Watertight fuel-gauge housing
AssigneeIndebrás Indústria Electromecânica Brasileira Ltda.
InventorCarlos Vargas Da Silva
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Abstract
A watertight fuel-gauge housing comprises a housing at least partially positioned in the interior of a fuel tank; a gauge mechanism within said housing for providing an indication of the level of fuel within said tank according to the position of a floating device connected to a shaft that penetrates the housing; and a sealing assembly for sealing the opening through which said shaft penetrates the housing, the sealing assembly comprising a rotatably movable sealing washer and a mounting packing tightly positioned within a seat formed around the opening of the housing through which said shaft projects.
Claims10
A watertight fuel-gauge housing comprising:
- a housing at least partially positioned in the interior of a fuel tank;
- a gauge mechanism within said housing for providing an indication of the level of fuel within said tank according to the position of a floating device connected to a shaft that penetrates the housing;
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- a sealing assembly for sealing the opening through which said shaft penetrates the housing, the sealing assembly comprising a rotatably movable sealing washer and a mounting packing tightly positioned within a seat formed around the opening of the housing through which said shaft projects;
- wherein the rotatably movable sealing washer has a central opening with an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the shaft that forms a folded lip around the shaft when the washer is mounted upon the shaft.
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