Two-terminal temperature sensor with electrically isolated housing

A two-terminal temperature sensor comprising

• a housing having a sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top;
• an electrically conductive formed conductor housed within the housing and having a sidewall, an open top, and a closed bottom;
• a thermometer device configured for placement within the formed conductor and in electrical contact with the closed bottom of the formed conductor;
• an electrically conductive first terminal positioned within the open top of the housing and configured to be in electrical connection with a top of the thermometer device;
• an electrically conductive second terminal positioned within the open top of the housing and configured be in electrical connection with the open top of the formed conductor;
• an electrically non-conductive first insulating tube configured for placement between the formed conductor and both the first terminal and the thermometer device;
• and
• an electrically non-conductive second insulating tube configured for placement between the housing and both the second terminal and the formed conductor.

A two-terminal temperature sensor comprising

• a housing having a sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top;
• a terminal assembly fixed within the open top of the housing comprising
• an electrically conductive first terminal;
• an electrically conductive second terminal, wherein each of the first terminal and the second terminal define respective body portions, external protrusion portions, and internal contact portions;
• and
• an electrically non-conductive terminal insulator, wherein
• the body portions are enveloped by the terminal insulator, the external protrusion portions protrude from a top end of the terminal insulator, and the internal contact portions protrude from a bottom end of the terminal insulator within the housing;
• an electrically conductive formed conductor housed within the housing and having a sidewall, an open top, and a closed bottom;
• a thermistor configured for placement within the formed conductor and in electrical contact with the closed bottom of the formed conductor;
• a thin, electrically non-conductive, thermally conductive disk placed between the closed bottom of the housing and the closed bottom of the formed conductor;
• an electrically conductive first compression coil placed within the formed conductor and positioned between and electrically connecting the internal contact portion of the first terminal and a top of the thermistor;
• an electrically non-conductive first insulating tube surrounding the first compression coil and interposed between the formed conductor and both the first compression coil and the thermistor;
• an electrically conductive second compression coil placed within the housing between and electrically connecting the open top of the formed conductor and the internal contact portion of the second terminal;
• and
• an electrically non-conductive second insulating tube surrounding the second compression coil and the formed conductor and interposed between the housing and both the second compression coil and the formed conductor.