EP3044160A1 - Withdrawal system - Google Patents

Withdrawal system

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EP3044160A1
EP3044160A1 EP14750757.8A EP14750757A EP3044160A1 EP 3044160 A1 EP3044160 A1 EP 3044160A1 EP 14750757 A EP14750757 A EP 14750757A EP 3044160 A1 EP3044160 A1 EP 3044160A1
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container
removal
transponder
connection element
control unit
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Andreas Szeteli
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AS Stroemungstechnik GmbH
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/02Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
    • B67D7/0288Container connection means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08Details
    • B67D1/0801Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • B67D1/0802Dip tubes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08Details
    • B67D1/0829Keg connection means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06Details or accessories
    • B67D7/08Arrangements of devices for controlling, indicating, metering or registering quantity or price of liquid transferred
    • B67D7/22Arrangements of indicators or registers
    • B67D7/221Arrangements of indicators or registers using electrical or electro-mechanical means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06Details or accessories
    • B67D7/32Arrangements of safety or warning devices; Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
    • B67D7/34Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
    • B67D7/344Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid by checking a correct coupling or coded information
    • B67D7/348Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid by checking a correct coupling or coded information by interrogating an information transmitter, e.g. a transponder
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06Details or accessories
    • B67D7/58Arrangements of pumps
    • B67D7/62Arrangements of pumps power operated

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  • the invention relates to a removal system according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a removal system is known from EP 0 977 702 B1. This is used for filling and emptying of containers, especially barrels filled with liquid chemicals.
  • the removal system described there has a container closure.
  • the container closure is generally used in a container head receiving receiving opening.
  • the container closure itself has a dip tube connectable to the bung head, via which liquids stored in the container can be removed and via which liquids can be supplied to the container.
  • the container closure has a removal connection element, which is typically designed in the form of a removal head, and which can be connected to the bung head.
  • the removal connection element is then used to remove liquid from the container or optionally also to supply liquid.
  • a pump is connected via the extraction connection element in order to carry out the removal or supply of liquid.
  • the liquids stored in the containers are typically special liquid chemicals. Already for safety reasons, it is necessary to perform the removal of liquids from the containers as well as a liquid supply confusion. Furthermore, such a confusion-safe removal is also necessary for reasons of contamination minimization, since a connection of a wrong extraction connection element that already uses for other chemicals was to lead to contamination of the chemicals in the container to which the extraction connection element is to be connected.
  • EP 0 977 702 B1 it is proposed in EP 0 977 702 B1 to provide coding recesses in the bung head of the respective container.
  • the removal connection element associated with the container is associated with an annular disk with coding pins in that the annular disk is mounted in a throw-over plug which is screwed onto the removal connection element for fixing it to the plug head.
  • the coding pins of the annular disc form a unique individual coding such that the coding pins fit only to the coding recesses of the matching container. As a result, a mix-proof connection of the extraction connection element to the associated container is ensured.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a removal system of the type mentioned, which ensures a confusion safe connection of containers with little design effort.
  • the invention relates to a removal system for filling and emptying containers and comprises a container closure, which is inserted into a container head receiving a container opening of a container.
  • a dip tube connected to the bung head has a removal connection element connected to the dip tube or the plug head.
  • a transponder signal generating transponder is provided, wherein a monitoring signal is generated in response to the transponder signal, which indicates whether an allowable connection of the extraction connection element is applied to the container.
  • the basic idea of the invention therefore consists in ensuring a connection of a container closure to a container via electrical signals of a transponder, which is secure against confusion, in order to ensure a removal system operating without errors.
  • a first significant advantage of the invention is that the transponder used to prevent the risk of confusion can be installed on the container closure or on the immersion tube without appreciable constructive adjustments. As a result, there is also a simplified installation of the container closure, since no mechanical parts for the implementation of coding must be additionally attached to the container closure.
  • a further advantage of the transponder used according to the invention is that a large number of data can be stored therein.
  • a multiplicity of different transponder signals for generating monitoring signals can thus be generated, which results in a significantly increased number of coding possibilities compared to mechanical coding systems, by means of which a large number of liquids, in particular chemicals stored in different containers, can be reliably distinguished.
  • the removal system has a control unit which controls the supply of liquid to the container and / or the removal of liquid from the container in response to the monitoring signal.
  • the automated control realized with the control unit takes place in such a way that only a liquid is withdrawn from a container or liquid is filled into it when an allowable connection of the removal connection element to the respective container is reported with the monitoring signal, so that misallocations are reliably avoided.
  • the control unit activates a pump for filling and emptying the container, wherein the pump is activated by the control unit only when the control unit receives from the transponder a monitoring signal, which signals the connection of a permissible removal connection element to the container.
  • the control unit controls a robot which is designed to connect the removal connection element to the dip tube.
  • the robot is only enabled by the control unit for this connection if the control unit receives a monitoring signal from the transponder, which signals the connection of a permissible removal connection element to the container.
  • a warning signal generator is triggered by means of the monitoring signal, which emits a warning signal when the connection of an inadmissible removal connection element is reported with the monitoring signal.
  • the warning signal generator can be designed in the form of a lamp for emitting optical warning signals or in the form of a horn for emitting acoustic warning signals.
  • sampling system can be extended by storing information relating to the container closure or materials contained in the container in the transponder.
  • the large storage capacity in the transponder is used to accurately describe and document additional data concerning the container and the liquid contained therein.
  • data may be, for example, the date of manufacture of the container or the container closure or materials used therefor.
  • Customer information can also be stored in the transponder.
  • the information stored in the transponder can be read out into the control unit.
  • the transponder used according to the invention in the removal system has a transmitter and a receiver in a known manner, wherein data stored in the transmitter can be read into the receiver without contact in the form of transponder signals.
  • the respective container and the liquid contained there are clearly characterizing data, in particular a coding that uniquely identifies the liquid stored.
  • the transmitter of the transponder is firmly connected to the container.
  • the transmitter of the transponder is integrated in the dip tube.
  • the transponder is located at a suitable location on the container.
  • the coding stored in the transmitter is read out into the receiver and the monitoring signal is generated as a function of the coding.
  • the receiver or an antenna of the receiver is connected to the removal connection element.
  • a coding identifying the extraction connection element is stored and the monitoring signal is generated by a comparison of this coding with the coding stored in the transmitter.
  • the receiver of the transponder is permanently assigned to the or each extraction connection element. Due to the existing coding in the receiver, the receiver is uniquely identified and thus clearly distinguishable from the receivers of other transponders.
  • both the container with the liquid contained therein and the extraction connection element are uniquely identified.
  • a confusion-safe assignment of the extraction connection element is ensured to the container.
