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JP5770663B2 - gas sensor - Google Patents
JP5770663B2
JP5770663B2 JP2012063754A JP2012063754A JP5770663B2 JP 5770663 B2 JP5770663 B2 JP 5770663B2 JP 2012063754 A JP2012063754 A JP 2012063754A JP 2012063754 A JP2012063754 A JP 2012063754A JP 5770663 B2 JP5770663 B2 JP 5770663B2
JP2012063754A
JP2013195277A (en
加藤　秀和
秀和 加藤
2012-03-21 Application filed by 日本特殊陶業株式会社 filed Critical 日本特殊陶業株式会社
2012-03-21 Priority to JP2012063754A priority Critical patent/JP5770663B2/en
2013-09-30 Publication of JP2013195277A publication Critical patent/JP2013195277A/en
2015-08-26 Publication of JP5770663B2 publication Critical patent/JP5770663B2/en
The present invention relates to a gas sensor including a bottomed cylindrical sensor element.
Conventionally, a gas sensor including a sensor element that detects the presence or absence of oxygen in exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The sensor element is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape using a solid electrolyte body, and an inner electrode and an outer electrode are formed on the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface, respectively. An electromotive force is generated between the two electrodes depending on the difference between the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas in contact with the outer electrode and the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere in contact with the inner electrode. The outer electrode and the inner electrode are respectively electrically connected to an outer terminal and an inner terminal provided at the tips of two lead wires that take out the output of the gas sensor to the outside in the housing of the gas sensor.
The inner terminal has an inner fitting portion which is inserted into the cylinder of the sensor element and contacts the inner electrode on the distal end side. Moreover, the inner side terminal has an inner side crimping | compression-bonding part which crimps | bonds and connects a lead wire to the rear end side. And the inner fitting part and the inner side crimping | compression-bonding part are connected to the axial direction by the inner side relay part. The lead wire is disposed in the housing through a sealing member provided at the rear end of the gas sensor. Within the housing, the position of the outer peripheral surface of the sensor element and the position where the lead wire is disposed are displaced in the radial direction. In Patent Document 1, the inner relay portion is bent to match the position in the radial direction between the inner fitting portion and the inner crimp portion.
JP 2001-133431 A
However, simply bending the inner relay portion may cause a decrease in the strength of the inner terminal. Therefore, if the inner terminal is formed using a highly rigid terminal material, there is a problem that it takes time to process the inner terminal. . Therefore, it is considered that the insertion position of the lead wire in the sealing member is shifted, the positional displacement in the radial direction between the inner fitting portion and the inner crimping portion is reduced, and the degree of bending of the inner relay portion is further reduced. However, since the sensor element is thick, when the outer terminal is configured similarly to the inner terminal, the insertion position of the lead wire connected to the outer terminal and the insertion position of the lead wire connected to the inner terminal are on the axis line. On the other hand, it becomes impossible to arrange at equal intervals. Since the sealing member is caulked and held at the rear end of the gas sensor, there is a problem in that it is difficult to maintain the balance of holding the lead wire in the insertion hole due to the displacement.
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the degree of bending of the inner relay portion can be further reduced in the radial alignment of the inner fitting portion of the inner terminal and the inner crimping portion. An object is to provide a gas sensor.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, it extends along the axis, to name a bottomed cylindrical shape which the distal end side is closed, the inner-side and outer electrodes are respectively formed on the upper inner peripheral surface and on the outer peripheral surface A sensor element for detecting a detection target on the tip side, and a sensor element from which an output of the detection part is taken out from a rear end side of the inner electrode and the outer electrode, and the inner side An inner terminal connected to the electrode, an outer terminal connected to the outer electrode, a housing surrounding at least the rear end side of the sensor element, an elastic member closing the rear end of the housing, and the elastic member In the gas sensor that includes two lead wires that pass through and electrically connect the outside of the housing and the inner terminal and the outer terminal, respectively, the inner terminal is inserted into a cylinder of the sensor element, Inside An inner fitting portion at least partially in contact with the electrode, an inner relay portion extending along the axis from the rear end of the inner fitting portion, and a rear end of the inner relay portion, and crimping the lead wire An inner crimping portion connected to a rear end of the inner relay portion, and the outer terminal is fitted on the outer side of the sensor element, and an outer fitting portion at least partially in contact with the outer electrode; An outer relay portion extending along the axis from the rear end of the fitting portion, an outer crimp portion provided at the rear end of the outer relay portion, and crimping the lead wire to connect to the rear end of the outer relay portion; A surface of the lead wire facing the portion crimped to the inner crimping portion at a rear end of the inner relay portion is directed radially outward with respect to the axis, and At the rear end, facing the portion of the lead wire that has been crimped to the outer crimping portion The surface is directed towards the inside in the radial direction, and the housing includes a rear portion to which the elastic member is disposed, than the rear end portion provided on the distal end side than the rear end portion The gas sensor has a through-hole penetrating in the axial direction, and the step portion is provided with a step portion provided between the tip portion and the rear end portion. And a separator made of an insulating ceramic disposed at the tip portion of the housing while being positioned on the housing, and the inner relay portion and the outer relay portion are respectively inserted into the through holes of the separator and are not in contact with each other. A gas sensor is provided that is held in a state .
