公开(公告)号：US07045047B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-16

申请号：US10323918

申请日：2002-12-20

申请人： Makoto Nakae ,  Susumu Naito ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Tomio Sugiyama ,  Kazuya Nakagawa

发明人： Makoto Nakae ,  Susumu Naito ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Tomio Sugiyama ,  Kazuya Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G01N27/41

CPC分类号： G01N27/4074

摘要： A gas sensor element which may be employed in measuring the concentration of gas such O2, NOx, or CO. The gas sensor element consists of an electrochemical cell made up of a solid electrolyte body formed by a partially stabilized zirconia and a pair of electrodes disposed on the solid electrolyte body. The electrochemical cell is subjected to an aging treatment in which the dc current is applied to the electrodes at a given voltage to enhance the activation of the electrochemical cell.

摘要翻译： 可用于测量气体浓度O 2，NO x或CO的气体传感器元件。气体传感器元件由电化学电池组成，该电化学电池由固体电解质体构成，该固体电解质体由部分 稳定的氧化锆和设置在固体电解质体上的一对电极。 对电化学电池进行时效处理，其中在给定电压下将直流电流施加到电极以增强电化学电池的活化。

公开(公告)号：US06344118B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-05

申请号：US09130902

申请日：1998-08-07

申请人： Kiyomi Kobayashi ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Hiromi Sano

发明人： Kiyomi Kobayashi ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Hiromi Sano

IPC分类号： G01N2726

CPC分类号： G01N27/4075

摘要： An improved structure of an oxygen sensing element installed in an oxygen sensor designed to measure an oxygen content in gases is provided. The structure includes a cup-shaped solid electrolyte body, an inner electrode, and an outer electrode. The solid electrolyte body has a portion exposed to the gases which has a given length. The inner electrode is formed on an inner wall of the solid electrolyte body and exposed to air. The outer electrode is formed on an outer wall of the solid electrolyte body and exposed to the gases through a protective layer. The oxygen content in the gases is measured based on output signals from the inner and outer electrodes. The outer electrode occupies an area on the outer wall of the solid electrolyte body within a range of 80% of the given length of the gas-exposed portion of the solid electrolyte body and has a thickness ranging from 1.2 to 3.0 &mgr;m. This allows the oxygen sensing element to determine the oxygen content in the gases precisely and to have an improved heat-resistance.

摘要翻译： 提供了安装在氧传感器中的氧传感元件的改进结构，其设计用于测量气体中的氧含量。 该结构包括杯状固体电解质体，内部电极和外部电极。 固体电解质体具有暴露于具有给定长度的气体的部分。 内部电极形成在固体电解质体的内壁上并暴露于空气中。 外电极形成在固体电解质体的外壁上并通过保护层暴露于气体。 基于来自内外电极的输出信号测量气体中的氧含量。 外部电极在固体电解质体的气体暴露部分的给定长度的80％的范围内占据固体电解质体外壁上的区域，并且具有1.2-3.0μm的厚度。 这允许氧气感测元件精确地确定气体中的氧含量并且具有改善的耐热性。

公开(公告)号：US5593558A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-14

申请号：US467144

申请日：1995-06-06

申请人： Hiroshi Sugino ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Masahiro Shibata ,  Hiromi Sano

发明人： Hiroshi Sugino ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Masahiro Shibata ,  Hiromi Sano

IPC分类号： G01N27/407 ,  G01N27/26

CPC分类号： G01N27/4075

摘要： An oxygen concentration detector includes a one-end closed cylindrical oxygen sensing element having an inside electrode, outside electrode provided on the inner side and outer side respectively, an electrode protecting layer made up of ceramics porous member provided further outside the outside electrode, and a trap layer 1 of ceramics porous member having a surface roughness of 20 to 100 .mu.m measured according to a 10 point mean roughness measurement and provided outside the electrode protecting layer is employed. By dipping the to-be-detected gas side surface of an oxygen sensing element into a slurry with coarse heat-resisting metal oxide particles, 2 to 50 .mu.m in average grain size, dispersed, depositing the slurry on the surface of a protective layer of an oxygen sensor element, thereafter drying and baking the deposit, a porous poisonous substance trap layer, 10 to 500 .mu.m thick, is formed. The dipping is performed after a previous degassing and strong stirring of said slurry and the stop of stirring.

