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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fulvio Brosio, Turin, IT;
Luca Giuseppe Pairolero, Cascine Vica Rivoli, IT;
Carlo Daniele Ceriani, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/407 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01); H05B 3/10 (2006.01); H05B 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/0029 (2013.01); F01N 13/008 (2013.01); G01N 27/4077 (2013.01); H05B 3/10 (2013.01); H05B 3/46 (2013.01); F01N 2560/02 (2013.01); F01N 2560/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor for exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine includes a sensing element enclosed in a sensor housing. The sensor housing includes a protective cap having a plurality of openings formed therein for allowing flow of exhaust gases through the protective cap towards the sensing element. The sensor further includes at least one heating element for burning exhaust gas deposits on the sensor.