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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2010
Yoshikuni Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Takeo Sasanuma, Aichi, JP;
Yuki Mizuno, Gifu, JP;
Yoshikuni Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Takeo Sasanuma, Aichi, JP;
Yuki Mizuno, Gifu, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A sensor for detecting a state of liquid contained in a container comprising an outer tubular electrode made of an electrically conductive material, an inner electrode made of an electrically conductive material and disposed concentrically within the outer tubular electrode, a base end support member supporting base end portions of the outer tubular electrode and the inner electrode in a way as to provide insulation therebetween, and a leading end support member elastically supporting a leading end portion of the inner electrode on an inside of a leading end portion of the outer tubular electrode.