Electrical contact member of a sensor and method of manufacture of said sensor

摘要

A contact fitting 71 has a supporting portion 71b that can contact a surface of a sensor element 20, and a conducting portion 71c that protrudes in the same direction as the supporting portion 71b and can contact an electrode 21 on the sensor element 20. Before the contact fitting 71 is attached to the sensor element 20, a protrusion height H2 of the conducting portion 71c is 90% to 110% of a protrusion height H1 of the supporting portion 71b, and the protrusion heights H1 and H2 are relatively close to each other. The supporting portion 71b and the conducting portion 71c are elastically deformable and are curved in shape. The supporting portion 71b and the conducting portion 71c are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the contact fitting 71.