Optical switch activator with glowable member
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical switch activator with glowable member 有权
    具有发光元件的光开关激活器

    公开(公告)号:US09182553B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-10

    申请号:US14177281

    申请日:2014-02-11

    摘要: An optical switch having a housing, and two optical fibers, that can be connected to a light source and a light detector. The optical switch includes a moveable member that moves from a first position to a second position. In the first position, an optical path is present through the two fibers guide using a reflection or emission of light from the glowable member. In the second position, there is no optical path present through the switch.

    摘要翻译: 一种光开关,其具有可连接到光源和光检测器的壳体和两根光纤。 光学开关包括从第一位置移动到第二位置的可移动构件。 在第一位置,使用来自可发光构件的光的反射或发射,通过两个光纤引导件存在光路。 在第二位置,通过开关不存在光路。

    Gauge for Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks
    2.
    发明申请
    Gauge for Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks 有权
    散装储油罐表

    公开(公告)号:US20100288042A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-18

    申请号:US12464222

    申请日:2009-05-12

    申请人: Dennis Rose

    发明人: Dennis Rose

    IPC分类号: G01F23/30

    摘要: This invention relates to bulk liquid storage tanks, and in particular to an improved tank gauge for measuring the amount of liquid within the tank and for monitoring the movement or settling of the storage tank.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及散装液体储罐,特别涉及一种用于测量罐内液体量并用于监测储罐的移动或沉降的改进的罐规。

    Clock recovery system and rotational detection circuit
    3.
    发明授权
    Clock recovery system and rotational detection circuit 失效
    时钟恢复系统和旋转检测电路

    公开(公告)号:US5596188A

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-21

    申请号:US442875

    申请日:1995-05-17

    申请人: Patrick McElroy

    发明人: Patrick McElroy

    摘要: A tank gauging system includes an improved level sensor float providing positional information to a level encoder unit having two slotted disks coupled to a gaugehead which alternately admit and interrupt light to optical sensors to provide relative incremental positional change and direction information as well as an error detection capability. The light optical sensors provide two signals, which are directly compared to provide a clock signal for an up/down counter. One of the two signals is delayed and this delayed signal is directly compared against the other signal to provide a direction signal for an up/down counter. A microprocessor converts this information to absolute data and provides it to a transmitter unit. The transmitter may also be provided with data from other gauging sensors, such as an error-compensated temperature measurement of the tank contents. The transmitter may be connected to a remote data acquisition device through isolated inputs and outputs for protection against lightning strikes.

    摘要翻译: 油箱测量系统包括改进的液位传感器浮子,其提供位置信息到水平编码器单元,该水平编码器单元具有耦合到计量器的两个开槽盘,其交替地允许和中断光到光学传感器以提供相对增量的位置改变和方向信息以及错误检测 能力。 光学光学传感器提供两个信号,其被直接比较以提供用于上/下计数器的时钟信号。 两个信号中的一个被延迟,并且该延迟信号与另一个信号直接比较,以提供用于上/下计数器的方向信号。 微处理器将该信息转换为绝对数据并将其提供给发送器单元。 变送器还可以提供来自其他测量传感器的数据,例如罐内容物的误差补偿温度测量。 发射机可以通过隔离的输入和输出连接到远程数据采集设备,以防止雷击。

    TETHERED FLOAT LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR
    4.
    发明申请
    TETHERED FLOAT LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR 有权
    TETHERED FLOAT液位传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20120060601A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-15

    申请号:US12882913

    申请日:2010-09-15

    IPC分类号: G01F23/30

    摘要: An apparatus for sensing the level of a liquid includes a float, a tether attached to the float, a pulley attached to the tether, a rotation sensor connected to the pulley that senses vertical movement of said float and senses the level of the liquid.

