Sensing assembly components and methods of assembling, mounting and orientating same
First Claim
1. A sensing assembly comprising:
- a housing portion including a primary mating face;
a base portion including a secondary mating face;
at least one first retaining structure provided in relation to a first of the primary and secondary mating faces; and
at least one second retaining structure provided in relation to a second of the primary and secondary mating faces;
wherein the at least one first retaining structure and at least one second retaining structure are configured to engage one another so as to at least partly retain the housing and base portions together, upon the primary and secondary mating faces being positioned adjacent to one another along a junction and shifted relative to one another along the junction,wherein the base portion when assembled in relation to the housing portion can have either of a first orientation and a second orientation that is rotated 180 degrees relative to the first orientation about an axis extending perpendicular to the junction, andwherein a mounting portion of the sensing assembly is configured to protrude outward from the sensing assembly in a manner that is substantially diametrically opposed to a directional orientation of a sensing face of the sensing assembly when the base portion takes on the first orientation and configured to protrude outward from the sensing assembly in a manner that is substantially perpendicular to the directional orientation of the sensing face when the base portion takes on the second orientation.
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Abstract
A variety of sensing assembly components, and methods of assembling, mounting, and orientating such assemblies and/or components, are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a sensing assembly includes a main body including at least a housing portion, and a mounting portion protruding outward from the main body. The mounting portion includes an outer connector section including at least one electrical connector, and an intermediate section that includes an outer surface that either has substantially a shape of a polygon or is at least partly threaded, where the intermediate section is positioned in between the main body and the outer connector section. Additionally, the intermediate section has an outer diameter, the outer connector section has an outer diameter, and the intermediate section outer diameter is greater than the outer connection section outer diameter. In other example embodiments, retaining structures on portions of a sensing assembly, or bracket assembly components, are provided.
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31 Claims
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1. A sensing assembly comprising:
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a housing portion including a primary mating face; a base portion including a secondary mating face; at least one first retaining structure provided in relation to a first of the primary and secondary mating faces; and at least one second retaining structure provided in relation to a second of the primary and secondary mating faces; wherein the at least one first retaining structure and at least one second retaining structure are configured to engage one another so as to at least partly retain the housing and base portions together, upon the primary and secondary mating faces being positioned adjacent to one another along a junction and shifted relative to one another along the junction, wherein the base portion when assembled in relation to the housing portion can have either of a first orientation and a second orientation that is rotated 180 degrees relative to the first orientation about an axis extending perpendicular to the junction, and wherein a mounting portion of the sensing assembly is configured to protrude outward from the sensing assembly in a manner that is substantially diametrically opposed to a directional orientation of a sensing face of the sensing assembly when the base portion takes on the first orientation and configured to protrude outward from the sensing assembly in a manner that is substantially perpendicular to the directional orientation of the sensing face when the base portion takes on the second orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A sensing assembly comprising:
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a main body including at least a housing portion; a mounting portion protruding outward from an outer surface of the main body, wherein the mounting portion includes an outer connector section that is threaded and including at least one electrical connector, and further includes an intermediate section that includes an outer surface that either has substantially a shape of a polygon or is at least partly threaded, wherein the intermediate section is positioned in between the main body and the outer connector section, wherein the intermediate section has an intermediate section outer diameter, the outer connector section has an outer connector section outer diameter, and wherein the intermediate section outer diameter is greater than the outer connection section outer diameter, and wherein the outer surface of the main body has a dimension that is greater than the intermediate section outer diameter. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31)
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23. A method of assembly comprising:
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providing a housing portion of a sensing assembly, the housing portion including a primary mating face; providing a base portion of the sensing assembly, the base portion including a secondary mating face and also a mounting portion protruding outward from a main body of the base portion; wherein a first of the primary and secondary mating faces includes a first retaining structure protruding therefrom, and a second of the primary and secondary mating faces includes a second retaining structure protruding therefrom; and assembling the housing portion to the base portion by arranging the housing portion in relation to the base portion so that the primary and secondary mating faces are adjacent to one another along a junction and so that the first and second retaining structures are engaged with one another, wherein the mating surfaces are in contact with one another along the junction, and the junction extends along a plane that passes through a central axis of the sensing assembly along a 45 degree angle; wherein the assembling further comprises;
positioning the housing portion in relation to the base portion or the base portion in relation to the housing portion so that a first portion of the primary mating face and a second portion of the secondary mating face are adjacent to one another along the junction; and
shifting the housing portion in relation to the base portion or the base portion in relation to the housing portion, in a direction substantially parallel to the junction, so that the first and second retaining structures are engaged with one another. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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