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US 10,240,997 B2Granted
Sensor members
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsJohn Franz, Tahir Cader, William Kirk Norton
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Abstract
An assembly to detect fluid leaks is provided herein. For example, the assembly includes a plug, a gasket, and a sensor member. The plug is connected to a first electronic module. The gasket surrounds the plug to provide a fluid-tight seal around the plug. The sensor member is connected to the gasket to detect fluid loss that exceeds a predetermined amount.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a hollow plug connected to a first electronic module and insertable into a socket of a second electronic module to transition fluid between the first and second electronic modules through a fluidic path between the plug and the socket;
- a gasket surrounding the plug and against which the socket is to contact upon insertion of the plug into the socket, the socket and the gasket to form a fluid-tight seal around the plug;
- and
- a sensor member connected to the gasket to detect more than a predetermined amount of the fluid transitioning between the first and second electronic modules that escapes the fluidic path between the plug and the socket and that remains in a gap exterior to the plug and interior to the socket.
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A system comprising:
- a hollow plug connected to a first electronic module;
- a socket connected to a second electronic module, the plug insertable into the socket to transition fluid between the first and second electronic modules through a fluidic path between the plug and the socket;
- a gasket surrounding the plug and against which the socket is to contact upon insertion of the plug into the socket, the socket and the gasket to form a fluid-tight seal between the plug and a socket;
- a sensor member between the plug and the socket to detect more than a predetermined amount of the fluid transitioning between the first and second electronic modules that escapes the fluidic path between the plug and the socket and that remains in a gap exterior to the plug and interior to the socket.
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A method to detect leaks, the method comprising:
- connecting a hollow plug to a socket to transition fluid from a first electronic module connected to the plug to a second electronic module connected to the socket through a fluidic path between the plug and the socket;
- providing a gasket surrounding the plug and against which the socket is to contact upon connection of the plug to the socket, the socket and the gasket forming a fluid-tight seal around the plug;
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- detecting more than a predetermined amount of the fluid transitioning between the first and second electronic modules that escapes the fluidic path between the plug and the socket and that remains in a gap exterior to the plug and interior to the socket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.