Discharge-type ignition device for oil burner

A discharge-type ignition device for an oil burner which includes a wick receiving cylinder structure including an inner cylindrical member and an outer cylindrical member arranged so as to be spaced from each other with a space being defined therebetween, comprising:

• a wick vertically movably arranged in said space of said wick receiving cylinder structure;
• a wick operating shaft rotated for vertically moving said wick;
• a discharge electrode means including a first discharge electrode and a second discharge electrode which are arranged for generating spark discharge therebetween sufficient to ignite a portion of said wick raised so as to upwardly extend from said space of said wick receiving cylinder structure;
• an ignition knob pivotally moved for rotating said wick operating shaft in a wick raised direction;
• an ignition switch operated depending on pivotal movement of said ignition knob;
• said ignition switch being rendered open when said ignition knob is between a fire-extinguishing position and a wick raised combustion position and closed when it is moved to a wick further-raised position defined beyond the wick raised combustion position;
• and
• a return spring for urging said wick to cause said wick moved to the wick further-raised position to be lowered to said wick raised combustion position;
• said ignition knob being operatively connected to said return spring;
• said ignition knob being actuated to generate spark discharge between said first discharge electrode and said second discharge electrode while raising said wick against said return spring.