Patent ID: 7059238

Claim:
In a fluid pressure cylinder assembly having a piston mounted on the interior of a tubular cylinder and an extendable and retractable rod connected to the piston, the improvement comprising a mounting arrangement for a sensor housing securable in a bore on a base end of the tubular cylinder, the mounting arrangement comprising a cylindrical outer wall base on the tubular cylinder, the base having an inner end wall with a first bore along a central axis of the cylindrical outer wall and open to an interior of the tubular cylinder, the first bore having an outer end portion for receiving and securing a sensor housing, and a second axially extending bore in the base of the tubular cylinder that is coaxial with the first bore and that has a size greater than the first bore and which extends from the outer end of the first bore to an outer end of the base, said second bore being of size to receive a tool movable to secure a sensor housing in the first bore, the base having a cross bore to receive a mounting pin with the cross bore intersecting the second bore, and a slot in the base opening from the second bore to an exterior of the base, said slot being of size to receive a lead from a sensor and extending inwardly from an outer end of the base farther than the cross bore, and a wall of the second bore being substantially continuous except for the cross bore and slot.