Sample analyzing apparatus

Abstract

Abstract APPARATUS FOR CHEMICALLY AND/OR PHYSICALLY ANALYZING A SAMPLE OF A GIVEN MATERIAL, SUCH AS A LIQUID, CONTAINED IN A RECEPTACLE, CHARACTERIZED BY THE PROVISION OF A SERIES OF ANALYZING STATIONS EACH INCLUDING NORMALLY DE-ENERGIZED ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE ANALYZING MEANS, CONVEYOR MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING SAID RECEPTACLE IN SUCCESSION PAST SAID STATIONS, RESPECTIVELY, AND PROGRAM ESTABLISHING MEANS FOR ENERGIZING PREDETERMINED ONE OF SAID ANALYZING MEANS DURING THE TRANSPORT OF THE RECEPTACLE THEREBY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A GIVEN ANALYZING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHING MEANS INCLUDES A MEMORY DEVICE OPERABLE IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE CONVEYOR MEANS, PROGRAM INPUT MEANS FOR STORING COMMAND INSTRUCTION IN SAID MEMORY DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIRED ANALYZING STEPS OF SAID PROGRAM, DETECTOR MEANS FOR SENSING THE COMMAND INSTRUCTIONS AND CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE DETECTED COMMAND SIGNALS FOR OPERATING THE SELECTED ANALYZING MEANS. IN THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT, THE MEMORY MEANS INCLUDE A ROTOR DISK THAT CARRIES OPERATING PIN MEANS THAT ARE AXIALLY SHIFTABLE BETWEEN PASSIVE AND ACTIVE POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID DETECTOR MEANS.

Inventors

• 👤 Rudolf Greiner

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