Patent ID: 8496374

Claim:
A differential scanning calorimeter, comprising: a sample container for receiving a measurement sample; a reference substance container for receiving a reference substance; a heat sink; a thermal resistance, which is connected between the sample container and the heat sink, and between the reference substance container and the heat sink to form heat flow paths therebetween; a sample-side thermocouple, which is thermally connected to the thermal resistance at a portion in the vicinity of the sample container with its hot-junction being embedded in an insulating material and insulated from outside; and a reference substance-side thermocouple, which is thermally connected to the thermal resistance at a portion in the vicinity of the reference substance container with its hot-junction being embedded in the insulating material and insulated from outside, wherein the sample-side thermocouple and the reference substance-side thermocouple output a heat flow difference signal indicating a temperature difference between the measurement sample and the reference substance a thermal plate comprising: a first surface, which is connected to a thermal resistance on the measurement sample side and a thermal resistance on the reference substance side; a second surface, which is connected to the heat sink; and a single connecting portion for thermally connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other with the first surface and the second surface being spaced apart from each other in a surface direction.