公开(公告)号：US20100175654A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12726048

申请日：2010-03-17

申请人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

发明人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

IPC分类号： H01T13/39

CPC分类号： H01T13/39 ,  B23K35/3066 ,  C22C19/03 ,  C22C19/05

摘要： An electrode for an ignition device is made from a dilute nickel alloy which has improved resistance to high temperature oxidation, sulfidation, corrosive wear, deformation and fracture and includes at least 90% by weight of nickel; zirconium; boron and at least one element from the group consisting of aluminum, magnesium, silicon, chromium, titanium and manganese. The weight ratio of Zr/B may range from about 0.5 to 150, and may include amounts of, by weight of the alloy, 0.05-0.5% zirconium and 0.001-0.01% boron. The oxidation resistance of the alloy may also be improved by the addition of hafnium to the alloy in an amount that is comparable to the amount of zirconium, which may include an amount of, by weight of the alloy, 0.005-0.2% hafnium. Electrodes of dilute nickel alloys which include aluminum and silicon, as well as those which include chromium, silicon, manganese and titanium, are particularly useful as spark plug electrodes. These electrode alloys of the may also include at least one of cobalt, niobium, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, copper, iron, carbon, calcium, phosphorus or sulfur as trace elements, generally with specified maximum amounts. The ignition device may be a spark plug which includes a ceramic insulator, a conductive shell, center electrode and ground electrode. The center electrode, ground electrode, or both, may be made from the dilute nickel alloy of the invention. These electrodes may also include a core with thermal conductivity greater than that of the dilute nickel alloy, such as copper or silver or their alloys.

摘要翻译： 用于点火装置的电极由具有改进的耐高温氧化，硫化，腐蚀性磨损，变形和断裂的耐受性的稀镍合金制成，并包括至少90重量％的镍; 锆; 硼和由铝，镁，硅，铬，钛和锰组成的组中的至少一种元素。 Zr / B的重量比可以在约0.5至150的范围内，并且可以包括合金重量的0.05-0.5％的锆和0.001-0.01％的硼。 合金的抗氧化性也可以通过向合金中添加铪量而改善，其量可与锆的量相当，其可以包括合金重量的0.005-0.2％的铪。 包括铝和硅以及包括铬，硅，锰和钛在内的稀镍合金的电极特别适用于火花塞电极。 这些电极合金还可以包括钴，铌，钒，钼，钨，铜，铁，碳，钙，磷或硫中的至少一种作为微量元素，通常具有规定的最大量。 点火装置可以是包括陶瓷绝缘体，导电壳，中心电极和接地电极的火花塞。 中心电极，接地电极或两者可以由本发明的稀镍合金制成。 这些电极还可以包括具有大于稀镍合金（例如铜或银或其合金）的导热性的芯的芯。

公开(公告)号：US20090302732A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-10

申请号：US12398417

申请日：2009-03-05

申请人： James D. Lykowski

发明人： James D. Lykowski

IPC分类号： H01T13/20

CPC分类号： H01T13/39

摘要： An electrode for a spark ignition device, including a spark plug, which includes an alloy consisting essentially of, in weight percent, at least 15% Ni and the balance substantially Pt, and more particularly 15-45% Ni and the balance substantially Pt; 5-35% W, and the balance substantially Pd; and 5-15% Ni, 5-15% Pt, less than 10% Ir, and the balance substantially Pd.

摘要翻译： 一种用于火花点火装置的电极，包括火花塞，其包括基本上以重量百分比计至少15％的Ni，余量基本上为Pt，更特别是15-45％的Ni，余量基本上为Pt的合金; 5-35％W，余量基本上为Pd; 和5-15％的Ni，5-15％的Pt，小于10％的Ir，余量基本上是Pd。

公开(公告)号：US20090107440A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US12351240

申请日：2009-01-09

申请人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

发明人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

IPC分类号： H01T13/39

CPC分类号： H01T13/39 ,  B23K35/3066 ,  C22C19/03 ,  C22C19/05

摘要： An electrode for an ignition device is made from a dilute nickel alloy which has improved resistance to high temperature oxidation, sulfidation, corrosive wear, deformation and fracture and includes at least 90% by weight of nickel; zirconium; boron and at least one element from the group consisting of aluminum, magnesium, silicon, chromium, titanium and manganese. The weight ratio of Zr/B may range from about 0.5 to 150, and may include amounts of, by weight of the alloy, 0.05-0.5% zirconium and 0.001-0.01% boron. The oxidation resistance of the alloy may also be improved by the addition of hafnium to the alloy in an amount that is comparable to the amount of zirconium, which may include an amount of, by weight of the alloy, 0.005-0.2% hafnium. Electrodes of dilute nickel alloys which include aluminum and silicon, as well as those which include chromium, silicon, manganese and titanium, are particularly useful as spark plug electrodes. These electrode alloys of the may also include at least one of cobalt, niobium, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, copper, iron, carbon, calcium, phosphorus or sulfur as trace elements, generally with specified maximum amounts. The ignition device may be a spark plug which includes a ceramic insulator, a conductive shell, center electrode and ground electrode. The center electrode, ground electrode, or both, may be made from the dilute nickel alloy of the invention. These electrodes may also include a core with thermal conductivity greater than that of the dilute nickel alloy, such as copper or silver or their alloys.

