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US 11,577,602 B2Granted
Tank device for a motor vehicle
AssigneeMAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbH
InventorsChristian Urdl, Florian Wimmer
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Abstract
A tank device for a motor vehicle includes a tank container defined by a tank wall having at least one stop region, and at least one lever sensor arranged in the interior of the tank container. The at least one stop region is an end stop for the lever sensor to prevent adhesion of the lever sensor to the tank wall.
Claims12
A tank device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a tank container defined by a tank wall having at least one stop region in an interior of the tank container, the at least one stop region having a plurality of structures on a surface thereof that are formed as corrugations;
- and
- at least one lever sensor arranged in the interior of the tank container,
- wherein the at least one stop region is an end stop for the lever sensor to prevent adhesion of the lever sensor to the tank wall.
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A tank device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a tank container defined by a tank wall having at least one stop region formed integrally into the tank wall at an uppermost inner surface in an interior of the tank container, the at least one stop region having a plurality of structures on a surface thereof that include elevations and depressions formed as ribs;
- a floating element in the interior of the tank container, the floating element having a stop surface for abutment against the at least one stop region;
- and
- at least one lever sensor, extending from the floating element in the interior of the tank container,
- wherein the at least one stop region is an end stop for the lever sensor to prevent adhesion of the lever sensor to the tank wall, the at least one stop region having a size that is greater than a size of the stop surface.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a tank device including:
- a tank container defined by a tank wall having at least one stop region formed integrally into the tank wall at an uppermost inner surface in an interior of the tank container, the at least one stop region having a plurality of structures on a surface thereof that include elevations and depressions formed as ribs;
- a floating element in the interior of the tank container, the floating element having a stop surface for abutment against the at least one stop region;
- and
- at least one lever sensor, extending from the floating element in the interior of the tank container,
- wherein the at least one stop region is an end stop for the lever sensor to prevent adhesion of the lever sensor to the tank wall, the at least one stop region having a size that is greater than a size of the stop surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.