Patent SG-11201906357X-A (SG)
Title: Enclosure assembly and metering apparatus comprising same
Inventor: CAKEBREAD ANDREW
IPC: G01R11/04
Filed: 2018-01-11
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 July 2018 (19.07.2018) WIP0 1 PCT omit VIII °nolo offillionolu Eno oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/130965 Al (51) International Patent Classification: G01R 11/04 (2006.01) GO1R 1/04 (2006.01) G01R 11/24 (2006.01) G01R 22/06 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2018/050177 (22) International Filing Date: 11 January 2018 (11.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 00039/17 12 January 2017 (12.01.2017) CH (71) Applicant: LANDIS+GYR AG [CH/CH]; Theilerstrasse 1, 6301 Zug (CH). (72) Inventor: CAKEBREAD, Andrew; lb Baltimore Rise, Orton, Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6SP (GB). (74) Agent: IPRIME RENTSCH KAELIN AG; Hirschen- graben 1, 8001 Zilrich (CH). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY AND METERING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Fig. (57) : The present invention relates to an enclosure assembly (9) and to a metering apparatus (1), comprising a first enclosure portion (10) and a second enclosure portion (11) which are configured to be assembled by being moved towards each other along an assembly direction (A), and in a fully assembled state (F) of the enclosure assembly enclose at least a part of an inner space (3) O for accommodating a metering device (4); and a fixation arrangement (13) for affixing the first enclosure portion (10) to the second enclosure portion (11) in the fully assembled state (F), wherein the fixation arrangement (13) in a fixation position (S) prevents the first enclosure portion (10) and the second enclosure portion (11) from being separated from each other. According to the present invention, 00 the fixation arrangement (13) comprises at least one latching element (15) arranged at the first enclosure portion (10) and at least one O counter latching element (16) arranged at the second enclosure potion (11). In the fixation position (S), the at least one latching element N C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/130965 Al MIDEDIM011010EIREEM31111111111111111111110111101111111111111111111 (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) in black and white; the international application as filed contained color or greyscale and is available for download from PATENTSCOPE (15) is in engagement with the at least one counter latching element (16), and a blocking element (25) prevents a disengagement of the at least one latching element (15) and the at least one counter latching element (16).