Patent ID: 11921093
Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. The method of claim 19, comprising at least one of the following features:
wherein the method comprises turning the sample separation unit onto the first fluid connector in the mounting orientation to thereby couple the first fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the first fluid interface;
wherein swivelling from the mounting orientation to the alignment orientation comprises swivelling the sample separation unit from a slanted orientation into an upright orientation;
wherein swivelling the sample separation unit from the mounting orientation to the alignment orientation triggers formation of a sealed, in particular high pressure resistant, connection between the first fluid interface and the first fluid connector;
wherein coupling the second fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the second fluid interface in the alignment orientation comprises sliding the second fluid connector onto the second fluid interface;
wherein coupling the second fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the second fluid interface in the alignment orientation comprises sliding the second fluid connector onto the second fluid interface, and wherein coupling the second fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the second fluid interface comprises, after the sliding, spatially fixing the second fluid connector;
wherein coupling the second fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the second fluid interface in the alignment orientation comprises sliding the second fluid connector onto the second fluid interface, and wherein coupling the second fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the second fluid interface comprises, after the sliding, spatially fixing the second fluid connector, and wherein coupling the second fluid connector mechanically and fluidically with the second fluid interface comprises, after the fixing, sealing the second fluid connector at the second fluid interface;
wherein the method comprises fluidically coupling the first fluid connector with the first fluid interface of the sample separation unit in a sealed way by swivelling the sample separation unit from the mounting orientation to the alignment orientation;
wherein the method comprises fluidically coupling the first fluid connector with the first fluid interface of the sample separation unit in a sealed way by swivelling the sample separation unit from the mounting orientation to the alignment orientation, and wherein the method further comprises actuating an eccentric by swivelling the sample separation unit from the mounting orientation to the alignment orientation to thereby fluidically couple the first fluid connector with the first fluid interface of the sample separation unit in a sealed way.