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Monitoring function-equipped dispensing system and method of monitoring dispensing device

  • US 20060133965A1
  • Filed: 01/30/2004
  • Published: 06/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A monitoring function-equipped dispensing system comprising:

  • one or more translucent or semi-translucent pipelines;

    one or more pressure regulating units which respectively regulate the pressures in said pipelines so as to suck and discharge fluids with respect to said pipelines;

    an elevating/lowering unit which enables said pipelines to be elevated/lowered so that they can be inserted/extracted with respect to a container in a container disposition area which is provided under said pipelines and has containers disposed therein;

    a pressure measuring unit which measures the pressures in said respective pipelines when operation instructions are given to said pressure regulating unit;

    an optical measurement unit which optically measures the conditions of said pipelines above said container disposition area, when respective operations based on operation instructions including operation instructions to said pressure regulating unit are completed; and

    a monitoring unit which judges the conditions in said pipelines based on said operation instructions and measurement results of said pressure measuring unit and said optical measurement unit so as to obtain monitoring results that associate the judged results with respective pipelines and said respective operation instructions.

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