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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Wessels Company, Greenwood, IN (US);
Inventor:
James Fuller, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wessels Company, Greenwood, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/02 (2006.01); F24D 3/10 (2006.01); B60H 1/20 (2006.01); F17C 13/00 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/22 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/025 (2013.01); B60H 1/20 (2013.01); F17C 13/002 (2013.01); F24D 3/1008 (2013.01); F24D 3/1016 (2013.01); F24D 19/1006 (2013.01); G01F 23/0007 (2013.01); G01F 23/02 (2013.01); G01F 23/22 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0612 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F24D 2220/0278 (2013.01); F24D 2220/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expansion tank which comprises a tank having a predetermined volume capacity; an expandable elastomeric bladder in the tank, partitioning tank volume into a liquid-containing portion for holding liquid and a gas-containing portion for holding a gas under a pressure that defines a normal pressurized gas volume when the liquid-containing portion holds a predetermined liquid volume; and a proximity sensor mounted to the tank at the gas-containing portion thereof and adapted to emit an alarm signal when volume of the gas-containing portion is reduced.