MILK METER

摘要

Milk meter for measuring a flow rate of a milk flow, provided with an inlet, an outlet, and a liquid flow path from the inlet to the outlet. The milk meter has a measuring chamber and a float in the measuring chamber configured to float on milk. The milk meter determines the flow rate from the level of milk and the milk meter is provided with a magnetic unit for generating a magnetic field and the magnetic field varies in height direction of the measuring chamber, and the float has an electronic measuring unit for measuring the strength of the magnetic field. The measured strength of the magnetic field is a measure of the height at which the float is floating on the milk and the measured strength of the magnetic field is a measure of the flow rate of the milk flow.

主权项

1. A milk meter for measuring a flow rate of a milk flow, provided with an inlet to which, in use, the milk flow is supplied, an outlet where the milk flow leaves the milk meter, in use, and a liquid flow path extending from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the milk meter is provided with a measuring chamber which is included in the liquid flow path and a float which is in the measuring chamber and is configured to float on milk of the milk flow that is in the measuring chamber, wherein the milk meter is configured such that a level of milk in the measuring chamber depends on the flow rate of the milk flow, wherein in the float an electronic measuring unit is arranged for contactlessly measuring the height within the measuring chamber at which the float is floating on the milk in the measuring chamber so that the measured height is a measure of the flow rate of the milk flow, and wherein the electronic measuring unit is provided with a transmitter unit for wirelessly emitting a signal which comprises information about the measured flow rate of the milk flow.