Device for fastening a temperature sensor in a motor vehicle heating and/or air conditioning installation
US5785284A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K1/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A heating and/or air conditioning installation for a motor vehicle includes a wall having a through hole. A temperature sensor has a heat sensitive element lying in a housing, which may for example be formed in an evaporator of the air conditioning installation. The sensor has protruding connecting wires surrounded by a sheath, and is attached through the hole in the wall by a fastening device. The fastening device comprises a tubular body portion adapted to be removably held fast in the hole, together with a sleeve portion joined to the inside of the body portion and having a passage through which the sheath passes. The sleeve portion has a narrow end which grips the sheath, and a wide end facing towards the heat sensitive element and affording some freedom of lateral movement to the connecting wires.
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