Measuring device for measuring a volume variation of liquid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018100752-A1
Application number	US-201715464312-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Oct 11, 2016
Publication date	Apr 12, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A measuring device includes a first body, a second body slidably combined with the first body, a first pressure sensing component, and a control unit. The first body is for supporting a cup receiving liquid. The first pressure sensing component is disposed between the first body and the second body for sensing weight of the cup and the liquid and generating a signal corresponding to the weight. The control unit is electrically connected to the first pressure sensing component. The control unit determines a volume variation of the liquid according to a weight variation of the cup and the liquid calculated based on a difference between signals transmitted from the first pressure sensing component at different time points.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A measuring device adapted for measuring a volume variation of liquid, the measuring device comprising:
a first body configured to support a cup receiving the liquid; at least one second body slidably combined with the first body and configured to be held; at least one first pressure sensing component disposed between the first body and the at least one second body to sense weight of the cup and the liquid so as to generate a signal corresponding to the weight; and a control unit electrically connected to the at least one first pressure sensing component and determining a volume variation of the liquid according to a weight variation of the cup and the liquid calculated based on a difference between signals transmitted from the at least one first pressure sensing component at different time points.

2 . The measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first pressure sensing component is disposed on one of the first body and the at least one second body, the measuring device further comprises at least one abutting component disposed on the other one of the first body and the at least one second body and located at a position corresponding to the at least one first pressure sensing component, and the at least one abutting component is forced to press the at least one first pressure sensing component when the weight acts on the at least one abutting component, so that the at least one first pressure sensing component generates the signal corresponding to the weight.

3 . The measuring device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one abutting component protrudes from the first body, and the at least one first pressure sensing component protrudes from the at least one second body.

4 . The measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the first body and the at least one second body are respectively an inner cup sleeve and an outer cup sleeve sheathed with each other.

5 . The measuring device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sliding assembly, the sliding assembly comprising a sliding track and a receiving portion receiving the sliding track, the sliding track and the receiving portion being respectively disposed on one and the other one of the first body and the at least one second body, so as to allow the first body to slide relative to the at least one second body to press the at least one first pressure sensing component when the weight acts on the first body.

6 . The measuring device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one sliding assembly further comprises a recovering component connected to the sliding track to bias the first body to recover relative to the at least one second body.

7 . The measuring device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one sliding assembly further comprises a restraining component to restrain a sliding displacement of the sliding track.

8 . The measuring device of claim 5 , wherein the sliding track is fixed on the first body, the measuring device further comprises at least one abutting component, the at least one second body comprises a holding portion, the receiving portion is formed on the holding portion, the sliding track and the at least one abutting component are installed inside the receiving portion, and the at least one first pressure sensing component is fixed inside the receiving portion and located at a position corresponding to the at least one abutting component.

9 . The measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the first body is a cup sleeve, the cup sleeve is formed by two flexible or bendable plates, and two ends of one of the two flexible or bendable plates are connected to two ends of the other one of the two flexible or bendable plates, so that the first body is switched between a folding status or a unfolding status.

10 . The measuring device of claim 9 , further comprising at least one second pressure sensing component disposed on a side wall of the first body and electrically connected to the control unit, the at least one second pressure sensing component sensing the weight to generate a signal corresponding to the weight when the first body supports the cup at the folding status and a horizontal position, and the control unit further determining the volume variation of the liquid according to the weight variation of the cup and the liquid calculated based on a difference between signals transmitted from the at least one second pressure sensing component at different time points.

11 . The measuring device of claim 10 , further comprising at least one protecting cover and at least one platform, at least one accommodating slot being formed on the side wall of the first body, the at least one platform being disposed inside the at least one accommodating slot, the at least one second pressure sensing component being disposed on the at least one platform, the at least one protecting cover covering the at least one accommodating slot, and a surface of the at least one protecting cover protruding from a surface of the side wall of the first body, so as to support the cup.

12 . The measuring device of claim 10 , further comprising an angle detecting component electrically connected to the control unit, the control unit determining the measuring device is located at the horizontal position or a non-horizontal position according to a detecting result of the angle detecting component, the control unit determining the volume variation of the liquid according to the difference between the signals transmitted from the at least one second pressure sensing component at different time points when the control unit determines the measuring device is located at the horizontal position, and the control unit determining the volume variation of the liquid according to the difference between the signals transmitted from the at least one first pressure sensing component at different time points when the control unit determines the measuring device is located at the non-horizontal position.

13 . The measuring device of claim 9 , wherein the first body is made of resilient material.

14 . The measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the first body is a cup sleeve, and the at least one second body comprises two sliding plates slidably disposed on two opposite side walls of the cup sleeve.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Hsiao Wen-Hsin
• Weng Hao-Chen
• Chen Shiuan-De
• Huang Chien
• Lee Wei-Kuo

Classifications

• A47G23/14

  combined with underlays {or holders}, e.g. for glasses · CPC title

• A47G23/16

  combined with drinking vessels or with lids therefor · CPC title

• G01F23/20 Primary

  by measurement of weight, e.g. to determine the level of stored liquefied gas · CPC title

• G01F22/02 Primary

  involving measurement of pressure · CPC title