Thermal sensor device and method of assembly
AssigneeGE Infrastructure Sensing, Inc.
InventorBrian Dean REITER
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Abstract
A thermal sensor having a robust mechanical connection between a thermal sensor housing and thermal sensor tube is provided having a cross-sectional shape configured to provide a reduced thermal conductivity between the sensor and the housing.
Claims18
A sensor assembly comprising:
- a sensor housing disposed with a bore;
- a sensor tube configured to fit within said bore;
- said sensor tube having a first section and a second section, wherein the first section comprises a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from said sensor tube to said sensor housing, and wherein said first section is configured to contact a surface of said bore at 3 points.
A sensor assembly comprising:
- a sensor housing disposed with a bore;
- a sensor tube configured to fit within said bore;
- said bore having a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from said sensor tube to said sensor housing;
- and
- wherein said bore is configured to contact the surface of said sensor tube at 3 points.
A sensor assembly comprising:
- a sensor housing disposed with a bore;
- a sensor tube configured to fit within said bore;
- said bore having a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from said sensor tube to said sensor housing;
- said sensor tube having a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity;
- and wherein the surface of said bore and the surface of said sensor tube are configured to be in contact at 3 points.
A method of assembling a sensor assembly, said sensor assembly having a sensor tube and a sensor housing, comprising:
- configuring the sensor housing with a bore;
- configuring a first section of the sensor tube to fit within the bore;
- configuring the first section of the sensor tube to have a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from said sensor tube to said sensor housing;
- and
- configuring the surface of the first section of the sensor tube to contact the surface of the bore at 3 points.
A method of assembling a sensor assembly, said sensor assembly having a sensor tube and a sensor housing, comprising:
- configuring the sensor housing with a bore;
- configuring the sensor tube to fit within said bore;
- configuring the bore with a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from the sensor tube to the sensor housing;
- and
- configuring the bore to contact the surface of said sensor tube at 3 points.
A method of assembling a sensor assembly, said sensor assembly having a sensor tube and a sensor housing, comprising:
- configuring the sensor housing with a bore;
- configuring a sensor tube to fit within the bore;
- configuring the bore to have a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from the sensor tube to the sensor housing;
- configuring the sensor tube to have a cross-sectional shape configured to reduce thermal conductivity from the sensor tube to the sensor housing;
- and
- configuring the surface of the bore and the surface of the sensor tube to be in contact at 3 points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.