Device for indicating a fluid level
AssigneeHydac Accessories GmbH
InventorsJürgen Käfer, Markus Hanus, Martin Schmitt
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Abstract
A device for indicating a fluid level has a device housing (2) with a viewing window (4) providing a view of a transparent indicator body (6), which can be at least partially filled with the fluid via at least one port piece (24). A cavity (26) of the port piece (24) is reached through by a securing part (14), which has a fluid guide (22) and which can secure the device housing (2) to a third component, such as a fluid storage tank. The port piece (24) includes a support structure having individual ribs (34, 36) interconnecting plate-shaped wall parts (30, 32) of the port piece (24). The support structure encompasses the cavity (26).
Claims14
A device for indicating a fluid level, comprising:
- a device housing having a viewing window and having opposite first and second longitudinal ends;
- a transparent indicator body being capable of being at least partially filled with the fluid in a body interior of the indicator body and being mounted in the device housing to be viewable through the viewing window;
- a first port piece being located at the first longitudinal end of the device housing, having a cavity forming a passage section connected in fluid communication with the body interior, being a support structure with individual ribs interconnecting plate-shaped wall parts of the first port piece, and encompassing the passage section;
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- a securing part being capable of securing the device housing and the first port piece to a third component containing a fluid and having a fluid passageway connected in fluid communication with the passage section in the first port piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.