# US 12,009,639 B2 · Spark plug

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- Number: US 12,009,639 B2
- Document ID: US12009639B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/437,679
- Filed: 2020-11-17
- Published: 2022-05-26
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2019-11-29
- Assignees: Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Takashi Sekizawa; Tomokatsu Kashima; Yuya Ono; Yuki Toumatsu; Yudai Kawaguchi; Kazuyoshi Torii
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009639B2

## CPC

- H01T 13/20: characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation
- H01T 13/32: characterised by features of the earthed electrode
- H01T 13/06: Covers forming a part of the plug and protecting it against adverse environment
- H01T 21/02: of sparking plugs
- H01T: SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES (overvoltage protection circuits H02H)

## Abstract

A spark plug that can reduce variation in a discharge point. The spark plug includes: a center electrode; a metal shell insulating and holding the center electrode; and a ground electrode including a base material having one end portion connected to the metal shell, and a tip connected to another end portion of the base material. The tip has a discharge surface opposed to the center electrode with a spark gap therebetween. The discharge surface has a quadrangular shape and is chamfered at four sides thereof. Only a first side which is one of the four sides is provided with a C chamfer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A spark plug comprising:
a center electrode;
a metal shell insulating and holding the center electrode; and
a ground electrode including a base material having one end portion connected to the metal shell, and a tip connected to another end portion of the base material, wherein
the tip has a discharge surface opposed to the center electrode with a spark gap therebetween,
the discharge surface has a quadrangular shape and is chamfered at four sides thereof, and
only a first side which is one of the four sides is provided with a C chamfer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The spark plug according to claim 1, wherein
a size of the chamfering provided to the first side is smaller than sizes of the chamfering provided to the three sides other than the first side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The spark plug according to claim 1, wherein
the first side is located closer to an end surface of the other end portion of the ground electrode than the three sides other than the first side.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The spark plug according to claim 3, wherein
the tip is joined to the base material via a melt portion,
the melt portion is formed on a back surface opposite to the discharge surface, along the discharge surface from the end surface of the other end portion, and
a thickness of the melt portion in a direction perpendicular to the discharge surface becomes smaller with increase in a distance from the end surface along the discharge surface.

### Claim 5

A spark plug comprising:
a center electrode;
a metal shell insulating and holding the center electrode; and
a ground electrode including a base material having one end portion connected to the metal shell, and a tip connected to another end portion of the base material, wherein
the tip has a discharge surface opposed to the center electrode with a spark gap therebetween,
the discharge surface has a quadrangular shape and is chamfered at four sides thereof,
of the four sides, two or more sides including a first side are provided with C chamfers, and
in comparison of sizes of the chamfering of the two or more sides provided with the C chamfers, the size of the chamfering of the first side is smaller than the sizes of the chamfering of the other sides.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The spark plug according to claim 5, wherein
a size of the chamfering provided to a second side opposite to the first side is greater than sizes of the chamfering provided to the three sides other than the second side.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The spark plug according to claim 5, wherein
a second side opposite to the first side is provided with an R chamfer.