Assembly of flowmeter to pcb in a beverage machine
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsStefan Etter, Martin Ziegler
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Abstract
A flowmeter (1) comprises: an outermost casing (2,4) containing a measuring chamber (10); an outermost face (20) on the casing; a generator (3,36) for generating at the outermost face a signal representative of a flow through the measuring chamber; and a connection arrangement (28) for fastening the outermost casing against a PCB (50) which extends over and beyond the outermost casing and contains a sensor (51) that is located at the outermost face and that is configured to sense the signal from the generator upon connection. The connection arrangement is configured for connection against the PCB, which connection between the PCB and the casing is distinct from the sensor.
Claims19
A flowmeter comprising:
- an outermost casing containing a measuring chamber;
- an outermost face on the casing;
- a generator for generating at the outermost face a signal representative of a flow through the measuring chamber;
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- a connection arrangement for fastening the outermost casing against a PCB which extends over and beyond the outermost casing and contains a sensor that is located at the outermost face and that can sense the signal from the generator upon connection;
- and,
- the connection arrangement is configured for creating a connection against the PCB, that is distinct from the sensor.
A PCB containing a sensor and an arrangement distinct from the sensor for fastening adjacent to the sensor an outermost casing of a flowmeter, the PCB being configured to extend over and beyond the flowmeter, such that the sensor is arranged to sense a signal representative of a flow through the flowmeter.
(canceled)
A beverage preparation machine having a control unit that comprises a PCB containing a sensor and an arrangement distinct from the sensor for fastening adjacent to the sensor an outermost casing of a flowmeter, the PCB being configured to extend over and beyond the flowmeter, such that the sensor is arranged to sense a signal representative of a flow through the flowmeter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.