Impact sensor
AssigneeTozuda, LLC
InventorsJessica Noel Garcia, Christopher Daniel Basilico
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Abstract
An impact sensor has a hollow container with a spring extending therethrough. A liquid is present in the cavity. The spring biases opposing valve balls to a closed position, preventing dye that is located exterior of the cavity from entering the cavity. When a force applied to the sensor exceeds a first predetermined value, the spring is compressed or displaced, allowing at least one of the valve balls to move from the closed position to an open position, thereby allowing the dye at the moving valve ball to pass into the cavity, mixing with the liquid and providing a visual indication of the exceeded force upon the sensor.
Claims15
An impact sensor comprising:
- an elongate housing having a first end, a second end, and a central longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end;
- a first dye cavity at the first end, the first dye cavity having a first dye disposed therein;
- a second dye cavity at the second end, the second dye cavity having a second dye disposed therein;
- an elongate cavity extending along the central longitudinal axis between the first dye cavity and the second dye cavity;
- a first opening providing fluid communication between the first dye cavity and the elongate cavity;
- a second opening providing fluid communication between the second dye cavity and the elongate opening;
- a first sealing member releasably disposed in the first opening;
- a second sealing member releasably disposed in the second opening;
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- a biasing member having a first end biasing the first sealing member in the first opening and a second end biasing the second sealing member in the second opening.
An impact sensor comprising;
- a body;
- a first dye containing cavity disposed at a first end of the body;
- a fluid containing cavity adjacent to the first dye containing cavity;
- an opening providing fluid communication between the first dye containing cavity and the fluid containing cavity;
- a sealing member releasably disposed in the opening;
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- a biasing member directly engaging the sealing member and biasing the sealing member against the opening, preventing fluid flow between the first dye containing cavity and the fluid containing cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.