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US 4,301,440 AGranted
Level detecting device
AssigneesNissan Motor Co., Ltd., Tokico Ltd.
InventorsHitoshi Kubota, Yoshihiro Hayashida, Hironori Kutsuma
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Abstract
The level detecting device comprises a detector inserted in a reservoir to detect the level of oil liquid, lead wires leading signal from the detector, and a terminal connected to the lead wires. The terminal is fixed to a cap covering an opening of the reservoir and the cap is removably engaged to a cylindrical projection arranged around the opening of the reservoir.
Claims10
A level detecting device comprising:
- a detector positioned in a reservoir having an opening and for detecting the level of oil liquid in the reservoir,
- a cylindrical portion projecting from said reservoir around said opening,
- a flange projecting radially outward from the cylindrical portion, said flange having several cut-off portions,
- a cap comprising a cylindrical body having a slightly larger inner diameter than the outer diameter of the flange and a covering portion projecting laterally and integrally from said cylindrical body, said covering portion fixedly equipped with terminals connected to lead wires from the detector, the cap having the same number of pawls as the cut-off portions formed in the flange of said cap to engage said flange, said pawls projecting radially inward from the inner surface of the cylindrical body of the cap, whereby said cap is attached to the reservoir for covering the opening by rotating the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.