IP Library Granted Patent US 8,531,653
Granted Patent B2
US 8,531,653 · App. 13/181,571 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Apparatus for the analysis of a fluid

Inventor: Ingo Schiffler (Freiburg, DE)
Assignee: Sick AG
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Patent No.
US 8,531,653
App. No.
13/181,571
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for the analysis of a fluid in a line or in a container, having an optoelectronic apparatus, including: at least two housing parts having housing flanges for flanging to a wall of the line or of the container so that the housing parts are disposed opposite one another; a light transmitter and a light receiver which define an optical measurement path between them within the line or the container; and an evaluation unit, the apparatus further having a temperature measurement apparatus and/or a pressure measuring apparatus, wherein, the temperature measuring apparatus is held extending parallel to the optical measurement path within the line or the container via a spacer or a dynamic pressure pipe of the pressure measuring apparatus and the spacer or the dynamic pressure pipe is fastened to an intermediate flange which can be inserted between one of the housing flanges and the wall.

Claims (9)

1. An apparatus for the analysis of a fluid in a line ( 13 ) or in a container, having an optoelectronic apparatus ( 14 ) for the optical analysis, comprising:

at least two housing parts ( 16 , 18 ) having housing flanges ( 42 , 44 ) for flanging to a wall of the line ( 13 ) or of the container so that the housing parts are disposed opposite one another;

a light transmitter ( 22 ) and a light receiver ( 24 ) which define an optical measurement path ( 33 ) between them within the line ( 13 ) or the container;

and an evaluation unit ( 28 ),

further having a temperature measurement apparatus ( 57 ) and/or a pressure measuring apparatus ( 59 ), wherein, for detecting the fluid temperature or fluid pressure in the region of the optical measurement path ( 33 ), the temperature measuring apparatus ( 57 ) is held extending parallel to the optical measurement path ( 33 ) within the line ( 13 ) or the container via a spacer ( 52 ) or a dynamic pressure pipe ( 54 ) of the pressure measuring apparatus ( 59 ) and the spacer ( 52 ) or the dynamic pressure pipe ( 54 ) is fastened to an intermediate flange ( 50 ) which can be inserted between one of the housing flanges ( 42 and 44 respectively) and the wall.

2. An apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the feed lines ( 60 , 62 ) are conducted to a temperature sensor ( 56 ) of the temperature measurement apparatus ( 57 ) or to a pressure sensor ( 58 ) of the pressure measurement apparatus ( 59 ) by the intermediate flange ( 50 ).

3. An apparatus in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the feed lines ( 60 ) are conducted to the temperature sensor ( 56 ) into the spacer ( 52 ).

4. An apparatus in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the intermediate flange ( 50 ) has connector plugs ( 60 ) for connecting the feed lines ( 60 , 62 ) to the evaluation unit ( 28 ).

5. An apparatus in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the intermediate flange ( 50 ) has connector plugs ( 60 ) for connecting the feed lines ( 60 , 62 ) to the evaluation unit ( 28 ).

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 16, 2026
From: SICK AG
To: ENDRESS+HAUSER SICK GMBH+CO. KG
Reel/Frame 073492/0458 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2012
From: SICK MAIHAK GMBH
To: SICK AG
Reel/Frame 028509/0201 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2011
From: SCHIFFLER, INGO
To: SICK MAIHAK GMBH
Reel/Frame 026597/0577 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 10171905 · Aug 4, 2010 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120033203A1 · Feb 9, 2012