Automated, self-cleaning fluid sampling apparatus
US4217780A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/1004
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluid sampling nozzle is spatially fixed, and adapted to be supplied by fluid to be sampled. A nearby actuating switch, manipulated by the operator, energizes a sequence of sampling, cleaning, and drying steps. In particular, once fluid is withdrawn, the sample is removed. A waste removal sink pivots to a point beneath the nozzle, and in a series of motions by a probe washer assembly, the nozzle is successively washed, inside and out. The apparatus is then returned to its initial position, ready for successive sampling operations.
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