US 12,092,527 B2
Temperature sensor device for a windshield of a vehicle
Yannick Vidal, Toulouse (FR); and Vincent Leger, Toulouse (FR)
Assigned to MEAS France, Toulouse (FR)
Filed by MEAS France, Toulouse (FR)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/014,087.
Claims priority of application No. 19306282 (EP), filed on Oct. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0102845 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. G01K 1/143 (2021.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); G01K 1/14 (2021.01); G01K 1/16 (2006.01); G01K 7/22 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC G01K 1/143 (2013.01) [B60S 1/026 (2013.01); B60S 1/0818 (2013.01); B60S 1/0822 (2013.01); B60S 1/0866 (2013.01); B60S 1/0881 (2013.01); G01K 1/14 (2013.01); G01K 1/16 (2013.01); G01K 7/22 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A temperature sensor device for sensing a temperature of a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
a housing;
a single printed circuit board arranged in the housing and having a circuitry;
an attachment device including a plurality of clip tabs adapted to attach the temperature sensor device to the windshield, wherein at least one of the plurality of clip tabs directly contacts the housing and at least one of the plurality of clip tabs directly contacts the printed circuit board through the housing;
a temperature sensor mounted on the printed circuit board; and
a thermally conductive pad directly connected to the temperature sensor and arranged to thermally and mechanically directly contact the windshield.