Patent ID: 11879788
Assignee: EMZ-HANAUER GMBH & CO. KGAA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  D | IPC A  D  G

Claim 0:
1. A sensor for performing optical transmission measurements in a domestic electrical appliance, the sensor comprising:
a sensor housing;
a light source accommodated in the sensor housing;
a first light detector and a second light detector, both accommodated in the sensor housing, wherein the first light detector is arranged at an end of a first light-measuring path which begins at the light source and passes over a portion of its path length through a measuring space that lies outside the sensor housing, wherein the second light detector is arranged at an end of a second light-measuring path which begins at the light source and runs wholly outside the measuring space that lies outside the sensor housing; and
a printed circuit board on which the first and second light detectors are mounted, wherein a passive heat-equalizing element is disposed on the printed circuit board between the first light detector and the second light detector.