Sick Ag

Stephan Armbruster

Thomas Graner

To obtain a measuring device () with ingress protection classes that can be manufactured simply and inexpensively, a measuring device () for measuring a physical value in a unit containing a medium is provided comprising a housing () that has a wall () for housing electronic measurement equipment and a connection section () for connecting the measuring device () to the unit; a membrane () that is provided at the wall () to cover a first opening in the wall (); and a plug connection () that is provided adjacent to the membrane () at the wall () and that is configured to provide an electrical connection between the electronic measurement equipment and electrical plug contacts for a plug connectable to the measuring device (); a second opening () into which the plug connection () is pluggable, wherein the plug connection () is formed with a fastening section () for fastening the plug connection () to the wall () of the housing () and the fastening section () has a flange element (), wherein the flange element () is arranged on an outer side of the wall () and the flange element () is configured to cover the first opening () and to have at least one outlet bore () that is in communication with the first opening ().

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Waldkirch, Germany

Stephan Armbruster