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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Naoto Terada, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A heater comprising: a metal sheath; a heating element that is connected to the inner surface of the metal sheath at one end thereof; a center pole that is extending from an opening of the metal sheath to an interior of the metal sheath and directly or indirectly connected to the heating element; an insulating material that is packed in the interior of the metal sheath; and an elastic packing, wherein the opening of the metal sheath is closed by sealing of a gap between the metal sheath and the center pole with the elastic packing, and an axial length of a portion of the elastic packing, the portion is between the metal sheath and the center pole, is not smaller than 2.5 mm.