Patent ID: 9746347
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G01D,G01P

Claim:
1. A sensor unit for sensing the angular position of a rotatable element with respect to a non-rotatable element, the sensor unit comprising: an encoder fast in rotation with the rotatable element, and a sensor body fixed with respect to the non-rotatable element, the sensor body including: at least one sensing element configured to sense one of the angular position or the rotation speed and direction of the encoder, a support member for a signal processing feature, and an output connector for transmitting sensing data, the output connector comprising at least one electrical wire connected to the support member, wherein the sensor unit comprises a tubular body configured to accommodate the output connector, the tubular body being divided into a first half shell integral with the sensor body and a second half shell assembled with the first half shell around the output connector, wherein an internal surface of the tubular body comprises at least one radial ridge configured to block a translation of the output connector along a longitudinal axis of the tubular body by penetrating into a sheath of the output connector, wherein the first half shell of the tubular body is integral with a sensor holder that belongs to the sensor body and in which the at least one sensing element and the support member are mounted.