Apparatus for containing a temperature sensing device
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1. A temperature sensor assembly for measuring ambient temperature, the assembly comprising:
- a connector having an internal recess;
a thermally conductive end cap sealingly fixed to said connector, the end cap and connector, including the internal recess, defining a sealed cavity;
a temperature sensor located within the internal recess;
heat conducting means for conducting heat from said end cap to said temperature sensor, the heat conducting means including a liner having a first portion located in the internal recess and a second portion located radially outside the internal recess and between the connector and the end cap and;
an electrically insulative member located between the first portion of the liner and the temperature sensor.
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A temperature sensor assembly for measuring ambient temperature and including a housing defining an enclosure. A temperature sensor is mounted within the enclosure. The housing includes a brass cap and a liner for conducting heat from the brass cap to the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is mounted on the brass liner and is electrically insulated from the brass liner by a thermally conductive material.
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1. A temperature sensor assembly for measuring ambient temperature, the assembly comprising:
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a connector having an internal recess; a thermally conductive end cap sealingly fixed to said connector, the end cap and connector, including the internal recess, defining a sealed cavity; a temperature sensor located within the internal recess; heat conducting means for conducting heat from said end cap to said temperature sensor, the heat conducting means including a liner having a first portion located in the internal recess and a second portion located radially outside the internal recess and between the connector and the end cap and; an electrically insulative member located between the first portion of the liner and the temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A temperature sensor assembly for measuring ambient temperature, the assembly comprising:
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enclosure defining means including a connector having an internal recess and an external surface defining a shoulder, and the enclosure defining means including an end cap having a crimping wall engaging the shoulder, at least a portion of said end cap being thermally conductive; temperature sensing means disposed within said internal recess; and heat conducting means for conducting heat from said thermally conductive portion of said end cap to said temperature sensing means, said heat conducting means including a liner having a first portion located in the internal recess and having a second portion located radially outside the internal recess and between the connector and the end cap, the heat conducting means also including an electrical insulator electrically insulating said temperature sensing means from said liner. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A temperature sensor assembly for measuring ambient temperature, the assembly comprising:
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a connector including means defining a cavity including a recessed surface; a thermally conductive liner mounted in said means defining a cavity on said recessed surface, the liner providing a mounting surface, a thermally conductive, electrically insulating disk mounted on said mounting surface of said liner; an integrated circuit temperature sensor mounted on said disk; and a thermally conductive cap mounted on said connector enclosing said means defining a cavity and thereby defining an enclosure, sealing said temperature sensor within said enclosure, and engaging said liner such that ambient heat is absorbed by said cap and is conducted from said cap through said thermally conductive liner, through said thermally conductive, electrically insulating disk and to said temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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