Global Patent Index - EP 2227678 A2

EP 2227678 A2 20100915 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING FILLING TIME

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETERMINING FILLING TIME

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ERMITTLUNG DER BEFÜLLZEIT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DU TEMPS DE REMPLISSAGE

Publication

EP 2227678 A2 20100915 (DE)

Application

EP 08864809 A 20081216

Priority

  • AT 2008000453 W 20081216
  • AT 21142007 A 20071221

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009079675A2] The invention relates to a method for determining the filling time for filling at least one material separator (1) provided with a fill level sensor (12) and a requirement sensor (11) in delivery systems made of at least one reservoir (4). In the beginning, with empty lines (3, 6) and an empty material separator (1), the bulk material is delivered out of the reservoir (4) from the time the requirement sensor (11) is triggered until the fill level sensor (12) is triggered, and said delivery time (T REF1) is measured and stored. If the requirement sensor (11) is triggered again, the delivery is carried out again until the fill level sensor (12) is trigged, and said delivery time (T REF2), which corresponds to the delivery time for filling the material separator (1), is measured and stored, wherein bulk material is present in the lines (3, 6) from the first delivery. The delivery time (T REF2) is subtracted from the delivery time (TREF1) in order to determine the emptying time (T LEER), which is equal to the intake time. The lines (3, 6) are emptied within the calculated emptying time (T LEER). If the requirement sensor (11) is activated again, the material separator (1) is triggered with the delivery time (T REF2) and emptied with the emptying time (T LEER), which both represent the filling time when added together.

IPC 8 full level

G01F 23/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65G 53/66 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009079675A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009079675 A2 20090702; WO 2009079675 A3 20091112; AT 506278 A2 20090715; AT 506278 A3 20091115; AT 506278 B1 20100315; CN 101952692 A 20110119; EP 2227678 A2 20100915; JP 2011506227 A 20110303; TW 200927626 A 20090701; US 2010312503 A1 20101209

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 2008000453 W 20081216; AT 21142007 A 20071221; CN 200880121920 A 20081216; EP 08864809 A 20081216; JP 2010538262 A 20081216; TW 97141126 A 20081027; US 80948408 A 20081216