Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Level measurement device
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Application No.: US15008903Application Date: 2016-01-28
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Publication No.: US10247596B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Alexandre Kutil , Rob Vermeulen
- Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
- Applicant Address: DE Maulburg
- Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
- Current Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Maulburg
- Agency: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01F23/284
- IPC: G01F23/284 ; G01S7/02 ; B08B7/02 ; G01S7/03 ; G01S7/40 ; G01S13/88 ; H01Q1/22 ; H01Q13/24 ; H01Q19/08 ; H01Q1/42 ; H01Q21/28 ; H01Q25/00

Abstract:
A level measurement device for measuring a level (L) of a product, in particular a product contained in a container, comprising: mounting means for mounting said measurement device at a measurement site, an antenna comprising a dielectric antenna element for transmitting microwave signals (S) towards the product and/or for receiving echo signals (R) resulting from reflections of the transmitted microwave signals, and measurement electronics for determining the level (L) of the product based on a transit time needed for the microwave signals to travel to a surface of the product and of their echo signals to return to the device, is described allowing to prevent deposits to build up, which may eventually impair transmission and/or reception of the signals. To this extent, the measurement device according to the invention comprises a cap covering said dielectric antenna element and cleaning means for cleaning said cap are foreseen, which cause said cap to vibrate when they are activated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170219407A1 Level Measurement Device Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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