Patent ID: 7730798

Claim:
A measurement sensor comprising a longitudinal sensor part at a first end of which is an electrical connection for the sensor part and at a second end of which is a sensor end, the measurement sensor comprising a first sleeve part arranged around the sensor part for attaching the measurement sensor to an object to be measured and for supporting the sensor part, and wherein the measurement sensor comprises a second sleeve part rotatably arranged inside the first sleeve part and the sensor part comprises an external thread and the second sleeve part comprises an internal thread, the external thread of the sensor part and the internal thread of the second sleeve part are attached to each other so that when the second sleeve part is rotated in relation to the sensor part and the first sleeve part, the sensor part moves in the direction of its longitudinal axis in relation to the first and second sleeve parts, wherein the second sleeve part extends in a first direction into the first sleeve part, the second sleeve part being freely rotatably arranged in connection with the first sleeve part and held against axial movement relative to the first sleeve part, and the measurement sensor further comprises a locking nut arranged on the external thread of the sensor part between the first sleeve part and the first end of the sensor part.