摘要:
An object is to provide a spark plug manufacturing method capable of providing a spark plug equipped with an insulator having dielectric strength by means of judging whether or not the insulator has a defect. The spark plug manufacturing method of the present invention is characterized by including a defect judgment step of judging whether or not the insulator has a defect, by means of generation of an electric potential difference between the center electrode and the metallic shell under conditions such that an assembly of the center electrode, the metallic shell, and the insulator is disposed within a pressure vessel, a high-pressure atmosphere higher in pressure than the atmospheric pressure is established within the pressure vessel, a space which allows the presence of insulating oil is a space surrounded by the packing, the metallic shell, the insulator, and an imaginary plane containing a forward end surface of the metallic shell, and the insulating oil is present at least in a region of the space where the distance between the ledge and the insulator becomes shortest.
摘要:
To provide a small-sized spark plug equipped with stain resistance and withstand voltage characteristics for a long term, and a process for producing this spark plug. A spark plug 100 that is equipped with an insulator 2 that has a stem portion 30 on a front end side, a center electrode 3, and a main metal member 1 that retains the insulator 2 at an engaging projection portion 56, wherein an inner diameter D IN of the engaging projection portion 56, the maximum outer diameter d OUT of the stem portion 30, which faces an inner circumferential surface 59 of the engaging projection portion 56, its inner diameter dIN, and dielectric constant µ of the insulator 2 satisfy the following condition. A process for producing the spark plug 100 containing a step of producing the insulator 2 by pressing and then sintering a raw material powder containing Al compound powder, Si compound powder, a powder, of a compound of an element of group 2, of at least two kinds containing Mg compound powder and Ba compound powder, and 0.5-4.0 mass % of a rare-earth compound powder. Condition: "(D IN - d OUT )/2 ‰¤ 0.40 (mm)", "(d OUT - d IN )/2 ‰¤ 1.65 (mm)", and "µ ‰¥ 9.4 (F/m)".
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an insulator includes: preparing a press pin (50) and a forming die (80) having a cavity (83), the press pin (50) including a pin-side spiral portion (54) formed on a first position; filling a raw powder (GP) into the cavity (80); arranging the press pin (50) within the cavity (83); pressing the raw powder (GP) within the cavity (83) along with the press pin (50), and obtaining a green body (PC1) formed with a green body-side spiral portion; releasing the green body (PC1) along with the press pin (50) from the cavity (83); retreating the press pin (50) with respect to the green body (PC1) while rotating the press pin (50) relative to the green body (PC1) around an axis, and extracting the press pin (50) from the green body (PC1) ; and removing an unnecessary portion from the green body (PC1). The first position is positioned such that the green body-side spiral portion is located in the unnecessary portion of the green body (PC1).
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a spark plug includes a joining step of joining a first member and a second member which constitute the spark plug. In the joining step, a first welding electrode in contact with the first member and a second welding electrode which has an elastically deformable intermediate portion and which is in contact with the second member are electrically connected through the first member and the second member, whereby the first member and the second member are joined together by resistance welding.
摘要:
An ignition device for an internal combustion engine and method of construction therefore includes a housing with an insulator secured therein. A center electrode is mounted within the insulator. A ground electrode extends from the housing with a portion of the ground electrode defining a spark gap across from the center electrode. The center electrode has a firing tip, wherein a resistance weld joint initially bonds the firing tip to the center electrode and a continuous bead of overlapping first weld pools formed substantially from the material of the firing tip further bonds the firing tip to the electrode. A continuous bead of overlapping second weld pools formed radially outwardly from the first weld pools forms a rounded shoulder surface extending from the first weld pools to an outer surface of the center electrode.
摘要:
A device for diverting energy away from an electrical arc flash is provided. The device comprises an arc source configured to create a second arc flash, a plasma gun configured to inject plasma in proximity of the arc source in response to the arc flash, an arc containment device to house the arc source and the plasma gun, an exhaust port configured to route exhaust gases out of the device in a first direction, and an exhaust duct coupled in flow communication with the exhaust port, the exhaust duct comprising a substantially hollow tube including a first tube portion and a second tube portion, the first tube portion coupled in flow communication with the exhaust port, the second tube portion defining an exhaust vent and coupled in flow communication with the first tube portion to route the exhaust gases out of the device in a second direction.
摘要:
A corona igniter (20) includes an ignition coil (26) providing a high voltage energy to an electrode. The coil (26) is disposed in a housing (34) and electrically isolated by a coil filler (36) and a capacitance reducing component (38) which together improve energy efficiency of the system. The coil filler (36) includes an insulating resin permeating the coil (26). The capacitance reducing component (38) has a permittivity not greater than 6, for example ambient air, pressurized gas, insulating oil, or a low permittivity solid. The capacitance reducing compound (38) surrounds the coil (26) and other components and fills the remaining housing volume. The coil filler (36) has a filler volume and the capacitance reducing component (38) has a component volume greater than the filler volume.
摘要:
[Objective] To efficiently weld a second tip, which is a noble metal tip, to a first tip with high accuracy. [Means for Solution] A manufacturing apparatus has a plurality of chuck units (110), each including a chuck (81) for holding a first tip (11), a chuck position adjustment means (90) capable of adjusting the position of a reference center axis (C1) of the chuck (81), and a base (120) which supports the chuck position adjustment means (90). Each of the bases (120) has a shaft (92) coaxial with the reference center axis (C1) of the chuck (81). The bases (120) are rotatably disposed at equal intervals on an imaginary circle of a rotary circular table (101) via the respective shafts (92). The chuck (81) is caused to hold the first tip (11); the position of an actual center axis (C2) of the first tip (11) is measured by image processing, thereby detecting an eccentric error relative to the shaft (92); the chuck position adjustment means (90) is driven for correcting the position of the center axis (C2) of the first tip (11) so as to align the position of the center axis (C2) with the position of the shaft (92), and then a second tip is disposed; and while the chuck unit (110) is rotated about the shaft (92), the outer circumferential edges of the joining end surfaces of the first and second tips are laser-welded.