Temperature-measuring stick with an easily replaceable thermocouple
AssigneeOrano Cycle
InventorJean Saillard
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Abstract
The invention relates to a thermocouple (17) suspended from a part (26, 27) that can be locked onto a connecting section of the measuring stick, which comprises an opening in the form of a guiding cone (30) for inserting the thermocouple. The thermocouple is contained in a flexible cable (24) that can slide in a sheath (35) of the central compartment (16) which houses the thermocouple (17). A spring (34) can be added to lightly press the end of the thermocouple to the end of the housing thereof.
Claims11
A temperature-measuring stick, comprising a shell, a longitudinal compartment contained in the shell, between an interface with an external medium and a measuring tip belonging to the shell, and a thermocouple housed in the compartment, wherein the thermocouple comprises a flexible cable forming an external shell of the thermocouple, the compartment is delimited by a cable sliding sheath, the interface comprises a conical opening for introducing the cable, leading to the compartment and tapering to said compartment, and the thermocouple comprises a locking piece, lockable to the interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.