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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Yoshinobu Goto, Nagoya, JP;
Hideyoshi Tsuruta, Tokai, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshinobu Goto, Nagoya, JP;
Hideyoshi Tsuruta, Tokai, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/16 (2006.01); C23C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The power-supplying member comprises: a first rod-shaped member connected to at least one of a heating resistor and an electrode; a second rod-shaped member connected to a power supply; and a thermal-function member, which is disposed between the first rod-shaped member and the second rod-shaped member, and which has a smaller axial cross section area and a larger surface area as compared to the first and second rod-shaped members.