Plastic thermal probe assembly with press fit sensor
US5046857A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K7/16
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermal probe has a premolded single unitary plastic outer shell forming an open end adapted to receive a connector unit and having an inboard end defining a probe portion. The plastic outer shell has deformable walls forming a bore. A pair of terminals and wire leads connected to a thermistor have a plastic mounting member premolded thereon; the plastic mounting member is slideably press fit in the bore to position the thermistor within the bore and to axially locate the thermistor in spaced relationship to the inboard end of the outer shell. Side segments on the terminals extend outwardly of the plastic member and are embedded in the deformable walls of the bore to interlock the thermistor in place within the outer shell.
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