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US 9,018,949 B2Granted
Sensor
AssigneeMicro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsReinhold Hoenicka, Alfons Meilhamer
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Abstract
A sensor comprises a housing which defines a measuring side and a connection side, a coil (6) which is arranged in the housing (1) on the measuring side, and a cover (14) for closing the housing on the measuring side. The housing (1) consists of ferromagnetic material, in particular ferromagnetic steel. The coil (6) is positioned and fixed in the housing close to the cover (14) or directly on the cover (14).
Claims21
Sensor comprising:
- a housing (1) that defines a measurement side and a connection side;
- a coil (6) placed in the measurement side of the housing (1);
- and
- a cover (14) that closes the measurement side of the housing (1),
- wherein:
- the housing (1) is made from a ferromagnetic material;
- the coil (6) is positioned and fixed close to the cover (14) of the housing;
- the coil (6) is arranged in a seat (10);
- the seat (10) is inside and an integral part of the housing (1);
- the seat (10) comprises an integral concentric cylinder (19) having a coaxial shape and being used to position the coil (6);
- and
- the concentric cylinder (19) is shaped as an integrated pot core in relation to a bottom and an outside of the housing (1).
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