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Inductance liquid level meter

US4627280A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateMay 30, 1985
Grant dateDec 9, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F23/76
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a liquid level meter, comprising a coil having a core, a float which is provided at the external circumference of coil so that it can move in the longitudinal direction along the same core and comprises a conductor ring, a detector which detects change of inductance of coil in accordance with movement of said float namely conductor ring, a converting circuit which converts change of inductance detected by the detector into change of voltage and a liquid level indicator which is driven by a drive circuit in accordance with such conversion.

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