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US 12,092,527 B2Granted
Temperature sensor device for a windshield of a vehicle
AssigneeMEAS France
InventorsYannick Vidal, Vincent Leger
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Abstract
A temperature sensor device for sensing a temperature of a windshield of a vehicle includes a single printed circuit board having a circuitry, a temperature sensor mounted on the printed circuit board, and a thermally conductive pad attached to the temperature sensor. The thermally conductive pad is arranged to thermally and mechanically directly contact the windshield.
Claims20
A temperature sensor device for sensing a temperature of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing;
- a single printed circuit board arranged in the housing and having a circuitry;
- an attachment device including a plurality of clip tabs adapted to attach the temperature sensor device to the windshield, wherein at least one of the plurality of clip tabs directly contacts the housing and at least one of the plurality of clip tabs directly contacts the printed circuit board through the housing;
- a temperature sensor mounted on the printed circuit board;
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- a thermally conductive pad directly connected to the temperature sensor and arranged to thermally and mechanically directly contact the windshield.
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A temperature sensor device for sensing a temperature of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing;
- a single printed circuit board arranged within the housing and having a circuitry, a tab portion of the printed circuit board extending through an opening in the housing in a first direction;
- a temperature sensor mounted on the tab portion of the printed circuit board;
- a thermally conductive pad arranged over and fixed with respect to an end edge of the tab portion and directly connected to the temperature sensor through the opening in the housing, the thermally conductive pad having a contact end including a first side directly contacting the end edge of the tab portion and a second side directly opposite the first side in the first direction and adapted to directly contact the windshield thermally and mechanically.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.