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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Samson Ag, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Inventors:
Joerg Kiesbauer, Eppertshausen, DE;
Stefan Kolbenschlag, Darmstadt, DE;
Karl-Bernd Schaertner, Nidderau, DE;
Assignee:
SAMSON AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/02 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0075 (2013.01); F16K 37/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process valve () comprising a valve seat (), a flow restrictor (), a valve rod () and a drive unit () acting thereon, with a force measuring device () being connected between said drive unit () and said flow restrictor (). The invention is characterized in that said force measuring device () includes a spring (), and said force measuring device () comprises a travel measuring device () so as to allow the force acting on it to be determined based on the change in the deflection of the spring () caused by the force acting on it.