摘要翻译： 用于点火装置的电极由具有改进的耐高温氧化，硫化，腐蚀性磨损，变形和断裂的耐受性的稀镍合金制成，并包括至少90重量％的镍; 锆; 硼和由铝，镁，硅，铬，钛和锰组成的组中的至少一种元素。 Zr / B的重量比可以在约0.5至150的范围内，并且可以包括合金重量的0.05-0.5％的锆和0.001-0.01％的硼。 合金的抗氧化性也可以通过向合金中添加铪量而改善，其量可与锆的量相当，其可以包括合金重量的0.005-0.2％的铪。 包括铝和硅以及包括铬，硅，锰和钛在内的稀镍合金的电极特别适用于火花塞电极。 这些电极合金还可以包括钴，铌，钒，钼，钨，铜，铁，碳，钙，磷或硫中的至少一种作为微量元素，通常具有规定的最大量。 点火装置可以是包括陶瓷绝缘体，导电壳，中心电极和接地电极的火花塞。 中心电极，接地电极或两者可以由本发明的稀镍合金制成。 这些电极还可以包括具有大于稀镍合金（例如铜或银或其合金）的导热性的芯的芯。

公开(公告)号：US20070236125A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-11

申请号：US11697559

申请日：2007-04-06

申请人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

发明人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

IPC分类号： H01T13/20

CPC分类号： H01T13/20 ,  H01T13/39

摘要： A spark plug having a center electrode with a spark portion formed from a sintered powdered metal and a method of manufacture thereof.

摘要翻译： 一种火花塞，其具有由烧结粉末状金属形成的火花部分的中心电极及其制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US20070236124A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-11

申请号：US11697157

申请日：2007-04-05

申请人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

发明人： James D. Lykowski ,  Iryna Levina

IPC分类号： H01T13/20

CPC分类号： H01T13/39 ,  H01T13/20

摘要： A spark plug having a center electrode and/or a ground electrode with an attached spark portion. The spark portion has a base material and a protective material wherein the base material is highly resistant to spark erosion and the protective material is highly resistant to corrosion.

摘要翻译： 具有中心电极和/或具有附接的火花部分的接地电极的火花塞。 火花部分具有基材和保护材料，其中基材高度耐火花腐蚀，并且保护材料高度耐腐蚀。

公开(公告)号：US08575829B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US12837026

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Shuwei Ma ,  James D. Lykowski

发明人： Shuwei Ma ,  James D. Lykowski

IPC分类号： H01T13/20

CPC分类号： H01T13/39 ,  H01T21/02

摘要： A spark plug includes at least one electrode having a sparking end. The sparking end is formed of a high temperature performance alloy including chromium in an amount of 10.0 weight percent to 60.0 weight percent, palladium in an amount of 0.5 weight percent to 10.0 weight percent, and a balance substantially of at least one of molybdenum and tungsten. The sparking end presents a spark contact surface, and at a temperature of at least 500° C., such as during use of the spark plug in an internal combustion engine, a layer of chromium oxide (Cr2O3) forms at said spark contact surface. The layer of Cr2O3 protects the bulk of the sparking end from the extreme conditions of the combustion chamber and prevents erosion, corrosion, and balling.

摘要翻译： 火花塞包括至少一个具有火花端的电极。 火花端由包含10.0重量％至60.0重量％的铬的高温性能合金形成，钯的量为0.5重量％至10.0重量％，余量基本上至少为钼和钨的一种 。 火花端具有火花接触表面，并且在至少500℃的温度下，例如在内燃机中使用火花塞期间，在所述火花接触表面处形成氧化铬（Cr 2 O 3）层。 Cr2O3层可以防止燃烧室的极端条件下火花塞的大部分，并防止腐蚀，腐蚀和球磨。

公开(公告)号：US20120279468A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13350456

