Monitor for gas piping system

• US 4,100,537 A
• Filed: 08/08/1977
• Issued: 07/11/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Taylor Medical Oxygen Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Taylor Medical Oxygen Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Carlson, Peter B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Caldwell, Sr., John W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Myer, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US05/822,927
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 340/240, 340/229, 340/242, 340/236, 340/372, 340/378, 340/241, 340/326, 340/327
• US Class Current: 340/626
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold

Abstract

Apparatus for monitoring the pressure in a gas line and providing a visual and audible indication of a high or low pressure condition, the gas line having a pressure sensor for generating high and low pressure signals, comprising a visual indicator responsive to the high pressure signal for providing a high pressure visual indication, a visual indicator responsive to the low pressure signal for providing a low pressure visual indication, a system normal visual indicator which is normally maintained in an "on" condition, an audible alarm, circuit means responsive to either of the high or low pressure signals for turning off the system normal visual indicator and for activating the audible alarm, and a manual switch for deactivating the audible alarm.

Claims

1. Apparatus for monitoring the pressure in a gas line and providing a visual and audible indication of a high or low pressure condition, said gas line having a pressure sensor for generating high and low pressure signals, comprising:

a high pressure visual indicator responsive to said high presure signal for providing a high pressure visual indication;

a low pressure visual indicator responsive to said low pressure signal for providing a low pressure visual indication;

a system normal visual indicator;

means for normally maintaining said system normal visual indicator in an "on" condition;

an audible alarm;

means responsive to either of said high or low pressure signals for turning "off" said system normal visual indicator and for activating said audible alarm; and

manual means for deactivating said audible alarm.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said system normal visual indicator remains "off" as long as said pressure sensor continues to generate either a high or low pressure signal.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pressure sensor has a movable arm connected to ground and first and second terminals, said arm contacting said first terminal in the presence of a high pressure condition and contacting said second terminal in the presence of a low pressure condition, and further comprising:

a source of voltage, said high pressure visual indicator being connected between said source of voltage and said first terminal, said low pressure visual indicator being connected between said source of voltage and said second terminal.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3, futher comprising:

a NAND gate, said first and second terminals of said pressure sensor being connected to the inputs of said NAND gate, said system normal visual indicator being connected between the output of said NAND gate and said source of voltage.

5. Apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a second NAND gate, the output of said first-mentioned NAND gate being connected to one input of said second NAND gate; and

a latch circuit having a preset input terminal, a clear input terminal, and a normally "low" output terminal, the output of said first NAND gate being connected to said preset input terminal, said output terminal being connected to another input of said second gate, said audible alarm being connected between the output of said second NAND gate and said source of voltage, said manual means for deactivating said audible alarm being connected to said clear input terminal of said latch circuit.