Measurement system
AssigneeFrost Control Systems, Inc.
InventorBradley James Tener
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Abstract
A measurement system includes an enclosure having at least one sidewall defining an interior space and at least one opening in the at least one sidewall, and a male insert configured to be coupled to the at least one sidewall of the enclosure. The male insert includes a flange configured to engage an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall around the opening, a stem configured to extend through the opening and into the interior space, and a central opening. The measurement system also includes a female insert configured to be detachably coupled to the male insert inside the interior space, and an opto-electronic sensor configured to be housed inside central opening along the stem of the male insert. The measurement system defines a substantially unobstructed viewport for the opto-electronic sensor.
Claims20
A measurement system, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising at least one sidewall defining an interior space and an opening in the at least one sidewall;
- a male insert configured to be coupled to the at least one sidewall of the enclosure, the male insert comprising a flange configured to engage an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall around the opening, a stem configured to extend through the opening and into the interior space, and a central opening;
- a female insert configured to be detachably coupled to the male insert inside the interior space;
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- an opto-electronic sensor configured to be housed inside the central opening along the stem of the male insert,
- wherein the measurement system defines a substantially unobstructed viewport for the opto-electronic sensor.
A measurement system, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising at least one sidewall defining an interior space and an opening in the at least one sidewall;
- a male insert configured to be coupled to the at least one sidewall of the enclosure, the male insert comprising a flange configured to engage an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall around the opening, a stem configured to extend through the opening and into the interior space, and a central opening, the stem tapering between a narrower end proximate to the flange and a wider end distal to the flange;
- a compression nut configured to be detachably coupled to the male insert inside the interior space;
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- an opto-electronic sensor configured to be housed inside the central opening along the stem of the male insert,
- wherein the measurement system defines a substantially unobstructed viewport for the opto-electronic sensor, and
- wherein, when the opto-electronic sensor is in the central opening of the male insert and the compression nut is threaded onto the stem of the male insert, the stem is deflected inward against the opto-electronic sensor.
A measurement system, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising at least one sidewall defining an interior space and an opening in the at least one sidewall;
- a male insert configured to be coupled to the at least one sidewall of the enclosure, the male insert comprising a stem and a central opening;
- one of a female insert or a compression nut configured to be detachably coupled to the male insert inside the interior space;
- and
- an opto-electronic sensor configured to be housed inside the central opening along the stem of the male insert,
- wherein the stem of the male insert extends into the interior space from the at least one sidewall when the male insert is coupled to the at least one sidewall,
- wherein the central opening of the male insert is at least partially aligned with the opening in the at least one sidewall when the male insert is coupled to the at least one sidewall, and
- wherein the measurement system defines a substantially unobstructed viewport for the opto-electronic sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.