Stepwise advancing rotary conveyor and installation for taking liquid samples incorporating such a conveyor
US4854355A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0479
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
For passing stepwise bottles (F, F') in front of different stations, in order to more particularly take liquid samples, the bottles are placed in receptacles formed on a plate (24). The rotation of the plate is ensured by a lifting support action using compressed air delivered by injectors (18). Immediate rotation stoppage is obtained when a hole (38) formed in plate (24) faces the end of an optical fiber, whereof the opposite end issues onto an optical detector. Associated with an automatic sampling and dilution system, the assembly can be advantageously installed in a glove box or shielded enclosure in the nuclear industry.
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