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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideyuki Matsushima, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60276 ; 60299 ; 180 892 ; 180309 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle, a floor has a lower side face. A tubular shell is disposed beneath the lower side face of the floor. The tubular shell defines an exhaust path and receives a catalyst module. An oxygen sensor includes a sensing element, a holder supporting the sensing element, and a protector covering the sensing element. The sensing element, holder and protector cooperate to define a space communicating with the exhaust path. The protector has a drain hole which is so disposed as to discharge water out of the space owing to gravity.