Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Temperature sensitive element and temperature sensor
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Application No.: US14640637Application Date: 2015-03-06
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Publication No.: US09766134B2Publication Date: 2017-09-19
- Inventor: Seiji Oya , Toshiya Oya
- Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Stites & Harbison, PLLC
- Agent Jeffrey A. Haeberlin
- Priority: JP2014-045181 20140307; JP2015-013343 20150127
- Main IPC: G01K1/12
- IPC: G01K1/12 ; G01K7/18

Abstract:
In a temperature sensitive element, a covering member containing a glass as a main component and having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of output lines is provided on pads to cover at least portions of output lines located on the pads. The pads are formed of a glass-based material which contains, as main components, a metal and a glass having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of a ceramic substrate, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the pads is set to be smaller than that of the output lines. Accordingly, in the case where the temperature sensitive element is exposed to a temperature change between a high temperature and ordinary temperature, compressive stress can be applied to the output lines by the covering member and the pads. Thus, the fixing force between the output lines and the pads can be increased.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150253203A1 TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE ELEMENT AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2015-09-10
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