FILLING ADAPTER (MAINTENANCE CHECK)

Abstract

A filling adapter for a container to be filled with media, in particular for the filling of containers on assembly lines for the production of motor vehicles where the filling adapter is equipped with a hose pack, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic lines. An electronic assembly (ID chip) for a maintenance check is integrated in the adapter head of the filling adapter, which assembly detects the number of use cycles of the filling adapter and compares said number with parameters which can be set in advance in such a way that when said parameters are approached, at least one prior warning is triggered, and when said parameters are reached, an associated controller is informed about the maintenance which is now due.

Claims

1. A filling adapter for a container to be filled with media, in particular for the initial filling of containers with operating substances on assembly lines for the production of motor vehicles, wherein the filling adapter is equipped with a hose pack, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic lines, wherein an electronic assembly is integrated in the adapter head of the filling adapter for maintenance check, which detects the number of use cycles of the filling adapter and compares said number with parameters which can be set in advance in such a way that when said parameters are approached, at least one prior warning is triggered, and when said parameters are reached, an associated controller is informed about the maintenance which is now due.

2. The filling adapter according to claim 1, wherein the prior warning is transmitted directly to the worker at the filling station and/or to a control center.

3. The filling adapter according to claim 1, wherein the adapter head is configured with an electronic interface via which a special software provides information about performed maintenance operations and can switch the electronic assembly to a new initial state for recording the number of utilization cycles of the filling adapter for maintenance monitoring.

Description

DRAWINGS

[0014] The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 1 is a cross-view of the disclosure.

[0016] Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawing.

[0018] The figure shows an embodiment of the disclosure. It shows the fundamental design of a filling adapter having an adapter head 1, a terminal housing 2 for a hose pack 3, and a station controller 4. An electronic assembly 6 that is in an operative connection with the station controller via an electronic adapter circuit 7 is integrated in the adapter head 1 for maintenance checking. The electronic assembly 6, preferably an ID chip, detects the number of use cycles of the filling adapter and compares said number with parameters which can be set in advance in such a way that when said parameters are approached, at least one prior warning is triggered, and when said parameters are reached, an associated controller 4 is informed about the maintenance which is now due.

[0019] Furthermore, an electronic interface 5 is configured on the adapter head 1. This interface 5 uses a special software to provide information about performed maintenance operations and can switch the electronic assembly/ID chip 6 to a new initial state for recording the number of utilization cycles of the filling adapter for maintenance monitoring.

[0020] The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.