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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Shunya Mihara, Nagoya, JP;
Takehiro Oba, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A gas sensor includes a sensor element, metal terminals, a tubular separator holding the metal terminals, lead wires connected to rear ends of the metal terminals, and an elastic member that holds the lead wires extending rearward from the separator. Each metal terminal includes a forward end portion electrically connected to an electrode portion, a central portion, and a lead wire connection portion. The forward end portion or the central portion is held by the separator. The central portion and the lead wire connection portion are connected to each other through a neck portion. The rearward-facing rearmost surface of the central portion is engaged with a forward-facing surface of the separator, and the circumferential length of a first connection portion between the central portion and the neck portion is longer than the circumferential length of a second connection portion between the lead wire connection portion and the neck portion.