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Liquid level detecting device

US6792800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2004
Grant dateSep 21, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

A liquid level detecting device to be disposed in a liquid tank includes a body, a float arm having a float to be disposed in liquid, a resinous arm holder fixed to the body to hold the float arm so that the float arm moves as a level of the liquid changes, a circuit board fixed to the body, an elastic metal plate member having a sliding contact which slides on a sliding surface of the circuit board under a biasing force and a fixing member for fixing the elastic metal plate member to the arm holder. The resinous arm holder has an engagement hole portion and the fixing member has at least a pair of claws which extends along a slit between them and inserted into the engagement hole portion so that the pair of claws elastically deforms in a direction to narrow the slit.

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