Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Environmentally sealed inductive sensor assembly
- Patent Title (中): 环保感应传感器组件
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Application No.: US12489792Application Date: 2009-06-23
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Publication No.: US08259456B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Paul Rosenau , Charles J. Heiden
- Applicant: Paul Rosenau , Charles J. Heiden
- Applicant Address: US CA Tustin
- Assignee: Balboa Water Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Balboa Water Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Tustin
- Agent Larry K. Roberts
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00

Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of an inductive electrical sensor assembly includes a hollow housing structure defining an open space within the housing structure and a circuit board mounted in the open space. The circuit board includes an inductive sense area. A flexible metal domed spring structure is mounted over the inductive sensor area. A stem portion extends from a actuator area of the housing structure and having a distal end disposed adjacent to or in contact with the spring structure. The domed spring structure is adapted to be flexed toward the inductive sensor area by force exerted by the stem portion when a user exerts force on the actuator area, the flexing of the domed spring structure resulting in a change of inductance of the inductive sensor area which may be sensed to indicate an actuator push. An exemplary embodiment of the sensor assembly may include a resiliently deformable potting material substantially filling open spaces in the hollow housing structure between the top surface and the circuit board, and an open space below the circuit board, enabling flexure of the domed spring structure while providing environmental protection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100320066A1 ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED INDUCTIVE SENSOR ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2010-12-23
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