Liquid level control system
OwnerGilles R. Simardinventor
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Abstract
A liquid level control system for automatically stopping the flow of water in a bathtub. The system includes an adjustable level control mechanism and a flow control device. The control mechanism comprises a float suspended from a flexible chain and slidingly mounted in a vertical chamber hydraulically linked to the bathtub. When the float is buoyantly actuated by the level of the water reaching a predeterminedly set height, the flow control device obturates the inlet of water coming from the water supply conduit.
Claims7
A liquid level control system for automatically stopping the flow of a fluid coming from a supply conduit, into a reservoir when the level of fluid in the reservoir has reached a predetermined height in the reservoir, said liquid level control system comprising:
- a vertical chamber adjacently located outside said reservoir and hydraulically linked to said reservoir so that said level of fluid in said reservoir corresponds to a level of fluid in said vertical chamber;
- an adjustable level control mechanism containing a float hanging from a flexible link and adapted to slide inside said vertical chamber for adjusting the height of said float within said chamber, said float being adapted to be vertically actuated when said level of water, in said vertical chamber, reaches a height for producing a predetermined buoyant effect on said float, said link adapted to loosely fold upon an upward movement of said float;
- a flow control means positioned adjacent the outlet of said supply conduit and adapted to stop said flow of fluid coming from said supply conduit into said reservoir only upon the upward movement of said float without the moving effect of the loosely fold link.
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