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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wataru Matsutani, Nagoya, JP;
Junichi Kagawa, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T / ; H01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313141 ; 313142 ;
Abstract
Spark plug has a central electrode, an insulator provided exterior to the central electrode, main metallic shell provided exterior to the insulator in such a way that the central electrode protrudes from one end, and a ground electrode coupled at one end to the main metallic shell and which has the other end disposed to face the central electrode 3, with a chip being secured to either the central electrode or the ground electrode or both to form spark discharge gap g. The chip is made of a metal based on Ir which contains Rh in an amount ranging from 3 to 50 wt % (50 wt % being not inclusive).