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Ceramic glow plug
Assignee: Niterra Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-09-20
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Granted: 1987-03-17
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Expires: 2004-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A ceramic glow plug includes an unjacketed ceramic heater formed by a coiled heating wire of a high melting point tungsten alloy having a specific resistance of at least 10 μ ohms/cm 3 embedded within a sintered ceramic body. The ceramic body has a diameter D of not more than 4.0 mm and is fitted into a hollow metallic cylinder with a tip portion thereof projecting less than three times its diameter D beyond a first axial end of the cylinder. The other end of the metallic cylinder is fitted into a mounting sleeve. The coiled portion of the heating wire is disposed substantially entirely within the projecting tip portion of the ceramic body. A resistor of iron or nickel wire may be positioned in the sleeve and connected in series with the heating wire for inhibiting overheating of the ceramic heater.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Yokoi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:42
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23Q; F23Q7/00; F23Q7/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A ceramic glow plug comprising: an unjacketed ceramic heater including a sintered ceramic body and a heating wire of a high melting point tungsten alloy having a specific resistance of at least 10 μΩ-cm 3 , said heating wire having a coil portion embedded in said sintered ceramic body, said heating wire having terminal ends extending outside said ceramic body; a hollow metallic external cylinder through which the ceramic heater is fitted, a tip portion of said heater projecting beyond a first axial end of the metallic external cylinder; a metallic mounting sleeve into which the other axial end of the metallic external cylinder is fitted, the external diameter D of the ceramic heater tip portion being less than 4.0 mm, the projection length of the tip portion measured from said first axial end of the metallic external cylinder being less than 3 times its external diameter D, and the coil portion of the embedded heating wire being disposed substantially entirely within the projection length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A ceramic glow plug comprising: an unjacketed ceramic heater including a sintered ceramic body and a heating wire of a high melting point tungsten alloy having a specific resistance of at least 10 μΩ-cm 3 , said heating wire having a coil portion embedded in said sintered ceramic body, said heating wire having terminal ends extending outside said ceramic body; a hollow metallic external cylinder through which the ceramic heater is fitted, a tip portion of said heater projecting beyond a first axial end of the metallic external cylinder; a metallic mounting sleeve into which the other axial end of the metallic external cylinder is fitted, the external diameter D of the ceramic heater tip portion being less than 4.0 mm, the projection length of the tip portion measured from said first axial end of the metallic external cylinder being less than 3 times its external diameter D, and the coil portion of the embedded heating wire being disposed substantially entirely within the projection length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ceramic glow plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tungsten alloy comprises tungsten and at least one of rhenium, thorium, and zirconium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The ceramic glow plug as in claim 1 wherein a resistor is connected in series with the heating wire of the ceramic heater, said resistor being positioned within the inside of the metallic sleeve, and said resistor having a positive temperature-resistance coefficient.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The ceramic glow plug as in claim 3 wherein the resistor is made from a wire material selected from the group consisting of iron and nickel wire material.
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