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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2023
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Thomas Bierweiler, Stutensee, DE;
Tim Scherer, Karlsruhe, DE;
Stefan Von Dosky, Karlsruhe, DE;
Wolfgang Ens, Linkenheim, DE;
Markus Hilsendegen, Karlsruhe, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A control unit, an operating method and a self-monitoring sensor which is fastenable to a measurement object includes a holder projecting radially from the measurement object, wherein at least one sensor element is held in the holder and the sensor element is fixed by a compressive force exerted by an elastic element, where a first detector for detecting the compressive force is arranged in the region of the elastic element to monitor the installation of the self-monitoring sensor, where the self-monitoring sensor is initial provided in an active operating state, where the compressive force acting on the sensor element is detected, where an improper installation state of the self-monitoring sensor is identified if the compressive force detected in the second step falls below an adjustable threshold value, and where a warning about the improper installation state is output to a user and/or a superordinate control unit.