Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Delivery unit with fill level sensor for a liquid additive, tank for storing liquid additive, motor vehicle and method for monitoring a fill level
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Application No.: US14487304Application Date: 2014-09-16
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Publication No.: US09897477B2Publication Date: 2018-02-20
- Inventor: Georges Maguin , Cheikh Diouf , Sven Schepers , Jan Hodgson
- Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
- Applicant Address: DE Lohmar
- Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
- Current Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Lohmar
- Agent Laurence A. Greenberg; Werner H. Stemer; Ralph E. Locher
- Priority: DE102012005281 20120316
- Main IPC: G01F23/296
- IPC: G01F23/296 ; F01N3/20 ; G01F25/00 ; G01N25/00

Abstract:
A delivery unit for extracting liquid additive from a tank can be mounted on the tank and includes a fill level sensor for measuring the fill level of liquid additive in the tank. The fill level sensor is set up to emit waves into an emission region of the tank, and the fill level can be measured by using a propagation time measurement of the waves reflected by a liquid surface and striking the fill level sensor again. At least one first reference surface extends at least partially into the emission region and is at a first distance from the fill level sensor. The at least one first reference surface is disposed on a separate calibration component mounted on an outer side of a housing of the delivery unit. A tank for storing liquid additive, a motor vehicle and a method for monitoring a fill level are also provided.
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