Temperature control apparatus for automated clinical analyzer
US4933146A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L7/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A temperature control apparatus for controlling the temperature of a plurality of cuvettes consisting of an annular sealed chamber containing a refrigerant, means fixed to the sealed chamber for receiving the sample cuvettes, a heater in thermal contact with the sealed chamber, and a temperature sensor in thermal contact with the sealed chamber. The sealed chamber may include a plurality of thermally conductive posts fixed to the chamber, the spacing between adjacent ones of the posts being adapted to receive the sample cuvettes.
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