Fracture ring sensor
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a product subjected to an out of tolerance force;
- a fracture ring sensor comprising a conductive trace and a manufactured defect, the manufactured defect comprising a predetermined number of scoring lines on an outermost surface of the fracture ring sensor, the number of scoring lines selected to achieve a predetermined break strength;
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- a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product;
- wherein the fracture ring sensor is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force by distributing the scoring lines during manufacturing in the fracture ring to lower a break strength of the facture ring to the predetermined break strength;
- wherein the predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cable connector socket;
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- a fracture ring sensor formed along sidewalls of the cable connector socket, the fracture ring sensor comprising a conductive trace and a manufactured defect, the manufactured defect comprising a predetermined number of scoring lines on an outermost surface of the fracture ring sensor, the number of scoring lines selected to achieve a predetermined break strength;
- wherein the fracture ring sensor is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force by distributing the scoring lines during manufacturing in the fracture ring to lower a break strength of the fracture ring to the predetermined break strength;
- wherein the predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of an out of tolerance force of the cable connector socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.