Disruptor module

Claim 2

In a sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 2, the improvement wherein said elevator means comprises in combination: a first elevator shaft supported in a first structural housing by spaced keyed bushings disposed to provide vertical displacement of said shaft on actuating power signal to a first reversible gear motor drive, the motor shaft gear actuating a first gear rack coaxially secured on said shaft parallel to the shaft axis of symmetry, said motor drive secured on said first housing; a first sensor pin secured on said shaft, positioned to alternatively activate each one of a first pair of motor limit switches fixedly spaced vertically opposed on said first housing, providing a power detent for said first motor drive on activating one said switch; and, a second guide pin, secured in a guide block disposed on said first housing, said second pin riding in a guide block track preventing shaft rotation during shaft elevation displacement.

Claim 3

In a sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 2, the improvement wherein said rotor displacement means comprises in combination: a horizontal second housing arm rotatively secured by bushing means on said elevator shaft adjacent the shaft top terminus, a second reversible gear motor drive rotating the second arm on actuating power signal, the rotating motor gear providing rotative thrust on an engaged gear segment fixed to the elevator shaft; a second pair of motor limit switches arcuately disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of rotation of said second arm, each one of said second pair of switches disposed at one terminus of an arc, limiting the rotation of said second arm on power signal; and, a second final adjustment screw arc sensor means providing micro adjustment of said arc terminus, said arc sensor means having adjustable screws disposed in a secured arc stop block, providing micro-arc angle adjustment of a power detent for said second motor drive on activating one said switch.

Claim 4

A sample dissolver module set forth in claim 1 wherein said motor drive means rotating said tablet disruptor comprises in combination: a variable speed third motor drive for rotating said tablet disruptor device on power signal, said third drive normally mounted on an adaptor plate; a motor speed and operating time control for said third motor drive; a coupling means securing said third motor drive and said disruptor device; a drive shaft aligning means coaxially aligning said disruptor device and said motor third drive; and, an adaptor plate securing means providing adjustable secure positioning of said adaptor plate, said plate coplanarly secured on said second housing arm, positioning the motor drive shaft vertically downward.

Claim 5

A sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 5 wherein said motor drive means for rotating said tablet disruptor comprises in combination: a variable speed third motor drive normally mounted on an adaptor plate, said third drive secured to said plate by an aligning means coaxially aligning the motor shaft vertically downward with the rotAtable shaft of said disruptor device; a motor speed and operating time control for said third drive; a coupling means securing said motor shaft and said rotatable shaft of said disruptor device; a drive shaft aligning means having a second bearing coaxially disposed around said rotatable shaft adjacent said coupling means, said second bearing coaxially secured to the hollow stator shaft of said disruptor device, and having a bearing seal coaxially disposed around said rotatable shaft and secured in said hollow stator shaft adjacent the shaft rotor; and, an adaptor plate securing means providing adjustable secure positioning of said adaptor plate on said second housing arm, said plate coplanarly adjustable on said second arm, adapting said shaft rotor to positioning above the recessed bottom cavity of said sample reactor module.

Claim 6

A sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 1 wherein said pressure filter head means comprises in combination: a third support arm extending horizontally from said first structural housing and secured thereto, said third arm having a first uniform tubular aperture disposed normally through said third arm; a pressure filter head tubular plunger means slidably extending through said first uniform tubular aperture, said plunger means having a second coaxial tubular aperture disposed therein, said plunger means having a sealing means disposed on the lower terminus of said plunger means, said sealing means providing a gas-tight seal for a filter tube of a chemical sample reactor module, and said plunger means having a guide cap means coaxially secured to the upper terminus of said plunger means providing a slidable guide means in said third arm; an expansion spring coaxially disposed around said plunger means between said guide cap and said third arm; a coupling means providing gas pressure conductively to said plunger means adjacent to said guide cap means; and, a collar compressive means cooperatively secured around the stationary hollow shaft of the tablet disruptor device normal to the shaft axis of symmetry, said collar means positioned on the hollow shaft length to compressively displace the top terminus of said guide cap means downward a precise distance on lowering said disruptor device.

