摘要:
An oxygen concentration detector has a detecting element comprising a solid electrolyte inserted into a housing and heating means for heating the detecting element, and the outer surface of the detecting element is provided with a surface layer, the contact angle of the surface layer being larger than the contact angle of the outer surface of the detecting element with which the surface layer directly contacts.
摘要:
A lead wire for a sensor has a conductor unit including at least stainless steel wires and copper wires. By setting the cross-sectional percentage of the stainless steel wires in the conductor unit within the range of 30 to 70%, it is possible to obtain a lead wire having low electrical resistance, and high flexibility, tensile strength and elasticity. There are preferred values in hardness and heat treatment of the stainless steel wires. The copper wires are preferably coated with an antioxidant film. The lead wire may include hybrid wires stranded together and obtained by integrally molding or forming stainless steel and copper. It is preferable that the lead wire is coated with an insulating coating material such as a Teflon type resin.
摘要:
An oxygen concentration sensor having excellent sealing performance between a lead wire and a lead wire insertion hole includes a sensor element disposed insertedly into a housing, protective covers disposed at an end portion of the housing, lead wires inserted into the protective covers, and an elastic insulating member disposed inside the protective covers and having a lead wire insertion hole for inserting the lead wires. The lead wire insertion hole in the elastic insulating member has a rib protruding in the radial direction. The elastic insulating member is caulked and fixed by the protective covers.
摘要:
An air-fuel ratio sensor of a limit current type is used for an air-fuel ratio feedback control. When the air-fuel ratio sensor is in a semi-activated state, the air-fuel ratio sensor is driven into an electromotive force generating mode by a current externally applied thereto thereby to shift an electromotive force changing point so that an air-fuel ratio at which the electromotive force changes stepwisely is shifted from the stoichiometric ratio point to a lean zone. When the air-fuel ratio sensor is in a completely activated state, the air-fuel ratio sensor is applied with a voltage to produce a limit current varying with an air-fuel ratio so that a feedback control is performed based on the advanced control theory by using a linear current output characteristics.
摘要:
An air heater for heating intake air for an internal combustion engine only in cold start or further warming up operation, having a frame which defines an opening for passing air therethrough, and at least one heater element in the shape of a perforated plate such as a lattice or honeycomb plate supported by the frame so as to traverse only a part of the opening area of the air passage opening, while leaving a substantial part of the opening area free as untraversed by the heater element.
摘要:
Anti-reducing semiconducting porcelain having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance comprises a barium titanate composition, and a flux containing 0.14 to 2.88 parts by weight of TiO.sub.2 0.1 to 1.6 parts by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 0.1 to 1.6 parts by weight of SiO.sub.2 per 100 parts by weight of the barium titanate composition. It has a high positive temperature coefficient of resistance which does not show any appreciable change in the presence of a reducing atmosphere, such as hydrogen gas or gasified gasoline. It need not be isolated from a reducing atmosphere by a plastic or metallic enclosure, but can be exposed thereto. The flux may further contain a zinc, potassium or lithium compound.
摘要:
A positive ceramic semiconductor device having positive temperature coefficient of resistance comprises a pair of electrodes provided on a ceramic semiconductor substrate. One of the paired electrodes which is to serve as the positive pole is basically constituted by at least an electrically conductive layer of silver-palladium series containing silver and palladium at a predetermined ratio. For preventing a localized current concentration from occurring in the current conducting state, improvement is made as the structure of the positive pole electrode ormed of the electrically conductive material of silver-palladium series and/or the structure of the negative pole electrode. Silver-migration phenomenon on the positive ceramic semiconductor substrate as well as degradation of the mechanical strength thereof is positively prevented.
摘要:
A self-temperature controlling type heating device comprises a positive temperature coefficient ceramic resistor having a thin layer portion, a first electrode provided on one face of the thin layer portion, a second electrode provided on the other face of the thin layer portion opposite to the first electrode, and at least one third electrode provided on the surface of the PTC ceramic resistor in spaced relation to the first electrode. An electric current is allowed to flow between the first and second electrodes to form a heating element, and an electric resistance value between the first and third electrodes is detected to thereby make a temperature control. Thus, a high output is obtained at a low voltage and the control temperature is freely varied.
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:
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.