EP 2951519 A1 20151209 - A FURNACE FOR PREPARING FUSED (HOMOGENISED) SAMPLES FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Title (en)
A FURNACE FOR PREPARING FUSED (HOMOGENISED) SAMPLES FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Title (de)
OFEN ZUR HERSTELLUNG KONDENSIERTER (HOMOGENISIERTER) PROBEN ZUR PROBENANALYSE
Title (fr)
FOUR POUR PRÉPARER DES ÉCHANTILLONS FONDUS (HOMOGÉNÉISÉS) EN VUE D'UNE ANALYSE D'ÉCHANTILLON
Publication
Application
Priority
AU 2013000080 W 20130131
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2014117202A1] The present disclosure provides a furnace and a method for preparing fused (homogenised) samples for sample analysis. The furnace comprises a housing and a heater arranged for heating an interior portion of the housing to a temperature sufficient for causing melting of the samples. The furnace also comprises a carousel that is positioned in the housing. The carousel has a plurality of receiving stations for receiving crucibles containing respective samples and is arranged for rotating the crucibles about an axis when the crucibles are positioned in respective receiving stations. The furnace also comprises a mechanism for moving the crucibles relative to the respective receiving stations and relative to the housing to load and unload the carousel.
IPC 8 full level
F27B 9/16 (2006.01); F27B 9/38 (2006.01); F27B 9/39 (2006.01); F27B 14/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F27B 9/16 (2013.01); F27B 9/38 (2013.01); F27B 9/39 (2013.01); F27B 17/02 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2014117202 A1 20140807; EP 2951519 A1 20151209; EP 2951519 A4 20161102; EP 2951519 B1 20180829
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2013000080 W 20130131; EP 13873188 A 20130131