EP 1779082 A2 20070502 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A LEAK IN PACKAGING
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A LEAK IN PACKAGING
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND EINRICHTUNG ZUR ERKENNUNG EINES LECKS IN VERPACKUNG
Title (fr)
METHODE ET DISPOSITIF POUR DETECTER UNE FUITE DANS UN CONDITIONNEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- NL 2005000527 W 20050720
- NL 1026692 A 20040720
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2006009442A2] The invention relates to a method for detecting a leak in a package at least partly filled with a gas, comprising the steps of exposing a package to a reduced pressure, measuring the concentration of the gas in the vicinity of the package, comparing the measured concentration to a limit value, and emitting a signal when the measured value exceeds the limit value. The concentration measurement does not herein have to take place simultaneously with the exposure to the reduced pressure, but a sample can for instance be taken from the vicinity of the package, the gas concentration of which sample is measured over a longer period of time. The invention further relates to a leak detecting device for performing this method, provided with means for exposing the package to a reduced pressure, means for measuring the concentration of the gas in the vicinity of the package, means connected to the measuring means for comparing the measured gas concentration to a limit value, and means connected to the comparing means for emitting a signal when the measured value exceeds the limit value. The measuring means can herein comprise an NDIR gas detector.
IPC 8 full level
G01M 3/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G01M 3/3281 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2006009442A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2006009442 A2 20060126; WO 2006009442 A3 20060323; EP 1779082 A2 20070502
DOCDB simple family (application)
NL 2005000527 W 20050720; EP 05767937 A 20050720