摘要翻译： 氧浓度检测器包括：一端封闭的圆柱形氧传感元件，其具有内电极，设置在内侧和外侧的外电极，由设置在外电极外侧的陶瓷多孔体构成的电极保护层，以及 使用根据10点平均粗糙度测量测量并设置在电极保护层外侧的表面粗糙度为20至100μm的陶瓷多孔构件的捕获层1。 通过将氧检测元件的待检测气体侧表面浸入具有粗糙的耐热金属氧化物颗粒的浆料中，平均粒径为2至50μm，分散，将浆料沉积在保护层的表面上 的氧传感器元件，然后干燥和烘烤沉积物，形成10至500μm厚的多孔有害物质捕获层。 在先前脱气并强烈搅拌所述浆料并停止搅拌之后进行浸渍。

公开(公告)号：US06409899B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US09511079

申请日：2000-02-23

申请人： Motoaki Satou ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano

发明人： Motoaki Satou ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano

IPC分类号： G01N27407

CPC分类号： G01N27/4077

摘要： A sensor element has a solid electrolyte body holding a reference gas side electrode and a measurement gas side electrode on surfaces thereof. The measurement gas side electrode is covered with a porous protective layer including a component as a lead getter, which reacts with lead contained in measurement gas. Accordingly, lead is removed from measurement gas by the protective layer not to be attached to the measurement gas side electrode. As a result, the sensor element can be used in measurement gas containing lead, without deteriorating responsibility and output thereof.

摘要翻译： 传感器元件具有在其表面上保持参考气体侧电极和测量气体侧电极的固体电解质体。 测量气体侧电极被多孔保护层覆盖，该多孔保护层包括与测量气体中所含的铅反应的作为引线吸气剂的部件。 因此，通过不附接到测量气体侧电极的保护层将铅从测量气体中除去。 结果，传感器元件可以用于含铅的测量气体中，而不会降低其责任和输出。

公开(公告)号：US5554839A

公开(公告)日：1996-09-10

申请号：US208786

申请日：1994-03-11

申请人： Tadashi Tsuruta ,  Masatoshi Suzuki ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiroshi Sugino

发明人： Tadashi Tsuruta ,  Masatoshi Suzuki ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiroshi Sugino

IPC分类号： G01N27/12 ,  C04B38/00 ,  G01N27/409 ,  H05B3/14 ,  H05B3/18 ,  H05B3/46 ,  H05B3/44

CPC分类号： H05B3/141 ,  C04B38/0003 ,  H05B3/46 ,  C04B2111/00844

摘要： A ceramic heater which can be produced easily, induces no increase of production cost and can restrict the resistance change of a heating body due to migration. According to the present invention, a gap is formed between a ceramic sintered body and a heating body. Thus, migration in which cations are seized within the gap is caused so as to impede the cations from entering into the heating body. This makes it difficult for the cations to migrate and the volume in which the heating body is expanded is secured by the gap 13.

摘要翻译： 可以容易地制造的陶瓷加热器不会导致生产成本的增加，并且可以限制由于迁移而导致的加热体的电阻变化。 根据本发明，在陶瓷烧结体和加热体之间形成间隙。 因此，引起在间隙内捕获阳离子的迁移，以阻止阳离子进入加热体。 这使得阳离子难以迁移，并且通过间隙13确保加热体膨胀的体积。

公开(公告)号：US6096372A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-01

申请号：US10839

申请日：1998-01-22

申请人： Satoru Nomura ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano

发明人： Satoru Nomura ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano

IPC分类号： G01N27/409 ,  G01N27/407 ,  B05D5/12

CPC分类号： G01N27/4075

摘要： In a method for forming an inside electrode within a cup-type electrolyte member of an O.sub.2 sensor element, firstly, a nozzle having a paste discharge hole is prepared. The nozzle is inserted into an inside space of the electrolyte member. Then, the paste discharge hole of the nozzle is relatively rotated with respect to the electrolyte member along an inside surface of the electrolyte member while discharging paste therefrom onto the inside surface. Accordingly, the inside electrode formation portion is formed. After forming the inside electrode formation portion, the electrolyte member is baked. As a result, the inside electrode can be disposed on a required portion of the electrolyte member with a uniform thickness.

