Patent ID: 7652471
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: B82Y,G01D,G01R

Abstract:
1. A sensor assembly comprising: a housing having an outer surface and adapted for receiving and mounting a transducer and a magnet, said housing including a sensing face where measurements are directly received by the sensor; an electrical connector disposed on the housing opposite the sensing face; a transducer mounted in the housing along with signal conditioning electronics and connected to the connector; and a magnet selectively positioned in one of two positions within the housing relative to the sensing face, including a first position an “X” distance away from to the sensing face with an N polarity of the magnet facing towards the sensing face, and a second position a “Y” distance away from the sensing face with an S polarity of the magnet facing toward the sensing face, the magnet is positioned in the first position to construct a first sensor type, and the magnet is positioned in the second position to construct a second sensor type.