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Automatic viscosity measuring apparatus with rotor automatically detachable

US5821407A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMar 29, 1996
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T483/18
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An off-line automatic viscosity measuring apparatus, which can execute viscosity measurement of a plurality of specimens while automatically replacing rotors, is provided. The off-line automatic viscosity measuring apparatus according to the invention has: a detachable rotor 7; a viscosity detection head 33 for executing viscosity measurement with the rotor 7 connected thereto; a detection head moving mechanism 34 for moving the viscosity detection head 33 up and down and left and right; a separation aid mechanism 50 for aiding in separation of the rotor 7 and the viscosity detection head 33; and a rotor magazine mechanism 40 for holding a plurality of rotors 7. The viscosity detection head 33 has a bottom end formed with a detection head attaching/detaching part for accepting the rotor 7. The rotor 7 has a top end formed with a rotor side attaching/detaching part being inserted into the detection head attaching/detaching part for connecting the rotor 7 and the viscosity detection head 33.

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