Operating liquid container system for motor vehicles with improved misfuelling protection

US10562390B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Dirk Eulitz · Bonn, DE
• Hartmut Wolf · Bellinghauserhohn, DE
• Theodor Ossege · Rheinbreitbach, DE
• Klaus Gebert · Willich, DE
• Ulrich Karsch · Niederkassel, DE
• Christian Erben · Kevelaer, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 28, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses an operating liquid container system comprising at least one operating fluid container, a quality and/or filling level sensor arranged in the operating liquid container, for determining at least one quality characteristic of the operating liquid contained in the operating liquid container and/or a filling level of the operating liquid container, and a display device arranged in a tank recess and/or tank flap of the operating fluid container system, wherein the display device is connected to the quality and/or filling level sensor by means of a data line for transmitting data from the quality and/or filling level sensor to the display device, wherein the data represents at least one quality characteristic of the operating liquid contained in the operating liquid container and/or the filling level of the operating liquid container.