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Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2013
Applicant:

Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yasunori Kawaguchi, Shimada, JP;

Shinpei Kato, Shimada, JP;

Toshiaki Fukuhara, Shimada, JP;

Assignee:

YAZAKI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/22 (2006.01); G01F 25/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/22 (2013.01); G01F 23/263 (2013.01); G01F 23/265 (2013.01); G01F 23/266 (2013.01); G01F 23/268 (2013.01); G01F 25/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid level detecting device includes a first detecting part that has a first electrode extending in a vertical direction in the tank and opposing to a ground electrode and detects a first electrostatic capacity between the first electrode and the ground electrode, a second detecting part that has a second electrode extending in the vertical direction in the tank and opposing to the ground electrode and detects a second electrostatic capacity between the second electrode and the ground electrode, and a difference calculating part that calculates a difference between the first electrostatic capacity detected by the first detecting part and the second electrostatic capacity detected by the second detecting part as a capacity difference and determines whether the liquid level in the tank is above a warning threshold.


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