In the first aspect, the inner relay portion of the inner electrode extends along the axis from the rear end of the inner fitting portion, so that the inner side when the lead wire crimped to the inner crimp portion receives an external force pulled from the outside of the housing. Even if the relay portion is pulled, the stress component applied to the inner fitting portion is large in the axial direction and small or not in the radial direction. Therefore, it can suppress that an internal fitting part rotates in a radial direction with the pull of an inner side relay part. Therefore, in the process of manufacturing the gas sensor, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to pay close attention to whether the inner fitting portion is along the axis when the inner fitting portion is inserted into the cylindrical hole of the sensor element.
In the first aspect, the lead wire portion crimped to the outer crimping portion of the outer terminal is such that the surface facing the portion of the lead wire crimped to the inner crimping portion of the inner terminal faces radially outward with respect to the axis. The surface on the side facing the surface is directed radially inward with respect to the axis. Therefore, in the gas sensor manufacturing process, when lead wires are crimped to the inner terminal and the outer terminal, respectively, the surface of the inner terminal and the surface of the outer terminal can be directed to the same side. . For this reason, since the crimping | compression-bonding operation | work of a lead wire can be performed from the same direction, work efficiency can be improved and piece time can be shortened.
The front Symbol inside terminal and the outside terminal of the first embodiment protrudes from each of the outer link portion and the inner relay portion, abutted against the separator, respectively the inner terminals and outer terminals in the separator positioning unit which because positioning may be provided. In the first aspect, the direction in which the positioning part protrudes from the inner relay part and the direction of protrusion from the outer relay part may be opposite to each other with respect to the axis.
Since the positioning part of the inner terminal and the positioning part of the outer terminal protrude from the inner relay part and the outer relay part in opposite directions with respect to the axis, respectively, the inner terminal and the outer terminal are assembled to the gas sensor. When projecting, they protrude in the same direction. Therefore, in the gas sensor, the arrangement position of the inner terminal with respect to the axis of the inner relay portion and the arrangement position of the outer terminal with respect to the axis of the outer relay portion can be shifted from each other by the thickness of the core wire of the lead wire to be crimped. it can. For this reason, it is possible to shift the position corresponding to the thickness of the sensor element, and the bending of the inner relay portion can be made very slight.
Moreover, it is preferable that a 1st aspect is a structure which the said inner side relay part extends straight along the said axis line from the rear end of the said internal fitting part. In this case, even if the inner relay portion is pulled when the lead wire crimped to the inner crimp portion receives an external force pulled from the outside of the housing, the stress component applied to the inner fitting portion is not applied in the radial direction. Therefore, it can suppress more that an internal fitting part rotates in a radial direction with the pull of an inner side relay part.
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a gas sensor 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining the relationship of the orientation of the inner terminal 70 and the outer terminal 80 in the manufacturing process. It is a figure for demonstrating the stress A concerning the internal fitting part 71 when the inner side crimping | compression-bonding part 73 of the inner side terminal 70 is pulled. 4 is a perspective view of a separator 190. FIG.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gas sensor embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the structure of the gas sensor 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. In the following, with respect to the axis O of the gas sensor 1, the tip side of the sensor element 6 inserted into the exhaust pipe (the closed side and the lower side in the figure) is the tip side of the gas sensor 1, and the opposite side (see FIG. The description will be made assuming that the middle upper side is the rear end side.