    摘要翻译: 用于感测液体水平的装置包括浮子,附接到浮子的系绳,连接到系绳的滑轮,连接到滑轮的旋转传感器,其感测所述浮子的垂直运动并感测液体的水平。

    Gauge for bulk fuel storage tanks
    5.
    发明授权
    Gauge for bulk fuel storage tanks 有权
    散装燃料储罐的量规

    公开(公告)号:US08117911B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-21

    申请号:US12464222

    申请日:2009-05-12

    申请人: Dennis Rose

    发明人: Dennis Rose

    IPC分类号: G01F23/30

    摘要: This invention relates to bulk liquid storage tanks, and in particular to an improved tank gauge for measuring the amount of liquid within the tank and for monitoring the movement or settling of the storage tank.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及散装液体储罐,特别涉及一种用于测量罐内液体量并用于监测储罐的移动或沉降的改进的罐规。

    Total precipitation gauge with float sensor
    6.
    发明授权
    Total precipitation gauge with float sensor 失效
    带浮球传感器的总降水量计

    公开(公告)号:US5245874A

    公开(公告)日:1993-09-21

    申请号:US867315

    申请日:1992-04-10

    申请人: John S. Baer

    发明人: John S. Baer

    IPC分类号: G01F23/44 G01W1/14

    CPC分类号: G01F23/446 G01W1/14

    摘要: A total precipitation gauge (10) incorporates a float gauge (16) extending downward to a liquid level (18) in a precipitation storage container. The float gauge (16) is formed with an elongate stillwell (20) extending into the liquid level (18), a float element (22) suspended in the stillwell (20) for rising and falling motion within the stillwell in response to the liquid level, and an elongate code bearing surface (24) coupled to the float (22). A code sensor (34) senses motion of the code bearing surface (34) for generating electrical signals (35) corresponding to motion of the float element and liquid level. The code bearing surface is a flexible coded strip (24) secured at one end to the float element (22) and at the other end to a spring loaded reel (25). The spring force of the spring loaded reel (25) is less than the weight of the float element (22) and ballast (26). The code sensor (34) is an optical interruption sensor with first and second optical sensors (a1,a2) coupled in a quadrature relationship with respect to the coded strip (24) to determine direction of motion of the coded strip (24). The total precipitation gauge may be constructed in the configuration of a removable and replaceable cover (12) for fitting over a precipitation storage container (14). The cover (12) includes a collector passageway (15) for proportionately restricting precipitation passing into the precipitation storage container (14).

    摘要翻译: 总沉淀量计(10)包括向下延伸到沉淀储存容器中的液位(18)的浮子式计量器(16)。 浮子式计量器(16)形成有延伸到液面(18)中的细长的静止孔(20),悬浮在静止孔(20)中的浮子元件(22),用于响应于液体在静止孔内上升和下降运动 以及耦合到所述浮子(22)的细长代码支承表面(24)。 代码传感器(34)感测代码支承表面(34)的运动,用于产生对应于浮动元件的运动和液位的电信号(35)。 代码承载表面是在一端固定到浮动元件(22)并且另一端固定到弹簧加载的卷轴(25)的柔性编码条(24)。 弹簧加载的卷轴(25)的弹簧力小于浮子元件(22)和压载物(26)的重量。 代码传感器(34)是光中断传感器,其中第一和第二光学传感器(a1,a2)相对于编码条(24)以正交关系耦合,以确定编码条(24)的运动方向。 总降水量计可以构造成用于装配在沉淀物储存容器(14)上的可移除和可更换的盖(12)的构造。 盖(12)包括用于相对地限制沉淀物进入降水储存容器(14)的收集器通道(15)。

    Opto-electronic system for measuring and displaying rotary movement
    7.
    发明授权
    Opto-electronic system for measuring and displaying rotary movement 失效
    用于测量和显示旋转运动的光电系统

    公开(公告)号:US5045691A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-03

    申请号:US471546

    申请日:1990-01-29

    IPC分类号: G01D5/347 G01F15/06 G01F23/44

    摘要: An optical fiber rotary measurement sensor for flow meters and other mechanical devices incorporates a housing having an encoder disc mounted by a drive shaft for driven rotation, the drive shaft being driven by a flow meter mechanism or by any other mechanical device. The encoder forms evenly spaced light absorbing and light reflecting areas at the outer periphery thereof and optical fibers are positioned to project light onto and receive reflected light from the outer periphery of the encoder disc. An opto-electronic signal processor receives reflected light pulses from the reflective surface areas and translates the light pulses into electrical pulses. The electrical pulses are in turn input to electronic display circuitry for providing a digital, analog or other suitable display representative of the rotation of the encoder disc and thus representative of rotary output movement of the flow meter or other mechanical device.

