Temperature sensing tube for expansion valve

The invention provides a temperature sensing tube for an expansion valve in which a hunting can be prevented by slowing of a temperature reaction rate of the expansion valve. In a temperature sensing tube (1), a ceramic sintered member serving as a heat transfer delay member (3) is fixed so as not to directly come into contact with a tubular member (2) by fixing springs (4, 4) provided at both end portions (13, 13). In comparison with the case that the ceramic sintered member directly comes into contact with the tubular member (2), a heat transfer from the tubular member (2) to the ceramic sintered member becomes slow. Further, since the ceramic sintered member is fixed by the fixing springs (4, 4) in a state that it is spaced from the tubular member (2), and does not directly come into contact with the tubular member (2) at whatever position around it, a temperature is not transferred from a mated piping directly via the tubular member, whichever outer surface of the temperature sensing tube 1 comes into contact in attachment of the temperature sensing tube 1 to the piping, and a reaction rate with respect to a temperature rise of the expansion valve can be made slow.