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Method for manufacturing a tank with a calibrated sensor

US10145722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Peter Bauer · Siegburg, DE
Jan Hodgson · Troisdorf, DE
Denis Mesmer · Bouzonville, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F25/0084
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a tank for a motor vehicle for storing a liquid additive with a calibrated sensor for determining at least one parameter of the liquid additive in the tank. In a step a) the sensor is installed in the tank. In a step b) the tank is at least partially filled with a predefined quantity of a test liquid. In a step c) a signal of the sensor is determined, and in a step d) the sensor is calibrated with the signal.

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