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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;

Inventors:

Ronny Stangl, Thalmassing, DE;

Stephan Heinrich, Pfeffenhausen, DE;

Denny Schaedlich, Neustadt, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/296 (2013.01); F01N 3/206 (2013.01); F01N 3/2896 (2013.01);
Abstract

The specification discloses a device for introducing a freezable liquid into the exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle. The device may include a tank for accommodating the freezable liquid, a sensor for determining the concentration and/or the filling level of the freezable liquid in the tank, and a dome-shaped ice protector. The sensor may be arranged at least partially in the tank, on the floor thereof. The dome-shaped ice protector may have rounded side faces which run together in the upward direction and have the purpose of protecting the part of the sensor which is located in the tank. The ice protector may be embodied in one piece with a floor plate of the sensor or with the tank floor and the dome of the ice protector has a completely open upper side.


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