Abstract: An impeller is provided with a rotating shaft rotatably supported at the upper and lower ends thereof by an upper bearing and a lower bearing, a plurality of vanes connected to the rotating shaft on the inner circumferential edge side thereof, an annular coupling portion connecting outer circumferential edges of the vanes, and driven magnet portions provided in a lower portion of the annular coupling portion. The rotation of a rotor is transmitted to the impeller through magnetic coupling between the driven magnets and drive magnets provided to the rotor. The upper edge of each of the vanes has a bend point, and an angle ? formed by a peripheral upper vane edge and an angle ? formed by a central upper vane edge relative to the downward direction of the rotating shaft are both acute angles and have a relationship of ?<?. An inner wall surface of a housing in a region opposed to the upper edge of the vane has a shape following the upper edge of the vane.

Abstract: A liquid component collecting device capable of more easily collecting a liquid component. A liquid component collecting device (100) is provided with: a flexible cylindrical liquid component storage container (21) having an opening at one end thereof; a cylindrical first housing container (22) for housing the liquid component storage container (21) and having an opening at one end thereof; and a first cap (23) connected to the opening in the liquid component storage container (21) and fitted to the opening in the first housing container (22). A pressure regulating space (26) independent of the internal space of the liquid component storage container (21) is formed between the outer side of the liquid component storage container (21) and the inner side of the first housing container (22).

Abstract: It is intended to provide an apparatus for separating and storing blood components which facilitates the preparation of serum.

Abstract: An impeller 22 includes a rotating shaft 7 supported rotatably by an upper bearing 9 and a lower bearing 20 at upper and lower ends, a plurality of vanes 6, an arm 18 coupling an inner circumferential side of the vanes to the rotating shaft, an annular coupling portion 8 coupled to an outer circumferential side of each vane, and a driven magnet portion 12 placed in a lower portion of the annular coupling portion. A drive magnet portion 16 provided at a rotor 13 and a driven magnet portion 12 are opposed to each other with a bottom wall of the housing interposed therebetween, and rotation of the rotor is transmitted to the impeller through magnetic coupling. A blockade member 23 is placed below the vanes and blocks a space in a region spreading between the rotating shaft and the annular coupling portion while leaving an opening 14 at least around the rotating shaft.

Abstract: A blood filter device has a housing that includes: a head portion (2) provided with a blood inlet (5) and forming an upper structure of the housing, a filtration portion (3) positioned below the head portion and forming a middle structure of the housing, and a bottom portion (4) disposed below the filtration portion and provided with a blood outlet (7); and a filter (8) mounted in a cavity of the filtration portion and partitioning a cavity of the housing into a head portion side and a bottom portion side. The filter is formed of a filter sheet folded to have a plurality of pleats, and disposed so that ridgelines of the plurality of pleats traverse respectively the cavity of the filtration portion in parallel. The bottom portion has a conical portion (4a) on the inner bottom face protruding downward to form a conical face.

Abstract: A blood filter device includes: a housing that includes a dome 2 provided with a blood inlet, a filter retaining portion 3 that is positioned below the dome, and a bottom portion 4 provided with a blood outlet; and a filter 8 that is mounted in a cavity of the filter retaining portion and partitions a cavity of the housing into a dome side and a bottom portion side. A sheet-like filter member 8a of the filter forms a plurality of pleats, and ridgelines of the respective pleats traverse the filter retaining portion in parallel respectively.

Abstract: An impeller 31 is provided with a rotating shaft rotatably supported at the upper and lower ends thereof by an upper bearing 9 and a lower bearing 10, a plurality of vanes 32 connected to the rotating shaft on the inner circumferential edge side thereof, an annular coupling portion 8 connecting outer circumferential edges of the vanes, and driven magnet portions 12 provided in a lower portion of the annular coupling portion. The rotation of a rotor is transmitted to the impeller through magnetic coupling between the driven magnets 12 and drive magnets 16 provided to the rotor 13. The upper edge of each of the vanes has a bend point, and an angle ? formed by a peripheral upper vane edge 33a and an angle ? formed by a central upper vane edge relative to the downward direction of the rotating shaft are both acute angles and have a relationship of ?<?. An inner wall surface of a housing in a region opposed to the upper edge of the vane has a shape following the upper edge of the vane.

Abstract: A liquid component collecting device capable of more easily collecting a liquid component. A liquid component collecting device(100) is provided with: a flexible cylindrical liquid component storage container (21) having an opening at one end thereof; a cylindrical first housing container (22) for housing the liquid component storage container (21) and having an opening at one end thereof; and a first cap (23) connected to the opening in the liquid component storage container (21) and fitted to the opening in the first housing container (22). A pressure regulating space (26) independent of the internal space of the liquid component storage container (21) is formed between the outer side of the liquid component storage container (21) and the inner side of the first housing container (22).

Abstract: It is intended to provide an apparatus for separating and storing blood components which facilitates the preparation of serum.

Abstract: A blood filter device has a housing that includes: a head portion (2) provided with a blood inlet (5) and forming an upper structure of the housing, a filtration portion (3) positioned below the head portion and forming a middle structure of the housing, and a bottom portion (4) disposed below the filtration portion and provided with a blood outlet (7); and a filter (8) mounted in a cavity of the filtration portion and partitioning a cavity of the housing into a head portion side and a bottom portion side. The filter is formed of a filter sheet folded to have a plurality of pleats, and disposed so that ridgelines of the plurality of pleats traverse respectively the cavity of the filtration portion in parallel. The bottom portion has a conical portion (4a) on the inner bottom face protruding downward to form a conical face.

Abstract: An impeller 22 includes a rotating shaft 7 supported rotatably by an upper bearing 9 and a lower bearing 20 at upper and lower ends, a plurality of vanes 6, an arm 18 coupling an inner circumferential side of the vanes to the rotating shaft, an annular coupling portion 8 coupled to an outer circumferential side of each vane, and a driven magnet portion 12 placed in a lower portion of the annular coupling portion. A drive magnet portion 16 provided at a rotor 13 and a driven magnet portion 12 are opposed to each other with a bottom wall of the housing interposed therebetween, and rotation of the rotor is transmitted to the impeller through magnetic coupling. A blockade member 23 is placed below the vanes and blocks a space in a region spreading between the rotating shaft and the annular coupling portion while leaving an opening 14 at least around the rotating shaft.

Abstract: A blood filter device includes: a housing that includes a dome 2 provided with a blood inlet, a filter retaining portion 3 that is positioned below the dome, and a bottom portion 4 provided with a blood outlet; and a filter 8 that is mounted in a cavity of the filter retaining portion and partitions a cavity of the housing into a dome side and a bottom portion side. A sheet-like filter member 8a of the filter forms a plurality of pleats, and ridgelines of the respective pleats traverse the filter retaining portion in parallel respectively.

Abstract: An improved air-cooled heat pump type refrigerating apparatus having a refrigerant circuit reversible into a heating mode and a cooling mode, comprising a series of elements connected by piping means, which include a compressor, a four-way valve, an indoor heat exchanger, a capillary tube for cooling having first check valve connected in parallel therewith, a capillary tube for heating having second check valve connected in parallel therewith and an outdoor heat exchanger. The circuit, by switching the four-way valve, is capable of providing a heating operating mode, a cooling operation mode or a defrosting operation mode. The apparatus is constructed such that a branch tube branching off from a discharge tube of the compressor is provided and midway thereon with a solenoid valve and has a plurality of capillary tubes connected to the other end the branch tube through a distributor. The capillary tubes are connected respectively to heat transfer tubes of the outdoor heat exchanger at points midway thereon.