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Spark plug for an internal combustion engine

US9450382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE · DE

Inventors

Björn Dirumdam · Meitingen, DE
Ingo Wilke · Unterschleißheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 14, 2013
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02P7/0632
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Spark plug for an internal combustion engine, having a center electrode and a ground electrode arranged in radial direction around the center electrode, wherein an annular spark gap is formed between the center electrode and the ground electrode for igniting a fuel mixture by means of an electric ignition spark developing between the center electrode and the ground electrode, and wherein the ground electrode is contoured in such a way that particles reaching the region of the ground electrode can be removed from the spark gap under the influence of gravitational force.

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