Apparatus for detecting the level of a particulate material

Details Apparatus for detecting the level of a particulate material Apparatus for detecting the level of a particulate material

1975-08-08

1977-01-18

Queisser, Richard C.

Measuring and testing

Liquid level or depth gauge

200 6121, G01F 2300, H01H 3600

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040032582

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for detecting the level or quantity of a particulate material contained in a vessel by means of an agitating and/or delivering member while agitating the particulate material which needs to be agitated from time to time. The agitating member is arranged in the vessel for rotation about a horizontal axis, the center of gravity of the agitating member deviating from said horizontal axis. A driving and a driven disks disposed in spaced juxtaposed relationship constitute drive means for driving the agitating member. Arranged between the driving and driven disks is coupling means which, while permitting the disks to rotate relative to each other through a predetermined angle, connects the two disks to each other when the disks reach an end of said angle. Thus, when the agitating member is drawing, during its movement, near the upper surface of the particulate material in the vessel, it is disconnected from the drive source due to its eccentricity while the two disks are moving through said angle, and further moves by its own weight till it reaches the upper surface of the particulate material where it temporarily remains stationary. The angular position reached by the driven disk at this time indicates the level or the gravity of the particulate material in the vessel. Detection of the level of particulate material can be readily achieved by observing the angular relationship of the two disks at the time when the agitating member becomes stationary.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3575130 (1971-04-01), Altmann
patent: 3896279 (1975-07-01), Sugawara

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