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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Kenji Ban, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A spark plug capable of facilitating the growth of a flame kernel. The spark plug including a metal shell; a center electrode retained in the metal shell in an insulated manner; a ground electrode disposed such that a spark gap is formed between the center electrode and an end portion of the ground electrode; and a plug cap that covers the center electrode and the end portion of the ground electrode from the front in a region in front of the metal shell and in which a through hole is formed. An inner surface of the plug cap in a region in front of a back end of the end portion of the ground electrode and an inner surface of the through hole each have an arithmetical mean roughness of less than or equal to 6.3 μm.