Liquid sensor

• US 8,776,598 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2008
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Kaess, Udo, Haller, Volker, Klett, Gustav, Niemann, Markus, Scherer, Monika
• Primary Examiner(s): Rogers, David A
• Application Number:
  US12/672,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20110308304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,204 Days
• Field of Search: 732/90.R, 733/04.R, 733/04.C, 734/31, 738/665
• US Class Current: 73/431
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/245 Housings for sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 23/268 mounting arrangements of probes
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/226 Construction of measuring vessels; Electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G12B 9/06 Metal casings

Abstract

A fluid sensor includes a metal housing body, which has a box and a flanged ring circumferentially surrounding the box. A housing jacket is formed from plastic material and disposed on an exterior side of the housing body. A sealing ring, which is situated circumferentially on top of the flanged ring, subdivides the housing jacket into two sections that are insulated from each other.

Claims

1. A liquid sensor, comprising:

a metal housing body, which has a box and a flanged ring circumferentially enclosing the box;

a housing jacket made of plastic material, which is disposed on an outer side of the housing body; and

a sealing ring, which is disposed circumferentially on the flanged ring and subdivides the housing jacket into two mutually insulated sections;

wherein the box defines the interior space of the metal housing body and the flanged ring extends at an angle with respect to a wall of the box of the liquid sensor; and

wherein a cylindrical capacitive sensor is welded to an exterior side of the box.

2. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein the sealing ring contacts the metal housing body in a region of the flanged ring.

3. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein an insert is inserted into the box, and electronic subassemblies for at least one of (a) controlling and (b) supplying the liquid sensor are disposed on top of the insert.

4. The liquid sensor according to claim 3, wherein the insert is sealingly welded to the box.

5. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein a plug connection is fixed in place on the insert , and conductive spring elements are provided on the electronic subassemblies for electrical contacting of the plug connection.

6. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein the box has an external thread on an outside for mounting the liquid sensor.

7. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein socket connectors for mounting the liquid sensor are disposed in a first section of the two mutually insulated sections of the housing jacket.

8. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein a second section of the two mutually insulated sections of the housing jacket covers at least side walls of the box.

9. The liquid sensor according to claim 1, wherein the liquid sensor is arranged as at least one of (a) a liquid-level sensor for fuel and (b) a sensor for an engine-oil composition.