IP Library Granted Patent US 7,478,560
Granted Patent B2
US 7,478,560 · App. 11/715,689 · Granted Jan 20, 2009

Sensor apparatus responsive to pressure and temperature within a vessel

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Patent No.
US 7,478,560
App. No.
11/715,689
Granted
Jan 20, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensor apparatus includes pressure and temperature sensors for measuring the pressure and temperature of high-pressure fluid media within a vessel. The pressure sensor is disposed in a sensor cavity that is coupled to a measurement port, and the leads of a temperature sensor that is disposed in the measurement port pass through the body of the sensor apparatus to a termination cavity that is physically isolated from the sensor cavity.

Claims (9)

1. A sensor apparatus for sensing a pressure and temperature of a fluid media within a vessel, comprising:

a molded plastic housing including a measurement port that is inserted into said fluid media through a wall of said vessel, a sensor cavity coupled to said measurement port by a media conducting passage, and a termination cavity that is physically isolated from said sensor cavity;

a pressure sensor mounted in said sensor cavity in sealing relation with respect to said media conducting passage to measure the pressure of said fluid media;

a temperature sensor including a sensing element in contact with the fluid media within said measurement port to measure the temperature of said fluid media, and one or more electrical leads with end portions that extend into said termination cavity without passing through said sensor cavity; and

a set of electrical terminals molded into said housing for electrical connection to said pressure and temperature sensors, including one or more electrical terminals having end portions that extend into said termination cavity for attachment to the end portions of said electrical leads.

2. The sensor apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sealant dispensed in said termination cavity for sealing around the end portions of said electrical terminals and the end portions of said electrical leads.

3. The sensor apparatus of claim 1 , where the electrical leads of said temperature sensor pass through said molded plastic housing and into said termination cavity without passing through said sensor cavity.

4. The sensor apparatus of claim 1 , where said sensor cavity and said termination cavity are oppositely disposed about said housing and at least partially overlapping in a direction of insertion of said measurement port into said fluid media.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
To: BORGWARNER US TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 068985/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2018
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC
To: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045113/0958 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2015
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 034762/0540 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 18, 2011
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 026146/0173 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2011
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
To: DELPHI CONNECTION SYSTEMS HOLDINGS LLC; DELPHI PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LLC; DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LLC; DELPHI CONNECTION SYSTEMS LLC; DELPHI CORPORATION; DELPHI HOLDINGS LLC; DELPHI INTERNATIONAL SERVICES COMPANY LLC; DELPHI MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC; DELPHI TRADE MANAGEMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 026138/0574 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2009
From: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE
Reel/Frame 023510/0562 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2007
From: KUZNIA, PHILIP D.; PITZER, PAUL J.
To: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 019083/0704 →