168results about "Level indicators by weight measurement" patented technology

A material transfer vehicle transfers material to a container. A level of material in the container is detected, and a transfer rate of material from the material transfer vehicle to the container is controlled based upon the detected fill level. The transfer rate can be controlled using a plurality of different configurable unload parameters.

The invention relates to the technical field of nano metal production, and particularly discloses a crucible liquid level height measuring method and a crucible liquid level height measuring device.The crucible liquid level height measuring method comprises the following steps that a cooling jacket is arranged outside a crucible, cooling water is introduced, after the water amount is stable, the crucible and the cooling jacket are weighed through a sensor, and the crucible liquid level height is measured; obtaining a weight value a; equipment works, evaporation of the metal raw materials is reduced, and a real-time weight value c is obtained; and according to the formula, the liquid level remaining height = ((c-a) / liquid metal density) / crucible bottom area, the liquid level remaining height in the crucible is calculated, and the feeding time is judged according to the liquid level remaining height. The crucible liquid level height measuring device comprises a vacuum container, a crucible and a weighing sensor are arranged in the vacuum container, and the crucible is placed above the weighing sensor. The metal powder manufacturing device has the effect of accurately judging the feeding time when metal powder is manufactured.

A beverage dispenser having a beverage-level indicating system. The beverage dispenser includes a housing and a dispensing head arranged on the housing for dispensing a beverage into a beverage container. The beverage dispenser further includes a beverage-level sensor arranged on the housing and which determines a beverage level within the beverage container without contacting the beverage within the beverage container, a beverage-level indicator that provides a visual indication of the beverage level within the beverage container, and a control unit that causes the beverage-level indicator to indicate the beverage level within the beverage container based on the beverage level as determined by the beverage-level sensor.

A weighing system for medical applications may include a basin that has a base and a sloped sidewall that collectively form a bounded cavity with open top surface that receives and holds the material to be weighed. The basin may be free floating above the weighing device within a restricted range of travel. In some examples, the weighing system includes a thermal treatment device to adjust the temperature of the material in the basin. The rate at which heat is delivered to the basin may vary depending on the weight of the contents in the basin.

A system to display liquid levels in vehicle auxiliary tanks is disclosed. The vehicle includes a plurality of auxiliary tanks disposed on a vehicle cargo bed. The vehicle further includes a first detection unit to detect a user activity associated with the plurality of auxiliary tanks, and a second detection unit to measure a vehicle weight. The vehicle further includes a control unit to identify a first auxiliary tank, from the plurality of auxiliary tanks, which is associated with the user activity. The control unit further determines a vehicle weight change based on the measurement of weight and an initial vehicle weight. In addition, the control unit correlates first auxiliary tank identification and weight change determination, and calculates a liquid level change associated with the first auxiliary tank. Responsive to the calculation, the control unit displays the liquid level change on a user interface.

Methods, apparatus, and systems for determining a level of a liquid in a liquid-containing vessel are disclosed. The liquid-containing vessel may be fluidically connected to a displacer cage. The method may include obtaining, with a load measurement device, a weight force of a displacer suspended from the load measurement device and disposed within the displacer cage. The method may also include submerging the displacer into the liquid and obtaining, with the load measurement device, a net force acting on the displacer. The method may further include obtaining, with a liquid density measurement sensor disposed within the displacer cage, a liquid density at a first location of the liquid. The method may still further include determining, using, at least, the net force and the liquid density at the first location of the liquid, the level of the liquid in the vessel.

A refrigerator appliance includes a drip tray cover including two strain gauge sensors that are coupled to a bottom surface thereof; a memory; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect, via the two strain gauge sensors, a weight of a vessel on the drip tray cover based on a strain; receive, via input, one or more selections, the one or more selections indicative of an amount of material to be dispensed into the vessel, the material including liquid, ice, or any combination thereof; dispensing the material in accordance with the one or more selections; continuously measure, via the two strain gauge sensors, the amount of material being dispensed in accordance with the one or more selections; and terminate, after the vessel receives the amount of material that is measured and equivalent to the one or more selections, the dispensing of the material into the vessel.

A humidifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a water tank forming a space in which water is held; a first humidification reservoir connected to the water tank through a supply tube, in which a heater is placed; a first valve opening and closing the supply tube; a second humidification reservoir connected to the first humidification reservoir through a first connection pipe, in which a vibrator is placed; and a middle tray placed below the water tank, and a weight sensor is placed in the middle tray, and when a weight value based on data sensed by the weight sensor is equal to or smaller than a first reference value in an operation stop state, the first valve is opened.

The invention relates to a monitoring arrangement (1) for a reservoir (2) with a plurality of support members (21), the monitoring arrangement (1) comprising: at least one load cell module (3) with a base plate (31) for attachment to a support surface (100) and an elongated measuring device (37) attached to the base plate (31); and at least one adapter unit (4) configured to be attached to a support member (21) of the reservoir (2) and rest on the measuring device (37); wherein the base plate (31) of the at least one load cell module (3) comprises a recess (32) allowing the base plate (31) to at least partly surround the support member (21) circumferentially when installed, and the measuring device (37) is arranged on the base plate (31), such that it at least partly extends over the recess (32).

A system for detecting and indicating variations in volume of chemicals in a container is provided. The system includes a retention basin configured to retain the container. The retention basin includes a pressure cell, a basin input interfaces, and a basin controller. The pressure cell is configured to measure a weight of the container. The container is placed on the pressure cell. The basin input interface is configured to allow specification of properties of the chemicals in the container. The basin controller is configured to calculate the volume of the chemicals in the container based on the measured weight of the container and the specified properties of the chemicals in the container. The basin controller includes a basin display configured to display the calculated volume of the chemicals in the container.

This invention discloses a method and system for monitoring the liquid glass level in a furnace during substrate glass preparation, belonging to the field of substrate glass manufacturing technology. It solves the technical problem that existing technologies cannot achieve real-time monitoring and adjustment of the liquid glass level in a substrate glass furnace to ensure its stability. The method involves collecting weighing data of glass powder and substrate glass, and calculating the theoretical height of the liquid glass level in the furnace. Subsequently, a glass volume conversion coefficient is set, and the actual liquid glass level is manually measured. The theoretical and actual liquid glass levels are compared to correct the volume conversion coefficients for melting glass powder and substrate glass. By comparing the difference between the theoretical and target liquid glass levels, the feeding frequency of the feeding system is adjusted, thereby achieving adjustment and stability of the liquid glass level in the substrate glass furnace.

This disclosure describes techniques for detecting the presence or absence of a fluid product in a product container using a wireless beacon. One or more wireless beacon transmitters are placed on or within a product container containing a fluid product to be dispensed. The beacon transmitter periodically broadcasts a beacon signal. The signal strength of the received beacon signal, the reception frequency of the beacon signal, and / or other parameters associated with the beacon signal are indicative of the amount of fluid product in the product container.

The present invention relates to a compounding assistance device, comprising: a display; a controller programmed to guide a user of the compounding assistance device through a pharmaceutical compounding task using one or more prompts shown on the display; a carrier for supporting items; a visible light digital camera positioned to photograph at least a portion of the carrier from above; a source of visible light associated with the visible light digital camera and controllable by the controller to emit light during the taking of a photograph using the infrared digital camera, characterised by an infrared digital camera positioned to photograph at least a portion of the carrier from above; an infrared area light source positioned under the carrier; and a gantry spanning the carrier. The present invention further relates to a respective pharmaceutical compounding device.

The invention relates to the technical field of boiler cyclone separators, in particular to boiler cyclone separator material level measuring equipment and a measuring method thereof, and the boiler cyclone separator material level measuring equipment comprises a material level measuring equipment main body; the device further comprises a lifting rope, a weighing sensor, a weighing transmitter, a protection assembly and a load monitor. According to the invention, key components of the weighing sensor and the weighing transmitter are designed into modular structures, so that the weighing sensor and the weighing transmitter are convenient to disassemble and replace, and high-temperature protection measures are designed outside the weighing sensor and the weighing transmitter, so that the influence of high temperature on equipment performance is reduced; the load condition of each bearing point of the large cyclone separator can be visually presented to operation monitoring personnel through a load monitor, so that the operation personnel can evaluate and adjust the circulation condition of boiler ash in real time, and an overweight alarm can be provided; the method plays a crucial role in safe and stable operation of the generator set of a power generation company, and also has a great reference value for the same type of circulating fluidized bed generator set.

