Filter pan oil level sensor
AssigneeGiles Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsZachary GRIGGS, Lance COVERT, James WARD
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Abstract
A sensor assembly for determining the level of oil in a filter pan is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a load cell for sensing the amount of oil in the filter pan. The filter pan is pivotable about an end of the pan within a frame for supporting cooking equipment. The load cell is attached on one end to the frame. The assembly also includes a lever pivotable about a fulcrum, such that the first end of the lever supports the other end of the oil filter pan, and the second end of the lever urges against the load cell.
Claims10
An apparatus for measuring an amount of oil present in a filter pan, comprising:
- the oil filter pan pivotable about a first end of the pan;
- a fulcrum affixed to a frame;
- a load cell affixed to the frame;
- and
- a lever pivotable about the fulcrum and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the lever supports a second end of the oil filter pan, and the second end of the lever urges against the load cell.
A method for measuring an amount of oil in a filter pan comprising:
- gathering the amount of oil in the filter pan such that the filter pan tilts downward on a first side;
- depressing a first end of a lever that engages the first side of the filter pan;
- urging a second end of the lever against a load cell to obtain a reading;
- and
- notifying a user the filter pan is full, based on the reading of the load cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.