Patent classifications
G01L19/0061
Electrical connector, fluid state test device and fluid heat exchange system
An electrical connector includes a main body portion, connection portions, a first temperature sensing element and a second temperature sensing element. The connection portions allow the main body portion to be electrically connected to a charged element provided in a flow channel. The main body portion includes a first side and a second side which are parallel to a flow direction of fluid. The first temperature sensing element and the second temperature sensing element are provided at mutually opposite positions on the first side and the second side in an electrically insulated manner. A fluid state test device having the electrical connector and a fluid heat exchange system are further provided. Thus, the original flow field where the electrical connector of the electrode of the electric heater is located may not change, and destruction to the flow field is avoided.
Temperature-pressure integrated sensor with improved assembly and processing
A temperature-pressure integrated sensor, includes the following sequentially connected components: an electrical connecting member, a pressure sensor element, and a basal body assembly. A flexible modulation circuit board is provided between the pressure sensor element and the electrical connecting member. The pressure sensor element is directly connected to the flexible modulation circuit board. The flexible modulation circuit board is connected to a conductive extension portion. The conductive extension portion extends from a top end of the pressure sensor element to a bottom end surface of the basal body assembly. A bottom end of the conductive extension portion is provided with a temperature sensor element. The flexible modulation circuit board is coupled to the pressure sensor element and the temperature sensor element, such that the flexible modulation circuit processes and converts both a pressure signal and a temperature signal, and a temperature-pressure integrated sensor is acquired.
Pressure sensors and methods of manufacturing a pressure sensor
A pressure sensor and method of manufacturing the like are provided for determining a pressure of a fluid. An example pressure sensor includes a pressure sensor housing sealably attached to a diaphragm at a first end. The header includes a lip configured to engageably fit with the second end of the pressure sensor housing to create a hermetically sealed component compartment. The header also includes header pin(s) configured to transmit electrical signals between an interior and an exterior of the hermetically sealed component compartment. A sensing element and a processor are disposed within the hermetically sealed component compartment and in communication with one another. The sensing element is mounted to the processor within the hermetically sealed compartment. The corresponding method of manufacture is also provided.
Pressure sensor with external vertical electrical interconnection system
A pressure sensor assembly, which includes a support substrate, circuitry mounted to the support substrate, at least one conductor mounted to the support substrate and in electrical communication with the circuitry, and at least one vertically conductive path connected to and in electrical communication with the at least one conductor. The pressure sensor assembly also includes a diaphragm, at least one sealing glass section connected to the diaphragm and the support substrate, and at least one lateral conductive feed-through mounted to the diaphragm. At least one conductive joint is connected to the vertically conductive path and the lateral conductive feed-through, and the conductive joint provides electrical communication between the vertically conductive path and the lateral conductive feed-through.
Sensor apparatus having a crimped housing and a method of assembling the same
A sensor apparatus having a crimped housing and a method of assembling a sensor apparatus having a crimped housing are disclosed. The sensor apparatus comprises a sensor port, a tubular thin-walled housing coupled to the sensor port and comprising a crimping portion, a base portion, and a step feature that is formed in the housing, the step feature partitioning the crimping portion from the base portion, sensor components disposed within the interior of the base portion of the housing, and an electrical connector coupled the housing and comprising leads electrically coupled to the sensor components and a connector flange, wherein a rim of the crimping portion of the housing is crimped onto the connector flange such that the electrical connector is retained in the housing. Dimples, created by protrusions on the crimp dye, on both housing rim and connector flange assure the housing rim hold the connector in rotation direction.
MEDIA-RESISTANT PRESSURE SENSOR FOR LARGE PRESSURE RANGES
A pressure sensor comprises a housing, a flexible membrane which, together with the housing, forms a hermetically closed cavity, a sensor element arranged in the cavity, and a gaseous medium in the cavity.
System and method for detecting leaks in a sealed coolant system
A sealed cooling system includes a coolant tank having a liquid space configured to hold liquid coolant, and a gas space configured to hold gas. A temperature sensor detects the temperature of the liquid coolant. A pressure sensor detects the pressure in the coolant tank. A processor compares the pressure in the coolant tank to predicted pressure in the coolant tank as a function of liquid coolant temperature. The processor determines and outputs a signal indicative of a leak in the sealed cooling system if the pressure in the coolant tank deviates from the predicted pressure in the coolant tank according to predetermined criteria.
Method for producing a device for detecting at least one property of a fluid medium in a measuring chamber
A device for detecting at least one property of a fluid medium, and a method for its production. The method includes a) providing at least one housing, the housing having at least one electrical contact; introducing at least one sensor element for detecting the property into the housing; c) providing at least one pressure-pipe tube, the pressure-pipe tube including at least one contacting element; d) bringing the contacting element into contact with the sensor element in such a way that an electrical connection is established between the contacting element and the sensor element; and e) introducing at least one circuit substrate into the housing in such a way that the circuit substrate is electrically connected to the electrical contact of the housing and to the sensor element, the housing and the pressure-pipe tube being produced as separate components.
Pressure sensor system, measuring device and method for the manufacture thereof having a support structure being formed by a land grid array/mold premold structure
A pressure sensor system including at least one pressure sensor unit, the pressure sensor unit being configured with at least one sensor element which is situated in a cavity of a support structure, signal processing elements being integrated into support structure, the at least one sensor element being embeddable into the support structure to form the pressure sensor unit, and the support structure being formed by a land grid array/mold premold structure (LGA/MPM). The pressure sensor unit is introduced into a sensor housing to be provided with a diaphragm and is supported therein, a residual volume of the sensor housing, which is provided with at least one diaphragm and to the wiring of which the pressure sensor unit is electrically connected, being filled with an incompressible fluid. Also described is a method for manufacturing such a pressure sensor system and a measuring device.
SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SENSOR DEVICE
A sensor device. The sensor device includes: a substrate; an electrical insulation layer on the substrate; an edge structure disposed on the electrical insulation layer and that delimits an internal region above the substrate; a membrane anchored on the edge structure and at least partly spanning the internal region, the membrane encompassing in the internal region a region movable by a pressure; a first intermediate carrier that extends in the movable region below the membrane and is electrically and mechanically connected to the membrane by contact points, and encompasses at least one spacing element that extends from the intermediate carrier toward the substrate; and a first counter electrode on the electrical insulation layer, the first counter electrode extending under the intermediate carrier, and a first distance between the intermediate carrier and the first counter electrode being modifiable by the pressure on the movable region.