Patent ID: 9255742
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B01L,F28D,F28F

Claim Text:
1. A sample cooling device for cooling a sample container held in a heat conductive rack, the sample cooling device comprising: a cooler; a heat conductive member having an upper surface configured to support a rack thereon, said heat conductive member being in contact with the cooler such as to be cooled by said cooler; and a heat conductive water absorbing member disposed at least partly in a region defined between the upper surface of the heat conductive member and a rack position and configured such as to be in contact with both of the heat conductive member and a rack positioned in said rack position, the water absorbing member having a structure for absorbing water by a capillary force, wherein the water absorbing member is a porous member provided with a plurality of pores, each having an inner diameter enough to allow a capillary force to act.