US 12,264,942 B2
Sensor unit with fastening element for fastening to a structure
Rolf Breitweg, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH, Ditzingen (DE)
Filed by Thales Management & Services Deutschland Gmbh, Ditzingen (DE)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,012.
Application 17/806,012 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/085779, filed on Dec. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19215774 (EP), filed on Dec. 12, 2019; and application No. 20152514 (EP), filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0299345 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G01D 11/30 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01); B61K 9/08 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01); G01D 21/02 (2006.01); G01L 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC G01D 11/30 (2013.01) [B29C 65/1406 (2013.01); B61K 9/08 (2013.01); G01D 21/02 (2013.01); G01B 11/16 (2013.01); G01L 1/242 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening element for fastening a sensor to a structure to be monitored, the fastening element comprising:
a base support element;
a sealing frame for sealing the base support element with respect to the structure;
a cavity for receiving a light-curing adhesive, the cavity being delimited on one side by the base support element and peripherally by the sealing frame;
at least one light-emitting surface for coupling light beams into the cavity;
at least one light source, being a light-emitting diode, for directly or indirectly at least partially illuminating the cavity;
wherein the base support element comprises a transparent layer in which the at least one light source is arranged; and
at least one passage recess for introducing the light-curing adhesive into the cavity.