FUEL PROPERTY DETECTION DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE PROVIDED THEREWITH
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1. A fuel property detection device for a construction machine, which is designed to detect a property of fuel to be supplied to an engine from a fuel tank for storing fuel, comprising:
- a sub-tank provided in the course of a fuel supply pipeline connecting the engine and the fuel tank, and capable of storing a given amount of fuel; and
a sensor provided to the sub-tank and capable of detecting the property of fuel within the sub-tank,wherein the sub-tank has a fuel inlet for introducing therethrough fuel from the fuel tank, and a fuel outlet for sending out therethrough the fuel toward the engine.
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A device detecting a property of fuel in a course of a pipeline, while improving accuracy and stability of the fuel property detection. The device includes a sub-tank provided in the course of a fuel pipeline connecting a fuel tank and an engine, and a sensor capable of detecting the property of fuel inside the sub-tank. The sub-tank includes a fuel inlet for introducing therethrough fuel from the fuel tank, and a fuel outlet for sending out therethrough the fuel toward the engine.
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1. A fuel property detection device for a construction machine, which is designed to detect a property of fuel to be supplied to an engine from a fuel tank for storing fuel, comprising:
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a sub-tank provided in the course of a fuel supply pipeline connecting the engine and the fuel tank, and capable of storing a given amount of fuel; and a sensor provided to the sub-tank and capable of detecting the property of fuel within the sub-tank, wherein the sub-tank has a fuel inlet for introducing therethrough fuel from the fuel tank, and a fuel outlet for sending out therethrough the fuel toward the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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