JP5268874B2 - Temperature sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heighten response performance for both of temperature rise and temperature decline of gas, in a temperature sensor in which a small diameter part having a relatively small outer diameter of tube is formed over a prescribed range in the longitudinal direction to the distal end on a portion a little to the distal end side of the tube, and a temperature sensor is arranged so as to be located on the distal end or the portion a little to the distal end side of the small diameter part. <P>SOLUTION: A metal projection 81 projecting outward is provided only on a portion positioned on the furthermore rear than the rear end P1 of the element 21 on the outer circumferential surface of the small diameter part 13 of the tube 11. Since a heat receiving area is increased without increasing a tube thickness on the side of the element 21, measurement responsiveness during increase of a gas temperature is heightened. Further, since the projection 81 is provided on the furthermore rear than the element 21, a temperature of a portion of the tube 11 on the side of the element 21 is easily lowered following decline of the gas temperature, to thereby also heighten measurement responsiveness during lowering of the temperature. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of a fluid such as engine exhaust gas. Specifically, in order to measure the exhaust gas temperature, the tip portion inside a metal-made tube (bottomed tube) or a bottomed cylindrical cap (hereinafter also referred to as a metal tube or simply a tube). In addition, a temperature sensor element such as a thermistor (hereinafter also referred to as a sensor element or simply an element) is disposed and used by being attached to an exhaust manifold (exhaust gas pipe) system part so that the tip of the tube is exposed to exhaust gas. The present invention relates to a temperature sensor (hereinafter also simply referred to as a sensor).

  Various types of temperature sensors are known (Patent Documents 1 to 3). Among these, in a temperature sensor used for measuring the temperature of exhaust gas, the sensor element is usually sealed with, for example, glass and disposed at a tip or a portion near the tip in a metal tube. In such a sensor, an electrode wire extending from the element is electrically insulated by an insulator disposed in the tube, and a signal extraction lead wire (hereinafter referred to as the following) that is pulled out from the rear end of the tube. It is simply connected to a lead wire). Here, as the wiring insulator, for example, an insulating tube (two-hole insulating tube) having a structure having two holes extending in the axial direction is used. As a result, the glass-sealed element is disposed on the distal end side of the wiring insulator (insulating tube) via a ceramic member or the like that forms the element support, and is connected to the electrode line extending from the element and the electrode line. Then, a lead wire drawn out from the rear end of the tube to the outside, or a relay wire connecting the both is passed through the insulating tube (Patent Document 1).

  In the temperature sensor having such a configuration, a metal tube made of SUS (stainless steel) having excellent heat resistance and thermal conductivity is used as the tube. Further, in order to improve the measurement response performance, it is preferable that the tip portion (near the bottom) of the tube where the element is located be thin. Therefore, the thickness of the tip portion is 0.2 to 0.3 mm, and recently, the thickness has been increasingly reduced. Furthermore, in order to improve the measurement response performance, the distance between the measurement object gas and the element should be small.

  By the way, recently, there has been a further increase in demand for improving the measurement response performance of gas temperature. In order to meet these further demands, the outer peripheral surface near the tip (closed portion) of the tube surrounding the temperature sensor element is uneven (or a plurality of protrusions that protrude relatively outward. (Also referred to as Patent Documents 2 and 3). By providing such irregularities, the heat receiving area of the heat receiving part near the element on the outer peripheral surface of the tube increases, so the thermal conductivity to the element when the gas temperature rises is increased, and the gas temperature is measured. This is a technology that improves response performance.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-140012 JP 07-294338 A JP 11-271150 A

  However, the convex portion of the projections and depressions provided in the above-described conventional tube has a position corresponding to the temperature sensor element disposed in the front-rear direction of the tube (the rear-end dimension is 0.2 to 0). .. 3 mm), or in such a form that the position is straddled before and after, a plurality of convex portions are provided. On the other hand, the inventor of the present application attaches a sensor with such unevenness to the tube to the exhaust gas pipe so that the tip of the tube protrudes into the gas pipe, and confirms the measurement response performance of the gas temperature. As a result, the following was found. This means that such a sensor does not necessarily have a high heat transfer rate to the element.

