Apparatus for early detection of thermal over exposure on electrical connectors
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsArturo Guzman-Magana, Mark Doroudian, Rohitashwa Kiran
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Abstract
An apparatus for early detection of thermal over exposure on a vehicle component is provided. The apparatus includes a sealed capsule, a liquid and an ultraviolet (UV) dye. The liquid is contained in the sealed capsule. The liquid is configured to expand upon reaching a threshold trigger temperature. The UV dye is disposed in the liquid. The liquid is configured to break the sealed capsule upon reaching the threshold trigger temperature, the liquid and UV dye thereby spilling onto the vehicle component allowing subsequent identification using a UV light.
Claims17
An apparatus for early detection of thermal over exposure on a vehicle component, the apparatus comprising:
- a sealed capsule;
- a liquid contained in the sealed capsule, the liquid configured to expand upon reaching a threshold trigger temperature;
- and
- an ultraviolet (UV) dye disposed in the liquid;
- wherein the liquid is configured to break the sealed capsule upon reaching the threshold trigger temperature, the liquid and UV dye thereby spilling onto the vehicle component allowing subsequent identification using a UV light.
An apparatus for early detection of thermal over exposure on a vehicle component, the apparatus comprising:
- an electrical connector;
- a sealed capsule disposed on the electrical connector;
- a liquid contained in the sealed capsule, the liquid configured to expand upon reaching a threshold trigger temperature;
- and
- an ultraviolet (UV) dye disposed in the liquid;
- wherein the liquid is configured to break the sealed capsule upon reaching the threshold trigger temperature, the liquid and UV dye thereby spilling onto the electrical connector allowing subsequent identification using a UV light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.