System (1) for filling filling material (4) into containers (2), wherein the system (1) can be provided with a plurality of containers (2) in at least one nest (3), comprising at least one electrical monitoring device (5, 9) for determining at least one electrical property of each individual container (2) and / or of a filling material (4) contained in the container (2), wherein the at least one electrical property enables an estimation of the fill level of the filling material (4) in the containers (2), wherein the monitoring device (5, 9) has a plurality of measuring cells (6) which are each configured to determine electrical properties of a container (2) in the nest (3), wherein the system (1) further comprises at least one evaluation device (7),with which, based on electrical properties of the containers (2) in the nest (3) detected by a measuring cell (6), a determination of the filling level of the filling material (4) in the individual containers (2) can be carried out.

A weighing system for medical applications may include a basin that has a base and a sloped sidewall that collectively form a bounded cavity with open top surface that receives and holds the material to be weighed. The basin may be free floating above the weighing device within a restricted range of travel. In some examples, the weighing system includes a thermal treatment device to adjust the temperature of the material in the basin. The rate at which heat is delivered to the basin may vary depending on the weight of the contents in the basin.

One of the objectives of this invention is to provide a system that uses an innovative mechanism for detecting the transfer of a transportable silo from a first operating site to a second operating site, involving a change in the local conditions at the new operating site. This system aims to adapt intelligently to these new conditions without requiring tedious human intervention. In practice, such a transfer often involves the silo being elongated on a truck or lifted off the ground by a crane. For this purpose, the inventor proposes a system which comprises a control sensor acting as an indicator which detects whether the ground support foot, on which the system is installed, effectively supports the transportable silo during the transfer of the silo.

A fire suppressant module according to one example includes a suppressant tank having a body and a base, a counterweight scale disposed in the base, and a data module comprising at least one of a display configured to display a weight of the suppressant tank and processor and a transmitter configured to communicate the weight of the suppressant tank.

A scent solution weight loss device including a housing configured to retain a scent solution, a sensor configured to detect weight loss data of the scent solution, a heating element configured to heat the scent solution, and an output device configured to provide the weight loss data to a weight loss application, wherein the weight loss application is configured to determine a scent solution lifetime based on the weight loss data.

Level measuring system (50) for determining the level of animal feed, in particular in an animal feed silo, the level measuring system comprising: - an animal feed silo (10) with an animal feed intake area (11) for receiving animal feed (18), - a first sensor unit (1) for acquiring first sensor data (S1) relating to the fill level of animal feed in the animal feed silo, wherein the first sensor unit is connected to the animal feed silo and comprises a first sensor (1a) designed as a fill level sensor, - a second sensor unit (2) for acquiring second sensor data (S2), wherein the second sensor unit comprises a second sensor (2a), - a cloud computer device (20) configured to receive the first sensor data (S1) acquired by the first sensor unit (1) and the second sensor data (S2) acquired by the second sensor unit (2) and to store the received first sensor data and the received second sensor data as cloud data (C) in the cloud computer device (20), wherein the cloud computer device (20) is configured to determine a fill level value, which in particular indicates the fill level of the animal feed in the animal feed silo, depending on the acquired first sensor data and the acquired second sensor data, and preferably - a display device (30) which is designed to display the fill level value determined by means of the cloud computer device.

The invention discloses an automobile underground receiving trough material level monitoring system and a control method thereof, the automobile underground receiving trough material level monitoring system comprises an underground receiving trough, an electronic belt scale, a dump truck, a truck scale, a camera, a display screen, a three-color lamp and an electric control system, the electronic belt scale is arranged below a blanking port of the underground receiving trough; the dump truck is used for feeding materials to the position above the underground material receiving groove. The truck scale is arranged below the unloading position of the dump truck; the camera is arranged above the unloading position of the dump truck; the display screen and the three-color lamp are arranged above one side of a cab at the unloading position of the dump truck; the system has the beneficial effects that the material level of the underground material receiving groove of the automobile is automatically monitored instead of manual work through automatic and visual identification technical means, the material level state of materials in the material groove can be continuously and completely reflected, production scheduling and automatic control over feeding and discharging of the material groove are facilitated, production continuity is guaranteed, and production benefits are increased.

