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US 7,997,795 B2Granted
Temperature sensors and methods of manufacture thereof
AssigneeWatlow Electric Manufacturing Company
InventorsWilliam H Schwagerman, Robert K Frake
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Abstract
Temperature sensors and methods of manufacturing thereof, having an intermediate stop disposed along a set of wires, the intermediate stop is secured to the set of wires such that an insulator can be properly positioned around proximal end portions of the set of wires during assembly of the temperature sensor.
Claims36
A temperature sensor comprising:
- a first wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a second wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion defining a proximal end, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a junction disposed at the proximal ends of the first and second wires;
- a wire set overcoat that binds the first and second wires together;
- an insulator surrounding and in contact with a portion of the proximal end portions of the first and second wires;
- an insulating material surrounding the wire set overcoat adjacent the insulator, the insulating material being positioned as an intermediate stop to properly position the insulator during assembly of the temperature sensor;
- a sleeving surrounding the wire set overcoat and at least a portion of the intermediate portions of the first and second wires and positioned adjacent the insulating material, opposite the insulator, the sleeving acting, at least in part, as a strain relief for the first and second wires;
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- a sheath disposed around the proximal ends of the first and second wires, the insulator, the insulating material, and at least a portion of the sleeving,
- wherein the wire set overcoat extends through the insulating material and the sleeving.
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A temperature sensor comprising:
- a first wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a second wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion defining a proximal end, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a wire set overcoat that binds the first wire and the second wire together;
- an insulator surrounding and in contact with a portion of the proximal end portions of the first and second wires;
- an insulating material surrounding the wire set overcoat adjacent the insulator, the insulating material being positioned as an intermediate stop to properly position the insulator during assembly of the temperature sensor;
- a sleeving surrounding the wire set overcoat and at least a portion of the intermediate portions of the first and second wires and positioned adjacent the insulating material, opposite the insulator such that the sleeving is in direct contact with the insulating material;
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- a sheath disposed around the proximal ends of the first and second wires, the insulator, the insulating material, and at least a portion of the sleeving,
- wherein the wire set overcoat extends through the insulating material and the sleeving.
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A temperature sensor comprising:
- a first wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a second wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion defining a proximal end, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a wire set overcoat that binds the first wire and the second wire together;
- an insulator surrounding and in contact with a portion of the proximal end portions of the first and second wires;
- an insulating material in the form of a polyimide tape surrounding the wire set overcoat and the first and second wires adjacent the insulator, the polyimide tape being positioned as an intermediate stop to properly position the insulator during assembly of the temperature sensor;
- a sleeving surrounding the wire set overcoat and at least a portion of the intermediate portions of the first and second wires and positioned adjacent the polyimide tape, opposite the insulator;
- and
- a sheath disposed around the proximal ends of the first and second wires, the insulator, the insulating material, and at least a portion of the sleeving
- wherein the wire set overcoat extends through the insulating material and the sleeving.
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A temperature sensor comprising:
- a first wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a second wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion defining a proximal end, an intermediate portion, and a covering;
- a wire set overcoat that binds the first wire and the second wire together;
- an insulator surrounding and in contact with a portion of the proximal end portions of the first and second wires;
- an insulating material surrounding the wire set overcoat and the first and second wires adjacent the insulator, the insulating material being positioned as an intermediate stop to properly position the insulator during assembly of the temperature sensor;
- a sleeving surrounding the wire set overcoat and at least a portion of the intermediate portions of the first and second wires and positioned adjacent the insulating material, opposite the insulator;
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- a sheath disposed around the proximal ends of the first and second wires, the insulator, the insulating material, and at least a portion of the sleeving, wherein the sheath is compressed about the insulator, the insulating material, and the portion of the sleeving for positioning of the insulator, the insulating material, and the portion of the sleeving,
- wherein the wire set overcoat extends through the insulating material and the sleeving.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.