Fluid sensor assembly
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorsZoltan Rudolf, Romit Sarkar
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Abstract
A fluid sensor assembly for sensing a fluid contained in a fluid tank of a vehicle includes a housing unit having a base plate, a sample suction line, and a sample return line. The fluid sensor assembly includes a header assembly having a header housing separably coupled to the housing unit. The header housing is located exterior of the fluid tank of the vehicle. The header assembly has a sample tank in fluid communication with the sample suction line and the sample return line. The sample tank receives fluid from the fluid tank and a fluid quality sensor senses a quality characteristic of the fluid in the sample tank for quality sampling of the fluid at a location remote from an interior of the fluid tank.
Claims20
A fluid sensor assembly for sensing a fluid contained in a fluid tank of a vehicle, the fluid sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing unit having a base plate configured to be coupled to the fluid tank, the housing unit including a sample suction line and a sample return line configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid in the fluid tank;
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- a header assembly having a header housing separably coupled to the housing unit, the header housing configured to be located exterior of the fluid tank of the vehicle, the header assembly having a sample tank in fluid communication with the sample suction line and the sample return line, the sample tank located exterior of the fluid tank and configured to receive fluid from the fluid tank, the header assembly including a fluid quality sensor sensing a quality characteristic of the fluid in the sample tank for quality sampling of the fluid at a location remote from an interior of the fluid tank.
A fluid sensor assembly for sensing a fluid contained in a fluid tank of a vehicle, the fluid sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing unit having a base plate configured to be coupled to the fluid tank, the housing unit including a sample suction line and a sample return line configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid in the fluid tank;
- a fluid level sensor assembly separably coupled to the housing unit, the fluid level sensor assembly including a level sensor determining a fluid level of the fluid in the fluid tank, the fluid level sensor assembly including a fluid level sensor connector;
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- a header assembly having a header housing separably coupled to the housing unit, the header housing configured to be located exterior of the fluid tank of the vehicle, the header assembly having a sensor connector coupled to the fluid level sensor connector to receive data from the fluid level sensor assembly relating to the fluid level measured by the fluid level sensor, the header assembly having a sample tank in fluid communication with the sample suction line and the sample return line, the sample tank located exterior of the fluid tank and configured to receive fluid from the fluid tank, the header assembly including a fluid quality sensor sensing a quality characteristic of the fluid in the sample tank for quality sampling of the fluid at a location remote from an interior of the fluid tank.
A fluid sensor assembly for sensing a fluid contained in a fluid tank of a vehicle, the fluid sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing unit having a base plate configured to be coupled to the fluid tank, the housing unit including a sample suction line and a sample return line configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid in the fluid tank;
- a temperature control device coupled to the housing unit and configured to extend into the fluid tank, the temperature control device configured to be in thermal communication with the fluid in the fluid tank to affect a temperature of the fluid in the fluid tank;
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- a header assembly having a header housing separably coupled to the housing unit, the header housing configured to be located exterior of the fluid tank of the vehicle, the header assembly having a sample tank in fluid communication with the sample suction line and the sample return line, the sample tank located exterior of the fluid tank and configured to receive fluid from the fluid tank, the header assembly including a fluid quality sensor sensing a quality characteristic of the fluid in the sample tank for quality sampling of the fluid at a location remote from an interior of the fluid tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.