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Tank display system and method for determining the remaining volume in a tank

  • US 6,002,328 A
  • Filed: 03/14/1997
  • Issued: 12/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tank display system for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, wherein the fuel tank is a composite tank including a main fuel tank, and a supplementary fuel tank from which the fuel is to be emptied into the main tank when the main tank is almost empty, the display system comprising:

  • a sensor which measures a level of fuel in the composite tank, and a tank display which indicates the level of fuel; and

    wherein, upon attainment of a given low level of fuel in the main tank, the sensor is operative to give off a signal directing an emptying of the supplementary tank, said signal providing fuel quantity to said display and being suitable for actuation of a warning device.

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