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US 12,259,269 B2Granted
Airtight-level sensor and electronic device including the same
AssigneeAlpha Networks Inc.
InventorTzu-Chih Lin
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Abstract
An airtight-level sensor includes an air pump, a sounding mechanism, and a processing device. The air pump comprises an inlet valve and an outlet valve, the sounding mechanism is disposed near the outlet valve to generate a sound wave corresponding to an airflow blown from the outlet valve, and the processing device is disposed near the sounding mechanism to receive the sound wave generated therefrom and determines an airtight-level of an airtight chamber wherein the airtight-level sensor is disposed.
Claims15
An airtight-level sensor for use in an airtight object, comprising:
- an air pump having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, wherein the inlet valve is in communication with an accommodation room of the airtight object, and the outlet valve is in communication with the inlet valve;
- a sounding mechanism disposed at the outlet valve, and generating a sound wave specific to an air flow entering the inlet valve of the air pump from the accommodation room of the airtight object and exiting out of the outlet valve of the air pump;
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- a processing device disposed adjacent to the sounding mechanism for receiving the sound wave, and evaluating an airtight level of the airtight object based on at least a feature of the sound wave.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a casing defining an accommodation room;
- a main processor, disposed in the accommodation room;
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- an airtight-level sensor, comprising:
- an air pump having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, wherein the inlet valve is in communication with an accommodation room of the airtight object, and the outlet valve is in communication with the inlet valve;
- a sounding mechanism disposed at the outlet valve, and generating a sound wave specific to an air flow entering the inlet valve of the air pump from the accommodation room of the airtight object and exiting out of the outlet valve of the air pump;
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- a processing device disposed adjacent to the sounding mechanism for receiving the sound wave, and evaluating an airtight level of the electronic device based on at least a feature of the sound wave,
- wherein the processing device is in communication with the main processor, and the airtight level evaluated by the processing device of the airtight-level sensor is provided for the main processor of the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.