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US 2006/0151213 A1Published application
Sonde housing and method of manufacture
AssigneeVermeer Manufacturing Company
InventorsTod Michael, Ric Smith, Mark Facile
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Abstract
A sonde (transmitter) housing having a one-piece design for improved housing rigidity. The housing includes a mechanically-adjustable mounting configuration adaptable to a variety of sonde applications. A method of making the sonde housing in a one-piece design and infinitely orienting the sonde clocking electronics.
Claims17
A sonde housing, comprising:
- a) a main body having a first end and a second end, the main body defining:
- i) a plurality of fluid passages, each passage of the plurality of fluid passages discretely extending from the first end of the main body to the second end of the main body;
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- ii) a sonde cavity, the sonde cavity being isolated from the plurality of fluid passages;
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- b) a first end piece coupled to the first end of the main body and a second end piece coupled to the second end of the main body, each of the first and second end pieces including a fluid passage in fluid communication with each of the passages of the plurality of fluid passages defined by the main body.
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A sonde housing, comprising:
- a) a cylindrical main body having a central axis extending between a first main body end and a second main body end, the central axis defining a plane that bisects the cylindrical main body into a first region and a second region, the cylindrical main body further defining:
- i) a plurality of fluid passages, each of the passages of the plurality of fluid passages being offset from the central axis of the cylindrical main body, each of the passages of the plurality of passages being located in only the first region of the main cylindrical body;
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- ii) a sonde cavity offset from the central axis of the cylindrical main body, the sonde cavity being located primarily in the second region of the main cylindrical body such that the sonde cavity is isolated from the plurality of fluid passages.
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