  • the comparison of the codes for generating the monitoring signal can be carried out in the receiver itself or in the control unit to which the receiver is connected. In any case, the monitoring signal in the control unit available, so that the control unit can make a liquid extraction or supply for the container in response to the monitoring signal.
  • the receiver is spatially separated from the extraction connection element and the extraction connection element is identified by the control unit.
  • the monitoring signal is generated solely as a function of the code read out by the transmitter of the transponder.
  • the extraction connection element of a container closure is identified by the control unit itself.
  • the control unit For example, in a room in which, although several containers may be present, only one removal connection element is present, so that the removal connection element in the control unit is known by this spatial allocation.
  • the monitoring signal can then be generated solely on the basis of the coding stored in the respective transponder of a container and can thus be determined as to whether there is a permissible connection of the removal connection element to this container.
  • Figure 2 Second embodiment of the removal system according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of the removal system 1 according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows, as an essential component of the removal system 1, a container closure 2 for a transportable container, not shown, which is formed in particular by a barrel or the like.
  • a liquid is stored in the container.
  • liquids stored in such containers are liquid specialty chemicals.
  • the container closure 2 comprises a removal connection element in the form of a removal head 3 and a dip tube 4.
  • the dip tube 4 is mounted in a bung head, not shown, which sits in a container opening of the container, and so firmly connected to the container.
  • the dip tube 4 at its upper end a relative to the hollow cylindrical tube body 4a of the dip tube 4 widened head part 4b.
  • the tubular body 4 a of the dip tube 4 protrudes into the interior of the container up to the bottom area.
  • the removal head 3 serves for the removal of liquids into the container.
  • the removal head 3 at its upper end to a liquid connection 3 a.
  • a line not shown, can be connected, which leads to a pump, also not shown.
  • Side of the removal head 3 opens a gas connection 3b, by means of which a pressure compensation in the container can be accomplished.
  • the removal head 3 is fastened by means of a screw on the dip tube 4.
  • a clamping nut 5 is screwed with an external thread in a thread in the dip tube 4.
  • the transponder has a transmitter 6, which is designed as a component encapsulated in plastic, and a receiver 7 with an antenna 8.
  • the transponder is designed as a passive transponder, that is, the transmitter 6 does not have its own power supply.
  • the transmitter 6 draws its energy via an induction field constructed by the receiver 7, via which transponder signals stored in the transmitter 6 without contact are also transmitted without contact to the receiver 7.
  • the transponder can be designed as an active transponder with its own power supply, such as a battery.
  • the transmitter 6 is integrated in the dip tube 4, wherein the transmitter 6 is fixedly arranged in the head part 4b of the dip tube 4.
  • the antenna 8 of the receiver 7 is attached laterally to the removal head 3. From the antenna 8, a cable 9 leads to the receiver 7.
  • the receiver 7 is connected via a further cable 10 to a control unit 11. In principle, the receiver 7 can also be integrated in the control unit 11.
  • the removal head 3 As shown in Figure 1, screwed onto the dip tube 4.
  • the transmitter 6 is then within the range of the antenna 8, so that data stored in the transmitter 6 are transmitted to the receiver 7.
  • Such data may optionally be formed by information describing the containers or the liquid stored there, such as the nature of the liquid or components of the container, customer information, manufacturing data of the container or liquid and the like.
  • This information can be forwarded via the receiver 7 to the control unit 11 and evaluated there or stored.
  • a first coding is stored, by means of which the liquid is clearly identified in the container.
  • This first coding is transmitted from the transmitter 6 into the receiver 7 and then compared with a second coding stored in the receiver 7, by means of which the removal head 3, on which the antenna 8 of the receiver 7 is arranged, is uniquely identifiable.
  • a comparison of the two codes wherein based on the comparison, a monitoring signal is generated, specify the signal intervals, whether the removal head 3 is connected to a permissible or non-permissible container.
  • the generation of the monitoring signal in the receiver 7 can take place.
  • the monitoring signal thus formed is read into the control unit 11.
  • the monitoring signal can be generated directly in the control unit 11.
  • the monitoring signal forms a safety signal, as a function of which the liquid removal or supply is controlled by the control unit 11.
  • the control unit 11 only enables the activation of the pump connected thereto for the removal or supply of liquid only if a fault-free, permissible connection of the respective removal head 3 with the monitoring signal is reported to a container.
  • monitoring signals can also be used to activate a warning signal generator, which emits a warning signal if an inadmissible connection a removal head 3 is present on a container.
  • the warning signal generator can be formed for example by a lamp or a horn.
  • the monitoring signal automatically detects whether the connection of a removal head 3 to a container is permissible or not
  • the physical connection of the removal head 3 to the dip tube 4 can also be carried out by a robot, whereby this is also controlled as a function of the monitoring signal.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second exemplary embodiment of the removal system 1 according to the invention. This embodiment differs from the embodiment according to FIG. 1 only in that the antenna 8 of the receiver 7 is not fixedly connected to the removal head 3. Thus there is no fixed spatial association between the receiver 7 and the removal head 3.
  • This embodiment is particularly suitable for removal systems 1, which have only one removal head 3, but a plurality of containers to which the removal head 3 is to be assigned correctly. Since only one removal head 3 is provided, mix-ups of different removal heads 3 are excluded, so that in this case no identification of the removal head 3 coding is stored in the receiver 7. Accordingly, in this case the monitoring signal is formed solely from the coding stored in the transmitter 6 of the transponder. Otherwise, the function of the removal system 1 according to FIG. 2 corresponds to that of the embodiment according to FIG. 1.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a withdrawal system (1) for filling and emptying containers and comprising a container closure (2) which is inserted into a container opening of a container receiving a bung head. A dip tube (4) connected to the bung head comprises a withdrawal connection element which is connected to the dip tube (4) or the bung head. A transponder generating a transponder signal is provided. A monitoring signal is generated in accordance with the transponder signal, which indicates whether the connection of the withdrawal connection element to the container is permitted.

Description

Entnahmesystem  withdrawal system
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Entnahmesystem gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. The invention relates to a removal system according to the preamble of claim 1.
Ein derartiges Entnahmesystem ist aus der EP 0 977 702 Bl bekannt. Dieses dient zum Befüllen und Entleeren von Behältern, insbesondere von Fässern, die mit flüssigen Chemikalien befüllt sind. Das dort beschriebene Entnahmesystem weist einen Behälterverschluss auf. Der Behälterverschluss wird allgemein in einen Spundkopf aufnehmende Behälteröffnung eingesetzt. Der Behälterverschluss selbst weist ein mit dem Spundkopf verbindbares Tauchrohr auf, über welches im Behälter gelagerte Flüssigkeiten entnommen werden können und über welches Flüssigkeiten dem Behälter zugeführt werden können. Weiterhin weist der Behälterverschluss ein Entnahmeanschlusselement auf, das typisch in Form eines Entnahmekopfs ausgebildet ist, und welches an den Spundkopf angeschlossen werden kann. Such a removal system is known from EP 0 977 702 B1. This is used for filling and emptying of containers, especially barrels filled with liquid chemicals. The removal system described there has a container closure. The container closure is generally used in a container head receiving receiving opening. The container closure itself has a dip tube connectable to the bung head, via which liquids stored in the container can be removed and via which liquids can be supplied to the container. Furthermore, the container closure has a removal connection element, which is typically designed in the form of a removal head, and which can be connected to the bung head.