摘要翻译： 在O 2传感器元件的杯型电解质构件的内部电极的形成方法中，首先，准备具有糊剂排出孔的喷嘴。 喷嘴插入电解质构件的内部空间。 然后，喷嘴的糊剂排出孔相对于电解质构件沿着电解质构件的内表面相对旋转，同时将膏从其排出到内表面。 因此，形成内部电极形成部。 在形成内部电极形成部分之后，电解质部件被烘烤。 结果，内部电极可以以均匀的厚度设置在电解质构件的所需部分上。

公开(公告)号：US5766672A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-16

申请号：US704927

申请日：1996-08-28

申请人： Yasumichi Hotta ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Naoto Miwa

发明人： Yasumichi Hotta ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Naoto Miwa

IPC分类号： G01N27/409 ,  G01N27/407 ,  B05D5/12

CPC分类号： G01N27/4075

摘要： An oxygen concentration detector element 2 includes a cup-shaped solid electrolyte 20 with an inside chamber 25 opened at one end and closed at the other end. An external electrode 21 is formed on an outer surface of solid electrolyte 20 by dipping solid electrolyte 20 in first chemical plating liquid 81, while an internal electrode 22 is formed on an inner surface of solid electrolyte 20 by introducing second chemical plating liquid 82 into inside chamber 25. First, in an injecting step, an injection needle 11 is inserted into inside chamber 25 and second chemical plating liquid 82 is introduced into inside chamber 25 via injection needle 11, and then injection needle 11 is pulled out of inside chamber 25. Next, in a plating step, internal electrode 22 is formed on the inner surface of inside chamber 25 using second chemical plating liquid 82. Then, in a discharging step, residual second chemical plating liquid 82 is discharged from inside chamber 25.

摘要翻译： 氧浓度检测元件2包括杯状固体电解质20，其内侧室25在一端开口并在另一端封闭。 通过在第一化学镀液81中浸渍固体电解质20而在固体电解质20的外表面上形成外部电极21，而在固体电解质20的内表面上形成内部电极22，通过将第二化学镀液82引入到内部电极 首先，在注射步骤中，将注入针11插入内部腔25中，并且将第二化学镀液82经由注射针11引入到内部腔25内，然后将注射针11从内部腔25中拉出。 接着，在电镀工序中，使用第二化学镀液82在内部室25的内表面上形成内部电极22.然后，在排出工序中，残留的第二化学镀液82从内部室25排出。

公开(公告)号：US5766434A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-16

申请号：US797652

申请日：1997-01-31

申请人： Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Naoto Miwa ,  Motoaki Satou

发明人： Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Yasumichi Hotta ,  Naoto Miwa ,  Motoaki Satou

IPC分类号： G01N27/407 ,  G01N27/26

CPC分类号： G01N27/4075 ,  G01N27/4077

摘要： An oxygen concentration detecting device comprises a solid electrolyte body, inner and outer electrodes formed on the opposite sides of the solid electrolyte body, and a protective layer formed on the outer electrode and comprised of coarse particles and fine particles mutually bonded through an inorganic binder while substantially keeping the original forms of the both types of particles. A ratio of an average particle size, RB, of the coarse particles to an average particle size, RA, of the fine particles of 30:1 or above, and a content, WA, of the fine particles in the protective layer based on the total content, W, of the content, WA, of the fine particles and the content, WB, of the coarse particles on the weight basis is in the range of 15 to 80 %. A method for fabricating the detecting device having such a protective layer as set out above is also described.