A gas sensor 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an oxygen sensor that is attached to an exhaust pipe (not shown) of a motorcycle and detects the presence or absence of oxygen in exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust pipe. The gas sensor 1 has a structure in which a cylindrical sensor element 6 having a long and closed end is surrounded and held by a cylindrical metal shell 5. The sensor element 6 is provided with an outer electrode 62 and an inner electrode 63 on an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface of a solid electrolyte body 61 mainly composed of zirconia and formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape extending along the axis O, respectively. Is. The solid electrolyte body 61 generates an electromotive force between both electrodes according to a difference in oxygen concentration between the atmosphere to which the pair of electrodes sandwiching the solid electrolyte body 61, that is, the outer electrode 62 and the inner electrode 63 are respectively exposed. . In the present embodiment, the outer electrode 62 is exposed to the exhaust gas, and the inner electrode 63 is exposed to the atmosphere.
The solid electrolyte body 61 has a flange-like flange portion 65 protruding outward in the radial direction at a substantially central position in the direction along the axis O. The tip 64 on the tip side of the flange 65 is gradually reduced in diameter toward the tip, and the tip is closed to a spherical shape. A porous outer electrode 62 made of Pt or Pt alloy is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the solid electrolyte body 61 at the distal end portion 64 so as to cover almost the entire surface. Similarly, a porous inner electrode 63 made of Pt or a Pt alloy is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the solid electrolyte body 61 so as to cover almost the entire surface thereof. That is, in the sensor element 6, the outer electrode 62 and the inner electrode 63 are opposed to each other with the solid electrolyte body 61 interposed therebetween at the distal end portion 64, and this portion (that is, the distal end portion 64) functions as a portion capable of detecting the presence or absence of oxygen. To do. The outer electrode 62 is covered with a porous protective layer (not shown) for protection from poisoning by exhaust gas.
By the way, the sensor element 6 is exposed to the exhaust gas through the protector 4 (described later) mainly at a portion of the distal end portion 64 that protrudes beyond the distal end of the metal shell 5 (described later). And the said site | part functions mainly as a site | part which detects the presence or absence of oxygen in exhaust gas. Therefore, in this embodiment, this portion is used as a detection unit 68 that detects the presence or absence of oxygen in the exhaust gas for convenience.
The sensor element 6 is held by a cylindrical metal shell 5 that is a metal fitting for attaching the gas sensor 1 to an exhaust pipe (not shown). The metal shell 5 has a stepped portion 59 in the vicinity of the center in the direction along the axis O in the cylindrical hole 55. A flange portion 65 of the sensor element 6 (solid electrolyte body 61) is locked to the step portion 59 via the packing 13. Further, the sealing material 14 made of talc powder is loaded into the cylindrical hole 55 from the rear end side of the flange portion 65. An alumina sleeve 15 is inserted into the cylindrical hole 55 so as to hold the sealing material 14 from the rear end side. A caulking portion 57 provided at the rear end of the metal shell 5 is caulked so as to press the sleeve 15 toward the distal end side through the metal ring 16. In this manner, the packing 13, the flange portion 65, the seal material 14, the sleeve 15, and the ring 16 are sandwiched between the step portion 59 and the crimping portion 57 of the metal shell 5, and the sensor element 6 is attached to the metal shell 5. It is held together.
The metal shell 5 has an attachment portion 52 on the outer periphery of which a thread for attaching the gas sensor 1 to the exhaust pipe is formed. A tip assembly portion 56 for assembling the protector 4 described later is formed on the tip side of the attachment portion 52. On the rear end side of the attachment portion 52, a tool engagement portion 53 to which a tool used for attachment to the exhaust pipe is engaged is provided. An annular gasket 11 is inserted between the tool engagement portion 53 and the attachment portion 52 to prevent gas escape through an attachment hole (not shown) of the exhaust pipe. On the rear end side of the tool engaging portion 53, a rear end assembling portion 58 for assembling an outer cylinder 3 described later is formed. The caulking portion 57 is provided on the rear end side of the rear end assembly portion 58.
As described above, in the sensor element 6, a part of the distal end portion 64 (the detection portion 68 described above) protrudes forward from the distal end (the distal end assembly portion 56) of the metal shell 5. The proximal end portion 45 of the cylindrical protector 4 that protects the distal end portion 64 of the sensor element 6 is assembled to the distal end assembly portion 56 by crimping with the packing 54 interposed therebetween. The protector 4 protects the front end portion 64 of the sensor element 6 protruding into the exhaust pipe from collision of water droplets or foreign matters contained in the exhaust gas. On the outer peripheral surface of the protector 4, a plurality of introduction holes 42 that introduce exhaust gas into the interior and guide it to the detection unit 68 of the sensor element 6 are opened.