Claim 7

A sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 7 wherein said pressure filter head means comprises in combination: a third support arm extending horizontally from said first structural housing and secured thereto, said third arm having a first uniform tubular aperture disposed normally through said third arm; a pressure filter head tubular plunger slidably extending through said first uniform tubular aperture, said plunger having a seocnd tubular aperture coaxially disposed therein; a plunger cap coaxially disposed on a first terminus of said plunger; a first sealing means coaxially secured on said plunger cap; an expansion spring coaxially disposed around a second terminus of said plunger, one spring terminus engaging said third arm; a guide cap coaxially secured to said second terminus of said plunger, said cap engaging a second terminus of said expansion spring, said cap having an annular skirt extension slidably engaging an annular guide slot in said third arm disposed normal to said horizontal position; a gas couple fitting disposed in said plunger coaxially venting to said second tubular aperture, said fitting protectively disposed in a guide cap aperture; and, a collar cooperatively secured around the stationary hollow shaft of the tablet disruptor device, said collar coaxially disposed normal to the shaft axis of symmetry and positioned on the shaft length to compressively displace the top terminus of said guide cap downward a precise distance on lowering said disruptor device.

Claim 8

A sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 1 wherein said solvent pump means comprises in combination: a frangible syringe having a cylInder and a piston, each said cylinder and said piston having a force support lip disposed around the adjacent conventional force application terminus; a pair of lip securing plastic molded flanges, each flange of said pair coaxially disposed around and separately forming a cylinder flange and a piston flange; a contact pivot means disposed on each face of each flange, providing separate small pivotal displacements for each one of said molded flanges; a first support union mount means coaxially securing the molded flange disposed around the cylinder support lip, providing containment force on said flange, and providing small pivotal displacement for said cylinder engaged on said piston; a tubular shaft guide mount means secured to said first support union mount means, having a slidable tubular mount aperture means, said shaft mount means secured to said first structural housing, providing a vertical aperture axis of symmetry; a second support union mount means coaxially securing the molded flange disposed around the piston support lip, providing containment force on said flange and providing small pivotal displacement for said piston engaged in said cylinder; a second elevator shaft having a first shaft terminus secured normally in said second union mount means, said second shaft disposed parallel to the piston axis of symmetry and having an elevation limiting shaft stop; a reversible fourth gear motor drive means providing vertical displacement of said second shaft from a secured drive means mount on said first structural housing on power signal; a syringe volume adjustment means having a locking collar slidably mounted on said second elevator shaft, said collar having a pinion gear disposed on a rotating shaft mounted in said collar, said pinion gear engaging a third gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said second elevator shaft parallel to the elevator shaft axis of symmetry, said pinion gear and gear rack cooperatively providing vertical displacement of said collar prior to locking said collar and fixing the syringe volume displacement; a second pair of limit switch means having two oppositely vertically disposed limit switches, a first switch secured on said first structural housing uppermost above second elevator shaft top terminus providing a power detent for said fourth drive means and having an adjustable limit actuating screw disposed in the top terminus of said second elevator shaft, and a second switch secured on said tubular shaft guide mount providing a power detent for said fourth drive means on actuating by said locking collar; a three-way diverter solenoid valve conductively secured in common to the solvent exit orfice of said syringe cylinder, said valve on signal conductively alternatively venting to a solvent reservoir conduit and to a chemical sample reactor module conduit whose solvent outlet terminus is disposed parallel and cooperatively adjacent said pressure filter head means; whereby said contact ridges of said cylinder lip and said piston lip provide small pivotal displacements to said syringe cylinder and piston on vertical displacement of said piston by said second elevator shaft in said tubular guide mount by said fourth gear motor drive means.

