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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Akio Tanaka, Oobu, JP;
Naoto Miwa, Tsushima, JP;
Hiromi Sano, Nagoya, JP;
Toshitaka Saito, Toyohashi, JP;
Katsuhiro Ishikawa, Nisshin, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An air-fuel ratio sensing element comprises a cup-shaped solid electrolyte with one end opened and the other end closed, an external electrode provided on an outer wall surface of the solid electrolyte so as to be exposed to measured gas, and an internal electrode provided on an inner wall surface of the solid electrolyte in a confronting relationship to the external electrode. A first insulating layer, made of a gas-permeable and nonconductive porous material, is provided on the external electrode at least in a region used for detecting of an air-fuel ratio. A second insulating layer is provided outside the first insulating layer and, a heater layer as provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.