High pressure sensor apparatus with low cost compact packaging system
First Claim
1. A pressure sensor comprising:
- a metallic housing having a bottom wall formed with a fluid pressure inlet in the bottom wall and having a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a distal end,a pressure sensing module having a pressure responsive surface communicating with the fluid pressure inlet and disposed within the housing closely adjacent the upwardly extending sidewall, the upwardly extending sidewall circumscribing the pressure sensing module,an annular stop surface integrally formed as part of the bottom wall, the stop surface disposed a selected first distance above the remainder of the bottom wall, the pressure sensing module received on the stop surface,a seal formed of resilient material received on the bottom wall contiguous to and inboard of the stop surface, the seal formed of resilient material having a height of a second distance greater than the first distance whereby compression of the seal by the pressure sensing module is limited by the stop surface,the distal end of the upwardly extending sidewall being crimped inwardly to place a force on the pressure sensing module biasing the module against the stop surface, anda connector attached to the housing to provide electrical connection to the pressure sensing module.
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Abstract
A fluid pressure sensor particularly useful for measuring pressure up to approximately 2000 psi has a hexport (12, 112, 212, 312) formed with a stop surface (26, 326) in a bottom wall (18) circumscribing a fluid pressure inlet (16). A pressure sensing module (22) is received on the stop surface and a distal end (40) of a wall (20, 120, 320) of the hexport is crimped to lock the pressure sensing module onto the stop surface with the stop surface limiting the amount of compression of an O-ring (30) disposed contiguous to and inboard of the stop surface. In one embodiment the crimp is placed directly on a metal ring (38) attached to a plastic connector (32) which in turn transfers the crimping force to the pressure sensing module. In other embodiments (FIGS. 2, 3) the crimp is placed directly in the pressure sensing module to form a subassembly. In one embodiment, a separate sleeve (142) member connects the subassembly to the plastic connector while in another embodiment the connector is provided with an extended skirt which snaps over the hexport to connect the connector to the subassembly. In yet another embodiment, the plastic connector (332) is formed with a strengthening flange (334) received around the pressure sensing module and the crimp is formed directly on the plastic connectors to reduce contact stresses in the crimp and compensate for crimp wall springback.
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1. A pressure sensor comprising:
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a metallic housing having a bottom wall formed with a fluid pressure inlet in the bottom wall and having a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a distal end, a pressure sensing module having a pressure responsive surface communicating with the fluid pressure inlet and disposed within the housing closely adjacent the upwardly extending sidewall, the upwardly extending sidewall circumscribing the pressure sensing module, an annular stop surface integrally formed as part of the bottom wall, the stop surface disposed a selected first distance above the remainder of the bottom wall, the pressure sensing module received on the stop surface, a seal formed of resilient material received on the bottom wall contiguous to and inboard of the stop surface, the seal formed of resilient material having a height of a second distance greater than the first distance whereby compression of the seal by the pressure sensing module is limited by the stop surface, the distal end of the upwardly extending sidewall being crimped inwardly to place a force on the pressure sensing module biasing the module against the stop surface, and a connector attached to the housing to provide electrical connection to the pressure sensing module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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