Title:
A LIQUID POUR METERING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/175693
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention relates to a liquid pour metering device (21, 51, 81, 101) as well as a system (111) and method of monitoring dispensing of liquid from a liquid container (113). The device (21, 51) comprises a body defining a liquid passageway (7) having an inlet (9) at one end and an outlet (11) at the other end, the liquid passageway having a mechanical portion controller (1) therein comprising a ball bearing (13) moveable along at least portion of the length of the liquid passageway. There is provided a motion sensor (23) to detect when a pour operation has commenced and a ball bearing sensor (25) operable to detect the end of the pour operation. There is further provided a timer (29) and a transmitter (31) for transmitting data relating to the length of time required to perform the pour operation. By having such a device, it is possible to accurately determine whether the pour is a true pour, a non-pour or an overpour using a mechanical portion controller (1) in a liquid pour metering system thereby obviating the problems of inaccuracies and power requirements of the known systems. The recorded sales may also be compared to registered sales to highlight discrepancies and prevent theft.
Inventors:
BOND SHANE (IE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/062118
Publication Date:
February 21, 2013
Filing Date:
June 22, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PREC FLO LTD (IE)
BOND SHANE (IE)
BOND SHANE (IE)
International Classes:
G01F11/26
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008079401A1 | 2008-07-03 |
Foreign References:
| US5505349A | 1996-04-09 | |||
| US20050195082A1 | 2005-09-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
O'Connor, Michael (Furze RoadSandyford, Dublin 18, IE)
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