JPH09318413A - Gas flowmeter - Google Patents
Gas flowmeterInfo
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- JPH09318413A JPH09318413A JP13779296A JP13779296A JPH09318413A JP H09318413 A JPH09318413 A JP H09318413A JP 13779296 A JP13779296 A JP 13779296A JP 13779296 A JP13779296 A JP 13779296A JP H09318413 A JPH09318413 A JP H09318413A
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Abstract
Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、ガス流量計、より
詳細には、充電式の電池を内蔵し、該充電式の電池によ
りLCD等の付加的電気部品へ電力を供給するようにし
たものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gas flow meter, and more particularly to a rechargeable battery built-in, which supplies electric power to an additional electric component such as an LCD. Is.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】一般家庭用のガス流量計は、最近の法改
正により、使用年限が7年から10年に延長され、その
ため、内蔵電池の長寿命化,内部電気回路の省電力化
が、なお一層求められている。一方、最近のガス流量計
においては、LCD,LED等表示をし、或いは、メー
タ表示値の読み取りをしやすくするために、メータ読み
取り時、照明ランプを点灯する等、法によって規定され
ていない付加的事項に対しても電力を利用する必要が生
じている。2. Description of the Related Art Gas flow meters for general households have been extended in service life from 7 years to 10 years due to the recent revision of the law. Therefore, the life of the built-in battery and the power saving of the internal electric circuit are reduced. More demanded. On the other hand, in recent gas flow meters, LCD, LED, etc. are displayed, or in order to make it easier to read the meter display value, the lighting lamp is turned on when the meter is read, etc. It has become necessary to use electric power even for specific matters.
【0003】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、前述のよう
に、内蔵電池は、法によって定められた事項に対応する
のに精一杯であり、これらLCD等の付加部品に使用す
る余裕はない。勿論、内蔵電池の容量を大きくすれば、
全く問題はないが、容量を大きくすると、コストが高く
なり、現実的でない。However, as described above, the built-in battery is as full as possible to comply with the matters stipulated by law, and there is no room to use it for these additional parts such as LCDs. Of course, if you increase the capacity of the built-in battery,
There is no problem at all, but increasing the capacity increases the cost and is not realistic.
【0004】本発明は、上述のごとき実情に鑑みてなさ
れたもので、安価な充電式電池を付加的に設け、該充電
式電池によって付加的に付け加えられた、必ずしも作動
しなくてもそれ程問題とならない、LCDやLED、更
には、照明灯等の付加的電気部品に対する電力を得るこ
とを目的としてなされたものである。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an inexpensive rechargeable battery is additionally provided, which is added by the rechargeable battery. This is done for the purpose of obtaining electric power for an additional electric component such as an LCD, an LED, and an illumination lamp, which is not applicable.
【0005】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】請求項1の発明は、充電
式電池を内蔵し、該充電式電池にて付加的に設けられた
電気部品への電力を供給するようにしたものである。According to the invention of claim 1, a rechargeable battery is built in and electric power is supplied to electric parts additionally provided by the rechargeable battery.
【0006】請求項2の発明は、請求項1の発明におい
て、所定体積のガスを順次送給し、その送給数をカウン
トしてガス流量を求める体積式のガス流量計測機構を具
備し、前記所定体積のガスを移動する時の機械的運動を
利用して発電し、その電力にて前記充電式電池を充電す
るようにしたものである。According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a volume type gas flow rate measuring mechanism for sequentially feeding a predetermined volume of gas and counting the number of feedings to obtain the gas flow rate is provided. Power is generated by utilizing mechanical movement when moving the gas of the predetermined volume, and the rechargeable battery is charged by the generated power.
【0007】請求項3の発明は、請求項1の発明におい
て、外表面にソーラセルを有し、該ソーラセルにて前記
充電式電池を充電するようにしたものである。According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a solar cell is provided on the outer surface, and the rechargeable battery is charged by the solar cell.
【0008】請求項4の発明は、請求項3の発明におい
て、前記ソーラセルを表示部近辺に貼設したものであ
る。According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the solar cell is attached near the display portion.
【0009】[0009]
【発明の実施の形態】図1は、本発明が適用されたガス
流量計の一例を説明するための要部構成図で、周知のよ
うに、ガス流量計は、電池(リチウム電池)1を内蔵
し、該電池1によって、法によって規定された各種のフ
ェールセーフ制御を行うための電力を供給している。こ
の電池1は、前述のように、10年以上の使用に耐える
ものでなければならず、そのため、該電池1に接続され
る各電気回路は、省電力化が図られている。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram for explaining an example of a gas flow meter to which the present invention is applied. As is well known, the gas flow meter includes a battery (lithium battery) 1. The built-in battery 1 supplies electric power for performing various fail-safe controls specified by law. As described above, the battery 1 must be able to withstand use for 10 years or more, and therefore each electric circuit connected to the battery 1 is designed to save power.
【0010】充電式電池2は、本発明によって付加され
た電池で、この充電式電池2によって、例えば、メータ
表示部3のLCDやLEDの表示をし、或いは、メカカ
ウンターの照明を行うようにしている。勿論、これらL
CDやLEDの表示やカウンターの照明は、常時行う必
要はなく、例えば、暗くて、これらの表示が読み取りに
くい時などに使用するもので、たとえ、電池切れなどに
よって使用できなくなっても、それ程問題のないもので
ある。The rechargeable battery 2 is a battery added according to the present invention. The rechargeable battery 2 is used to display, for example, the LCD or LED of the meter display unit 3 or to illuminate a mechanical counter. ing. Of course, these L
It is not necessary to constantly display the CD or LED or illuminate the counter. For example, it is used when it is dark and these displays are difficult to read. Even if the battery becomes dead and cannot be used, it is a serious problem. There is no such thing.
