发明申请
- 专利标题: Level sensor
- 专利标题(中): 液位传感器
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申请号: US11401503申请日: 2006-04-11
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公开(公告)号: US20070234800A1公开(公告)日: 2007-10-11
- 发明人: Jeffrey Stout , Jeffrey Cole
- 申请人: Jeffrey Stout , Jeffrey Cole
- 申请人地址: US IL Elburn
- 专利权人: Monitor Technologies LLC
- 当前专利权人: Monitor Technologies LLC
- 当前专利权人地址: US IL Elburn
- 主分类号: G01F23/38
- IPC分类号: G01F23/38 ; G01F23/00 ; G01F25/00
摘要:
A apparatus for sensing a surface of material in a storage container is provided. The apparatus comprises a housing, a motor assembly, a swing arm assembly, an optical assembly, a material surface detector, and an electronic control circuit. The motor assembly has a motor and a reel carrying a cable. The swing arm assembly has a swing arm with a magnet and a sensor circuit. The sensor circuit monitors a magnetic flux to determine a surface detector position. The optical assembly has a measuring wheel, a code wheel, and an optical encoder circuit. The optical encoder circuit monitors rotation of the code wheel. When the surface detector is moved between first and second positions based upon input from the sensor circuit, the control circuit receives input from the optical encoder circuit based on the rotation of the code wheel. As such, the surface of the material is sensed.