  The inventor of this application inferred about this cause as follows. That is, when the convex portion is provided in the portion near the tip of the tube as described above, the thickness of the tube is relatively thick at the convex portion, and the above-described thinning is achieved. This is inconsistent with the effect of. For this reason, the heat from the gas in contact with the portion closer to the tip of the tube (contacted in a sprayed form) heats the convex portion at the portion with the convex portion on the outer peripheral surface of the tube and conducts heat to the tube wall. Then, it reaches the inner wall surface, and the heat of the inner wall surface is transmitted to the element located inside. That is, if there is a convex portion at a position corresponding to the temperature sensor element arranged in the front-rear direction of the outer peripheral surface of the tube, the heat of the gas passes through or is conducted through the convex portion. The heat transfer distance to will increase. Therefore, even if the heat receiving area near the tip of the tube increases, the heat transfer rate to the element is rather low.

  In addition, when the convex portion is provided on the distal end side of the portion corresponding to the element or the distal end of the element in the front-rear direction of the outer peripheral surface of the tube, compared to the case where the convex portion is not present, It is difficult for the gas flowing in the tube to be blown to the tip of the tube, which may hinder heat transfer to the element. The reason is considered as follows. The gas flowing in the exhaust gas pipe collides with the side surface (front surface) on the upstream side (upstream side of the gas flow) of the portion of the tube forming the sensor that protrudes into the gas pipe, and flows downstream. At this time, the colliding gas is disturbed in its flow properties, such as a vortex flow on the side surface of the tube located on the downstream side (portion on the back of the gas flow). On the other hand, gas convection (gas blowing) from the front end toward the rear end side also occurs at the front end of the tube. Therefore, if there is no convex portion near the tip of the tube, the gas flow is not affected by the presence of the convex portion, and at the tip of the tube, there is a gas flow from the tip to the rear end. It is considered that the heat of the gas is easily transferred to the element because of the blowing.

  However, in the front-rear direction on the outer peripheral surface of the tube, when a convex portion is provided on the distal end side of the portion corresponding to the element or the distal end of the element, the convex portion is directed from the distal end of the tube toward the rear end side. It will serve as a wall or umbrella that prevents such gas blowing. That is, when there is such a convex portion, it is difficult to obtain the heat of the soot obtained by blowing the gas from the front end to the rear end side of the tube. For this reason, the thermal conductivity with respect to the element in the tube is deteriorated accordingly. As described above, when the convex portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface near the tip of the tube, the heat receiving area is increased, but the convex portion is an element in the front-rear direction of the outer peripheral surface of the tube. It is considered that the heat transferability to the element in the tube may be hindered when it is provided on the tip side of the part corresponding to or the tip of the element.

  In addition, when there is a convex portion on the outer peripheral surface of the tube as described above, and this is provided at the position where the element is located in the front-rear direction of the tube or at the tip side from the position of the element, the temperature of the gas decreases. However, there is also a problem that the measurement response performance of the lowered gas temperature is likely to be delayed. That is, in the case where the convex portion is provided in the front-rear direction on the outer peripheral surface of the tube, the portion corresponding to the element or the tip side of the tip of the element, the position of the element when the gas temperature decreases The decrease in the temperature of the tube has a problem that it takes time to heat the convex portion and the temperature decrease of the convex portion is delayed as compared with the case where there is no convex portion. As a result, when the temperature of the gas is lowered, there is a problem that the response performance is delayed such that the temperature is higher than the temperature of the gas to be measured.

  The inventor of the present application, based on such inferences, changed the installation conditions such as the position of the protrusions in various ways, and as a result of repeated diligence, testing and research, However, it has been found that the following effects can be obtained by not providing the temperature sensor element at the front end side from the rear end but providing it at the rear side from the rear end of the element. First, by providing the convex portion at such a position, an increase in the heat receiving area is ensured by the provision of the convex portion, and an increase in the wall thickness of the tube wall at the portion where the element is located in the front-rear direction of the tube. Since it is not invited, the measurement response performance when the gas temperature rises can be improved. Secondly, by providing the convex portion in this way, the gas blown backward from the tip of the tube is not easily affected by the convex portion. Compared with the case where it is provided at the position of or before, the thermal conductivity by heating of the tip of the tube by the gas is enhanced. Thirdly, by providing the convex portions in this way, the temperature drop on the distal end side of the tube at the time of the gas temperature drop is accelerated. That's it.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of the above knowledge, and is formed so as to form a small-diameter portion in which the outer diameter of the tube is relatively small over a predetermined range in the front-rear direction to the tip of the tube at a portion near the tip of the tube. The temperature sensor is arranged so that the temperature sensor element exists at the tip or near the tip in the small-diameter portion, and the temperature sensor is effective for improving the measurement response performance regardless of the temperature rise or temperature drop of the gas. The means is as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a metal tube having a closed tip, a temperature sensor element arranged at the tip or a portion near the tip in the tube, and a rear side of the temperature sensor element in the tube A temperature sensor comprising a wiring insulator,
The tube is located near the tip of the tube, and has an outer diameter outside a portion surrounding the wire insulator over a predetermined range in the front-rear direction from the tip of the wire insulator to the tip of the tube. In the temperature sensor formed so as to form a small diameter portion smaller than the diameter, and the temperature sensor element is disposed so as to exist at a tip or a portion near the tip in the small diameter portion,
Of the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion of the tube, only one or a plurality of metal protrusions protruding outward is provided only in a portion located behind the rear end of the temperature sensor element. Features.

