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Apparatus for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container

US8196465B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG · DE

Inventors

Ralf Reimelt · Freiburg (Elbe), DE
Dirk Osswald · Schopfheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 1, 2006
Grant date	Jun 12, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/284
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for ascertaining and monitoring the fill level of a medium in a container by means of a travel-time measuring method. The apparatus includes: A coupling unit for coupling measurement signals onto/from at least one conductive, first element extending into the container; a first securement element provided in the region of the coupling unit for securing the apparatus at the container; and a control/evaluation unit for ascertaining a fill-level measurement signal. The apparatus has a high transfer quality, while, at the same time, being mechanically and chemically stable.

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