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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Darryl D. Baldwin, Lafayette, IN (US);
James M. Schultz, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darryl D. Baldwin, Lafayette, IN (US);
James M. Schultz, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 1/00 (2006.01); H01T 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An igniter for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The igniter may have a body, and a pre-combustion chamber integral with the body and having at least one orifice. The igniter may also have at least one electrode extending into the pre-combustion chamber. The at least one electrode may be configured to direct an arc to an annular side wall of the pre-combustion chamber, and may be movable to adjust an arc termination location on the annular side wall of the pre-combustion chamber.