and the roller 15 rotates while crushing the arc-shaped flow path 21.
- tube-shaped flow paths 24 for allowing a microfluid to flow are formed up to the edge in the microfluidic chip 20, and connection pipes for external connection ( Stainless steel pipe 25) is connected.
- the arc-shaped channel 21 of the microfluidic chip 20 is formed on the lower side of the plane so that the cross section swells in a mountain shape on the lower side, and the upper surface of the arc-shaped channel 21. Becomes a flat shape, so that the roller 15 can roll while crushing the arc-shaped flow path 21 even with a small pressing load.
- the microfluidic chip 20 having such a shape for example, two polymer elastic sheets (sheets such as PDMS) having the same thickness are used, and the lower sheet is superposed on the upper sheet.
- the sheet on the side can be molded to form a circular recess 27, and further, the arc-shaped flow path 21 can be formed and bonded in the recess 27 to be manufactured.
- the arc-shaped flow path 21 in the recess 27 is bonded while bending the portion of the lower thin second elastic sheet 23 in a circular arc shape so that the cross section of the flow path swells in a mountain shape.
- the arc-shaped flow path 21 serving as the pump portion of the microfluidic chip 20 has a thin second elastic sheet 23 below the thick first elastic sheet 22. Are joined while being bent in an arc shape.
- a rigid member can be used, and the 2nd elastic sheet 23 can be joined to the surface of a rigid member, bending in an arc shape, and the arc-shaped flow path 21 can also be formed.
- a first elastic sheet 22 and a second elastic sheet 23 having a thickness of about 1.1 mm are overlaid and bonded.
- the depth of the concave portion 27 of the pump portion is about 0.8 mm
- the thickness of the second elastic sheet 23 of the pump portion is about 0.3 mm
- the arc-shaped channel 21 is formed on the bulging side thereof.
- the thickness of the outer layer is about 0.1 mm
- the height width of the space in the arc-shaped channel 21 is about 0.1 mm.
- the circular recessed part 27 is formed in the lower surface of the 2nd elastic sheet 23, and the circular-arc-shaped flow path 21 is formed in the recessed part 27, adjusting the depth of this recessed part 27, it is slightly The arc-shaped flow path 21 that can be crushed with an appropriate pressing load can be formed. That is, if the depth of the concave portion 27 is changed, the thickness of the outer layer of the arc-shaped channel 21 can be adjusted. Therefore, when the roller 15 is crushed while the durability of the arc-shaped channel 21 is kept good The arc-shaped flow path 21 can be manufactured so that the load of is reduced.
- the drive motor 4 is fixed upward from the lower side of the base 1, and the arc-shaped flow path for the peristaltic pump is provided on the lower surface of the microfluidic chip 20 accommodated in the chip accommodating portion 8 in the base 1. 21 is provided, and a pressing roller 15 is pivotally supported on the upper surface of the rotor 10 that is rotationally driven by the drive motor 4.
- these members are arranged in a vertically inverted position and form, on the upper surface of the microfluidic chip 20.
- a configuration may be adopted in which a roller on the lower surface of the rotor disposed on the upper side of the formed arcuate flow path is pressed and the rotor is rotationally driven by a drive motor disposed with the output shaft directed downward.
- the shape of the microfluidic chip 20 accommodated in the chip accommodating portion 8 is rectangular as shown in FIG. 9, but it can also be square or triangular, and each chip member can be a chip module.
- the microfluidic chip 20 can also be configured as a chip module that is formed and used in combination with these chip modules.
- This micro peristaltic pump is used when, for example, a microfluid such as a culture solution or various reagents is allowed to flow through the flow path of the microfluidic chip 20 to perform cell culture, reagent screening, chemical analysis, or the like.
- the microfluidic chip 20 to be used removes the cover body 2 by removing the fixing screw 2a on the upper surface of the pump, opens the chip accommodating part 8 in the base 1 as shown in FIG.
- the fluid chip 20 is accommodated with the arc-shaped channel 21 facing downward.
- the microfluidic chip 20 can be easily set simply by removing the cover body 2, when exchanging the microfluidic chip for each culture or analysis, the chip is replaced very easily. Therefore, the microfluidic chip can be easily used in a disposable manner.
- the arc-shaped flow path 21 in the concave portion 27 of the microfluidic chip 20 is obtained.
- the rotor 10 comes into contact with and presses the three rollers 15, and the rotor 10 is pressed down slightly by compressing the coil spring 14.
- the pressing load applied to the roller 15 at this time is very small, the outer layer of the arc-shaped channel 21 bulging in a mountain shape is very thin, and the non-pressing side of the arc-shaped channel 21 is flat. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer layer of the arc-shaped flow path 21 with which the roller 15 abuts is easily crushed with a low load.
- the rotor 10 can be driven to rotate and the liquid in the flow path 24 can be fed.
- the arc-shaped channel 21 is oscillated and the liquid in the channel 24 of the microfluidic chip is fed from the left to the right in FIG. 2.
- the three rollers 15 press and contact the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 20 on the plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotor 10 on the plane of the rotor 10.
