SYSTEM FOR A SELF-ALIGNING EXHAUST SENSOR JOINT

Systems and methods are provided for a self-aligning exhaust sensor joint. In one example, a system may include a tapered pipe having a flange at its wider end; a nut having a head, an externally threaded bottom, and a tapered inner cavity that is adapted to fit around the tapered pipe; and a boss having a threaded inner cavity that is adapted to engage with the threaded bottom of the nut and having an engagement cavity for receiving the flange. By inserting the flange into the engagement cavity, mating the externally threaded bottom of the nut with the threaded inner cavity of the boss, and torqueing the nut until a bottom surface of the externally threaded bottom pushes against the flange, a seal may be formed between the tapered pipe and the boss. 提供用于自对准排气传感器接头的系统和方法。在个示例中，系统可以包括：锥形管，其在它的较宽端部处具有凸缘；螺母，其具有头部、外螺纹底部和适于围绕锥形管装配的锥形内腔；以及凸台，其具有适于与螺母的螺纹底部接合的螺纹内腔并具有用于接收凸缘的接合腔。通过将凸缘插入接合腔中，使螺母的外螺纹底部与凸台的螺纹内腔配合，以及扭转螺母直到外螺纹底部的底表面推靠凸缘，可以在锥形管与凸台之间形成密封。