Patent ID: 6823730
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A capacitive fill level measurement device comprising:a fill level sensor having a plurality of sensor fields, said plurality of sensor fields being composed of metal and mounted on top of one another; a selector switch electrically connected on a multiple side to said plurality of sensor fields; a power supply and evaluation circuit electrically connected to a monopole side of said selector switch; and a matrix of vertically extending printed conductors and horizontally extending printed conductors so as to electrically connect said selector switch to said plurality of sensor fields, wherein each horizontally extending printed conductor is connected at one end to a respective one of said plurality of sensor fields and at an opposing end to a respective one of said vertically, extending printed conductors, wherein a plurality of said horizontally extending printed conductors are connected to a respective one of said vertically extending printed conductors, wherein said vertically extending printed conductors are provided with widened areas for use as solder surfaces, and wherein said widened areas are aligned in rows that are offset from each of the vertically extending printed conductors to the next of the vertically extending printed conductors.