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  • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
  • G01N33/26—Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
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  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
  • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
  • B60K15/01—Arrangement of fuel conduits
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
  • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
  • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
  • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
• • G—PHYSICS
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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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  • G01N27/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a liquid
  • G01N27/07—Construction of measuring vessels; Electrodes therefor
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N27/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means
  • G01N27/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance
  • G01N27/04—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
  • G01N27/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a liquid
  • G01N27/08—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a liquid which is flowing continuously
  • G01N27/10—Investigation or analysis specially adapted for controlling or monitoring operations or for signalling
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
  • G01N33/26—Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
  • G01N33/28—Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
  • G01N33/2835—Specific substances contained in the oils or fuels
  • G01N33/2847—Water in oils
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
  • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
  • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
  • B60K2015/0321—Fuel tanks characterised by special sensors, the mounting thereof

Definitions

• This invention refers to a system of vehicle's tank with built-in detector of adulterated fuel.
• Common vehicles' tanks, being used for the storage of the vehicle's fuel are well- known. But, those tanks do not have the possibility to check and ascertain deliberate fuel adulterations of various forms, with the result of driver's deception, and on the other hand the destruction of the vehicle's engine.
• the important advantage of the present invention consists on the fact that with its application at the moment of customer's deception, this attempt of deception becomes ineffective, and on the other hand immediately perceivable. Hence, it is not possible to deceive and harm the driver, while the engine of the vehicle does not run any danger to be destroyed, something which is extremely painful especially when it comes to luxury expensive vehicles.
• a simple way of presenting the system of vehicle's tank with built-in detector of adulterated fuel is that this system has as a main feature the built-in to the vehicle's tank, detector of adulterated fuel.
• the system of vehicle's tank with built-in detector of adulterated fuel consists apart from the well known tank for fuel storage, also from a smaller tank, with capacity 1-1.5 It, being situated above the main tank, immediately after the inlet of the external fuel entrance in the vehicle, a sensor detector of adulterated fuel, being situated inside the small tank on its lower part, a central valve on the lower part of the tank, for holding the fuel in case that this proves to be adulterated, a smaller valve, being situated next to the small tank, as well as from a pipe with a plug at its end, for the drainage of the fuel in case that this proves to be adulterated.
• the system of vehicle's tank with built-in detector of adulterated fuel is connected with an optical digital indication SOS on the vehicle's instruments as well as acoustic warning.
• SOS optical digital indication
• the indication lights up and the acoustic warning is being activated for the immediate interruption of supply.
• the detection of the fuel is being conducted.
• the central valve opens automatically and the fuel is being directed in the main fuel tank.
• the central valve remains closed, while automatically opens the side valve for the rejection, through the drainage pipe, of the adulterated fuel, while immediately on the vehicle's instruments appears the optical digital indication SOS for the fuel ineligibility, being also accompanied from the acoustic warning for the immediate interruption of supply.
• the system's valves return to their initial position with the locking of the tank or alternatively by starting the vehicle's engine or with any other mean that could be adopted in the future.
• Characteristic of the present invention is the embodiment in the vehicle of the detector concerning adulterated fuels, which with its in time detection and warning averts the vehicle's supply with adulterated fuel, the destruction of the vehicle's engine and the driver's deception.
• Figure 1 shows that above from the well known fuel tank (1) and more precisely below the inlet of the external fuel entrance in the vehicle (2) there is another smaller tank of capacity 1-1.5 It (3), which on the lower part has a central valve (4) and beside has one other smaller valve (5) as well as a drainage pipe (6), ending to a plug (9).
• the sensor detecting the fuel is being situated (7).
• the central valve (4) is closed and the fuel comes into the small tank (3) being accumulated in it (10) and being traced from the sensor.
• the central valve (4) opens immediately and automatically and the supply is being conducted normally until the fuel comes close to the valve's height, where a particular sound inform us that the supply has finished, in order for the fuel level to not overcome the height of the central valve.
• the central valve (4) does not open, while at the same time an optical digital indication SOS in the vehicle's instruments, Figure 2 (8) and an acoustic warning alarm, inform for the need of immediate vehicle's supply interruption with adulterated fuel, while at the same time the side valve (5) opens automatically for the immediate rejection of the adulterated fuel through the drainage pipe (6), which is being rejected after the removal of the external plug (9). In this way the painful fact of vehicle's engine damage and driver's deception are being precluded.
• FIG. 3 shows the portable version of the present invention.
• the tank (3) is smaller, of capacity approximately 1/2 - 2/3 It and inside this tank is being situated the sensor for detection (7), while there is only one valve, the central one (4), the opening and the closing of which is being done mechanically.
• the optical digital indication SOS is being depicted on the same device where is being embodied (8).

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