Next, the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6 protrudes rearward from the rear end (caulking portion 57) of the metal shell 5. An outer terminal 80 and an inner terminal 70 are fitted to the rear end portion 66 and are electrically connected to the outer electrode 62 and the inner electrode 63, respectively. The outer terminal 80 and the inner terminal 70 are respectively connected to two lead wires 18 that take out an electromotive force generated in the sensor element 6 as an output.
As shown in FIG. 2, the outer terminal 80 is a terminal formed by punching and bending a single plate material. For convenience, one plate surface is a main surface 84 and the other plate surface is a back surface 85. The outer terminal 80 includes an outer fitting portion 81 that is electrically connected to the outer electrode 62 of the sensor element 6. In addition, an outer relay part 82 connected to the outer fitting part 81 and an outer crimping part 83 connected to the outer relay part 82 are provided on the rear end side along the axis R of the outer fitting part 81.
The outer fitting portion 81 is a portion formed by bending a plate material so as to surround the axis R with the main surface 84 side inward, and having a cylindrical shape with an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the rear end portion 66. The outer fitting portion 81 has a cut along the axis R so that a cross section perpendicular to the axis R is C-shaped. When the outer fitting portion 81 is fitted on the outer periphery of the rear end portion 66, the outer fitting portion 81 is fitted with the inner diameter enlarged by widening the cut. Then, the main surface 84 is brought into contact with the outer electrode 62 by the elastic force, and the electrical connection between the outer fitting portion 81 and the outer electrode 62 is maintained.
The outer crimping part 83 is formed so that the both sides of the direction orthogonal to the axis R can be bent outwardly in a comb-like shape with the main surface 84 side inward so that the core wire 19 of the lead wire 18 can be crimped. It is the part which was done. The outer crimping portion 83 crimps the core wire 19 by caulking the comb-tooth portion inward so as to wrap the core wire 19 disposed on the main surface 84 side. As shown in FIG. 1, the main surface 84 (see FIG. 2) of the outer terminal 80 is assembled to the gas sensor 1 so as to face the axis O side, that is, radially inward.
The outer relay portion 82 shown in FIG. 2 is a portion that extends along the axis R and connects the outer fitting portion 81 and the outer pressure-bonding portion 83. The outer relay portion 82 has protrusions 86 that protrude outward and wide on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the axis R. Further, the outer relay portion 82 has a notch formed by connecting two cuts extending in parallel along the axis R on the outer fitting portion 81 side at the substantially center, on the back surface 85 side with the outer fitting portion 81 side as a free end. A folded positioning portion 87 is provided. The outer relay portion 82 has a portion closer to the outer fitting portion 81 than the protrusion 86 on the main surface 84 side so that the outer crimping portion 83 is closer to the axis R than the connection portion between the outer fitting portion 81 and the outer relay portion 82. Is bent.
Similarly, the inner terminal 70 is a terminal formed by punching and bending one plate material. For convenience, one plate surface is a main surface 74 and the other plate surface is a back surface 75. The inner terminal 70 includes an inner fitting portion 71 that is electrically connected to the inner electrode 63 of the sensor element 6. Further, an inner relay part 72 connected to the inner fitting part 71 and an inner crimping part 73 connected to the inner relay part 72 are provided on the rear end side along the axis Q of the inner fitting part 71.
Unlike the outer fitting portion 81, the inner fitting portion 71 is a portion formed by bending a plate material so as to surround the axis Q with the back surface 75 side inward and having a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the rear end portion 66. is there. The internal fitting portion 71 also has a cut along the axis Q so that the cross section perpendicular to the axis Q is C-shaped. When the inner fitting portion 71 is fitted into the inner periphery of the cylindrical hole 69 of the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6, the outer diameter is reduced and the inner diameter is reduced. The main surface 74 directed to the outer peripheral side is brought into contact with the inner electrode 63 by the elastic force, and the electrical connection between the inner fitting portion 71 and the inner electrode 63 is maintained. Further, the inner fitting portion 71 is provided with an abutting piece 78 that abuts on a front end surface of a separator 90 described later at the rear end.
The inner crimping part 73 is a part formed so that a comb-like plate material can be bent with the main surface 74 side inward, and the core wire 19 of the lead wire 18 can be crimped, like the outer crimping part 83. The inner crimping portion 73 crimps the core wire 19 by caulking the comb-tooth portion inward so as to wrap the core wire 19 disposed on the main surface 74 side. As shown in FIG. 1, the main surface 74 (see FIG. 2) of the inner terminal 70 is assembled to the gas sensor 1 so as to face away from the axis O, that is, radially outward.
