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US 2014/0230545 A1Published application
Sensor and method of making a sensor
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsDavid John Geer, Karen Marie Pistner
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Abstract
A sensor having a metal housing that encloses a sensing device. An end of the housing is crimped, and an overmolding covers the crimped edge and extends from the crimped edge away from the housing.
Claims20
A sensor comprising:
- a housing made from a metal and having a distal end and a proximal end, the housing enclosing a sensing device, the proximal end comprising an annular edge that is crimped;
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- an overmolding made from an electrically non-conductive material covering the annular edge and extending from the annular edge away from the housing.
A temperature sensor comprising:
- a temperature sensing device;
- a housing surrounding the temperature sensing device and comprising a crimped end portion;
- an electrically non-conductive overmolding covering the crimped end portion and secured to the housing by the crimped end portion, wherein the crimped end portion constrains axial and rotational relative displacement of the overmolding.
A method of making a sensor, the method comprising:
- die stamping a metal to form a housing;
- crimping an edge of the housing;
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- covering the crimped edge with an electrically non-conductive material, the crimped edge for constraining an angular displacement and an axial displacement of the electrically non-conductive material with respect to the housing.
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