Filling level sensor
US6578417B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S73/05
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A filling level sensor for a liquid container such as a fuel tank for a motor vehicle includes a lever arm having a first end on which a float is mounted and a second end mounted in a support part. A contactless magnetic sensor and a magnetic device are arranged so that the magnetic device moves in response to a deflection of the lever arm due to a change in fill level in the tank and the movement of the magnetic device changes a magnetic field acting on the magnetic sensor so that the magnetic sensor supplies an output signal corresponding to the filling level in the fuel container.
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