Device and method for detecting the filling level of a container, and device for filling a container
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsRupert Meinzinger, Jorg Zaschel
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Abstract
A device and method for detecting the filling level of a container, such as a bottle, using a measuring probe that can be introduced into the container and comprises a resistance section which is electrically contacted at two points. The resistance section can be brought into contact with the product with which the container is to be filled, at different heights, the measuring probe comprising an electrically contacted reference potential electrode.
Claims11
Device for detecting the filling level of a container such as a bottle, comprising a measuring probe which is introduced into the container and which has a resistance segment that is contacted electrically at two locations, the resistance segment can come in contact with the filling material of the container in different filling levels, and the measuring probe (1) has a reference potential electrode (5) that is contacted electrically.
Method for detecting the filling level of a container such as a bottle with a measuring probe which comprises a resistance segment that is contacted electrically in two locations, comprising the steps:
- introducing the measuring probe into the container, filling the container increasingly, so that the resistance segment comes in contact with the filling material of the container in various filling levels, and providing an electric reference potential by a reference potential electrode (5) that is immersed in the filling material (16) and is arranged on the measuring probe (1).
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