Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Float – Float and pressure
Patent
1989-08-07
1991-07-09
Tolin, Gerald P.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Float
Float and pressure
335207, 417 40, H01H 3518
Patent
active
050308033
ABSTRACT:
A device for use as a float switch device for use in a liquid medium is disclosed which has a magnetic latching feature used to produce an offset, with the switch actuating in a first manner when the liquid level drops to a first level, and actuating in a second manner when the liquid level rises to a second level which is aabove the first level by a selected offset distance. The float element has two buoyant disks on the ends of a hollow cylinder, with switching magnets being located intermediate the two buoyant disks, and latch magnets being located on the bottom of the bottom buoyant disk. The float element slides vertically on a switch stem having a magnetic reed switch therein and a steel washer on the bottom thereof, with the float element being latched in a downward position by the latch magnets until the liquid level rises to the level of the upper buoyant disk, resulting in crisp and precise operation of the switching function.
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Bissell Henry M.
Carroll Leo R.
General Dynamics Corp., Air Defense Systems Div.
Tolin Gerald P.
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