Opto-mechanical fuse
US10942088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3574
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An opto-mechanical fuse is provided. The opto-mechanical fuse includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor includes an optical conductor mounted to the chassis component to assume one of an optically transmitting state and an optically non-transmitting state in both power-on and power-off conditions. An assumption of the optically non-transmitting state by the optical conductor occurs due to an interaction of the optical conductor and the extrusion resulting from a predefined magnitude of deflection of the monitored component.
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