Claim 9

A sample dissolver module as set forth in claim 9 wherein said solvent pump means comprises in combination: a frangible syringe having a cylinder and a piston, said sylinder having a first support lip coaxially disposed around the cylinder insertion aperture, said piston having a second support lip coaxially disposed around the piston force base; a cylinder lip securing molded flange coaxially disposed around said cylinder lip, said flange having a pair of oppositely disposed contact ridges on each flange face, the pair of ridges on each face opposed 180*; a piston lip securing flange coaxially disposed around said piston lip having the pair of contact ridges oppositely opposed on a first face of said piston flaNge; said contact ridges of said cylinder lip securing flange and said contact ridges of said piston lip securing flange rotatively disposed 90* apart in the plane normal to the syringe axis of displacement; a first support union mount coaxially securing said cylinder lip flange, having a first female mount adapted to coaxially supporting said cylinder flange, and a first male plug coaxially adapted to mate with said female mount, providing containment force on a back up ring coaxially disposed below said cylinder lip flange secured in said female mount, said first union mount providing small pivotal displacement movement of said cylinder; a tubular shaft guide mount secured to said first support union, the tubular aperture of said shaft guide mount disposed parallel to a cylinder axis of symmetry, said guide mount having a pair of shaft bushings oppositely disposed in said tubular apetture at the aperture terminus, said shaft guide mount secured by fastening means to said first structural housing providing a vertical tubular aperture axis of symmetry; a second support union mount coaxially securing said piston lip flange, having a female mount adapted to coaxially support said piston lip flange, and a male plug adapted to mate with said female mount, said second union mount providing containment force on a steel ball rotatively disposed in a mating hemispherical aperture centrally disposed in the second face of said piston lip flange, said ball thrusting on a hardened thrust washer disposed on the female mount base, said second mount providing small pivotal displacement of said piston; a pair of locating pins, each one of said pins normally secured in a wall of each one of said female mounts, each one of said pins securing one said lip flange, preventing lip flange rotation; a second elevator shaft, having a first shaft terminus secured normally in said second union mount, said second elevator shaft disposed parallel to the piston axis of symmetry and disposed in said tubular shaft guide mount, a shaft bushing secured adjacent said second union mount providing a shaft stop, limiting elevation of said piston; a reversible fourth gear motor drive mounted on said first structural housing having a motor shaft gear actuating a second gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said second elevator shaft parallel to the shaft axis of symmetry, said fourth drive providing vertical displacement of said second shaft on power signal; a syringe volume adjustment means having a locking collar slidably mounted on said second elevator shaft, said collar having a pinion gear disposed on a rotating shaft mounted in said collar, said pinion gear engaging a third gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said second elevator shaft parallel to the elevator shaft axis of symmetry, said pinion gear and gear rack cooperatively providing vertical displacement of said collar prior to locking said collar and fixing the syringe volume displacement; a second pair of limit switch means having two oppositely vertically disposed limit switches, a first switch secured on said first structural housing uppermost above second elevator shaft top terminus, providing a power detent for said fourth drive and having an adjustable limit actuating screw disposed in the top terminus of said second elevator shaft, and a second switch secured on said tubular shaft guide mount providing a power detent for said fourth drive on actuating by said locking collar; a three-way diverter solenoid valve conductively secured in common to the solvent exit orfice of said syringe cylinder, said valve on signal conductively alternatively venting to a solvent reservoir conduit and to a chemical sample reactor module conduit whose solvent outlet terminus is disposed parallel and cooperatively adjacent said pressure filter head means; whereby said contact ridges of said cylinder lip and said piston lip provide small pivotal displacements to said syringe cYlinder and piston on vertical displacement of said piston by said second elevator shaft in said tubular guide mount by said fourth gear motor drive.

