Remote gas meter reading device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote gas metering device wherein numerals on a metering panel of a meter for displaying the amount of gas consumed after being supplied from an LPG gas container to a place of consumption (a house or a commercial venue) are reflected on a reflecting mirror, the numerals reflected on the reflecting mirror are photographed by a camera, and the obtained image data is transmitted to a computer of a gas supplier at a remote location. A remote gas metering device according to the present invention is characterized in that a reflecting mirror (30) is positioned at the same height as that of a metering panel (11) of a meter (10) for displaying the amount of gas consumed after being supplied to a place of consumption and is arranged to be adjacent to and to slope toward the metering panel (11); numerals on the metering panel (11) of the meter (10) are reflected on the reflecting mirror (30); a camera (40) is arranged below the reflecting mirror (30) so as to face the reflecting mirror (30) such that the camera (40) photographs the numerals on the metering panel (11) reflected on the reflecting mirror (30); the image obtained by the camera (40) is transmitted to a computer of the gas supplier; and the computer of the gas supplier reads the numerals from the image and calculates the amount of gas consumed at the place of consumption.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a remote gas meter reading device, in which the numbers on the instrument panel of the meter displaying the amount of gas supplied from the LPG gas tank to the place of use (household and business place) are reflected on the reflector, and the camera is reflected on the reflector The digital camera will take pictures, and the captured image data will be sent to the computer of the gas supplier located at the remote site. Background technique [0002] Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2001-0045084 (published on June 5, 2001) introduces "Gas Remote Meter Reading, Gas Source Switching, and Alarm Generating Device". [0003] The gas remote meter reading, gas source switching, and alarm generating devices are composed of: an automatic switch, which switches the gas supply from two gas barrels, and generates a corresponding signal; a gas meter, which monitors the consumed gas The amount is detected and displayed, ...

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[0007] However, in the transmission system for remote meter reading of the LPG storage tank, there is no specific description that the storage tank remaining quantity meter measures the remaining quantity of the LPG storage tank and the meter reading department reads the meter of the gas remaining quantity state of the gas meter. constitute

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