Patent ID: 7806009
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G01D,G01N

Abstract:
1. A tube for immersing, in a liquid measuring medium, a measuring probe having a sensor element arranged at an end thereof, the immersion tube comprising: a sleeve; and an end piece, comprising a plug, a connector piece, and a protector basket arranged therebetween; the connector piece connecting the end piece to the sleeve and having an internal diameter that is enlarged relative to an internal diameter of the protector basket, the enlarged internal diameter ending at a circular internal step; the protector basket having at least one breakthrough opening, arranged perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the immersion tube, so that an operatively-positioned sensor element of the measuring probe would be located in the protector basket in a manner that is in direct contact with the measurement medium; and wherein all surfaces and edges of the immersion tube that are exposed to the measurement medium during operation are smooth and rounded.