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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventors:
Ludwig Clüsserath, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Matthias Damerow, Uelversheim, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C 3/26 (2006.01); B67C 3/28 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C 3/26 (2013.01); B67C 3/285 (2013.01); G01F 23/2965 (2013.01); G01F 23/2968 (2013.01); B67C 2003/2685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filling element includes a filling-level sensor having an oscillating body disposed to interact with fluid that is in a container being filled. A change in the oscillation of the body, triggered either electromechanically or by fluid flow, provides information indicative of filling level.