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US3215216A
US3215216A US381017A US38101764A US3215216A US 3215216 A US3215216 A US 3215216A US 381017 A US381017 A US 381017A US 38101764 A US38101764 A US 38101764A US 3215216 A US3215216 A US 3215216A
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  • This invention relates to a balance and more particularly to a balance having a gas-tight casing. Balances with gas-tight casingare provided to ascertain weights in a vacuum, at lower than atmospheric pressure, at a high pressure, in a special gaseous atmosphere, or at temperatures far danderrent from the normal room temperature.
  • the balance according to the invention comprises a gas-tight casing, a balance beam fulcrumed inside said casing, an outer knife edge on one arm of said balance beam, said casing having two apertures located respectively above and below said outer outer knife edge of the balance beam, a specimen carrier pivoted on said outer knife edge of the balance beam and projecting through one of said apertures in the space outside of said gas-tight casing, a bowl-shaped cover releasably and hermetically secured to said gas-tight casing to enclose the projecting part of said specimen carrier, and sealing means releasably and hermetically secured to said gas-tight casing to close the other of said apertures.
  • Said gas-tight casing preferably is doublewalled at least in the region of said two apertures and connections are provided for introducing and withdrawing a coolant or heating medium to and from the cavity between said walls.
  • said gas-tight casing has flanges designedv as a support either for a bowl-shaped cover or for sealing means in'th'e form of a plate andis provided withappropriate fastening means such as screws or clamps.
  • the balance outlined above may have one or more additional weights which are insertable through the lower aperture and attachable to the hanger attachment provided with the specimen carrier.
  • FIG. 1 shows a beam balance with a bowl or hell member fitted above the gas-tight casing
  • FIG. 2 shows the same balance with the bowl or hell member fitted below the gas-tight casing.
  • the casing of the balance comprises a cylindrical outer wall 3 and spaced coaxial cylindrical inner wall 4, which together define a cavity 5 at least in the region of two openings or apertures 20 and 25.
  • Circular walls 6 and 7 are detachably fastened to the ends of the cylindrical double walls 3, 4 was to form a casing containing a chamber 8 sealed off in a gas-tight manner from the outside.
  • the fastening means for the end walls 6 and 7 are not shown in detail.
  • Tubular nipples 9 and 10 are inserted in the end walls 6 and 7 and both open into the cavity 5 to provide inlet and outlet means for a cooling or heating medium that can flow through the cavity 5 so that the chamber 8 of the casing can be kept at a predetermined temperature.
  • One end wall 6 also has an inlet 11 which opens into the interior 8 and which can be closed by means of a stop-cock or slide valve 12.
  • the beam 17 It is desirable for the beam 17 to be asymmetrical, and
  • the conventional hanger attachment 18 which is usually yoke-shaped is pivoted on the outer knife edge of the shorter arm of the beam.
  • Other parts of the balance such as the arresting means for locking the beam 17 and the hanger attachment 18 and the usually optical or electrical means for reading the inclination of the beam, are also wholly or partly located within the inner wall 4 of the casing; for reasons of clarity, however, such parts have not been shown in the drawing.
  • a short pipe 19 is fitted in the casing substanially vertically above the hanger attachment 18; it passes through the walls 3 and 4, and the openings or aperture 20 defined thereby opens into the chamber 8 of the casing.
  • a flat flange 21 juts out laterally from the top of the pipe 19.
  • the flange 21 is designed as a support either for a bowlshaped cover 22 (FIG. 1) or for sealing means in the form of a plate 23 (FIG. 2) and is provided with appropriate fastening means such as screws or clamps.
  • a short pipe 24 Similiarly, substantially vertically below the hanger attachment 18 there is provided a short pipe 24 defining an opening or aperture 25 and having a flange 26 so that either a depending bowl-shaped cover 27 (FIG. 2) or a lower sealing plate 28 (FIG. 1) can be attached in a gastight manner.
  • the top of the hanger attachment 18 comprises a sleeve 29 which can be screw-threaded or conical internally to receive a specimen carrier 30 (FIG. 1), the carrier 30 being inserted from above through the aperture 20 and terminating at its top in a crucible 31 to receive a specimen.
  • a screw-threaded rod 32 attached to the bottom of the hanger attachment 18 can have additional weights 33 screw threaded thereon and possibly locked thereto.
  • the external dimensions of the weights 33 are such that they can be inserted from below through the aperture 25.
  • the screw-threaded rod 32 also makes it possible to suspend a specimen carrier 34 extending through the lower aperture 25 and terminating in a crucible 35 to receive the specimen, as illustrated in FIG. 2..
  • the additional weights 33 are then not strictly necessary, and in this case some or all of them may be removed, for example for the purpose of effecting a rough tarring.
  • the balance as described is versatile without requiring bulky or expensive additional equipment. If, for example, weighings are to be carried out with the specimen at a high temperature, as is the case when investigating the thermal decomposition of chemical compounds, or when measuring vapour pressure, or when measuring formation enthalpies or when determining activating energies, then, as shown in FIG. 1, the cover 22 is fixed to the flange 21 and the lower aperture 25 is closed in a gas-tight manner by means of the sealing plate 28. The required additional weights 33 should be mounted on the hanger attachment 18 in the manner shown. In order to bring the specimen in the crucible 31 to the desired temperature an electric furnace 36 is placed over the outside of the top of the cover 22 as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the cover 27 When weighing is to be carried out with the specimen at a low temperature as is the case, for example, for mag netic measurements and for measurements relating to freeze drying or low temperature distillation then, as shown in FIG. 2, the cover 27 is attached to the lower flange 26 of the casing and the upper aperture 20 is closed by means of the sealing plate 23.
  • the cover 27 may be partially immersed in a coolant or be partially surrounded by a double-walled tank 37 containing the coolant. Any air refrigerated by the coolant flows downwardly and will have little or no harmful effect on the casing. If necessary, however, a heating medium may be circulated through the cavity in order to keep the temperature in the chamber 80f the casing constant.
  • a balance comprising a gas-tight casing containing a chamber
  • said knife including a horizontal knife edge
  • hanger attachment pivotally supported on said knife edge, said hanger attachment being contained solely in said chamber, said casing. containing a pair of opposed through openings directly above and below said hanger attachment, respectively;
  • a bowl-shaped cover enclosing the free end of said specimen carrier and removably connected with said casing to define a hermetic seal about said first openand means removably connected with the casing to hermetically seal the other of said casing openings.
  • a balance comprising a gas-tight casing containing a chamber
  • said knife including a horizontal knife edge
  • hanger attachment pivotally supported on said knife edge, said hanger attachment being contained solely in said chamber
  • said casing containing a pair of opposed through chamber openings directly above and below said hanger at tachment, respectively, said casing including also a double-walled portion defining a cavity adjacent said openings, and inlet and outlet cavity openings communicating with said cavity for introducing and removing a heat exchanging medium into and from said cavity, respectively;
  • a bowl-shaped cover enclosing the free end of said specimen carrier and removably connected with said casing to define a hermetic seal about said first chamber opening;
  • a balance comprising a gas-tight casing containing a chamber
  • hanger attachment pivotally supported on said knife edge, said hanger attachment being contained solely in said chamber, said casing containing a pair of opposed through openings directly above and below said hanger attachment, respectively, and a pair of rigid conduits extending outwardly from said openings and terminating at their free ends in flanged portions, respectively;
  • a vertical specimen carrier connected with said hanger attachment and extending vertically therefrom through a first one of said openings and the conduit associated therewith, said specimen carrier terminating at its free end externally of said casing and beyond the flange portion of the conduit;

