摘要:
A spark plug includes a metallic shell (5) having a stepped portion (5c); an insulator (3) disposed inside the metallic shell (5), while being engaged with the stepped portion (5c) of the metallic shell (5), and having an axially extending through-hole (3d); a center electrode (2) fixed within the through-hole (3d) of the insulator (3); and a ground electrode (4) having a tip end portion (4a) bent toward the center electrode (2) to thereby form a spark discharge gap (g). The insulator (3) is formed such that the outer diameter of the insulator (3) decreases toward the tip end side from an engagement position at which the insulator (3) engages the stepped portion (5c) and such that the diameter decreases stepwise at an axial position between the engagement position and the tip end of the insulator (3). The diameter reduction ratio Y1 = D1/d1 is 0.6 or less in a region of at least 2 mm extending from the tip end surface (3b) of the insulator (3) toward the base end side, wherein D1 represents the outer diameter of the insulator (3) measured at an arbitrarily determined axial position, and d1 represents the inner diameter of the tip end portion (5a) of the metallic shell (5). Further, a clearance ratio Y2 = (d1-D1)/d1 is 0.4 or greater in a region of at least 1 mm extending from the tip end surface (5b) of the metallic shell (5) toward the base end side.
摘要:
In a spark plug, a main air gap (A) is formed between a parallel ground electrode (11) and the end face of a central electrode (2), a semi-surface gap (B) is formed between the end face (12C) of a semi-surface ground electrode (12) and the side face (2A) of the central electrode (2) and a semi-surface air gap (C) is formed between the end face (12C) and the side face (1E) of insulator. In addition, difference in a level E between the height of the lower end face (1D) of the insulator (1) and the height of the upper edge (12B) of the end face 12C of the semi-surface ground electrode 12 is E ≤ +0.7 mm, the distance B of the semi-surface gap (B) is longer than the distance A of the main air gap (A) and the distance C of the semi-surface air gap (C) is shorter than the distance A of the main air gap (A).
摘要:
In a spark plug, a main air gap (A) is formed between a parallel ground electrode (11) and the end face of a central electrode (2), a semi-surface gap (B) is formed between the end face (12C) of a semi-surface ground electrode (12) and the side face (2A) of the central electrode (2) and a semi-surface air gap (C) is formed between the end face (12C) and the side face (1E) of insulator. In addition, difference in a level E between the height of the lower end face (1D) of the insulator (1) and the height of the upper edge (12B) of the end face 12C of the semi-surface ground electrode 12 is E ≤ +0.7 mm, the distance B of the semi-surface gap (B) is longer than the distance A of the main air gap (A) and the distance C of the semi-surface air gap (C) is shorter than the distance A of the main air gap (A).
摘要:
In a spark plug, a cylindrical metal shell (1) is provided whose inner wall has a rear section and a front section to respectively serve as a diameter-increased section and a diameter-decreased section with a seat portion (11) as a boundary therebetween. An insulator (2) is fixedly placed within the metal shell (1) so that a front end surface (21) of the insulator (2) extends beyond a front end surface (12) of the metal shell (1) with a shoulder portion (231) of an insulator nose (23) engaged against the seat portion (11) of the metal shell (1) by way of a packing (10). A center electrode (3) is fixedly placed within an axial bore (22) of said insulator (2), A ground electrode (4) is connected to the front end surface (12) of the metal shell (1), and bent so that a front end surface (41) of the ground electrode (4) opposes an outer surface (311) of the center electrode (3). The outer surface (311) and a front end surface (31) of the center electrode (3) are provided to respectively serve as a firing portion so as to form a spark discharge gap (Go) with the front end surface (41) of the ground electrode (4), the front end surface (41) of the ground electrode (4) forming an air gap (G) with an outer surface (25) of the insulator (2) so as to release creeping spark discharges along a front end surface (21) of the insulator (2).
摘要:
In a semi-creeping discharge type spark plug, a cylindrical metal shell (1) and an insulator (2) are provided, the latter of which has an axial bore (22) and placed within the metal shell (1) so that a front end of the insulator (2) extends beyond the metal shell (1). A center electrode (3) is placed within the axial bore (22) of the insulator (2) so that a front end surface edge (311) of the center electrode (3) retracts by 0.1~ 0.6 mm behind from a front end surface (23) of the insulator (2) . A ground electrode (4), one end of which is connected to a front end (11) of the metal shell (1), and the other end of which is bent to oppose an outer surface of the insulator (2) so as to form an air-gap (g1) therebetween while permitting creeping spark discharges running along said front end surface (23) of said insulator (2). A foward edge portion (42) of a front end surface (41) of the ground electrode (4) extends by 0.0 ~ 1.0 mm forward from the front end surface (23) of the insulator (2).