Fluid meter with self-orientation of the screen and of the official information borne on the cover
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a meter including a counter provided with an electronic display member and covered by a cap ( 2 ) presenting at least one window ( 2 A) enabling an electronic screen ( 3 ) that is centered on the vertical central axis (X) of the meter to be viewed, said cap ( 2 ) carrying official information on its outside face ( 4 ). According to the invention, said cap ( 2 ) is pivotable about said axis (X) and the meter includes at least one static sensor ( 5, 6 ) responsive to pivoting of said cap ( 2 ), said sensor controlling the display of said screen ( 3 ) in such a manner that the data displayed by the screen has the same reading direction (S 1 , S 2 ) as said official information ( 4 ).
1. A meter including a counter provided with an electronic display member and covered by a cap presenting at least one window enabling an electronic screen that is centered on the vertical central axis of the meter to be viewed, said cap carrying official information on its outside face, wherein said cap is pivotable about said axis and the meter includes at least one static sensor responsive to pivoting of said cap, said sensor controlling the display of said screen in such a manner that the data displayed by the screen has the same reading direction as said official information.
2. A meter according to claim 1 , wherein two reading directions are taken into consideration, said data displayed by the screen being capable of being in a first direction or in an opposite second direction.
3. A meter according to claim 1 , having two sensors located under the cap on the top face of the counter and diametrically opposite about said axis.
4. A meter according to the claim 3 , wherein said sensors are optical or capacitive sensors, and said cap includes an orifice located in register with one of the sensors when the screen is in register with said window.
5. A meter according to claim 4 , wherein said sensors are capacitive, and the cap includes a metal element placed facing the sensors when the screen is not in register with said window.
6. A meter according to claim 3 , wherein said sensors are also buttons for manually actuating the display of said screen.
7. A meter according to claim 6 , wherein said buttons wake up said screen.
8. A meter according to claim 3 , wherein said sensors are inductive or capacitive, and the cap includes a metal element located in register with the sensors when the screen is in register with said window.