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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2021
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A spark plug which includes an insulator having an axial hole extending along an axial line, a metallic shell disposed around the insulator, and a center electrode disposed in the axial hole to be located on the forward end side of the axial line is provided. The insulator has a step portion provided on the outer circumferential surface thereof and facing toward the forward end side. The metallic shell has a receiving surface provided on the inner circumferential surface thereof and facing toward the rear end side and with which the step portion is engaged via a packing. A portion of the step portion on the outer circumferential side is a first curved surface being convex toward the forward end side, and a portion of the step portion on the inner circumferential side of the first curved surface is a second curved surface being convex toward the rear end side.