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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2002
Hideki Teramura, Mie, JP;
Mamoru Musasa, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyohiro Kondo, Aichi, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A spark plug used in an automotive internal combustion engine. The spark plug includes a center electrode. An insulator is disposed around the center electrode. A metal main body is disposed around the insulator. A ground electrode has a first end section connected to the metal main body, and a second end section located opposite to the center electrode. Additionally, a tip is formed of an alloy whose main component is Ir. The tip is secured to the ground electrode and serving as a spark consumption-resistant electrode material. The tip has an axis directed to the center electrode. In the spark plug, a molten and solidified section formed of alloy is disposed to fix the tip to the ground electrode. The molten and solidified section includes a surrounding molten and solidified section located surrounding a peripheral surface of a major part of the tip embedded in the ground electrode.