Back to results
US 11,248,825 B2Granted
Tank temperature probe with positional sensor
AssigneesBosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH
InventorGary Murray
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sensor device, system, and method for monitoring the internal pressure and temperature of a refrigerant tank during a recovery operation to control a purge operation of the tank based on the conditions thereof during the recovery operation. The sensor device, system, and method further utilize an external temperature sensor, the external temperature sensor operable to indicate that it is properly positioned on the surface of the tank.
Claims9
An external sensor device configured to determine an interior temperature of a storage tank having a ferrous construction, the device comprising:
- a temperature sensor configured to measure a surface temperature of the storage tank;
- a magnetic element operable to magnetically couple the sensor device to the storage tank such that the temperature sensor is in an operable range of the surface of the storage tank;
- a positional sensor operable to indicate whether the temperature sensor is in an operable range of the surface of the storage tank;
- and
- an electrical signal connection operable to transmit the temperature measurements of the temperature sensor according to the indication of the positional sensor, wherein the electrical signal connection only transmits the temperature measurements when the positional sensor indicates that the temperature sensor is operable range of the surface of the storage tank.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.