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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Roberto S. Santos, Hudson, MA (US);
Steven R. Tambeau, Marlborough, MA (US);
Brian J. Taylor, Boston, MA (US);
Burt Sacherski, Nashua, NH (US);
Elik I. Fooks, Lexington, MA (US);
Suresh R. Nair, Amherst, NH (US);
Michael Flannery, Groton, MA (US);
Scott Wakefield, Andover, MA (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A housing for an industrial sensor comprises integral U-shaped pockets configured to engage with attachment features of a complementary mounting bracket. The bracket comprises an overhang feature on a second end and a snap feature on an opposing first end. The housing can be mounted to the bracket by inserting a mounting boss formed within one of the U-shaped pockets underneath the overhang feature of the bracket, and pressing the housing against the bracket to cause the snap feature to engage with another mounting boss formed in the other U-shaped pocket. These mounting features allow the housing to be mounted easily and quickly without the use for additional tools. The housing can also be quickly removed from the bracket by pressing an extended tab near the snap feature to facilitate disengagement of the housing from the bracket.