US 12,105,067 B2
Droplet generator system, detector for samples, corresponding method and use
Joachim Wiechers, Planegg (DE)
Assigned to Dionex Softron GmbH, Germering (DE)
Filed by DIONEX SOFTRON GMBH, Germering (DE)
Filed on Nov. 25, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/694,995.
Claims priority of application No. 102018129812.9 (DE), filed on Nov. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0166490 A1, May 28, 2020
Int. Cl. G01N 30/84 (2006.01); G01N 30/64 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 30/84 (2013.01) [G01N 30/64 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0003 (2013.01); G01N 2030/027 (2013.01); G01N 2030/8452 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A detector system comprising:
a droplet generator system, wherein the droplet generator system comprises:
a droplet generator unit, wherein the droplet generator unit is configured to create droplets from a liquid supplied to the droplet generator unit with a droplet generator liquid flow,
wherein the droplet generator unit is further configured to create the droplets with a droplet generation frequency,
wherein the droplet generator system further comprises:
a controller configured to control the droplet generator unit, wherein the controller is also configured to control the droplet generation frequency,
wherein the droplet generation frequency is adjustable and wherein the controller is configured to control the droplet generation frequency proportionally to the droplet generator liquid flow,
a flow control unit upstream of the droplet generator unit, wherein the flow control unit comprises a splitter element;
wherein the splitter element is configured and located to split the incoming liquid flow into an outgoing flow path towards the droplet generator unit and into an additional flow path.