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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Yoshiyuki Okamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Horiuchi, Toyota, JP;
Kouichi Yamada, Aichi, JP;
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Gifu, JP;
Hidekuni Sugi, Nagoya, JP;
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Aichi-Pref., JP;
Abstract
A volumetric measurement apparatus is provided which measures the volume of a liquid material stored within a container. The volumetric measurement apparatus includes a reference enclosure having disposed therein a single pressure sensor. The pressure sensor has a pressure sensitive element exposed to both internal spaces of the reference enclosure and the container to detect a pressure difference between the container and the reference enclosure. A sensor shielding member is arranged in the reference enclosure to selectively shield the pressure sensitive element from the internal space of the reference enclosure to detect only a pressure within the container. The volumetric measurement is made based on the pressure difference between the container and the reference enclosure and the pressure in the container.