Sensor device
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1. A sensor device comprising:
- a sensing portion;
a case forming a housing portion in which the sensing portion is housed and a fixing portion; and
a connector terminal electrically connected to the sensing portion through a lead for allowing signal transmission between the sensing portion and an external device, whereinthe connector terminal has a fixed portion fixed to the fixing portion of the case, andthe fixed portion has a base wall fixed in the fixing portion of the case, and the base wall has a cross sectional area equal to or greater than one third of a cross sectional area of the fixing portion of the case taken in a direction parallel to the base wall.
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Abstract
A sensor device has a sensing portion, a connector terminal, and a case housing the sensing portion therein and forming a terminal fixing portion. The connector terminal has a fixed portion fixed in the terminal fixing portion of the case. The connector terminal is electrically connected to the sensing portion through a lead for allowing signal transmission between the sensing portion and an external device. A ratio of the volume of the fixed portion of the connector terminal to the volume of the fixing portion of the case is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio.
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1. A sensor device comprising:
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a sensing portion; a case forming a housing portion in which the sensing portion is housed and a fixing portion; and a connector terminal electrically connected to the sensing portion through a lead for allowing signal transmission between the sensing portion and an external device, wherein the connector terminal has a fixed portion fixed to the fixing portion of the case, and the fixed portion has a base wall fixed in the fixing portion of the case, and the base wall has a cross sectional area equal to or greater than one third of a cross sectional area of the fixing portion of the case taken in a direction parallel to the base wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sensor device comprising:
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a case defining a cavity and including a terminal fixing portion, the fixing portion having a first surface that faces the cavity and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a sensing portion disposed in the cavity of the case; connector terminals partly embedded in the terminal fixing portion of the case, each of the connector terminals has a base wall, a first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion, the base wall embedded in the terminal fixing portion substantially parallel to the first surface of the fixing portion, the first connecting portion extending from the base wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base wall and projects into the cavity through the first surface, and the second connecting portion extending from the base wall in a direction opposite to the first connecting portion to be electrically connected to an external device; and leads connecting the first connecting portions of the connector terminals with the sensing portion within the cavity of the case, wherein the base walls of the connector terminals are substantially coplanar within the terminal fixing portion, and a total area of the base walls is equal to or greater than one third of a cross-sectional area of the terminal fixing portion in a cross-section taken along the base walls of the connector terminals. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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