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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Endress + Hauser Conducta Gmbh + Co. KG, Gerlingen, DE;
Sven-Matthias Scheibe, Reichenberg, DE;
Endress + Hauser Conducta GmbH + Co. KG, Gerlingen, DE;
Abstract
A sensor arrangement for use in process automation, including a sensor with at least one sensor element for detecting a measurand of process automation, a first interface for transmitting a value that is a function of the measurand to a second interface, and a first coupling body having the first interface, the sensor further including a connection element for transmitting the value to a higher-level unit, the connection element including a first housing section with a second interface complementary to the first interface, wherein the first and second interfaces are designed for bi-directional communication between the sensor and the higher-level unit and to ensure the power supply to the sensor, a second housing section with a second coupling body complementary to the first coupling body and having an open and a locked condition, wherein the first housing section can be rotated in relation to the second housing section.