EP0951461A1 - Boron nitride sealing element - Google Patents

Boron nitride sealing element

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EP0951461A1
EP0951461A1 EP98962174A EP98962174A EP0951461A1 EP 0951461 A1 EP0951461 A1 EP 0951461A1 EP 98962174 A EP98962174 A EP 98962174A EP 98962174 A EP98962174 A EP 98962174A EP 0951461 A1 EP0951461 A1 EP 0951461A1
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boron nitride
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Karl-Hermann Friese
Helmut Weyl
Anton Hans
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
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  • the invention is concerned with boron nitride sealing bodies which are particularly suitable for sealing an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, and with a method for their production.
  • BN sealing rings made from hot-pressed boron nitride blocks (BN blocks) made of hexagonal boron nitride material by machining deform the required gasoline resistance, but they are too expensive because of the complex production as a mass product.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a lambda probe known, for example, from US Pat. No. 5,571,379, which lies in an exhaust gas path of an internal combustion engine.
  • the probe generally designated 10
  • the probe is located within a housing 12 screwed into a flange 14 of an exhaust pipe 11 leading from the engine 13.
  • an oxygen (O2) reference chamber 3 Inside a cylindrical shaped zirconia probe substrate 5 there is an oxygen (O2) reference chamber 3, which fits into an in the exhaust pipe 11 seated porous part of the housing 12 protrudes. So that the measurement results are not falsified, a peripheral flange 4 of the substrate 5 is sealed off from the housing 12 by sealing rings 1, 2 made of boron nitride, so that no exhaust gas 15 can get into the oxygen reference chamber 3.
  • the BN sealing rings are machined from hot-pressed boron nitride blocks and thus have the disadvantage of the high manufacturing costs.
  • the structure of the oxygen sensor or the lambda probe 10 chosen for the prior art in FIG. 1 can also be realized with boron nitride sealing bodies designed according to the invention, ie that the construction shown in FIG. 1 also in connection with the invention can be used.
  • the sealing body has compression-molded boron nitride powder obtained by crushing from hot-pressed hexagonal boron nitride material and an added binder.
  • boron nitride powder falling out of hot-pressed boron nitride blocks from hexagonal boron nitride material can be fractionated according to grain size.
  • the grains are free-flowing and consist of hot-pressed hexagonal boron nitride, which has a relatively high density (approx. 2.2 g / cm 3 ).
  • this powder is pressed into a sealing body with the addition of a binder.
  • the selected grain size of the boron nitride powder is preferably in the range from approximately 5 to 30 ⁇ m grain diameter.
  • a suitable organic binder is an easily evaporable wax, and the amount of binder depends on the grain size selected for the boron nitride powder.
  • organic binder is mixed with the boron nitride powder in an amount of 0.1% by weight.
  • An inorganic binder such as the known refractory binders, for example aluminum phosphate, which is likewise added to the boron nitride powder in a very small amount, can also be added as an additive for solidifying the pressed body.
  • boron nitride powder from which free boron oxide has been washed out, e.g. the type HSS from ESK Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten.
  • the above object is achieved by a method for producing boron nitride sealing bodies, in particular for sealing an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, which is characterized by the following steps:
  • the method according to the invention can be used particularly advantageously for the cost-effective production of boron nitride seals in planar oxygen sensors, especially in a sandwich design, as an intermediate layer between two steatite packages.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross section of the known lambda probe already described, to which the invention can be applied.
  • curve A shows an average density distribution in percent for grain diameter in ⁇ m of a certain boron nitride powder
  • curve B shows the volume of the powder.
  • the above-mentioned boron nitride powder type HSS from ESK Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten was chosen, from which free B2O3 was washed out.
  • Fig. 2 shows that the grain size distribution clearly marked maxima, e.g. with a particle diameter of approximately 7.5 ⁇ m, with a particle diameter of approximately 18 ⁇ m and with a particle diameter of approximately 50 ⁇ m.
