Mounting Device for Acoustic Leak Detection Sensors
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a mount, having one of a track or a key; and
a sensor, having the other of the track or the key, wherein the sensor comprises an acoustic leak detection sensor;
wherein the key is sized to be received by and travel within the track, wherein rotation of the sensor with respect to the mount moves the key within the track, and wherein movement of the key within the track tightens a connection between the mount and the sensor.
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Abstract
A sensor unit to detect fluid movement and/or leakage from a pipe may be attached to a mounting device that is attached to a pipe by a clamp. The mounting device may be configured to transmit vibrations from the pipe and clamp to the sensor. The sensor unit may be attached to the mount in a manner that may be performed rapidly and without tools, and which results in a connection that is not so tight as to damage the sensor, or so loose as to provide inadequate support. The sensor may be attached by connecting at least a portion of the sensor to at least a portion of the mount, using rotation of a key in a track and a latch to securely hold the sensor in the mounting device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a mount, having one of a track or a key; and a sensor, having the other of the track or the key, wherein the sensor comprises an acoustic leak detection sensor; wherein the key is sized to be received by and travel within the track, wherein rotation of the sensor with respect to the mount moves the key within the track, and wherein movement of the key within the track tightens a connection between the mount and the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a mount having one of a latch and a recess; and a sensor, having the other of the latch or the recess, wherein the sensor comprises an acoustic leak detection sensor; wherein the latch snaps into the recess upon a prescribed positioning of the sensor with respect to the mount. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of attaching a sensor device to a pipe, comprising:
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attaching a clamp and a mount to a pipe; engaging a key within a track, wherein the clamp has at least one of the key and the track, and the mount has the other of the key and the track; rotating a sensor housing with respect to the mount to move the key within the track, wherein at least one of the key or the track is defined on each of the mount and the sensor housing; and stopping the rotating when a latch snaps into a recess, wherein one of the latch or the recess is defined on the mount and the other of the latch or the recess is defined on the sensor housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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