# US 2022/0034931 A1 · Measuring Sensor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0034931 A1 - Document ID: US20220034931A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/277,080 - Filed: 2019-09-20 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-21 - Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Wolfgang ENS; Stefan KLEHR; Stefan von DOSKY - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220034931A1 ## CPC - G01P 1/023: {for acceleration measuring devices} - G01D 11/30: Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments - G01H 1/003: {of rotating machines (G01H1/10 takes precedence)} - G01P: MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT (measuring or recording blood flow A61B5/02, A61B8/06; monitoring speed or deceleration of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L3/00; vehicle lighting systems adapted to indicate speed B60Q1/54; determining position or course in navigation, measuring ground distance in geodesy or surveying G01C; combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement G01C23/00; measuring velocity of sound G01H; measuring velocity of light G01J7/00; measuring direction or velocity of solid objects by reception or emission of radiowaves or other waves and based on propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effect, propagation time, direction of propagation, G01S; measuring speed of nuclear radiation G01T; measuring acceleration of gravity G01V; {measuring or recording the speed of trains B61L23/00; speed indicators incorporated in motor vehicles B60K35/00; measuring frequency or phase G01R; traffic control G08G}) - G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01H: MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES ## Abstract A measuring sensor includes a housing in which an acceleration sensor is arranged and in which a circuit board is retained with a sensor electronics arranged thereon and a mounting element functions to secure the measuring sensor to a test object, wherein the acceleration sensor is mechanically rigidly coupled to the mounting element and connected to the sensor electronics via a flexible line connection, where in order to optimize the coupling of the acceleration sensor to the test object to be monitored, in terms of detecting oscillations, vibrations or structure-borne noise, the acceleration sensor is directly connected to the mounting element without mechanical contact with the housing, and the housing is retained elastically on the mounting element and supported by the mounting element. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -8. (canceled) ### Claim 9 A measuring sensor comprising: a housing; an acceleration sensor arranged in the housing; a circuit board having sensor electronics arranged thereon, the circuit board being retained in the housing; and a mounting element for securing the measuring sensor to a test object, the acceleration sensor being mechanically rigidly coupled directly to the mounting element without mechanical contact with the housing and being connected to the sensor electronics via a flexible line connection, and the housing being elastically retained on the mounting element and being supported hereby; wherein the mounting element is formed as a support which extends through the housing and upon which the housing is suspended. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the housing has material weaknesses in the regions at which the housing is affixed to the mounting element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the support is formed in two parts as a hollow support with an inner guide element; wherein the acceleration sensor is connected to the hollow support which also supports the housing; and wherein the inner guide element is configured for securement to the test object. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 10, wherein the support is formed in two parts as a hollow support with an inner guide element; wherein the acceleration sensor is connected to the hollow support which also supports the housing; and wherein the inner guide element is configured for securement to the test object. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 11, wherein the inner guide element includes a screw for clamping the hollow support against the test object. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 11, wherein the inner guide element includes a screw for clamping the hollow support against a magnet which is fixable to the test object. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein one of (i) the support and (ii) the hollow support in a foot region on a side facing away from the test object includes a cut-out in which the acceleration sensor is arranged. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the housing includes at least one opening closed by a membrane and at least one further sensor arranged in the housing behind the opening, said at least one further sensor detecting an ambient variable. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The measuring sensor as claimed in claim 16, wherein the membrane is formed between a wall of the housing containing the opening and the circuit board containing a congruent opening which is parallel thereto.