Über das Entnahmeanschlusselement erfolgt dann eine Entnahme von Flüssig- keit aus dem Behälter oder gegebenenfalls auch eine Zufuhr von Flüssigkeit. Hierzu wird über das Entnahmeanschlusselement eine Pumpe angeschlossen, um die Entnahme oder Zufuhr von Flüssigkeit vorzunehmen. The removal connection element is then used to remove liquid from the container or optionally also to supply liquid. For this purpose, a pump is connected via the extraction connection element in order to carry out the removal or supply of liquid.
Bei den in den Behältern gelagerten Flüssigkeiten handelt es sich typisch um flüssige SpezialChemikalien. Bereits aus Sicherheitsgründen ist es erforderlich, die Entnahme von Flüssigkeiten aus den Behältern ebenso wie eine Flüssigkeitszufuhr verwechslungssicher durchzuführen. Weiterhin ist eine derartige verwechslungssichere Entnahme auch aus Gründen der Kontaminationsmini- mierung erforderlich, da ein Anschluss eines falschen Entnahmeanschlusselements, das bereits für andere Chemikalien verwendet wurde zu einer Verunreinigung der Chemikalien in dem Behälter, an den das Entnahmeanschlusselement anzuschließen ist, führen würde. The liquids stored in the containers are typically special liquid chemicals. Already for safety reasons, it is necessary to perform the removal of liquids from the containers as well as a liquid supply confusion. Furthermore, such a confusion-safe removal is also necessary for reasons of contamination minimization, since a connection of a wrong extraction connection element that already uses for other chemicals was to lead to contamination of the chemicals in the container to which the extraction connection element is to be connected.
Um eine derartige Verwechslungsgefahr zu erzielen, wird in der EP 0 977 702 Bl vorgeschlagen, im Spundkopf des jeweiligen Behälters Codierausnehmungen vorzusehen. Dem zum Behälter zugehörigen Entnahmeanschlusselement wird eine Ringscheibe mit Codierstiften dadurch zugeordnet, dass die Ringscheibe in einem Überwurfstopfen angebracht wird, der auf das Entnahmeanschlusselement zu dessen Fixierung am Spundkopf aufgeschraubt wird. In order to achieve such a risk of confusion, it is proposed in EP 0 977 702 B1 to provide coding recesses in the bung head of the respective container. The removal connection element associated with the container is associated with an annular disk with coding pins in that the annular disk is mounted in a throw-over plug which is screwed onto the removal connection element for fixing it to the plug head.
Die Codierstifte der Ringscheibe bilden eine eindeutige individuelle Codierung derart, dass die Codierstifte nur zu den Codierausnehmungen des passenden Behälters passen. Dadurch ist ein verwechslungssicherer Anschluss des Entnahmeanschlusselements an den zugehörigen Behälter gewährleistet. The coding pins of the annular disc form a unique individual coding such that the coding pins fit only to the coding recesses of the matching container. As a result, a mix-proof connection of the extraction connection element to the associated container is ensured.
Nachteilig hierbei ist jedoch, dass zur Erzielung der Verwechslungssicherheit mit den Codierstiften und den Codierausnehmungen mechanische Zusatzteile benötigt werden, die den konstruktiven Aufwand des Behälterverschlusses erheblich erhöhen. Insbesondere ist nachteilig, dass die Codierstifte auf einer Ringscheibe angeordnet sind, die als separates Zusatzteil in die Konstruktion des Behälterverschlusses eingepasst werden muss, wodurch der Behälterver- schluss einen konstruktiv aufwändigen Aufbau aufweist. Ein weiterer Nachteil besteht darin, dass die mechanische Codierung manipulierbar ist, indem alle Stifte am Entnahmekopf entfernt werden. The disadvantage here, however, is that to achieve the confusion security with the coding pins and Codierausnehmungen mechanical additional parts are needed, which significantly increase the design complexity of the container closure. In particular, it is disadvantageous that the coding pins are arranged on an annular disc, which must be fitted as a separate additional part in the construction of the container closure, whereby the container closure has a structurally complex construction. Another disadvantage is that the mechanical coding can be manipulated by removing all the pins on the removal head.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Entnahmesystem der eingangs genannten Art bereitzustellen, welches bei geringem konstruktivem Aufwand einen verwechslungssicheren Anschluss von Behältern gewährleistet. The invention has for its object to provide a removal system of the type mentioned, which ensures a confusion safe connection of containers with little design effort.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe sind die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 vorgesehen. Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen und zweckmäßige Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen beschrieben. Die Erfindung betrifft ein Entnahmesystem zum Füllen und Entleeren von Behältern und umfasst einen Behälterverschluss, welcher in eine einen Spundkopf aufnehmende Behälteröffnung eines Behälters eingesetzt ist. Ein mit dem Spundkopf verbundenes Tauchrohr weist ein an das Tauchrohr oder den Spundkopf angeschlossenes Entnahmeanschlusselement auf. Ein Transpondersignal generierender Transponder ist vorgesehen, wobei in Abhängigkeit des Transpondersignals ein Überwachungssignal generiert wird, welches angibt, ob ein zulässiger Anschluss des Entnahmeanschlusselements an dem Behälter anliegt. To solve this problem, the features of claim 1 are provided. Advantageous embodiments and expedient developments of the invention are described in the subclaims. The invention relates to a removal system for filling and emptying containers and comprises a container closure, which is inserted into a container head receiving a container opening of a container. A dip tube connected to the bung head has a removal connection element connected to the dip tube or the plug head. A transponder signal generating transponder is provided, wherein a monitoring signal is generated in response to the transponder signal, which indicates whether an allowable connection of the extraction connection element is applied to the container.
Der Grundgedanke der Erfindung besteht somit darin, einen verwechslungssicheren Anschluss eines Behälterverschlusses an einen Behälter über elektrische Signale eines Transponders zu gewährleisten um so ein fehlerfrei arbeitendes Entnahmesystem zu gewährleisten. The basic idea of the invention therefore consists in ensuring a connection of a container closure to a container via electrical signals of a transponder, which is secure against confusion, in order to ensure a removal system operating without errors.
