Patent ID: 6692311
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H01R,H03K

Abstract:
A sensor system, comprising:a plurality of sensor bodies arranged aligned and in contact with each other, and a plurality of connectors which can be detachably coupled to the sensor bodies respectively and to neighboring ones of the connectors; wherein said plurality of connectors include at least one main connector and one or two or more sub connectors; each of said sensor bodies is provided with a body joint corresponding to a connector, each of said body joints including a power receiving terminal for receiving, from a corresponding connector, a power to an internal electric circuit; said main connector includes a first joint for a sensor body, including a power feed terminal for feeding power to an internal electric circuit of said sensor body, a second joint for a neighboring connector, including a power feed terminal for feeding power to a neighboring connector, an electric cord inlet for drawing in an electric cord including a power feed line into said main connector, and an internal conductor for conducting the power fed through said electric cord to the power feed terminal included in said first joint for the sensor body and to the power feed terminal included in said second joint for the neighboring connector, inside the main connector; said sub connector includes a third joint for a sensor body, including a power feed terminal for feeding power to the internal electric circuit of said sensor body, a fourth joint for a first neighboring connector, including a power receiving terminal for receiving power from one neighboring connector, a fifth joint for a second neighboring connector, including a power feed terminal for feeding power to the other neighboring connector, and an internal conductor for conducting the power received through the power receiving terminal included in said fourth joint for the first neighboring connector, to the power feed terminal included in said third joint for the sensor body and to the power feed terminal included in said fifth joint for the second neighboring connector, inside the sub connector; and by coupling an arbitrary number of said sub connectors adjacent to said main connector, power fed to said main connector through said electric cord is distributed to each of said sensor bodies through a row of the connectors.