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US 7,251,999 B2Granted
Level sensor for a fuel tank
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans-Guenter Benner, Bernd Pauer, Robert Peter
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Abstract
In a level sensor (2) for a fuel tank, one end of a lever wire (7) is located at a distance from a bearing (11) of a bracket (5). The bracket (5) has two limbs (12, 13) of which one holds the lever wire (7) and the other controls the signal transmitter (8). This enables the level sensor (1) to be calibrated in a particularly easy manner.
Claims6
A level sensor for generating electrical signals as a function of a lever arm comprising:
- (a) a float (4) having a float arm (7) attached to an end thereof;
- (b) a support (6) for attachment to a side wall of a vehicle fuel tank;
- (c) a bracket (5) having a first limb (12) and a second limb (13);
- (d) a bearing (11) pivotally joining the bracket (5) on the support (6) at a location between the first and second limbs;
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- (e) means connecting the end of the float arm furthest from the float to first limb (12) at a location a predetermined distance from the bearing (11), whereby damaging vibration can be eliminated from the level sensor.
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