Ein erster wesentlicher Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, dass der zur Verhinderung der Verwechslungsgefahr eingesetzte Transponder ohne nennenswerte konstruktive Anpassungen am Behälterverschluss beziehungsweise am Tauchrohr installiert werden kann. Dadurch bedingt ergibt sich auch eine vereinfachte Montage des Behälterverschlusses, da keine mechanischen Teile zur Durchführung von Kodierungen zusätzlich am Behälterverschluss angebracht werden müssen. A first significant advantage of the invention is that the transponder used to prevent the risk of confusion can be installed on the container closure or on the immersion tube without appreciable constructive adjustments. As a result, there is also a simplified installation of the container closure, since no mechanical parts for the implementation of coding must be additionally attached to the container closure.
Ein weiterer Vorteil des erfindungsgemäß verwendeten Transponders besteht darin, dass in diesem eine Vielzahl von Daten gespeicherten werden kann. Damit kann insbesondere eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Transpondersignale zur Ausbildung von Überwachungssignalen generiert werden, wodurch sich gegenüber mechanischen Codiersystemen eine erheblich vergrößerte Anzahl von Codiermöglichkeiten ergibt, anhand derer eine Vielzahl von Flüssigkeiten, insbesondere Chemikalien die in verschiedenen Behältern gelagert sind, sicher unterschieden werden können. Schließlich ist vorteilhaft, dass mit den im Transponder gespeicherten Daten eine manipulationssichere Kennzeichnung der Behälter erfolgen kann. A further advantage of the transponder used according to the invention is that a large number of data can be stored therein. In particular, a multiplicity of different transponder signals for generating monitoring signals can thus be generated, which results in a significantly increased number of coding possibilities compared to mechanical coding systems, by means of which a large number of liquids, in particular chemicals stored in different containers, can be reliably distinguished. Finally, it is advantageous that with the im Transponder stored data can be made tamper-proof labeling of the container.
Mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Transpondersystem kann somit ein verwechslungssicherer Anschluss von Behälterverschlüssen an Behältern auch in komplexen Systemen mit einer Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Flüssigkeiten aufnehmenden Behältern realisiert werden. Thus, with the transponder system according to the invention, a confusion-proof connection of container closures to containers can also be realized in complex systems with a large number of containers receiving different liquids.
Besonders vorteilhaft weist das Entnahmesystem eine Steuereinheit auf, welche die Zufuhr von Flüssigkeit zum Behälter und/oder die Entnahme von Flüssigkeit aus dem Behälter in Abhängigkeit des Überwachungssignals steuert. Die mit der Steuereinheit realisierte automatisierte Steuerung erfolgt dabei derart, dass aus einem Behälter nur dann Flüssigkeit entnommen beziehungsweise Flüssigkeit in diesen eingefüllt wird, wenn mit dem Überwachungssignal ein zulässiger Anschluss des Entnahmeanschlusselements an den jeweiligen Behälter gemeldet wird, so dass Fehlzuordnungen sicher vermieden werden. Bevorzugt steuert die Steuereinheit eine Pumpe zum Füllen und Entleeren des Behälters an, wobei die Pumpe von der Steuereinheit nur dann aktiviert ist, wenn die Steuereinheit von dem Transponder ein Überwachungssignal erhält, das den Anschluss eines zulässigen Entnahmeanschlusselements an den Behälter meldet. Durch das in Abhängigkeit des Transpondersignals des Transponders generierte Signal ist auch eine weitere Automatisierung des gesamten Entnahmesystems möglich. Besonders vorteilhaft steuert die Steuereinheit einen Roboter an, der dazu ausgebildet ist, das Entnahmeanschlusselement an das Tauchrohr anzuschließen. Der Roboter ist für diesen Anschluss nur dann von der Steuereinheit freigegeben, wenn die Steuereinheit von dem Transponder ein Überwachungssignal erhält, das den Anschluss eines zulässigen Entnahmeanschlusselements an den Behälter meldet. Weiterhin vorteilhaft ist mittels des Überwachungssignals ein Warnsignalgeber angesteuert, welcher ein Warnsignal abgibt, wenn mit dem Überwachungssignal der Anschluss eines unzulässigen Entnahmeanschlusselements gemeldet wird. Der Warnsignalgeber kann dabei in Form einer Lampe zur Abgabe von optischen Warnsignalen oder in Form einer Hupe zur Abgabe von akustischen Warnsignalen ausgebildet sein. Particularly advantageously, the removal system has a control unit which controls the supply of liquid to the container and / or the removal of liquid from the container in response to the monitoring signal. The automated control realized with the control unit takes place in such a way that only a liquid is withdrawn from a container or liquid is filled into it when an allowable connection of the removal connection element to the respective container is reported with the monitoring signal, so that misallocations are reliably avoided. Preferably, the control unit activates a pump for filling and emptying the container, wherein the pump is activated by the control unit only when the control unit receives from the transponder a monitoring signal, which signals the connection of a permissible removal connection element to the container. By generated in response to the transponder signal of the transponder signal, a further automation of the entire sampling system is possible. Particularly advantageously, the control unit controls a robot which is designed to connect the removal connection element to the dip tube. The robot is only enabled by the control unit for this connection if the control unit receives a monitoring signal from the transponder, which signals the connection of a permissible removal connection element to the container. Further advantageously, a warning signal generator is triggered by means of the monitoring signal, which emits a warning signal when the connection of an inadmissible removal connection element is reported with the monitoring signal. The warning signal generator can be designed in the form of a lamp for emitting optical warning signals or in the form of a horn for emitting acoustic warning signals.
Schließlich kann die Funktionalität des Entnahmesystems dadurch erweitert sein, dass im Transponder den Behälterverschluss oder im Behälter befindliche Materialien betreffende Informationen abgespeichert sind. Finally, the functionality of the sampling system can be extended by storing information relating to the container closure or materials contained in the container in the transponder.
Damit wird die im Transponder vorhandene große Speicherkapazität genutzt, um zusätzliche Daten, die den Behälter und die darin enthaltene Flüssigkeit betreffen, genau zu beschreiben und zu dokumentieren. Derartige Daten können beispielsweise das Herstelldatum des Behälters oder des Behälterver- Schlusses oder hierfür verwendete Materialien sein. Auch können Kundeninformationen in dem Transponder abgespeichert sein. Thus, the large storage capacity in the transponder is used to accurately describe and document additional data concerning the container and the liquid contained therein. Such data may be, for example, the date of manufacture of the container or the container closure or materials used therefor. Customer information can also be stored in the transponder.
Vorteilhaft sind die im Transponder gespeicherten Informationen in die Steuereinheit auslesbar. Advantageously, the information stored in the transponder can be read out into the control unit.
Dort können diese Daten ausgewertet oder zu Zwecken der Dokumentation und Rückverfolgbarkeit abgespeichert werden. There, these data can be evaluated or stored for purposes of documentation and traceability.
