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Bottle dispenser having a digital volume display

US9651412B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 2012
Grant dateMay 16, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01L2300/028
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a dosing device for dispensing and/or receiving a dosed amount of a liquid, comprising a piston device being disposed in a housing and a device for determining the stroke of the piston and/or the position of the piston, wherein the device for determining the stroke of the piston and/or the position of the piston features at least one scalar element and at least one measuring device, wherein the scalar element is fixedly disposed at the housing of the piston device and the measuring device is directly or indirectly connected to the piston and can be moved together with the piston, or wherein the scalar element is disposed at the piston so as to be movable with the piston and the measuring device is fixedly disposed at the housing, and wherein the scalar element is designed as an absolutely coded scale.

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