Temperature-measuring stick with an easily replaceable thermocouple
AssigneeOrano Cycle
InventorJean SAILLARD
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Abstract
The invention relates to a thermocouple (17) suspended from a part (26, 27) that can be locked onto a connecting section of the measuring stick, which comprises an opening in the form of a guiding cone (30) for inserting the thermocouple. The thermocouple is contained in a flexible cable (24) that can slide in a sheath (35) of the central compartment (16) which houses the thermocouple (17). A spring (34) can be added to lightly press the end of the thermocouple to the end of the housing thereof.
Claims12
1-10. (canceled)
A temperature-measuring stick, comprising a shell (11, 12), a longitudinal compartment (16) contained in the shell, between an interface (10) with an external medium and a measuring tip (9) belonging to the shell, and a thermocouple (17) housed in the compartment (16), characterised in that the thermocouple comprises a flexible cable (24) forming an external shell of the thermocouple, the compartment is delimited by a cable sliding sheath (35, 36, 37), the interface (10) comprises a conical opening (30) for introducing the cable, leading to the compartment and tapering to said compartment (16), and the thermocouple (17) comprises a locking piece (26), lockable to the interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.