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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Keiji Kanao, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Keiji Kanao, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ground electrode has one end portion fixed to a metal housing, a bent portion provided at an intermediate portion thereof, and the other end portion positioned in a confronting relationship with a center electrode to form a spark discharge gap. The ground electrode contains either Ni or Fe as a main component and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of Cr and Al. A cross-sectional area S of the ground electrode is not less than 2 mmand not greater than 3 mm. An average value D of crystal grain diameters in a thickness direction is not less than 100 μm at least at the bent portion.