Der erfindungsgemäß bei dem Entnahmesystem eingesetzte Transponder weist in bekannter Weise einen Sender und einen Empfänger auf, wobei im Sender gespeicherte Daten in Form von Transpondersignalen in den Empfänger berührungslos eingelesen werden können. Im Sender sind den jeweiligen Behälter und die dort enthaltende Flüssigkeit eindeutig kennzeichnende Daten, insbesondere eine Kodierung, die die Flüssigkeit eindeutig identifiziert, gespeichert. The transponder used according to the invention in the removal system has a transmitter and a receiver in a known manner, wherein data stored in the transmitter can be read into the receiver without contact in the form of transponder signals. In the transmitter, the respective container and the liquid contained there are clearly characterizing data, in particular a coding that uniquely identifies the liquid stored.
Um eine feste, eindeutige Zuordnung des Senders zu diesem Behälter zu erhal- ten, ist der Sender des Transponders fest mit dem Behälter verbunden. In order to obtain a fixed, unambiguous assignment of the transmitter to this container, the transmitter of the transponder is firmly connected to the container.
Vorteilhaft ist der Sender des Transponders im Tauchrohr integriert. Alternativ ist der Transponder an einer geeigneten Stelle am Behälter angeordnet. Advantageously, the transmitter of the transponder is integrated in the dip tube. Alternatively, the transponder is located at a suitable location on the container.
Dabei wird die im Sender gespeicherte Kodierung in den Empfänger ausgelesen und in Abhängigkeit der Kodierung das Überwachungssignal generiert. Gemäß einer ersten Variante der Erfindung ist der Empfänger oder eine Antenne des Empfängers mit dem Entnahmeanschlusselement verbunden. Im Empfänger ist eine das Entnahmeanschlusselement kennzeichnende Kodierung gespeichert und durch einen Vergleich dieser Kodierung mit der im Sender gespeicherten Kodierung wird das Überwachungssignal generiert. Bei dieser Variante ist dem oder jedem Entnahmeanschlusselement der Empfänger des Transponders fest zugeordnet. Durch die im Empfänger vorhandene Kodierung ist der Empfänger eindeutig identifiziert und so von Empfängern weiterer Transponder eindeutig unterscheidbar. The coding stored in the transmitter is read out into the receiver and the monitoring signal is generated as a function of the coding. According to a first variant of the invention, the receiver or an antenna of the receiver is connected to the removal connection element. In the receiver, a coding identifying the extraction connection element is stored and the monitoring signal is generated by a comparison of this coding with the coding stored in the transmitter. In this variant, the receiver of the transponder is permanently assigned to the or each extraction connection element. Due to the existing coding in the receiver, the receiver is uniquely identified and thus clearly distinguishable from the receivers of other transponders.
Damit werden durch den Vergleich der Kodierung des Senders mit der Kodie- rung des Empfängers sowohl der Behälter mit der darin enthaltenen Flüssigkeit als auch das Entnahmeanschlusselement eindeutig identifiziert. Durch den Vergleich der Kodierung ist dann eine verwechslungssichere Zuordnung des Entnahmeanschlusselements zum Behälter gewährleistet. Thus, by comparing the coding of the transmitter with the coding of the receiver, both the container with the liquid contained therein and the extraction connection element are uniquely identified. By comparing the coding then a confusion-safe assignment of the extraction connection element is ensured to the container.
Der Vergleich der Kodierungen zur Generierung des Überwachungssignals kann dabei in dem Empfänger selbst oder in der Steuereinheit, an welche der Empfänger angeschlossen ist, erfolgen. In jedem Fall steht das Überwachungs- signal in der Steuereinheit zur Verfügung, so dass die Steuereinheit in Abhängigkeit des Überwachungssignals eine Flüssigkeitsentnahme oder Zufuhr für den Behälter vornehmen kann. The comparison of the codes for generating the monitoring signal can be carried out in the receiver itself or in the control unit to which the receiver is connected. In any case, the monitoring signal in the control unit available, so that the control unit can make a liquid extraction or supply for the container in response to the monitoring signal.
Gemäß einer zweiten Variante der Erfindung ist der Empfänger räumlich getrennt vom Entnahmeanschlusselement und das Entnahmeanschlusselement von der Steuereinheit identifiziert. According to a second variant of the invention, the receiver is spatially separated from the extraction connection element and the extraction connection element is identified by the control unit.
Hier wird das Überwachungssignal allein in Abhängigkeit der vom Sender des Transponders ausgelesenen Kodierung generiert. Here, the monitoring signal is generated solely as a function of the code read out by the transmitter of the transponder.
In diesem Fall ist im Empfänger keine Kodierung vorhanden, die das Entnahmeanschlusselement identifiziert, da es an einer festen räumlichen Zuordnung des Empfänger zum Entnahmeanschlusselement fehlt und damit eine derartige Kodierung im Empfänger das Entnahmeanschlusselement nicht eindeutig kennzeichnen würde. In this case, there is no coding in the receiver that identifies the pickup terminal element because there is a lack of a fixed spatial association of the receiver with the pickup terminal element and that such coding in the receiver would not uniquely identify the pickup terminal element.
In diesem Fall wird das Entnahmeanschlusselement eines Behälterverschlusses durch die Steuereinheit selbst identifiziert. Beispielsweise ist in einem Raum, in welchem zwar mehrere Behälter vorhanden sein können, nur ein Entnahmeanschlusselement vorhanden, so dass durch diese räumliche Zuordnung das Entnahmeanschlusselement in der Steuereinheit bekannt ist. In this case, the extraction connection element of a container closure is identified by the control unit itself. For example, in a room in which, although several containers may be present, only one removal connection element is present, so that the removal connection element in the control unit is known by this spatial allocation.
In diesem Fall kann dann allein anhand der im jeweiligen Transponder eines Behälters gespeicherten Kodierung das Überwachungssignal generiert werden und so ermittelt werden, ob ein zulässiger Anschluss des Entnahmeanschlusselements an diesem Behälter vorliegt. In this case, the monitoring signal can then be generated solely on the basis of the coding stored in the respective transponder of a container and can thus be determined as to whether there is a permissible connection of the removal connection element to this container.
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Figur 1 : Erstes Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Figure 1: First embodiment of the invention
Entnahmesystems . Figur 2: Zweites Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Entnahmesystems . Withdrawal system. Figure 2: Second embodiment of the removal system according to the invention.
