Gas sensor

A gas sensor comprising:

• a plate-shaped sensor element extending in a direction of an axial line and having an electrode pad provided on an outer surface of the sensor element at a rear end side thereof;
• and
• a metal terminal member extending in the direction of the axial line and electrically connected to the electrode pad,
• the gas sensor being characterized in that
• the metal terminal member includes a body portion and an element abutting portion extending from the body portion and bent toward the electrode pad, a portion of the element abutting portion being in contact with the electrode pad in a state in which the element abutting portion is elastically deflected;
• the element abutting portion has a flat main surface facing the sensor element, an opposite surface located on a side opposite the flat main surface in a thickness direction of the element abutting portion, and a sloping surface provided on at least one of end portions of the element abutting portion in a width direction of the metal terminal member, the sloping surface being directly connected to the flat main surface and extending toward the side opposite the flat main surface in the thickness direction;
• the element abutting portion has a side surface at the at least one of the end portions at which the sloping surface is formed, the side surface being directly connected to the sloping surface and facing outward in the width direction;
• the flat main surface, the sloping surface, and the side surface of the element abutting portion are continuously connected in the thickness direction;
• the flat main surface is located at a center of the element abutting portion in the width direction;
• and
• the side surface is located at an outermost position of the element abutting portion in the width direction.