Thermometer with soft flexible probe
US7303333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermometer is constituted by a flexible probe body and a metal tip member with a thermal contact surface. The flexible probe body including a narrower space neighboring the metal tip member and a wider space communicated with the narrower space is secured to the metal tip member by a hook structure. A thermal sensor mounted on the inside of the thermal contact surface of the metal tip member is adapted for sensing the temperature of the thermal contact surface and producing a temperature signal. A set of lead wires is coupled to the thermal sensor for transmission of the temperature signal. In particular, a thermally conductive adhesive material filling the metal tip member, the narrower space and the wider space is cured to integrately form the hook structure.
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