Dispensing system and dispensing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019101559-A1
Application number	US-201816145201-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 28, 2018
Priority date	Sep 29, 2017
Publication date	Apr 4, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A dispensing system includes an automatic dispensing machine configured to perform a dispensing work related to content of a container, and at least one controller configured to acquire measured data of properties of the content, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform a dispensing operation based on the measured data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A dispensing system comprising:
an automatic dispensing machine configured to perform a dispensing work related to content of a container; and at least one controller configured to acquire measured data of properties of the content, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform a dispensing operation based on the measured data.

2 . The dispensing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to acquire measured data of concentration of the content, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation based on the measured data of concentration.

3 . The dispensing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to acquire a target concentration of the content, calculate a first dispensing amount of diluent into the container such that the content reaches the target concentration, based on the measured data and the target concentration, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the diluent as much as the first dispensing amount into the container.

4 . The dispensing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to acquire a target amount of matter of matter included in the content, calculate a second dispensing amount of the content such that the matter as much as the target amount of matter is extracted from the container, based on the measured data and the target amount of matter, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the content as much as the second dispensing amount from the container into other containers.

5 . The dispensing system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the other containers include a plurality of kinds of other containers, and wherein the at least one controller is configured to control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the content separately into each of the plurality of kinds of other containers.

6 . The dispensing system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the automatic dispensing machine comprises a pipette, wherein the at least one controller is configured to determine whether the second dispensing amount falls within a capacity range of the pipette, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the content separately into each of the plurality of kinds of other containers, depending on one case in which the second dispensing amount falls within the capacity range of the pipette or another case in which the second dispensing amount falls outside the capacity range of the pipette.

7 . The dispensing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the container is each of a plurality of receiving parts of a reservoir including the plurality of receiving parts.

8 . The dispensing system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to store an execution result of the dispensing operation in each of the plurality of receiving parts.

9 . The dispensing system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to acquire a target amount of matter of matter included in the content, calculate a second dispensing amount of the content such that the matter as much as the target amount of matter is extracted from the container, based on the measured data and the target amount of matter, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the content as much as the second dispensing amount from the container into other containers.

10 . The dispensing system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the other containers include a plurality of kinds of other containers, and wherein the at least one controller is configured to control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the content separately into each of the plurality of kinds of other containers.

11 . The dispensing system according to claim 10 ,
wherein the automatic dispensing machine comprises a pipette, wherein the at least one controller is configured to determine whether the second dispensing amount falls within a capacity range of the pipette, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform the dispensing operation that dispenses the content separately into each of the plurality of kinds of other containers, depending on one case in which the second dispensing amount falls within the capacity range of the pipette or another case in which the second dispensing amount falls outside the capacity range of the pipette.

12 . The dispensing system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the container is each of a plurality of receiving parts of a reservoir including the plurality of receiving parts.

13 . The dispensing system according to claim 12 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to store an execution result of the dispensing operation in each of the plurality of receiving parts.

14 . The dispensing system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the container is each of a plurality of receiving parts of a reservoir including the plurality of receiving parts.

15 . The dispensing system according to claim 14 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to store an execution result of the dispensing operation in each of the plurality of receiving parts.

16 . The dispensing system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the container is each of a plurality of receiving parts of a reservoir including the plurality of receiving parts.

17 . The dispensing system according to claim 16 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to store an execution result of the dispensing operation in each of the plurality of receiving parts.

18 . The dispensing system according to claim 6 ,
wherein the container is each of a plurality of receiving parts of a reservoir including the plurality of receiving parts.

19 . The dispensing system according to claim 18 ,
wherein the at least one controller is configured to store an execution result of the dispensing operation in each of the plurality of receiving parts.

20 . A dispensing method for controlling an automatic dispensing machine to perform a dispensing work related to content of a container, comprising:
acquiring measured data of properties of the content; and controlling the automatic dispensing machine to perform a dispensing operation based on the measured data.

Assignees

• Yaskawa Electric Corp
• Robotic Biology Inst Inc

Inventors

• Kariyazaki Hirokazu
• Nagasaki Takashi
• Kamei Motohisa
• Abe Noriko
• Kizaki Takahiro
• Inada Kenji
• Matsukuma Kenji

Classifications

• G01N35/1016 Primary

  Control of the volume dispensed or introduced · CPC title

• G01N35/0099 Primary

  comprising robots or similar manipulators (robots per se B25J) · CPC title

• G05D7/0617

  specially adapted for fluid materials · CPC title

• G01N31/00

  Investigating or analysing non-biological materials by the use of the chemical methods specified in the subgroup; Apparatus specially adapted for such methods · CPC title

• G01N35/10

  Devices for transferring samples {or any liquids} to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices {(G01N35/0099 takes precedence)} · CPC title