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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.