Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Patent
1998-01-16
2000-08-08
Horabik, Michael
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
34087032, 73273, 7386179, G08B 2300
Patent
active
061008168
ABSTRACT:
An adapter module mounts on a utility meter having one or more meter dials. The adapter module has a cover and a mating bracket. The cover includes a plurality of bosses extending from a front side of the cover to a rear side of the cover. The bosses are spaced a predetermined distance from a cover perimeter to provide space for ribs inside the adapter to provide extra support. The cover also has a tamper-proof magnet housing extending from the rear side of said cover and a front battery chamber portion to receive a battery. The mating bracket has a rear battery chamber which, in combination with the front battery chamber, houses one or more batteries. The bracket also has a printed circuit board (PCB) chamber which is adapted to receive a PCB with electronics on-board. The bracket also has a recess which receives a dial dog. The dial dog has a gear for driving original dials of the meter. The dial dog is driven by a meter dog, which in turn is connected to a gear on the original meter. The dial dog has a magnet mounted therein to convert the gear rotations into magnetic pulses detectable by the electronics on the PCB. The magnetic pulse information is captured, digitized and transmitted to a remote location for processing.
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CellNet Data Systems, Inc.
Edwards, Jr. Timothy
Horabik Michael
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