Patent ID: 6494077
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
An odor identifying apparatus comprising:at least one gas sensor for sensing an odor, a collecting portion connected to the at least one gas sensor and having a collecting agent for absorbing odor components in a sample gas, a sample gas introducing portion connected to the collecting portion for introducing the sample gas into the collecting portion, a heating portion for heating the collecting portion to separate the odor components absorbed in the collecting agent, a carrier gas supply portion connected to the collecting portion for supplying a carrier gas to the collecting portion to provide the odor components absorbed in the collecting agent to the at least one gas sensor, and a control portion electrically connected to at least one of the heating portion and the carrier gas supply portion for controlling the same so that an expelling condition of the odor components absorbed in the collecting agent is changed sequentially in one cycle of measurement by the at least one gas sensor.