Claim 10

A solvent pump comprising in combination: a frangible syringe having a cylinder and a piston, each said cylinder and said piston having a force support lip disposed around the adjacent conventional force application terminus; a pair of lip securing plastic molded flanges, each flange of said pair coaxially disposed around and separately forming a cylinder flange and a piston flange; a contact pivot means disposed on each face of each flange, providing separate small pivotal displacement means for each one of said molded flanges; a first support union mount means coaxially securing the molded flange disposed around the cylinder support lip, providing containment force on said flange and providing small pivotal displacement for said cylinder engaged on said piston; a tubular shaft guide mount means secured to said first support union mount means, having a slidable tubular mount aperture means, said shaft mount means secured to a structural housing, said tubular shaft guide means providing a vertical aperture axis of symmetry; a second support union mount means coaxially securing the molded flange disposed around the piston support lip, providing containment force on said flange and providing small pivotal displacement for said piston engaged in said cylinder; a pair of locating means, each one disposed in a wall of each one of said female mounts, each one of said means securing one said lip flange, preventing lip flange rotation; an elevator shaft, having a first shaft terminus secured normally in said second union mount, said elevator shaft disposed parallel to the piston axis of symmetry and disposed in said tubular shaft guide mount, a shaft bushing secured adjacent said second union mount providing a shaft stop, limiting elevation of said piston; a reversible gear motor drive mounted on said structural housing having a motor shaft gear actuating a gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said elevator shaft parallel to the shaft axis of symmetry, said drive providing vertical displacement of said second shaft on power signal; a syringe volume adjustment means having a locking collar slidably mounted on said elevator shaft, said collar having a pinion gear disposed on a rotating shaft mounted in said collar, said pinion gear engaging another gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said elevator shaft parallel to the elevator shaft axis of symmetry, said pinion gear and gear rack cooperatively providing vertical displacement of said collar prior to locking said collar and fixing the syringe volume displacement; a pair of limit switch means having two oppositely vertically disposed limit switches, a first switch secured on said structural housing uppermost above the elevator shaft top terminus, providing a power detent for said drive and having an adjustable limit actuating screw disposed in the top terminus of said elevator shaft and a second switch secured on said tubular shaft guide mount providing a power detent for said drive on actuating by said locking collar; a three-way diverter solenoid valve conductively secured in common to the solvent exit orifice of said syringe cylinder, said valve on signal conductively alternatively venting to a solvent reservoir conduit and to a chemical sample reactor module conduit whose solvent outlet terminus is disposed parallel and cooperatively adjacent said pressure filter head means; whereby said contact ridges of said cylinder lip and said piston lip provide small pivotal displacements to said syringe cylinder and piston on vertical displacement of said piston by said second elevator shaft in said tubular guide mount by said gear motor drive.

Claim 11

A solvent pump comprising in combination: a frangible syringe having a cylinder and a piston, said cylinder having a first support lip Coaxially disposed around the cylinder insertion aperture, said piston having a second support lip coaxially disposed around the piston force base; a cylinder lip securing molded flange coaxially disposed around said cylinder lip, said flange having a pair of oppositely disposed contact ridges on each flange face, the pair of ridges on each face opposed 180*; a piston lip securing flange coaxially disposed around said piston lip having a pair of contact ridges oppositely opposed on a first face of said piston flange; said contact ridges of said cylinder lip securing flange and said contact ridges of said piston lip securing flange rotatively disposed 90* apart in the plane normal to the syringe axis of displacement; a first support union mount coaxially securing said cylinder lip flange, having a first female mount adapted to coaxially supporting said cylinder flange, and a first male plug coaxially adapted to mate with said female mount, providing containment force on a back up ring coaxially disposed below said cylinder lip flange secured in said female mount, said first union mount providing small pivotal displacement movement of said cylinder; a tubular shaft guide mount secured to said first support union, the tubular aperture of said shaft guide mount disposed parallel to the cylinder axis of symmetry, said guide mount having a pair of shaft bushings oppositely disposed in said tubular aperture at the aperture terminus, said shaft guide mount secured to a structural housing providing a vertical tubular aperture axis of symmetry; a second support union mount coaxially securing said piston lip flange, having a female mount adapted to coaxially support said piston lip flange, and a male plug adapted to mate with said female mount, said second union mount providing containmnet force on a steel ball rotatively disposed in a mating hemispherical aperture centrally disposed in the second face of said piston lip flange, said ball thrusting on a hardened thrust washer disposed on the female mount base, said second mount providing small pivotal displacement of said piston; a pair of locating pins, each one of said pins secured in a wall of each one of said female mount, each one of said pins securing one said lip flange, preventing lip flange rotation; an elevator shaft, having a first shaft terminus secured normally in said second union mount, said elevator shaft disposed parallel to the piston axis of symmetry and disposed in said tubular shaft guide mount, a shaft bushing secured adjacent said second union mount providing a shaft stop limiting elevation of said piston; a reversible gear motor drive mounted on said structural housing having a motor shaft gear actuating a gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said elevator shaft parallel to the shaft axis of symmetry, said drive providing vertical displacement of said second shaft on power signal; a syringe volume adjustment means having a locking collar slidably mounted on said elevator shaft, said collar having a pinion gear disposed on a rotating shaft mounted in said collar, said pinion gear engaging another gear rack whose length is coaxially secured on said elevator shaft parallel to the elevator shaft axis of symmetry, said pinion gear and gear rack cooperatively providing vertical displacement of said collar prior to lcoking said collar and fixing the syringe volume displacement; a pair of limit switch means having two oppositely vertically disposed limit switches, a first switch secured on said structural housing uppermost above the elevator shaft top terminus, providing a power detent for said drive and having an adjustable limit actuating screw disposed in the top terminus of said elevator shaft, and a second switch secured on said tubular shaft guide mount providing a power detent for said drive on actuating by said locking collar; a three-way diverter solenoid valve conductively secured in common to the solvent exit orifice of said syrInge cylinder, said valve on signal conductively alternatively venting to a solvent reservoir conduit and to a chemical sample reactor module conduit whose solvent outlet terminus is disposed parallel and cooperatively adjacent said pressure filter head means; whereby said contact ridges of said cylinder lip and said piston lip provide small pivotal displacements to said syringe cylinder and piston on vertical displacement of said piston by said second elevator shaft in said tubular guide mount by said gear motor drive.