The inner relay portion 72 shown in FIG. 2 extends along the axis Q, and is a portion that connects the inner fitting portion 71 and the inner crimping portion 73. Similarly, the inner relay portion 72 has a protruding portion 76 that protrudes wide outwardly perpendicular to the axis Q, and a positioning portion 77 in which the free end side of the notch is folded to the back surface 75 side. The inner relay portion 72 extends from the position of the outer wall of the portion that contacts the inner electrode 63 of the inner fitting portion 71 straight to the rear end side in the direction of the axis Q or slightly shifted away from the axis Q. In other words, as shown in FIG. 1, the rear end side along the axis Q (see FIG. 2) of the inner fitting portion 71 from the rear end of the portion having the maximum outer diameter excluding the contact piece 78 of the inner fitting portion 71. The inner relay portion 72 extends substantially straight or slightly bent. In the present embodiment, the inner relay portion 72 extends toward the rear end side in the direction of the axis Q while being slightly displaced outwardly in the radial direction of the axis Q from the outer wall of the inner fitting portion 71.
Next, as shown in FIG. 1, a separator 90 made of insulating ceramics is disposed behind the sensor element 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the separator 90 has a circular cross section perpendicular to the axis P of the separator 90, and the outer diameter on the rear end side in the direction of the axis P is substantially equal to the inner diameter of an outer cylinder 3 (see FIG. 1) described later. The outer diameter on the front end side is smaller than that on the rear end side, forming a two-stage columnar shape. The separator 90 includes a through hole 91 and a through hole 96 that penetrate in the direction of the axis O. The inner terminal 70 and the outer terminal 80 are inserted into the through holes 91 and 96, respectively, and are positioned on the separator 90 so as not to contact each other.
The through hole 91 is a hole having a substantially rectangular cross section perpendicular to the axis P, and a narrow groove 92 that is recessed toward the axis P and extends along the axis P is formed on the wall surface near the axis P. Is formed. In addition, narrow grooves 93 that are recessed in a direction perpendicular to the axis P and extending along the axis P are formed on both side surfaces connected to the wall surface where the groove 92 is formed. Each of the grooves 93 is formed with the wall surface on which the groove 92 is formed as one side wall of the groove. When the inner terminal 70 is inserted through the through hole 91, the two protrusions 76 of the inner relay portion 72 are respectively disposed in the two grooves 93. A positioning portion 77 is disposed in the groove 92. The positioning portion 77 maintains the state in which the free end is pressed against the bottom of the groove 92 by the urging force. As a result, the protrusion 76 is pressed against the side wall of the groove 93, and the inner relay portion 72 is positioned in the through hole 91 of the separator 90.
The through-hole 96 has the same shape as the through-hole 91 and penetrates the separator 90 in the direction of the axis P, and is narrow on the wall surface far from the axis P, recessed toward the side away from the axis P, and extending along the axis P The groove 97 is formed. Similarly, narrow grooves 98 that are recessed in the direction perpendicular to the axis P and extending along the axis P are formed on both side surfaces connected to the wall surface where the groove 97 is formed. When the outer terminal 80 is inserted into the through hole 96, the two protrusions 86 of the outer relay portion 82 are disposed in the two grooves 98, respectively. A positioning portion 87 is disposed in the groove 97. The positioning portion 87 is maintained in a state where the free end is pressed against the bottom of the groove 97 by the urging force. Accordingly, the protrusion 86 is pressed against the side wall of the groove 98, and the outer relay portion 82 is positioned in the through hole 91 of the separator 90.
As shown in FIG. 1, the groove 98 of the through hole 96 in which the protrusion 86 of the outer relay portion 82 is disposed is the position of the outer peripheral surface of the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6 in the radial direction with respect to the axis O of the gas sensor 1. Are formed at almost the same position. Further, the groove 93 of the through hole 91 in which the protrusion 76 of the inner relay portion 72 is disposed is formed at a position close to the position of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical hole 69 in the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6 in the radial direction. ing.
Next, the cylindrical outer cylinder 3 is disposed so as to surround the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6 and the separator 90. The outer cylinder 3 is formed of stainless steel such as SUS304 in a cylindrical shape extending along the axis O, and has a distal end portion 31 (lower side in FIG. 1) having a larger diameter than the rear end portion 32 from the approximate center. Formed. A step portion 33 is provided between the front end portion 31 and the rear end portion 32. The opening of the front end portion 31 is crimped from the outer peripheral side in a state of being fitted to the outer periphery of the rear end assembly portion 58 of the metal shell 5, and is further laser-welded around the outer periphery. The metal shell 5 is fixed integrally. The separator 90 is accommodated in the outer cylinder 3, and is located on the rear end side between the stepped portion 33 and the holding metal fitting 38 that is disposed on the front end side of the separator 90 and is crimped and held in the front end portion 31 of the outer cylinder 3. Is positioned and held in the outer cylinder 3.
