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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2019
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Eric Pugh, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and process provide an improvement to monitoring over-heating of components in an apparatus. Embodiments include a thermal sensor which may be coupled with a filter. A controller may store over-heat values for components in the apparatus. In response to a sensor signal detecting an over-heat threshold exceeded, the controller may trigger an alert. Detection of an over-heating event may trigger shutdown of the component or the entire device or system before damage occurs or escalates to other components. In some embodiments, the range of detection by sensors monitoring the same component may be extended by coupling each sensor with a different filter so that a wider range of heat signatures are available. Aspects of the method may select which sensor/filter combination has a best range of detection based on the number of pixels registering over or under a threshold value.