Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Estimating the consumption of a fluid by sensing displacement of a coupling device
- Patent Title (中): 通过感测耦合装置的位移来估计流体的消耗
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Application No.: US12563741Application Date: 2009-09-21
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Publication No.: US07954374B2Publication Date: 2011-06-07
- Inventor: William John Rankin
- Applicant: William John Rankin
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: Colder Products Company
- Current Assignee: Colder Products Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Main IPC: G01F23/00
- IPC: G01F23/00 ; G01F23/20

Abstract:
An assembly for estimating consumption of a fluid includes a coupling device enabling fluid flow, a carrier assembly slidingly coupled to the coupling device, a biasing mechanism positioned between the coupling device and the carrier assembly, and a displacement sensing mechanism including a sensor coupled to one of the coupling device and the carrier assembly, and a magnet coupled to the other of the coupling device and the carrier assembly. The displacement sensing mechanism is configured to sense a displacement of the magnet relative to the sensor due to coupling of a fluid source to the coupling device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100006162A1 Coupling Device Public/Granted day:2010-01-14
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