Figur 1 zeigt ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Entnahmesystems 1. Dabei zeigt Figur 1 als wesentliche Komponente des Entnahmesystems 1 einen Behälterverschluss 2 für einen nicht dargestellten transportablen Behälter, der insbesondere von einem Fass oder dergleichen gebildet wird. In dem Behälter wird eine Flüssigkeit gelagert. Bei in derartigen Behältern gelagerten Flüssigkeiten handelt es sich insbesondere um flüssige SpezialChemikalien. Der Behälterverschluss 2 umfasst ein Entnahmeanschlusselement in Form eines Entnahmekopfs 3 und ein Tauchrohr 4. Das Tauchrohr 4 ist in einem nicht dargestellten Spundkopf, der in einer Behälteröffnung des Behälters sitzt, gelagert und so fest mit dem Behälter verbunden. Hierzu weist das Tauchrohr 4 an seinem oberen Ende ein gegenüber dem hohlzylindrischen Rohrkörper 4a des Tauchrohrs 4 verbreitertes Kopfteil 4b auf. Der Rohrkörper 4a des Tauchrohrs 4 ragt in den Innenraum des Behälters bis zu dessen Bodenbereich. FIG. 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of the removal system 1 according to the invention. FIG. 1 shows, as an essential component of the removal system 1, a container closure 2 for a transportable container, not shown, which is formed in particular by a barrel or the like. In the container, a liquid is stored. In particular, liquids stored in such containers are liquid specialty chemicals. The container closure 2 comprises a removal connection element in the form of a removal head 3 and a dip tube 4. The dip tube 4 is mounted in a bung head, not shown, which sits in a container opening of the container, and so firmly connected to the container. For this purpose, the dip tube 4 at its upper end a relative to the hollow cylindrical tube body 4a of the dip tube 4 widened head part 4b. The tubular body 4 a of the dip tube 4 protrudes into the interior of the container up to the bottom area.
Der Entnahmekopf 3 dient zur Entnahme von Flüssigkeiten in den Behälter. Hierzu weist der Entnahmekopf 3 an seinem oberen Ende einen Flüssigkeitsan- schluss 3 a auf. An diesem Flüssigkeitsanschluss 3 a kann eine nicht dargestellte Leitung angeschlossen werden, die zu einer ebenfalls nicht dargestellten Pumpe führt. Seitlich am Entnahmekopf 3 mündet ein Gasanschluss 3b aus, mittels dessen ein Druckausgleich im Behälter bewerkstelligt werden kann. The removal head 3 serves for the removal of liquids into the container. For this purpose, the removal head 3 at its upper end to a liquid connection 3 a. At this liquid connection 3 a, a line, not shown, can be connected, which leads to a pump, also not shown. Side of the removal head 3 opens a gas connection 3b, by means of which a pressure compensation in the container can be accomplished.
Der Entnahmekopf 3 wird mittels einer Verschraubung am Tauchrohr 4 befestigt. Zur Ausbildung dieser Schraub Verbindung wird eine Klemmmutter 5 mit einem Außengewinde in ein Gewinde im Tauchrohr 4 eingeschraubt. The removal head 3 is fastened by means of a screw on the dip tube 4. To form this screw connection a clamping nut 5 is screwed with an external thread in a thread in the dip tube 4.
Um einen verwechslungssicheren Anschluss des Entnahmekopfs 3 an einen Behälter zu gewährleisten wird erfindungsgemäß ein Transponder eingesetzt. Der Transponder weist einen Sender 6 auf, der als ein in Kunststoff gekapseltes Bauteil ausgeführt ist, sowie einen Empfänger 7 mit einer Antenne 8. In order to ensure a secure connection of the removal head 3 to a container, a transponder is used according to the invention. The transponder has a transmitter 6, which is designed as a component encapsulated in plastic, and a receiver 7 with an antenna 8.
Im vorliegenden Fall ist der Transponder als passiver Transponder ausgebildet, das heißt der Sender 6 weist keine eigene Spannungsversorgung auf. Der Sen- der 6 bezieht seine Energie über ein vom Empfänger 7 aufgebautes Induktionsfeld, über welches auch berührungslos im Sender 6 gespeicherte Transpondersignale berührungslos in den Empfänger 7 übertragen werden. Alternativ kann der Transponder als aktiver Transponder mit einer eigenen Spannungsversorgung wie zum Beispiel einer Batterie ausgebildet sein. Wie aus Figur 1 ersichtlich, ist der Sender 6 im Tauchrohr 4 integriert, wobei der Sender 6 im Kopfteil 4b des Tauchrohrs 4 fest angeordnet ist. In the present case, the transponder is designed as a passive transponder, that is, the transmitter 6 does not have its own power supply. The transmitter 6 draws its energy via an induction field constructed by the receiver 7, via which transponder signals stored in the transmitter 6 without contact are also transmitted without contact to the receiver 7. Alternatively, the transponder can be designed as an active transponder with its own power supply, such as a battery. As can be seen from Figure 1, the transmitter 6 is integrated in the dip tube 4, wherein the transmitter 6 is fixedly arranged in the head part 4b of the dip tube 4.
Die Antenne 8 des Empfängers 7 ist seitlich am Entnahmekopf 3 befestigt. Von der Antenne 8 führt ein Kabel 9 zum Empfänger 7. Der Empfänger 7 ist über ein weiteres Kabel 10 an eine Steuereinheit 11 angeschlossen. Prinzipiell kann der Empfänger 7 auch in der Steuereinheit 11 integriert sein. The antenna 8 of the receiver 7 is attached laterally to the removal head 3. From the antenna 8, a cable 9 leads to the receiver 7. The receiver 7 is connected via a further cable 10 to a control unit 11. In principle, the receiver 7 can also be integrated in the control unit 11.
Für eine Entnahme von Flüssigkeit aus dem Behälter oder eine Flüssigkeitszufuhr in den Behälter wird der Entnahmekopf 3, wie in Figur 1 dargestellt, auf das Tauchrohr 4 aufgeschraubt. Der Sender 6 befindet sich dann in der Reichweite der Antenne 8, so dass im Sender 6 gespeicherte Daten an den Empfän- ger 7 übertragen werden. For a removal of liquid from the container or a liquid supply into the container, the removal head 3, as shown in Figure 1, screwed onto the dip tube 4. The transmitter 6 is then within the range of the antenna 8, so that data stored in the transmitter 6 are transmitted to the receiver 7.
