Pressure sensor with contoured mating face
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorBradley Huntzinger
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Abstract
A pressure sensor assembly and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The pressure sensor assembly includes a contoured sensing insert. The contoured sensing insert includes an outer sensing insert having an open interior through-hole and a top contoured surface configured to be secured at least partially within the fluid flow container. The top contoured surface has a surface contour corresponding with an interior wall contour of the fluid flow container. The contoured sensing insert also includes an inner sensing medium defined within the through-hole of the outer sensing insert. The inner sensing medium defines a conforming contoured surface at least substantially matching the surface contour of the top contoured surface. A corresponding method of manufacturing is also provided.
Claims19
A pressure sensor assembly configured for sensing a fluid pressure within a fluid flow container, the pressure sensor assembly comprising:
- a contoured sensing insert comprising:
- an outer sensing insert having an open interior through-hole and a top contoured surface configured to be secured at least partially within the fluid flow container, wherein the top contoured surface has a surface contour corresponding with an interior wall contour of the fluid flow container;
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- an inner sensing medium defined within the through-hole of the outer sensing insert, wherein the inner sensing medium defines a conforming contoured surface matching the surface contour of the top contoured surface.
A method of manufacturing a pressure sensor assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an outer sensing insert having an open interior through-hole and a top contoured surface configured to be secured at least partially within a fluid flow container, wherein the top contoured surface has a surface contour corresponding with an interior wall contour of the fluid flow container;
- dispensing an inner sensing medium within the through-hole of the outer sensing insert to define a conforming contoured surface matching the surface contour of the top contoured surface;
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- curing the inner sensing medium within the through-hole of the outer sensing insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.