Odor identifying apparatus and method
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1. An odor identifying apparatus comprising:
- a gas sensor unit including at least two sensors having different characteristics for simultaneously detecting odorous components arising from a sample and outputting detection signals; and
display means for displaying detection results from said sensor unit as a single composite output signal representing a ratio between outputs from said respective gas sensors.wherein an ozone gas generator is provided for supplying ozone gas into a chamber in which said sample is placed.
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Abstract
An odor identifying apparatus comprising a gas sensor unit including at least two sensors having different characteristics for simultaneously detecting odorous components arising from a sample and outputting detection signals, a display device for displaying detection results from the sensor unit as a single output signal, and an ozone gas generator for supplying ozone gas into a chamber in which the sample is placed. An odor identifying method is also disclosed which identifies odorous components by using this apparatus.
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1. An odor identifying apparatus comprising:
- a gas sensor unit including at least two sensors having different characteristics for simultaneously detecting odorous components arising from a sample and outputting detection signals; and
display means for displaying detection results from said sensor unit as a single composite output signal representing a ratio between outputs from said respective gas sensors. wherein an ozone gas generator is provided for supplying ozone gas into a chamber in which said sample is placed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12)
- a gas sensor unit including at least two sensors having different characteristics for simultaneously detecting odorous components arising from a sample and outputting detection signals; and
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6. An odor identifying method comprising the steps of:
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placing a sample on a sample holder; simultaneously detecting odorous components arising from said sample with at least two gas sensors included in a gas sensor unit and having different characteristics, and outputting detection results; and displaying said output signals at display means as a single composite output signal representing a ratio between outputs from said respective gas sensors, wherein, prior to detecting said odorous components, ozone gas generated by an ozone gas generator is supplied into a chamber in which said sample is placed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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