Temperature Sensor Holder with Inclination Gap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional temperature detection modules experience decreased accuracy when the detection surface is inclined relative to the measurement target due to reduced contact area, leading to inaccurate temperature readings.
Innovation Solution
A temperature detection module with a sensor holder and biasing member that allows the temperature sensor to incline and conform to the measurement target, maintaining contact through a design featuring a base portion, accommodating portion with a gap, guiding grooves, and deformation allowance grooves, enabling smooth movement and deformation to ensure consistent contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the temperature sensor is rigidly fixed in the sensor holder, then the sensor holder structure is simple and stable, but the detection accuracy decreases when the measurement target is inclined due to reduced contact area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by enabling the temperature sensor to move dynamically within the accommodating portion. The sensor is not rigidly fixed but can adjust its position and orientation through gaps provided between the sensor and accommodating portion walls. This dynamic capability allows the sensor to conform to inclined measurement targets while maintaining contact, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by modifying the physical state of the sensor holder structure through elastic deformation. The accommodating portion is designed with specific gap dimensions that allow the sensor to shift position and orientation. By changing the positional parameters of the sensor within the holder, the system maintains optimal contact with inclined surfaces, thereby improving temperature detection accuracy without complex additional mechanisms.
2Measurement precision
If the temperature sensor is allowed to move freely to conform to inclined surfaces, then detection accuracy is maintained, but the sensor holder structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the sensor holder into distinct functional portions: the base portion, the accommodating portion with guiding grooves, and the sensor body. The accommodating portion is further segmented with specific gap regions that allow controlled movement. This segmentation enables the sensor to move independently to conform to inclined surfaces while the holder structure remains relatively simple and manufacturable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the accommodating portion as an intermediary element between the rigid sensor holder and the temperature sensor. This intermediary structure provides guiding grooves and controlled gaps that mediate the sensor's movement, allowing it to conform to inclined surfaces while maintaining positional control. The intermediary accommodating portion simplifies the overall design by incorporating movement capabilities within a relatively simple structural framework.
3Reliability
If the sensor holder uses tight fitting to secure the temperature sensor, then the sensor is firmly retained, but the sensor cannot incline to conform to the measurement target
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different clearance characteristics at different locations within the accommodating portion. Gaps are strategically provided between the sensor and specific walls of the accommodating portion to allow inclination, while other regions maintain tight fitting to ensure proper retention. The guiding grooves provide localized guidance while allowing movement in specific directions. This localized differentiation of fitting quality enables both reliable retention and adaptability to inclined surfaces.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The module effectively maintains contact between the temperature sensor and the measurement target, preventing a decrease in detection accuracy even when the target is inclined, ensuring reliable temperature readings.
Implementation Method 1
a biasing member that is attached to the sensor holder and biases the temperature sensor such that a detection surface comes into contact with a measurement target
Data Source
AI summary
A temperature detection module includes: a temperature sensor; a sensor holder for holding the temperature sensor such that movement is possible in a separation and contact direction in which the temperature sensor is separated from and brought into contact with a measurement target; and a biasing member that is attached to the sensor holder and biases the temperature sensor such that a detection surface comes into contact with a measurement target. The sensor holder includes: a base portion; and an accommodating portion that extends in the separation and contact direction from the base portion and holds the temperature sensor such that movement is possible in the separation and contact direction. The accommodating portion includes a gap that allows inclination of the temperature sensor between the accommodating portion and the temperature sensor.