- the arc-shaped channel 21 is arranged along the rotation locus of each roller 15, and the output shaft 4 a of the drive motor 4 is perpendicular to the plane of the rotor 10 at the center of the rotor 10.
- the roller 15 on the rotor 10 swells in a chevron shape while pressing the outer peripheral surface against the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 20 in parallel with the rotation axis of the rotor 10. Since the cross-sectional flow path that exits is crushed and rotated, and the liquid in the arc-shaped flow path 21 is fed, the rotor 10 is rotationally driven by a very small rotational load. For this reason, a small motor with a low output can be used as the drive motor 4, and the micro peristaltic pump can be greatly downsized.
- micro peristaltic pump of the second embodiment shows the micro peristaltic pump of the second embodiment.
- This micro peristaltic pump is configured by rotatably providing a ball 45 in place of the roller on the flat portion of the rotor 40.
- symbol same as the above is attached
- the rotor 40 of this micro peristaltic pump is formed by providing a circular flat surface portion 41 on the upper portion of the cylindrical portion 42.
- the spring holding part 13 is inserted upward from below through the coil spring 14 in the cylindrical part 42, and the tip part 13 b of the spring holding part 13 is fitted into the shaft hole 46 of the rotor 40 as a rotating shaft.
- Three holding holes 47 are formed in the flat surface portion 41 of the rotor 40, and balls (stainless steel balls) 45 are rotatably disposed in the holding holes 47.
- the cover part 41 a is attached to the upper surface of the flat part 41 so as to cover the ball 45 with the three attachment screws 19.
- the three balls 45 are rotatably held in the holding holes 47.
- the three balls 45 are arranged radially at 120 ° intervals around the rotation axis of the rotor 40 (the tip portion 13 b of the spring holding portion 13).
- the cover portion 41a covering the upper portion of the rotor 40 has a smaller diameter hole at a position corresponding to the three holding holes 47. As shown in FIG. 14, the upper portion of each ball 45 protrudes slightly from the hole. It is supposed to be exposed.
- the three holding holes 47 are similarly formed in the cover portion 41a of the flat surface portion 41 of the rotor 40, as shown in FIG.
- the upper outer peripheral surface of the three balls 45 is slightly protruded from above the flat portion 41, and the upper outer peripheral surfaces of the three balls 45 are positioned parallel to the plane of the flat portion 41.
- the three balls 45 arranged radially on the flat portion 41 are arranged at an angular interval of 120 °, and the upper outer peripheral surface of the three balls 45 slightly protrudes in parallel with the flat portion 41. Further, the radius of the rotation trajectory of these three balls 45 when the rotor 40 rotates is the same as the radius of the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 20. Therefore, the rotor 40 is inserted into the opening 9 of the base 1 and the microfluidic chip 20 is housed in the chip housing portion 8 of the base 1 as shown in FIG. The upper outer peripheral surface of the three balls 45 on the upper surface comes into contact with the arc-shaped channel 21 of the microfluidic chip 20 and can crush the arc-shaped channel 21 with a slight pressing load.
- the fixing screw 2a on the top surface of the pump is removed to remove the cover body 2, and the chip accommodating portion 8 in the base 1 is opened, and a predetermined position in the inside is removed.
- the microfluidic chip 20 is accommodated with the arc-shaped channel 21 facing downward.
- the arc-shaped flow path 21 comes into contact with and presses the upper outer peripheral portion of the three balls 45 of the rotor 40, and the rotor 40 is slightly pushed down by compressing the coil spring 14.
- the pressing load applied to the ball 45 at this time is very small, the outer layer of the arc-shaped channel 21 bulging in the mountain shape is very thin, and the non-pressing side of the arc-shaped channel 21 is flat. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, the outer layer of the arc-shaped flow path 21 with which the ball 45 abuts is easily crushed with a low pressing load.
- the rotor 40 can be rotationally driven to feed the liquid in the flow path 24.
- the arc-shaped flow path 21 is oscillated and the liquid in the flow path 24 of the microfluidic chip is fed from right to left in FIG. 13.
- the three balls 45 are pressed against the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 20 on the plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotor 40 on the plane of the rotor 40.
- the arc-shaped channel 21 is arranged along the rotation trajectory of each ball 45, and the output shaft 4 a of the drive motor 4 is perpendicular to the plane of the rotor 40 at the center of the rotor 40.
- the balls 45 on the rotor 40 swell in a chevron shape while pressing the outer peripheral surface thereof against the arc-shaped flow path 21 of the microfluidic chip 20 in parallel with the rotation axis of the rotor 40. Since the cross-sectional flow path that exits is crushed and rotated, and the liquid in the arc-shaped flow path 21 is fed, the rotor 40 is rotationally driven by a very small rotational load. For this reason, a small motor with a low output can be used as the drive motor 4, and the micro peristaltic pump can be greatly downsized.
