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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Ozeki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Naoyuki Mukoyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A spark plug includes an insulator, and a metal shell disposed at an outer periphery of the insulator and including a shoulder. The insulator includes a trunk portion, and a leg formed at the tip end side of the trunk portion. The shoulder of the metal shell includes a first shoulder, and a second shoulder formed at the tip end side of the first shoulder. A distance Da between the tip end of the second shoulder and the leg and a distance Db between the tip end of the trunk portion and the second shoulder satisfy a relationship of Da/Db≧1.1. A distance T between the rear end of the first shoulder and the tip end of the second shoulder and a distance L between the rear end of the first shoulder and a tip end face of the metal shell satisfy a relationship of T/L≦0.5.