Combination catalyst wire wrapped a glow plug
US5580476A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q7/001
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A glow plug has a heating element having a tip formed of a preselected material includes a catalyst wire wrapped about and in intimate contact with the preselected material of the glow plug. The catalyst is formed of one of the platinum group metals, transition metals and combinations thereof and is in the form a wire with a diameter of 0.008 inches. The catalyst is free of charge carrying connection to a power source.
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