  • sealing bodies molded from such a boron nitride powder For the production of sealing bodies molded from such a boron nitride powder, grains that fall, for example, in a hatched grain size range C are separated and pressed to the desired shape with a small amount of an organic or inorganic binder. The volatile constituents contained in the binder are then evaporated and the boron nitride sealing body thus produced is sandwiched between two steatite packages. In this form, the boron nitride sealing body can then be used to seal a lambda probe, e.g. of such a probe as shown in FIG. 1. However, the boron nitride sealing bodies produced by the method according to the invention are preferably used for sealing planar oxygen sensors.

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Abstract

A sealing element is made of compression moulded boron nitride powder to which an inorganic or organic binder is added. This boron nitride powder is produced when cutting boron nitride blocks made of hexagonal boron nitride. This powder can be fractionated according to grain size and the grains of the size required for producing the sealing element can be separated therefrom.

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BORNITRID-DICHTUNGSKORPER BORNITRIDE SEALING BODY
Hintergrund der ErfindungBackground of the Invention
Die Erfindung befaßt sich mit besonders zur Abdichtung einer Sauerstoff-Referenzkammer gegenüber einem abgas- führenden Raum einer Lambdasonde geeigneten Bornitrid- Dichtungskörpern sowie mit einem Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung.The invention is concerned with boron nitride sealing bodies which are particularly suitable for sealing an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, and with a method for their production.
Allgemeiner Stand der TechnikGeneral state of the art
Aus heißgepreßten Bornitrid-Blöcken (BN-Blöcken) aus hexagonalem Bornitridmaterial durch spanende Verformung herausgearbeitete BN-Dichtringe erfüllen die geforderte Benzinfestigkeit, sie sind aber wegen der aufwendigen Herstellung als Massenprodukt zu teuer.BN sealing rings made from hot-pressed boron nitride blocks (BN blocks) made of hexagonal boron nitride material by machining deform the required gasoline resistance, but they are too expensive because of the complex production as a mass product.
Die beiliegende Fig. 1 zeigt schematisch eine beispielsweise aus dem US-Patent 5 571 379 bekannte Lambdasonde, die in einem Abgasweg einer Brennkraftmaschine liegt. Die allgemein mit 10 bezeichnete Sonde befindet sich innerhalb eines in einen Flansch 14 eines vom Motor 13 führenden Abgasrohrs 11 eingeschraubten Gehäuses 12. Innerhalb eines zylindrisch geformten Zirkondioxid-Sondensubstrats 5 befindet sich eine Sauerstoff-(O2)-Referenzkammer 3, die in ein im Abgasrohr 11 sitzendes poröses Teil des Gehäuses 12 ragt. Damit die Meßergebnisse nicht verfälscht werden, ist ein Umfangsflansch 4 des Substrats 5 gegenüber dem Gehäuse 12 durch Dichtungsringe 1, 2 aus Bornitrid abgedichtet, so daß kein Abgas 15 in die Sauerstoffreferenzkammer 3 gelangen kann. Bei dem oben genannten US-Patent sind die BN-Dichtungsringe, wie bereits erwähnt, aus heißgepreßten Bornitrid-Blöcken spanend herausgearbeitet und haben somit den oben beschriebenen Nachteil der hohen Herstellungs- kosten. Es ist zu bemerken, daß der in Fig. 1 für den Stand der Technik gewählte Aufbau des Sauerstoffühlerε oder der Lambdasonde 10 genauso mit erfindungsgemäß gestalteten Bornitrid-Dichtungskörpern realisiert werden kann, d.h. daß die in Fig. 1 gezeigte Konstruktion auch im Zusammenhang mit der Erfindung verwendet werden kann.The accompanying FIG. 1 schematically shows a lambda probe known, for example, from US Pat. No. 5,571,379, which lies in an exhaust gas path of an internal combustion engine. The probe, generally designated 10, is located within a housing 12 screwed into a flange 14 of an exhaust pipe 11 leading from the engine 13. Inside a cylindrical shaped zirconia probe substrate 5 there is an oxygen (O2) reference chamber 3, which fits into an in the exhaust pipe 11 seated porous part of the housing 12 protrudes. So that the measurement results are not falsified, a peripheral flange 4 of the substrate 5 is sealed off from the housing 12 by sealing rings 1, 2 made of boron nitride, so that no exhaust gas 15 can get into the oxygen reference chamber 3. In the above-mentioned US patent, the BN sealing rings, as already mentioned, are machined from hot-pressed boron nitride blocks and thus have the disadvantage of the high manufacturing costs. It should be noted that the structure of the oxygen sensor or the lambda probe 10 chosen for the prior art in FIG. 1 can also be realized with boron nitride sealing bodies designed according to the invention, ie that the construction shown in FIG. 1 also in connection with the invention can be used.
