Patent ID: 6463818
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G01D,G01P,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus comprising:a bracket having an interior surface defining a cylindrical aperture, the cylindrical aperture having first and second open ends; a cylindrical sensor housing fitted through the cylindrical aperture; a spring bushing fitted between the cylindrical sensor housing and the interior surface, the spring bushing being fitted circumferentially around the cylindrical housing ,and pressed toward the cylindrical housing by the interior surface to control the longitudinal positioning of the sensor housing with the spring bushing extending outwardly from at least a first open end of the cylindrical aperture; and the spring bushing having first and second end ends, at least two radially outwardly oriented retention dimples, positioned near the first end of the spring bushing outside the first open end of the cylindrical aperture retarding extraction of the spring bushing from the cylindrical aperture in a first direction and at least two radially outwardly oriented restraining tabs extending from the second end beyond the second open end of the cylindrical aperture preventing withdrawal of the cylindrical bushing and sensor housing in the direction opposite to the first direction.