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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/04 (2006.01); F01M 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/04 (2013.01); F01M 11/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oil level detector configured to detect a level of oil in a case includes: a guide tube inserted to the case; and an oil level gauge inserted to the guide tube to detect the level of the oil in the case. The guide tube includes a main body having a distal end portion and an insert portion inserted to the case, and a branch portion provided between the distal end portion and the insert portion and branching from the main body, and the branch portion is inserted to the case at a position higher than the insert portion.