US 10,473,545 B2 · Equipment for controlling, measuring and communicating a physical quantity of a container containing a fluid under pressure

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling, measuring and reporting a physical quantity, more specifically to an apparatus that can be adapted to any valve of a container containing a fluid under pressure, more particularly a device that can be adapted to any valve of a container containing a gas or liquid under pressure. It has a particularly advantageous application in the general field of measuring the pressure of the output flow of fluid, in particular industrial or medicinal fluids contained in bottles. The machine comprises the support, electromechanical switch constituted by the dosing knob and the support for the dosing knob which incorporates the electronic circuitry for controlling the rate of fluid flow by pressure sensor for reading the output pressure of the fluid from the container and by the data processing system for processing the data obtained by the electromechanical switch and by the pressure sensor. This information can be viewed on the display or remotely transmitted.

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Dependent claims

A device for controlling, measuring, and reporting a physical quantity of a container containing a fluid under pressure, the device comprising:

a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the container;
an electromechanical switch;
and
a processor arranged for processing data obtained by the pressure sensor and by the electromechanical switch;
wherein the electromechanical switch comprises:
a housing comprising a cavity defined by walls of the housing;
an electronic circuit disposed in the cavity, the electronic circuit having an upper surface comprising a circuitry having points of contact;
a dosing knob having a lower surface comprising a plurality of slots and a plurality of sensitive elements;
wherein the dosing knob is positioned in the housing such that the lower surface of the dosing knob is adjacent to the upper surface of the electronic circuit;
wherein the processor determines the value of the flow rate referent to the active combination of circuits that make up the electronic circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Equipment for controlling, measuring and communicating a physical quantity of a container containing a fluid under pressure

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Equipment for controlling, measuring and communicating a physical quantity of a container containing a fluid under pressure

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