Proximity switch
AssigneeBalluff GmbH
InventorPeter Kroll
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Abstract
In order to improve a proximity switch comprising a bearing body with a bearing opening, a sensor head having a proximity sensor with a sensor circuit arranged therein, a bearing attachment piece held on the sensor head and mounted in the bearing opening for rotation about an axis, and a plug connection having a connection side arranged on a side of the bearing attachment piece opposite the sensor head and comprising a connection sleeve and a contact insert arranged in the connection sleeve, such that a plug connector is connectable to the plug connection in a way which in terms of ergonomics is as suitable as possible, it is proposed that the connection sleeve be held non-rotatably in the bearing attachment piece and that the contact insert be mounted in the connection sleeve for rotation relative thereto.
Claims22
Proximity switch, comprising:
- a bearing body with a bearing opening,
- a sensor head having a proximity sensor with a sensor circuit arranged therein,
- a bearing attachment piece held on the sensor head and mounted in the bearing opening for rotation about an axis, and
- a plug connection having a connection side arranged on a side of the bearing attachment piece opposite the sensor head and comprising a connection sleeve and a contact insert arranged in the connection sleeve,
- wherein:
- the connection sleeve is non-rotatably held in the bearing attachment piece,
- the contact insert is mounted in the connection sleeve for rotation relative thereto, and
- the contact insert is inserted into the connection sleeve from a side opposite the connection side.
Proximity switch, comprising:
- a bearing body with a bearing opening,
- a sensor head having a proximity sensor with a sensor circuit arranged therein,
- a bearing attachment piece held on the sensor head and mounted in the bearing opening for rotation about an axis, and
- a plug connection having a connection side arranged on a side of the bearing attachment piece opposite the sensor head and comprising a connection sleeve and a contact insert arranged in the connection sleeve,
- wherein:
- the connection sleeve is non-rotatably held in the bearing attachment piece,
- the contact insert is mounted in the connection sleeve for rotation relative thereto, and
- the connection sleeve is a separate part inserted into the bearing attachment piece from a side opposite the connection side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.