Operating and usage principle
The automated preparator is a device for the automatic preparation of culture media
("media"), which are used in microbiology laboratories for conducting analyses.
It comprises a vessel equipped with a heating device (electrical heating elements
around the vessel), a cooling device (circulation of cold fluid around the vessel), a
stirring device inside the vessel and a temperature-measuring device within the
medium.
The medium, contained in the vessel, is made up of water and soluble substances.
The automated preparator is equipped with independent safety features (safety valve,
thermal circuit breaker, etc.) and safety features controlled by the automated system:
A set of sensors wired in series, enabling the closing of all covers to be
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controlled.
An electrically actuated bolt enabling the covers to be locked in a closed
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position
When the temperature measured within the medium is equal to or greater than the
safety temperature, the covers prohibiting access to hot surfaces must be closed.
Water supply
Electronic
control
Vessel and lid assembly
Culture medium
Stirrer
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Double jacket
Heating elements
Magnetic
stirrer motor
Temperature probe