Kurzfassung der ErfindungSummary of the invention
Angesichts des oben Gesagten ist es Aufgabe der Erfindung, insbesondere für die Abdichtung einer Sauerstoffreferenzkammer gegenüber einem abgasführenden Raum einer Lambdasonde geeignete, in der Herstellung kostengünstigere Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper sowie ein kostengünstiges Her- stellungsverfahren dafür zu ermöglichen.In view of the above, it is an object of the invention, in particular for the sealing of an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, to enable boron nitride sealing bodies which are more economical to manufacture and to provide a cost-effective production method therefor.
Gemäß einem wesentlichen Aspekt der Erfindung wird diese Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, daß der Dichtungskörper formver- preßtes durch Zerkleinern aus heißgepreßtem hexagonalem Bornitridmaterial gewonnenes Bornitridpulver und ein zugesetztes Bindemittel aufweist. Solches bei der Herstellung von aus heißgepreßten Bornitridblöcken aus hexagonalem Bornitridmaterial spanend herausgearbeiteten Bornitridkörpern abfallendes Bornitridpulver läßt sich nach Kornklassen fraktionieren. Die Körner sind gut rieselfähig und bestehen aus heißgepreßtem hexagonalem Bornitrid, das eine relativ hohe Dichte aufweist (ca. 2,2 g/cm3 ) . Dieses Pulver wird erfindungsgemäß zu einem Dichtungskörper unter Zusatz eines Bindemittels verpreßt.According to an essential aspect of the invention, this object is achieved in that the sealing body has compression-molded boron nitride powder obtained by crushing from hot-pressed hexagonal boron nitride material and an added binder. Such boron nitride powder falling out of hot-pressed boron nitride blocks from hexagonal boron nitride material can be fractionated according to grain size. The grains are free-flowing and consist of hot-pressed hexagonal boron nitride, which has a relatively high density (approx. 2.2 g / cm 3 ). According to the invention, this powder is pressed into a sealing body with the addition of a binder.
Bevorzugt liegt die ausgewählte Korngröße des Bornitridpulvers im Bereich von etwa 5 bis 30 um Korndurchmesser. Ein geeignetes organisches Bindemittel ist ein leicht abdünstbares Wachs, und die Bindemittelmenge hängt von der gewählten Korngröße des Bornitridpulvers ab. Zum Beispiel wird organisches Bindemittel in einer Menge von 0,1 Gew.-% mit dem Bornitridpulver vermischt. Als Zusatz zur Verfestigung des Preßkörperε kann auch ein anorganischer Binder zugesetzt werden, wie die bekannten feuerfesten Binder, z.B. Aluminium-Phosphat, das ebenfalls in sehr geringer Menge dem Bornitridpulver beigemischt wird.The selected grain size of the boron nitride powder is preferably in the range from approximately 5 to 30 μm grain diameter. A suitable organic binder is an easily evaporable wax, and the amount of binder depends on the grain size selected for the boron nitride powder. For example, organic binder is mixed with the boron nitride powder in an amount of 0.1% by weight. An inorganic binder, such as the known refractory binders, for example aluminum phosphate, which is likewise added to the boron nitride powder in a very small amount, can also be added as an additive for solidifying the pressed body.
