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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Alexander Schenk, Waiblingen, DE;
Werner Niessner, Steinheim, DE;
Alexander Schenk, Waiblingen, DE;
Werner Niessner, Steinheim, DE;
Federal-Mogul Ignition GmbH, Wiesbaden, DE;
Abstract
Described is a spark plug for gasoline engines with an elongated hollow body made of metal, said body having a forward end with an undercut formed by an interior annular shoulder of the body and a rear end, with an elongated ceramic insulator which is mounted in the body and has a rear end that projects beyond the rear end of the body and has a forward end beyond which the forward end of the body projects, with a center electrode which is inserted into the insulator, projects beyond the forward end thereof, and is connected to a metal connection pin in an electrically conductive manner, said connection pin projecting beyond the rear end of the insulator, and with at least one ground electrode which starts from the forward end of the body and is approached to the center electrode to an electrode distance (EA) to form a spark gap.