Temperature Sensor Assembly With Spring-Loaded Pushing Element
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current temperature sensors face difficulties in contacting temperature pins of varying shapes due to manufacturing tolerances, making universal fitting challenging across different engine models.
Innovation Solution
A temperature sensor assembly comprising a carrier part with a receptacle for the temperature pin, a sensor element for measurement, and a pushing element, such as a spring element, that can be adapted to push the sensor element into the receptacle and onto differently shaped temperature pins, ensuring consistent contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a fixed-shaped sensor element is used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to different temperature pin shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor element is designed with a flexible or deformable structure that allows it to adapt its shape dynamically when pushed onto temperature pins of varying shapes. This dynamic adaptability enables a single sensor element design to accommodate multiple pin shapes while maintaining consistent manufacturing specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The pushing element applies force to change the physical state or shape of the sensor element, enabling it to conform to different temperature pin geometries. By changing the deformation parameter of the sensor element through mechanical pushing, the system achieves versatility without compromising manufacturing precision.
2Ease of operation
If a universal sensor design is used, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates due to poor contact
Solution Approach 1:
The pushing element acts as an intermediary between the sensor element and the temperature pin, ensuring reliable mechanical contact and force transmission. This intermediary mechanism guarantees consistent contact quality across different pin shapes while maintaining simple universal installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor element's ability to deform dynamically under pushing force ensures optimal contact with various pin shapes, maintaining measurement precision despite the universal design approach.
3Measurement precision
If different sensor elements are manufactured for each temperature pin shape, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single sensor element design with adaptive capabilities serves multiple functions across different temperature pin shapes. The pushing element mechanism enables this universal sensor to achieve pin-specific contact quality, eliminating the need for multiple specialized sensor variants and reducing overall device complexity.
4Manufacturing precision
If a rigid sensor element is used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to varying pin shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor element transitions from a rigid state during manufacturing to a flexible state during operation. The controlled deformation under pushing force allows the precisely manufactured sensor to adapt to varying pin geometries while maintaining its manufacturing precision advantages.
Solution Approach 2:
The physical parameters of the sensor element, particularly its shape and deformation state, are changed through the pushing action. This parameter change enables the sensor to maintain consistent manufacturing quality while achieving adaptability to different pin shapes during operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for reliable and consistent temperature measurement across temperature pins of varying shapes, enhancing compatibility and ease of installation across different engine models.
Implementation Method 1
a pushing element pushing the sensor element into the receptacle
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AI summary
A temperature sensor assembly including a carrier part having a receptacle for a temperature pin, a sensor element for measuring a temperature, and a pushing element pushing the sensor element into the receptacle.