Patent ID: 7322227
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A tank container with an electronic monitoring device, comprising: a tank barrel and a container frame for supporting said tank barrel, said tank barrel being further provided with a valve assembly and a valve assembly protection box for enclosing and protecting said valve assembly, wherein said electronic monitoring device is installed inside said valve assembly protection box and further includes: a sensor for detecting a leakage condition of substances contained in said tank container and transmitting an information data related to the leakage condition; a data processing module connected with said sensor for processing the data related to the leakage condition and including: a stroke switch with a probe connected with said signal acquisition and processing module through a cable, wherein said probe can be pressed against or separated by a certain safe distance from a lid of said valve assembly protection box, to place the stroke switch in a normal or non-normal operating status, correspondingly.