【0011】上述のように、本発明は、充電式電池2を
内蔵し、該充電式電池2によって計量表示部3のLCD
やLEDを表示し、或いは、カウンターの表示を照明す
るようにしたものであるが、該充電式電池2を充電する
には、例えば、ガスを所定体積毎に順次供給する、周知
のダイヤフラム式計量器4を使用する場合には、該ダイ
ヤフラム式計量器4の機械的な運動を利用して電気を発
生させ、その電気で充電式電池2を充電させるようにし
てもよいし、或いは、ガスメータの外表面にソーラパネ
ル5を配設し、該ソーラパネル5にて充電式電池2を充
電するようにしてもよい。As described above, according to the present invention, the rechargeable battery 2 is built in, and the LCD of the weighing display unit 3 is provided by the rechargeable battery 2.
Or a LED is displayed, or the display of a counter is illuminated. To charge the rechargeable battery 2, for example, a well-known diaphragm-type metering system in which gas is sequentially supplied in predetermined volumes When the device 4 is used, the mechanical movement of the diaphragm-type weighing device 4 may be used to generate electricity, and the electricity may be used to charge the rechargeable battery 2. The solar panel 5 may be arranged on the outer surface, and the rechargeable battery 2 may be charged by the solar panel 5.
【0012】なお、ソーラパネルを使用する場合、単
に、ガスメータの外表面に貼設すると、ソーラパネル5
が不注意に覆われてしまうことがあり、その機能を発揮
できない恐れがある。そのような場合を考慮すると、ソ
ーラパネル5は、図中に5′にて示す位置、すなわち、
カウンター表示部3の近傍に貼設しておくと、カウンタ
ー表示部が覆い隠されるようなことはほとんどないの
で、ソーラパネルが機能不能になる恐れはほとんどな
い。When a solar panel is used, it is simply attached to the outer surface of the gas meter.
May be inadvertently covered and may not function properly. Considering such a case, the solar panel 5 is located at the position indicated by 5'in the figure, that is,
If it is pasted in the vicinity of the counter display unit 3, the counter display unit is hardly covered up, and there is almost no possibility that the solar panel will become inoperable.
【0013】[0013]
【発明の効果】以上の説明から明らかなように、本発明
によると、従来の電池内蔵式のガス流量計に、安価な充
電式の電池を付加的に内蔵させ、該充電式電池によっ
て、ガス流量計の付加的な機能を行う電気部品に電力を
供給するようにしたので、ガス流量計の本来の機能(法
によって規定されたフェールセーフ機能等)を何ら損う
ことなく、付加的に設けられた種々の機能を効果的に行
うことができる。As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, an inexpensive rechargeable battery is additionally built into the conventional gas flowmeter with a built-in battery, and the rechargeable battery allows the gas to flow. Since electric power is supplied to the electrical components that perform the additional functions of the flowmeter, it is additionally provided without impairing the original functions of the gas flowmeter (such as the fail-safe function prescribed by law). It is possible to effectively perform the various functions described above.
【図1】 本発明によるガス流量計の一実施例を説明す
るための要部概略構成図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part for explaining an embodiment of a gas flow meter according to the present invention.
1…内蔵電池、2…充電式電池、3…ガスメータ表示
部、4…ガス流量計量部、5,5′…ソーラセル。1 ... Built-in battery, 2 ... Rechargeable battery, 3 ... Gas meter display unit, 4 ... Gas flow rate measuring unit, 5, 5 '... Solar cell.
Claims (4)
付加的電気部品への電力を供給するようにしたことを特
徴とするガス流量計。1. A gas flow meter, comprising a rechargeable battery built-in, wherein the rechargeable battery supplies electric power to additional electric parts.
数をカウントしてガス流量を求める体積式のガス流量計
量機構を具備し、前記所定体積のガスを送給する時の機
械的運動を利用して発電し、その電力にて前記充電式電
池を充電するようにしたことを特徴とする請求項1に記
載のガス流量計。2. A machine for feeding a predetermined volume of gas, comprising a volumetric gas flow rate measuring mechanism for sequentially feeding a predetermined volume of gas and counting the number of feedings to obtain the gas flow rate. The gas flow meter according to claim 1, wherein the rechargeable battery is charged with the power generated by using the physical exercise.
ルにて前記充電式電池を充電するようにしたことを特徴
とする請求項1に記載のガス流量計。3. The gas flowmeter according to claim 1, wherein a solar cell is provided on the outer surface, and the rechargeable battery is charged by the solar cell.
貼設したことを特徴とする請求項3に記載のガス流量
計。4. The gas flowmeter according to claim 3, wherein the solar cell is attached near the display portion of the meter.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP13779296A JPH09318413A (en) | 1996-05-31 | 1996-05-31 | Gas flowmeter |
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JP13779296A JPH09318413A (en) | 1996-05-31 | 1996-05-31 | Gas flowmeter |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP2006300670A (en) * | 2005-04-19 | 2006-11-02 | Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc:The | Metering device |
EP2048482A1 (en) * | 2008-06-11 | 2009-04-15 | Kamstrup A/S | Consumption meter with wireless power interface |
GB2492845A (en) * | 2011-07-15 | 2013-01-16 | Navetas Energy Man Ltd | Gas meter power supply which uses remote light source, optical fibre and photovoltaic cell to charge battery |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP2006300670A (en) * | 2005-04-19 | 2006-11-02 | Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc:The | Metering device |
EP2048482A1 (en) * | 2008-06-11 | 2009-04-15 | Kamstrup A/S | Consumption meter with wireless power interface |
GB2492845A (en) * | 2011-07-15 | 2013-01-16 | Navetas Energy Man Ltd | Gas meter power supply which uses remote light source, optical fibre and photovoltaic cell to charge battery |
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