Rain gauge of the tiltable spoon type

Details Rain gauge of the tiltable spoon type Rain gauge of the tiltable spoon type

1986-03-31

1987-02-24

Frankfort, Charles

Measuring and testing

Meteorology

Electric disturbance

177 94, G01N 114

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046447865

ABSTRACT:
In a rain gauge of the type comprising a counter-balanced tiltable water collecting spoon system as operating a counter the tiltable spoon system is held in its water collecting position by magnetic attraction forces between a permanent magnet and an armature such that the tilting is initiated in accurate responses to a predetermined overfilling of the spoon system, whereby the tilting takes place in a welldefined and rapid manner conditioning a high measuring accuracy of the rain gauge.

REFERENCES:
patent: 499223 (1883-06-01), Gorringe
patent: 3236321 (1966-02-01), Katagiri et al.
patent: 3243999 (1966-04-01), Barker
patent: 3943762 (1976-03-01), Baer

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