Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spark plug
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Application No.: US17304637Application Date: 2021-06-23
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Publication No.: US11646551B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: James Jay Cress
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC
- Main IPC: H01T13/54
- IPC: H01T13/54 ; H01T13/39 ; H01T13/40 ; H01T13/46

Abstract:
A spark plug includes a central electrode member and an outer electrode member. The central electrode member includes a central base and a plurality of electrode prongs extending in an axial direction from the central base. The outer electrode member surrounds the central electrode member. The outer electrode member includes a wall that is radially spaced from the plurality of electrode prongs to allow a series of electric arcs to form between the wall and the plurality of electrode prongs. The outer electrode member and the central electrode member are sized and positioned relative to one another such that a first rate of wear of the outer electrode member, along a longitudinal axis of the spark plug, is substantially equal to a second rate of wear of the central electrode member along the longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220416515A1 SPARK PLUG Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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