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US 2020/0307983 A1Published application
System and method for autonomous filling of receptacles
OwnerGabriel Gelli CHECCHINATOinventor
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Abstract
Provided is a system (1) for autonomous filling of a container (5), comprising: a fluid dispenser (9); a distance (11); a plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitters (2) and receivers (3); a user interface (6) configured to receive a desired percentage of the height of the container (5) to be filled with liquid; and a controller electronically connected to the distance sensor (11), the plurality of emitters (2) and receivers (3), the user interface (6) and the fluid dispenser (9).
Claims31
A system (1) for autonomous filling of a container (5), comprising:
- a fluid dispenser (9);
- a distance sensor (1);
- a plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitters (2) and receivers (3);
- a user interface (6) configured to receive a desired percentage of the height of the container (5) to be filled with liquid;
- and
- a controller electronically connected to the distance sensor (11), the plurality of emitters (2) and receivers (3), the user interface (6) and the fluid dispenser (9);
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine the height of the container (5) from the plurality of emitters (2) and receivers (3);
- wherein determining the height of the container (5) comprises:
- switching each emitter (2) on and off among the plurality of emitters (2) and performing the reading of the luminous intensity from a receiver (3) corresponding to the emitter (3) switched on;
- determine the height of the container (5) based on at least one receiver (3) that had luminous intensity readings within an individual reference range for each receiver (3);
- determining the height of liquid in the container (5) from at least one measurement of the distance sensor (11);
- determining a desired height of liquid in the container (5) based on the height of the container (5) and the desired percentage of the height of the container (5) to be filled with liquid;
- comparing the height of liquid in the container (5) and the desired height of liquid;
- and
- controlling a flow of liquid from the dispenser (9) to the container (5) based on the height of liquid in the container (5) and the desired height of liquid.
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A method for autonomous filling of a container (5), comprising the steps of:
- determine the height of the container (5) from a plurality of emitters (2) and receivers (3);
- wherein determining the height of the container (5) comprises:
- switching each emitter (2) on and off among the plurality of emitters (2) and performing the reading of the luminous intensity from a receiver (3) corresponding to the emitter (3) switched on;
- determine the height of the container (5) based on at least one receiver (3) that had luminous intensity readings within an individual reference range for each receiver (3);
- determining the height of liquid in the container (5) from at least one measurement of a distance sensor (11);
- determining a desired height of liquid in the container (5) based on the height of the container (5) and the desired percentage of the height of the container (5) to be filled with liquid received by a user interface (6);
- comparing the height of liquid in the container (5) and the desired height of liquid;
- and
- controlling a flow of liquid from a fluid dispenser (9) to the container (5) based on the height of liquid in the container (5) and the desired height of liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.