Self-aligning threaded mounting assembly

A mounting system configured to mount a sensor to a separate mechanical asset, the mounting system comprising:

• the sensor, wherein the sensor includes a sensor protrusion with a threaded portion configured to facilitate mounting the sensor to the separate mechanical asset;
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• a mounting assembly configured to be coupled to the sensor, the mounting assembly including:
• a fastening component including a threaded protrusion extending from a flange, the threaded protrusion defining a first diameter and the flange defining a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter, wherein the threaded protrusion is configured to be rotationally inserted into a threaded opening of the separate mechanical asset, and wherein the fastening component includes a tightening feature at a top surface of the flange, the tightening feature configured to facilitate rotational tightening of the threaded protrusion into the threaded opening of the separate mechanical asset;
• a sleeve having one or more walls coupled to an endcap at one end thereof to define an inner volume having a sleeve opening at another end opposite the endcap, the inner volume being configured to hold the flange therein such that the flange is rotatable within the inner volume, wherein the endcap includes an endcap opening configured to allow the threaded protrusion to pass therethrough while the flange remains within the inner volume;
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• an insert fitted within the sleeve opening such that the insert is unable to move relative to the sleeve and the flange is fully constrained within the inner volume, the insert including a threaded inner opening configured to accept a rotational insertion therein of the sensor protrusion threaded portion such that the sensor is configured to mount to the separate mechanical asset at a specific rotational orientation relative to the separate mechanical asset, wherein the tightening feature of the fastening component is configured to be accessed via the threaded inner opening of the insert while the flange is fully constrained within the inner volume of the sleeve.