Method and device for controlling the quantity of liquid contained in a cartridge for an aerosol generating device
AssigneeG.D Societa' Per Azioni
InventorsGiovanni Madera, Gianpiero Lamborghini, Sergio Morelli, Eugenio Navacchia, Catello Sorrentino, Luca Federici
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Abstract
Method and device for controlling the quantity of liquid contained in a cartridge for an aerosol generating device, wherein the cartridge has a container and a liquid contained in the container and wherein, according to which is measured the quantity of liquid contained in the cartridge; and compared the quantity of liquid with a reference quantity of liquid.
Claims6
A method for controlling the quantity of liquid (11) contained in a cartridge (1) for an aerosol generating device, wherein the cartridge (1) comprises a container (10) and a liquid (11) contained in the container (10);
- the method comprising:
- measuring the quantity of liquid (11) contained in the cartridge (1);
- and
- comparing the quantity of liquid (11) with a reference quantity of liquid;
- wherein the step of measuring the quantity of liquid (11) comprises sequentially the following steps:
- weighing the container (10) of the cartridge (1) in a first weighing group (80);
- injecting a quantity of liquid (11) in the container (10) in a filling station (15);
- weighing the cartridge (1) in a second weighing group (81);
- and
- calculating the weight of the liquid (11) contained in the container (10);
- wherein a first conveyor (9) is provided comprising:
- a first gripping portion (91) at which it receives the container (10) without liquid (11) from the first weighing group (80);
- a first release portion (92) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is moved to the filling station (15) to fill the container (10) with the liquid (11);
- a second gripping portion (93) at which it receives the container (10) containing liquid (11) from the filling station (15);
- and a second release portion (94) at which the container (10) containing liquid (11) is moved to the second weighing group (81);
- the method (7) is characterized in that it comprises a second conveyor (16) which comprises:
- a first gripping portion (160) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is received;
- a first release portion (161) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is moved to the first weighing group (80);
- and a second gripping portion (162) at which the container (10) containing liquid (11) is received from the second weighing group (81).
A device (7) for controlling the quantity of liquid (11) contained in a cartridge (1) for an aerosol generating device, wherein the cartridge (1) comprises a container (10) and a liquid (11) contained in the container (10) and wherein the device (7) comprises:
- measuring means (8) for measuring the quantity of liquid (11) contained in the cartridge (1) and comprising a first weighing group (80) for weighing at least one container (10) of a cartridge (1) before filling the same with the liquid (11) and a second weighing group (81) for weighing the container (10) containing liquid (11);
- a processing unit connected to the measuring means (8) for receiving the data measured by the measuring means (8) and comparing them with a reference quantity of liquid;
- and
- a first conveyor (9) which comprises:
- a first gripping portion (91) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is received from the first weighing group (80);
- a first release portion (92) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is moved to a filling station (15) for filling the container (10) with the liquid (11);
- a second gripping portion (93) at which the container (10) containing liquid (11) is received from the filling station (15);
- and a second release portion (94) at which the container (10) containing liquid (11) is moved to the second weighing group (81);
- the device (7) is characterized by comprising a second conveyor (16) which comprises:
- a first gripping portion (160) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is received;
- a first release portion (161) at which the container (10) without liquid (11) is moved to the first weighing group (80);
- and a second gripping portion (162) at which the container (10) containing liquid (11) is received from the second weighing group (81).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.