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AssigneeFederal-Mogul Corporation
InventorsKristapher I. MIXELL, Yusuf Esmail NEEMUCHWALA, John E. MILLER, James D. LYKOWSKI, John Antony BURROWS
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An igniter assembly comprising an ignition coil assembly connected to a firing end assembly by an extension, with a valve assembly disposed in a pressure chamber of the extension, is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve stem biased toward the ignition coil assembly by a spring to seal the pressure chamber. The valve assembly is used to evacuate contents from the pressure chamber by pressing the valve stem toward the spring and allowing contents of the pressure chamber to travel through and past the valve stem and out of the pressure chamber. The valve assembly is also used to fill the pressure chamber with an insulating medium by pressing the valve stem toward the spring and allowing the insulating medium to travel through and past the valve stem and into the pressure chamber after evacuating the contents out of the pressure chamber.
An igniter assembly, comprising:
A method of manufacturing an igniter assembly, comprising the steps of:
A method for providing an insulating medium to an igniter assembly, the igniter assembly comprising a firing end assembly including an igniter, the igniter being coupled to a central conductor and an extension containing a pressure chamber with a valve assembly disposed in the pressure chamber of the extension, the method comprising the steps of:
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