Patent ID: 6648175
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B67D,G01F

Abstract:
A fuel dispenser for receiving fuel from a fuel source, dispensing the fuel to an output device, and metering the quantity of fuel dispensed to the output device, the fuel dispenser comprising:a. a housing including: (i) an inlet port for coupling the housing to the fuel source, (ii) a first outlet port for coupling the housing to the output device, (iii) a first meter chamber having a chamber inlet, a chamber outlet, and a chamber opening, (iv) an inlet passage extending from the inlet port to the chamber inlet for conveying fuel received from the fuel source from the inlet port to the first meter chamber, (v) a first outlet passage extending from the first meter chamber outlet to the first outlet port for conveying fuel from the first meter chamber to the outlet port, b. a first nutating disk meter comprising a first disk having a magnetic portion thereof, the nutating disk meter disposed within the meter chamber of the housing and arranged to rotate when fuel flows from the chamber inlet to the chamber outlet; c. a first chamber cover for sealing the opening of the first meter chamber; d. a first sensor disposed outside and adjacent to the first meter chamber for detecting rotation of the first disk and generating a corresponding signal.