Debris monitoring
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1. A debris monitoring system comprising:
- a housing;
a receptacle defining an opening, the receptacle being releasably engageable with the housing to receive debris into the receptacle through the opening;
a first emitter supported on the housing on one side of the opening and arranged to emit a signal across at least a portion of the opening; and
a first receiver supported on the housing on an opposite side of the opening and arranged to receive the signal emitted by the first emitter across the opening;
wherein the receptacle is movable with respect to the first emitter and the first receiver.
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Abstract
A debris monitoring system includes a receptacle, a first and a second emitter, and a first receiver. The receptacle defines an opening to receive debris into the receptacle. The first and second emitter are each arranged to emit a signal across at least a portion of the opening. The first receiver is proximate to the first emitter to receive reflections of the signal emitted by the first emitter, and the first receiver is disposed toward the opening to receive an unreflected portion of the signal emitted by the second emitter across at least a portion of the opening.
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14 Claims
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1. A debris monitoring system comprising:
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a housing; a receptacle defining an opening, the receptacle being releasably engageable with the housing to receive debris into the receptacle through the opening; a first emitter supported on the housing on one side of the opening and arranged to emit a signal across at least a portion of the opening; and a first receiver supported on the housing on an opposite side of the opening and arranged to receive the signal emitted by the first emitter across the opening; wherein the receptacle is movable with respect to the first emitter and the first receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A debris monitoring system comprising:
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a housing; a receptacle configured to be carried by the housing and defining an opening to receive debris into the receptacle; a plurality of first emitters and a plurality of second emitters, each emitter of each plurality of emitters arranged to emit a signal across at least a portion of the opening and positioned on the housing adjacent the receptacle; a first receiver positioned on an opposite side of the opening from the plurality of first emitters to receive reflections of the signal emitted by each of the plurality of first emitters and the first receiver disposed toward the opening to receive an unreflected portion of the signal emitted by each of the plurality of second emitters across at least a portion of the opening; and a second receiver positioned on an opposite side of the opening from the plurality of second emitters to receive reflections of the signal emitted by each of the plurality of second emitters and the second receiver disposed toward the opening to receive an unreflected portion of the signal emitted by each of the plurality of first emitters across at least a portion of the opening. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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