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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Shogo Nagata, Komaki, JP;
Takehiro Oba, Konan, JP;
Shunya Mihara, Komaki, JP;
Kenji Masuda, Komaki, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A gas sensor includes a sensor element having electrode pads, metal terminal members connected to the respective electrode pads, separators, and lead wires connected to the rear ends of the metal terminal members. Each metal terminal member has a forward locking portion and a rear locking portion provided at the forward and rear ends, respectively. The separator is composed of a forward separator and a rear separator connected to each other. The forward separator includes a first locking portion having a rearward-facing surface, and the rear separator includes a second locking portion having a forward-facing surface. The metal terminal member is held between the forward separator and the rear separator in a state in which the forward locking portion is in locking engagement with the rearward-facing surface and the rear locking portion is in locking engagement with the forward-facing surface.