EP0205779A2 - Measuring transducer based on the positioning of at least one mechanical revolving element - Google Patents
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- the present invention refers to a measuring transducer based on the positioning of at least one revolving element.
- the device can be of great advantage when applied in the measuring of angles, angular displacements, number of rotations and various indications of a mechanical measuring meter for fluid, gas or electric measurements.
- a meter is made up of a group of inter-acting revolving elements, controlled by an operating gear the movement of which is associated to the quantity of fluid or gas passing in a given duct, so to have a correlation between the fluid or gas quantity passing through and the number of rotations, or fractions of rotations done by the revolving elements of the meter.
- Each revolving element is divided into a predeter mined number of zones, each bearing a number. The revolving elements are mated in such a way that as soon as one terminates a complete turn, it causes the rotation at a predetermined angle of the adjoining one.
- a jig placed in a predetermined position allows the visualization of a constant portion of the revolving elements and the visual indication of the numbers or fractions of rotations done by the group of elements.
- no internal transducer is foreseen for the detection of the number of rotations and their transduction in a suitable electric signal, so as to have a record of the fluid or gas consumption on a memory for subsequent elaborations.
- Aim of the present invention is thus to carry out a device allowing for the transduction of the measurement pertaining to the number of rotations detected by a meter, into an electrical quantity able to be suitably treated, so as to have the most accurate detection, while still permitting a reliable functioning of the mechanical group and foreseeing a transducer intimately connected to the meter already known.
- a second mated revolving transducer ⁇ is foreseen, acting as a dividing "nonius", in which the rotations or portions of rotations made by each revolving element and by the second trasnducer are detected as electric signals by appropriate sensors and sent to a control device for these signals.
- a meter 10 placed inside a container 9 which is made up of a set of revolving elements lla, 11b...11h suitably mated.
- the revolving elements 11 are mated one to the other by means of gears 21a, 21b, etc. so that at each rotation of the revolving element lla a partial rotation is caused in the adjoining element llb, and so on.
- a second transducer formed by a disc 14 used as a first transducer, having openings 25, is associated coupled by means of gears.
- a disc 14 is shown in detail in Fig. 3.
- each disc 14 and the corresponding revolving element 11 takes place by means of gears.
- Fig. 2 shows an exemplary mating between the revolving element llc attached to a pinion 13c which engages in the gear 15c, the latter rotating integral to the disc-transducer 14c.
- each codifying disc provided with openings, placed according to a predetermined binary code, a detector is provided, for instance photo-sensors 16, which are to detect the disposition of the openings in the disc section passing in front of them.
- Each detecting element 16 of the codifying disc 14 sends the signal to a suitable control device 18. Also the position of each revolving element 11 is signalled to the control device 18.
- the control device 18 is in turn connected for instance to a display 20 or to a suitable interface for the dispatching of the detected signal to a suitable centralized device (Fig. 4).
- the second transducer 14 formed by a disc provided with openings 25 is a tranducer, or "coder" of the absolute type working as a dividing "nonius" of the traditional devices. This in the aim to be able to detect the small displacements and to obtain a maximum positioning accuracy of the measuring unit.
- the mating between the two tranducers 11 and 14 is made in a particular way in the aim to simultaneously obtain the synchronism in the measuring of the passing instant between the data supplied by the faster transducer and the more roughly measuring one.
- the two trans ducers are angularly offset so that the "nonius" transducer is delayed in respect to the corresponding signal of the other transducer.
- the "nonius" transducer must reach the zero delayed of an interval comprised between 1/5 and 1/10 of a division.
- the control circuit 18 of the signal suitably synchronizes among them the signals detected by the two transducers and does not change for instance the signal sent to a display 20 or to a subsequent signal-control device before the other transducer as well has reached the commuting point. In this way the real value remains within the fixed tolerance.
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- The present invention refers to a measuring transducer based on the positioning of at least one revolving element.
- According to the invention the device can be of great advantage when applied in the measuring of angles, angular displacements, number of rotations and various indications of a mechanical measuring meter for fluid, gas or electric measurements.
