Patent 8177179 was granted and assigned to Epcos Ag on May, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A locking sensor for locking into the recess of a housing with a sensor body, of locking elements, that are arranged on the sensor body and that extend in the direction of a lengthwise axis over a length. The locking elements have steps and at least two steps are spaced apart from each other in the direction of the lengthwise axis.