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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Applicants:
John a Burrows, Northwich, GB;
Marcello Cino, Rubiera, IT;
Sandro Goretti, Rubiera, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Italy Srl., Modena, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 7/22 (2006.01); F23Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A glow plug assembly () has a metallic heater probe () supported within a metal shell (). A transition zone () at the base of the shell () includes a membrane () and a tube portion (). A first open end () of the heater probe () is formed with a reduced diameter pilot section () that mates with the tube portion () to establish a joint area between the components. The membrane () may be made elastically deflectable so as to accommodate integration of a pressure sensor () in the glow plug assembly ().