Diesel fuel monitor system
OwnerJoseph H. Clarkinventor
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Abstract
An improved diesel fuel monitor system that determines a specified level of water trapped in a component of the system and disposes of said water, said water having been separated from the fuel being pumped in the engine fuel line hookup. The system consists of a device to monitor the accumulated water level as it rises in the device, said device also being the means for separating said water from said fuel and for disposing of said water, said system includes an electrical wiring circuit, connected to engine run circuit, to operate said device, a set of logic circuits as part of said electrical wiring circuit, and a combined visual and audio monitor console to record status current status of operation of said system.
Claims11
A method for separating, detecting, and automatically disposing of an electrically conductive contaminate in the fuel of automotive type systems, comprising, passing said fuel through a separating mechanism to separate the contaminate and accumulate it at a specified point, sensing the fuel and contaminate under pressure, passing an electrical current through said contaminate between at least two terminals, to complete a circuit, the completion of said circuit causing a valve to open whereby said pressure forces the accumulated contaminate through discharge means to a point of disposal.
A fuel monitor system for separating, detecting, and automatically disposing of an electrically conductive contaminates in the fuel of automotive type systems, comprising:
- a separating means for inserting in a fuel line of automotive type equipment to separate from and accumulate said contaminates in said fuel;
- a sensing means mounted within said separating means to detect the presence of said contaminates;
- a means for maintaining pressure on said fuel containing said contaminates within said separating means, connected to said fuel line;
- an electrical circuit system connected to said sensing means to control the operation and to provide a charge to said sensing means;
- a readout means connected to said electrical circuit system to signal the status of said fuel monitoring system;
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- a disposal means connected to said separating means to discharge said accumulation of said contaminates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.