Patent ID: 8739526
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. A compensating tank for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system comprising: a housing including a housing upper part and a housing lower part; a device for monitoring a filling level of the compensating tank, said device including a switching unit, which is attached to the housing and has a plug connector, and a sensor which is configured to be switched by a transducer at a switching point (S) at which the switching unit generates a signal for an electronic control unit, wherein the housing includes a depression for receiving the switching unit, with the switching unit having an elongated base body which extends between the plug and a support element that is positioned within the housing and includes an underside surface which is attached to the housing in the depression, wherein the depression is sized such that a topside surface of the base body of the switching unit and a planar topside surface of the housing are substantially co-planar to form a substantially continuous surface on the topside surface of the housing; and means for aligning the switching unit that are provided in the depression of the housing, said means for alignment being configured for maintaining a pre-determined position of the switching point (S) with respect to the compensating tank, wherein the elongated base body is welded to the housing in the depression, wherein the means for alignment comprise a projection-recess arrangement, and wherein projections are provided on the underside surface of the elongated base body and recesses are arranged in the depression for receiving the projections.