Magnet carrier disposed within an outer housing

A magnetic sensor, comprising:

• a molded plastic carrier having a front end, a back end and an opening formed within said molded plastic carrier and extending through said front end;
• a plurality of electrical conductors disposed within the body of said molded plastic carrier, said plurality of electrical conductors extending from said front end of said molded plastic carrier and from said back end of said molded plastic carrier, each of said plurality of electrical conductors is bent at two places to dispose its ends in parallel and nonaligned relationship with each other;
• a permanent magnet disposed within said opening formed within said carrier;
• a magnetically sensitive component disposed at said front end of said molded plastic carrier within a magnetic field of said permanent magnet, said magnetically sensitive component being connected in electrical communication with at least one of said plurality of electrical conductors;
• a housing having an internal cavity, said housing being shaped to receive said molded plastic carrier within said internal cavity;
• spacer means, disposed within said cavity of said housing, for preventing electrical communication between said magnetically sensitive component and said housing;
• sealing means, disposed between said molded plastic carrier and said housing, for preventing contaminants from entering said cavity of said housing in the vicinity of said magnetically sensitive component;
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• a substrate disposed in contact with said front end of said molded plastic carrier, said magnetically sensitive component being attached to said substrate.

A magnetic sensor, comprising:

• a molded plastic carrier having a front end, a back end and an opening formed within said molded plastic carrier;
• a plurality of electrical conductors disposed within the body of said molded plastic carrier, said plurality of electrical conductors extending from said front end of said molded plastic carrier and from said back end of said molded plastic carrier, each of said plurality of electrical conductors being bent at two places to dispose its ends in parallel and nonaligned relationship with each other;
• a permanent magnet disposed within said opening formed within said carrier;
• a magnetically sensitive component disposed at said front end of said molded plastic carrier within a magnetic field of said permanent magnet, said magnetically sensitive component being connected in electrical communication with at least one of said plurality of electrical conductors;
• a housing having an internal cavity, said housing being shaped to receive said molded plastic carrier within said internal cavity;
• a substrate disposed in contact with said front end of said molded plastic carrier, said magnetically sensitive component being attached to said substrate;
• spacer means, disposed within said cavity of said housing, for preventing electrical communication between said magnetically sensitive component and said housing, said spacer means being an elastomeric washer;
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• sealing means, disposed between said molded plastic carrier and said housing, for preventing contaminants from entering said cavity of said housing in the vicinity of said magnetically sensitive component, said housing having an internal deformation shaped to receive said sealing means within.