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by consumption meter.

Patented in the German Empire from October 1907.

Establishing the cost of consuming electricity, gas and water according to various Tariffs with discount calculation happens according to the present method in that instead of the counter a dem Volume or matter measurable by weight, e.g. B. mercury or sand, like him is used for hourglasses, with every revolution of the electricity consumed, the consumed gas or water driven motor shaft in a known manner from a container into a corresponding one Graduated measuring vessel flows out.

The novelty of the process consists in the fact that the quantity of the material to be measured goes through Change in the clear width of the outflow opening of the one filled with the material to be measured Vessel is regulated according to the current day or night tariff, whereby the outflow opening is still secured against clogging, and that the measuring material at each opening in very small quantities in a corresponding to the discount in the case of stronger Consumption in the clear cross-section flows upwards increasing vessel.

The drawing shows an embodiment of the outflow device in Fig. 1 and 2 in side view and plan. Fig. 3 to 5 show measuring vessels for the flowed out matter and Fig. 6 to 9 inserts for the measuring vessels, whereby the volume can be changed for a certain vessel height can. A disk α , which has a thumb b , is attached to the axis of any motor counter. The longer lever arm c of a double lever e that can be rotated about d grinds under the action of a spring f on this disk a, the thumb b of which lifts it and releases it with each rotation. This movement causes a lever piece h , which is rotatably mounted on the short lever arm g of the lever e and is loaded at the end with a weight, to vibrate, whereby a bounce is carried out against the one lever arm i of a rotatable double lever k . This double lever k closes the outlet opening m of the mouthpiece of a vessel n which is filled with mercury or sand with a flap I under spring pressure. The amount of mercury or sand flowing off with each bounce of the flap I or each revolution of the motor shaft, since there is a proportionality between the number of revolutions and consumption, represents a measure of the amount of consumption flowing through the motor in the unit of time n, which prevents clogging of the outflow opening of the vessel by the material to be measured

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will. The drained mercury or the sand is now placed in a cylindrical glass vessel caught and accumulated, it can be - with a certain cross-section of the same and the number of kilowatt hours consumed on the scales on the side or liters and, on the other hand, the value of the electricity consumption without further calculation according to a tariff directly in any ίο Read off the type of coin and recognize it by the consumer himself. This measuring method is now adapted according to the invention to various tariffs, e.g. B. a normal tariff for daytime consumption, an increased tariff at the time of maximum load on the power station and a significantly reduced tariff at night. A set of rules is to be provided, which turns a known cam that corresponds to the tariff once every 24 hours. This disk 0 with corresponding elevations on the circumference moves, as shown in Fig. 2, by a lever mechanism f a slide q at the outlet opening m of the mouthpiece in such a way that the cross-section of the opening is kept, expanded or narrowed correspondingly normal at the specified times and the- ■ according to the amount flowing out is influenced. This is collected in the measuring vessels with scales. The height of the material to be measured in the measuring vessel corresponds to the price of the consumed electricity or the consumed Gas or water. Should now a large consumer after taking a certain amount or after Obligation to pay a predetermined monetary value grants a discount the cost can be determined in the present measurement method by changing of the cross section of the measuring vessel. In Fig. 4 and 5 is at that point of the vessel where according to the scale indications the value of 1000 marks can be read at a tariff of 40 pfennigs per kilowatt hour, a cross-section enlargement once of the glass vessel in Fig. 4 or with an inserted one Cylindrical body with a correspondingly modified cross-section (Fig. 5) is brought about accordingly. Several discount levels one after the other can be increased according to FIGS. 6 and 8 with full or with drilled inserts Achieve discounts with conical solid inserts or with conically drilled inserts; with the latter Procedure even calculated retrospectively from the start of electricity consumption. The measuring vessels can be set up for both the monthly season and the full annual consumption be. The above measuring method enables the consumption to be checked without any computational work single or multiple tariff rates with or without crediting of discount or other rates To evaluate and read discounts immediately after all coin types and gives thus a simple and safe means for the administration technology of the electricity works at hand to increase efficiency and the mistrust of customers against cumbersome and not overlooked Eliminate invoicing methods from scratch Patent-A ν saying ε: ι. Procedure for determining the consumption of electricity, gas or Water in the case of multiple tariffs and discount calculation of the corresponding amount of money through consumption meters, where the Outflow opening of a storage vessel containing a material to be measured at each revolution a motor driven by the electricity to be measured, the gas or the water is opened so that the matter flows into a measuring vessel, characterized in that the amount of from corresponding to the measured matter escaping from the vessel opening which is only open for a short time the tariffs applicable at different times are regulated by changing the cross-section of the vascular opening and in an increasing according to the granted discount with the height in the clear cross-section Measuring vessel is collected. 2. Apparatus for carrying out the method according to claim 1, characterized in that a thumb washer located on the motor shaft (a) a rebound hammer grinding on it, which is opposite to the free lever of a rotatable closure flap for the vessel outflow opening (m) , with each rotation of the shaft an oscillating one Movement granted, so that as a result of the short bounce on the flap lever on the one hand, the outflow opening (m) of the vessel (s) is opened only for a short time with each rotation, on the other hand, the vessel outflow opening is prevented from clogging by the measuring material due to the vibration of the vessel. 3. Embodiment of the method according to claim 1, characterized in that one provided on the circumference with corresponding elevations and rotated once in 24 hours by a clockwork, known cam (0) with the mediation of a lever sliding on it (φ) one in the Outlet opening (m) of the vessel (s) protruding slide (q) shifts in such a way that the outflow of the material to be measured corresponds to the various hourly rates is changed accordingly. 4 device for carrying out the method according to claim i, characterized in that that to determine the amount of money corresponding to the consumption of electricity, gas or water in the case of discount approvals the clear cross-sections of the measuring vessel thereby change gradually or steadily increasing that in the Vessel of the same cross-section full body with gradually or evenly decreasing Outside diameter or body can be used with appropriate bores. 1 sheet of drawings. Berlin, printed in the Reichsdruckerel