Pencil ignition coil assembly module
US6178957A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01F2038/125
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ignition coil assembly module (40) that can be connected to and disconnected from an engine spark plug. The module elements are arranged as a succession of cylindrical layers about a central ferromagnetic core (46). From innermost to outermost, the succession is: a) a secondary bobbin (48), b) a secondary coil (58), c) a secondary encapsulant (194) encapsulating the secondary coil, d) a primary bobbin (50), e) a primary coil (56), f) an inner wall (181) of an environmental shield (42) encapsulating the primary coil, g) a ferromagnetic shell (52), and h) an outer wall (180) of the environmental shield encapsulating the shell. The primary bobbin forms a liquid container for holding secondary coil encapsulant. A terminal (100) extends through a transverse wall (71) of the primary bobbin for carrying secondary current from the secondary coil to another terminal (118) on the other side of the transverse wall that connects to a spark plug (80). The two terminals are connected together by a mechanical locking connection that keeps them together when the module is disconnected from the spark plug.
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