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Corona ignition device

US8767372B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

13Claims

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Assignee

BORGWARNER BERU SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Timo Stifel · Stuttgart, DE
Thomas Giffels · Stuttgart, DE
Axel Mueller · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2011
Grant date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02P23/045
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an ignition device for igniting fuel in an internal combustion engine by generating a corona discharge, comprising an insulator which carries a center electrode, a coil attached to the center electrode, the coil being wound onto a bobbin and enclosed by a tube housing. According to the invention, the coil tapers toward the insulator.

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