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Liquid level signal transmitter
Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
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Filing: 1979-08-09
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Granted: 1981-03-24
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Expires: 1999-08-09
Abstract
Abstract The housing of a reed switch, actuatable by magnetic flux, is supported at the ends by grommets fitting snugly inside an aluminum sleeve. The switch terminals extend from the housing adjacent a closed end of the sleeve, have lead wires soldered to them and are in an embedment of silicone rubber. A cable having electric lines projects into an open end of the sleeve. After passing through an insulating spacer plate the wires are soldered to the cable lines. The portion of the sleeve between the open end and the adjacent grommet is filled with a silicone rubber embedment. The sleeve is positioned in a bore in a mounting body and adjacent a side of the body is a float responsive magnet.
Inventors
- 👤 Ferdinand Dombrowski
- 👤 Dieter Forster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H36/00; H01H36/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
In a magnetic drive liquid level signal transmitter comprising a body having a side with a magnetic flux permeable wall therein, a float assembly outside said body, a magnet connected to the float to be moved thereby and positioned adjacent the exterior of said wall, a body mounted sleeve at the other side of the wall, said sleeve having an open end, a closed end and an inner wall defining a cavity, a reed switch assembly comprising a reed switch in an inert gas-filled housing, said switch assembly being within said cavity and having a first end adjacent said closed end and a second end closer to said open end than is said first end, said assembly including wires connected to said switch, a cable extending into the open end of the sleeve and having electric lines therein which are soldered to said wires respectively at joints, and a poured sealing mass embedding said switch assembly at said open end, the improvement comprising: an elastomeric plate extending between and engaging said swtich assembly at said second end thereof and the inner wall of the sleeve, said plate forming a transverse seal across said cavity between said housing and the inner wall, said soldered joints being within the part of the cavity between said plate and said open end, said poured sealing mass filling said part of said cavity and tightly encasing said joints, said mass having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
In a magnetic drive liquid level signal transmitter comprising a body having a side with a magnetic flux permeable wall therein, a float assembly outside said body, a magnet connected to the float to be moved thereby and positioned adjacent the exterior of said wall, a body mounted sleeve at the other side of the wall, said sleeve having an open end, a closed end and an inner wall defining a cavity, a reed switch assembly comprising a reed switch in an inert gas-filled housing, said switch assembly being within said cavity and having a first end adjacent said closed end and a second end closer to said open end than is said first end, said assembly including wires connected to said switch, a cable extending into the open end of the sleeve and having electric lines therein which are soldered to said wires respectively at joints, and a poured sealing mass embedding said switch assembly at said open end, the improvement comprising: an elastomeric plate extending between and engaging said swtich assembly at said second end thereof and the inner wall of the sleeve, said plate forming a transverse seal across said cavity between said housing and the inner wall, said soldered joints being within the part of the cavity between said plate and said open end, said poured sealing mass filling said part of said cavity and tightly encasing said joints, said mass having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
In a transmitter as set forth in claim 1 and wherein said switch includes electrical terminals at said first end of said switch assembly and external thereof to which terminals said wires are connected, the further improvement comprising: a silicone rubber embedment about said terminals and the wire connections thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 2, including another elastomeric plate extending between and engaging said housing at said first end thereof and the inner wall of the sleeve, said other plate forming a transverse seal across said cavity between said housing and the inner wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 3, including a plastic sleeve about said terminals and extending from said other plate to said closed end of the first mentioned sleeve, said embedment filling said plastic sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 4, including a spacer plate of insulating material and located in said part of the cavity and between said soldered joints and the first mentioned plate, said spacer plate being smaller in size than the transverse dimension of said cavity and having a plurality of spaced openings therethrough, said wires each extending through a respective opening, said spacer plate being embedded in said mass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 5, wherein said inner wall defining said part of said cavity has a pair of annular grooves therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 6, wherein said first mentioned and said other plate are made of silicone rubber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
111 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 7, wherein said body at said side has a pair of support arms normal to said side and spaced apart in a horizontal direction; said float assembly including a double armed lever positioned between said arms and connected thereto for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis, said lever having ends in each direction from said axis, said magnet being on the end closest to said side, a float on the other end of the lever, and a counterweight on the lever between the magnet end and the axis; and said body having a bore therein with said sleeve being located in said bore.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 7, wherein there is another part of the cavity between said elastomeric plates and between the interior of said wall and the exterior of said housing, said other part of the cavity being smaller than five milliliters.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
84 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 1, including another elastomeric plate extending between and engaging said housing at said first end thereof and the inner wall of the sleeve, said other plate forming a transverse seal across said cavity between said housing and the inner wall, and wherein there is another part of the cavity between said elastomeric plates and between the interior of said wall and the exterior of said housing, said other part of the cavity being smaller than five milliliters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
111 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body at said side has a pair of support arms normal to said side and spaced apart in a horizontal direction; said float assembly including a double armed lever positioned between said arms and connected thereto for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis, said lever having ends in each direction from said axis, said magnet being on the end closest to said side, a float on the other end of the lever, and a counterweight on the lever between the magnet end and the axis; and said body having a bore therein with said sleeve being located in said bore.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A transmitter as set forth in claim 11, wherein said bore extends generally vertically upward from the bottom of said body, and said cable enters the body at the bottom of the bore.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-03-23 | 1984-09-22 | 1985-03-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-03-23 | 1988-09-22 | 1989-03-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-03-23 | 1992-09-22 | 1993-03-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |