OBJECT DETECTION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An object detection sensor comprising:
- an insulative and elastic hollow insulator extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the hollow insulator includes a longitudinal end;
a plurality of electrode wires arranged in the hollow insulator spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the electrode wires includes a drawn-out portion drawn out of the hollow insulator from the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator;
a terminal molded member formed from an insulative terminal molding resin material, the drawn-out portions embedded in the terminal molded member; and
a blocking member arranged at the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator, wherein the blocking member blocks entrance of the terminal molding resin material into the hollow insulator.
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Abstract
An object detection sensor includes a hollow insulator, a plurality of electrode wires, a terminal molded member, and a blocking member. The hollow insulator includes a longitudinal end. The electrode wires are arranged in the hollow insulator with the electrode wires spaced apart from each other. Each electrode wire includes a drawn-out portion that is drawn out of the hollow insulator from the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator. The terminal molded member is formed from an insulative terminal molding resin material. The drawn-out portions are embedded in the terminal molded member. The blocking member, which is arranged at the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator, blocks entrance of the terminal molding resin material into the hollow insulator.
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12 Claims
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1. An object detection sensor comprising:
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an insulative and elastic hollow insulator extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the hollow insulator includes a longitudinal end; a plurality of electrode wires arranged in the hollow insulator spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the electrode wires includes a drawn-out portion drawn out of the hollow insulator from the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator; a terminal molded member formed from an insulative terminal molding resin material, the drawn-out portions embedded in the terminal molded member; and a blocking member arranged at the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator, wherein the blocking member blocks entrance of the terminal molding resin material into the hollow insulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for producing an object detection sensor, the method comprising:
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preparing an insulative and elastic hollow insulator extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the hollow insulator includes a longitudinal end; arranging a plurality of electrode wires in the hollow insulator with the electrode wires spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the plurality of electrode wires includes a drawn-out portion drawn out of the hollow insulator from the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator; adhering an insulative blocking resin material to the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator to close the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator with the blocking resin material; hardening the blocking resin material after closing the longitudinal end of the hollow insulator; and forming a terminal molded member with an insulative terminal molding resin material so that the drawn-out portions and the hardened blocking resin material are embedded in the terminal molded member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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