Test station for portable gas measuring devices

US9128067B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA · DE

Inventors

• Ulf Ostermann · Rheinböllen, DE
• Ingo Kaneblei · Wulfen, DE
• Stefan Barten · Wulfen, DE
• Christof Möller · Wulfen, DE
• Sven Schimmel · Bad Schwartau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 10, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 8, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N33/007
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A test station for a plurality of test gases, includes a main unit (10) with a control (12) and test modules (20), each for a gas measurement device, that exchange data to register a type of gas measurement device and test gas(es) required for the device type. The control sets a schedule for a test using a test gas, or for a plurality of successive tests each with different test gases and carries out the specific test planned according to the schedule, in parallel with tests for all of the test modules for a test gas and determines, as an additional gas measurement device is inserted, based on the particular device type of the additional gas measurement device, whether the currently-running test with the current test gas is suitable for the inserted test module; and if the test gas is suitable, to start the test for this test module.