The invention according to claim 2 is the temperature sensor according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is an annular flange continuous in the circumferential direction of the tube.
The invention according to claim 3 is the temperature sensor according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is an annular flange that is continuous in the circumferential direction of the tube.
The invention according to claim 4 is the temperature sensor according to any one of claims 2 and 3, wherein the flange projects along a plane perpendicular to the axis of the tube. is there.

  In the present invention, in the temperature sensor in which the small diameter portion is formed near the tip of the tube, since the convex portion is formed in the small diameter portion as in the above configuration, there is no convex portion. Compared to the above, an increase in the heat receiving area of the portion near the tip of the tube is ensured. Therefore, when the gas temperature rises, the thermal conductivity to the internal temperature sensor element and the measurement response performance are improved. And in this invention, since there is no convex part ahead of the rear end of the temperature sensor element in the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter part of the tube, the heat of the gas is the element in the front and rear direction of the tube. It is directly transmitted to the thin wall without the convex part of the position where it is located, and it is transmitted to the inside, so the thermal conductivity to the element is good, and the temperature sensor element is smaller than the outer diameter of the part surrounding the wiring insulator in the tube The measurement response performance of the temperature sensor can be enhanced in combination with the configuration in which the distance between the element and the tube is made closer to the inside of the small diameter portion.

  Moreover, in the present invention, since there is no convex portion on the tip side from the rear end of the element in the outer peripheral surface of the tube, the high-temperature gas blown to the tip of the tube is compared with the case where the convex portion is present there. It becomes easy to flow smoothly backward from the tip. Therefore, the thermal conductivity at the tip due to the blowing of gas is increased accordingly. Furthermore, since the convex portion is behind the rear end of the element on the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion of the tube, when the gas temperature decreases, the temperature decrease on the distal end side of the tube located on the distal end side from the convex portion is reduced. You can expedite. For example, when the temperature sensor is attached to the exhaust gas pipe with its tip projecting into the exhaust gas pipe, the heat of the convex portion is behind the rear end of the element and the exhaust pipe from the base end (rear end) side of the tube Heat conduction with good heat dissipation. Therefore, since the temperature drop of the part where the element exists in the front-rear direction of the tube can be accelerated, the measurement response performance when the gas temperature is lowered can be increased accordingly.

Sectional drawing of embodiment which actualized the temperature sensor of this invention, and the enlarged view of the principal part. The figure which looked at the tube in FIG. 1 from the front end side. The enlarged view of the principal part of the 1st modification of FIG. Sectional drawing of the 2nd modification of FIG. 1, and the enlarged view of the principal part.

  An embodiment of a temperature sensor embodying the present invention will be described in detail based on FIG. 1 and FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a temperature sensor, which is a metal (for example, SUS) tube 11 whose tip 10 is closed, and a temperature sensor element disposed at the tip 10 or a portion near the tip in the tube 11. 21 and the wiring insulator (insulating tube) 41 disposed behind the temperature sensor element 21 (upper side in FIG. 1) in the tube 11 and the like. That is, in this example, the sensor element 21 is sealed in a form wrapped with glass 20, and is supported on the tip 43 of a wiring insulator (hereinafter also referred to as an insulating tube) 41 made of a ceramic two-hole tube. It is arranged via a body (ceramic member) 31. The two electrode wires 23 extending from the element 21 are passed through the element support 31, and are formed so as to be pulled out rearward through the holes of the insulating tube 41 through the relay lines 25, for example. . As shown in FIG. 1, these components are inserted into the tube 11 with the tip 10 closed from the tip side in the arrangement of the element 21, the element support 31, and the insulating tube 41. Yes.

