137results about "Indication apparatus" patented technology

A removable display and operating module for a measuring device and / or a field device for level measurement or for limit level determination is provided, the removable display and operating module including a radio module; and an electrical connection element configured to form a detachable connection with a connection counterpart for transmitting radio frequency signals from the radio module to a radio frequency housing feedthrough and / or to an antenna of the measuring device and / or the field device. There is also provided a sensor housing for a field device for level measurement or for limit level determination, the sensor housing being configured to completely accommodate the removable display and operating module. A method of manufacturing a field device for level measurement or level limit determination is also provided.

The invention discloses an optical cable connector box monitoring method and system, and relates to the technical field of equipment monitoring, and the method comprises the steps: determining a target optical cable connector box, constructing a three-dimensional model of the target optical cable connector box, and marking the basic information of the target optical cable connector box on the three-dimensional model to obtain a representative model; a plurality of monitoring points are arranged corresponding to the target optical cable connector box, the monitoring points comprise a temperature monitoring point, a humidity monitoring point and an optical power monitoring point, a monitoring network is constructed according to the monitoring points, and a model monitoring network is arranged on the representative model according to the monitoring network; monitoring information of the monitoring points is obtained, and the monitoring information is analyzed to obtain an analysis result. The monitoring data of the target optical cable connector box can be quickly and accurately displayed, the working state of the target optical cable connector box can be better known, the target optical cable connector box can be better monitored, and subsequent personnel can conveniently maintain the target optical cable connector box.

The invention relates to a proximity switch (1) with a housing (7) in which a sensor unit for detecting an object in a detection range is arranged, wherein the proximity switch (1) comprises a display device (9) with a display part (10, 210, 310) and a light source (20). The display part (10, 210, 310) forms an outer surface of the proximity switch (1), and between the light source (20) and the display part (10, 210, 310) there is arranged a filler body (131a) formed from a casting compound (131), which is at least partially transparent to the light emitted by the light source (20).

The invention relates to a proximity switch (1) with a housing (7) in which a sensor unit for detecting an object in a detection area is arranged, wherein the housing (7) comprises a first housing part (7a), a second housing part (7b), and a display device (9), wherein the display device (9) comprises a carrier component (11, 211, 311), a display part (10, 210, 310) and a lighting means (20), wherein the carrier component (11, 211, 311) and the display part (10, 210, 310) are arranged between the first housing part (7a) and the second housing part (7b), and an outer circumference of the display part (10, 210, 310) forms an outer surface of the proximity switch (1), and wherein the carrier component (11, 211, 311) has at least one opening (15, 215). through which a part of the display part (10, 210, 310) extends, so that light emitted by the illuminant (20) is reflected at an inner circumference of the display part (10, 210,310) and can be transmitted via the outer circumference of the display part (10, 210, 310) to display status information and / or sensor data of the proximity switch (1).

The invention relates to a display device (1) comprising: - a housing (2) with a housing opening (3), - a transparent display window (4) which is inserted into the housing opening (3), - a display module (5), - a window holder (6) of the display window (4), which is connected to the housing (2), wherein the window holder (6) has a partially planar base body (8), wherein the display module (5) is mechanically connected to the base body (8), wherein the window holder (6) comprises at least one resilient spacer (7), wherein the at least one spacer (7) and the base body (8) are monolithic, wherein the window holder (6) has a window holder opening (9), wherein the display module (5) extends through the window holder opening (9).

To enable easy assembling to an assembling object.SOLUTION: A first light guide 40 includes: a light guide body 44 formed of a transparent resin; a light diffusion body 41 which is molded integrally with the light guide body 44, is formed of a resin containing a light diffusion material and has a light-emission part 42 for emitting light incident on the light guide body 44; and a through hole 48 which is provided between the light guide body 44 and the light diffusion body 41. The light guide body 44 and the light diffusion body 41 are assembled on an operation knob 30 as an assembling object at a time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The invention relates to a sensor (1) with at least one housing (2) in which sensor components are integrated. The housing (2) has at least one housing part (9) made of a light-conducting material. The housing part (9) has at least one light-conducting element (11) forming a display element, which has an inclined surface (13) and a light-exit surface (12) on the outside of the housing (2). Visible light emitted by a light source arranged in the interior of the housing (2) is coupled into the light-conducting element (11) via the inclined surface (13) and guided therein to the light-exit surface (12). The housing part (9) has a plate-shaped base body (10), from which the or each light-conducting element (11) protrudes, wherein the or each light-conducting element (11) is formed integrally with the plate-shaped base body (10).

A sampling device for use with an air pump of an air-sampling system, the sampling device comprising: a base-section, a first closure cap integrally moulded with the body of the base- section, the first closure cap for fitting to and for covering an open-end of a connector; and a top- section comprising, a second closure cap integrally moulded with the body of the top-section, the second closure cap for fitting to and for covering a first open-end of an air inlet.

