Capacitive gauge with lamellar electrodes held by spacer(s)
AssigneeLuxembourg Patent Company S.A.
InventorsPrivat RODERES, Philippe SCHMITZ
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Abstract
A capacitive level gauge for a container of a medium like compressed gas or liquid, comprising a body configured for being mounted on the container; two parallel lamellar electrodes extending from the body, for being inside the container and in contact with the medium; wherein the capacitive level gauge further comprises at least one spacer with two slots engaging with the two electrodes, respectively, maintaining a constant distance between the electrodes.
Claims17
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A capacitive level gauge for a container of a medium said gauge comprising:
- a body configured for being mounted on the container;
- two parallel lamellar electrodes extending from the body, the electrodes disposable inside the container and in contact with the medium;
- at least one spacer with two slots engaging with the two electrodes and maintaining a constant distance between the electrodes;
- wherein the at least one spacer elastically deforms the electrodes so as to generate frictional forces holding the spacer in place without further fixation means.
A spacer for electrodes of a capacitive level gauge, said spacer comprising an element with areas configured for receiving and holding the electrodes, wherein the areas are slots configured for receiving lamellar electrodes;
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- wherein each of the slots comprises a main portion and end portions, the end portions having an average width that is less than an average width of the main portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.