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Description
(17)希釈器をサンプルプローブチップ108へ流体を吸引させるようにステッパモータ92(図3)を動かす。コントローラ94はまた、サンプルプローブの流体経路が吸引中支障があるかどうか決定するため凝塊検出回路により供給されるライン134bの信号をモニタする。
14 抽気バルブ
16 ポンプバルブ
18 T字コネクタ
20 希釈器
22 圧力トランスジューサー
23 ロボットアーム
24 サンプルプローブ
27 チューブ
28 検出器システム
30 マイクロプロセッサバス
31 キュベット
32 サンプル
33 制御システム
70 空気ポンプ
72 アキュムレータ
73 コイル
78 抽気バルブ
80 ポンプバルブ
84 希釈器
86 ピストン
90 シャフト
92 ステッパモータ
98 圧力トランスジューサー
102 サンプルプローブ
108 サンプルプローブチップ
112 検出回路
122 圧力トランスジューサー
124 増幅回路
126 信号調整器およびポンプ制御回路
128 漏れ検出回路
130 流体レベル検出回路
132 吸引保全検出回路
134 凝塊検出回路
136 チップ検出回路
138 ポンプ制御保全回路
140 空気ポンプ
160、166、170 反転増幅器
162、174 サンプルおよび保持回路
178 電圧レギュレータ回路
184 ツェナーダイオード
192 スイッチ
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- 吸引供給装置を用いて、サンプルプローブと液体の表面との物理的接触の発生を決定し、該液体を吸引する方法であって、該方法が、
空気源と希釈器との側とサンプルプローブ側との間に設けられ、かつ該空気源と該サンプルプローブとの間で直列に配置された流体通過圧力トランスジューサー内に、0圧力信号に相当する電圧を表す正規化圧力を設定する工程と、
前記圧力トランスジューサーと前記サンプルプローブを流れる正の定圧空気流を供給する工程と、
前記液体の方向に前記サンプルプローブを移動する工程と、
前記圧力トランスジューサーを通る前記空気流と同列の流体経路内の圧力の変化を検知する工程と、
前記流体経路内の圧力変化に応じて流体接触を表すトランスジューサー圧力信号を供給する工程と、
前記サンプルプローブを前記液体中に所望の深さまで浸す工程と、
前記インライン流体通過圧力トランスジューサーを含む、前記空気源と前記サンプルプローブ間の前記流体経路を減圧する工程と、
前記液体の所望量を前記サンプルプローブに吸引する工程と、を具備したことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記正規化圧力電圧を設定する工程が、
前記流体通過圧力トランスジューサーに接続された反転増幅器の第1の入力端子に第1の電圧レベルを有する第1の信号を供給する工程と、
前記流体通過圧力トランスジューサー内の圧力レベルの存在を示す参照電圧に前記反転増幅器の出力信号を与える工程と、
サンプルおよび保持回路において、前記反転増幅器の出力端子で所定の参照電圧をサンプリングする工程と、
前記反転増幅器の第2の端子で閾値電圧を維持するため、サンプルおよび保持回路を保持状態にする工程とをさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記サンプルプローブを前記液体中に所望の深さまで浸す前記工程の後かつ前記空気源と前記サンプルプローブ間の前記流体経路を減圧する前記工程の前に、
正の定圧空気源により、該定圧空気源と希釈器との側とサンプルプローブ側との間に配置されたインライン流体通過圧力トランスジューサーを有する流体経路を加圧する工程と、
前記希釈器から前記定圧空気源を隔離する工程と、
前記サンプルプローブを閉塞する工程と、
前記閉塞されたサンプルプローブを有する前記圧力トランスジューサーにより供給される信号と閾値信号を比較する工程とを具備した、前記流体経路内の漏出を検出する工程を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記サンプルプローブを前記液体中に所望の深さまで浸す前記工程の後に前記流体通過圧力トランスジューサーにより供給される信号と閾値信号を比較する工程がさらに含まれることを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記流体経路が吸引状態にあるときに、前記空気源と前記希釈器との側と前記サンプルプローブ側との間に配置された前記インライン流体通過圧力トランスジューサーを作動する工程と、
バルブにより前記希釈器から前記空気源を隔離する工程と、
前記バルブの保全を裁定するため吸引中の前記圧力トランスジューサーからの出力と参照値と比較する工程とを具備した、前記吸引供給装置の吸引保全を検査する工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 吸引および供給状態の各々に前記流体経路があるときに、前記空気源と前記希釈器との側と前記サンプルプローブ側との間に配置された前記インライン流体通過圧力トランスジューサーを作動する工程と、
前記流体経路の保全を裁定するため吸引および供給中の前記圧力トランスジューサーからの出力と各々の参照値を比較する工程とを具備した、前記吸引供給装置の凝塊発生を検出する工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記プローブがサンプルチップを収容および除去しているときに、前記空気源と前記希釈器との側と前記サンプルプローブ側との間に配置された前記インライン流体通過圧力トランスジューサーを通過する前記流体経路内の前記空気流を前記空気源により供給する工程と、
チップの収容および除去のそれぞれの保全を裁定するため、該チップの収容および除去中の前記圧力トランスジューサーからの出力と各参照値を比較する工程とを具備した、前記吸引供給装置のチップ収容および除去を検査する工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記空気源と前記希釈器との側と前記サンプルプローブ側との間に配置された前記インライン流体通過圧力トランスジューサーを通過する前記流体経路内に、制御回路を有する前記空気源により前記空気流を供給する工程と、
前記制御回路の前記空気源の制御可能性を裁定するため、該空気源の作動中の制御信号と各参照値とを比較する工程とを具備した、前記吸引供給装置のポンプ保全を検査する工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記比較工程のため正規化圧力および制御信号の各々を設定する工程がさらに含まれることを特徴とする請求項3、5、6、7または8のいずれか1項記載の方法。
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