Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve cover extension tube with integrated sensor
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Application No.: US15467506Application Date: 2017-03-23
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Publication No.: US10590846B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: David A. Vericker , Philip C. Spengler
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull
- Main IPC: F02B77/08
- IPC: F02B77/08 ; F01M11/10 ; F01M11/12 ; F01M11/04

Abstract:
A tube assembly for monitoring a fluid dispensed into a fluid fill port is disclosed. The tube assembly may include a tube body disposed between a first and second open end. A locking portion including a circumferential groove may be defined adjacent to the first open end and a fill portion may be defined at the second open end of the tube body. An aperture may extend through an outer surface of the tube body and a sensor may be inserted into the aperture such that at least a portion of the sensor is positioned within the interior portion of the tube body. The sensor may be configured to monitor at least one fluid characteristic of the fluid that is dispensed into the tube assembly and flows into the fluid fill port.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180274402A1 Valve Cover Extension Tube with Integrated Sensor Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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