Patents Examined by Giego Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 4873865
    Abstract: A fuel sender assembly using a wiper contact to generate a resistance proportional to fuel level in a fuel tank has a bent float rod engaged by a fork and a bore of a carrier element which rigidly carries a spring contact. The spring contact slidably engages a resistor on a resistor card within a housing. The carrier element extends through a slot in the housing such that it abuts the ends of the slot to provide rotational limits for the float rod. The resulting fuel sender assembly can be installed in a fuel tank with no electrical calibration being needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Robert D. Gaston