Patent ID: 8764289
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A thermocouple comprising: a first housing defining a first interior with an open end; a second housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the second housing is slidably coupled to the first housing with the first end residing within the first interior and the second end residing exteriorly of the first interior; a sensor passage extending into the second housing and having an inlet near the first end; a biasing element provided within the first interior and biasing the second housing out of the first housing; a temperature sensing element having a non-sensing portion residing within the first interior and a sensing portion residing within the sensor passage; and a seal fluidly sealing the sensor passage relative to the first interior and configured to prevent fluid from entering the sensor passage and contacting the sensing portion of the temperature sensing element in the sensor passage.