  On the other hand, in this example, the tube 11 is coaxially formed from the front end 10 to the rear end (upper end in FIG. 1), and is formed in a cylindrical shape having different diameters and concentricity, which sequentially increase in diameter. And the predetermined range L1 which is the site | part near the front-end | tip, and has formed the small diameter part 13 in the back from the front-end | tip 10, In this example, this small-diameter part 13 tapers in two steps toward the front-end | tip 10. The first small-diameter portion 13a on the distal end side and the second small-diameter portion 13b that is thicker than the first small-diameter portion 13b are formed. Further, behind the small-diameter portion 13, a first medium-diameter portion 15 a having a larger diameter and a second medium-diameter portion 15 b having a larger diameter than the first medium-diameter portion 15 a are provided. A large-diameter portion 17 having a larger diameter is provided behind the second medium-diameter portion 15b.

  In this example, the insulating tube 41 has its tip 43 positioned at a position closer to the tip of the first medium diameter portion 15a and its rear end 45 positioned at an intermediate portion of the large diameter portion 17 so that the first medium diameter portion 15a It is arranged in the tube 11 so as to be held on the inner surface. On the other hand, the rear end 35 of the cylindrical element support 31 is disposed in contact with the front end 43 of the insulating tube 41, and the front end 33 of the element support 31 is connected to the first small diameter portion 13a and the second small diameter portion 13b. It is located in the taper part between. The tip 20 of the element support 31 is disposed in contact with the glass 20 formed by sealing the sensor element 21 around the inner tip, and the tip of the glass 20 is connected to the tip 10 of the tube 11. It is made to contact with the inner surface. In addition, this glass 20 is restrained by the internal peripheral surface of the 1st small diameter part 13a. Note that, from the element 21 sealed with the glass 20, two electrode wires 23 extend toward the rear end, each is passed through the element support 31, and the tip of the insulating tube 41 is inserted into each hole. 43 is led out from the rear end 45 of the insulating tube 41 through the connected relay line 25 and is connected to each lead wire 51 as described later.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the tube 11 is a predetermined range in the front-rear direction from the front end 43 of the wiring insulator (insulating tube 41) 41 to the front end 10 of the tube 11 that is closer to the front end. A small-diameter portion 13 whose outer diameter is relatively smaller than the outer diameter of the first medium-diameter portion 15a surrounding the insulating tube 41 is formed over L1. In this example, the small-diameter portion 13 is composed of a first small-diameter portion 13a and a second small-diameter portion 13b, and the temperature sensor element 21 is arranged so as to be present at a portion closer to the tip in the first small-diameter portion 13a. Has been. Then, in the front-rear direction of the outer peripheral surface of the first small-diameter portion 13a, the tube 11 is placed on the front end 10 side (in the direction of the axis G) at a position located a predetermined dimension S behind the rear end P1 of the sensor element 21. When viewed from the top, one flange-shaped convex portion 81 having a circular shape is provided. The convex portion 81 will be further described later.

  Further, in the sensor 101 of the present embodiment, the sensor 101 is fixed to the outer periphery of the second medium diameter portion 15b of the tube 11 by screwing into the mounting hole (screw hole) of the exhaust manifold portion. A cylindrical screw-in member 61 having a screw 60 is fitted and fixed concentrically. However, the fixing is performed by, for example, brazing between the inner peripheral surface of the screw-in member 61 and the outer peripheral surface of the second medium diameter portion 15b. The screw member 61 includes a screw cylinder portion 63 having a screw 60 on the outer peripheral surface, and a screw polygon portion 66 integrally provided on the rear end side so as to protrude outward. An angle formed by the inner peripheral surface 67 of the polygonal portion 66 and the rear end surface 68 is locked to the distal end of the large-diameter portion 17 of the tube 11. An annular washer 69 for holding a seal during screwing is disposed on the distal end surface of the screw-in polygon portion 66 and the outer peripheral surface of the screw tube portion 63 (base end of the screw 60). Further, the tip of the screw cylinder part 63 is set so as to be located near the tip of the second medium diameter part 15b, and the tip part of the outer peripheral surface of the screw cylinder part 63 (tip part of the screw 60) is tapered. (Tapered).

