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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Nobukazu Ikoma, Nagoya, JP;
Takeya Miyashita, Kasugai, JP;
Akihiro Muroguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protective cover of a gas sensor includes an inner protective cover which covers at least an end portion of a sensor element, an outer protective cover which covers the inner protective cover, and an intermediate protective cover which is installed between the inner protective cover and the outer protective cover. A/A≧1 provided that Arepresents a total opening area of the inner gas inlet holes provided for the inner protective cover, and Arepresents a total opening area of the outer gas inlet holes provided for the outer protective cover.