Vorteilhaft ist die Anwendung von Bornitridpulver, aus dem freies Boroxid ausgewaschen wurde, z.B. der Typ HSS von ESK Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten.It is advantageous to use boron nitride powder from which free boron oxide has been washed out, e.g. the type HSS from ESK Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten.
Gemäß einem weiteren- wesentlichen Aspekt der Erfindung wird die obige Aufgabe gelöst durch ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Bornitrid-Dichtungskörpern, insbesondere für die Abdichtung einer Sauerstoff-Referenzkammer gegenüber einem abgasführenden Raum einer Lambdasonde, das durch folgende Schritte gekennzeichnet ist:According to a further essential aspect of the invention, the above object is achieved by a method for producing boron nitride sealing bodies, in particular for sealing an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, which is characterized by the following steps:
- Bereitstellen pulverförmiger Abfallmasse, die bei der Herstellung von aus heißgepreßten Bornitridblöcken aus hexagonalem Bornitridmaterial durch spanende Verformung herausgearbeiteten Bornitridbauteilen abfällt;- Providing pulverulent waste mass which falls off during the production of boron nitride components which are machined out of hot-pressed boron nitride blocks from hexagonal boron nitride material;
- Fraktionieren der pulverförmigen Abfallmasse nach Korngröße;- fractionation of the powdered waste mass according to grain size;
- Abtrennen eines für die Herstellung des Bornitrid- Dichtungskörpers gewünschten Korngrößenbereichs; - Vermischen von Pulver des abgetrennten Korngrößenbereichs mit einer geringen Menge eines organischen oder anorganischen Bindemittels;- cutting off a grain size range desired for the production of the boron nitride sealing body; - Mixing powder of the separated grain size range with a small amount of an organic or inorganic binder;
- formende Verpressung des Gemischs zu einem Dichtungskörper einer gewünschten Form, und - Trocknung unter Abdünsten der im Bindemittel enthaltenen flüchtigen Bestandteile.- Forming compression of the mixture into a sealing body of a desired shape, and - Drying with evaporation of the volatile constituents contained in the binder.
Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren läßt sich besonders vorteilhaft zur kostengünstigen Herstellung von Bornitrid- Dichtungen in Planar-Sauerstoffühlern, speziell in Sandwichausführung als Zwischenlage zwischen zwei Steatitpaketen verwenden. ZeichnungThe method according to the invention can be used particularly advantageously for the cost-effective production of boron nitride seals in planar oxygen sensors, especially in a sandwich design, as an intermediate layer between two steatite packages. drawing
Fig. 1 zeigt in einem schematischen Querschnitt die bereits beschriebene bekannte Lambdasonde, bei der die Erfindung anwendbar ist.1 shows a schematic cross section of the known lambda probe already described, to which the invention can be applied.
Fig. 2 zeigt grafisch eine Verteilung der Korngrößen von pulverförmiger Abfallmasεe, die bei der spanenden Bearbeitung von heißgepreßten Bornitridblöcken aus hexagonalem Bornitrid entsteht.2 graphically shows a distribution of the grain sizes of pulverulent waste mass which arises during the machining of hot-pressed boron nitride blocks from hexagonal boron nitride.