  On the other hand, in the large-diameter portion 17 that forms a portion near the rear end of the tube 11, each lead wire (externally connected) is connected to the terminal 28 at the end of the relay wire 25 drawn from the rear end 45 of the insulating tube 41. The tip (core wire) of a signal extraction wire 51 is connected by caulking. Thus, the lead wire 51 is drawn out to the outside at the rear end of the large diameter portion 17 of the tube 11. An elastic sealing material 71 is disposed in the large diameter portion 17, and each lead wire 51 is passed through the sealing material 71. Further, the rear end portion 17c of the large diameter portion 17 is crimped to a reduced diameter, thereby holding the seal of the rear end of the large diameter portion 17 and fixing each lead wire 51 at the rear end. ing.

  In the temperature sensor 101 of this example, as described above, the small diameter portion 13 is formed near the tip 10 of the tube 11, and the outer periphery of the first small diameter portion 13a where the sensor element 21 is located. A flange-shaped convex portion 81 having a circular shape when the tube 11 is viewed from the direction of the axis G is provided in a portion of the surface that is located behind the rear end P1 of the sensor element 21 by a predetermined dimension S (see FIG. 2). However, this convex part 81 consists of the cyclic | annular fixed thickness board (thin board) of the same material as the tube 11, is externally fitted by the outer peripheral surface of the 1st small diameter part 13a, and is being fixed by brazing, for example. However, the flange forming the convex portion 81 protrudes along a plane perpendicular to the axis G of the tube 11. The outer diameter of the convex portion 81 is smaller than the outer diameter of the second medium diameter portion 15b in this example, but is larger than the outer diameter of the first medium diameter portion 15a. This is because, in this example, an assembly method is adopted in which the convex portion 81 is brazed to the first small diameter portion 13a of the tube 11 and then the tube 11 is inserted into the screwed member 61 and brazed. Therefore, after the tube 11 is inserted into the screwed member 61 and brazed, and at the same time as the brazing, when the convex portion 81 is provided on the tube 11 (for example, brazed), the sensor 101 is attached to the exhaust pipe. What is necessary is just to set the outer diameter in the range which does not have trouble in screwing.

  In the temperature sensor 101 of this example, it is attached to the exhaust pipe by a screwing method via the screwing member 61 constituting the temperature sensor 101, and the portion near the tip 10 of the tube 11 is projected into the exhaust pipe, and is used for the use. The At this time, in the temperature sensor 101 of this example, the convex portion 81 is formed in the small diameter portion 13 (first small diameter portion 13a) near the tip 10 of the tube 11 as described above. For this reason, the heat receiving area of the portion closer to the tip 10 of the tube 11 is increased by the amount of the convex portion 81 as compared with the portion without the convex portion 81. Therefore, when the gas temperature rises, the thermal conductivity and measurement response performance to the internal temperature sensor element 21 are enhanced. And the convex part 81 does not exist ahead of the rear end P1 of the sensor element 21 among the outer peripheral surfaces of the 1st small diameter part 13a in the tube 11. FIG. For this reason, the heat of the gas is directly transmitted to the outer peripheral surface (wall surface) without the convex portion of the tube 11 where the element 21 is located, that is, to the thin wall surface, so that the thermal conductivity to the element 21 inside thereof is good.

  In addition, compared with the case where there is a convex portion on the distal end side from the rear end P <b> 1 of the element 21 on the outer peripheral surface of the tube 11, the high temperature gas blown toward the distal end 10 of the tube 11 is less than the distal end of the tube 11. It tends to flow smoothly from 10 to the rear. Therefore, the thermal conductivity of the tip 10 due to the blowing is good. In addition, since the convex portion 81 is behind the rear end P1 of the element 21 in the outer peripheral surface of the first small-diameter portion 13a of the tube 11, when the gas temperature decreases, the heat of the convex portion 81 is It is easy to escape by being transmitted to the rear of the sensor 101 via the portion of the tube 11 behind the convex portion 81 and the screwing member 61. For this reason, since the temperature fall of the tube 11 site | part in which the element 21 exists can be accelerated | stimulated, the measurement response performance at the time of the fall of gas temperature can also be improved. That is, since the position of the convex portion 81 is provided not behind the element 21 but on the rear side (position closer to the exhaust manifold), the heat held by the convex portion 81 is behind the element 21. The tube 11 is easily transmitted from the proximal end (rear end) side of the tube 11 to a portion of the exhaust manifold or sensor 101 located outside the exhaust manifold. For this reason, since the follow-up performance to the fall of gas temperature improves, the temperature fall of the front-end | tip 10 of the tube 11 can be accelerated. For this reason, the measurement response performance of the element 21 when the gas temperature is lowered is enhanced.

