Portable controlled air sampler
US5333511A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2297
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable analyzer for obtaining samples from a monitored environment during different time intervals includes a pump energized by a rechargeable battery pack for drawing gas from the environment selectively into plural sample holding bags and an impact filter. The pump is programmed to control the time when the gas is drawn from the environment and for controlling the flow to the sample holders so that different ones of the sample holders are responsive to the materials at the same or different times. The pump may respond to electric pulses, causing pulses of air to be supplied to the sample holding bags. The pump derives pulses having a rate directly proportional to the number of pump cycles. The pump may also operate continuously with sampling of the gases being controlled electronically. Operation of the pump is prevented in response to the battery pack voltage dropping to a level such that the voltage is less than a predetermined value, necessary to provide a predetermined flow rate per pump cycle. Operation of the pump is also prevented if the gas flow rate drops below a predetermined level. These prevent features can be manually overridden.
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