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Ignition system

Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1964-08-03
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1984-08-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Laurence F Mieras

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 18:54
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M23/00; F02M23/04; F02M23/06; F02P; F02P3/00; F02P3/02; F02P3/04; F02P3/0407; F02P3/0435; F02P3/045; F02P3/0453; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
THE TRANSISTORIZED IGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING, AN IGNITION COIL INCLUDING A PRIMARY WINDING, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A TRANSISTORIZED CIRCUIT COUPLED TO SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND SAID PRIMARY WINDING OF SAID IGNITION COIL INCLUDING A TRANSISTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID PRIMARY WINDING OF SAID IGNITION COIL FROM SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, AND ELECTROMECHANICAL GENERATOR OPERATED IN TIMED SYNCHRONISM WITH THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND HAVING AN OUTPUT WINDING GENERATING AN ALTERNATING OUTPUT, SAID TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A BASE ELECTRODE, ONE TERMINAL OF SAID OUTPUT WINDING CONNECTED TO SAID BASE ELECTRODE, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO EACH TERMINAL OF SAID OUTPUT WINDING FOR PREVENTING A PHASE SHAFT BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT IN SAID OUTPUT WINDING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
THE TRANSISTORIZED IGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING, AN IGNITION COIL INCLUDING A PRIMARY WINDING, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A TRANSISTORIZED CIRCUIT COUPLED TO SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND SAID PRIMARY WINDING OF SAID IGNITION COIL INCLUDING A TRANSISTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID PRIMARY WINDING OF SAID IGNITION COIL FROM SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, AND ELECTROMECHANICAL GENERATOR OPERATED IN TIMED SYNCHRONISM WITH THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND HAVING AN OUTPUT WINDING GENERATING AN ALTERNATING OUTPUT, SAID TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A BASE ELECTRODE, ONE TERMINAL OF SAID OUTPUT WINDING CONNECTED TO SAID BASE ELECTRODE, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO EACH TERMINAL OF SAID OUTPUT WINDING FOR PREVENTING A PHASE SHAFT BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT IN SAID OUTPUT WINDING.

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