公开(公告)号：US20070090296A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11537456

申请日：2006-09-29

申请人： Reed Hoyt ,  Scott Montain ,  Michael Wollowitz ,  Matthew Hickcox

发明人： Reed Hoyt ,  Scott Montain ,  Michael Wollowitz ,  Matthew Hickcox

IPC分类号： G01M3/08 ,  G01F23/00

CPC分类号： G01F3/10

摘要： An apparatus for monitoring the consumption of fluid by a user, particularly fluids being drank from a container. The apparatus may be used with wide variety of container types. The fluid monitoring unit uses a pair of gears in rotational engagement with each other such that fluid passes around them and rotation of at least one gear is indicative of fluid consumption. The gears in at least one exemplary embodiment are arranged to have low frictional resistance with respect to each other and their respective axles such that the gears quickly and easily rotate and over a wide fluid flow range. This allows the apparatus to accurately and consistently monitor fluid flow from very low flow rates to high flow rates and therefore provide very reliable consumption information. The apparatus in one exemplary embodiment includes an electromagnetic drinking straw embodiment that allows a user to monitor the consumption of fluids from virtually any container type.

摘要翻译： 一种用于监测使用者流体消耗的装置，特别是从容器中饮用的液体。 该装置可以用于各种各样的容器类型。 流体监测单元使用一对齿轮彼此旋转接合，使得流体绕过它们并且至少一个齿轮的旋转指示流体消耗。 至少一个示例性实施例中的齿轮布置成相对于彼此和它们各自的轴具有低摩擦阻力，使得齿轮快速且容易地旋转并且在宽的流体流动范围内。 这使得设备能够准确且一致地监测从非常低的流速到高流速的流体流动，并因此提供非常可靠的消耗信息。 在一个示例性实施例中的装置包括电磁吸管实施例，其允许用户监测来自几乎任何容器类型的流体的消耗。