Claim 12

In a sample dissolver module having a transport means, a motor drive means for rotating a tablet disruptor device, a pressure filter head means, a solvent pump means, and a wash container, the transport means combination comprising: an elevator shaft supported in a first structural housing by spaced keyed bushings disposed to provide vertical displacement of said shaft on actuating power signal to a first reversible gear motor drive, the motor shaft gear actuating a first gear rack coaxially secured on said shaft parallel to the shaft axis of symmetry, said motor drive secured on said first housing; a first sensor pin secured on said shaft, positioned to alternatively activate each one of a first pair of motor limit switches fixedly spaced vertically opposed on said first housing, providing a power detent for said first motor drive on activating one said switch; a second guide pin, secured in a guide block disposed on said first housing, said second pin riding in a guide block track preventing shaft rotation during shaft elevation displacement; a horizontal second housing arm rotatively secured by bushing means on said elevator shaft adjacent the shaft top terminus, a second reversible gear motor drive rotating said second arm on actuating power signal, the rotating motor gear providing rotative thrust on an engaged gear segment fixed to the elevator shaft; a second pair of motor limit switches arcuately disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of rotation of said second arm, each one of said second pair of switches disposed at one terminus of an arc, limiting the rotation of said second arm on power signal; and, a second final adjustment screw arc sensor means providing micro adjustment of said arc terminus, said arc sensor means having adjustable screws disposed in a secured arc stop block, providing micro-arc angle adjustment of a power detent for said second motor drive on activating one said switch.

Claim 13

In a sample dissolver module having a transport means, a motor drive means for rotating a tablet disruptor device, a pressure filter head means, a solvent pump means, and a wash container, the motor drive means for rotating a tablet disruptor comprising in combination: a variable speed motor device for rotating said tablet disruptor device on power signal, including a motor drive normally mounted downward on an adaptor plate; a motor speed and operating time control for said third motor drive; a coupling means securing said motor drive and said disruptor device; a drive shaft aligning means coaxially aligning said disruptor device and said motor drive; and, an adaptor plate securing means providing adjustable secure positioning of said adaptor plate, said plate coplanarly secured on said second housing arm, positioning the motor drive shaft vertically downward.

Claim 14

In a sample dissolver module having a transport means, a motor drive means for rotating a tablet disruptor device, a pressure filter head means, a solvent pump means and a wash container, the pressure filter head means comprises in combination: a support arm extending horizontally from a first structural housing and secured thereto, said arm having a first uniform tubular aperture disposed normally through said arm; a pressure filter head tubular plunger means slidably extending through said first uniform tubular aperture, said plunger means having a second coaxial tubular aperture disposed therEin, said plunger means having a sealing means disposed on the lower terminus of said plunger means, said sealing means providing a gas-tight seal for a filter tube of a chemical sample reactor module, and said plunger means having a guide cap means coaxially secured to the upper terminus of said plunger means providing a slidable guide means in said arm; an expansion spring coaxially disposed around said plunger means between said guide cap and said arm; a coupling means providing gas pressure conductively to said plunger means adjacent to said guide cap means; a collar compressive means cooperatively disposed to compressively displace the top terminus of said guide cap means downward a precise distance on lowering said collar means.