Electrostatic type fuel measuring device
US4399699A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1980 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F23/266
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrostatic type fuel measuring device comprises a pair of oppositely arranged electrodes separated by insulating spacers immersed in liquid fuel in a tank so that a variation of the electrostatic capacity between the electrodes due to a variation in the liquid fuel level is detected electrically and the fuel amount is measured and indicated.
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