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US4320809A (en) * 1979-05-08 1982-03-23 Sartorius Gmbh Weighing machine with explosion proof case
EP0265535A1 (de) * 1986-10-23 1988-05-04 Ube Industries, Ltd. Verfahren zur Volumenmessung

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GB877064A (en) * 1959-04-01 1961-09-13 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to apparatus for remote weighing of radioactive materials
GB887429A (en) * 1960-03-25 1962-01-17 Erhard Mettler Improvements in or relating to analytical balances
US3027958A (en) * 1956-06-06 1962-04-03 Cenco Instr Corp Beam balances
US3061027A (en) * 1958-03-10 1962-10-30 Commissariat Energie Atomique Electrically-operated repositioning servo-systems responsive to a variable magnitude

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GB191329236A (en) * 1913-12-18 1914-12-17 Hans Pettersson Improvements in and relating to Weighing Balances.
US3027958A (en) * 1956-06-06 1962-04-03 Cenco Instr Corp Beam balances
US3061027A (en) * 1958-03-10 1962-10-30 Commissariat Energie Atomique Electrically-operated repositioning servo-systems responsive to a variable magnitude
GB877064A (en) * 1959-04-01 1961-09-13 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Improvements in or relating to apparatus for remote weighing of radioactive materials
GB887429A (en) * 1960-03-25 1962-01-17 Erhard Mettler Improvements in or relating to analytical balances

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US4320809A (en) * 1979-05-08 1982-03-23 Sartorius Gmbh Weighing machine with explosion proof case
EP0265535A1 (de) * 1986-10-23 1988-05-04 Ube Industries, Ltd. Verfahren zur Volumenmessung

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