Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
  • G01F19/00—Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
  • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
  • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
  • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
  • G01F23/284—Electromagnetic waves
  • G01F23/292—Light, e.g. infrared or ultraviolet

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an apparatus for metering or distributing of liquids.
• the apparatus according to the invention comprises an inner vessel for accomodating the liquid, the volume of which is to be metered, and an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel and providedwith a volume graduation scale.
• the invention is based on the principle that the volume graduation scale is mounted outside the inner vessel, total internal reflection occuring when liquid is poured into the inner vessel, owing to that the ray of light from a graduation mark being covered by the liquid, by refraction in media with different optical densities is subject to total internal reflection so that it appears to the eye that the volume graduation scale disappears from below as liquid is poured into the vessel.
• Metering is also facilitated in that during metering it is possible to read the volume graduation scale from above while the apparatus is standing upright, e.g. on a table.
• the apparatus according to the invention can be utilized in all areas where it is required to meter small or medium large liquid volumes, e.g. it can be utilized for medicine dosages.
• the object of the invention is to achieve an apparatus for metering of liquids into an ungraduated dosage vessel having bottom and side walls defining an upper mouth, at least a portion of one side wall being substantially vertical, transparent and arranged for coaction with a graduated scale, placed outside said portion, said scale being separated from the outside of the vessel portion by an air gap, whereby light rays from the scale graduations pass through the interface at the inner surface of the vessel wall when it is empty, so that the graduations are visible from the mouth of the vessel, whereas said rays are totally internally reflected at the interface between the inner surface of the vessel wall and the liquid when the vessel is filled with liquid above the graduation mark in question, since the liquid has a greater refraction index than air, the graduation mark thus being no longer visible from the mouth of the vessel.
• Another object of the invention is to achieve an apparatus for metering by arranging the scale on an outer vessel surrounding the dosage vessel whereat in one embodiment both said vessels having tapered side walls.
• the graduations are arranged on the inner surface of the outer vessel side v/all or the scale may be arranged on the outer surface of the outer vessel side wall if saidwall is transparent.
• the apparatus comprises an outer vessel 1 surrounding an inner vessel 2 with a small gap or slot between them, the liquid to be volumetrically metered being poured into the inner vessel 2.
• a graduation scale 3 is arranged on the interior side wall of the outer vessel 1.
• the reference numeral 4 denotes the level of the liquid in the inner vessel 2. If the liquid level 4 is observed from above in the way indicated in the figure, a boundary ray of light 5 at the interface between the liquid level 4 and the interior side wall of the inner vessel 2 will be refracted substantially in the way denoted in the figure from the graduation scale 3.
• a ray of light inside this boundary ray of light e.g. the ray denoted by the numeral 6 in the figure, will on the other hand be totally internally reflected.
• the light ray 6 from a mark of the section of the graduation scale situated under the mark represented by the ray 5 will by total internal reflection "disappear" and will not be visible to the eye.
• the light thus goes from a graduation mark of the volume graduation scale being arranged outside the inner vessel and with a gap between them, through media of different optical densities in such a way that the ray will be totally internally reflected.
• the portion of the graduation scale 3 lying under the liquid level will not be visible, which facilitates the metering as it is possible to read the graduation scale from above.
• the invention thereby eliminates the need of lifting up the vessel to eye level in order to read off the the graduation scale, as with ordinary simple measuring vessels provided with a graduation scale.
• the inner vessel 2 is transparent, or has at least a transparent vertical portion through which the graduation scale 3 can be observed.
• the outer vessel 1 is not transparent or is opaque and the graduation scale is on the inside surface of the vessel.
• a stand or rack can be .used, adapted to the inner vessel and having a scale interacting with the vertical transparent party of the metering vessel.
• a transparent outer vessel 1 In the latter case, the graduation scale can then be placed on the outer surface of the vessel, although this is not necessary.
• the air space between the outer and inner vessels has been exaggerated for the sake of clarity.
• an outer vessel 1 may, for example, be used as a base unit together with a large number of individual inner vessels 2, which are in turn placed in the outer vessel for filling or metering with a controlled volume.

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• 1977
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• 1978
  • 1978-06-30 WO PCT/SE1978/000011 patent/WO1979000019A1/en unknown
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• 1979
  • 1979-01-16 EP EP78900029A patent/EP0011614A1/en not_active Withdrawn
• 1980
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