Proximity sensor housing and arrangement

An apparatus comprising:

• a) a first sensor housing defining an interior region and having a base and an outer side, the first sensor housing having a first electrical connector that extends from the outer side of the first sensor housing such that an axis of the first electrical connector intersects at a fixed angle less than approximately 90 degrees a line tangential to the outer side from which the first electrical connector extends;
• b) a probe extending from the base of the first sensor housing;
• c) sensor circuitry mounted in the interior region of the first sensor housing and coupled to the probe and to the first electrical connector, the sensor circuitry for sensing a position of an actuator in an actuator housing;
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• d) a mounting assembly for mounting the first sensor housing to the actuator housing such that the probe is positioned in a predetermined location in relation to the actuator and such that the axis of the first electrical connector intersects a center line of the actuator housing at a fixed angle less than approximately 90 degrees and greater than approximately zero degrees, the mounting assembly for mounting the first sensor housing to the actuator housing such that the axis of the first electrical connector intersects the center line of the actuator housing at the fixed angle to permit an axis of a second electrical connector for an opposing second sensor housing mounted to the actuator housing to intersect the center line of the actuator housing at a fixed angle less than approximately 90 degrees and greater than approximately zero degrees.

An apparatus comprising:

• a) a first sensor housing defining an interior region and having a base and an outer side, the first sensor housing having a first electrical connector that extends from the outer side of the first sensor housing;
• b) a probe extending from the base of the first sensor housing;
• c) sensor circuitry mounted in the interior region of the first sensor housing and coupled to the probe and to the first electrical connector, the sensor circuitry for sensing a position of an actuator in an actuator housing;
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• d) a mounting assembly for mounting the first sensor housing to the actuator housing such that the probe is positioned in a predetermined location in relation to the actuator and such that an axis of the first electrical connector intersects a center line of the actuator housing at a fixed, non-adjustable angle less than approximately 90 degrees and greater than approximately zero degrees, the mounting assembly for mounting the first sensor housing to the actuator housing such that the axis of the first electrical connector intersects the center line of the actuator housing at the fixed, non-adjustable angle to permit an axis of a second electrical connector for an opposing second sensor housing mounted to the actuator housing to intersect the center line of the actuator housing at a fixed angle less than approximately 90 degrees and greater than approximately zero degrees.

An apparatus comprising:

• a) an actuator housing having a moveable actuator;
• b) a first sensor housing defining a first interior region, the first sensor housing having a first probe extending from a base of the first sensor housing and having a first electrical connector that extends from an outer side of the first sensor housing;
• c) first sensor circuitry mounted in the first interior region of the first sensor housing and coupled to the first probe and to the first electrical connector, the first sensor circuitry for sensing a first position of the actuator in the actuator housing;
• d) a first mounting assembly for mounting the first sensor housing to the actuator housing such that the first probe is positioned in a first predetermined location in relation to the actuator;
• e) a second sensor housing defining a second interior region, the second sensor housing having a second probe extending from a base of the second sensor housing and having a second electrical connector that extends from an outer side of the second sensor housing;
• f) second sensor circuitry mounted in the second interior region of the second sensor housing and coupled to the second probe and to the second electrical connector, the second sensor circuitry for sensing a second position of the actuator in the actuator housing;
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• g) a second mounting assembly for mounting the second sensor housing to the actuator housing such that the second probe is positioned in a second predetermined location in relation to the actuator;
• the first mounting assembly and the second mounting assembly mounting the first sensor housing and the second sensor housing to the actuator housing, respectively, such that an axis of the first electrical connector and an axis of the second electrical connector both intersect a center line of the actuator housing at a fixed angle less than approximately 90 degrees and greater than approximately zero degrees.