Spark plug
AssigneeNgk Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshitomo IWASAKI, Haruki YOSHIDA
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Abstract
A spark plug includes an insulator with an axial through hole, a center electrode disposed in a front side of the through hole and a metal terminal disposed in a rear side of the through hole. The spark plug further includes a front conductive glass seal layer, a first resistor, a rear conductive glass seal layer, a seal contact member, a second resistor and a conductive elastic material arranged, in this order from the front to the rear, between the center electrode and the metal terminal within the through hole. The first resistor is formed containing at least a conductive material and a glass material. The second resistor is formed as a wire wound resistor having 30 or more turns of wire.
Claims7
A spark plug comprising:
- an insulator having a through hole formed therein in an axis direction;
- a center electrode disposed in the through hole, with a front end portion of the center electrode protruding from a front end of the insulator;
- a metal terminal disposed in the through hole, with a rear end portion of the metal terminal protruding from a rear end of the insulator;
- a first resistor containing at least a conductive material and a glass material and located between the center electrode and the metal terminal within the through hole;
- a pair of front and rear conductive glass seal layers located adjacent to front and rear ends of the first resistor, respectively;
- a seal contact member located adjacent to a rear end of the rear conductive glass seal layer;
- a second resistor located adjacent to a rear end of the seal contact member and provided in the form of a wire-wound resistor having 30 or more turns of wire;
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- a conductive elastic member located between the second resistor and the metal terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.