Patent ID: 6246000
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact element for making electrical contact to a sensing element of a gas sensor, comprising:at least one connecting conductor guided in a metal-sheathed line;at least one flexible connecting line contacting the at least one connecting conductor at a connecting point; anda contact housing allowing sealed and temperature-resistant contact between the at least one connecting conductor and the at least one connecting line, the connecting point being situated in the contact housing, the contact housing including:at least one connecting element situated in the contact housing in a form-locking manner and with an interference fit, the at least one connecting element contacting the at least one connecting conductor and being immovably joined to the at least one connecting line, anda temperature-resistant protective sleeve enclosing the contact housing, the protective sleeve being joined directly to the metal-sheathed line and the at least one connecting line.