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Leakage Detector
20230043915 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A leakage detector for a fuel vapor processing system having a canister. The leakage detector includes a sealing system and a control unit. The sealing system is connected to the canister and is configured to sealingly close an inspection area, which includes the canister. The control unit is implemented by at least one programmed processor. The control unit is configured to calculate an amount of fuel vapor in the canister. The control unit is also configured to select a leakage detection method from the group consisting of a positive pressure type and a negative pressure type. The selection is made based on the calculated amount of the fuel vapor in the canister. The control unit is further configured to perform the leakage detection method in response to temporal changes in an internal pressure of the inspection area closed by the sealing system.

Pressure sensor for evaporated fuel leak detector
11493402 · 2022-11-08 · ·

A pressure sensor for an evaporated fuel leak detector includes a sensor unit, a case, and a sealing resin. The sensor unit has a pressure receiving portion, a plurality of conduction terminals, and a mold resin portion. The case has a fluid flow path and a housing recess. Each remaining inner wall surface of the housing recess except for an inner wall surface on the conduction terminal side is provided with an inclined surface and a vertical surface, in a cross section along an axial direction perpendicular to a pressure receiving surface of the sensor unit. The inclined surface is inclined inward as toward a pressure receiving side. The vertical surface extends from the end of the inclined surface on the pressure receiving side to define a filling gap in which the sealing resin is filled between the side surface of the mold resin portion and the vertical surface.

SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IN-SERVICE TANK INSPECTIONS

Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. The system includes a vehicle having a propeller, a latch mechanism, a pressure switch, and an inspection device. The system includes a control unit in communication with the propeller, the latch mechanism, and the inspection device, and electrically connected to the pressure switch. The control unit powers on responsive to the pressure switch detecting an ambient pressure greater than a minimum threshold. The control unit receives, from the latch mechanism, an indication of a state of the latch mechanism. The control unit determines that the cable used to lower the vehicle into the tank containing the flammable fluid is detached from the vehicle. The control unit commands the propeller to move the vehicle through the flammable fluid. The control unit determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF CONTAINERS BY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT
20230088151 · 2023-03-23 ·

A method and system for determining an integrity of a container, including obtaining a pressure inside a container by producing, filling and/or sealing a container using heat or at cold conditions. Transmitting a light signal through a headspace of the container and determining, based on the transmitted light signal being detected, the integrity of the container.

System and method of checking sealing of a brake caliper housing
11608045 · 2023-03-21 · ·

A system and method of checking sealing of a brake caliper housing. The method may include determining a level of moisture in a cavity of a brake caliper housing with a sensor. In another configuration, the method may determine whether a detected pressure inside the cavity remains stable for a predetermined period of time.

Inspection System
20220341810 · 2022-10-27 ·

An inspection system inspects a flow of gas in a container storage facility that includes a placement table and a gas supply device to supply gas to the container. The inspection system includes: an inspection unit placeable on the placement table, and a determiner. The gas supply device includes: a gas supply section located in the placement table to be connectable to the container inflow section of the container; a gas supply pipe; and a supply gas flow rate controller to control a flow rate of the gas supplied to the gas supply section through the gas supply pipe, so as to be equal to a predetermined supply gas flow rate. The inspection unit includes: an inspection inflow section connectable to the gas supply section, and an inflow rate measurer to measure an inflow rate of the gas flowing thereto from the inspection inflow section.

SULFUR STORAGE TANK CLEANOUT
20220332495 · 2022-10-20 · ·

A sulfur storage tank includes a bottom plate, an outer wall, and a cleanout door. The outer wall surrounds and is coupled to the bottom plate. The cleanout door is installed on the outer wall. The cleanout door includes an edge and a drain nozzle. The edge abuts the bottom plate. The drain nozzle is installed on the cleanout door. The drain nozzle defines a centerline offset from the edge. The drain nozzle is configured to gravity drain fluid from the sulfur storage tank.

APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A POWER CAPACITOR AND ADAPTER FOR SUCH AN APPARATUS
20230074133 · 2023-03-09 ·

An apparatus for monitoring a power capacitor having a housing with a housing interior to be gas-tightly closed off at a housing opening, includes a sensor device outputting a signal as a function of a gas pressure in the housing. An adapter mechanically connects the sensor device to the housing at the housing opening and fluidically connects it to the housing interior. The adapter has a cylindrical adapter body divided into a plurality of functional longitudinal sections and a feed-through for the fluidic connection extending over the plurality of longitudinal sections. A first longitudinal section, disposed in a region of the housing opening after connecting the adapter to the housing, caps or closes off the feed-through in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the adapter body and fluidically connects it to the housing interior in at least one plane parallel to the longitudinal axis.

GAS DETECTION APPARATUS AND GAS DETECTION METHOD FOR CELL MODULE ASSEMBLIES

A gas detection apparatus for cell module assemblies accurately and rapidly detects a damaged cell of a cell module assembly and the damaged position of the damaged cell. The gas detection apparatus includes a gas detection chamber configured to receive a cell module assembly; and a sliding die configured to be movable to the lower part of the gas detection chamber in the state in which the cell module assembly is disposed at the upper end thereof. The gas detection apparatus further includes a gas sensor provided in the gas detection chamber, the gas sensor including a plurality of gas sensors disposed so as to correspond to positions of cells of the cell module assembly. A gas detection method for cell module assemblies uses the gas detection apparatus for cell module assemblies.

Leak inspection device and leak inspection method
11473999 · 2022-10-18 · ·

A leak inspection device includes an inspection mechanism that executes a first inspection process for compressing the insides of a first inspection chamber and a reference chamber, and inspecting the first inspection chamber for a pressure leak based on a differential pressure therebetween, and a second inspection process for compressing the insides of a second inspection chamber and the reference chamber, and inspecting the second inspection chamber for a pressure leak based on a differential pressure therebetween, a first pre-compression valve that opens and closes a first pre-compression path, and a control device that opens, during the execution of the first inspection process, the first pre-compression valve to pre-compress the second inspection chamber, and causes, in a state where the inside of the second inspection chamber is pre-compressed, the inspection mechanism to execute the second inspection process.