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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Vega Grieshaber KG, Wolfach, DE;
Juergen Skowaisa, Schiltach, DE;
VEGA GRIESHABER KG, Wolfach, DE;
Abstract
A portable device for orienting a level measuring instrument on a container is provided. The device can be placed on a surface of the instrument. The device includes a tilt sensor configured to determine an inclination of the device and an inclination of the instrument; a processor configured to determine an alteration that is required in an orientation of the instrument on the basis of the inclination of the instrument, a dimension of the container, and a position of the instrument relative to the container, or on the basis of an angle of inclination to be set for the instrument on the container. The alteration in the orientation of the instrument can be displayed on a display device of the device. A level measuring system and a method for using a portable device to orient a level measuring instrument on a container are also provided.