申请日：2012-01-13

申请人： John Antony Burrows ,  James D. Lykowski ,  Alfred Permuy ,  Keith Hampton

发明人： John Antony Burrows ,  James D. Lykowski ,  Alfred Permuy ,  Keith Hampton

IPC分类号： H01T13/02 ,  F02P23/00 ,  H01T21/02

CPC分类号： H01T13/50 ,  H01T13/52 ,  H01T21/02

摘要： A corona igniter 20 includes an insulator 28 surrounding a central electrode 24 and a shell 30 surrounding the insulator 28. The shell 30 presents a shell gap 38 having a shell gap width ws between a shell lower end 34 and a shell inner surface 90 or shell outer surface 92. The shell 30 has a shell thickness is decreasing toward the shell lower end 34 allowing the shell gap width ws to increase toward the shell lower end 34. The shell gap 38 is open at the shell lower end 34 allowing air to flow therein, and the shell gap width ws is greatest at the shell lower end 34. The increasing shell gap width ws enhances corona discharge 22 along the insulator 28 between the central electrode 24 and shell 30.

摘要翻译： 电晕点火器20包括围绕中心电极24的绝缘体28和围绕绝缘体28的外壳30.外壳30具有外壳间隙38，外壳间隙38在外壳下端34与外壳内表面90或外壳之间具有外壳间隙宽度ws 外壳表面92.外壳30的外壳厚度朝壳体下端34减小，允许外壳间隙宽度ws朝壳体下端34增加。外壳间隙38在外壳下端34处开放，允许空气流动 壳壳宽度ws在外壳下端34处最大。外壳间隙宽度ws增加沿中心电极24和外壳30之间的绝缘体28的电晕放电22。

公开(公告)号：US20120176724A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-12

申请号：US13326897

申请日：2011-12-15

申请人： John Antony Burrows ,  James D. Lykowski

发明人： John Antony Burrows ,  James D. Lykowski

IPC分类号： H01T13/44 ,  H01T21/02

CPC分类号： H01T13/50 ,  F02P23/04 ,  H01F27/321 ,  H01F27/327 ,  H01F38/12 ,  H01F2038/122 ,  H01F2038/125 ,  H01T21/02

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.

摘要翻译： 电晕点火器（20）包括向电极提供高电压能量的点火线圈（26）。 线圈（26）设置在壳体（34）中并且通过线圈填料（36）和电容减小部件（38）电隔离，这一起提高了系统的能量效率。 线圈填料（36）包括渗透线圈（26）的绝缘树脂。 电容减小部件（38）的介电常数不大于6，例如环境空气，加压气体，绝缘油或低介电常数固体。 电容减小化合物（38）围绕线圈（26）和其它部件并填充剩余的容积。 线圈填料（36）具有填料体积，并且电容减小组分（38）具有大于填料体积的组分体积。

公开(公告)号：US20120074829A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-29

申请号：US13242353

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： James D. Lykowski

发明人： James D. Lykowski

IPC分类号： H01T13/39

CPC分类号： H01T13/39

摘要： An electrode for a spark ignition device, including a spark plug, which includes an alloy consisting essentially of, in weight percent, at least 15% Ni and the balance substantially Pt, and more particularly 15-45% Ni and the balance substantially Pt; 5-35% W, and the balance substantially Pd; and 5-15% Ni, 5-15% Pt, less than 10% Ir, and the balance substantially Pd.

摘要翻译： 一种用于火花点火装置的电极，包括火花塞，其包括基本上以重量百分比计至少15％的Ni，余量基本上为Pt，更特别是15-45％的Ni，余量基本上为Pt的合金; 5-35％W，余量基本上为Pd; 和5-15％的Ni，5-15％的Pt，小于10％的Ir，余量基本上是Pd。

公开(公告)号：US07589460B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-15

申请号：US11765032

申请日：2007-06-19

申请人： James D. Lykowski

发明人： James D. Lykowski

IPC分类号： F02M57/06

CPC分类号： H01T13/39 ,  H01T13/20

摘要： A spark plug (10) having an elongated ceramic insulator (12) includes numerous design features in various strategic locations. At least the ground electrode (26) is fitted with a rimmed, hemispherical metallic sparking tip (56) which controls rogue electrical arcing (62) and facilitates attachment techniques due to increased surface contact with the ground electrode (26). The various features of the spark plug (10) cooperate with one another so that the physical dimensions of the spark plug (10) can be reduced to meet current demands of newer engines without sacrificing mechanical strength or performance.

摘要翻译： 具有细长陶瓷绝缘体（12）的火花塞（10）在各种战略位置包括许多设计特征。 至少接地电极（26）装配有边缘的半球形金属火花头（56），其控制流氓电弧（62）并且由于与接地电极（26）的表面接触增加而促进附接技术。 火花塞（10）的各种特征彼此配合，使得可以减小火花塞（10）的物理尺寸以满足较新发动机的电流需求，而不牺牲机械强度或性能。