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シート状のマイクロ流体チップ内にマイクロ流体流路として円弧状流路が形成され、該マイクロ流体チップの該円弧状流路にロータを押し付け、回転駆動手段により該ロータを回転駆動し、該ロータの回転により該円弧状流路を蠕動させて流路内の液体を送液するマイクロ蠕動ポンプであって、
該ロータの回転軸と垂直の平面上には、複数の自在回転体が、該平面上で該円弧状流路に押圧接触して自在回転するように保持され、
該マイクロ流体チップの該円弧状流路は、横断面が略山形形状となるように、該マイクロ流体チップの平面から膨出して円弧状に形成されるとともに、該複数の自在回転体の回転軌跡に沿って配置され、
該自在回転体の反対側から該円弧状流路を覆って堅固部材が取り付けられ、
該回転駆動手段による該ロータの回転駆動時、該ロータ上の該自在回転体が、その外周面を該平面上で該円弧状流路に押し付けながら回転し、該円弧状流路内の液体を送液することを特徴とする。
2 カバー体
3 取付部
4 駆動モータ
4a 出力軸
5 ローラ
8 チップ収容部
9 開口部
10 ロータ
11 平面部
11a カバー部
12 円筒部
13 ばね保持部
13a フランジ部
13b 先端部
15 ローラ
15a 支軸
17 保持穴
20 マイクロ流体チップ
21 円弧状流路
22 第1弾性シート
23 第2弾性シート
24 流路
25 接続パイプ
27 凹部
40 ロータ
41 平面部
41a カバー部
42 円筒部
45 ボール
46 軸孔
47 保持穴
Claims (11)
- シート状のマイクロ流体チップ内にマイクロ流体流路として円弧状流路が形成され、該マイクロ流体チップの該円弧状流路にロータを押し付け、回転駆動手段により該ロータを回転駆動し、該ロータの回転により該円弧状流路を蠕動させて流路内の液体を送液するマイクロ蠕動ポンプであって、
該ロータの回転軸と垂直の平面上には、複数の自在回転体が、該平面上で該円弧状流路に押圧接触して自在回転するように保持され、
該マイクロ流体チップの該円弧状流路は、横断面が略山形形状となるように、該マイクロ流体チップの平面から膨出して円弧状に形成されるとともに、該複数の自在回転体の回転軌跡に沿って配置され、
該自在回転体の反対側から該円弧状流路を覆って堅固部材が取り付けられ、
該回転駆動手段による該ロータの回転駆動時、該ロータ上の該自在回転体が、その外周面を該平面上で該円弧状流路に押し付けながら回転し、該円弧状流路内の液体を送液することを特徴とするマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。 - 前記ロータには、該ロータの平面と垂直方向に前記回転駆動手段として駆動モータにより駆動される回転軸が連結され、該駆動モータはベースに取り付けられ、該ベースに設けた開口部内に該ロータが回転可能に配設されるとともに、該ベースに設けたチップ収容部内に該マイクロ流体チップが収容され、前記堅固部材は該マイクロ流体チップを覆って該ベースに固定されたことを特徴とする請求項1記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記駆動モータの出力軸にばね保持部が嵌合され、該ばね保持部と前記ロータとの間にばねが装着され、該ロータの該自在回転体を、該ばねにより前記マイクロ流体チップの円弧状流路に押し当て付勢することを特徴とする請求項2記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記ロータには、前記自在回転体として複数のローラが、該ローラの外周面を該ロータの回転軸と垂直の平面上に位置させ、前記円弧状流路に押圧可能に該ロータの平面から露出して、回転自在に軸支されたことを特徴とする請求項1記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記ロータには、前記自在回転体として複数のボールが、該ボールの外周面を該ロータの回転軸と垂直の平面上に位置させ、前記円弧状流路に押圧可能に該ロータの平面から露出して、回転自在に保持されたことを特徴とする請求項1記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記マイクロ流体チップの円弧状流路は、2枚の高分子弾性シートを重ね合わせ、前記自在回転体が接触する側の一方の該高分子弾性シートを流路の円弧状部分で撓ませて山形形状に膨出させた状態で、該2枚の高分子弾性シートを相互に接着させて形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記ロータの前記ローラは、回転時、該ローラの外周面の内周側と外周側の周速度が同一となるように、略円錐台形に形成され、該ローラの外周面が前記マイクロ流体チップの円弧状流路の表面と平行になるように、該ローラの支軸が傾斜して軸支されたことを特徴とする請求項4記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記ロータ上には3個の自在回転体が約120°の間隔をおいて配設され、前記マイクロ流体チップの円弧状流路は、約240°の角度範囲内で、円弧状に形成されたことを特徴とする請求項1記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記堅固部材は、前記ベースに対し固定具で固定され、該堅固部材を取り外したとき、前記マイクロ流体チップが露出して取り外し可能に構成されたことを特徴とする請求項2記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記ロータの前記ボールは、該ロータの平面に設けた保持穴内に回転自在に収容され、回転時、該ボールの一部が該ロータの平面から僅かに突出して、該ボールの外周面が前記マイクロ流体チップの円弧状流路に押圧接触されることを特徴とする請求項5記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
- 前記堅固部材として、透明板状の堅固なカバー体が、前記自在回転体の反対側から前記円弧状流路を覆って取り付けられたことを特徴とする請求項1または2記載のマイクロ蠕動ポンプ。
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