Apparatus for automatically taking and analyzing samples of substances which are made available in random manner
US4805469A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N30/88
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for automatically taking and analyzing samples of substances made available in random manner, is of the type comprising an analysis assembly including at least two analysis stations having different characteristics, and a module delimiting temporary storage slots for receptacles containing different substances to be analyzed by different methods applicable to each of said substances, said apparatus comprising: receptacles each bearing a code identifying the substance contained therein, the analysis treatment to which is is to be subjected, and a treatment priority attributed thereto; means for detecting the in-use or available status of each analysis station; means for scanning the slots in the storage module for reading the codes of the receptacles and for storing them in priority order in conjuction with the characteristics of the corresponding treatment and the addresses of the slots; means for seeking in priority order correspondence between the treatments to be performed and a currently available compatible analysis station; means for displacing an insertion system into relationship with the available analysis station; means for bringing the selected sample receptacl…
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