Spark plug with a ground electrode concentrically disposed to a central electrode
US5280214A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01T13/467
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A spark plug for an internal combustion engine wherein a ring shaped ground electrode has a uniform annular hole with an internal diameter about 0.80 to 1.25 the outer diameter of the center electrode. The ground electrode is vertically spaced below the center electrode and is concentric therewith. The ground electrode is connected to one or more mounting posts attached to a spark plug metal housing. The spark from the center electrode to the ground electrode has multiple paths and results in a spark plug which improves fuel combustion, increases gasoline mileage and engine horsepower and significantly reduces the smolder or ignition delay time and environmental pollutants such as oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
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