Apparatus for igniting fuel for internal combustion engine

Abstract

An improved apparatus for igniting fuel for an internal combustion engine wherein a rotor for a signal generator, a signal pickup located opposite to said rotor and a controlling section for the signal pickup are accommodated in a housing for a distributor, the housing being made of electrically conductive material and earthed, and the controlling section includes a heat sink arranged in a heat-transmitting relationship relative to the housing and a hybrid IC placed on the housing in a frame for the controlling section, the frame being made of non-electrically conductive material. Signal lead wires extending from the signal pickup and the frame for the controlling section are firmly secured together to the housing for the distributor by the tightening screws, and one of the signal lead wires is earthed via a tightening screw and the housing for the distributor. Similarly, an earthing pattern on the hybrid IC is earthed via the terminal plate, a tightening screw and the housing for the distributor.

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