Sensing assembly components and methods of assembling, mounting and orientating same

摘要

A variety of sensing assembly components, and methods of assembling, mounting, and orientating such assemblies and/or components, are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a sensing assembly includes a main body including at least a housing portion, and a mounting portion protruding outward from the main body. The mounting portion includes an outer connector section including at least one electrical connector, and an intermediate section that includes an outer surface that either has substantially a shape of a polygon or is at least partly threaded, where the intermediate section is positioned in between the main body and the outer connector section. Additionally, the intermediate section has an outer diameter, the outer connector section has an outer diameter, and the intermediate section outer diameter is greater than the outer connection section outer diameter. In other example embodiments, retaining structures on portions of a sensing assembly, or bracket assembly components, are provided.

主权项

1. A sensing assembly comprising:
a housing portion including a primary mating face; a base portion including a secondary mating face; at least one first retaining structure provided in relation to a first of the primary and secondary mating faces; and at least one second retaining structure provided in relation to a second of the primary and secondary mating faces; wherein the at least one first retaining structure and at least one second retaining structure are configured to engage one another so as to at least partly retain the housing and base portions together, upon the primary and secondary mating faces being positioned adjacent to one another along a junction and shifted relative to one another along the junction, wherein the base portion when assembled in relation to the housing portion can have either of a first orientation and a second orientation that is rotated 180 degrees relative to the first orientation about an axis extending perpendicular to the junction, and wherein a mounting portion of the sensing assembly is configured to protrude outward from the sensing assembly in a manner that is substantially diametrically opposed to a directional orientation of a sensing face of the sensing assembly when the base portion takes on the first orientation and configured to protrude outward from the sensing assembly in a manner that is substantially perpendicular to the directional orientation of the sensing face when the base portion takes on the second orientation.