Patent ID: 7863519

Claim:
An electrical sensor being sealed against longitudinal water, said sensor comprising: a sensor element ( 6 ); at least one cable ( 4 ) leading out of a tightly sealed housing ( 1 ) having an interior, the housing further including, electrical conductors of the at least one cable ( 4 ) having a massive cross section without a cavity, at least in one longitudinal section, a conductor seal sealing the massive cross section against a lead seal ( 9 a ), the lead seal sealing a lead insulation ( 9 a ) against a jacket ( 4 a ) of the at least one cable ( 4 ) and relative to all other leads, and a jacket seal sealing the cable jacket ( 4 a ) against the housing ( 1 ); wherein at least one spacing device spaces the massive conductor cross sections being, stripped of their lead insulation apart from each other; wherein said at least one spacer device is formed by a spacer sleeve ( 7 ) which can be permeated by the encasement material, the spacer sleeve being a woven mesh sleeve.