![]() Measuring device for detecting at least one parameter of a liquid
专利摘要:
Measuring device (1) for detecting at least one parameter of a liquid (2), in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, comprising at least one sensor (3, 4), at least one device for supplying energy to at least the at least one sensor (3, 4), and at least a device for forwarding data to and / or from the at least one sensor (3, 4), wherein the measuring device (1) in at least a first assembly (5) and a second, spatially separated from the first assembly (5) second Subassembly (6) is divided, and the two assemblies (5, 6) are electromagnetically via at least one induction device (7) in operative connection with each other. 公开号:AT514640A1 申请号:T587/2013 申请日:2013-07-22 公开日:2015-02-15 发明作者: 申请人:Hagleitner Hans Georg; IPC主号:
专利说明:
The invention relates to a measuring device for detecting at least one parameter of a liquid, in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, comprising at least one sensor, at least one device for supplying energy to at least the at least one sensor and at least one device for forwarding data to and / or from the at least one sensor. The invention further relates to a tank for holding a liquid, in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, with a wall delimiting the tank to the outside, wherein the wall has an inside and an outside. Finally, the invention relates to a metering device, in particular for dishwashers or washing machines. Measuring devices of the type mentioned are generally known from the prior art. In connection with the measurement of parameters, in particular the conductivity, of a cleaning liquid, they are described, for example, in DE 103 31 401 and in DE 36 20 900. Above all, the use in cleaning fluids, such as wash liquors, is associated with special challenges, since such liquids are highly corrosive and partly - depending on where the measuring device is used - a significant pollution load, which can lead to deposits, exhibit. These factors can be detrimental - direct on the functionality of the sensors, - the attachment of the measuring equipment, for example to a tank containing the liquid in question, and - the passage of cables through which the energy and data are transmitted through the wall of a tank such tanks. For example, if it is a sensor for detecting the conductivity, with the help of which typically the concentration of a cleaning agent is determined in a cleaning liquid, it comes with conductive conductivity sensors often calcifications and deposits, whereby a too low conductivity is measured. This results in an overdose of the cleaning agent, which aggravates the problem even further, so that the sensors must be replaced in relatively short time intervals. As far as the attachment of the measuring devices and the cable bushings are concerned, bores, rivets and the like are generally required for this purpose on the wall of a tank, which are particularly exposed to signs of wear. These can subsequently be used e.g. lead to leakage of cleaning fluid or electrical short circuits. The elimination of all these problems requires premature and costly repair measures, which can result in expensive plant shutdowns, especially in commercially used rinsing or washing machines. The present invention is therefore based on the object to remedy the above-described, known from the prior art problems. This object is achieved by the features of the independent claims 1,10 and 12. As regards the measuring device for detecting at least one parameter of a liquid, in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, it is thus provided according to the invention that the measuring device is subdivided into at least one first assembly and a second, second assembly spatially separated from the first assembly, and the two assemblies are in operative connection with each other electromagnetically via at least one induction device. The first assembly of the measuring device advantageously comprises the at least one sensor, a part of the at least one device for power supply and a part of the at least one device for forwarding data, and the second module the two remaining parts of the at least one device for power supply and the at least a device for forwarding data. The at least one induction device can be technically realized in a simple manner by having at least two coils, wherein one of the two coils of the first assembly and the other of the two coils of the second assembly of the measuring device is included. In view of the present invention, it is important that energy and data can be transmitted without contact, for example through the wall of a liquid tank, by means of such an induction device via electromagnetic fields. This completely eliminates the need for cable penetrations or a power supply by batteries. In order at the same time to obviate the need for permanent holders for the at least one measuring device, it has proven to be advantageous that the two assemblies of the measuring device each comprise a permanent magnet, wherein the permanent magnets are arranged to each other so that they attract each other. Assigning now the two modules of the measuring device opposite to a wall of a liquid tank, it is ensured by means of the permanent magnets that hold the two modules mutually. In addition, this type of fastening has two further advantages, namely that the measuring device can be arranged at any point and can also be displaced later, and secondly that centering of the two assemblies relative to one another takes place by means of the permanent magnets. As already stated in the introduction, the detection of at least