Metal terminal
AssigneeNGK Insulators, Ltd.
InventorsYusuke WATANABE, Shotaro NIIZUMA, Hayami AOTA, Toshihiro HIRAKAWA
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Abstract
A metal terminal includes an element contacting portion which is disposed at one end of the metal terminal and is placed in contact with a sensor element, a lead wire retaining member which is disposed at another end of the metal terminal, and crimps and retains lead wires, a positioning member disposed between the one end and the other end and extending in a direction intersecting one direction, the positioning member positioning the metal terminal on a ceramic housing, and a guide member provided integrally with the positioning member at a site between the positioning member and the lead wire retaining member.
Claims10
A metal terminal, which is installed in a gas sensor including a sensor element, and a ceramic housing configured to retain a rear end portion of the sensor element, the metal terminal being configured to electrically connect the sensor element and a lead wire, and comprising:
- an element contacting portion disposed at one end of the metal terminal, and configured to be placed in contact with the sensor element;
- a lead wire retaining member disposed at another end of the metal terminal, and configured to crimp and retain the lead wire;
- a positioning member disposed between the one end and the another end, and extending in a direction intersecting one direction, the positioning member being configured to position the metal terminal on the ceramic housing;
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- a guide member provided integrally with the positioning member at a site between the positioning member and the lead wire retaining member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.