Abstract:
A spark plug for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, with a middle electrode, comprising an electrode base body (5), with a front face (51), facing towards the combustion chamber, to which a noble metal tip (8) is attached. A combustion chamber facing end section of the electrode base body (15) is in the form of a frustum. The noble metal tip (8) is also in the form of a frustum, whereby the diameter of the front face of the electrode base body (51), facing towards the combustion chamber, corresponds to the diameter of the front face of the noble metal tip (84), facing away from the combustion chamber. Furthermore, a method for the production of a middle electrode for a spark plug in an internal combustion engine is disclosed, whereby a noble metal tip (8) is fixed to an electrode base body (51), with the front face of the electrode base body (51), facing the combustion chamber, connected to the front face of the noble metal tip (84), facing away from the combustion chamber. Finally, the noble metal tip (8) and the combustion chamber end of the electrode base body (5) are machined into a cone in such a way that an external section (11), in the boundary region between the noble metal tip (8) and electrode base body (5) is removed, which, in terms of the microstructure and/or composition thereof, differs from that of an internal section (12) of the boundary region.
Abstract:
The proposal is for harder-wearing spark plugs for an internal combustion engine. One feature concerns the burn-off resistor (13) of the plug which projects toward the spark path (20) of the plug in order that the current from the charge stored in the ignition capacitor is given off in a limited manner. A further modification relates to the diameter of the inner conductor (11, 16) which is reduced, thus making it possible to reduce the capacitance of the plug. A further modification concerns the electrode head (14) of the inner conductor (11, 16), where it is proposed to coat the electrode head (14) with a noble metal and to use a highly heat-conductive material for the electrode head (14) which acts as a heat buffer.
Abstract:
A sparking plug (10), e.g. for an internal combustion engine, with at least one central electrode (11) (h.v. electrode) and at least one earth electrode (12), with an insulator (13) and a surface discharge section (14) between the central (11) and earth (12) electrodes is proposed. The surface discharge section (14) has island patterns of mutually insulated, electrically conductive materials (16) located on the surface region of the insulator (13) or on the surface region of an insulating material (17) of the sparking plug (10).
Abstract:
Spark plugs, suitable in particular for internal combustion engines, are disclosed. The object of the invention is the attachment of highly erosion resistant spark insets (20/1) in at least one of the electrodes (20) that form the sparking distance. Such spark insets (20/1) are pin-shaped and are inserted with a longitudinal section (20/1') provided with raised parts (24) and/or depressions (25) into a frontal hole (23) of the electrode. In order to reliably secure these spark insets (20/1), the end section of the electrode (20) around the hole (23) is partially or totally deformed (by upsetting) in the radial direction. Ring-shaped grooves (20/1'), threads and axial and circumferential knurls may be provided to form said raised parts (24) or depressions (25). This reliable and economic manner of attaching spark plugs (20/1) to electrodes (20) requires no application of heat.
Abstract:
Es wird ein Filterelement für eine Brennkraftmaschine vorgeschlagen, bei dem die Filterwände mit einer katalytisch aktiven Beschichtung mindestens teilweise versehen werden. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass die radial äußeren Bereiche (38) beziehungsweise die im Bereich der Erste Stirnfläche befindlichen Bereiche des Filterelements (44) eine gegenüber dem inneren Bereich (40) und/oder dem zweiten Bereich (46) des Filterelements (18) eine erhöhte katalytische Aktivität aufweisen.
Abstract:
Es wird eine Zündkerze für eine Brennkraftmaschine mit einer Mittelelektrode, die einen Elektrodengrundkörper (5) mit einer brennraumzugewandten Stirnfläche (51) aufweist, auf der ein Edelmetallplättchen (8) befestigt ist, vorgeschlagen. Ein brennraumseitiger Endabschnitt des Elektrodengrundkörpers (15) ist dabei kegelstumpfförmig ausgebildet. Das Edelmetallplättchen (8) ist ebenfalls kegelstumpfförmig ausgebildet, wobei der Durchmesser der brennraumzugewandten Stirnfläche des Elektrodengrundkörpers (51) dem Durchmesser der brennraumabgewandten Stirnfläche des Edelmetallplättchens (84) entspricht. Es wird weiterhin ein Verfahren zur Herstellung Mittelelektrode für eine Zündkerze einer Brennkraftmaschine vorgeschlagen, wobei auf einem Elektrodengrundkörper (5) ein Edelmetallplättchen (8) befestigt wird, wobei die brennraumseitige Stirnseite des Elektrodengrundkörpers (51) mit der brennraumabgewanten Stirnseite des Edelmettallplättchens (84) verbunden wird. Anschliessend wird das Edelmetallplättchen (8) und das brennraumseitige Ende des Elektrodengrundkörpers (15) derart konisch spanend bearbeitet, dass ein äusserer Abschnitt (11) im Übergangsbereich zwischen Edelmetallplättchen (8) und Elektrodengrundkörper (5) entfernt wird, der sich in seiner Mikrostruktur und/oder Zusammensetzung von der eines inneren Abschnitts (12) des Übergangsbereichs unterscheidet.
Abstract:
A spark plug has a tubular metallic housing, an insulator retained by the housing and an inner conductor arrangement embedded in the insulator and consisting of a connection bolt, an erosion resistance, a contact pin and a platinum central electrode. Four earth electrodes are secured to the housing, are bent towards the central electrode and project with their thickness over the insulator. The contact pin is coated and shortened in such a way that the erosion resistance projects as much as possible into the electrode gap. The platinum central electrode is shaped as a nail whose rear part has a smaller diameter than the front part which projects out of the insulator.
Abstract:
To prevent electrical leaks in the combustion chamber end of sparking plugs for fuel-air mixtures and hence to produce constantly high-powered sparks, a tripping diode cascade (29) is built into the longitudinal drilling (24) of the electrically insulating body (17) of a sparking plug (19). This tripping diode cascade (29) forms one component with the connector (30) of the sparking plug (10) and is surrounded by an electrically insulating shell (31) by means of which the longitudinal drilling (24) in the electrically insulating body (17) is filled. On the combustion chamber side the tripping diode cascade (29) is connected to be electrically conductive to a coupling pin (28), the combustion chamber side section of which penetrates into a prior art electrically conductive moulding (27) and is thus connected to the central electrode (25) of the sparking plug (10). The description relates to several easily fitted and reliable embodiments of the arrangement of a tripping diode cascade (29) in the electrically insulating body (17) of sparking plugs (10).
Abstract:
The proposal is for an electric spark-generating ignition device (10) designed especially for the ignition of gaseous fuels; it has a tubular metal housing (11) with securing means (12) on the outside. In the longitudinal drilling (18) of the housing (11) is fitted a tubular electrical insulator (27) with its section on the combustion chamber side sealed while its head (27/3) projects from the housing (11) on the connection side. The flange-like fixing (37) of the central electrode (34) passing through the central drilling (31) of the electrical insulator (27) is pressed on the combustion chamber side by a mechanically prestressed spring component (48) and is thus sealed in the central drilling of the electrical insulator (27). The spring component (48) is electrically insulated from the central electrode (34) and is supported on a component (20) secured to the housing (11). The central electrode (34) can form a single piece with the connecting piece (41) but both may be separate components and joined via an equalising spring (61) or an equalising spring (61') and an interference suppressor (70).