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Device for detecting the removal of a product from a packing system by an electronic unit

US7475784B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 2003
Grant dateJan 13, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/0293
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for detecting the removal of a product from a packing system by an electronic unit. The products are arranged in individual bags which are sealed by a sealing film that can be perforated so as to remove a product from a bag. The device has a combination of layers including at least one supporting plate and a coating layer which is applied thereto. The combination of layers is connected to the packing system in such a way that the coating layer faces the sealing film. The coating layer is provided with individual strip conductors, each of which runs across an area that is assigned to a bag and is electrically interrupted when a product is removed from the respective bag. The supporting plate includes openings, each of which is assigned to a bag. A product which is removed from a bag is guided through the respective opening.

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