Filling Device Sector-Based Sensor Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
In installation engineering, especially at weighing devices, the non-homogeneous and varying nature of products leads to disturbances in transport, causing uneven distribution, blockages, and fluctuations in weight measurements, requiring multiple sensors for monitoring, which is costly and time-consuming to install and reposition.
Innovation Solution
A filling device with a single sensor that captures a transport area by dividing it into sectors and zones, using coordinate information for precise product occupation analysis, and a control system for error detection and display, allowing for real-time monitoring and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are used to monitor different areas of the transport surface, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensor functions into a single sensor that can capture the entire transport surface. The sensor is designed to detect product presence across multiple zones simultaneously, eliminating the need for multiple separate sensors while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The single sensor is designed with multi-functional capability to monitor the entire transport surface area. It can detect product occupation in different zones and transport grooves simultaneously, making it a universal monitoring solution that replaces multiple specialized sensors.
2Reliability
If multiple sensors are deployed to cover the entire transport area, then monitoring reliability is improved, but installation time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple sensors into a single sensor unit that covers the entire transport surface. This consolidation reduces installation time from installing multiple sensors to installing just one, while maintaining reliable monitoring through the sensor's ability to detect product presence across all zones simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sensors are repositioned to adapt to different product types or transport configurations, then adaptability is improved, but installation complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor is designed as a universal monitoring device that can adapt to different product types and transport configurations without requiring repositioning. Its wide detection coverage and ability to monitor the entire transport surface make it versatile for various weighing device configurations and product characteristics.
Data Source
AI summary
A filling device for a weighing device includes a loading device for the feeding of products, a transport area, which is supplied with products from the loading device, at least one sensor for capturing and forwarding of product occupation information on the transport area, and a control means. The at least one sensor is thereby formed to capture at least a partial area of the transport area and the control means is formed to divide the area captured by the at least one sensor virtually in a multiplicity of sectors. Further, a method for performing of a monitoring and capturing process of a filling of a filling device is disclosed.