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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2005
Shinya Awano, Kasugai, JP;
Keisuke Makino, Mizuho, JP;
Yoshiaki Kuroki, Inuyama, JP;
Takao Kojima, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Ando, Inazawa, JP;
Shinya Awano, Kasugai, JP;
Keisuke Makino, Mizuho, JP;
Yoshiaki Kuroki, Inuyama, JP;
Takao Kojima, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Ando, Inazawa, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A gas sensor element having an element body, the element body including: a ceramic heater having ceramic layers and a heater element embedded in the ceramic layers; and a solid electrolyte layer including a detection section covered by a pair of electrodes, the solid electrolyte layer being laminated together with the ceramic heater. Furthermore, the element body has a width at a front portion including the detection section smaller than at a rear portion, and at least both side edge faces of the front portion of the element body are covered with a porous layer.