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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Niterra Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, JP;
Masashi Nomura, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Motohiko Nakamura, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Hidenari Matsumoto, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Niterra Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A gas sensor () including: a sensor element () having an electrode pad (); a metallic terminal member () electrically connected to the electrode pad; and a lead wire () electrically connected to the metallic terminal member. The metallic terminal member has a forward-end-side terminal portion () which comes into contact with the electrode pad and a rear-end-side terminal portion () which is connected to the lead wire. The forward-end-side terminal portion has a bent portion (), and an element contact portion () which comes into contact with the electrode pad. The rear-end-side terminal portion has a crimp terminal portion () which forms a tube or a part of a tube, surrounds a conductor () of the lead wire, and fixedly holds the conductor when crimped. Further, the maximum thickness tof the bent portion is greater than a maximum thickness tof the crimp terminal portion.