Control method for a link arm mechanism and an automatic centrifugal machine employing this link arm mechanism
US6701219B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00495
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic centrifugal machine comprises a handling apparatus for shifting a test specimen from a predetermined position, a rotor equipped with a bucket accommodating the test specimen, a drive motor for rotating the rotor, a chamber surrounding the rotor, and a refrigerator for cooling the chamber, and the automatic centrifugal machine has a height equal to or less than 1,450 mm. A conveyor line, conveying the test specimen, has a height in a range from 750 mm to 850 mm. The handling apparatus of the test specimen is formed by a link arm mechanism including first and second sliders, first and second arms, and a manipulator hand. The manipulator hand is shifted by controlling first and second sliders so as to satisfy the following relationship where “L1” represents the length of a first arm, “L2” represents the length of a second arm, “d” represents the clearance between the arm pivot axes on the first and second sliders, “Ax” represents the position of the first slider in the sliding direction and “Bx” represents the position of the second slider in the sliding direction, and “x1” represents the position of …
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