US4007342A
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Internal combustion engine distributor having oxidized electrodes or terminals
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1975-04-10
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Granted: 1977-02-08
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Expires: 1995-04-10
Abstract
Abstract A distributor containing an apparatus for suppressing noise is described, comprising an electrode of a distributor rotor and a group of electrodes of a plurality of stationary terminals which are arranged along a circular locus defined by the rotating distributor rotor keeping a constant spark discharging gap, wherein the surface of at least one of said electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals is formed by an electrically high resistive material layer. The base layers for the electrodes and terminals are disclosed as made of silicon, brass, invar, steel and aluminum. The electrically high resistive layers are disclosed as made of silicon dioxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide and invar oxide.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Makino
- 👤 Masahiko Nagai
- 👤 Teruo Yamanaka
- 👤 Osamu Hori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:24
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02P; F02P7/00; F02P7/02; F02P7/021; F02P7/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise, comprising: a distributor rotor which is electrically connected to a high voltage generator included in an ignition circuit of the internal combustion engine, said rotor comprising an electrode; a plurality of stationary terminals, each of which comprises an electrode, is electrically connected to a corresponding spark plug, and is arranged along a circular locus defined by the rotating distributor rotor with a discharging gap between the electrodes of the terminals and the electrode of the distributor rotor, and the surface of at least one of the electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals is formed by an electrically high resistive layer of an oxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise, comprising: a distributor rotor which is electrically connected to a high voltage generator included in an ignition circuit of the internal combustion engine, said rotor comprising an electrode; a plurality of stationary terminals, each of which comprises an electrode, is electrically connected to a corresponding spark plug, and is arranged along a circular locus defined by the rotating distributor rotor with a discharging gap between the electrodes of the terminals and the electrode of the distributor rotor, and the surface of at least one of the electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals is formed by an electrically high resistive layer of an oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 1, comprising: the electrode of the distributor rotor; the group of electrodes of the stationary terminals and; the electrically high resistive layer, which is formed on the surface of at least one of the electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals, whereon at least one of said electrodes is composed of a member selected from the group consisting of brass and steel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 1, comprising: the electrode of the distributor rotor; the group of electrodes of the stationary terminals and; the electrically high resistive layer, which is formed on the surface of at least one of the electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals, whereon at least one of said electrodes is made of silicon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 1, comprising: the electrode of the distributor rotor; the group of electrodes of the stationary terminals and; the electrically high resistive layer, which is formed on the surface of at least one of the electrodes the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals, whereon at least one of said electrodes is made of invar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 2, wherein said electrically high resistive layer is composed of a member selected from the group consisting of copper oxide and aluminum oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 3, wherein said electrically high resistive layer is formed by oxidizing the surface of the silicon body electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 4, wherein said electrically high resistive layer is formed by oxidizing the surface of the invar body electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise as set forth in claim 5, wherein said electrically high resistive layer is treated with an ageing process.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise, comprising: a distributor rotor which is electrically connected to a high voltage generator included in an ignition circuit of the internal combustion engine, said rotor comprising an electrode; a plurality of stationary terminals, each of which comprises an electrode, is electrically connected to a corresponding spark plug, and is arranged along a circular locus defined by the rotating distributor rotor with a discharging gap between the electrodes of the terminals and the electrode of the distributor rotor, and the surface of at least one of the electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals is formed by an electrically high resistive layer composed of a member selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide and invar oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
135 words
A distributor for an internal combustion engine, containing an apparatus for suppressing noise, comprising: a distributor rotor which is electrically connected to a high voltage generator included in an ignition circuit of the internal combustion engine, said rotor comprising an electrode; a plurality of stationary terminals, each of which comprises an electrode, is electrically connected to a corresponding spark plug, and is arranged along a circular locus defined by the rotating distributor rotor with a discharging gap between the electrodes of the terminals and the electrode of the distributor rotor, and the surface of at least one of the electrodes of the distributor rotor and the stationary terminals is formed by an electrically high resistive layer composed of a member selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide and invar oxide.
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