Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for temperature measurement

US5213417A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
9References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 1991
Grant dateMay 25, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01K1/16
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A temperature measuring apparatus consisting of a sensing element, a retaining element which retains the sensing element and which is made of a thermally conductive and electrically insulative material, a holding element which holds the retaining element, and a contact mechanism which elastically contact the retaining element with the top of the surface of the measured body. The sensing element is composed of a thin film thermistor formed on the electrically insulating layer on a substrate. A film having the thermally conductive and electrically insulative material may be inserted between the measured body and the contact area of the retaining element. The retaining element is composed of the polyimide film and a flexible copper lead foil formed on the film and connected to the electrodes of the sensing element. The contact mechanism is composed of a pressing frame with at least one pressing arm which presses the contact part of the retaining element to the measured body and which is located adjacent to the contact zone.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.