one parameter of a liquid poses a particular challenge with regard to the sensors used, which are, for example, a temperature sensor, level sensor, pH sensor, turbidity sensor and / or conductivity sensor can, dar. As regards, for example, the detection of conductivity, it has proven to be advantageous to use inductive instead of conductive conductivity sensors, that is to say conductivity sensors which have at least one transmitter coil and one receiver coil. The two coils can be integrated in an annular housing, wherein a bore is guided through the ring and the coils integrated therein. The liquid to be measured encloses the ring and is also located in the hole. A sinusoidal AC voltage is applied to the transmitter coil. The result is a current in the liquid that is proportional to the conductivity. This current in turn generates a voltage in the receiver coil. By measuring this voltage, the conductivity is determined. For metrological correction of the conductivity value, a temperature sensor may also be provided. Such an inductive measuring method of the conductivity is not or only slightly influenced by deposits of ingredients that are the liquid. In order to further increase the protection against corrosion damage and the like, it is provided according to an advantageous embodiment that one of the two, preferably both, assemblies of the measuring device is at least partially disposed in a potting. Further, structurally advantageous embodiments of the measuring device can be found in the dependent claims 8 and 9. Particular mention should be made of an embodiment in which the first module and the second module of the measuring device have at least one processor-controlled device, preferably at least one microcontroller or microprocessor, and at least one device for data modulation. In this way, it is possible to transmit the energy required for supplying at least the at least one sensor as well as the data sent to the sensor or the data received from the sensor simultaneously by means of a single induction device. For this purpose, the data are modulated onto the carrier frequency for energy transmission or recovered by means of demodulation after transmission between the modules. Advantageously, a carrier frequency of about 10 kHz - 10 MHz is used. As stated above, the invention also relates to a tank for receiving a liquid, in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, with a wall delimiting the tank to the outside, wherein the wall has an inside and an outside. It is provided that the tank comprises at least one measuring device according to the invention, wherein the first assembly of the measuring device is arranged on the inside of the wall and the second assembly of the measuring device on the outside of the wall. By inside, that side of the wall is meant, which faces the interior of the tank or comes into contact with the liquid absorbed by the tank. Preferably, the wall in question at least partially, in particular completely, made of stainless steel. And finally, protection is also desired for a metering device, in particular for dishwashers or washing machines, wherein the metering device comprises at least one measuring device according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein depending on signals from the measuring device, a cleaning or disinfecting liquid in different amounts and / or concentration is delivered. Advantageously, the dosing device further comprises at least one preparation device for producing a liquid, in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, wherein a means, in particular a cleaning or disinfecting agent, and a rinsing medium for rinsing the agent can be introduced into the preparation device. The agent which can be introduced into the treatment device can be in powder, granule or block form, for example. The flushing medium is, for example, water. Furthermore, it has proved to be advantageous that the metering device comprises at least one tank according to the invention, wherein the tank is connected to at least one inlet and a drain for the liquid, and wherein the treatment device is in communication with the tank via the at least one inlet. If the measuring device arranged in or on the tank moreover comprises at least one conductivity sensor, then the arrangement of processing device and tank can advantageously be further developed in such a way that the flushing out of the material into the liquid takes place metered. For this purpose, a control or regulating device is provided, which is in communication with the measuring device and the processing device. Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the figures and the following description of the figures. It shows 1 shows a schematically illustrated part of a metering device, Fig. 2 is a schematically illustrated block diagram of a measuring device and 3 shows a schematically illustrated cross-sectional view along a horizontal plane through the measuring device. FIG. 1 schematically shows a part of a metering device 25, such a metering device 25 being used, for example, in commercially used dishwashers or washing machines. The metering device 25 comprises a treatment device 28 for producing a cleaning or disinfecting liquid 2. For this purpose, a cleaning or disinfecting material 29 - is provided here - in block-shaped form. It may be arranged, for example, on a sieve-shaped insert 36. For rinsing out the cleaning or disinfecting material 29, a rinsing medium 30, for example water, is supplied to the treatment device 28 via an inlet 32. In order to ensure the most efficient rinsing, the rinsing medium 30 can be sprayed finely distributed onto