US4391522A
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Test apparatus for determining resistance to light and weather influences
Assignee: WC Heraus GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1980-10-03
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Granted: 1983-07-05
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Expires: 2000-10-03
Abstract
Abstract To provide for more reliable determination of resistance of sample surfaces to light and weather influences, test apparatus is equipped with a radiation-measuring device. A portion of radiation used for testing is guided to the measuring device, by quartz guides, spectrally dispersed, and measured as to intensity and/or dosage in one or several pre-selected spectral regions. Tests may use natural or artificial radiation, and a measuring device may be stationary or movable relative to a radiation source.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Schmid
- 👤 Martin Bock
- 👤 Gunther Kampf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N17/00; G01N17/004; G01J; G01J3/00; G01J3/02; G01J3/0205; G01J3/0218; G01J3/0237; G01J3/10; G01J3/28; G01J3/2803; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/25; G01N21/31; G01N21/55; G01N2021/3129; G01N2021/3133; G01N2201/00; G01N2201/12; G01N2201/124; G01N2201/1241
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
Apparatus for determining resistance to light and weather influences of sample surfaces, said apparatus including, in combination, with at least one source of light disposed for irradiation of said sample surfaces: fastening means (34) for fastening at least one sample for a period of time during which radiation from said source is incident on at least a portion of the surface of said sample, radiation measuring means (15) comprising radiation detection means (14) and radiation indicating means (24; 27,28), and light guiding means (1, 2, 3; 29; 8; 9), having a plurality of input terminals, each in the vicinity of one of said fastening means (34), for guiding a portion of the radiation of said at least one light source from said input terminals to said radiation measuring means (15), said input terminals being disposed for receiving radiation from said at least one light source comparable with the radiation incident on portions of said at least one sample respectively adjacent to said input terminals, wherein, in accordance with the invention, said radiation measuring means (15) comprises, means (12) for producing a spectral dispersion of radiation received from said light guiding means and thereby making spectrally dispersed radiation incident on said radiation detection means (14), and means (16) for adjusting said radiation detection means so as to selectively detect radiation in at least one of a plurality of spectral regions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
Apparatus for determining resistance to light and weather influences of sample surfaces, said apparatus including, in combination, with at least one source of light disposed for irradiation of said sample surfaces: fastening means (34) for fastening at least one sample for a period of time during which radiation from said source is incident on at least a portion of the surface of said sample, radiation measuring means (15) comprising radiation detection means (14) and radiation indicating means (24; 27,28), and light guiding means (1, 2, 3; 29; 8; 9), having a plurality of input terminals, each in the vicinity of one of said fastening means (34), for guiding a portion of the radiation of said at least one light source from said input terminals to said radiation measuring means (15), said input terminals being disposed for receiving radiation from said at least one light source comparable with the radiation incident on portions of said at least one sample respectively adjacent to said input terminals, wherein, in accordance with the invention, said radiation measuring means (15) comprises, means (12) for producing a spectral dispersion of radiation received from said light guiding means and thereby making spectrally dispersed radiation incident on said radiation detection means (14), and means (16) for adjusting said radiation detection means so as to selectively detect radiation in at least one of a plurality of spectral regions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus of claim 1 in which said radiation detection means is an array of photodiodes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus of claim 1 in which said light-guiding means comprises a plurality of light guides and means for combining radiation propagating in said light guides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said light radiation sources, said light guides having input terminals which are disposed so that radiation from each radiation source reaches at least one light-guide terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus of claim 1 comprising rotation means for rotating said fastening means around said light source, said input terminals being fixedly attached to said rotation means so as to take part in the rotation of said fastening means.
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