Temperature monitor for bus structure flex connector
First Claim
1. A temperature monitor for monitoring plural locations on a structure, said temperature monitor comprising:
- a sensor for receiving energy indicative of a temperature of a plurality of locations spaced from said sensor;
a first member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said first member defining a first aperture comprising an elongated first slot;
a second member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said second member defining a second aperture comprising an elongated second slot, said first and second slots defining directions of elongation transverse to each other;
at least one of said first and second members being movable relative to the other of said first and second members to produce relative movement between said first and second apertures; and
wherein said relative movement between said first and second apertures provides an unobstructed first line-of-sight through said first and second slots between said sensor and at least a first location of said plurality of locations, permitting said sensor to receive energy indicative of a temperature of said first location.
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Abstract
A temperature monitor for monitoring plural locations on an electrical bus structure. The temperature monitor includes an infrared sensor for receiving infrared energy from a plurality of discrete predetermined locations on the bus structure, a first member defining a stationary first mask, a second member defining a rotating second mask, and a drive member driving the second member in rotation relative to the first member. Rotation of the second member relative to the first member defines an aperture translated across the first mask member to provide a moving line-of-sight that extends from the sensor and that scans to each of the discrete predetermined locations on the bus structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A temperature monitor for monitoring plural locations on a structure, said temperature monitor comprising:
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a sensor for receiving energy indicative of a temperature of a plurality of locations spaced from said sensor; a first member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said first member defining a first aperture comprising an elongated first slot; a second member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said second member defining a second aperture comprising an elongated second slot, said first and second slots defining directions of elongation transverse to each other; at least one of said first and second members being movable relative to the other of said first and second members to produce relative movement between said first and second apertures; and wherein said relative movement between said first and second apertures provides an unobstructed first line-of-sight through said first and second slots between said sensor and at least a first location of said plurality of locations, permitting said sensor to receive energy indicative of a temperature of said first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of monitoring temperature at plural locations on an electrical bus structure including an electrical conductor, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a temperature sensor at a location in spaced relation to the electrical conductor; providing a mask structure between said electrical conductor and said sensor, said mask structure comprising a first mask and a second mask; defining a plurality of lines of sight from said sensor to said electrical conductor by moving said second mask relative to said first mask; and determining a temperature at each of a plurality of laterally spaced locations on said electrical conductor, where each of said locations corresponds to a distinct angle defined by a single unobstructed line-of-sight extending from said sensor and passing through said mask structure to said electrical conductor, and wherein each temperature measurement is obtained from enemy transmitted from a single corresponding location while blocking said sensor from receiving enemy from all other ones of said laterally spaced locations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A temperature monitor for monitoring plural locations on a structure, said temperature monitor comprising:
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a sensor for receiving energy indicative of a temperature of a plurality of locations spaced from said sensor, said plurality of locations comprising a plurality of laterally spaced members; a first member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said first member defining a first aperture; a second member located between said sensor and said plurality of locations, said second member defining a second aperture; at least one of said first and second members being movable relative to the other of said first and second members to produce relative movement between said first and second apertures; a position indicating member providing an indication of a position of a line-of-sight between each of said laterally spaced members and said sensor; and wherein said relative movement between said first and second apertures provides an unobstructed first line-of-sight between said sensor and at least a first location of said plurality of locations, permitting said sensor to receive energy indicative of a temperature of said first location, and said sensor providing a line-of-sight between said sensor and at least one location spaced from said laterally spaced members to receive energy indicative of a background temperature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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