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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masato Taniguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428627 ; 428621 ;
Abstract
A jointed member, such as a tappet, obtained by brazing a disc which is ceramic member, and a tappet body which is a metal member, to each other by a brazing layer, the jointed member includes a reaction layer formed on the surface of the metal member adjacent to the brazing material and having a thickness of not less than 5 .mu.m, wherein the reaction layer contains, in addition to main elements forming the metal member, Cu in the range of 0.5 weight % to 8 weight % and Si in the range of 0.5 weight % to 8 weight %.