Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid line connector and assembly with securement detection
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Application No.: US17227624Application Date: 2021-04-12
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Publication No.: US11306857B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Manuel Baudoin , Brian T. Ignaczak , Mateusz Jarosz , René Schindler , Bruno Jacksteit
- Applicant: Norma U.S. Holding LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Norma U.S. Holding LLC
- Current Assignee: Norma U.S. Holding LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Reising Ethington, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16L55/07
- IPC: F16L55/07 ; F16L37/098

Abstract:
A fluid line connector provides remote securement detection capabilities and is hence equipped for initial assembly, subsequent quality inspection, and subsequent service techniques that can be automated, robotic, and/or autonomous. The fluid line connector, in an embodiment, includes a body, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, and an actuator member. The body has a passage for fluid-flow therethrough. The RFID tag can communicate with an RFID interrogator and has a circuit with a break in the circuit. A portion or more, such as a surface, of the actuator member is composed of an electrically-conductive material. The electrically-conductive portion bridges the break when the actuator member is actuated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210231254A1 FLUID LINE CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY WITH SECUREMENT DETECTION Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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