Temperature sensor for the heat exchanger of a motor vehicle air conditioning system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBernd Dienhart, Volker Knoche, Dietmar Fischer
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Abstract
A temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of a surface of the heat exchanger of a motor vehicle air conditioning system. The sensor includes a sensor housing constructed for assembly in an opening of a heat exchanger housing and having a sensor head constructed for thermal contact with a heat exchanger surface. The sensor head is configured to have thermal contact only with the outer ends of cooling ribs of the heat exchanger or only with a thermally conductive plate which connects cooling ribs.
Claims7
A temperature sensor for measuring temperature of a surface of a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising:
- the heat exchanger has a heat exchanger housing;
- a sensor housing constructed for assembly in an opening of the heat exchanger housing;
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- a sensor head constructed for thermal contact with the surface and configured to have thermal contact only with outer ends of cooling ribs of the heat exchanger, wherein the sensor head is arranged in a fitted state substantially completely outside air flow channels which are constructed between the cooling ribs.
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