Abstract:
A spark plug including a housing as a ground contact to an internal combustion engine, a center electrode situated in the housing along a center axis of the spark plug, an insulator between the center electrode and the housing, and a two-legged ground electrode whose legs are located on the combustion chamber side of the center electrode and angled with respect to one another in a leg plane which is perpendicular to the center axis, the two ends of the ground electrode being connected to the housing respectively by one connection point, a first gap between one end of the housing on the combustion chamber side and the leg plane being smaller than or equal to a second gap between one of the connection points and the center axis, and/or the ground electrode being tapered toward the center axis.
Abstract:
A spark plug having a resistor containing SiO2 and B2O3. The glass is a phase-separated glass having aggregate phase and an intervening phase. In a cross section of the resistor, when a plurality of imaginary lines perpendicular to an axial line CL1 are drawn at intervals of 0.1 mm in the direction of the axial line CL1, the number of aggregate phase located on each of the imaginary lines is determined, and the average number of aggregate phase per imaginary line is determined for each of a plurality of line groups each comprised of five consecutive imaginary lines, there are three or more consecutive line groups which satisfy the condition that the average number of aggregate phase per imaginary line is larger, by 5 or more, than the minimum average number of aggregate phase per imaginary line among the plurality of line groups.
Abstract translation:具有含有SiO 2和B 2 O 3的电阻器的火花塞。 玻璃是具有聚集相和中间相的相分离玻璃。 在电阻器的横截面中,当沿轴线CL1的方向以0.1mm的间隔绘制垂直于轴线CL1的多个假想线时,确定位于每个假想线上的聚集相位的数量 ,并且对于由五个连续虚线组成的多个线组中的每个线群,确定每个虚线的平均聚合相数,具有三个或更多个连续的线组,其满足以下条件:每个虚构的聚集相的平均数 线比多个线组中每个假想线的聚集相的最小平均数大5倍以上。
Abstract:
The plug comprises a nut, a coupling extending from the nut and adapted to receive an ignition wire and an insulator extending from the nut and away from the coupling. A positive electrode extends through the insulator. An externally-threaded tubular portion extends from the nut in surrounding relation to the insulator and terminating, short of the insulator end, in a cap that is disposed in spaced relation to the insulator. The cap defines a void having: a central portion into which the positive electrode extends; an annular channel surrounding the central portion; and a plurality of lobes, each positioned with respect to the central portion as the planet gears are positioned with respect to the sun gear in a planetary gear. The cap has a central surface that is axially spaced from the insulator and a convex surface that surrounds and extends to the central surface.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a corona ignition device, comprising a center electrode, an insulator, into which the center electrode plugs, a coil, which is connected to the center electrode, and a housing, in which the coil is arranged. The housing is closed at one end by the insulator and at the other end carries an HF plug connector, which has an inner conductor connected to the coil and an outer conductor connected to the housing. In accordance with this disclosure, the HF plug connector contains a glass body, which seals an annular gap between the inner conductor and the outer conductor. This disclosure also relates to an HF plug connector suitable for such an HF ignition device.
Abstract:
An electrode core material that may be used in electrodes of spark plugs and other ignition devices to provide increased thermal conductivity to the electrodes. The electrode core material is a precipitate-strengthened copper alloy and includes precipitates dispersed within a copper (Cu) matrix such that the electrode core material has a multi-phase microstructure. In several exemplary embodiments, the precipitates include: particles of iron (Fe) and phosphorous, particles of beryllium, or particles of nickel and silicon.
Abstract:
A spark plug is disclosed and comprises: a metal tube which interiorly defines an axis and is externally-threaded for engine block engagement; an insulator having a portion which is disposed inside the tube and extends therebeyond; a positive electrode extending through the insulator and projecting beyond the extending portion of the insulator; and an annular ground electrode coupled to the tube. The electrodes are configured such that a spark gap defined therebetween comprises an elongate channel which opens axially and away from said insulator and is substantially unobstructed in the axial direction. The ground defines a void having: a central portion occupied by the positive electrode in use; an annular channel surrounding the central portion; and a plurality of lobes, each being positioned with respect to the central portion in a manner analogous to the placement of the planet gears with respect to the sun gear in a planetary gear
Abstract:
The disclosure pertains to ignition systems and more particularly to spark igniters for burners and burner pilots. The spark igniter provided, is configured such that an electric field concentration between two electrodes increases while keeping output voltage unchanged.
Abstract:
A sparkplug includes: an insulator with an axial hole extending along an axial line; a metal shell covering the insulator; and a shelf part inside the metal shell. The insulator includes a second column part formed in the front end side of a tapering part. When a volume surrounded by a first plane that passes through the front end of the shelf part of the metal shell and is orthogonal to the axial line, a curved surface extending from an outer circumference of the second column part, and an outer circumferential surface of the insulator is defined as A, and a volume surrounded by the first plane, the curved surface, a second plane that passes through the front end of the metal shell and is orthogonal to the axial line, and the axial hole of the insulator is defined as B, a relational expression 0.9≦A/B≦2.4 is satisfied.
Abstract:
A direct spark igniter for a fuel-fired heating appliance is provided with enhanced ignition performance in environments having substantial levels of both moisture and pollution. Such enhanced ignition performance is representatively achieved by the combination of (1) forming external annular ribs on the ceramic body portion of the igniter; (2) extending a top end of the igniter electrode rod into the body portion; (3) bending the igniter electrode and ground rods and angling them toward one another; and (4) knurling external side surfaces on lower end portions of the igniter electrode and ground rods.
Abstract:
A spark plug includes an insulator having an axial hole, a metal terminal member having an insert portion and a depression formation zone existing on the insert portion and having depressions, and a metallic shell. The spark plug satisfies the following conditions: (1) the insert portion has a length H of 35 mm or more; (2) the depression formation zone has a length F of 13 mm or more; (3) the insert portion has a smooth surface zone on its outer circumferential surface; (4) the ratio (A/B) between diameter A of a forward end of the insert portion and inside diameter B of the insulator measured at the forward end satisfies the relational expression 0.9≦A/B≦0.98; and (5) Vickers hardness of the insert portion measured at the center of a cross section of the insert portion is 150 Hv or more to 350 Hv or less.