Enclosure for device including probe
AssigneeNovaSignal Corp.
InventorsJan Zwierstra, Kiah Lesher, Lane Stith
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Abstract
Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for an enclosure for a device having a probe supported by a housing. The housing defines a cavity through which the probe protrudes. The probe is configured to move within the cavity. The enclosure includes a removable enclosure body. The enclosure body is configured to enclose at least a portion of the housing while covering an entirety of the cavity. The enclosure further includes a probe interaction portion in the enclosure body. The probe interaction portion is configured to be operatively engaged with the probe such that the probe is configured to transmit acoustic energy to a subject from within the enclosure.
Claims17
An enclosure for a robotic device, the robotic device having a first cavity defining a cavity perimeter and comprising a probe extending from within the first cavity, the enclosure comprising:
- a probe interaction portion having a hole configured to receive the probe;
- a base having an enclosure perimeter defining a second cavity through which the probe extends when the base is placed on the robotic device at the cavity perimeter, wherein the first cavity is covered by the enclosure when the base is placed on the robotic device at the cavity perimeter;
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- an enclosure body coupled to the base and having the probe interaction portion, wherein the probe is exposed to air when the probe extends through the hole of the probe interaction portion.
A method for making an enclosure for a robotic device, the robotic device having a first cavity defining a cavity perimeter and comprising a probe extending from within the first cavity, the method comprising:
- providing a probe interaction portion having a hole configured to receive the probe;
- providing a base having an enclosure perimeter defining a second cavity through which the probe extends when the base is placed on the robotic device at the cavity perimeter, wherein the first cavity is covered by the enclosure when the base is placed on the robotic device at the cavity perimeter;
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- providing an enclosure body coupled to the base and having the probe interaction portion, wherein the probe is exposed to air when the probe extends through the hole of the probe interaction portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.