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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Diehl Metering Systems Gmbh, Nuremberg, DE;
Diehl Metering S.a.s, Saint Louis, FR;
Diehl Metering Systems GmbH, Nuremberg, DE;
Diehl Metering S.A.S., Saint Louis, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus, in particular a measuring device, for acquiring a consumption quantity, includes a housing, a circuit board disposed inside the housing, a communication device, and an antenna disposed on the circuit board. The communication device is adapted to transmit data at a given carrier frequency between the apparatus and an external device via the antenna. A dielectric with changeable permittivity with respect to the carrier frequency is disposed inside the housing. The circuit board and/or a metallic or metal-containing shielding device is disposed between the dielectric and the antenna and/or a minimum distance of the antenna from the dielectric is at least 30% or at least 50% of a maximum diameter of the interior of the housing.