Electric lamp and discharge devices – Spark plugs – Particular electrode structure or spacing
Patent
1996-01-24
1998-10-06
O'Shea, Sandra L.
Electric lamp and discharge devices
Spark plugs
Particular electrode structure or spacing
313141, 313143, 313142, H01T 1320
Patent
active
058181520
ABSTRACT:
A spark plug for an internal combustion engine comprising: a cylindrical metal tube; a rod-shaped central electrode within the cylindrical metal tube; a tubular insulator within which the rod-shaped central electrode is located, wherein the tubular insulator is arranged substantially centrally in and substantially coaxially with the cylindrical metal tube; and at least two ground electrodes affixed to the cylindrical metal tube, wherein the at least two ground electrodes are each bent toward the metal electrode, wherein each ground electrode together with the central electrode forms a different member of a set of spark paths comprising: (i) an air sliding spark path, (ii) and air-air sliding spark path and (iii) an air spark path.
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patent: 3313972 (1967-04-01), Beesch
patent: 3725715 (1973-04-01), Krow
patent: 3870918 (1975-03-01), Senda et al.
patent: 5189333 (1993-02-01), Kagawa et al.
Bolduan Gunter
Glaser Oswald
Kersting Hermann
Klett Dittmar
Muller Roland
General Motors Corporation
O'Shea Sandra L.
Simon Anthony Luke
Williams Joseph
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