Temperature sensor housing
First Claim
1. A temperature sensing system comprising:
- a medium conducting pipe, a tube, an integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, and a bush housing,the tube being attached to the pipe at an angle and constructed and arranged to receive the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit,the bush housing having a main body part and a male projection extending outwardly from the main body part and having elastic annular seal over the male projection, and electrical contact lines extend through the bush housing,the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit being constructed and arranged for insertion into the tube as a single piece and having a pair of electrical contact pins attached to a themistor body and a stopper molded over a portion of the electrical contact pins so that a free end of the electrical contact pins extends outwardly from the stopper, the stopper further comprising projections extending outwardly and constructed and arranged to dig into an inner surface of the tube when the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit is inserted into the tube, and wherein the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit is constructed and arranged as a single piece to be inserted in the tube,the tube comprising a surface defining a conical shaped recess for receiving the thermistor body of the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, the inner surface of the tube having a shoulder adjacent the surface defining the conical shaped recess, the shoulder being positioned to limit the forward movement of the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, a stopper receiving portion adjacent the shoulder constructed and arranged so that the projections on the stopper dig into the surface defining the stopper receiving portion when the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit is inserted into the tube, the tube further comprising a shroud at one end for surrounding the free ends of the pins and constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of the male projection and annular seal of the bush housing.
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Abstract
In a media conducting device which effects a temperature measurement of the medium is used a media conducting pipe 11 with a lateral exit on which is arranged a group of sensors. This component group includes a sensor housing with electric temperature sensor 40 with two contact pins 27, 28 projecting from the sensor housing. In order to develop an inexpensive, space-saving device it is proposed to provide the pipe 11 with a one-piece connecting piece 12. This results in a T-pipe combination 10. The moulded-on connecting piece 12 thus forms the essential part of the sensor housing, whilst the remainder of the sensor housing consists of a stopper 30. This stopper 30 is a constituent part of a plug unit 20 which serves merely as support for the contact pins 21, 22 and the temperature sensor 40 connected thereto. The connection between the plug unit 20 and the connecting piece 12 of the T-pipe combination 10 is effected by means of a simple plug coupling, where the inner section 15 of the connecting piece 12 forms the plug receptacle and the stopper 30 forms the plug-in part of the plug coupling.
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3 Claims
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1. A temperature sensing system comprising:
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a medium conducting pipe, a tube, an integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, and a bush housing, the tube being attached to the pipe at an angle and constructed and arranged to receive the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, the bush housing having a main body part and a male projection extending outwardly from the main body part and having elastic annular seal over the male projection, and electrical contact lines extend through the bush housing, the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit being constructed and arranged for insertion into the tube as a single piece and having a pair of electrical contact pins attached to a themistor body and a stopper molded over a portion of the electrical contact pins so that a free end of the electrical contact pins extends outwardly from the stopper, the stopper further comprising projections extending outwardly and constructed and arranged to dig into an inner surface of the tube when the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit is inserted into the tube, and wherein the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit is constructed and arranged as a single piece to be inserted in the tube, the tube comprising a surface defining a conical shaped recess for receiving the thermistor body of the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, the inner surface of the tube having a shoulder adjacent the surface defining the conical shaped recess, the shoulder being positioned to limit the forward movement of the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit, a stopper receiving portion adjacent the shoulder constructed and arranged so that the projections on the stopper dig into the surface defining the stopper receiving portion when the integral temperature sensing plug-in unit is inserted into the tube, the tube further comprising a shroud at one end for surrounding the free ends of the pins and constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of the male projection and annular seal of the bush housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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