Sensor bridge assembly
AssigneeChorusview, Inc.
InventorsArtsem Artsemenka, Phillip Yee, Carl Turner, Russell Shikami
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Abstract
A device includes a casing, circuitry within the casing, and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is connected to the circuitry and is attached to the casing in such a way that an air gap separates the temperature sensor from the casing. The temperature sensor is attached to the casing in a bridge. The bridge includes a first backing and a second backing, which includes a grommet. The temperature sensor is positioned between a portion of the first backing and a portion of the second backing, and includes a flex lead that is electrically connected through the grommet of the second backing to the circuitry inside the casing.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a casing having an external surface with an indented portion;
- circuitry within the casing;
- and
- a temperature sensor;
- connected to the circuitry and arranged within a bridge assembly attached to the casing such that the indented portion forms an air gap that separates the bridge assembly and temperature sensor from the external surface of the casing.
A sensor bridge assembly comprising:
- a first backing having a first plurality of alignment features;
- a second backing having a second plurality of alignment features;
- a temperature sensor that is positioned between a portion of the first backing and a portion of the second backing, such that the first plurality of alignment features and the second plurality of alignment features are oriented towards the temperature sensor;
- and
- a flex lead that is electrically connected to the temperature sensor and extends through a grommet of the second backing.
A method for manufacturing a device for sensing ambient temperature, the method comprising:
- forming a sensor bridge assembly by positioning a temperature sensor configured to sense the ambient temperature between a portion of a first backing and a portion of a second backing, wherein the second backing has a grommet at one end thereof and a flex lead of the temperature sensor protrudes through the grommet of the second backing;
- and
- attaching the sensor bridge assembly to a casing of the device such that an air gap separates the sensor bridge assembly and the temperature sensor from an external surface of the casing and such that the flex lead connects through an opening in the casing to circuitry inside the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.