A beverage dispenser having a beverage-level indicating system. The beverage dispenser includes a housing and a dispensing head arranged on the housing for dispensing a beverage into a beverage container. The beverage dispenser further includes a beverage-level sensor arranged on the housing and which determines a beverage level within the beverage container without contacting the beverage within the beverage container, a beverage-level indicator that provides a visual indication of the beverage level within the beverage container, and a control unit that causes the beverage-level indicator to indicate the beverage level within the beverage container based on the beverage level as determined by the beverage-level sensor.

The present application provides a method and a system for monitoring the fuel level of an aircraft fuel tank. The method for monitoring the fuel level of an aircraft fuel tank provided by the present application is applied to a fuel level monitoring system. The method collects a liquid level image through a vision sensor, and at the same time fuses the real-time vibration signal and two-dimensional inclination information of the fuel tank to be measured. Then, based on a pre-trained fuel level prediction model, adaptive feature extraction and fusion are performed on the collected liquid level photo, real-time vibration signal, and two-dimensional inclination information to more comprehensively capture the state changes of the fuel tank to be measured, and finally, real-time measurement of the remaining fuel level of the fuel tank to be measured under vibration interference and non-steady flight conditions is realized, which can effectively achieve high-precision measurement of the remaining fuel level of the fuel tank to be measured in a flight jitter state. In addition, multi-information fusion can also provide the anti-interference ability of the model, enabling it to adapt to different flight postures and working conditions, improving adaptability, having strong robustness, and ensuring the accuracy of real-time prediction.

A humidifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a water tank forming a space in which water is held; a first humidification reservoir connected to the water tank through a supply tube, in which a heater is placed; a first water level sensor sensing a water level of water held within the first humidification reservoir; a second humidification reservoir connected to the first humidification reservoir through a first connection pipe and a second connection pipe, in which a vibrator is placed; a second water level sensor sensing a water level of water held within the second humidification reservoir; and a pump placed in the second connection pipe, and when a humidification operation is turned on, a first water level is sensed by the second water level sensor, a residual water recovery operation is performed in which the pump operates to recover residual water in the second humidification reservoir to the first humidification reservoir through the second connection pipe.

An appliance including: a vessel having a chamber for containing flowable substance; a first sensor arrangement measuring a parameter indicative of the amount of flowable substance in the chamber; wherein, the appliance is configured to determine a target angular deviation from a reference axis required to pour a predetermined amount of flowable substance from the chamber

A chemical vessel used for holding a liquid chemical precursor is disclosed comprising a liquid level sensor tube. The liquid level sensor tube is configured to operate in an environment where the liquid chemical precursor is heated to a point of boiling or vaporization. The liquid level sensor tube comprises housing with a slot built in to prevent any false readings of sensors disposed within the liquid level sensor tube. The liquid level sensor tube can be protected by a shield from unwanted liquid splashing during introduction of liquid into the environment. The liquid may be introduced through an inlet, and a splash wall may be between the liquid level sensor tube and the inlet port, thereby reducing the risk of unwanted liquid being displaced on the liquid level sensor tube.

A humidifier of the present invention comprises: a main body; a lamp provided in the main body; a display unit provided in the main body; a water tank accommodated in the main body; a weight sensor for sensing the weight of water stored in the water tank; a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the water stored in the water tank; and a control unit for controlling an output of at least one of the lamp and the display unit on the basis of at least one of the sensed weight of the water and the sensed temperature of the water.

The invention discloses a liquid level indication anti-leakage tray based on a weight sensor. The liquid level indication anti-leakage tray is characterized in that the weight sensor detects weight signals of chemicals in a liquid medicine barrel; the signal processing module converts signals detected by the weight sensor into liquid level height, the liquid level height is converted into liquid level percentage, the liquid pumping rate of a liquid medicine pump is calibrated online in real time through RLS, the reference pump speed is input into an EKF algorithm, the liquid level height is fused through the EKF algorithm, a nonlinear kinetic model is constructed to predict the liquid level track, and the liquid level return time is calculated. Calculating safety trigger time according to the liquid level return-to-zero time, designing a dynamic calculation interval function based on the remaining time, and adaptively adjusting the execution frequency of a prediction algorithm according to the liquid level height and the liquid level change rate; and the signal output module sends a shutdown control signal to the liquid medicine pump according to the time point of the safety triggering time. The liquid level monitoring function of converting the weight into the liquid level is achieved, and when the liquid level of liquid medicine is about to be zero, the liquid medicine pump is automatically stopped working.