Patent ID: 8511183
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A glass sampling apparatus for obtaining a glass sample from molten glass within a glass melting vessel, the glass sampling apparatus comprising: a sampling tube having a first end and a second end, where the second end is used to obtain the glass sample from the molten glass in the glass melting vessel; a first valve; a vacuum device; and a tube network that couples the first end of the sampling tube to both the first valve and the vacuum device; wherein the tube network includes a first tube which has one end coupled to the first end of the sampling tube and another end coupled to a first end of a multi-opening fitting, where the multi-opening fitting has a second end coupled to one end of a second tube which has one end coupled to one end of the vacuum device, and where the multi-opening fitting has a third end coupled to one end of a third tube which has another end coupled to one end of the first valve; and wherein the multi-opening fitting is configured to allow a gas to freely pass therein between and out from the first end, the second end and the third end of the multi-opening fitting.