Transmitter housing and method for measuring a fluid pressure

摘要

A transmitter housing for a drilling device having a drilling fluid feed line comprises a collector space formed in the interior of the transmitter housing for accommodating a pressure sensor of a locating probe.

主权项

1. A transmitter housing for a drilling device with a drilling fluid feed line, comprising:
a collector space; a locating probe arranged in the collector space; a transmitter arranged in the collector space and operatively connected to the locating probe; a pressure sensor of the locating probe arranged in the collector space; and an aperture defined through a portion of the transmitter housing providing fluid communication between an external environment and a portion of the collector space for exposing a pressure sensing surface of the pressure sensor to the external environment, wherein a remaining portion of the collector space is not in fluid communication with the external environment via the aperture.