US5475222A
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Ruggedized gas detector
Assignee: Detector Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-05
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2014-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A ruggedized gas detector having two or more perforated concentric cylinders and having a concentric screen inside the innermost cylinder. A pair of perforated tubes are positioned inside the perforated screen, and an infrared light source is placed adjacent one end of one of the tubes and an infrared sensor is placed adjacent the other tube. A pair of inclined mirrors are positioned adjacent the respective other ends of the two tubes, and an optical light path is created from the IR source through a first tube, reflected by the mirrors to a return optical path through the second tube and ultimately to the IR sensor.
Inventors
- 👤 John D. King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:21
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/01; G01N21/03; G01N21/17; G01N21/25; G01N21/31; G01N21/35; G01N21/3504; G01N21/59; G01N21/61
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for detecting gas concentrations in a chamber having an optical path therethrough, according to the principle of gas absorption of predetermined infrared wavelengths, comprising: a) a first housing having an infrared source and an infrared detector mounted therein; b) a second housing having infrared-reflective surfaces therein; c) a pair of perforated tubular chambers mounted between said first and second housings, one of said chambers aligned between said infrared source and a reflective surface, and the other of said chambers aligned between said infrared detector and a reflective surface, whereby an optical path is formed from said source to said detector; d) an air-permeable screen enclosing said pair of perforated chambers and mounted between said first and second housings; e) a first perforated cylinder concentrically positioned about said screen and mounted between said first and second housings; and f) a second perforated cylinder concentrically positioned about said first perforated cylinder and mounted between said first and second housings.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for detecting gas concentrations in a chamber having an optical path therethrough, according to the principle of gas absorption of predetermined infrared wavelengths, comprising: a) a first housing having an infrared source and an infrared detector mounted therein; b) a second housing having infrared-reflective surfaces therein; c) a pair of perforated tubular chambers mounted between said first and second housings, one of said chambers aligned between said infrared source and a reflective surface, and the other of said chambers aligned between said infrared detector and a reflective surface, whereby an optical path is formed from said source to said detector; d) an air-permeable screen enclosing said pair of perforated chambers and mounted between said first and second housings; e) a first perforated cylinder concentrically positioned about said screen and mounted between said first and second housings; and f) a second perforated cylinder concentrically positioned about said first perforated cylinder and mounted between said first and second housings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second perforated cylinders are mutually aligned so that no direct path exists through perforations of the respective cylinders.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first and second cylinders are constructed of metal material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said screen is constructed of polytetrafluoroethylene material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
A gas detector apparatus utilizing an infrared optical path, comprising: a) a first housing having an infrared source and an infrared detector; b) a second housing having infrared-reflective surfaces, said second housing fixedly positioned relative to said first housing whereby an optical path is formed from said infrared source to said infrared detector by reflection via said infrared-reflective surfaces; c) a first perforated cylinder mounted between said first and second housings; d) a second perforated cylinder concentrically positioned inside said first perforated cylinder; and e) an air-permeable cylindrical screen concentrically positioned inside said second perforated cylinder and about said optical path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
A gas detector apparatus utilizing an infrared optical path, comprising: a) a first housing having an infrared source and an infrared detector; b) a second housing having infrared-reflective surfaces, said second housing fixedly positioned relative to said first housing whereby an optical path is formed from said infrared source to said infrared detector by reflection via said infrared-reflective surfaces; c) a first perforated cylinder mounted between said first and second housings; d) a second perforated cylinder concentrically positioned inside said first perforated cylinder; and e) an air-permeable cylindrical screen concentrically positioned inside said second perforated cylinder and about said optical path.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a first perforated tubular member inside said cylindrical screen and surrounding the portion of said optical path formed between said infrared source and one of said infrared-reflective surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a second perforated tubular member inside said screen and surrounding the portion of said optical path between said infrared detector and another of said infrared-reflective surfaces.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said first and second perforated cylinders are respectively concentrically positioned about an axis, and respective perforations in said cylinders are aligned so that no direct radial path from said axis passes through perforations in both said first and second perforated cylinders.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said air-permeable cylindrical screen further comprises a fine mesh having openings sufficiently small as to prevent water droplets from passing therethrough.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said air-permeable cylindrical screen is coated with polytetrafluoroethylene material.
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