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Patent US7893368 - Weight measurement device, droplet discharge device, and weight measurement ... - Google Patents
A weight measurement device is configured and arranged to measure the weight of a measurement object. The weight measurement device includes a container and a wind-guard cover. The container is configured and arranged to receive the measurement object therein. The wind-guard cover is configured and arranged...http://www.google.com/patents/US7893368?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7893368 - Weight measurement device, droplet discharge device, and weight measurement method
Publication number US7893368 B2
Application number US 12/142,407
Also published as CN101337459A, CN101337459B, CN101927601A, CN101927601B, US8816224, US20090008159, US20110100725
Publication number 12142407, 142407, US 7893368 B2, US 7893368B2, US-B2-7893368, US7893368 B2, US7893368B2
Inventors Takatoshi Yamamoto, Kenji Kojima
US 7893368 B2
the covering of the container includes moving the wind-guard cover and a cover receiving part disposed adjacent to the container to locations facing each other, and then moving the wind-guard cover and the cover receiving part towards each other.
(13) According to the present embodiment, the end parts 47 b of the individual wind-guard covers 47 and the end part 48 b of the overall wind-guard cover 48 are brought in proximity to, or into contact with, locations on the support part 43 other than the first flushing unit 23, the second flushing unit 24, and the catch pans 45, whereby functional liquid 38 is made less likely to adhere to the end parts 47 b and the end part 48 b. Therefore, the functional liquid 38 can be prevented from corroding the end parts 47 b and the end part 48 b.
(14) According to the present embodiment, in the cover-setting step of step S12, gas flowing from the top and the side surfaces toward the catch pans 45 is covered by the wind-guard cover 27. Therefore, the weight measurements of the functional liquid 38 are prevented from fluctuating as a result of flowing gas coming into contact with the catch pans 45. As a result, the weight of the functional liquid 38 can be accurately measured.
The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a groove 90 b is formed in a support part 90 for supporting a weight measurement device 89, and the end part 47 b of the wind-guard cover 47 fits into the groove 90 b.
FIGS. 12( a) and 12(b) are partial schematic cross-sectional views showing the structure of the wind-guard covers. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the weight measurement device 89 of the droplet discharge device 88 is provided with grooves 90 b formed as recesses or concavities in a top surface 90 a, which serves as a cover receiving part in the support part 90 for supporting the electronic scales 44, as shown in FIG. 12( a). The grooves 90 b enclose peripheries of the catch pans 45 and are formed into substantially the same shape as the end parts 47 b of the individual wind-guard covers 47. The grooves 90 b are formed so as to allow the end parts 47 b to fit into the grooves 90 b, and the end parts 47 b fit into the grooves 90 b when the individual wind-guard covers 47 are lowered to cover the catch pans 45.
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U.S. Classification 177/180, 222/77, 141/83, 73/863.01, 177/238, 73/863.32, 422/509
International Classification B01L3/02, G01G21/28, B01L1/00
Cooperative Classification B41J2/04506, B41J2/04581, B41J2/0456
European Classification B41J2/045D13, B41J2/045D58, B41J2/045D45
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