Patent ID: 11910962
Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 10:
11. A dispenser for dispensing consumable, the consumable being web material, the dispenser comprising:
a storage section arranged to hold and support the consumable;
a loading opening arranged for filling up the dispenser with the consumable;
a dispensing opening from which the consumable is arranged to be lead for dispensing thereof; and
a sensor device arranged to detect a filling status of the consumable in the dispenser, the filling status relating to a spatial extension of the consumable in the dispenser, the sensor device comprising:
a capacitive sensor comprising an elongated and planar sensor area; and
a first measurement section configured to measure the filling status of the dispenser;
wherein the capacitive sensor is configured with a first channel and a second channel; and
wherein the first measurement section is configured to measure the filling status of the dispenser based on changes in capacitance detected by the first channel and the second channel.