Process for attaching flexible electrochemical sensors

• US 20060107753A1
• Filed: 11/23/2005
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dragerwerk AG
• Original Assignee: Dragerwerk AG
• Inventors: Mett, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/286,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20060107753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/818
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/30 Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0009 General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state G01N1/22

Abstract

Process for attaching flexible electrochemical sensors, comprising at least the steps: provision of a surface, to which the sensor is to be attached; provision of an adhesive means at least on parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and/or at least on parts of an outer limiting surface of the sensor, which ensures adhesion that securely fixes the sensor in case of flat contact between parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and at least parts of the outer limiting surface of the sensor; pressing the sensor onto the surface to which the sensor is to be attached, so that the adhesive means is brought into flat contact at least with parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and at least parts of the outer limiting surface of the sensor.

Claims

1. A process for attaching flexible electrochemical sensor, the process comprising the steps of:

providing a surface, to which the sensor is to be attached;

providing an adhesive means at least on parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached, and/or at least on parts of an outer limiting surface of the sensor, which ensures adhesion, which securely fixes the sensor in case of flat contact at least between parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and at least parts of the outer limiting surface of the sensor;

pressing the sensor onto the surface to which the sensor is to be attached, so that the adhesive means is brought into flat contact at least with parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and at least parts of the outer limiting surface of the sensor.

2. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adhesive means is provided such that after the sensor has been attached, the adhesive means is located in a contact area between the surface to which the sensor is attached and the outer limiting surface of the sensor along a closed figure.

3. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adhesive means is provided such that after the sensor has been attached, the adhesive means is present in the entire contact area between the surface to which the sensor is attached and the outer limiting surface of the sensor.

4. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adhesive means is provided such that after the sensor has been attached, the adhesive means acts between the surface to which the sensor is attached and elevated areas as contact areas of the outer limiting surface of the sensor.

5. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said adhesive means makes possible a reversible attachment for attachment and subsequent detachment of the sensor to the surface.

6. A process in accordance with claim 5, wherein a Velcro fastener is used as the adhesive means.

7. A process in accordance with claim 5, wherein an adhesive coating is used as the adhesive means.

8. A process in accordance with claim 7, wherein the adhesive means is provided in the form of a paint coat on the surface to which the sensor is to be attached.

9. A process in accordance with claim 7, wherein the adhesive means is provided in the form of a coating on an outer limiting surface of the sensor.

10. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the adhesive means is covered at least temporarily by a peelable film between the time it is provided and the attachment of the sensor.

11. A process in accordance with claim 10, wherein the peelable film is arranged such that it covers surface areas provided with the adhesive means and surface areas without adhesive means.

12. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the surface to which the sensor is to be attached is color-coded.

13. A process for attaching flexible electrochemical sensors, the process comprising:

the steps of;

providing an electrochemical sensor with a housing having an outer limiting surface and with electrodes located behind respective openings in said outer limiting surface;

providing a surface, to which the sensor is to be attached;

providing an adhesive means for fixing the sensor to the surface;

positioning the adhesive means relative to the sensor and the surface;

pressing the sensor to the surface to which the sensor is to be attached with the adhesive means between the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and said outer limiting surface, so that the adhesive means is brought into flat contact at least with parts of the surface to which the sensor is to be attached and at least parts of the outer limiting surface of the sensor.

14. A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein the adhesive means is provided such that after the sensor has been attached, the adhesive means is located between the surface to which the sensor is attached and the outer limiting surface of the sensor along a contact area that forms a closed shape.

15. A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein the adhesive means is provided such that after the sensor has been attached, the adhesive means is present in a contact area between the surface to which the sensor is attached and the entire outer limiting surface of the sensor.

16. A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein the outer limiting surface of the sensor includes elevated areas as contact areas with said adhesive means provided, after the sensor has been attached, between the surface to which the sensor is attached and the elevated areas as contact areas.

17. A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein said adhesive means comprises one of:

hook and loop fasteners or another a reversible attachment structure for attachment and subsequent detachment of the sensor to the surface; and

an adhesive coating.

18. A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein the adhesive means is covered at least temporarily by a peelable film between the time it is provided and the attachment of the sensor.

19. A process in accordance with claim 18, wherein the peelable film is arranged such that it covers surface areas provided with the adhesive means and the openings or surface areas without adhesive means.

20. A process for attaching flexible electrochemical sensors, the process comprising the steps of:

providing an electrochemical sensor with a housing having an outer limiting surface and with electrodes located behind respective openings in said outer limiting surface;

providing an positioned adhesive covering at least parts of the outer limiting surface;

covering the positioned adhesive with a peelable film;

providing a surface, to which the sensor is to be attached;

moving the sensor to the surface, to which the sensor is to be attached, and peeling off the peelable film; and

pressing the sensor onto the surface, to which the sensor is to be attached, so that the adhesive means is brought into flat contact at least with parts of the surface, to which the sensor is to be attached, and at least parts of the outer limiting surface of the sensor.

21. A process in accordance with claim 20, wherein the peelable film is arranged such that it covers surface areas provided with the adhesive and the openings or surface areas without said adhesive.