Patent ID: 8057741

Claim:
A gas sensor assembly comprising: a housing comprising a first longitudinal end portion and a second longitudinal end portion defining a chamber wherein the second longitudinal end portion has a first end proximate the first longitudinal end portion and an oppositely disposed second end; a gas sensor mounted in the chamber; a mounting component connected to the second end of the second longitudinal end portion and having first and second openings there through placing the exterior of the housing in fluid communication with the chamber; an inlet tube having a first end secured to the first opening of the mounting component and extending into the chamber of the housing, the inlet tube defining a passage providing fluid communication between outside the housing and the chamber of the housing; and an outlet tube having a first end secured to the second opening of the mounting component and extending into the chamber of the housing, the outlet tube defining a passage providing fluid communication between outside the housing and the chamber of the housing, wherein fluid from outside the housing enters the chamber through the first opening and the inlet tube, contacts the gas sensor, and exits the chamber to outside the housing through the outlet tube and the second opening.