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US 2022/0283010 A1Published application
Self reporting fire suppressant tank configuration
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsMarcin Piech, Cezary Jedryczka, Wojciech Szelag
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Abstract
A fire suppressant module according to one example includes a suppressant tank having a body and a base, a counterweight scale disposed in the base, and a data module comprising at least one of a display configured to display a weight of the suppressant tank and processor and a transmitter configured to communicate the weight of the suppressant tank.
Claims16
A fire suppressant module comprising:
- a suppressant tank comprising a body and a base;
- a counterweight scale disposed in the base;
- and
- a data module comprising at least one of a display configured to display a weight of the suppressant tank and processor and a transmitter configured to communicate the weight of the suppressant tank.
1 more element
A method for monitoring a fire suppressant tank comprising:
- zeroing out a counterweight scale integral with the fire suppressant tank while the fire suppressant tank is in a full state;
- and
- monitoring a position of a magnet disposed at an end of the counterweight scale relative to a position sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.