Patent · US Expired

System for automatic processing of fluids using combinable and interchangeable process modules

US6832622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Joerg Hassel · Erlangen, DE
Arno Steckenborn · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2002
Grant date	Dec 21, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/87885
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system for carrying out the automated processing of fluids. The system has combinable and interchangeable process modules (38, 39, 40), which each contain a control unit (6) and a fluid unit (7) that can be controlled by the control unit in order to execute a module-specific process function. The control units (6) are interconnected via a data bus (10) which is shared by process modules (38, 39, 40), and the fluid units (7) are interconnected via a fluid bus (44) having a number of channels (45). The configuration of at least one portion of the channels (45) of the fluid buses (44) can be varied in the areas of their respective connection to the fluid units (7) by using configuration devices, which can be provided in the form of adapters (41, 42, 43) located between the process modules (38, 39, 40) and the fluid bus (44).

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