The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1976
Mitsuru Kamei, Oarai, JP;
Uno Osamu, Oarai, JP;
Ogawa Toru, Oarai, JP;
Ishii Yoichiro, Yokohama, JP;
Satomi Masahiro, Hitachi, JP;
Doryokuro Kakunenryo Kaihatsu Jigyodan, Tokyo, JP;
Nisco Kabushiki Kaisha, BOTH OF, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for detection of the level of a liquid metal is disclosed. The apparatus has a liquid level detecting probe provided with an exciting coil wound in a closed bottom non-magnetic sheath over the approximately whole length thereof, a level detecting coil wound in the sheath in an upper part thereof, and a temperature compensating coil wound in the sheath in a lower part thereof; a temperature control for maintaining the coils at a constant temperature; a drive circuit for supplying the exciting coil with an alternating current of a determined frequency and amplitude; and a signal processing circuit for subjecting output voltages induced in the liquid level detecting coil and in the temperature compensating coil to linear detection and then determining the ratio of the thus detected outputs, thereby detecting the level of the liquid metal. At the time of operation, the liquid level detecting probe is immersed in the liquid metal the level of which is to be detected in such a manner that the temperature compensating coil is always located below the level of the liquid metal.