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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsusyo Yamada, Aichi, JP;
Takao Kojima, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Aichi, JP;
Yoshihide Kami, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204425 ; 204426 ; 204428 ;
Abstract
An air/fuel ratio sensor with a solid electrolyte oxygen pump and oxygen sensor defining a closed space therebetween. At least in the oxygen pump, porous electrodes sandwich an ionic oxygen conductive solid electrolyte. The voltage impressed on the electrodes of the pump is limited to a predetermined level, e.g., 6 V, in order to prevent blackening and cracking.