Actuating mechanism for object detection and object detection device

    公开(公告)号:US12040132B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17229895

    申请日:2021-04-14

    发明人: Yihua Chen

    IPC分类号: H01F7/14 G01F23/22 H01F7/02

    CPC分类号: H01F7/14 G01F23/22 H01F7/02

    摘要: An actuating mechanism includes a main body, an electromagnetic device fixed to the main body, and a swinging rod swingably connected to the main body. A position of connection between the swinging rod and the main body is opposite to an iron core of the electromagnetic device, and an upper end of the swinging rod is opposite to and spaced apart from the electromagnetic device. A permanent magnet is disposed on the upper end of the swinging rod, and a magnetic pole direction of the permanent magnet and a magnetic pole direction of the electromagnetic device cross each other. Since the permanent magnet on the swinging rod is opposite to and spaced apart from the electromagnetic device, the swinging rod is not in contact with the electromagnetic device during working process. This avoids knocking of the swinging rod on other components, and therefore prevents noise, reduces wear.

    Flood Sensor and Notification System
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240201000A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18555617

    申请日:2021-05-26

    IPC分类号: G01F23/22

    CPC分类号: G01F23/223

    摘要: A flood sensor includes a notification unit that notifies of detection of flooding, and a primary battery. The primary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator that is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and to which an electrolyte adheres. When the separator is flooded, the electrolyte is dissolved in water to form an electrolyte solution, and the primary battery starts generating power to supply power necessary for driving the notification unit.

    Resistive wire wiring shield to prevent electromagnetic interference

    公开(公告)号:US11852518B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17670853

    申请日:2022-02-14

    摘要: A system includes a fuel level sensing probe inside a fuel tank and an exciter wire bundle to connect the fuel level sensing probe to a power source outside the tank. The exciter wire bundle includes an excitation wire and a grounded guard wire. The excitation wire and the grounded guard wire each include a resistive non-metallic wire. The system also includes a return signal wire bundle to connect the fuel level sensing probe to a device configured to measure a quantity of fuel within the tank. The return signal wire bundle includes a return signal wire and a grounded guard wire. The grounded guard wire of the return signal wire bundle and the grounded guard wire of the exciter wire bundle are configured to shield the return signal wire from electromagnetic interference. The return signal wire and the grounded guard wire each include a resistive non-metallic wire.

    Vibrating fork liquid level switch with verification

    公开(公告)号:US11828641B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US17699526

    申请日:2022-03-21

    申请人: Rosemount Inc.

    摘要: A vibrating fork liquid level switch includes a vibrating fork assembly arranged to vibrate at a first frequency when in contact with a process fluid and at a second frequency when in contact with air. A drive circuit connected to the vibrating fork assembly is configured to drive the vibrating fork assembly into oscillation. Sense circuitry senses an oscillation frequency of the vibrating fork assembly. Output circuitry provides a first output when the sensed oscillation is at the first frequency and a second output when the sensed oscillation is at the second frequency. Control circuitry controls power applied to the vibrating fork assembly by the drive circuit between a first and a second power level. Verification circuitry verifies the oscillation frequency of the vibrating fork assembly when power applied to the vibrating fork assembly by the drive circuitry is changed.

    BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH BEVERAGE-LEVEL INDICATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230102658A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US18050889

    申请日:2022-10-28

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B67D1/08 G01F23/22

    摘要: A beverage dispenser having a beverage-level indicating system. The beverage dispenser includes a housing and a dispensing head arranged on the housing for dispensing a beverage into a beverage container. The beverage dispenser further includes a beverage-level sensor arranged on the housing and which determines a beverage level within the beverage container without contacting the beverage within the beverage container, a beverage-level indicator that provides a visual indication of the beverage level within the beverage container, and a control unit that causes the beverage-level indicator to indicate the beverage level within the beverage container based on the beverage level as determined by the beverage-level sensor.