Field device of measuring and automation technology

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11003169-B2
Application number	US-201716091196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to a field device of measuring and automation technology. The field device has a radio module for providing access to an operating electronics of the field device. Such access enables the exchange of information between the operating electronics and a user. The radio module can be turned on by a first input signal sequence composed of accelerations of the field device housing and can be turned off by a second input signal sequence. A field device of the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 1.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A field device of measuring and automation technology, comprising:
a housing with a housing body defining a housing chamber with a housing wall, wherein the housing wall surrounds the housing chamber;
a measuring transducer configured to register a measured variable;
an operating electronics configured to operate the measuring transducer and provide a signal dependent on the measured variable, wherein the operating electronics is disposed in the housing chamber, and wherein the operating electronics is electronically coupled with the measuring transducer;
a radio module configured to transmit information, wherein the radio module is electronically coupled with the operating electronics, wherein the radio module is disposed in the housing chamber; and
an acceleration sensor disposed in the housing chamber, wherein the acceleration sensor registers an acceleration of the housing body, and wherein the operating electronics is electronically coupled with the acceleration sensor and is further configured to interpret a sequence of accelerations generated by mechanical interaction between a user and the housing as an input signal sequence used for control of the operating electronics;
wherein the radio module is activated by a first input signal sequence and is deactivated by a second input signal sequence;
wherein the operating electronics is configured to analyze an acceleration value measured by the acceleration signal and to register an exceedance of an acceleration limit value as an input signal; and
wherein the acceleration sensor or the operating electronics is configured to utilize oscillation frequencies ascertained for analysis of the acceleration values.

2. The field device of claim 1 , wherein the radio module is a Bluetooth radio module.

3. The field device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display unit;
wherein the display unit is inset in the housing wall, is electronically coupled with the operating electronics, and displays a first set of parameters in a first mode;
wherein the display unit is triggered by the operating electronics or a third input signal sequence to display at least a second set of parameters.

4. The field device of claim 3 , wherein the display unit includes a display or an LED element.

5. The field device of claim 4 , wherein the exceedance of the acceleration limit value is registrable by the acceleration sensor as the input signal, and wherein the input signal or a registered input signal sequence registered by the acceleration sensor is registrable by the operating electronics.

6. The field device of claim 5 , wherein the acceleration sensor or the operating electronics is configured to utilize acceleration values relative to one, two, or three spatial axes for registering the input signal or the registered input signal sequence.

7. The field device of claim 5 , wherein detecting the registered input signal sequence is based on analysis of time intervals, amplitudes, or a number of input signals of the registered input signal sequence.

8. The field device of claim 1 , wherein the first input signal sequence and the second input signal sequence are equal.

9. The field device of claim 1 , wherein two input signal sequences are separated by a time interval of at least 3 seconds.

10. The field device of claim 1 , wherein the measuring transducer is disposed in the housing chamber.

11. The field device of claim 1 , wherein the measured variable is one of a volume flow, mass flow, density, viscosity, temperature, pressure, fill level, pH-value, electrical conductivity, electrical current, electrical voltage, capacitance, inductance, transmission of electromagnetic radiation, absorption of electromagnetic radiation, transmission of sound signals, and transmission of sound signals.

Assignees

• Flowtec Ag

Inventors

• Weiss Steffen
• Tschudin Beat
• Worreth Bruno
• Bier Thomas
• Matt Christian

Classifications

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F2200/1636

  Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing · CPC title

• G05B2219/31121

  Fielddevice, field controller, interface connected to fieldbus · CPC title

• G05B2219/25428

  Field device · CPC title

• G05B19/4155 Primary

  characterised by program execution, i.e. part program or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a program · CPC title