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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Egon Vetter, Hofheim, DE;
Thomas Pfeifer, Eppstein, DE;
Heinz-Georg Burghoff, Reichenbach, DE;
Werner Daub, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
VDO Adolf Schindling AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ; G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7329 / ; 73291 ; 73113 ; 73313 ; 73301 ; 7330 / ; 36457105 ; 364509 ;
Abstract
A method and a device are provided for displaying the level of liquid in the fuel tank of an automotive vehicle. A liquid-level detector 1 and a display device 3 for indicating liquid level are included in the device. The measurement values of the liquid level are provisionally stored at predeterminable time intervals and compared with the instantaneous measurement values. During travel, increasing measurement values determined by the comparison are not displayed.