Corrosion sensor having double-encapsulated wire connections and manufacturing method for it
US9952137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2224/48227
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor (1) and a method of manufacturing the sensor (1), the sensor (1) including a number of metallic strips (5,6,7) mounted on a non-conducting substrate (4) and a module (3) for forming electrical connections to the strips (5,6,7) whereby to enable communication between the strips (5,6,7) and monitoring equipment for the sensor (4), the module including a number of wire connections (16), the method including the steps of encapsulating the wire connections within a flexible chemical and heat resistant sealing compound, and subsequently, encapsulating the flexible sealing compound within a second sealing compound (34) by an injection molding process.
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