Patent ID: 9261412
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G01K

Claim Text:
1. A temperature sensor, comprising: a clamp, configured to be inserted into an opening formed in an object, and having a shaft member; a flange member extended from the shaft member in a direction orthogonal to an inserting direction in which the clamp is inserted into the opening; an engaging member extended from a bottom end of the shaft member toward the flange member in a direction inclined with the inserting direction so that there is a space between the shaft member and an end of the engaging member nearest the flange member; and a thermistor disposed in the bottom end of the shaft member and embedded in the clamp, wherein the engaging member and the flange member are configured to clamp the object therebetween when the clamp is inserted into the opening, the flange member, the engaging member and the thermistor are integrally formed by an insert molding method, and the entire thermistor is surrounded and in physical contact with the shaft member, and the shaft member comprises two bores for thermistor wires.