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High thread spark plug with undercut insulator

US8030831B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2010
Grant dateOct 4, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01T21/02
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A spark plug for an internal combustion engine, the spark plug having an elongated center electrode having a center electrode tip at one end and a terminal proximate to another end of the center electrode; an insulator surrounding a portion of the center electrode, the insulator having a channel formed in an exterior surface of the insulator; and a jamb nut surrounding the insulator, the jamb nut being aligned with the channel such that a distal end of the jamb nut does not contact the insulator.

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