摘要:
The present invention provides a spark plug that includes a center electrode extending in an axial direction, a ceramic insulator having an axial hole formed in the axial direction to retain the center electrode in a front side of the axial hole and thereby form an assembly unit of the center electrode and the ceramic insulator, a metal shell surrounding an outer circumference of the ceramic insulator to retain therein the assembly unit, and a ground electrode having one end portion joined to a front end face of the metal shell and the other end portion facing the center electrode to define a spark gap therebetween, wherein the spark plug satisfies the following conditions: H≧1 mm, Vc≦17 mm3 and Ra≧1.0×10−3 m·K/W where H is a length by which the ceramic insulator protrudes toward the front from the front end face of the metal shell in the axial direction; Vc is a volume of part of the ceramic insulator extending within a range of 2 mm from a front end of the ceramic insulator toward the rear in the axial direction; and Ra is a thermal resistance per unit length, excluding air space, at 20° C. at a cross section of the assembly unit taken perpendicular to the axial direction at a position 2 mm away from the front end of the ceramic insulator.
摘要:
A spark plug including: a center electrode including an electrode base member and a core member; an electrode tip joined to the center electrode via a molten bond; an insulator holding the center electrode; a metal shell holding the insulator; and a ground electrode joined to the metal shell. Relationships d≦2.1 [mm] and −0.09×d+0.33
摘要:
A spark plug having a center electrode 2 formed from an electrode base material 2n, which is made of an Ni alloy containing an alloy component (e.g., Cr) capable of forming an oxide semiconductor having a resistivity of negative temperature coefficient. Thus, a corrosion suppression layer originating from the components of the electrode base material is formed on the surface of a tip end portion of the insulator 3, so that corrosion (channeling) of the surface of the tip end portion of the insulator 3 due to creeping spark discharge can be effectively suppressed. In addition, when the constituent metal of the electrode base material 2n has a coefficient of thermal conductivity of 17 to 30 W/m·K, the heat transfer performance of the electrode is enhanced, so that durability against electrode consumption can be greatly improved.
摘要:
In a spark plug insulator having a sintered ceramic body, the ceramic body has silicon nitride (Si.sub.3 N.sub.4), aluminum nitride (AlN) and alumina (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3), the sum of the weight of aluminum nitride (AlN) and alumina (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3) to silicon nitride (Si.sub.3 N.sub.4) is in the range of 0.093.about.1.439. Typically, the additive is represented by the group consisting of yttrium oxide (Y.sub.2 O.sub.3), calcium oxide (CaO), lanthanum oxide (La.sub.2 O.sub.3), magnesia (MgO), cerium oxide (SrO), barium oxide (BaO) and neodymium (Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3). The percentage by weight of the sintering additive ranges from 0.3% to 15.0% of the total weight of the silicon nitride (Si.sub.3 N.sub.4), aluminum nitride (AlN) and alumina (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3).
摘要翻译:在具有烧结陶瓷体的火花塞绝缘体中,陶瓷体具有氮化硅(Si 3 N 4),氮化铝(AlN)和氧化铝(Al 2 O 3),氮化铝(AlN)和氧化铝(Al 2 O 3)的重量与硅的重量之和 氮化物(Si 3 N 4)在0.093差异1.439的范围内。 通常,添加剂由氧化钇(Y 2 O 3),氧化钙(CaO),氧化镧(La 2 O 3),氧化镁(MgO),氧化铈(SrO),氧化钡(BaO)和钕(Nd 2 O 3) 。 烧结添加剂的重量百分比为氮化硅(Si 3 N 4),氮化铝(AlN)和氧化铝(Al 2 O 3)的总重量的0.3%至15.0%。
摘要:
In a spark plug electrode in which an alloyed tip is secured to a firing end of one of opposed electrodes forming a spark gap therebetween, the tip has a spark-erosion resistant noble metal component, and the noble metal component varies as a weight percentage of the alloyed tip in an axial direction of the electrode depending on a magnitude of spark discharges to which a specified portion of the tip is subjected between the opposed electrodes, wherein a largest weight percentage of the noble metal component is provided at areas on the electrode subjected to relatively high magnitude spark discharges, and wherein a smallest weight percentage of the noble metal component is provided at areas on the electrode subjected to relatively low magnitude spark discharges.
摘要:
A spark plug insulator is desirably made up of a sintered body of AlN-based ceramic powder comprising about 60-98% AlN and a sintering additive. There is provided on the surface of the sintered body a layer of pyrolytic boron nitride having a thickness in the range 10-100 .mu.m.