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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Dickson/unigage, Inc., Addison, IL (US);
Dean A. Tjaden, Jr., Elgin, IL (US);
Denise A. Alexander, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven J. Thompson, Aurora, IL (US);
James D. Springer, Lyons, IL (US);
Dickson/Unigage, Inc., Addison, IL (US);
Abstract
A sensor housing assembly for enclosing an electrical interface circuit, a sensor or sensor input, and a connector for interfacing with a data unit. The sensor housing assembly generally includes a housing containing a circuit board and interface circuitry to condition a sensor input signal, and a connector mounted on the circuit board, the assembly being insertable into a data unit. The housing can include a protrusion that prevents the assembly from being inserted into the data unit incorrectly, which also allows a symmetrical connector to be used. The sensor housing assembly is adapted to be inserted into a receptacle in the data unit, which has blocking tabs that act with the protrusion to ensure that the assembly can only be inserted one way.