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US 12,264,942 B2Granted
Sensor unit with fastening element for fastening to a structure
AssigneeThales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH
InventorRolf Breitweg
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Abstract
A fastening element for a sensor is disclosed, which fastening element can be fastened to a structure by means of a light-curing adhesive. The light-curing adhesive is cured within the cavities provided for receiving the light-curing adhesive by direct and/or indirect illumination. Furthermore, a sensor unit having a sensor and a fastening element, an arrangement having a sensor unit and a structure, and a method for providing an arrangement is disclosed.
Claims15
A fastening element for fastening a sensor to a structure to be monitored, the fastening element comprising:
- a base support element;
- a sealing frame for sealing the base support element with respect to the structure;
- a cavity for receiving a light-curing adhesive, the cavity being delimited on one side by the base support element and peripherally by the sealing frame;
- at least one light-emitting surface for coupling light beams into the cavity;
- at least one light source, being a light-emitting diode, for directly or indirectly at least partially illuminating the cavity;
- wherein the base support element comprises a transparent layer in which the at least one light source is arranged;
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- at least one passage recess for introducing the light-curing adhesive into the cavity.
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