Patent ID: 6401521
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
An exhaust sensor, comprising:an elongated planar sensing element having a first end for contacting exhaust gas, a second and opposite end for connecting with at least one electrical terminal, and a central portion extending therebetween; a tubular shield within which at least a portion of said planar sensing element extends; a high temperature mat disposed between said tubular shield and said planar sensing element and about said central portion of said elongated planar sensing element; a shell for mounting said tubular shield to a conduit through which said exhaust gas flows, the shell having a lower shoulder for receiving a lower portion of said tubular shield; and a unitary disk element support, having an aperture adjacent at least a portion of said planar sensing element extending therethrough, the support disposed between the lower shoulder of said shell and said tubular shield containing the high temperature mat.