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US 7,068,213 B2Granted
Level meter
AssigneeEndress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsRoland Müller, Winfried Maier, Igor Getman, Wolfram Lütke
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Abstract
The invention relates to a microwave-operated level meter with a small blind zone, comprising an antenna for transmitting or for transmitting and receiving microwaves, a microwave generator directly located on said antenna, and a transmitter or transmitter and receiver element pointing into the antenna and directly linked with the microwave generator, said transmitter or said transmitter and receiver element being an extension of the connection.
Claims12
A level meter operating with microwaves, having:
- an antenna for transmitting or for transmitting and receiving microwaves;
- a printed circuit board;
- a microwave generator disposed directly at said antenna and located on a portion of said circuit board;
- a transmitter or transceiver element, pointing into said antenna and connected directly with said microwave generator, wherein:
- said transmitter or transceiver element extends from said microwave generator;
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- one portion of said printed circuit board is pointing into said antenna, on which portion said transmitter or transceiver element is disposed.
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