  As described above, in the sensor 101 of this example, the heat receiving area is increased by the amount of the convex portion 81. On the other hand, since the installation position of the convex portion 81 is a portion located behind the rear end P1 of the sensor element 21 in the outer peripheral surface of the first small diameter portion 13a, the tube 11 is positioned so as to surround the element 21. Does not cause an increase in wall thickness at the corresponding site. In addition, since the convex portion 81 is provided only behind the rear end P1, there is an effect that excellent measurement response performance with respect to rising and falling of the gas temperature can be obtained. Note that the dimension S from the rear end P1 of the element 21, which is the position where the convex portion 81 is provided, is preferably as small as possible in terms of measurement response performance due to an increase in gas temperature, and measurement response performance due to a decrease in gas temperature. In this respect, it is preferable to make it as large as possible. What is important is to select an important one according to the use, characteristics, etc. of the sensor and set it appropriately.

  In the above example, the case where one flange-like convex portion 81 is provided has been described. However, in the present invention, the sensor element 21 is included in the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 13 as in the first modification shown in FIG. As long as it is a site located behind the rear end P1, two or more may be provided later. In FIG. 3, only this point is different, and therefore, the same parts as those in the previous example are designated by the same reference numerals. Further, the convex portion 81 is circular when viewed from the distal end 10 of the tube 11, but is not limited thereto, and may be a polygon such as a square. However, in order to increase the heat receiving area, it is preferable that the outer diameter be as large as possible without causing any problems when the temperature sensor 101 itself is assembled or attached to the exhaust gas pipe.

  The temperature sensor 101 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be embodied with appropriate modifications without departing from the gist thereof. In the above example, the small-diameter portion 13 is embodied as a two-stage structure composed of the first small-diameter portion 13a and the second small-diameter portion 13b having a large diameter sequentially from the tip, but the second modification shown in FIG. As in the example, the small-diameter portion 13 is thinned in one stage. In the small-diameter portion 13, the front end of the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 13 is removed from the rear end P1 of the sensor element 21, and the rear end P1. Alternatively, a metal convex portion 81 projecting outward may be provided only at a portion located rearward. In FIG. 4, only the small diameter portion is different from the above example, and therefore the same parts are only given the same reference numerals. In this case as well, a plurality of convex portions may be provided. The temperature sensor of the present invention is not limited to the one for measuring the temperature of exhaust gas, and can be widely applied to temperature sensors used for other purposes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tube tip 11 Tube 13 Tube small diameter portion 15a, 15b, 17 Site 21 surrounding the tube wiring insulator 21 Temperature sensor element 41 Wire insulator 43 Wire insulator tip 81 Convex portion 101 Temperature sensor L1 Specified range P1 Rear end of temperature sensor element G Tube axis

Claims (4)

A metal tube having a closed end, a temperature sensor element disposed at the distal end of the tube or a portion near the distal end, and a wiring insulator disposed behind the temperature sensor element in the tube. A temperature sensor comprising:
The tube is located near the tip of the tube, and has an outer diameter outside a portion surrounding the wire insulator over a predetermined range in the front-rear direction from the tip of the wire insulator to the tip of the tube. In the temperature sensor formed so as to form a small diameter portion smaller than the diameter, and the temperature sensor element is disposed so as to exist at a tip or a portion near the tip in the small diameter portion,
Of the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion of the tube, only one or a plurality of metal protrusions protruding outward is provided only in a portion located behind the rear end of the temperature sensor element. A characteristic temperature sensor.   The temperature sensor according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is an annular flange continuous in a circumferential direction of the tube.   The temperature sensor according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is an annular flange that is continuous in a circumferential direction of the tube.   The temperature sensor according to claim 2, wherein the flange protrudes along a plane perpendicular to the axis of the tube.

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