Patent ID: 7600443

Claim:
A method for mounting sensors ( 40 ) on a support plate ( 10 ) of a control module with the following method steps: a) the orientation and insertion of the sensor ( 40 ) into a sensor dome ( 18 ) of the support plate ( 10 ) in an installation direction ( 56 ), b) the adjustment of a sensor assembly dimension ( 88 ) with regard to a top surface ( 16 ) of the support plate ( 10 ), c) the production of a form-locked connection between the sensor ( 40 ) and the sensor dome ( 18 ) through the introduction of a fixing compound ( 68 ) into a cavity ( 64 ), d) the production of a form-locked or integrally joined sensor contact ( 76 ) between the sensor ( 40 ) and support plate contacts ( 70 ) during the insertion of the sensor ( 40 ) into the sensor dome ( 18 ) according to method step a).