Calibrating device for a water meter
AssigneeELSTER Messtechnik GmbH
InventorRoger Frank
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Abstract
A water meter has a measurement insert disposed in a meter housing, a measurement display, an intake connection and a discharge connection. An impeller is disposed on a shaft in a measurement insert housing, also referred to as impeller bowl. A first shaft end of the shaft interacts with the measurement display. The meter housing has, on a side facing away from the first shaft end, referred to as a lower side below, recesses or openings for receiving fasteners for fastening a cover, and a calibrating device for adjusting the measurement display. The calibrating device is inserted into at least one of the openings that can be closed by the cover.
Claims8
A water meter, comprising:
- a meter housing;
- a measurement insert disposed in said meter housing;
- a measurement display disposed in said meter housing;
- an intake connection extending from said meter housing;
- a discharge connection extending from said meter housing;
- a measurement insert housing disposed in said meter housing;
- a shaft disposed in said measurement insert housing, said shaft having a shaft end interacting with said measurement display,
- an impeller disposed on said shaft in said measurement insert housing;
- said meter housing having, on a side facing away from said shaft end, recesses formed therein;
- a cover;
- fasteners;
- a calibrating device disposed in at least one of said recesses;
- said cover attached to said meter housing by said fasteners which interact with further ones of said recesses;
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- a fastening screw covering and/or protecting said calibrating device, said calibrating device being protected and sealed from external interventions after fastening said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.