摘要:
A spark plug is provided which consists of a center electrode retained within a metal shell and a ground electrode including a noble metal-made tip and a body joined to the metal shell. The noble metal-made tip is connected to the body through a fused portion that is a weld between the body and the noble metal-made tip. Portions of the noble metal-made tip and the fused portion closest to the tip of the center electrode are located within a range defined by a first line extending from the tip of the center electrode in a lateral direction of the center electrode and a second line extending from a portion of the center electrode closest to the ground electrode in a longitudinal direction of the center electrode so that they do not overlap with the tip of the center electrode both in the lateral and longitudinal directions of the center electrode.
摘要:
A hybrid IC of electronic circuit for a discharge lamp is disposed on the bottom of a metal case. A transformer, an inductor, a transformer, and a capacitor are disposed in a resin case. The resin case is contained in a metal case. In this instance, the transformer, the inductor, the transformer, and the capacitor are located outside the outer periphery of the IC so that the IC does not overlap on the transformer and other components. The transformer for a starter circuit has a secondary winding the inductance of which is 2.5 mH or larger, and a capacitance of a smoothing capacitor of a DC—DC converter is 0.5 &mgr;F or smaller. The switching frequency f of a MOS transistor is selected so that L2×C1 is equal to or larger than 1×10−1×f−1.68.
摘要:
An exhaust gas control apparatus includes: a fuel supply portion that is provided so as to supply fuel to a portion of an exhaust passage, which is upstream of an exhaust gas purification member provided in the exhaust passage; a heating portion that is disposed between the fuel supply portion and the exhaust gas purification member; and a control portion that controls an amount of electric power that is supplied to the heating portion, based on an exhaust gas temperature and an exhaust gas flow rate.
摘要:
A glow plug degradation determination device energizes a glow plug immediately after an operation of an internal combustion engine is stopped. When a preset energization time elapses, the device senses a sensing value corresponding to resistance of the glow plug. The device determines degradation of the glow plug based on the sensing value. When the device determines that the glow plug is degraded, the device stores a result of the determination and reports the degradation of the glow plug before a next start. The device provisionally determines the degradation of the glow plug based on the sensing value during the operation of the internal combustion engine. After the device provisionally determines the degradation to be present, the device determines the degradation of the glow plug immediately after the operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped.
摘要:
A spark plug fabricating method and a spark plug fabricated by the same are provided. The spark plug is equipped with a piezoelectric sensor working to measure the pressure of combustion of fuel in an engine and required to apply a given preload to the piezoelectric sensor at all the time. The piezoelectric sensor is disposed within a holder and retained between the holder and a porcelain insulator. The fabrication method includes the steps of pressing the holder to apply a required preload to the piezoelectric sensor in a longitudinal direction of the porcelain insulator and joining the holder to a metal shell while maintaining the preload applied to the piezoelectric sensor as it is.
摘要:
A light source assembly has a housing and a bulb unit disposed in the housing. The housing is made of an electromagnetic shielding material. The bulb unit is composed of a reflector made of an insulating material, a bulb accommodated in the reflector, a connector connecting the bulb to a control circuit and fixing it to the reflector and light transmitting windows formed in the reflector. The bulb is disposed in the reflector so as to cross the axis of the light transmitting windows. The connector projects to the outside from the reflector to be coupled or decouple with a connector of the control circuit.
摘要:
A glow plug energization control apparatus is provided which includes a power supply working to supply electric power to a glow plug mounted in an internal combustion engine, an on-off switch working to produce a control trigger signal when turned on, and a controller including a microcomputer. The microcomputer is responsive to the control trigger signal to control supply of the electric power from the power supply to energize the glow plug. The microcomputer works to monitor an off-on interval from turning off to turning on of the on-off switch and control an amount of energization of the glow plug as a function of the off-on interval, thereby avoiding overheating of the glow plug.
摘要:
A glow plug energization control apparatus is provided which includes a power supply working to supply electric power to a glow plug mounted in an internal combustion engine, an on-off switch working to produce a control trigger signal when turned on, and a controller including a microcomputer. The microcomputer is responsive to the control trigger signal to control supply of the electric power from the power supply to energize the glow plug. The microcomputer works to monitor an off-on interval from turning off to turning on of the on-off switch and control an amount of energization of the glow plug as a function of the off-on interval, thereby avoiding overheating of the glow plug.
摘要:
A combustion pressure sensor for an internal combustion engine is provided. The sensor includes a sensing element such as a piezoelectric device sensitive to a physical load applied thereto to produce an electric signal indicative thereof and a bendable member. The bendable member is bent upon application of the combustion pressure in the engine to apply the physical load to the sensing element. Specifically, the physical load is applied to the sensing element which arises from the bend deformation of the bendable member, thus eliminating the need for a complete surface-to-surface contact between the sensing element and the bendable member. This results in a decreased unit-to-unit variation in sensitivity of combustion pressure sensors and ensures the stability of output characteristics of the combustion pressure sensor.
摘要:
An integrated ignition apparatus has a coil section and a plug section. The coil section has a spring as a connection member internally. The spring electrically connects other inside terminal members of the plug section. When the coil section and the plug section are integrated, the spring is pressed, and resiliently deforms in the axial direction. Spring-back force of the spring maintains electrical connection steadily, and prevents disconnection of the spring and the terminal members due to vibration. This structure prevents failure in electric conduction between the coil section and the plug section.