The inventions relate to musical instruments and can be used in the manufacture of musical instruments for different musical genres and styles. A percussion musical instrument consists of a body having membranes fastened to the top and bottom thereof by hoops, one membrane being a percussive surface and the other being a resonant surface. A hoop is secured to the body by bolts which are disposed on the side surface and inserted into suitably adapted fasteners. Said bolts are fastened such as to allow adjustment of the tension of the percussive surface. The body and the hoop are made of a suitably rigid material, wherein the hoop is made of metal. Configured in the side surface of the body is a rectangular aperture with a sliding cover for altering the tonal range. The result is that of broadening the tonal range of the drum and achieving a rich bass sound, while making it possible to play different styles of music, communicate different striking intensities and smoothly convey the playing dynamics.

The present invention concerns an electromagnetic motor system for driving an indicator (16) in front of a display panel (4). The system comprises: an electromagnetic motor comprising a stator (6) and a rotor (7), the stator being arranged to face a first side of the display panel, and comprising coils, the rotor being arranged to face a second, opposite side of the display panel, and shaped as a ring to allow a readable area on the second side of the display panel (4) to be seen at least through an inner region of the ring, the rotor (7) comprising a set of rotor magnets placed along the ring; a guide arrangement (8) configured to hold the rotor (7) in a given position with respect to the display panel while allowing the rotor to be rotated with respect to a rotor rotation axis; an indicator (16) coupled to, or integrally formed with the rotor (7) such that the indicator is arranged to rotate with respect to the rotor rotation axis when the rotor (7) is rotated as a result of stimulating the coils (13); a sensor system (9) configured to determine rotation-related information of the rotor (7); and a control module (10) configured to feed electrical signals to the coils to stimulate them based on at least the rotation-related information from the sensor system (9).

To provide a system for attaching a display element to a drive shaft fitted to an analog display mechanism of a measurement apparatus.SOLUTION: A system 1 disclosed herein comprises a portion 6 for mounting a display element 2 made of a material having a property of softening, and an embeddable end piece 4a of a drive shaft configured to be incorporated into a mounting portion by melting, the end piece including a part of a peripheral wall 13 of the drive shaft provided with a patterned outer bonding surface configured to mechanically anchor the end piece in the mounting portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention concerns an electromagnetic motor system for driving an indicator (16) in front of a display panel (4). The system comprises: an electromagnetic motor comprising a stator (6) and a rotor (7), the stator being arranged to face a first side of the display panel, and comprising coils, the rotor being arranged to face a second, opposite side of the display panel, and shaped as a ring to allow a readable area on the second side of the display panel (4) to be seen at least through an inner region of the ring, the rotor (7) comprising a set of rotor magnets placed along the ring; a guide arrangement (8) configured to hold the rotor (7) in a given position with respect to the display panel while allowing the rotor to be rotated with respect to a rotor rotation axis; an indicator (16) coupled to, or integrally formed with the rotor (7) such that the indicator is arranged to rotate with respect to the rotor rotation axis when the rotor (7) is rotated as a result of stimulating the coils (13); a sensor system (9) configured to determine rotation-related information of the rotor (7); and a control module (10) configured to feed electrical signals to the coils to stimulate them based on at least the rotation-related information from the sensor system (9).

The present invention discloses an automatic error correction system, which is applicable to calibrating the pointer in an instrument system. It includes a pointer, a transmission structure, an MCU controller, an optocoupler and a stepping motor module; the transmission structure has a pointer gear, the pointer is installed on the transmission gear, and the stepping motor module is controlled by the MCU controller and drives the transmission structure to drive the pointer to rotate forward or backward; the MCU controller correspondingly inputs positive and reverse pulse currents to the stepping motor module, and at the same time controls the optocoupler to turn on, so that the pointer rotates forward and backward to the zero position to achieve forward and reverse zero calibration. Thus, the present invention realizes the two-way calibration of the pointer in the forward and reverse directions to ensure the accuracy of the pointer operation and achieve automatic error correction.

To provide a mechanical position indicator with a visibly well-defined actuation range, and an actuator of automation technology comprising such a mechanical position indicator.SOLUTION: A mechanical position indicator 100 for representing an actuation state of an actuator of automation technology includes an indicating element 110 for representing an actuation state, where the actuation state is represented by a linear position of the indicating element 110. The linear position of the indicating element has a first limit and an opposite second limit, and the first limit is fixed. The mechanical position indicator 100 has a slidable mask at least partially surrounding the indicating element 110 in a cross section, and the mask is set up to indicate a position of the second limit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Methods and apparatus for electronic sensor adjustment are disclosed. A disclosed example sensor device for use with an asset includes a housing to be coupled to the asset, a data acquisition sensor to provide first sensor output, a position sensor to provide second sensor output, the position sensor having a movable portion, and programmable circuitry to execute instructions to determine, based on the second sensor output, an offset of the movable portion for adjustment of the first sensor output, and adjust the first sensor output based on the offset.

A system for monitoring a moving element includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry inputs image data of one or more sections of a moving element from at least one optical sensor. In those section(s), range of motion in a secondary direction of motion of the moving element is determined from the image data. The range of motion is analyzed to determine the health of the moving element and an indicator is output with the results of the analysis. The indicator may trigger operations in other system components, such as a system controller.

