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US 8,177,179 B2Granted
Locking sensor
AssigneeEpcos AG
InventorsOliver Bard, Wolfgang Grundmann
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Abstract
A locking sensor for locking into the recess of a housing with a sensor body, of locking elements, that are arranged on the sensor body and that extend in the direction of a lengthwise axis over a length. The locking elements have steps and at least two steps are spaced apart from each other in the direction of the lengthwise axis.
Claims20
A locking sensor for locking into a recess of a housing, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor body,
- locking elements arranged on the sensor body, the locking elements extending in the direction of a lengthwise axis over a length, wherein the locking elements have steps and at least two steps are arranged with a spacing from each other in the direction of the lengthwise axis, wherein at least two of the locking elements have different lengths and wherein at least two of the locking elements have the same length, and
- a spring element arranged on the sensor body at a distance from the steps of the locking elements, the spring element being elastically deformable in the direction of the lengthwise axis, wherein the spring element is located at a distance from the steps of the locking elements to enable the sensor to be secured to a recess in a housing by an interaction of the spring element with the steps of locking elements.
A sensor for locking into a recess of a housing, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor body,
- locking elements arranged on the sensor body, the locking elements extending in the direction of a lengthwise axis over a length, wherein the locking elements have steps and at least two steps are arranged with a spacing from each other in the direction of the lengthwise axis, wherein at least two of the locking elements have the same length, and
- a spring element arranged on the sensor body at a distance from the steps of the locking elements, the spring element being elastically deformable in the direction of the lengthwise axis, wherein the spring element is located at a distance from the steps of the locking elements to enable the sensor to be secured to a recess in a housing by an interaction of the spring element with the steps of locking elements.
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