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Corona ignition device

US9644598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH · DE

Inventors

Tom Achtstätter · Hemmingen, DE
Timo Stifel · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 9, 2014
Grant date	May 9, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02P13/00
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A corona ignition device for igniting fuel in an internal combustion engine by means of a corona discharge. The device comprises a center electrode, an insulator into which the center electrode is inserted, a coil body onto which a coil that is connected to the center electrode is wound, and a shielding cap which is fitted onto an end section of the coil body. The end section faces the insulator. According to this disclosure, the shielding cap comprises one or a plurality of slots.

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