Patent ID: 8359180

Claim:
A thermal analysis apparatus, comprising: a furnace comprising a first receiving portion for receiving a measurement sample; a detection portion for measuring, in a state in which the measurement sample is placed in the furnace, a physical quantity generated in the measurement sample when temperature within the furnace rises and drops; sample imaging means for imaging the measurement sample placed in the furnace; thermal analysis data collection means for collecting data of a thermal analysis obtained by recording a change in heat quantity among the physical quantity; image data collection means for collecting image data obtained by imaging the measurement sample at the same time when the thermal analysis is performed; and thermophysical property analysis display means for one of recording and displaying, as information to be used for a thermophysical property analysis for the measurement sample, the thermal analysis data collected by the thermal analysis data collection means and the image data collected by the image data collection means, wherein: at least a part of a wall portion of the furnace in a range in which observation of the measurement sample is possible is formed of a transparent member; the transparent member comprises at least two layers; and a space between the at least two layers is a heat insulation layer.