Optical sensor device for fluid substances having a protection arrangement for compensating increase in fluid volume or pressure

    公开(公告)号:US11835453B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17044632

    申请日:2019-04-03

    申请人: ELTEK S.p.A.

    IPC分类号: G01N21/43

    CPC分类号: G01N21/43 G01N2201/022

    摘要: An optical sensor device (1) for a fluid substance (LS) comprises a device body (2) having a detection portion (14), associated to which is a sensitive optical part that comprises at least one of an emitter (20) and a receiver (21) of an optical radiation (Re, Rr). The detection portion (14) is made of a material transparent to the optical radiation (Re, Rr) and has an inner surface (23a, 23b) and an outer surface (15), the outer surface (15) being designed to be in contact with the fluid substance (LS) and the inner surface (23a, 23b) being designed to be isolated from the fluid substance. The at least one of the emitter (20) and the receiver (21) of the sensitive optical part is optically coupled to the inner surface (23a, 23b) of the detection portion (14), in such a way that the optical radiation (Re, Rr) is at least in part propagated through the detection portion (14), in particular with an angle and/or an intensity that is variable as a function of a characteristic of the fluid substance. The optical sensor device (1) comprises a protection arrangement, configured for preventing possible deformation of the detection portion (14) caused by an increase in volume of the fluid substance (LS), in particular deformation of at least one of its inner surface (23a, 23b) and its outer surface (15). The protection arrangement comprises at least one compensation element (13) having an elastically deformable body, which is able to contract, for compensating thereby a possible increase in volume of the fluid substance (LS) or else for enabling a reversible displacement of the detection portion (14) following upon a possible increase in volume of the fluid substance (LS).

    Tank component, in particular for exhaust-gas treatment system of internal-combustion engines

    公开(公告)号:US10906390B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US15773384

    申请日:2016-10-31

    申请人: ELTEK S.p.A.

    IPC分类号: B60K15/03 F01N3/20 F01N3/24

    摘要: Component of tank of liquid additive of system for treating exhaust gases of internal combustion engine, has body positioned in fluid-tight way at opening of the tank and incorporates plurality of functional devices for managing liquid additive to be delivered to treatment system. Body of tank component is moulded using plastic material chemically resistant to liquid additive and is provided with at least one passageway for liquid additive. The plurality of functional devices comprises pump and pressure sensor having pressure-sensitive element. Passageway comprises delivery path for the liquid additive, which is defined at least in part in first wall of body of tank component and has inlet end configured for connection to delivery duct of the pump. Defined at outer side of first wall is at least one seat for positioning at least one part of pressure sensor. Moreover defined in the first wall is at least one passage for setting delivery path for liquid additive in fluid communication with sensitive element of pressure sensor.

    Electrical heating device, in particular with PTC effect

    公开(公告)号:US11533785B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US16611023

    申请日:2018-04-30

    申请人: ELTEK S.P.A.

    摘要: An electrical heating device comprises: a first electrode layer (13), made of electrically conductive material; a second electrode layer (14), made of electrically conductive material; and a heating layer, made of a material having a PTC effect, wherein the first electrode layer (13) and the second electrode layer (14) face one another, with at least one part of the heating layer that is set between the first electrode layer (13) and the second electrode layer (14), in contact with them. At least one region (21) of the at least one from among the first electrode layer (13), the second electrode layer (14), and said at least one part of the heating layer has a plurality of electrically non-conductive sites (30a, 30b, 30c), which are prearranged for bringing about: —an emission of heat by the heating device (10) in said at least one region (21) that is different from the emission of heat by the heating device (10) in at least one other region (22) of the at least one from among the first electrode layer (13), the second electrode layer (14), and said at least one part (15′) of the heating layer (15); and/or —an emission of heat by the heating device (10) at the first electrode layer (13) that is different from the emission of heat by the heating device (10) at the second electrode layer (14).

