Abstract: In known sensors, "failure" conditions led to approximately a 10 fold amplification of the failures. Contrary to this, a rotation-angle sensor of this invention provides a rotation-angle sensor housing (5) held within a component cover (1) to have translatory movement, with a rotation-angle-sensor shaft (3) and a component shaft (6) being coupled via a coupling piece (7). Each shaft end (8, 9) of the coupling piece has flat-edge portions, with one shaft end (9) having many more of flat-edge portions than does the other shaft end (8). The rotation-angle-sensor shaft (3) and the component shaft (6) have complementary recesses for receiving the shaft ends. This rotation-angle sensor is particularly adapted to be used for monitoring brake lining of vehicles.

Abstract: A diode mount for an LED (2) with a plug connector (3) and compensating resistor (4) is manufactured by injection molding a one piece housing and mounting an LED and plug connector therein. An electrical connection between the LED and the plug connector, as well as a mechanical fixing, is accomplished by an electrically-conductive paste (5). At the same time, the electrically-conductive paste forms the compensating resistor.