Derartige Daten können optional von den Behältern oder die dort gelagerte Flüssigkeit beschreibenden Informationen gebildet sein, wie zum Beispiel die Beschaffenheit der Flüssigkeit oder auch der Komponenten des Behälters, Kundeninformationen, Herstelldaten des Behälter oder der Flüssigkeit und der- gleichen. Diese Informationen können über den Empfänger 7 an die Steuereinheit 11 weitergegeben und dort ausgewertet oder abgespeichert werden. Im Sender 6 ist eine erste Kodierung abgespeichert, anhand derer die Flüssigkeit im Behälter eindeutig identifiziert ist. Diese erste Kodierung wird aus dem Sender 6 in den Empfänger 7 übertragen und dann mit einer im Empfänger 7 gespeicherten zweiten Kodierung verglichen, anhand derer der Entnahmekopf 3, an welchem die Antenne 8 des Empfängers 7 angeordnet ist, eindeutig identifizierbar ist. Such data may optionally be formed by information describing the containers or the liquid stored there, such as the nature of the liquid or components of the container, customer information, manufacturing data of the container or liquid and the like. This information can be forwarded via the receiver 7 to the control unit 11 and evaluated there or stored. In the transmitter 6, a first coding is stored, by means of which the liquid is clearly identified in the container. This first coding is transmitted from the transmitter 6 into the receiver 7 and then compared with a second coding stored in the receiver 7, by means of which the removal head 3, on which the antenna 8 of the receiver 7 is arranged, is uniquely identifiable.
Anschließend erfolgt ein Vergleich beider Kodierungen, wobei anhand des Vergleichs ein Überwachungssignal generiert wird, dessen Signalabstände angeben, ob der Entnahmekopf 3 an einen zulässigen oder nicht zulässigen Behälter angeschlossen ist. Prinzipiell kann die Generierung des Überwachungssignals im Empfänger 7 erfolgen. Dann wird das so gebildete Überwachungssignal in die Steuereinheit 11 eingelesen. Alternativ kann das Überwachungssignal direkt in der Steuereinheit 11 generiert werden. Subsequently, a comparison of the two codes, wherein based on the comparison, a monitoring signal is generated, specify the signal intervals, whether the removal head 3 is connected to a permissible or non-permissible container. In principle, the generation of the monitoring signal in the receiver 7 can take place. Then, the monitoring signal thus formed is read into the control unit 11. Alternatively, the monitoring signal can be generated directly in the control unit 11.
Anhand des mittels des Transpondersignals des Transponders generierten Überwachungssignals ist ein verwechslungssicherer Anschluss von Entnahmeköpfen 3 an Behälter gewährleistet, das heißt es ist gewährleistet, dass ein Entnahmekopf 3 stets korrekt an den ihm zugeordneten Behälter angeschlossen ist. Damit wird eine falsche Entnahme von Flüssigkeiten aus Behältern verhindert und auch eine Verunreinigung von Flüssigkeiten durch Verwendung eines falschen Entnahmekopfs 3 vermieden. Based on the generated by means of the transponder signal of the transponder monitoring signal a confusion safe connection of removal heads 3 is guaranteed to container, that is, it is ensured that a removal head 3 is always correctly connected to its associated container. This prevents incorrect removal of liquids from containers and also avoids contamination of liquids by using a wrong removal head 3.
Das Überwachungssignal bildet ein Sicherheitssignal, in Abhängigkeit dessen die Flüssigkeitsentnahme beziehungsweise -zufuhr über die Steuereinheit 11 gesteuert wird. Dabei gibt die Steuereinheit 11 die Aktivierung der an diese angeschlossenen Pumpe zur Flüssigkeitsentnahme oder -zufuhr nur frei, wenn mit dem Überwachungssignal ein fehlerfreier, zulässiger Anschluss des jeweiligen Entnahmekopfs 3 an einen Behälter gemeldet wird. Zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit kann mit Überwachungssignalen auch ein Warnsignalgeber angesteuert werden, der ein Warnsignal abgibt, wenn ein unzulässiger Anschluss eines Entnahmekopfs 3 an einem Behälter vorliegt. Der Warnsignalgeber kann beispielsweise von einer Lampe oder einer Hupe gebildet sein. The monitoring signal forms a safety signal, as a function of which the liquid removal or supply is controlled by the control unit 11. In this case, the control unit 11 only enables the activation of the pump connected thereto for the removal or supply of liquid only if a fault-free, permissible connection of the respective removal head 3 with the monitoring signal is reported to a container. To increase safety, monitoring signals can also be used to activate a warning signal generator, which emits a warning signal if an inadmissible connection a removal head 3 is present on a container. The warning signal generator can be formed for example by a lamp or a horn.
Da mit dem Überwachungssignal selbsttätig erkannt wird, ob der Anschluss eines Entnahmekopfs 3 an einem Behälter zulässig ist oder nicht, kann der physikalische Anschluss des Entnahmekopfs 3 an das Tauchrohr 4 auch von einem Roboter durchgeführt werden, wobei auch dieser in Abhängigkeit des Überwachungssignals gesteuert wird. Since the monitoring signal automatically detects whether the connection of a removal head 3 to a container is permissible or not, the physical connection of the removal head 3 to the dip tube 4 can also be carried out by a robot, whereby this is also controlled as a function of the monitoring signal.
Figur 2 zeigt ein zweites Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Entnahmesystems 1. Dieses Ausführungsbeispiel unterscheidet sich von der Ausführungsform gemäß Figur 1 nur dadurch, dass die Antenne 8 des Empfängers 7 nicht fest mit dem Entnahmekopf 3 verbunden ist. Damit existiert keine feste räumliche Zuordnung zwischen Empfänger 7 und Entnahmekopf 3. FIG. 2 shows a second exemplary embodiment of the removal system 1 according to the invention. This embodiment differs from the embodiment according to FIG. 1 only in that the antenna 8 of the receiver 7 is not fixedly connected to the removal head 3. Thus there is no fixed spatial association between the receiver 7 and the removal head 3.
Diese Ausführungsform eignet sich insbesondere für Entnahmesysteme 1, die nur einen Entnahmekopf 3 aufweisen, jedoch mehrere Behälter, welchen der Entnahmekopf 3 korrekt zuzuordnen ist. Da nur ein Entnahmekopf 3 vorgesehen ist, sind Verwechslungen verschiedener Entnahmeköpfe 3 ausgeschlossen, so dass in diesem Fall auch keine den Entnahmekopf 3 identifizierende Kodierung im Empfänger 7 hinterlegt ist. Dementsprechend wird in diesem Fall das Überwachungssignal allein aus der im Sender 6 des Transponders hinterlegten Kodierung gebildet. Ansonsten entspricht die Funktion des Entnahmesystems 1 gemäß Figur 2 jener der Ausführungsform gemäß Figur 1. This embodiment is particularly suitable for removal systems 1, which have only one removal head 3, but a plurality of containers to which the removal head 3 is to be assigned correctly. Since only one removal head 3 is provided, mix-ups of different removal heads 3 are excluded, so that in this case no identification of the removal head 3 coding is stored in the receiver 7. Accordingly, in this case the monitoring signal is formed solely from the coding stored in the transmitter 6 of the transponder. Otherwise, the function of the removal system 1 according to FIG. 2 corresponds to that of the embodiment according to FIG. 1.
