Patent ID: 8210037

Claim:
A sensor module, comprising: a housing for mounting at a feed-through opening of a mounting surface, said housing projecting at least partially through said feed-through opening when said housing is positioned on the mounting surface; a sealing body provided between an exterior of said housing and the feed-through opening of the mounting surface; a securing device for securing said housing on the mounting surface, said securing device lying against the feed-through opening for mechanically securing said housing on the mounting surface; and a sensor element disposed in said housing; wherein said securing device includes a snap-in connector and a retention means: and wherein said securing device is a snap-in fastener having an actuatable retaining section and a back facing the feed-through opening, wherein said back is formed at an angle to an insertion direction of said housing and wherein an end, facing the feed-through opening, of said back is joined via a shoulder that can be supported on the mounting surface to said retaining section when said housing has been mounted on the mounting surface.