SPARK PLUG HAVING IMPROVED GROUND ELECTRODE ORIENTATION AND METHOD OF FORMING

• Main Authors: GFELL PATRICK M, GREGG DON R, KOWALSKI KEVIN J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.04.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CORONA DEVICES; ELECTRICITY; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS

A spark plug (20) for being threaded into a cylinder head (28) includes a shell (24) with threads (26) disposed at a predetermined angled relative to the ground electrode (34). The position of the threads (26) relative to the ground electrode (34) places the ground electrode (34) in a predetermined...