A cylindrical grommet 8 made of fluorine rubber is disposed in the opening of the rear end portion 32 of the outer cylinder 3. The grommet 8 has a portion that expands in a bowl shape at the rear end, and abuts against the opening end of the rear end portion 32 of the outer cylinder 3 to position itself. The grommet 8 is provided with two through holes 9 extending in the direction along the axis O. Two lead wires 18 respectively connected to the inner terminal 70 and the outer terminal 80 are inserted into the two through holes 9, and are drawn out of the gas sensor 1 through the grommet 8.
Four communication holes 34 (three of which are shown in FIG. 1) are formed at equal intervals in the side surface of the rear end portion 32 of the outer cylinder 3, and the hollow between the separator 90 and the grommet 8 is formed. The shape part communicates with the outside. A water repellent filter 35 in which a fluororesin such as PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) is formed in a cylindrical shape is covered on the outer periphery in the radial direction of the rear end portion 32 of the outer cylinder 3. The outer periphery of the part 32 is covered. Further, for example, a protective outer cylinder 36 formed of stainless steel such as SUS304 in a cylindrical shape covers the radial outer periphery of the rear end portion 32 of the outer cylinder 3 together with the filter 35 for protection.
Four introduction holes 37 (two of which are shown in FIG. 1) are formed at equal intervals on the side surface of the protective outer cylinder 36, and the outer cylinder 3 is connected via the filter 35 and the communication hole 34. The atmosphere communicates between the inside and the outside. The outer periphery of the protective outer cylinder 36 is crimped together with the outer cylinder 3, and the grommet 8 disposed in the opening of the rear end portion 32 of the outer cylinder 3 is held by the outer cylinder 3 by the crimping. Yes.
In the gas sensor 1 of the present embodiment having such a structure, as described above, the rear end of the portion where the inner relay portion 72 of the inner terminal 70 has the maximum outer diameter excluding the contact piece 78 of the inner fitting portion 71. The inner relay portion 72 extends from the inner fitting portion 71 slightly bent toward the rear end side along the axis Q of the inner fitting portion 71. The contact piece 78 is in contact with the front end surface of the separator 90, that is, the rear end of the inner fitting portion 71 is in contact with the front end surface of the separator 90 through the contact piece 78 over substantially one round. Yes.
In this state, for example, when the lead wire 18 is pulled to the outside of the gas sensor 1 and the inner crimping portion 73 and the inner relay portion 72 of the inner terminal 70 are pulled to the rear end side in the axis O direction. Think. As shown in FIG. 3, when the inner relay portion 72 is pulled toward the rear end side in the axis O direction, the inner fitting portion 71 is also pulled toward the rear end side in the axis O direction. Is in contact with the front end surface of the separator 90 via the contact piece 78. Therefore, since the inner fitting portion 71 does not move to the rear end side in the axis O direction from the front end surface of the separator 90, the connection portion between the inner relay portion 72 and the inner fitting portion 71 is accompanied by the pulling of the inner relay portion 72. Stress (indicated by arrow A in the figure) is applied.
Here, the inner relay portion 72 extending from the maximum outer diameter portion (indicated by a one-dot chain line X in the drawing) of the inner fitting portion 71 to the rear end side is slightly offset in the radial direction from the maximum outer diameter portion X (arrow in the drawing). The inner relay portion 72 is slightly bent so as to extend to the position indicated by OF). For this reason, the direction of the stress A applied to the connecting portion (indicated by a point T in the figure) between the inner relay portion 72 and the inner fitting portion 71 when pulling to the rear end side of the inner relay portion 72 is the front end surface of the separator 90 It has a direction component other than the direction orthogonal to. Specifically, the stress A is not only a component in the direction of the axis O that is the pulling direction (indicated by an arrow B in the figure), but also a component in the radial direction due to the offset OF in the direction of extending the inner relay portion 72 ( (Shown by an arrow C in the figure).
