Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Igniter assembly including arcing reduction features
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Application No.: US14540861Application Date: 2014-11-13
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Publication No.: US09728941B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: James Lykowski , Keith Hampton
- Applicant: Federal-Mogul Ignition Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Southfield
- Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition Company
- Current Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Southfield
- Agency: Dickinson Wright, PLLC
- Agent Robert L. Stearns
- Main IPC: H01S4/00
- IPC: H01S4/00 ; H01T21/02 ; H01T13/06 ; H01T13/52 ; H01T19/00

Abstract:
A corona igniter (20) includes a metal shell (32) with a corona reducing lip (38) spaced from an insulator (26) and being free of sharp edges (40) to prevent arcing (42) in a rollover region and concentrate the electrical field at an electrode firing end (48). The corona reducing lip (38) includes lip outer surfaces (88) being round, convex, concave, or curving continuously with smooth transitions (90) therebetween. The corona reducing lip (38) includes lip outer surfaces (88) presenting spherical lip radii (r1) being at least 0.004 inches. The corona igniter (20) also includes shell inner surfaces (104) and insulator outer surfaces (75) facing one another being free of sharp edges (40).
Public/Granted literature
- US20150068025A1 IGNITER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ARCING REDUCTION FEATURES Public/Granted day:2015-03-12
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