Patent ID: 7318339

Claim:
A sensor connector adapted for connecting to a gas sensor including a gas detecting element, an electrode provided on the gas detecting element and a sensor terminal connected to the electrode for transmitting an output signal from the gas detecting element to an external device, the sensor connector comprising: a connector terminal for electrically connecting to the sensor terminal; an enclosing member for accommodating the connector terminal, the enclosing member having a communicating hole; a lead wire connecting to the connector terminal for transmitting the output signal to the external device, and a filter member closing the communicating hole, the filter member including an inserting hole in which the lead wire is held, wherein the connector terminal includes a sensor connecting portion for electrically connecting to the sensor terminal, a core wire crimping portion electrically connecting to a core wire of the lead wire by crimping, and a filter crimping portion fixing the lead wire and the filter member by crimping.