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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kaoru Kuzuoka, Toyota, JP;
Kozo Takamura, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 3/04 ; H01C 7/02 ; H01C 7/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 3/04 ; H01C 7/02 ; H01C 7/04 ;
Abstract
A temperature sensor has a sensing element ( ) consisting of a thermistor ( ) and leads ( ) and a sheath pin ( ) containing core wires ( ), to accurately detect temperature. A method of manufacturing such a temperature sensor includes the steps of connecting the leads to the core wires, arranging an insulator ( ) around the sensing element, filling the insulator with an inorganic adhesive ( ) to fix the sensing element in the insulator, arranging a metal cover ( ) around the insulator, and joining an end of the metal cover to an end of the sheath pin.