Optical leak sensor and position detector

A fluid control system, comprising:

• a fluid control means operative to control the passage of fluid therethrough;
• a sensor means, said sensor means being engaged to said fluid control means and operative to sense the operating condition of said fluid control means and whether said fluid control means is leaking;
• said sensor means including:
• a body member, said body member including a detector bore formed therein;
• a position sensor means, said position sensor means including an optical emitter and receiver means being engaged within said detector bore of said body member and functioning to emit and receive optical signals indicative of the position of a movable member disposed away from said body member;
• a leak detection means, said leak detection means being engaged within said detector bore of said body member and functioning to emit and receive optical signals indicative of the contact by a fluid upon an exterior surface of said body member.

A sensor for detecting fluid leaks and the position of a moving component within a fluid handling device, comprising:

• a body member, said body member including a detector bore formed therein;
• an optical fiber holding member, being removably engageable within said detector bore;
• a position sensor means, said position sensor means including a position optical fiber emitter and a position optical fiber receiver, said position optical fiber emitter and position optical fiber receiver being engaged within said optical fiber holding member and functioning to emit and receive optical signals indicative to the position of a movable member within a fluid handling device and disposed away from said body member;
• a leak detection means, including a leak detection optical fiber emitter and a leak detection optical fiber receiver, each said leak detection optical fiber emitter and leak detection optical fiber receiver being engaged within said optical fiber holding member and functioning to emit and receive optical signals indicative of the contact by a fluid upon an exterior surface of said body member.

A fluid control system, comprising:

• a fluid control means operative to control the passage of fluid therethrough;
• a sensor means, said sensor means being engaged to said fluid control means and operative to sense the operating condition of said fluid control means and whether said fluid control means is leaking;
• said sensor means including:
• a body member, said body member including a detector bore formed therein;
• an optical fiber holding member, being removably engageable within said detector bore;
• a position sensor means, said position sensor means including a position optical fiber emitter and a position optical fiber receiver, said position optical fiber emitter and position optical fiber receiver being engaged within said optical fiber holding member and functioning to emit and receive optical signals indicative to the position of a movable member disposed away from said body member;
• a leak detection means, including a leak detection optical fiber emitter and a leak detection optical fiber receiver, each said leak detection optical fiber emitter and leak detection optical fiber receiver being engaged within said optical fiber holding member and functioning to emit and receive optical signals indicative of the contact by a fluid upon an exterior surface of said body member.