However, as described above, the bending of the inner relay portion 72 due to the offset OF is very small, so the component C in the radial direction is very small compared to the component B in the direction of the axis O due to pulling. Therefore, sufficient stress is not applied to the inner fitting portion 71 so that the inner fitting portion 71 receives the component C of the stress A and rotates about the point T as a fulcrum. Therefore, as in this embodiment, there is a slight offset OF in the direction of the axis O from the maximum outer diameter portion X of the inner fitting portion 71 toward the rear end side, and the inner relay portion 72 is slightly bent and extends. If it exists, even if the inner relay part 72 is pulled to the rear end side, the inner fitting part 71 does not rotate about the point T as a fulcrum. Thereby, in the manufacturing process of the gas sensor 1, when inserting the inner fitting portion 71 into the cylindrical hole 69 of the sensor element 6, careful attention is paid to whether the axis Q of the inner fitting portion 71 is along the axis O. Time and effort is reduced. And the component C of the stress A concerning the point T becomes small, so that the offset OF of the extension direction of the inner side relay part 72 with respect to the largest outer diameter part X of the internal fitting part 71 is small. Therefore, it is better if there is no offset OF, that is, the inner relay portion 72 extends from the maximum outer diameter portion X of the inner fitting portion 71 to the rear end side in the straight line O direction.
Thus, in order to reduce the offset OF in the extending direction of the inner relay portion 72 from the maximum outer diameter portion X of the inner fitting portion 71, in this embodiment, the grommet 8 is inserted as shown in FIG. The position of the through hole 9 of the lead wire 18 can be maintained at an equal interval with respect to the axis O. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, when the inner fitting portion 71 is formed while the direction of bending the comb teeth portion of the inner crimping portion 73 of the inner terminal 70 is folded with the main surface 74 as the inner side. The back surface 75 is bent inside so as to surround the axis Q. By doing so, the inner crimping portion 73 crimps the core wire 19 of the lead wire 18 to the main surface 74 side with the back surface 75 side facing the axis Q side, and the inner crimping portion 73 has a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the core wire 19. The main surface 74 was disposed at a radially inner position (position closer to the axis Q). As a result, the offset OF in the extending direction of the inner relay portion 72 relative to the maximum outer diameter portion X of the inner fitting portion 71 can be reduced by the thickness of the core wire 19, and the position shift corresponding to the thickness of the sensor element 6 can be achieved. Thus, the bending of the inner relay portion 72 can be made very slight.
On the other hand, the outer crimping portion 83 of the outer terminal 80 is also bent with a comb tooth portion with the main surface 84 inward, but the outer fitting portion 81 is also bent with the main surface 84 inward so as to surround the axis R. Forming. For this reason, in the manufacturing process of the gas sensor 1, when the lead wire 18 is crimped to the inner terminal 70 and the outer terminal 80, the inner crimping portion 73 faces the back surface 75 with respect to the axis O of the gas sensor 1. 74 is directed radially outward, while the outer crimping portion 83 is disposed so that the main surface 84 faces the axis O (that is, faces radially inward). Then, the main surface 74 of the inner terminal 70 and the main surface 84 of the outer terminal 80 face the same direction, and the crimping operation of the lead wire 18 is performed from the same direction from the inner crimping portion 73 and the outer crimping portion 83. Therefore, the working efficiency can be improved and the piece time can be shortened.
In addition, the outer terminal 80 has a structure in which the core wire 19 is disposed on the main surface 84 side in order to crimp the core wire 19 of the lead wire 18 in the outer crimping portion 83 and is further fitted on the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6. Thus, the main surface 84 is brought into contact with the outer electrode 62. Similarly, in the inner terminal 70, when the core wire 19 of the lead wire 18 is crimped in the inner crimping portion 73, the core wire 19 is disposed on the main surface 74 side, and further, the cylindrical hole in the rear end portion 66 of the sensor element 6. In this case, the main surface 74 is brought into contact with the inner electrode 63 when the inner surface 69 is fitted inside. That is, the outer terminal 80 and the inner terminal 70 are configured such that the main surfaces 84 and 74 are directed toward the core wire 19, the outer electrode 62, and the inner electrode 63, respectively. Therefore, in the process of manufacturing the inner terminal 70 and the outer terminal 80, the processing to be performed on the surface facing the core wire 19, the outer electrode 62, and the inner electrode 63 in the process after punching the plate material and the method of punching ( For example, the burr process may be performed on the main surfaces 84 and 74 side and may be omitted on the back surfaces 85 and 75 side, thereby reducing labor.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, as described above, the inner relay portion 72 may extend from the maximum outer diameter portion X of the inner fitting portion 71 toward the rear end side in the direction of the axis O (a structure without an offset OF).
