Ignition device for an internal combustion engine
US6082344A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02P3/051
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To provide an ignition device advantageous in cost and space by using an inexpensive small-sized Zener diode having a Zener voltage lower than an induced voltage generated at a primary current supply timing, so as to prevent sparking of a spark plug due to the induced voltage. An ignition device for an internal combustion engine, includes a Zener diode provided on the secondary lower-voltage side of an ignition coil. The Zener diode comes into conduction at a voltage lower than an induced voltage generated at a primary current supply timing.
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