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US4688015A
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Gas sensor with ceramics substrate having surface-carried ceramics particles
Assignee: Niterra Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-10-25
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2004-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A roughened surface is formed on an insulating ceramics substrate having an electrode pattern by bonding or partially thrusting ceramics particles to or in the substrate, and a gas-sensitive metal oxide thick film is firmly bonded to the roughened surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Takao Kojima
- 👤 Akira Nakano
- 👤 Toshitaka Matsuura
- 👤 Akio Takami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:56
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/04; G01N27/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A gas sensor comprising an electrically insulating substrate made of sintered ceramics, thick film electrodes formed on a surface of said substrate, sintered ceramics particles scattered onto, integrally bonded to and extending outwardly from the surface of said substrate in the vicinity of said thick film electrodes, said sintered ceramics particles having a granulated mean diameter of at least 5 μm and a granulated maximum diameter of not larger than 500 μm before being sintered, and a sensor element in the form of a thick film firmly bonded to the surface of said substrate through said scattered ceramics particles, to said thick film electrodes to be electrically connected therewith, and to said scattered ceramics particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A gas sensor comprising an electrically insulating substrate made of sintered ceramics, thick film electrodes formed on a surface of said substrate, sintered ceramics particles scattered onto, integrally bonded to and extending outwardly from the surface of said substrate in the vicinity of said thick film electrodes, said sintered ceramics particles having a granulated mean diameter of at least 5 μm and a granulated maximum diameter of not larger than 500 μm before being sintered, and a sensor element in the form of a thick film firmly bonded to the surface of said substrate through said scattered ceramics particles, to said thick film electrodes to be electrically connected therewith, and to said scattered ceramics particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
A gas sensor comprising an electrically insulating substrate made of sintered ceramics, thick film electrodes formed on said substrate, sintered ceramics particles scattered onto, integrally bonded to and extending outwardly from a surface of said substrate in the vicinity of said thick film electrodes, said sintered ceramics particles having a granulated mean diameter of at least 5 μm and a granulated maximum diameter of not larger than 500 μm before being sintered, each of said sintered ceramics particles extending into said substrate below the surface thereof by one-twentieth to one-fourth of the mean diameter of said particles, and a sensor element in the form of a thick film firmly bonded to said substrate through said scattered ceramics particles, to said thick film electrodes to be electrically connected therewith and to said scattered ceramics particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
A gas sensor comprising an electrically insulating substrate made of sintered ceramics, thick film electrodes formed on said substrate, sintered ceramics particles scattered onto, integrally bonded to and extending outwardly from a surface of said substrate in the vicinity of said thick film electrodes, said sintered ceramics particles having a granulated mean diameter of at least 5 μm and a granulated maximum diameter of not larger than 500 μm before being sintered, each of said sintered ceramics particles extending into said substrate below the surface thereof by one-twentieth to one-fourth of the mean diameter of said particles, and a sensor element in the form of a thick film firmly bonded to said substrate through said scattered ceramics particles, to said thick film electrodes to be electrically connected therewith and to said scattered ceramics particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A ceramics substrate carrying a metal oxide thick film comprised of an electrically insulating ceramics substrate, a roughened surface formed on said substrate defined by scattered ceramics particles partially extending into said substrate and bonded to said substrate, and a metal oxide thick film sintered onto said roughened surface filling up the interstices between the projections of the scattered ceramics particles and bonded to said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A ceramics substrate carrying a metal oxide thick film comprised of an electrically insulating ceramics substrate, a roughened surface formed on said substrate defined by scattered ceramics particles partially extending into said substrate and bonded to said substrate, and a metal oxide thick film sintered onto said roughened surface filling up the interstices between the projections of the scattered ceramics particles and bonded to said substrate.
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