Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid level detection device with stabilizer
- Patent Title (中): 液位检测装置带稳定器
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Application No.: US13901674Application Date: 2013-05-24
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Publication No.: US09175585B2Publication Date: 2015-11-03
- Inventor: Sean M McGowan
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: F16N31/00
- IPC: F16N31/00 ; F01M11/12 ; G01F23/62 ; B60K35/00 ; G01F23/30 ; G01F23/70 ; G01F23/74 ; G01F23/76 ; H01H35/18

Abstract:
A fluid level detection device for a chamber containing a fluid includes a sensor configured to indicate one of at least two states; a first state when a present fluid level in the chamber is above a threshold level with respect to a chamber floor, and a second state when the present fluid level in the chamber is below the threshold level. A stabilizer is configured to at least partially surround the sensor. The stabilizer includes a base portion and a plurality of sidewalls defining a storage well configured to store a portion of the fluid around the sensor. The stabilizer is configured to prevent the sensor from indicating the second state when a present fluid volume in the chamber is above a predetermined minimum amount. The stabilizer is configured to prevent the sensor from indicating a false “low fluid” state during a non-stable event.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140345977A1 FLUID LEVEL DETECTION DEVICE WITH STABILIZER Public/Granted day:2014-11-27
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