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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Chiaki Kataoka, Aichi-gun, JP;
Masaki Akagi, Okazaki, JP;
Chiaki Kataoka, Aichi-gun, JP;
Masaki Akagi, Okazaki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A liquid state detection sensor capable of detecting a large number of objects with a small number of terminals. The liquid state detection sensor is provided with three terminals A to C, a capacitor Cbetween terminals A and B, a capacitor Cbetween terminals B and C, and a capacitor Cbetween terminals A and C. The capacitor Cand the capacitor Care connected in series, and the capacitor Cis connected in parallel with this series connection. The capacitor Cis disposed outside liquid fuel in a fuel tank, the capacitor Cis partially or wholly immersed in the fuel in the fuel tank, and the capacitor Cis disposed close to a floor of the fuel tank.