the block-shaped material 29, for example, by means of a nozzle. The combination of the flushed material 29 and the flushing medium 30 forms the cleaning or disinfecting liquid 2, it being irrelevant for the present invention whether it is a concentrate or a suspension liquid or whether the material is dissolved in the flushing medium. The liquid 2 is supplied after its preparation via an inlet 26 a tank 21 of the dishwasher. This tank 21 has a wall 22 delimiting the tank 21 to the outside, wherein the wall 22 has an inside 23 facing the interior of the tank 21 and an outside 24. The wall 22 may be made of stainless steel, for example. The tank 21 also has, in addition, a drain 27, via which the cleaning or disinfecting liquid 2 can be supplied to its further destination. While in the illustrated embodiment, the tank 21 is part of the metering device, the tank can also be removed, for example, be arranged in a dishwasher containing a wash liquor. Then 37 contaminated wash liquor is drained or pumped through the process. For the detection of parameters of the wash liquor 2, a measuring device 1 is provided, which consists of two assemblies 5 and 6, wherein the first assembly 5 on the inside 23 of the wall 22 and the second assembly 6 on the outside 24 of the wall 22 is arranged. The measuring device 1 is connected via a signal line or a bus 35 to a control or regulating device 31, wherein the control or regulating device 31 is connected via a further signal line 34 with a valve 33, which is arranged in the inlet 32 for the processing device 28 is. If the first assembly 5 comprises a conductivity sensor with the aid of which the concentration of the material 29 in the liquid 2 can be determined, it is possible by means of the control or regulating device 31 to set a specific concentration value in the liquid 2: If the measured concentration value is too high low, the valve 33 is opened further to increase the proportion of flushed material 29 in the wash liquor 2, and vice versa. Further features of the measuring device 1 according to a preferred embodiment can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3. As already stated, the measuring device 1 is subdivided into a first subassembly 5 and a second subassembly 6 spatially separated from the first subassembly 5. Each of the two assemblies 5 and 6 each comprise a coil 15 and 16, respectively, part of the Induction device 7 are, via which the two assemblies 5 and 6 are electromagnetically in operative connection with each other. The first assembly 5, which is arranged on the inside 23 of the wall 22 of the tank 21, further comprises a conductivity sensor 3, this conductivity sensor 3 having a transmitter coil 8 and a receiver coil 9, and a temperature sensor 4. The two coils 8 and 9 of the conductivity sensor 3 are arranged in an annular housing, wherein the housing has a central bore 37 through which the liquid to be measured 2 can pass. The second module 6 is arranged on the outside 24 of the wall 22. It has an interface 10, here in the form of a bus interface, for the transmission of electrical energy and data. As further electronic components, the two assemblies 5 and 6 each comprise a microcontroller 17 or 18 and a data modulation device 19 or 20. By means of this construction of the measuring device 1, it is possible on the one hand to transmit the electrical energy provided via the interface 10 to the electronic components of the first module 5, in particular to the sensors 3 and 4. For this purpose, a carrier frequency of about 10 kHZ - 10 MHz is provided. On the other hand, with the data modulation devices 19 and 20 in combination with the microcontrollers 17 and 18, data to be sent to or received from the sensors 3 and 4 can be modulated onto the carrier frequency for energy transfer or after transmission between the modules 5 and 6 can be recovered by demodulation. Overall, in this structure, the measuring device 1, only a single induction device 7 is required to transmit electrical energy and data between the two modules 5 and 6 and without holes or the like would be necessary for lines through the wall 22. 3, the two assemblies 5 and 6 of the measuring device 1 are each arranged in a potting 11 and 12, which is particularly important in the first assembly 5, since on this way, the individual components of the assembly, for example protected against deposits and corrosion damage. In Fig. 3, two permanent magnets 13 and 14 are further indicated schematically, wherein one of the two permanent magnets 13 in the first assembly 5 and the second of the two permanent magnets 14 in the second assembly 6 is arranged. The two magnets 13 and 14 are aligned with each other so that they exert an attractive force on each other. In this way, the two assemblies 5 and 6 hold each other. In addition, via the magnets 13 and 14, a centering of the assemblies 5 and 6 to each other. The housing 12 of the outer assembly 6 can also be fixed. The assemblies 5 and 6 also comprise two electronic boards 38 and 39, on which all necessary electronic components of the device for powering the sensors 3 and 4 and the device for forwarding data to and from the sensors 3 and 4 are arranged. Finally, in FIG. 3, the interface 10 is also schematically indicated, to which a cable-in the concrete embodiment a bus cable-can be connected, via which the necessary electrical energy is supplied to the measuring device 1 on the one hand and data exchange on the other hand the measuring device 1 or the sensors 3 and 4 takes place. The term tank in the context of the present invention essentially means a container for holding a liquid, in which the liquid hardly or only insignificantly moves. In the context of the present invention, the term tank should also include a device in which the liquid is not only received, but also moves, for example in the form of a flow-through pipe. The measuring device according to the invention can also be arranged and advantageously used in such a tube. Innsbruck, on July 19, 2013
