SURFACE TEMPERATURE PROBE WITH UNIFORM THERMOCOUPLE JUNCTION

摘要

A contact-type surface temperature probe (15) which has a generally uniform thermocouple junction (23). The thermocouple junction (23) is formed by joining each of the thermocouple elements or materials (25 and 26) directly to an electrically conductive spring flexure (28), thus eliminating the need for having to form the thermocouple junction (23) by joining the thermocouple materials (25 and 26) directly to each other. As a result, the thermocouple junction (23) of the present invention has a more uniform or smooth contour for better contact with the surface (16) without having to remove burrs or other non-uniformities.