IP Library Granted Patent US 7,013,728
Granted Patent B2
US 7,013,728 · App. 10/750,972 · Granted Mar 21, 2006

System for detecting level of liquid in tank

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Patent No.
US 7,013,728
App. No.
10/750,972
Granted
Mar 21, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for detecting the level of liquid in a tank includes a sensor part provided to the tank and for sensing a position of the liquid level in accordance with displacement of a float, and a sensor casing arranged in the tank to be isolated from liquid and for accommodating the sensor part.

Claims (8)

1. A system for detecting a level of liquid in a tank, comprising:

a float which produces a displacement with the liquid level;

a sensor part provided to the tank, the sensor part sensing a position of the liquid level in accordance with the displacement of the float, the sensor part comprising a circuit board and a Hall IC mechanically and electronically coupled to the circuit board for detecting the liquid level; and

a casing arranged in the tank, the casing being isolated from the liquid, the casing accommodating the sensor part.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a magnet which rotates in accordance with the displacement of the float, wherein the sensor part senses an angle of rotation of the magnet magnetically.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the Hall IC and the magnet provide a non-contact coupling which couples the float and the sensor part through the casing in a non-contact way.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the Hall IC comprises a housing, yokes, a Hall element, and a circuit board.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the Hall IC is mounted on the circuit board.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 4, 2005
From: HITACHI UNISIA AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
To: HITACHI LTD.
Reel/Frame 016334/0175 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2004
From: OKADA, HIROSHI; KUMAGAI, MASATO; OHHASHI, HIRONORI
To: HITACHI UNISIA AUTOMOTIVE, LTD.
Reel/Frame 015401/0865 →