Patent ID: 9409175
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B01F,B01L,C12N,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A mixing apparatus comprising: a mixing container including a discharge port for discharging mixed liquid; a retaining portion made of thin porous filter material attached to a lower end of the discharge port and covering the discharge port for temporarily retaining the liquid in the mixing container, the retaining portion having an upper face and a lower face; a first receiving portion for receiving a first liquid discharged from the discharge port through the retaining portion; a second receiving portion for receiving a second liquid subjected to treatment different from treatment for the first liquid and discharged from the discharge port through the retaining portion; an operation portion configured for enabling selection between a first receiving state in which the first receiving portion receives the first liquid and a second receiving state in which the second receiving portion receives the second liquid, and also configured for controlling movement of the first liquid or the second liquid; and a shielding portion made of non-porous film material directly covering the lower face of the retaining portion and configured for preventing discharge of the first and the second liquids from the discharge port, wherein the shielding portion is configured to be movable relative to the retaining portion in a horizontal direction that is parallel to the lower face of the retaining portion, and wherein said operation portion comprises an elongated strip and wherein said operation portion is configured to remove the shielding portion from the retaining portion, such that fluid is released through the discharge port.