- At the moment, for instance, the measuring of the number of rotations done by a meter is based chiefly on visual detection. As known, a meter is made up of a group of inter-acting revolving elements, controlled by an operating gear the movement of which is associated to the quantity of fluid or gas passing in a given duct, so to have a correlation between the fluid or gas quantity passing through and the number of rotations, or fractions of rotations done by the revolving elements of the meter. Each revolving element is divided into a predeter mined number of zones, each bearing a number. The revolving elements are mated in such a way that as soon as one terminates a complete turn, it causes the rotation at a predetermined angle of the adjoining one.
- A jig placed in a predetermined position allows the visualization of a constant portion of the revolving elements and the visual indication of the numbers or fractions of rotations done by the group of elements. In the known meters no internal transducer is foreseen for the detection of the number of rotations and their transduction in a suitable electric signal, so as to have a record of the fluid or gas consumption on a memory for subsequent elaborations.
- Aim of the present invention is thus to carry out a device allowing for the transduction of the measurement pertaining to the number of rotations detected by a meter, into an electrical quantity able to be suitably treated, so as to have the most accurate detection, while still permitting a reliable functioning of the mechanical group and foreseeing a transducer intimately connected to the meter already known.
- Said aim is reached by foreseeing that, associated to each revolving element of the meter, thus provided and forming a first transducer, a second mated revolving transducer ·is foreseen, acting as a dividing "nonius", in which the rotations or portions of rotations made by each revolving element and by the second trasnducer are detected as electric signals by appropriate sensors and sent to a control device for these signals.
- The special characteristics of the invention will be evident through the specification and drawing enclosed, in which :
- Fig. 1 shows a front view of the group to which the transducer according to the invention has been applied;
- Fig. 2 shows a detail of the engagement between the two transducers;
- Fig. 3 shows a detail of the second transducer according to the invention;
- Fig. 4 shows the reciprocal connection of the two transducers subject of the invention and the control devices of the signals detected according to the invention.
- With reference to a preferred but not limitative embodiment of the invention, in Fig. 1 we note a
meter 10 placed inside acontainer 9 which is made up of a set of revolving elements lla, 11b...11h suitably mated. As visible from Fig. 1 the revolvingelements 11 are mated one to the other by means ofgears 21a, 21b, etc. so that at each rotation of the revolving element lla a partial rotation is caused in the adjoining element llb, and so on. - The mating with the
gears 21a, 21b...21h is not shown in detail as it is well known. If these revolving elements are divided on the peripheral circumference in ten or more zones, we can have a numerical indication of the number of rotations made by thedriving pinion 12. Said drivingpinion 12 is in turn connected to a group of gears which can be activated by the passing of a fluid or a gas into a duct. Such a disposition is common to all the meters for instance known for visual detection of the consumption of gas or other energy supplies. - According to the invention, to each revolving element lla, llb... llh, a second transducer formed by a
disc 14 used as a first transducer, havingopenings 25, is associated coupled by means of gears. Adisc 14 is shown in detail in Fig. 3. - In Fig. 1 for better clarification only two
discs 14 are shown, disc 14c and 14f respectively. - The mating between each
disc 14 and the corresponding revolvingelement 11 takes place by means of gears. Fig. 2 shows an exemplary mating between the revolving element llc attached to a pinion 13c which engages in thegear 15c, the latter rotating integral to the disc-transducer 14c. - Associated to each codifying disc provided with openings, placed according to a predetermined binary code, a detector is provided, for instance photo-sensors 16, which are to detect the disposition of the openings in the disc section passing in front of them. Each detecting element 16 of the codifying
disc 14 sends the signal to asuitable control device 18. Also the position of each revolvingelement 11 is signalled to thecontrol device 18. Thecontrol device 18 is in turn connected for instance to adisplay 20 or to a suitable interface for the dispatching of the detected signal to a suitable centralized device (Fig. 4). - The
second transducer 14 formed by a disc provided withopenings 25 is a tranducer, or "coder" of the absolute type working as a dividing "nonius" of the traditional devices. This in the aim to be able to detect the small displacements and to obtain a maximum positioning accuracy of the measuring unit. - The mating between the two
tranducers - According to the invention at the moment of assemblying the group incorporating the "nonius" type transducer, the two trans ducers are angularly offset so that the "nonius" transducer is delayed in respect to the corresponding signal of the other transducer. In particular the "nonius" transducer must reach the zero delayed of an interval comprised between 1/5 and 1/10 of a division.
