Probe for measuring the thickness of frost accretion on a surface
CA 2600014 C · Owner: Airbus Operations Sas · Inventors: Roques, Sandrine
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The invention relates to a probe for measuring the thickness of frost accretion on a surface. According to the invention the probe comprises a plurality of measuring stages (E1 to En) which are stacked at least substantially orthogonally to the base (2) of the probe and each measuring stage comprises at least one emitter which can emit a light beam that is at least substantially parallel to said base and at least one receiver which can receive said light beam after reflection on the frost.
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- Filed February 21, 2006 and granted April 9, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 21, 2026.
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