权利要求:
Claims (15) [1] 1. Measuring device (1) for detecting at least one parameter of a liquid (2), in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, comprising - at least one sensor (3, 4), - at least one device for supplying energy to at least the at least one sensor (3 , 4), and - at least one device for forwarding data to and / or from the at least one sensor (3, 4), characterized in that - the measuring device (1) in at least a first assembly (5) and a second , spatially separated from the first module (5) second subassembly (6) is divided, and - the two assemblies (5, 6) are electromagnetically via at least one induction device (7) in operative connection with each other. [2] 2. Measuring device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that - the first module (5) of the measuring device, the at least one sensor (3, 4), a part of the at least one device for power supply and a part of the at least one device for forwarding of data, and - the second assembly (6) comprises the two remaining parts of the at least one power supply device and the at least one data transferring device. [3] 3. Measuring device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the at least one induction device (7) has at least two coils (15, 16), wherein one of the two coils (15) of the first assembly (5) and the another of the two coils (16) of the second assembly (6) of the measuring device (1) is included. [4] 4. Measuring device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the two assemblies (5, 6) of the measuring device (1) each comprise at least one permanent magnet (13,14), wherein the permanent magnets (13, 14) are arranged to each other so that they attract each other. [5] 5. Measuring device (1) according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that the measuring device (1) comprises at least one temperature sensor (4), level sensor, pH sensor, turbidity sensor and / or conductivity sensor (3). [6] 6. Measuring device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the measuring device (1) comprises at least one conductivity sensor (3), wherein the conductivity sensor (3) has at least one transmitter coil (8) and a receiver coil (9) , [7] 7. Measuring device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that one of the two, preferably both, assemblies (5, 6) of the measuring device (1) at least partially in a Vergussgehäuse (11,12) is arranged. [8] 8. Measuring device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the second assembly (6) of the measuring device (1) has at least one interface (10) for transmitting data and / or electrical energy. [9] 9. Measuring device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the first assembly (5) and / or the second assembly (6) of the measuring device (1) - at least one processor-controlled device (17, 18), preferably at least one microcontroller, microprocessor or logic, and / or - at least one data modulation device (19, 20), - and / or a device for storing data. [10] 10. Tank (21) for receiving a liquid (2), in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, with a the tank (21) delimiting outwardly wall (22), wherein the wall (22) has an inside (23) and an outside ( 24), characterized in that the tank (21) comprises a measuring device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first assembly (5) of the measuring device (1) on the inside (23) of the wall (22). and the second assembly (6) of the measuring device (1) on the outer side (24) of the wall (22) is arranged. [11] 11. Tank (21) according to claim 10, characterized in that the wall (22) at least partially, in particular completely, consists of stainless steel. [12] 12. dosing device (25), in particular for rinsing or washing machines, characterized in that the dosing device (25) comprises at least one measuring device according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a cleaning or disinfecting liquid in different depending on signals from the measuring device Quantity and / or concentration is delivered. [13] 13. Dosing device (25) according to claim 12, characterized in that the metering device (25) at least one processing device (28) for creating a liquid (2), in particular a cleaning or disinfecting liquid, wherein in the processing device (28) a Means (29), in particular a cleaning or disinfecting agent, and a flushing medium (30) for flushing the agent (29) can be introduced. [14] 14, metering device (25) according to claim 13, characterized in that the metering device (25) comprises at least one tank (21) according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the tank (21) with at least one inlet (26) and a drain (27 ) is connected to the liquid, and wherein the treatment device (28) with the tank (21) via the at least one inlet (26) is in communication. [15] 15. Dosing device (25) according to claim 14, wherein the measuring device (1) arranged in or on the tank (21) comprises at least one conductivity sensor (3), characterized in that a control or regulating device (31) for metering the material ( 29) is provided in the liquid (2), wherein the control or regulating device (31) with the measuring device (1) and the processing device (28) is in communication. Innsbruck, on July 19, 2013
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