Patent ID: 8684598

Claim:
A thermoelement for measuring the temperature of gaseous or fluid media by means of at least one or more thermocouples comprising wires of different metals welded together to provide a resulting electrical voltage when heated, and comprising a measuring insert wherein there is disposed an insulating rod within a heat-resistant protective tube connected to a connection head, the protective tube being at least in part surrounded by a holding tube, wherein the holding tube is supported around the protective tube, radially of the protective tube, and around a heat-resistant trace disposed within the holding tube, and an insulating material disposed between the protective tube and the holding tube, the holding tube is being attached to at least one of the connection head and the protective tube in at least one end area thereof; wherein the trace is of a selected one of a heat-resistant and ceramic material; and is arranged in a helical manner between the protective tube and the holding tube.