US 4,906,977 AGranted

Pressure gauge with needle actuated alarm

OwnerJong Huey-Jenginventor

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Abstract

A pressure gauge has a turning button, a turning disc and a sliding block disposed thereon that, through a protruding wheel fixed on the needle shaft moves the sliding block to force a contact point of a conducting metal piece to contact with a contact point of the turning disc, can start an alarm in case the needle of the gauge comes to reach the designated pressure.

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A pressure gauge with an alarm comprising:

a pressure gauge having an indicating needle mounted on a needle shaft and a protruding wheel with a fanshaped portion mounted on the needle shaft;
a shell disc provided with a circumferential grove for combining with the pressure gauge and with a central round hole for combining with a turning button and a turning disc, said turning disc being able to be revolved by said button and provided with a rail at the bottom for a sliding block to move straight thereon and a contact point;
said sliding block being a square frame having a first protrusion and a second protrusion inside said block and a third protrusion outside said block, with said block being inserted onto the protruding wheel so that the first and the second protrusions can be pressed by the fanshaped portion of the protruding wheel when the needle of the gauge revolves;
said sliding block provided with a bolt and a nut to connect a conduction metal piece at its center onto said third protrusion, said metal piece having a left and a right contact point respectively at each end;
wherein revolving said turning button causes said turning disc to revolve and point to a designated pressure for starting said alarm;
said first protrusion of said sliding block being pushed by said fan-shaped portion of the protruding wheel when the needle of the gauge points to said designated pressure, causing said sliding block to move rightward;
the subsequent rightward movement of the third protrusion of the sliding block forcing said metal piece to bend rightward, making the left contact point of said metal piece contact with the contact point of said turning disc to start said alarm;
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wherein when the pressure which said needle points to falls below said designated pressure, said fan-shaped portion of said protruding wheel pushes the second protrusion, causing the nut of said sliding block attached to said third protrusion to bend said metal piece leftward, thus separating said left contact point from the contact point of the turning disc, cutting off the electricity to stop said alarm.

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Abstract

A pressure gauge with an alarm comprising:

a pressure gauge having an indicating needle mounted on a needle shaft and a protruding wheel with a fanshaped portion mounted on the needle shaft;
a shell disc provided with a circumferential grove for combining with the pressure gauge and with a central round hole for combining with a turning button and a turning disc, said turning disc being able to be revolved by said button and provided with a rail at the bottom for a sliding block to move straight thereon and a contact point;
said sliding block being a square frame having a first protrusion and a second protrusion inside said block and a third protrusion outside said block, with said block being inserted onto the protruding wheel so that the first and the second protrusions can be pressed by the fanshaped portion of the protruding wheel when the needle of the gauge revolves;
said sliding block provided with a bolt and a nut to connect a conduction metal piece at its center onto said third protrusion, said metal piece having a left and a right contact point respectively at each end;
wherein revolving said turning button causes said turning disc to revolve and point to a designated pressure for starting said alarm;
said first protrusion of said sliding block being pushed by said fan-shaped portion of the protruding wheel when the needle of the gauge points to said designated pressure, causing said sliding block to move rightward;
the subsequent rightward movement of the third protrusion of the sliding block forcing said metal piece to bend rightward, making the left contact point of said metal piece contact with the contact point of said turning disc to start said alarm;
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wherein when the pressure which said needle points to falls below said designated pressure, said fan-shaped portion of said protruding wheel pushes the second protrusion, causing the nut of said sliding block attached to said third protrusion to bend said metal piece leftward, thus separating said left contact point from the contact point of the turning disc, cutting off the electricity to stop said alarm.

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