Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
Apparatus for in-line checking of_the liquid level in phials, comprising: a) a conveyor device; b) a radiation emitter; c) a slot for calibrating said radiation; d) a detector for the radiation; e) electronic means for discrimination of the electric responses of the detector'and for storing them; f) means for setting the devices of.points b), d) and e) in readout condition; g) means for expelling the phials to be discarded; h) a control and check panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
Apparatus for in-line checking of_the liquid level in phials, comprising: a) a conveyor device; b) a radiation emitter; c) a slot for calibrating said radiation; d) a detector for the radiation; e) electronic means for discrimination of the electric responses of the detector'and for storing them; f) means for setting the devices of.points b), d) and e) in readout condition; g) means for expelling the phials to be discarded; h) a control and check panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the radiation emitter is so arranged as to direct the calibrated beam toward the surface of the liquid in the phial when the phial is filled to the desired level.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the radiation emitter is a photodiode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the radiation emitter is an infrared radiation emitting photodiode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the detector is a phototransistor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for setting the devices of points b), d) and e) in readout condition are actuated by the phial itself during its translating movement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the means for setting the devices of points b), d) and e) in reading condition are selected from the group consisting of photodiodes, photocells, mechanical switches and ultrasound switches.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for expelling the phials to be discarded is selected from the group consisting of electromagnets, solenoid valves and electric gearmotors.