Sensor, plurality of sensors and a method for producing said sensor
AssigneeEpcos AG
InventorWolfgang Grundmann
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Abstract
A sensor includes a sensor body with a head having a cavity, a sensor element in the cavity, and a base at a foot of the sensor body. The base has a flange and a protective element of the flange. A thickness of the base, including the protective element, is greater than a width of the cavity.
Claims9
A sensor comprising:
- a sensor body comprising a head having a cavity;
- a sensor element in the cavity;
- and
- a base at a foot of the sensor body, the base comprising a flange and a protective element on the flange;
- wherein a thickness of the flange is less than a width of the cavity, and wherein a thickness of the base is greater than the width of the cavity.
A method of manufacturing a sensor comprised of a sensor body comprising a head having a first cavity, a sensor element in the first cavity, and a base at a foot of the sensor body, the base comprising a flange and a protective element on the flange, where a thickness of the base is greater than a width of the first cavity, the method comprising:
- injecting plastic into an injection mold having projections that are shaped to form the first cavity and to form a second cavity in the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.