Patent ID: 7721602
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
1. A filling level sensor for detecting a fuel filling level in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, where the fuel tank defines an installation opening through which the level sensor is inserted into the fuel tank, the filling level sensor comprising: a float; a lever arm coupled to the float that follows the fuel filling level, the lever arm comprising a plastic clip; a support provided for installation in the fuel tank, the plastic clip being coupled to the support; and wherein the plastic clip comprises a guide part which protrudes laterally beyond an edge of the support and includes a contour that includes a guide curve on a side of the guide part facing away from the support; wherein the installation opening has a diameter larger than the width of the support and less than the combination of the width of the support and the width of the guide part that protrudes laterally beyond the edge of the support; and wherein the lever arm is configured to pivot with the plastic clip when the guide curve contacts a boundary of the installation opening.