Fracking sensor probe
AssigneeHusky Corporation
InventorJohn Sever
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Abstract
This invention is a sensor probe, generally used in the oil fracking business, and includes structurally a pair of tube members, concentrically assembled, an inner housing tube, and an outer spout tube, affixed to a cap and adaptor, with the inner housing holding one or more sensors, to detect the level of fuel within the fuel tank of the fracking truck. The adaptor has a first aperture for attachment of the fuel line, for delivery of fuel in the space between the tube members, and the adaptor has a second aperture for connection of an electrical receptacle, for attachment with the electric lines leading from the various sensors, to the adaptor, for connection with a circuit line from a remote monitor.
Claims20
A fracking sensor probe for detecting the level of fuel maintained in the fuel tank of a fracking truck, the fuel tank having a fuel inlet, comprising:
- a sensor probe provided for insertion into the fuel tank of a fracking truck, said sensor probe having an outer spout, said sensor probe having an inner housing, said inner housing extending through said outer spout and being concentrically arranged therein;
- a cap provided at the upper end of said outer spout and inner housing, said cap capable of being connected to the fuel inlet for the fuel tank;
- an adapter securing to said cap, said outer spout securing to one of said adapter and cap, and said inner housing securing to said adapter;
- there being a fuel flow path through said adapter, and said fuel flow path extending between said inner housing and outer spout;
- at least one fuel sensor provided within said inner housing and provided for detecting the fuel level when the fuel sensor is at the level of fuel in the fuel tank;
- an electric line connecting to said fuel sensor and said electric line provided through the said adapter for delivery of information remotely regarding the fuel level within the fuel tank of the fracking truck and initiating delivery of fuel to said fuel tank to replenish fuel supply to the fracking truck.
A sensor probe for detecting the level of fuel maintained in a fuel tank, the fuel tank having a fuel inlet, comprising:
- a sensor probe provided for insertion within the fuel tank, said sensor probe having an outer spout, said sensor probe having an inner housing, said inner housing through said outer spout is concentrically arranged therein;
- a cap provided at the upper end of said spout and inner housing, said cap capable of being connected to the fuel inlet for the fuel tank;
- an adapter securing to said cap, said outer spout securing to one of said adapter and cap, and said inner housing securing to said adapter;
- there being a fuel flow path through said adapter, and said fuel flow path extending between said inner housing and outer spout;
- at least one fuel sensor provided within said inner housing and provided for detecting the fuel level when the fuel sensor is at the level of the fuel in the fuel tank;
- an electric line connecting to said fuel sensor and said electric line provided through the said adapter for delivery of information remotely regarding the fuel level within the fuel tank and initiating delivery of fuel to the said fuel tank to replenish the fuel supply within said tank.
A sensor probe for detecting a level of fuel maintained in a fuel tank, the sensor probe comprising:
- the sensor probe being configured for insertion into a fuel tank, the sensor probe having an outer spout that is tubular, the sensor probe having an inner housing that is tubular, the inner housing being positioned extending through the outer spout and being concentric with the outer spout;
- a cap provided at one end of the outer spout and at one end of the inner housing, the cap being configured for connection to a fuel inlet of a fuel tank;
- an adapter secured to the cap, the outer spout being secured to at least one of the adapter and the cap, and the inner housing being secured to the adapter;
- at least one fuel sensor positioned in the inner housing, the at least one fuel sensor being operable to detect a fuel level when the fuel sensor is at the fuel level in the fuel tank;
- an electric line connected to the fuel sensor, the electric line extending through the adapter and being operable to conduct fuel level information from the fuel sensor and through the adapter to a location remote from the sensor probe.
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