The invention is concerned with a mechanical position indicator (100) comprising: an indicating element for representing (110); an indicator gear set (120) for driving said indicating element, wherein said indicator gear set comprises an input (121) and an output (122); a motion transmitter (130) for transmitting a motion of said indicator gear set to said indicating element being mechanically connected to the indicating element and releasably connected to the indicator gear set; a fixation mechanism (160) especially for fixing the indicator gear set with said output of said actuator, characterized in that said fixation mechanism comprises a hollow connection shaft (161) with a shaft wall (161.2) and a shaft axis (161.1), with at least one radial pass (161.21) through said shaft wall; at least one radially acting friction device (162) situated in a corresponding pass; at least one axially acting force delivery device (163) situated inside the hollow connection shaft.

A synchronization system (30) for synchronization of at least one physical element (12) and at least one digital element (13) of an analog / digital instrument (30) of a vehicle (1) is described, which envisages: a first driving sub-system (32), for driving the digital element (13) and including a first digital processing unit (32a) operatively coupled to the digital element (13); a second driving sub-system (34), for driving the physical element (12) and including a second digital processing unit (34a) operatively coupled to the physical element (12). The first and second digital processing units (32a, 34a) of the first and second driving sub-systems (32, 34) implement a synchronization algorithm to determine a synchronism between an operation of the first driving sub-system (32) and a corresponding operation of the second driving sub-system (34), said synchronization algorithm including operations that are independent of the use of a common reference clock and are based on a set of predefined signals exchanged between the first and second digital processing units (32a, 34a).

The invention relates to the technical field of instrument reading, and discloses a pointer type instrument reading device and method, and the device comprises an isolation cover which is connected above an instrument panel, a light source which is arranged in the isolation cover, a camera which is arranged in the isolation cover, and an image analysis unit which is electrically connected with the camera. By arranging the sealed isolation cover and erecting the stable light source, the interference of external dust and oil dirt can be effectively isolated, the consistency of the detection environment is ensured, the reading accuracy in the severe environment is improved, and the environmental adaptability is improved. According to the invention, low-cost components and an easy-to-deploy design scheme are adopted, so that the overall cost is reduced, the installation and maintenance processes are simplified, and wide application in a power grid is facilitated. By arranging the alarm, real-time early warning is carried out, and intelligent control is achieved.

An air-flow meter 500 is disclosed, for use with an air pump 900 and sampling device 200 of an air-sampling system fig. 5, for calibration of the pump, wherein the pump draws air through the open end

The present invention relates to an apparatus for evaluating a battery cell and, more specifically, to an apparatus for evaluating a battery cell, comprising: a housing having a space part; a holder part composed of a first connection member and a second connection member that are accommodated in the space part so as to fix the electrode lead of the battery cell; and a jig including a first elevation adjustment member for adjusting the height of the second connection member, wherein the first elevation adjustment member has a function by which the force pressed by the second connection member can be measured when the second connection member is in close contact with the first connection member or the electrode lead.

A mechanical position indicator (100) for representing an actuation state of an actuator of automation technology, comprising: an indication element (110) for representing the actuation state; wherein the actuation state is represented by a linear position (113) of the indicator element; wherein the linear position of the indicator element has a first limit (111) and a second limit (112), the first limit being fixed, the mechanical position indicator comprising a slidable cover which at least partially surrounds the indicator element in cross-section, the cover being configured to indicate the position of the second limit.

A sensor device (D1) is attachable for use to a gauge (G1) and configured to obtain a measurement from the gauge (G1) contactlessly, the gauge (G1) including: a dial plate (G16) provided with a scale mark (G161); a needle (G14) rotatable over the dial plate (G16); and a shaft configured to rotate the needle (G14). The sensor device (D1) includes a body (M1) and a battery unit (B1). The body (M1) includes a body casing (1) containing a sensor circuit configured to obtain the measurement. The battery unit (B1) includes a battery casing (5) containing at least one battery cell configured to supply electric power to the sensor circuit. The body (M1) and the battery unit (B1) are configured to be assembled to each other as a result of the body casing (1) and the battery casing (5) being stacked on top of each other.

The invention relates to a gas measuring device (10, 20, 30) with a gas sensor (3), a first display unit (1, 21), and a control unit (4). The control unit (4) is configured to determine a hazardous state based on a gas measurement value from the gas sensor (3). The first display unit (1, 21) can be controlled to display information related to the hazardous state. The gas measuring device (10, 20, 30) is characterized in that a second display unit (2, 22) can be controlled to display status information about an internal device status, wherein the control unit (4) is configured to determine the status information. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for displaying information determined by a gas measuring device (10, 20, 30), wherein the gas measuring device (10, 20, 30) has a first display unit (1, 21) and a second display unit (2, 22).

A control device may include a processor. A control device may include a communication device operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include a positional sensor operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include an orientation sensor operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include a ranging device operable to data communicate with the processor. A control device may include a hardware storage device operable to data communicate with the processor, the hardware storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the control device to, based at least partially on receiving a pointer request: determine pointer information relative to the control device from the ranging device and the orientation sensor, and transmit the pointer information to a base device.