Distributor for internal combustion engine

A distributor for an internal combustion engine, comprising:

• a housing;
• a shaft inserted in said housing and mounted to rotate and be driven synchronously with an engine crankshaft;
• a rotor head mounted on said shaft;
• a cap attached to said housing so as to cover said rotor head:
• a signal detector accommodated in said housing;
• a connector attached to said signal detector so as to project outside said housing;
• and an ignition coil accommodated in said housing;
• said housing having a cut-out portion formed in a side wall thereof from an abutment between said cap and said housing and extending toward a bottom of said housing for receiving said connector, said cap and said connector being tightly engaged with said housing through a gasket, and a material having good thermal conductivity which is charged in a gap between said housing and said ignition coil.

A distributor for an internal combustion engine, comprising:

• a housing;
• a shaft inserted in said housing and mounted to rotate and be driven synchronously with an engine crankshaft;
• a rotor head mounted on said shaft;
• a cap attached to said housing so as to cover said rotor head;
• a signal detector accommodated in said housing;
• a connector attached to said signal detector so as to project outside said housing;
• an ignition coil accommodated in said housing, said ignition coil having an annular core disposed around said shaft;
• a heat release plate disposed on said housing so that an electrical current path around a part of said core is formed by said heat release plate and said housing;
• said housing having a cut-out portion formed in a side wall thereof an extending from an abutment between said cap and said housing toward a bottom of said housing for receiving said connector, said cap and said connector being tightly engaged with said housing through a gasket;
• and means for interrupting electrical current flow in said electrical current path.