    摘要翻译: 用于流量计和其他机械装置的光纤旋转测量传感器包括具有由用于驱动旋转的驱动轴安装的编码器盘的壳体,驱动轴由流量计机构或任何其它机械装置驱动。 编码器在外周形成均匀分布的光吸收和光反射区域,并且光纤被定位成将光投射到编码器盘的外周上并接收来自编码器盘外周的反射光。 光电子信号处理器从反射表面区域接收反射光脉冲,并将光脉冲转换成电脉冲。 电脉冲又被输入到电子显示器电路,用于提供表示编码器盘的旋转的数字,模拟或其它合适的显示器,因此代表流量计或其它机械装置的旋转输出运动。

    Optical switches for tank environments
    8.
    发明授权
    Optical switches for tank environments 有权
    水箱环境光开关

    公开(公告)号:US08643498B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-04

    申请号:US13180744

    申请日:2011-07-12

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: G01F23/446 G01F23/0007

    摘要: One embodiment of the invention is a combination of a tank and an optical switch, where the tank has a wall forming an enclosure for holding fluids, and the optical switch has a housing floatable in a liquid stored in the tank, and further has a first light fiber having proximal and distal ends, where the first light fiber is connected to a light source at the distal end, and a second light fiber having proximal and distal ends, the second light fiber connected to a light detector at the distal end, the first and second fibers separated by a gap, and a rigid rod connected to the housing and to the tank enclosure, where the rod moves in response to movement of the housing.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例是罐和光开关的组合,其中罐具有形成用于保持流体的外壳的壁,并且光开关具有可容置在储存在罐中的液体中的壳体,并且还具有第一 具有近端和远端的光纤,其中第一光纤连接到远端处的光源,以及具有近端和远端的第二光纤,第二光纤连接到远端处的光检测器, 由间隙分开的第一和第二纤维,以及连接到壳体和罐壳体的刚性杆,其中杆响应于壳体的移动而移动。

    Optical Switch Activator with Glowable Member
    9.
    发明申请
    Optical Switch Activator with Glowable Member 有权
    光开关激光器,带有发光元件

    公开(公告)号:US20130121637A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-16

    申请号:US13706566

    申请日:2012-12-06

    IPC分类号: G02B6/35

    摘要: An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing. The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housing with a second light guide. The first and second light guide cables have distal ends positioned through the housing and a part of the activator housing is a glowable diffuse reflector. The switch includes a moveable member that moves in a path in the switch body between an optical path present state and an optical path absent state.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有外壳,光源和光检测器的光开关。 光源和光检测器位于远离壳体的位置。 光源通过第一光导连接到外壳,光检测器通过第二光导连接到外壳。 第一和第二光导电缆具有通过壳体定位的远端,并且激活器壳体的一部分是可发光漫反射器。 开关包括在光路存在状态和光路不存在状态之间在开关体内的路径中移动的可移动部件。

    Optical switch
    10.
    发明授权
    Optical switch 有权
    光开关

    公开(公告)号:US07234830B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-26

    申请号:US11241909

    申请日:2005-10-03

    IPC分类号: F21V33/00

    摘要: An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing. The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housing with a second light guide. The first and second light guide cables have distal ends positioned through the housing and are optically aligned but separated by a gap. The switch includes a device to interrupt a light beam that is usually adapted to removably occupy the gap.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有外壳,光源和光检测器的光开关。 光源和光检测器位于远离壳体的位置。 光源通过第一光导连接到外壳,光检测器通过第二光导连接到外壳。 第一和第二光导电缆具有通过壳体定位的远端并且被光学对准但由间隙隔开。 开关包括用于中断通常适于可移除地占据间隙的光束的装置。