Bezugszeichenliste LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
(1) Entnahmesystem(1) withdrawal system
(2) Behälterverschluss(2) container closure
(3) Entnahmekopf(3) removal head
(3a) Flüssigkeitsanschluss(3a) Liquid connection
(3b) Gasanschluss(3b) Gas connection
(4) Tauchrohr (4) dip tube
(4a) Rohrkörper  (4a) tubular body
(4b) Kopfteil  (4b) Headboard
(5) Klemmmutter (5) clamping nut
(6) Sender (6) Transmitter
(?) Empfänger  (?) Receiver
(8) Antenne  (8) Antenna
(9) Kabel  (9) cables
(10) Kabel  (10) cables
O D Steuereinheit  O D control unit

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1. Entnahmesystem (1) zum Füllen und Entleeren von Behältern, mit einem Behälterverschluss (2), welcher in eine einen Spundkopf aufnehmende Behälteröffnung eines Behälters eingesetzt ist, und welcher ein mit dem Spundkopf verbundenes Tauchrohr (4) und ein an das Tauchrohr (4) oder den Spundkopf angeschlossenes Entnahmeanschlusselement aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Transpondersignal generierender Transponder vorgesehen ist, wobei in Abhängigkeit des Transpondersignals ein Überwachungssignal generiert wird, welches angibt, ob ein zulässiger Anschluss des Entnahmeanschlusselements an dem Behälter vorliegt. 1. Removal system (1) for filling and emptying containers, with a container closure (2), which is inserted into a container opening of a container that accommodates a bung head, and which has a dip tube (4) connected to the bung head and a dip tube (4 ) or has a removal connection element connected to the bung head, characterized in that a transponder generating a transponder signal is provided, with a monitoring signal being generated depending on the transponder signal, which indicates whether there is a permissible connection of the removal connection element to the container.
2. Entnahmesystem nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dieses eine Steuereinheit (11) aufweist, welche die Zufuhr von Flüssigkeit zum Behälter und/oder die Entnahme von Flüssigkeit aus dem Behälter in Abhängigkeit des Überwachungssignals steuert. 2. Removal system according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a control unit (11) which controls the supply of liquid to the container and / or the removal of liquid from the container depending on the monitoring signal.
3. Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder einen Sender (6), welcher fest mit dem Behälter verbunden ist, und einen dem Sender (6) zugeordneten Empfänger (7) aufweist. 3. Removal system according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the transponder has a transmitter (6), which is firmly connected to the container, and a receiver (7) assigned to the transmitter (6).
4. Entnahmesystem nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Sender (6) des Transponders im Tauchrohr (4) integriert ist. 4. Removal system according to claim 3, characterized in that the transmitter (6) of the transponder is integrated in the immersion tube (4).
5. Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass im Sender (6) des Transponders eine den Behälter und/oder die im Behälter gelagerte Flüssigkeit kennzeichnende Kodierung abgespeichert ist. 5. Removal system according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterized in that the container is in the transmitter (6) of the transponder and/or the coding identifying the liquid stored in the container is stored.
Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die im Sender (6) gespeicherte Kodierung in den Empfänger (7) ausgelesen wird und in Abhängigkeit der Kodierung das Überwachungssignal generiert wird. Removal system according to one of claims 4 or 5, characterized in that the coding stored in the transmitter (6) is read out into the receiver (7) and the monitoring signal is generated depending on the coding.
Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Empfänger (7) oder eine Antenne (8) des Empfängers (7) mit dem Entnahmeanschlusselement verbunden ist, dass im Empfänger (7) eine das Entnahmeanschlusselement kennzeichnende Kodierung gespeichert ist, und dass durch einen Vergleich dieser Kodierung mit der im Sender (6) gespeicherten Kodierung das Überwachungssignal generiert wird. Removal system according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the receiver (7) or an antenna (8) of the receiver (7) is connected to the removal connection element, that a coding characterizing the removal connection element is stored in the receiver (7), and that the monitoring signal is generated by comparing this coding with the coding stored in the transmitter (6).
Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Empfänger (7) räumlich getrennt vom Entnahmeanschlusselement ist, und dass das Entnahmeanschlusselement von der Steuereinheit (11) identifiziert ist. Removal system according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the receiver (7) is spatially separated from the removal connection element, and that the removal connection element is identified by the control unit (11).
Entnahmesystem nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Überwachungssignal allein in Abhängigkeit der vom Sender (6) des Transponders ausgelesenen Kodierung generiert wird. Removal system according to claim 8, characterized in that the monitoring signal is generated solely as a function of the coding read out by the transmitter (6) of the transponder.
10. Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinheit (11) eine Pumpe zum Füllen und Entleeren des Behälters ansteuert. 10. Removal system according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the control unit (11) controls a pump for filling and emptying the container.
11. Entnahmesystem nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Pumpe von der Steuereinheit (11) nur dann aktiviert ist, wenn die Steuereinheit (11) von dem Transponder ein Überwachungssignal erhält, das den Anschluss eines zulässigen Entnahmeanschlusselements an den Behälter meldet. 11. Extraction system according to claim 10, characterized in that the pump is only activated by the control unit (11) when the control unit (11) receives a monitoring signal from the transponder reports the connection of a permitted removal connection element to the container.
Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinheit (11) einen Roboter ansteuert, der dazu ausgebildet ist, das Entnahmeanschlusselement an das Tauchrohr (4) anzuschließen, wobei der Roboter für diesen Anschluss nur dann von der Steuereinheit (11) freigegeben ist, wenn die Steuereinheit (11) von dem Transponder ein Überwachungssignal erhält, das den Anschluss eines zulässigen Entnahmeanschlusselements an den Behälter meldet. Removal system according to one of claims 2 to 11, characterized in that the control unit (11) controls a robot which is designed to connect the removal connection element to the dip tube (4), the robot only then being required by the control unit (11) for this connection ) is released when the control unit (11) receives a monitoring signal from the transponder that reports the connection of a permissible removal connection element to the container.
Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mittels des Überwachungssignals ein Warnsignalgeber angesteuert ist, welcher ein Warnsignal abgibt, wenn mit dem Überwachungssignal der Anschluss eines unzulässigen Entnahmeanschlusselements gemeldet wird. Removal system according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that a warning signal generator is activated by means of the monitoring signal, which emits a warning signal if the connection of an inadmissible removal connection element is reported with the monitoring signal.
Entnahmesystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass im Transponder den Behälterverschluss (2) oder im Behälter befindliche Materialien betreffende Informationen abgespeichert sind. Removal system according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that information relating to the container closure (2) or materials located in the container is stored in the transponder.
15. Entnahmesystem nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die im Transponder gespeicherten Informationen in die Steuereinheit (11) auslesbar sind. 15. Removal system according to claim 14, characterized in that the information stored in the transponder can be read out in the control unit (11).
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