Patent · US Expired

Device for monitoring the level of a container

US7640742B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

7References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

Peter Tandler · Rockenhausen, DE
Stefan Günther · Wiehl, DE
Thomas Jebousek · Rakovník, CZ
Jorg Walter · Taunusstein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2005
Grant date	Jan 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/74
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for monitoring the level of a supply reservoir, in particular of a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, comprising a float that has a magnet for actuating a switch or a sensor. The float has a multipart design comprising a first part and a second float part and the magnet is encased and arranged between the two float parts.

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