Housing for Sensor Interface Electronics

Abstract

The invention is an improved housing for storage of an electronics interface package. The housing is attached to a sensor adaptor or connector, and rotatable about that sensor adaptor. The interface package is contained in the interior of the housing, and is orientatable in the interior to provide different angles of view.

1 . A housing comprising a housing body having an exterior surface and an interior defining a module compartment, said module compartment having a sidewall, a bottom, and an open top;
 a cover for said open top of said module compartment;   an electronic module positioned in said module compartment;   a first port in said housing, said first port connecting said module compartment to the exterior surface of said housing;   a sensor connector connected to said housing body at said first port;   a sensor connected to said sensor connector;   said module operationally connected to said sensor;   said housing having a means to allow said sensor connector to rotate about said housing body within a predetermined fixed range.   
     
     
         2 . The housing in  claim 1  wherein said fixed range is about 360 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . A housing comprising a housing body having an exterior surface and an interior defining
 a module compartment, said module compartment having a sidewall, a bottom, and an open top;   a cover for said open top of said module compartment;   an electronic module positioned in said module compartment,   a first port in said housing, said first port connecting said module compartment to the exterior surface of said housing,   a sensor connector connected to said housing body at said first port,   a sensor connected to said sensor connector,   said module operationally connected to said sensor;   said housing having a means to fix the position of the module in the module compartment at a selected one of several positions.   
     
     
         4 . A housing comprising a housing body having an exterior surface and an interior defining a module compartment, said module compartment having a sidewall, a bottom, and an open top;
 a cover for said open top of said module compartment;   an electronic module positioned in said module compartment,   a first port in said housing, said first port connecting said module compartment to the exterior surface of said housing,   a sensor connector connected to said housing body at said first port,   a sensor operationally connected to said sensor connector,   said module operationally connected to said sensor;   said module fixedly engagable with said module compartment at a selected discrete number of positions.   
     
     
         5 . The housing compartment in  claim 3  further having a module holder rotatably mounted in said module compartment, said module mounted in said module holder, said module holder and said module compartment cooperating to fixedly engage said module compartment at a selected finite number of positions. 
     
     
         6 . A housing comprising a housing body having an exterior surface and an interior defining a module compartment, said module compartment having a sidewall, a bottom, and an open top;
 a cover for said open top of said module compartment;   an electronic module positioned in said module compartment;   a first port in said housing, said first port connecting said module compartment to the exterior surface of said housing;   a sensor connector connected to said housing body at said first port;   a sensor connected to said sensor connector;   said module operationally connected to said sensor;   said housing rotatable about said sensor connector in a fixed range.   
     
     
         7 . A cover for a explosion proof housing body opening, said cover comprising an annular threaded ring, said threaded ring having an opening therethrough and a top rim around said opening, and an interior surface;
 said cover including an locking ring having an outer periphery portion, said outer periphery portion engaging said interior surface of said threaded ring whereby said engaged locking ring forms a gap substantially between the circumference of said inner surface of said cover and said locking ring;   a glass portion sized to fit in said interior surface of said threaded ring and retained by said rim;   said glass portion positioned between said rim and said locking ring, and said locking ring adapted to retain said glass adjacent said rim.