Patent ID: 7254984
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: G01K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A sensor for measuring a physical property of an oxygen concentration or a temperature in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, comprising: a housing; a measuring element accommodated in the housing, the measuring element having an end section that protrudes from the housing; a connector plug mounted on the end section; and a housing shell which covers the end section and the connector plug with a radial clearance, the housing shell having a first shell end that is attached to the housing, and a second shell end that is sealed; wherein a free space present inside the housing shell is completely filled with a material; wherein the material is filled in as a bulk material; wherein the material is a non-conductive, inorganic material in the form of a granulate; and wherein the material is one of quartz sand or granulated corundum.