Mettler-Toledo Gmbh

Beat Albrecht

Beat Meister

Kaspar Dieffenbacher

Yves Marmier

An instrument () for gravimetrically determining moisture content has a housing (), with a weighing device () arranged inside. The weighing device () has a load receiver () onto which a sample () is placed. The housing has a stationary housing part () and a movable housing part (), the movable housing part alternately occupying a measuring position and a loading position. In the loading position, the respective housing parts are spaced apart from each other, allowing a sample to be put on the load receiver. In the measuring position, the respective housing parts form an essentially enclosed testing compartment () that surrounds the load receiver. A means (), arranged in the testing compartment, heats a sample that is placed on the load receiver. The movable housing part is moved between the respective positions by a position-changing device.

Instrument for gravimetric moisture determination with position-changing device

An instrument () for gravimetric moisture determination has a housing () and a weighing device () arranged inside. The weighing device has a load receiver () onto which a sample () is placed. The housing has stationary () and movable () housing parts, the movable housing part alternately occupying a measuring and a loading position. wherein in the loading position the stationary housing part and the movable housing part are spaced apart from each other in such a way that a the sample can be put on the load receiver, wherein in the measuring position the respective housing parts form an essentially enclosed testing compartment () surrounding the load receiver (), and wherein a sample-heating means () is arranged in the testing compartment to heat the sample on the load receiver. The instrument also has an electrical contact means () with first () and second parts (). The first part is connected to the movable housing part and the second part is connected to the stationary housing part. In the measuring position an electrical connection exists by way of the respective parts of the electrical contact means and wherein in the loading position the same electrical connection is interrupted.

Instrument for gravimetric moisture determination with electrical contact

An instrument () for gravimetrically determining moisture content has a housing (), with a weighing device () arranged inside. The weighing device () has a load receiver () onto which a sample () is placed. The housing has a lower, stationary housing part () and an upper, movable housing part (), the movable housing part alternately occupying a measuring position and a loading position. In the loading position, the respective housing parts are spaced apart from each other, allowing a sample to be put on the load receiver. In the measuring position, the respective housing parts form an essentially enclosed testing compartment () that surrounds the load receiver. A temperature sensor () is arranged so that the temperature sensor is above the load receiver in the measuring position and is essentially to the side of the load receiver in the loading position.

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Beat Albrecht