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Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Endress+hauser Flowtec Ag, Reinach, CH;

Inventors:

Thomas Küng, Münchenstein, CH;

Fabio Schraner, Basel, CH;

Dominik Voglgsang, Binzen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/34 (2006.01); B65B 3/30 (2006.01); G01F 15/00 (2006.01); G01F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/34 (2013.01); B65B 3/30 (2013.01); G01F 13/006 (2013.01); G01F 15/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure recites a method for time controlled carrying out of a filling process including steps of beginning a first flow measurement before or during the start of a filling of a first container, starting the filling of the first container at a first point in time, and ending the filling of the first container at a second point in time, wherein the second point in time is predetermined by a set, first time interval. The starting and ending steps are repeated for filling a second container. The method also includes ending the first flow measurement and ascertaining a total flow of the preceding fillings, comparing an actual value ascertained from the total flow a predetermined, desired value, and-adapting the first time interval based on the comparing step. An apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a control setup for time controlled fill amount control and a flowmeter.


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