Detector cleaner and/or tester and method of using same
US8973211B2 · kind B2 · utility
5Cited by
37References
47Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B29/145
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a detector comprising a housing and a bowl connected to the housing having a detector chamber adapted for enclosing a detector to be cleaned, a contacting surface positioned on the bowl, and one of more air nozzles positioned within the detector chamber for directing one or more bursts of compressed air at a detector to clean the detector, and a fan positioned within the housing operable to draw air within the detector chamber into a filter, and a dust collector for containing dirt and debris dislodged from a detector during the cleaning operation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.