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control circuit 18 of the signal suitably synchronizes among them the signals detected by the two transducers and does not change for instance the signal sent to adisplay 20 or to a subsequent signal-control device before the other transducer as well has reached the commuting point. In this way the real value remains within the fixed tolerance. - In fact the greater the number of the "nonius" divisions the more accurate the tolerance on the measuring. Such a mechanical disposition allows, in lack of electrical feeding, an indefinite storage of the detected data also in the case of measuring variations. The two transducers keep the reached positions.
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IT2019585 | 1985-04-02 | ||
IT20195/85A IT1183556B (en) | 1985-04-02 | 1985-04-02 | MEASUREMENT TRANSDUCTION DEVICE ON THE BASIS OF POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE MECHANICAL REVOLVING ELEMENT |
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EP0205779A2 true EP0205779A2 (en) | 1986-12-30 |
EP0205779A3 EP0205779A3 (en) | 1988-06-29 |
EP0205779B1 EP0205779B1 (en) | 1991-06-12 |
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DE (1) | DE3679720D1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES293322Y (en) |
IT (1) | IT1183556B (en) |
Cited By (4)
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EP0325565A1 (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1989-07-26 | FABBRICHE RIUNITE MISURATORI SACOFGAS S.p.A | Improved transducer device |
GB2219112A (en) * | 1988-05-28 | 1989-11-29 | Smith Meters Ltd | Counter |
GB2230629A (en) * | 1989-02-28 | 1990-10-24 | City Communications Ltd | Reading meters |
EP1050747A2 (en) * | 1999-05-04 | 2000-11-08 | Elster Produktion Gmbh | Device for determining a volume of a gas stream |
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FR1415773A (en) * | 1963-10-11 | 1965-10-29 | Litton Industries Inc | Optical vernier for analog-to-digital converters |
US3566827A (en) * | 1968-02-19 | 1971-03-02 | Servo Products Co | Position indicator for machine tools |
US4142096A (en) * | 1977-11-11 | 1979-02-27 | Lehnert Daryl A | Events accumulator device and method |
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FR1415773A (en) * | 1963-10-11 | 1965-10-29 | Litton Industries Inc | Optical vernier for analog-to-digital converters |
US3566827A (en) * | 1968-02-19 | 1971-03-02 | Servo Products Co | Position indicator for machine tools |
US4142096A (en) * | 1977-11-11 | 1979-02-27 | Lehnert Daryl A | Events accumulator device and method |
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ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES, vol. 22, no. 6, Juni 1963, pages F2-F7,F26,F27, Radnor, US; C. FARRELL WNDER: "A look at coded disks and encoders" * |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0325565A1 (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1989-07-26 | FABBRICHE RIUNITE MISURATORI SACOFGAS S.p.A | Improved transducer device |
US5010334A (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1991-04-23 | Fabbriche Riunite Misuratori Sacofgas S.P.A. | Transducer device |
GB2219112A (en) * | 1988-05-28 | 1989-11-29 | Smith Meters Ltd | Counter |
GB2219112B (en) * | 1988-05-28 | 1992-08-26 | Smith Meters Ltd | Counter |
GB2230629A (en) * | 1989-02-28 | 1990-10-24 | City Communications Ltd | Reading meters |
EP1050747A2 (en) * | 1999-05-04 | 2000-11-08 | Elster Produktion Gmbh | Device for determining a volume of a gas stream |
DE19920393A1 (en) * | 1999-05-04 | 2000-11-09 | Elster Produktion Gmbh | Arrangement for determining a volume of a gas stream |
EP1050747A3 (en) * | 1999-05-04 | 2002-09-18 | Elster GmbH | Device for determining a volume of a gas stream |
DE19920393B4 (en) * | 1999-05-04 | 2009-09-24 | Elster Gmbh | Arrangement for determining a volume of a gas stream |
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EP0205779B1 (en) | 1991-06-12 |
ES293322Y (en) | 1987-05-01 |
IT1183556B (en) | 1987-10-22 |
ES293322U (en) | 1986-08-16 |
EP0205779A3 (en) | 1988-06-29 |
IT8520195A0 (en) | 1985-04-02 |
DE3679720D1 (en) | 1991-07-18 |
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