Oxygen sensor heat sinking boss

US9057315B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9057315-B2
Application numberUS-201313956971-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 1, 2013
Priority dateJul 8, 2013
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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A vehicle having an engine is disclosed. The vehicle includes an exhaust pipe receiving exhaust gas from the engine and a muffler connected to the exhaust pipe. An oxygen concentration sensor is disposed in a boss defining a port in the exhaust pipe. The boss includes a diameter greater than a widest dimension of the oxygen concentration sensor which may be in the form of a fin.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An exhaust tube comprising an elongated tube defining an exhaust passage, a port formed in a sidewall of said elongated tube and shaped to receive a sensor, said port comprising a neck region defining an interior passage extending outwardly from said tube, said neck region including at least two radially projecting fins, wherein said radially projecting fins have different diameters. 2. The exhaust tube of claim 1 , wherein said rad…

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What does patent US9057315B2 cover?
A vehicle having an engine is disclosed. The vehicle includes an exhaust pipe receiving exhaust gas from the engine and a muffler connected to the exhaust pipe. An oxygen concentration sensor is disposed in a boss defining a port in the exhaust pipe. The boss includes a diameter greater than a widest dimension of the oxygen concentration sensor which may be in the form of a fin.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Frijas Rodney M, Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01N13/008. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).