Patent ID: 9101937
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A temperature controlling unit comprising: a holder configured to hold a liquid receiver containing a liquid in contact with the liquid receiver and to maintain a first temperature for keeping the liquid at a lower target temperature; a heating block configured to increase the temperature of the liquid through contact with the liquid receiver and to move relative to the liquid receiver, the heating block being further configured to maintain a second temperature higher than a higher target temperature that is higher than the lower target temperature, the heating block being spaced apart from the holder when contacting the liquid receiver; and a cooling block configured to reduce the temperature of the liquid through contact with the liquid receiver and to move relative to the liquid receiver, the cooling block being further configured to maintain a third temperature lower than the lower target temperature, the cooling block being spaced apart from the holder when contacting with the liquid receiver, wherein the heating block and the cooling block are configured to move relative to each other, so that the heating block and the cooling block are capable of moving relative to the liquid receiver independently of each other.