Actaris S.a.s.

Itron Global Sarl

Itron France

Alain Cros

Laurent Demia

Serge Bulteau

Luc Benoit

The invention relates to a meter including a counter provided with an electronic display member and covered by a cap () presenting at least one window (A) enabling an electronic screen () that is centered on the vertical central axis (X) of the meter to be viewed, said cap () carrying official information on its outside face (). According to the invention, said cap () is pivotable about said axis (X) 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 (S, S) as said official information ().

Fluid meter with self-orientation of the screen and of the official information borne on the cover

An optical detector device for a counter, comprising a consumption indicator, formed from a rotating disc () with a section called active (A) and optical elements of the receiver and emitter types opposite the disc. The received signal from which is used to infer the number of rotations of the disc and which comprises at least two of the optical elements (A,B) of one type and at least one of the optical elements () of the other type. The section (A) is a reflecting section with a center angle of 45 to 225 DEG and the two optical elements of one type (A,B) are emitting elements, emitting a beam of light, where the lines connecting each trace (S(A), S(B)) of the beams on the disc () to the center of the disc form an angle at the center which is not zero.

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Creches sur Saone, France

Alain Cros