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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wilhelm Jung, Giessen-Kleinlinden, DE;
Karl Rau, Muhlheim, DE;
Assignee:
VDO Adolf Schindling AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7330 / ; 324 / ; 361284 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the level of fluid in a container by the use of measuring electrodes forming a measuring condenser, and compensation electrodes forming a compensation condenser by which the effect of various dielectric constants of the medium upon the measuring result can be compensated in an evaluation circuit, wherein the measuring electrodes and compensation electrodes are arranged on an oblong common line in such a manner that the compensation electrodes are located near at least one suction channel for the medium and the measuring electrodes are near the medium to be measured.