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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andreas Ritter, Rochester, MI (US);
Mark M. Benner, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Karl-Heinz Kuebler, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 5/08 ;
Abstract
A pump mounted in a housing is fluidically coupled to a vehicle windshield washer fluid reservoir. At least one outlet is carried on the pump housing for discharging fluid pumped from the reservoir. A fluid level sensor is mounted in the housing and has a sensing end projecting into the reservoir. The sensor includes a pair of spaced sensors having the sensing ends exposed to fluid within the reservoir. The sensor has a labyrinth shape adjacent to the sensing ends.