EP 1052502 A9 20010425 - NONCONTACT ARTICLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR FOOD
Title (en)
NONCONTACT ARTICLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR FOOD
Title (de)
BERÜHRUNGSLOSER TEMPERATURMESSFÜHLER FÜR NAHRUNGSMITTEL
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF MESURANT LA TEMPERATURE D'UN ARTICLE ALIMENTAIRE SANS CONTACT
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 9904749 W 19990902
- JP 24787598 A 19980902
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0014522A1] A noncontact article temperature measuring device adapted for evaluating the quality including the food temperature, freezed/thawed state, presence/absence of bubble based on food capacitance measurement data and for evaluating/controlling the operation of a thawing device and used for a freezing/thawing system so as to solve conventional problems. The measuring device is so provided that an article of food can be passed or is provided on both vertical sides of a space or on the same plane of one of the sides. The measuring device comprises at least a pair of electrodes serving as a capacitance sensor and a capacitance measuring section for measuring the capacitance of the food article placed in the space from the signal generated by the paired electrodes. The capacitance is measured by applying a predetermined voltage between the electrodes, and the temperature of the article is determined and the freezed/thawed state is recognized from the measured capacitance. The voltage applied to the plus electrode is preferably a high-frequency voltage the frequency of which ranges from 50 kHz to 1 MHz. A guard electrode for preventing lines of electric force from diffusing surrounds the plus electrode at an insulation distance is preferably provided.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G01K 7/34 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01K 7/343 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 27/221 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 33/02 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0014522 A1 20000316; WO 0014522 A8 20000608; AU 5447199 A 20000327; AU 763584 B2 20030724; CA 2308212 A1 20000316; CA 2308212 C 20071113; EP 1052502 A2 20001115; EP 1052502 A4 20030226; EP 1052502 A9 20010425; JP 4121707 B2 20080723; US 6242714 B1 20010605
DOCDB simple family (application)
JP 9904749 W 19990902; AU 5447199 A 19990902; CA 2308212 A 19990902; EP 99940614 A 19990902; JP 2000569218 A 19990902; US 53035800 A 20000721