Instrument housing with electrical discharge gap
US5744714A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for electrostatic discharge has a chassis (14, 24) inside the instrument housing (11, 12) with a support for holding wires (21), a pair of insulated wires (21) having portions where the insulation (31) is partially removed and where the wires are mounted to the support (25), a base (12) of a conductive material having a projection (43) extending upward opposite the portions (42) where the insulation (31) has been removed, such that a gap (44) is provided through which charge may be conducted to the base (12) of conductive material for discharge from the interior space (41) of the instrument (10). The instrument (10) contains a volume of a gas for conducting electrostatic charge.
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