Ifm Electronic Gmbh

Peter Breh

Yevgeniy Vinshtok

Ralf Siegler

Georg Kaluza

Michael Becker

Michael J McGowan

Michael J Mcgowan

A sensor housing () includes a basic body () and two tube sections () projecting from the basic body (). At least a first one () of the tube sections has an outside thread which is interrupted in circumferential direction by at least one recessed facet (). The facet () extends&#x2014;from a center plane of the first tube section () being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second tube section ()&#x2014;on at least one side of this center plane essentially perpendicularly to it.

Sensor housing

An optical proximity switch includes a potentiometer for setting a switching point and supported for rotation through multiple turns, a crosswheel supported for rotation and including a visible position index visible, and a cam drive rotatably coupled to the potentiometer and the crosswheel.

Optical proximity switch

A sensor has a corpus comprising an insert opening through which a sensor element can be inserted in the corpus, and a cable opening for passing through a supply and/or signal line of the sensor element and a cover closing the insert opening. The cover comprises an interlock opening aligned with the cable opening. The supply and/or signal line comprises a bushing element which penetrates the cable opening of the corpus and the interlock opening of the cover.

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West Chester, PA, United States of America

Peter Breh