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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Tsutomu Okoba, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
SHIMADZU CORPORATION, Kyoto-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/1016 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A weight sensor for measuring the weight of a sample container is fixed to a sample container placing portion. The amount of sample contained in the sample container placed in the sample container placing portion is determined based on a measurement value by the weight sensor. A change in amount of sample contained in the sample container is determined before and after sample suction by a sample suction mechanism. The amount of sample actually suctioned from the sample container is determined based on the change.