Oxygen sensor
US5447618A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2237/704
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A measuring electrode and a reference plate are formed on the front and rear surfaces, respectively, of the electrolytic plate. The vent plate is provided with a vent channel. The heater base comprises a heating element. The electrolytic plate is made of a green sheet of zirconium oxide consisting of 5 to 7 molar % Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 0 to 5 parts by weight of aluminum oxide. The average particle diameter of the zirconium oxide powder is less than 2.0 .mu.m. The green sheet of zirconium oxide has a thickness of 50 to 300 .mu.m. The heater base is made of a green sheet of aluminum oxide consisting of aluminum oxide powder having an average particle diameter of less than 1.0 .mu.m and 0 to 10 parts by weight of zirconium oxide or yttria-stabilized zirconium oxide. The green sheet of aluminum oxide is at least 4 times the thickness of the green sheet of zirconium oxide. To complete the oxygen sensor, these four components are sintered together at 1300.degree. to 1600.degree. C. to be integrated.
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