Patent · US Expired

Lever transmitter for determining a filling level of liquid in a tank

US6425288B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11References

7Claims

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Assignee

Mannesmann VDO AG · DE

Inventor

Bernd Pauer · Eppstein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 1999
Grant date	Jul 30, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/36
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a lever transmitter for a fuel tank, two spring tongues, each with a sliding contact, are arranged on a contact plate of a potentiometer. The contact plate is prestressed against sliding tracks of the potentiometer by a spring element fastened to the carrier and having the sliding contacts due to vibrations are thereby reliably avoided.

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