Method for producing a glow plug
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for producing a glow plug 失效
    电热塞的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07020952B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-04

    申请号:US10304744

    申请日:2002-11-27

    IPC分类号: H01C17/02

    摘要: A green ceramic heater including a green heating resistor formed of an electrically conductive ceramic (e.g., silicide or carbide of a metal element such as W, Ta, or Nb) and an insulative ceramic (e.g., silicon nitride) and power supply leads (e.g., made of W), a first end of each power supply lead being connected to a corresponding end of the green heating resistor, the green heating resistor and the power supply leads buried in a green substrate formed of a material (e.g., silicon nitride) is fired, and subsequently, the resultant ceramic heater is heat-treated at 900 to 1,600° C., to thereby enhance flexural strength of the ceramic heater. The heat treatment is preferably carried out prior to forming a glass layer on an outer circumferential surface of the ceramic heater. When the heat treatment is performed after the fired ceramic heater has been polished so as to expose a second end of each power supply lead from a surface of the substrate, the heat treatment is preferably carried out in an inert atmosphere.

    摘要翻译: 包括由导电陶瓷(例如,诸如W,Ta或Nb的金属元素的硅化物或碳化物)和绝缘陶瓷(例如,氮化硅)和电源引线(例如,氮化硅)形成的绿色加热电阻器的绿色陶瓷加热器。 由W制成),每个电源引线的第一端连接到绿色加热电阻器的对应端,绿色加热电阻器和埋入由材料(例如,氮化硅)形成的绿色衬底中的电源引线) 烧制后,将得到的陶瓷加热器在900〜1600℃进行热处理,从而提高陶瓷加热器的弯曲强度。 热处理优选在陶瓷加热器的外周面上形成玻璃层之前进行。 在烧结的陶瓷加热器被抛光之后进行热处理以从基板的表面露出每个电源引线的第二端时,优选在惰性气氛中进行热处理。

    Ceramic heater and method for manufacturing the same
    2.
    发明授权
    Ceramic heater and method for manufacturing the same 失效
    陶瓷加热器及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06744016B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-01

    申请号:US09813689

    申请日:2001-03-21

    IPC分类号: F23Q700

    摘要: A ceramic heater includes a silicon nitride ceramic substrate and a heating member embedded in the silicon nitride ceramic substrate. An Al-thickened layer is formed in a surface layer portion of the silicon nitride ceramic substrate. The Al-thickened layer has an Al concentration higher than that of an internal layer portion of the silicon nitride ceramic substrate. The Al-thickened layer assumes such a graded composition structure that the Al concentration increases toward the surface of the silicon nitride ceramic substrate.

    摘要翻译: 陶瓷加热器包括氮化硅陶瓷衬底和嵌入在氮化硅陶瓷衬底中的加热构件。 在氮化硅陶瓷基板的表层部分中形成Al增厚层。 Al增厚层的Al浓度高于氮化硅陶瓷衬底的内层部分的Al浓度。 Al增厚层采用这样的梯度组成结构,使得Al浓度朝向氮化硅陶瓷衬底的表面增加。

    Ceramic heater and glow plug with reference zone and condensed zone of ceramics and conductive particles dispersed therein

    公开(公告)号:US06423944B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-23

    申请号:US09767860

    申请日:2001-01-24

    IPC分类号: F23Q700

    摘要: A ceramic heater extending in an axial direction to have an elongate shape includes (a) a basal body; (b) a lead wire embedded in the basal body; and (c) a heating element embedded in the basal body. This heating element includes (1) a matrix ceramic phase; (2) conductive ceramic particles dispersed in the matrix ceramic phase; (3) a portion in which an end portion of the lead wire is embedded; and (4) a reference zone in terms of concentration of a particular element (e.g., rare-earth element). The heating element may include a condensed zone in terms of concentration of the particular element. The ceramic heater can be free from the condensed zone, or at least its formation is minimized to have a thickness of not greater than 5 &mgr;m. With this, the ceramic heater is improved in bending strength.

    Process for producing silicon nitride sintered body for use in ceramic heater for use in glow plug
    4.
    发明授权
    Process for producing silicon nitride sintered body for use in ceramic heater for use in glow plug 有权
    用于电热塞的陶瓷加热器中使用的氮化硅烧结体的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06599457B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-29

    申请号:US10021204

    申请日:2001-12-07

    IPC分类号: C04B3332

    摘要: In the production of a silicon nitride sintered body through a hot press method, a sintering aid protecting agent is added to the raw material. The employable protecting agents are metallic elements such as Ta, W and Mo and compounds of the metallic elements such as nitrides and silicides. Conversion of these elements and compounds to carbides occurs preferentially to reduction of the sintering aid. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress reduction of the sintering aid in a reducing atmosphere formed, for example, of carbon monoxide, which is generated particularly when a graphite pressing die is employed.

    摘要翻译: 在通过热压法制造氮化硅烧结体时,向原料中添加烧结助剂保护剂。 可用的保护剂是诸如Ta,W和Mo的金属元素,以及诸如氮化物和硅化物的金属元素的化合物。 这些元素和化合物转化为碳化物优先发生烧结助剂的还原。 因此,可以抑制在例如使用石墨压模时产生的例如一氧化碳形成的还原气氛中的烧结助剂的还原。

    Silicon nitride sintered body, process for producing the same, ceramic heater employing the silicon nitride sintered body and glow plug containing the ceramic heater

    公开(公告)号:US06359261B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-19

    申请号:US09696547

    申请日:2000-10-25

    IPC分类号: F23Q700

    摘要: The invention comprehends a silicon nitride sintered body having consistent qualities, a process for producing the same, a ceramic heater employing the silicon nitride sintered body as a substrate and a glow plug containing the ceramic heater as a heat source. In the production of a silicon nitride sintered body through a hot press method, a sintering aid protecting agent is added to the raw material. The employable protecting agents are metallic elements such as Ta, W and Mo and compounds of the metallic elements such as nitrides and silicides. Conversion of these elements and compounds to carbides occurs preferentially to reduction of the sintering aid. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress reduction of the sintering aid in a reducing atmosphere formed, for example, of carbon monoxide, which is generated particularly when a graphite pressing die is employed. A ceramic heater which comprises a substrate formed from the silicon nitride sintered body and a resistance heater embedded in the substrate is obtained. Further, a glow plug containing the ceramic heater serving as a heat source is obtained.