Further, the outer terminal 80 and the lead wire 18 connected to the outer terminal may be omitted. In this case, the outer electrode 62 of the sensor element 6 may be electrically connected to the metal shell 5 via the packing 13, for example, and the metal shell 5 may be connected to the ground via the exhaust pipe. The potential difference between the ground and the inner electrode 63 may be obtained as the output of the sensor element 6.
Moreover, like the separator 190 shown in FIG. 4, you may form so that the shape of the cross section of the through-hole 191 orthogonal to the axis line P may become the same symmetrical shape on the side close | similar to the axis line P, and a distant side. That is, the through-hole 191 is formed as a hole whose cross section perpendicular to the axis P penetrates in a substantially rectangular shape, and is a narrow groove that is recessed on the axis P side and extends along the axis P on the wall surface near the axis P. The groove 92 having the same shape that is recessed on the opposite side to the axis P is also formed on the wall surface on the side far from the axis P. Further, a pair of narrow grooves 193 that are recessed in a direction perpendicular to the axis P and that extend along the axis P are formed on both side surfaces connected to the wall surface where the grooves 192 are formed. Form one by one. The through hole 191 is formed in the same shape on the opposite side with the axis P therebetween. By using the separator 190 provided with such a through hole 191, the inner terminal 70 can be inserted into either of the two through holes 191, or the outer terminal 80 can be inserted. Assembling can be performed without considering the orientation of 190, and work efficiency can be improved and piece time can be shortened.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gas sensor 3 Outer cylinder 6 Sensor element 8 Grommet 18 Lead wire 19 Core wire 62 Outer electrode 63 Inner electrode 66 Rear end part 68 Detection part 70 Inner terminal 71 Inner fitting part 72 Inner relay part 73 Inner pressure bonding part 74 Main surface 77 Positioning part 80 Outer terminal 81 Outer fitting part 82 Outer relay part 83 Outer pressure bonding part 84 Main surface 87 Positioning part 90, 190 Separator
Extending along the axis, to name a bottomed cylindrical shape which the distal end side is closed, a sensor element and the inner side and outer electrodes are formed respectively on the upper inner peripheral surface and on the outer peripheral surface, the free end portion A sensor element for detecting a detection object, and a sensor element from which an output of the detection unit is extracted from a rear end side of the inner electrode and the outer electrode ;
An inner terminal connected to the inner electrode;
An outer terminal connected to the outer electrode;
A housing surrounding at least the rear end side of the sensor element;
An elastic member for closing the rear end of the housing;
Two lead wires penetrating the elastic member and electrically connecting the outside of the housing and the inner terminal and the outer terminal, respectively;
In a gas sensor comprising:
The inner terminal is
An inner fitting portion that is inserted into the cylinder of the sensor element and at least a part of which is in contact with the inner electrode;
An inner relay portion extending along the axis from the rear end of the inner fitting portion;
An inner crimping portion provided at a rear end of the inner relay portion, and crimping the lead wire to connect to the rear end of the inner relay portion;
The outer terminal is
An outer fitting portion that is fitted to the outside of the sensor element and at least a part of which is in contact with the outer electrode;
An outer relay portion extending along the axis from the rear end of the outer fitting portion;
An outer crimping portion provided at a rear end of the outer relay portion, and crimping the lead wire to connect to the rear end of the outer relay portion;
At the rear end of the inner relay portion, the surface of the lead wire facing the portion crimped to the inner crimping portion is directed radially outward with respect to the axis,
At the rear end of the outer relay portion, the surface of the lead wire facing the portion crimped to the outer crimp portion is directed to the inside in the radial direction ,
A rear end portion on which the elastic member is disposed;
Provided at the front end side of the rear end portion, a front end portion having a diameter larger than that of the rear end portion;
A step provided between the front end and the rear end;
The gas sensor further includes a separator made of an insulating ceramic having a through-hole penetrating in the axial direction, and being positioned at the stepped portion and disposed at the tip portion of the housing,
The gas sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the inner relay portion and the outer relay portion are inserted through the through holes of the separator and are held in a non-contact state .
Before SL inside terminal and the outside terminal projects from each of the outer link portion and the inner relay portion, abutted against the separator, positioning of the inner terminal and the outer terminal to fit positioning each in the separator Part
2. The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein a direction in which the positioning portion protrudes from the inner relay portion and a direction in which the positioning portion protrudes from the outer relay portion are opposite to each other.
The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein the inner relay portion extends straight from the rear end of the inner fitting portion along the axis.
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