| US 7,454,976 B2 | ||
| Pressure sensor for a vehicle | ||
| Shingo Wanami, Kariya (Japan); Toshihito Nonaka, Chiryu (Japan); and Satoru Takehara, Obu (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Denso Corporation, Kariya (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/512,767. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-252412 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0089520 A1, Apr. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01L 7/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 73—730 [73/700; 73/714; 73/715; 361/283.1] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A pressure sensor for a vehicle comprising:
a case that includes an air passageway having a first opening leading to an inside of the case and a second opening leading
to an outside of the case;
pressure sensing means that is placed inside the case and includes a pressure sensing surface for detecting pressure;
a breathable filter that is placed inside the case provided with the air passageway to cover at least one of the first and
second openings; and
mounting means that fixes the pressure sensing means to the case such that the pressure sensing means is spaced from the case
and the pressure sensing surface faces the breathable filter.
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