AUTOMATIC FILTERING MACHINE

• Main Authors: KOKUBU KIYOSHI, SAKAMOTO MASATOSHI, SEZAKI ISAO, SHIRAISHI SOMA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 04.06.2020
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; SEPARATION; TESTING; TRANSPORTING

To provide an automatic filtering machine that efficiently performs continuous filtering work, by detecting the termination of filtering with precision.SOLUTION: An automatic filtering machine 10 comprises: a funnel arrangement unit 12 in which a plurality of funnels are arranged; funnel mounting means for transporting the funnels arranged in the funnel arrangement unit 12 to a filtrate storage box, and mounting the funnels to an upper part of the filtrate storage box; a specimen sample container arrangement unit 14 in which a plurality of specimen sample containers are arranged which store the specimen samples to be filtrated; sample supply means for transporting the specimen sample containers in the specimen sample container arrangement unit 14 to an upper side of the funnels mounted to the upper part of the filtrate storage box, and pouring the specimen samples into the funnels by tilting the specimen sample containers; specimen sample container returning means for transporting empty specimen sample containers to the specimen sample container arrangement unit 14; and funnel removing and returning means for removing the used funnels from the filtrate storage box, and transporting them to the funnel arrangement unit 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】濾過の終了を精度よく検知して、濾過作業を効率的に連続して行うことができる自動濾過機を提供する。【解決手段】複数のロートが配置されるロート配置部１２と、ロート配置部１２に配置されたロートを濾液収容ボックスまで搬送し、ロートを濾液収容ボックスの上部に取り付けるロート取付手段と、濾過対象となる検体試料が収容された複数の検体試料容器が配置される検体試料容器配置部１４と、検体試料容器配置部１４の検体試料容器を、濾液収容ボックスの上部に取り付けられたロート上方まで搬送し、検体試料容器を傾斜してロートに検体試料を注ぐ試料供給手段と、空の検体試料容器を、検体試料容器配置部１４まで搬送する検体試料容器返送手段と、使用済みロートを濾液収容ボックスから取り外し、ロート配置部１２まで搬送するロート取外返送手段とを備えた自動濾過機１０である。【選択図】図１