    Washing-agent dispenser for household washing machines, in particular dishwashers

    公开(公告)号:US09955848B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-01

    申请号:US14902839

    申请日:2014-07-03

    申请人: ELTEK S.p.A.

    IPC分类号: A47L15/44 D06F39/02

    CPC分类号: A47L15/4409 D06F39/02

    摘要: A washing agent dispenser for machines for washing includes a dispenser body with a receptacle for containing a washing agent, a lid having a lid body mounted in a guided way with respect to the dispenser body for being movable between a position of closing and a position of opening of the receptacle, and sliding guides between the dispenser body and the lid body. The sliding guides include: a first guiding element and a first guided element; and a second guiding element and a second guided element. At least one of the dispenser body and the lid body includes at least one constraint element, which is additional to the first walls and second walls and is pre-arranged for limiting displacements of the guided elements with respect to the guiding elements in a direction generally transverse to a direction of sliding of the lid determined by the sliding guides.

    ACTUATOR DEVICE WITH STABLE WORKING POSITIONS
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    发明申请
    ACTUATOR DEVICE WITH STABLE WORKING POSITIONS 有权
    具有稳定工作位置的执行器设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140292473A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-02

    申请号:US14225193

    申请日:2014-03-25

    申请人: ELTEK S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: H01H37/12

    摘要: A device is described wherein an actuator (3, 4; 103, 104) drives a member, such as a rack (6) meshed with a pinion (5), between two stable positions. For this purpose, elements for stopping the movable member are provided, which cooperate with elements present on the outer housing (2, 21), in which the actuator and the movable member (5, 51) are arranged, for holding at least one of said stable conditions. The device of the invention ensures low energy consumption because the actuator (3) only operates for moving the movable member from one stable position to the other.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种装置,其中致动器(3,4; 103,104)在两个稳定位置之间驱动诸如与小齿轮(5)啮合的齿条(6)的构件。 为此目的,提供用于阻止可动件的元件,其与存在于壳体(2,21)上的元件配合,其中致动器和可移动元件(5,51)被布置在其中,用于保持至少一个 说稳定的条件。 本发明的装置确保低能量消耗,因为致动器(3)仅用于将可动构件从一个稳定位置移动到另一个稳定位置。

    Device for detecting the level of a medium

    公开(公告)号:US11193808B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16632206

    申请日:2018-07-13

    申请人: ELTEK S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: G01F23/26 H05K1/16

    摘要: A capacitive level sensor device, for detecting the level of a medium contained in a container, comprises a circuit support, which extends longitudinally substantially according to level-detection axis. The circuit support has, in a detection region thereof, at least one first plurality of first capacitive elements, which comprise at least one first array of first electrodes (J), preferably spaced from one another along the level-detection axis, which are arranged in a position corresponding to at least one first side of the circuit support. The sensor device has a casing body which comprises an electrically insulating and fluid-tight detection portion, which covers the detection region of the circuit support. The detection portion of the casing body comprises an overmoulded outer coating, made of a first electrically insulating polymeric material, which defines an outer surface of the casing body designed to be in contact with the medium the level of which has to be detected. The first electrodes (J) are enclosed within the supporting structure of the circuit support at least at the detection region thereof, and, at least at the detection region, between the overmoulded outer coating and the supporting structure of the circuit support there is set at least one intermediate layer made of an electrically insulating material different from the first material.

    Actuator device with stable working positions

    公开(公告)号:US09786455B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-10

    申请号:US14225193

    申请日:2014-03-25

    申请人: ELTEK S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: H01H37/12 F03G7/06

    摘要: A device is described wherein an actuator (3, 4; 103, 104) drives a member, such as a rack (6) meshed with a pinion (5), between two stable positions. For this purpose, elements for stopping the movable member are provided, which cooperate with elements present on the outer housing (2, 21), in which the actuator and the movable member (5, 51) are arranged, for holding at least one of said stable conditions. The device of the invention ensures low energy consumption because the actuator (3) only operates for moving the movable member from one stable position to the other.