US4441982A
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Combustion sensing apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1982-05-12
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Granted: 1984-04-10
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Expires: 2002-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A combustion sensing apparatus having a solid electrolyte disposed in the vicinity of a burner and having a tabular form. Thanks to the tabular form of the solid electrolyte, the production of the apparatus is very much facilitated and the areas occupied by the anode and cathode are minimized. The construction of the apparatus as a whole is simplified and the reliability of the same is improved remarkably. In addition, the cost of production is lowered advantageously.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadayasu Ueno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/403; G01N27/406; G01N27/407; G01N27/4077; F; F23; F23M; F23M11/00; F23M11/04; F23M11/045; F23N; F23N5/00; F23N5/02; F23N5/12; F23Q; F23Q9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A combustion sensing apparatus comprising a combustion sensor disposed in the vicinity of a burner and a flame jetted thereby, said combustion sensor being formed of a solid electrolyte having a cathode formed on a surface of the solid electrolyte that is oriented so as to be subjected to the flow of a hot combustion gas produced in the vicinity of said flame, and an anode formed on a surface of said solid electrolyte subjected to an atmosphere of a reference gas, characterized in that said solid electrolyte has a tabular form and is provided with said anode and cathode on opposite surfaces of a free end thereof, said apparatus further having a shielding member mounted to a support means so as to be positioned adjacent the side of the free end of the solid electrolyte upon which said anode is formed in a manner so as to prevent the flame jetted from said burner from extending to the same side of said solid electrolyte as said anode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A combustion sensing apparatus comprising a combustion sensor disposed in the vicinity of a burner and a flame jetted thereby, said combustion sensor being formed of a solid electrolyte having a cathode formed on a surface of the solid electrolyte that is oriented so as to be subjected to the flow of a hot combustion gas produced in the vicinity of said flame, and an anode formed on a surface of said solid electrolyte subjected to an atmosphere of a reference gas, characterized in that said solid electrolyte has a tabular form and is provided with said anode and cathode on opposite surfaces of a free end thereof, said apparatus further having a shielding member mounted to a support means so as to be positioned adjacent the side of the free end of the solid electrolyte upon which said anode is formed in a manner so as to prevent the flame jetted from said burner from extending to the same side of said solid electrolyte as said anode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A combustion sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said shielding member has a channel-like portion of substantially U-shaped cross section disposed in a parallel relationship to a longitudinal direction of said tabular solid electrolyte so as to create a reference air flow space along the anode side of said solid electrolyte.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A combustion sensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said channel-like portion of the shielding member has a flow restricting means at an air in-flow end of said reference air flow space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A combustion sensing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said flow restricting means comprises blades projecting transversely inwardly from an in-flow end of opposite sides of said U-shaped cross section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A combustion sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said burner and said support means are mounted to a base, and wherein said support means is a socket-like part having a recess within which a pair of electrodes are biased together so as to clamp an end of the combustion sensor therebetween.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-04-10 | 1987-10-10 | 1988-04-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-04-10 | 1991-10-10 | 1992-04-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-04-10 | 1995-10-10 | 1996-04-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |