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US 8,297,102 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for testing sensors
OwnerJacques Mouchetinventor
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for testing a pressure-based sensor within a test chamber that can include a lock mechanism that is separate from the pressure release mechanism.
Claims20
An apparatus for testing a pressure-based sensor, said comprising:
- a test chamber;
- a hinge;
- a cover attached to said hinge;
- a pivot;
- a lever attached to said pivot;
- a roller attached to said lever;
- and
- an exterior access point;
- wherein said hinge provides for said cover moving from a closed state to an open state;
- wherein said pivot provides for said roller moving from a locked state to an unlocked state;
- and
- wherein said exterior access point provides for the pressurization and de-pressurization of said test chamber.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a test chamber configured to hold one or more TPMS sensors and to be pressurized through an external access point;
- a cover configured to be closed over said test chamber when said apparatus is pressurized through said external access point, wherein said external access point is not attached to said cover;
- a hinge facilitating the motion of said cover, wherein said hinge is adapted to prevent the separation of said cover from said apparatus;
- a roller configured to be on top of said cover when said cover is locked;
- a plurality of levers connected to said roller;
- a plurality of pivots connected to said levers, said levers adapted to permit the rotational motion of said levers;
- and
- said external access point.
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A method for testing a pressure-based sensor, comprising:
- placing the sensor in a test chamber of a portable test apparatus;
- closing the cover;
- locking the cover in a closed position by rotating a lever upwards so that a roller is adjacent to a top surface of the cover;
- and
- pressurizing the test chamber through an external access point that is separate from the cover and roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.