摘要翻译： 氧浓度检测装置包括固体电解质体，形成在固体电解质体的相对侧的内部和外部电极，以及形成在外部电极上的保护层，其由通过无机粘合剂相互粘合的粗粒子和微粒组成， 基本保持两种类型颗粒的原始形式。 基于上述保护层中的微粒的粗粒子的平均粒径RB与微粒的平均粒径RA（30:1以上）和含量WA的比例 粗颗粒的含量W W，微粒的含量W和重量的含量WB在15〜80％的范围内。 还描述了制造具有上述保护层的检测装置的方法。

公开(公告)号：US06354134B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-12

申请号：US09196129

申请日：1998-11-20

申请人： Tooru Katafuchi ,  Kiyomi Kobayashi ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano

发明人： Tooru Katafuchi ,  Kiyomi Kobayashi ,  Namitsugu Fujii ,  Hiromi Sano

IPC分类号： G01N2746

CPC分类号： G01N27/4075 ,  G01N27/407

摘要： A solid electrolytic body has an inside space serving as a reference gas chamber. A sensing electrode and a reference electrode are formed on the surface of the solid electrolytic body. A heater is disposed in the reference gas chamber. A contact portion comprises a region where the heater is brought into contact with the inner surface of the solid electrolytic body and an opposing region on the outer surface of the solid electrolytic body. The sensing electrode includes at least part of the contact portion. A gas receiving surface region, exposed to the measuring gas, extends from an element tip to a position spaced by a distance L away from the element tip. At least part of the contact portion is located in a region extending from the element tip to a position spaced by a distance 0.4L away from the element tip. The sensing electrode is entirely located in a region extending from the element tip to a position spaced by a distance 0.8L away from the element tip.

摘要翻译： 固体电解质体具有作为基准气体室的内部空间。 感测电极和参考电极形成在固体电解体的表面上。 加热器设置在参考气室中。 接触部包括加热器与固体电解质体的内表面接触的区域和固体电解体的外表面上的相对区域。 感测电极包括接触部分的至少一部分。 暴露于测量气体的气体接收表面区域从元件尖端延伸到远离元件尖端间隔距离L的位置。 接触部分的至少一部分位于从元件尖端延伸到远离元件尖端间隔0.4L的位置的区域中。 感测电极完全位于从元件尖端延伸到与元件尖端间隔0.8L的位置的区域中。

公开(公告)号：US06174489B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-16

申请号：US09140422

申请日：1998-08-26

申请人： Kiyomi Kobayashi ,  Naoto Miwa ,  Toshitaka Saito ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Namitsugu Fujii

发明人： Kiyomi Kobayashi ,  Naoto Miwa ,  Toshitaka Saito ,  Hiromi Sano ,  Namitsugu Fujii

IPC分类号： C07B3332

CPC分类号： G01N27/4073

摘要： A method for manufacturing an oxygen sensor unit of the type which includes at least a shaped body of a solid electrolyte, an inner electrode provided on an inside surface of the shaped body and exposed to a reference gas, an outer electrode provided on an outside surface of the shaped body and exposed to a gas to be measured, and a porous protective layer covering the outer electrode and a portion of the shaped body adjoining to said outer electrode wherein the solid electrolyte is made of a mixture of zirconia and a stabilizer therefor and is constituted of a sintered product of partially stabilized zirconia. The method is characterized in that the partially stabilized, sintered zirconia is obtained according to a high temperature sintering process which includes at least the step of sintering the mixture at a temperature of 1200° C. or over for a duration of 2 to 6 hours wherein a value obtained by integrating a variation in the sintering temperature with the duration in the sintering process is in the range of 300 to 1500° C.·hour.

摘要翻译： 一种制造氧传感器单元的方法，该氧传感器单元至少包括固体电解质的成形体，设置在成形体的内表面上并暴露于参考气体的内电极，设置在外表面上的外电极 并暴露于要测量的气体，以及覆盖外电极的多孔保护层和与所述外电极相邻的成形体的一部分，其中固体电解质由氧化锆及其稳定剂的混合物制成， 由部分稳定化的氧化锆的烧结体构成。 该方法的特征在于，部分稳定的烧结氧化锆根据高温烧结方法获得，其至少包括在1200℃或更高温度下烧结混合物2至6小时的步骤，其中 通过将烧结温度的变化与烧结过程中的持续时间相结合而获得的值在300〜1500℃的范围内。