Patent ID: 7553078
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A temperature sensor having an axis and a front end and a rear end situated along said axis, said temperature sensor comprising: a cylindrical metallic cover having a closed front end; a temperature sensor element accommodated in the front portion of said metallic cover; one or more conductive wires extending rearwards of the temperature sensor element and transmitting a signal therefrom; a MI cable located in a rear end of the temperature sensor element, including at least core wires therein corresponding to said one or more conductive wires, respectively, and said MI cable having a front end inserted into the metallic cover; and an insulating holder located between the rear end of the temperature sensor element and the front end of the MI cable in the metallic cover, and holding the conductive wires and the core wires extending forward of the MI cable, wherein the conductive wires and the corresponding core wires are connected to each other in the insulating holder; wherein an internal diameter of the front portion of the metallic cover is smaller than an external diameter of the front end of the MI cable; wherein the temperature sensor element and the insulating holder are fixed to each other by means of a first adhesive material provided at least therebetween; and wherein said first adhesive material is electrically insulating and surrounds at least a portion of the conductive wires situated between a rear end face of the temperature sensor element and a front end face of the insulating holder, and wherein the front end face of the insulating holder is situated to the rear of the rear end face of the temperature sensor element along said axis.