In Fig. 2 zeigt eine Kurve A eine gemittelte Dichteverteilung in Prozent für Korndurchmesser in um eines bestimmten Bornitridpulvers, und die Kurve B gibt das Volumen des Pulvers an. Als Beispiel wurde das oben erwähnte Bornitridpulver Typ HSS von ESK Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten gewählt, aus dem freies B2O3 ausgewaschen wurde. Die Fig. 2 zeigt, daß die Korngrößenverteilung deutlich ausgeprägte Maxima, z.B. bei einem Teilchendurchmesser von etwa 7,5 μm, bei einem Teilchendurchmesser von etwa 18 um und einem Teilchendurchmesser von etwa 50 μm, aufweist. Zur Herstellung von aus einem solchen Bornitridpulver formver- preßten Dichtungskörpern werden Körner, die beispielsweise in einen schraffiert gezeichneten Korngrößenbereich C fallen, abgetrennt und mit einer geringen Menge eines organischen oder anorganischen Bindemittels zur gewünschten Form verpreßt. Danach werden die im Bindemittel enthaltenen flüchtigen Bestandteile abgedünstet und der so hergestellte Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper sandwichartig zwischen zwei Steatitpakete gepackt. In dieser Form kann der Bornitrid- Dichtungskörper dan zur Abdichtung einer Lambdasonde verwendet werden, z.B. einer solchen Sonde, wie sie die Fig. 1 zeigt. Bevorzugt werden die nach dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren hergestellten Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper jedoch zur Abdichtung von Planar-Sauerstoffühlern verwendet. In Fig. 2, curve A shows an average density distribution in percent for grain diameter in µm of a certain boron nitride powder, and curve B shows the volume of the powder. As an example, the above-mentioned boron nitride powder type HSS from ESK Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten was chosen, from which free B2O3 was washed out. Fig. 2 shows that the grain size distribution clearly marked maxima, e.g. with a particle diameter of approximately 7.5 μm, with a particle diameter of approximately 18 μm and with a particle diameter of approximately 50 μm. For the production of sealing bodies molded from such a boron nitride powder, grains that fall, for example, in a hatched grain size range C are separated and pressed to the desired shape with a small amount of an organic or inorganic binder. The volatile constituents contained in the binder are then evaporated and the boron nitride sealing body thus produced is sandwiched between two steatite packages. In this form, the boron nitride sealing body can then be used to seal a lambda probe, e.g. of such a probe as shown in FIG. 1. However, the boron nitride sealing bodies produced by the method according to the invention are preferably used for sealing planar oxygen sensors.

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PATENTANSPRÜCHE PATENT CLAIMS
1. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper, insbesondere zur Abdichtung einer Sauerstoff-Referenzkammer gegenüber einem abgasführenden Raum einer Lambdasonde, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Dichtungskörper for verpreßtes durch Zerkleinern aus heißgepreßtem Bornitridmaterial gewonnenes hexagonales Bornitridpulver und ein zugesetztes Bindemittel aufweist.1. Boron nitride sealing body, in particular for sealing an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, characterized in that the sealing body for pressed hexagonal boron nitride powder obtained by crushing from hot-pressed boron nitride material and an added binder.
2. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bornitridpulver des Dichtungs- körpers Bornitridkörner einer ausgewählten Korngrößenfraktion enthält.2. Boron nitride sealing body according to claim 1, characterized in that the boron nitride powder of the sealing body contains boron nitride grains of a selected grain size fraction.
3. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Korngröße des Bornitridpulverε im Bereich von etwa 5 bis 30 μm Korndurchmesser liegt.3. boron nitride sealing body according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the grain size of the boron nitride powder is in the range of about 5 to 30 microns grain diameter.
4. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bindemittel einen organischen Binder enthält.4. Boron nitride sealing body according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the binder contains an organic binder.
5. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bindemittel ein leicht abdünstbares Wachε enthält.5. Boron nitride sealing body according to claim 4, characterized in that the binder contains an easily evaporable wax.
6. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bindemittelmenge abhängig von der Korngröße des Bornitridpulvers gewählt ist. 6. Boron nitride sealing body according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the amount of binder is selected depending on the grain size of the boron nitride powder.
7. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dem Bornitridpulver etwa 0,1 Gew.-% organisches Bindemittel zugemiεcht wird.7. Boron nitride sealing body according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that about 0.1% by weight of organic binder is added to the boron nitride powder.
8. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bindemittel einen anorganischen feuerfesten Binder enthält.8. Boron nitride sealing body according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the binder contains an inorganic refractory binder.
9. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der anorganische feuerfeste Binder9. boron nitride sealing body according to claim 8, characterized in that the inorganic refractory binder
Aluminium-Phosphat enthält.Contains aluminum phosphate.
10. Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der anorganische feuerfeste Binder in sehr geringer Menge im Dichtungskörper enthalten ist.10. boron nitride sealing body according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the inorganic refractory binder is contained in a very small amount in the sealing body.
11. Verfahren zur Herstellung von Bornitrid-Dichtungskörpern, insbesondere für die Abdichtung einer Sauerstoff- Referenzkammer gegenüber einem abgasführenden Raum einer Lambdasonde, gekennzeichnet durch folgende Schritte:11. A method for producing boron nitride sealing bodies, in particular for sealing an oxygen reference chamber with respect to an exhaust gas-carrying space of a lambda probe, characterized by the following steps:
- Bereitstellen pulverförmiger Abfallmasse, die bei der Herstellung von aus heißgepreßten Bornitridblöcken aus hexagonalem Bornitridmaterial durch spanende Verformung herausgearbeiteten Bornitridbauteilen abfällt;- Providing pulverulent waste mass which falls off during the production of boron nitride components which are machined out of hot-pressed boron nitride blocks from hexagonal boron nitride material;
- Fraktionieren der pulverförmigen Abfallmasse nach Korngröße;- fractionation of the powdered waste mass according to grain size;
- Abtrennen eines für die Herstellung des Bornitrid- Dichtungεkörpers gewünεchten Korngrößenbereichs; - Vermischen von Pulver des abgetrennten Korngrößenbereichs mit einer geringen Menge eines organischen oder anorganischen Bindemittels;- cutting off a grain size range desired for the production of the boron nitride sealing body; - Mixing powder of the separated grain size range with a small amount of an organic or inorganic binder;
- formende Verpressung des Gemischs zu einem Dichtungskörper einer gewünschten Form, und - Trocknung unter Abdünsten der im Bindemittel enthaltenen flüchtigen Bestandteile. - Forming compression of the mixture into a sealing body of a desired shape, and - Drying with evaporation of the volatile constituents contained in the binder.
12. Herstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die gewünschte Korngröße im Durchmesserbereich von etwa 5 bis 30 μm liegt.12. Manufacturing method according to claim 11, characterized in that the desired grain size is in the diameter range of about 5 to 30 microns.
13. Herstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 11 oder13. Manufacturing method according to one of claims 11 or
12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein zusätzlicher Schritt vorgesehen ist, der aus dem Bornitridpulver freies Boroxid auswäεcht.12, characterized in that an additional step is provided which washes out free boron oxide from the boron nitride powder.
14. Herstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis14. Manufacturing method according to one of claims 11 to
13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß bei der Vermischung organischeε Bindemittel mit etwa 0,1 Gew.-% zugeführt wird.13, characterized in that organic binder is added with about 0.1% by weight during the mixing.
15. Herstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bindemittel ein leicht abdünstbares Wachs enthält.15. Manufacturing method according to claim 14, characterized in that the binder contains an easily evaporable wax.
16. Herstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß beim Vermischen anorganisches Bindemittel in sehr geringer Menge zugefügt wird.16. Manufacturing method according to one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that inorganic binder is added in a very small amount when mixing.
17. Herstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das anorganische Bindemittel Aluminium- Phosphat enthält.17. Manufacturing method according to claim 16, characterized in that the inorganic binder contains aluminum phosphate.
18. Verwendung eines durch das Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 17 hergestellten Bornitrid-Dichtungs- körperε für die Abdichtung von Planar-Sauerstoffühlern.18. Use of a boron nitride sealing body produced by the method according to one of claims 11 to 17 for sealing planar oxygen sensors.
19. Verwendung nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Bornitrid-Dichtungskörper in Sandwich-Ausführung als Zwiεchenlage zwiεchen zwei Steatitpaketen gepackt iεt. 19. Use according to claim 18, characterized in that the boron nitride sealing body is sandwiched as a sandwich between two steatite packages.
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