摘要:
An oxygen concentration detector provides high durability by increasing the thermal stability of coating layers applied to an electrode face thereof. A catalyst layer is formed on an outer surface of an electrode at the analysis gas side of a partition wall made of an ion oxygen conductive ceramic for generating electromotive force according to the difference between the concentration of oxygen in the analysis gas and the concentration of oxygen in the reference gas. The catalyst layer is composed of heat resistant ceramic particles and a particulate metallic catalyst made of platinum, rhodium or the like, supported by the surface of the heat resistant ceramic particles. The catalyst layer is formed so that the catalyst is supported by the heat resistant support particles. The support particles are heat treated to grow to a particle size so that particle growth can be restrained when the support particles are exposed to the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The outside of the electrode of the partition wall is covered with support particles having such heat treated large cohered catalyst particles, and good responsivity of the sensor is thereby maintained.
摘要:
This invention aims at providing an oxygen concentration sensor having electrodes which are excellent in heat resistance and durability and maintain quick response. An electrode 26 on an exhaust side is formed on one of the side surfaces of a solid electrolyte 25, and an electrode 24 on an atmosphere side is formed on the other side surface. The electrode 26 on the exhaust side has a composite structure comprising a skeletal electrode 26a and a reaction electrode 26a. The skeletal electrode 26a has a film thickness of 5 to 20 .mu.m and a porosity of less than 10%, and is a heat-resistant thick film for primarily forming a skeletal region. In contrast, the reaction electrode 26b has a film thickness of 0.5 to 2 .mu.m and a porosity of 10 to 50%, and is a high response thin film for primarily forming a reaction region.
摘要:
A limiting current type oxygen analyzer designed for detecting oxygen concentration comprising a solid electrolyte element made from an oxygen ion conductive metal oxide and a pair of porous film electrodes provided on the inner and outer sides of said element respectively, at least one side electrodes being coated with a gas-diffusive resistive layer made from a porous insulating metal oxide, wherein the oxygen ions in the gas to which said element is exposed are caused to diffuse in the inside of said electrolyte element by applying a given voltage across said both electrodes and the limiting current corresponding to the concentration of said diffused oxygen ions is measured to determine the oxygen concentration in the gas to be analyzed, further characterized in that said gas-diffusive resistive layer is composed of a three-layer structure consisting of the first, second and third layers counted from the electrode side, said first layer having porosity of 11-15%, the second layer 6-8% and the third layer 15-20%.
摘要:
A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the air-conditioning unit. The guide vanes control the flow of air in both left and right directions. This new design is characterized in that the angle of inclination of each guide vane progressively changes toward the end of the row. The air flow is controlled accurately in both the left and right directions so that the air flow reaches the desired location.
摘要:
A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the air-conditioning unit. The guide vanes control the flow of air in both left and right directions. This new design is characterized in that the angle of inclination of each guide vane progressively changes toward the end of the row. The air flow is controlled accurately in both the left and right directions so that the air flow reaches the desired location.
摘要:
A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the air-conditioning unit. The guide vanes control the flow of air in both left and right directions. This new design is characterized in that the angle of inclination of each guide vane progressively changes toward the end of the row. The air flow is controlled accurately in both the left and right directions so that the air flow reaches the desired location.
摘要:
An oxygen sensor having an oxygen-ion-conductive element made of a metal oxide with an outer electrode composed of three layers, one of which is the thinnest, second of which is the intermediate in thickness and the third of which is the thickest. This oxygen sensor maintains quick response characteristics over a long period of time.
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:
An air-fuel ratio sensing element comprises a pump cell having at least one pair of pump electrodes thereon, a sensor cell having at least one pair of sensor electrodes thereon, and a gas chamber having two surfaces defined by the pump cell and the sensor cell. Two to five gas holes, each having approximately the same diameter and communicating with the gas chamber, are provided for introducing sensed gas into the gas chamber. The gas holes form their projection images on the surface of the sensor cell which has a sensor electrode thereon and faces the gas chamber. The sensor electrode is shaped such that it is dividable into a plurality of similar subsections defined by virtual lines connecting the geometric centroid of the sensor electrode and the center of the projection image of each gas hole.
摘要:
An air-fuel ratio detecting element is composed of an oxygen pump portion and an oxygen sensor portion which are provided on a single solid electrolyte sheet, a heating element, and a spacer. The oxygen pump portion is composed of a pair first of electrodes provided on opposite sides of the solid electrolyte sheet, and a communication hole which is formed through the solid electrolyte sheet and the electrodes. Electrodes are disposed on the solid electrolyte sheet on the same side as the second electrode, whereby the oxygen sensor portion is formed. The spacer has an opening and a slit-like opening. The heating element 4, the spacer, and the solid electrolyte sheet are stacked from bottom to top, and then the stacked assembly is baked. In this case, they are stacked such that the opening faces the first electrodes and the second electrode. By disposing the oxygen pump portion and the oxygen sensor portion on the same solid electrolyte sheet, structure can be made simpler compared with a conventional air-fuel ratio detecting element in which a solid electrolyte sheet is used for each of an oxygen pump portion and an oxygen sensor portion.