Patent ID: 7497722

Claim:
A sensor system comprising: a sensor element; a body made of non-conductive material; a plurality of electrical contact points situated on one side of the sensor element; electrically conductive insertion parts introduced into the body; an electrical contact element at an end of each of the electrically conductive insertion parts creating a contact with the electrical contact points of the sensor element when the sensor element and the body are mechanically joined together; a stop surface and mating projections which position and fix the sensor element in place when it is pushed into the body and are situated in the body; and a spring washer encircling the mating projections in the body; wherein in a mounted state, having been inserted into the body, the sensor element is held in position by the mating projections engaging a collar of a sensor element; and wherein in the mounted state the sensor element is kept from rotating by a device for preventing rotation.