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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Kohei Yamada, Minowa, JP;
Yoshifumi Hano, Suwa, JP;
Kohei Yamada, Minowa, JP;
Yoshifumi Hano, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A detection device includes a sensor chip, a suction section adapted to suck a fluid sample to the sensor chip, a light source adapted to irradiate the sensor chip, a light intensity adjustment section adapted to adjust intensity of the light, a light detection section adapted to detect the light reflecting the sample adsorbed to the sensor chip, and a control section adapted to perform drive control on the suction section. The control section sets the suction flow velocity to V1 in the first mode in which the light detection section performs the detection, and sets the suction flow velocity to V2 (V2>V1) in the second mode. The light intensity adjustment section sets the light intensity to L1 in the first mode, and sets the light intensity to L2 (L2>L1) in the second mode. The first and second modes are switched based on the signal from the light detection section.