EP0139911A1 - Bougie d'allumage pour moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Bougie d'allumage pour moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP0139911A1
EP0139911A1 EP84109206A EP84109206A EP0139911A1 EP 0139911 A1 EP0139911 A1 EP 0139911A1 EP 84109206 A EP84109206 A EP 84109206A EP 84109206 A EP84109206 A EP 84109206A EP 0139911 A1 EP0139911 A1 EP 0139911A1
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spark gap
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Werner Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Herden
Boye Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Saggau
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T13/00—Sparking plugs
    • H01T13/40—Sparking plugs structurally combined with other devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P13/00—Sparking plugs structurally combined with other parts of internal-combustion engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P3/00—Other installations
    • F02P3/06—Other installations having capacitive energy storage
    • F02P3/08—Layout of circuits
    • F02P3/0807—Closing the discharge circuit of the storage capacitor with electronic switching means
    • F02P3/0823—Closing the discharge circuit of the storage capacitor with electronic switching means with electronic tubes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P9/00—Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P9/00—Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
    • F02P9/002—Control of spark intensity, intensifying, lengthening, suppression

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  • the invention relates to a spark plug according to the preamble of the main claim.
  • a spark plug lying in this direction is already known (for example according to DE-OS 2 363 804 or DE-OS 2 810 159), which is particularly distinguished in its use in that lean fuel-air mixtures are also used sufficient safety is ignited and there is a good energy yield of the fuel, that furthermore a complete combustion of the fuel-air mixture occurs and thus one obtains favorable exhaust gas values and that finally the ignition voltage pulses from conventional ignition systems can be used.
  • This is due to the fact that a particularly large amount of energy is converted in the breakdown phase of the initial phase of the ignition spark. The remaining residual energy then causes arcing and glow discharges, which have the disadvantageous effect that there is a severe burn-up on the electrodes of the spark gap and the service life of the spark plug is thereby considerably reduced.
  • FIG. 1 shows the circuit representation of an ignition system with a spark plug designed according to the invention and
  • FIG. 2 shows the structural design of such a spark plug in a sectional view.
  • the ignition system shown in Figure 1 is intended for an internal combustion engine, not shown, of a motor vehicle, also not shown.
  • This ignition system shown as an example is fed from a direct current source 1, which can be the battery of the motor vehicle.
  • a line 2 leading to ground and a positive lead via an operating switch (ignition switch) 3 leads from the negative pole.
  • the supply line 4 is the starting point for a circuit branch which firstly via the primary winding 5 of an ignition coil 6 and then via an interrupter switch 7 to the ground line 2 leads.
  • the interrupter switch 7, which has a spark quench capacitor 8 in its shunt, can be opened at the ignition point by a cam 9 driven by the internal combustion engine, ie, brought into its blocking state.
  • the secondary winding 10 belonging to the ignition coil 6 is connected with the one winding end to the connection between the primary winding 5 and the circuit breaker 7 and with the other winding end to the high-voltage connection 11 belonging to the spark plug.
  • a transistor ignition system can also be used instead of the previously described interrupter ignition system.
  • the connection section present between the interference suppression resistor 12 and the capacitor 13 is the starting point for a cable run which is connected to ground via a spark gap 15.
  • the spark gap 14 is assigned a shunt circuit 16, which is said to have an inductive component 17.
  • 18 denotes an ohmic resistance, which can be formed by the wire resistance of the inductive component 17 and / or by an additional circuit element inserted into the shunt circuit.
  • the suppression resistor 12, the capacitor 13, the spark gap 14, the spark gap 15 and the shunt circuit 16 with its inductive component 17 and its ohmic component 18 are combined to form a unit which can be screwed into the cylinder housing of the internal combustion engine in a conventional manner.
  • the high-voltage connection 11 is formed by a screw bolt 20 which is firmly seated in a first insulating body 19 and projects with a portion thereof, to which the interference suppressor 12 is connected within the insulating body 19.
  • the interference suppressor 12 has a connection at its one connection to the high-voltage connection 11 and at its other connection to the first section 21 of a central electrode 22.
  • the first insulating body 19 is approximately cylindrical in shape, the imaginary longitudinal central axis of the high-voltage connection 11 forming bolt 20, the imaginary longitudinal center axis of the pin-shaped interference suppression resistor 12 and the imaginary longitudinal center axis of the likewise pin-shaped section 21 of the center electrode 22 approximately match the imaginary longitudinal center axis of the insulating body 19.
  • the end of the insulating body 19 facing away from the high-voltage connection 11 is seated on a metallic annular disk 24 which concentrically and at a distance surrounds a metal disk 25, the annular disk 24 forming the spark gap 15 with the disk 25.
  • the disk 25 is electrically and mechanically between the end face of the first section 21 of the center electrode 22 facing away from the high voltage connection 11 and the end face of a second section 26 of the center electrode 22 inserted.
  • the other end face of the second section 26 of the center electrode 22 is supported on one connection of the capacitor 13.
  • the second section 26 of the center electrode 22 is firmly anchored in a U-shaped insulating body 27 such that it projects with a section into the cavity of this U-shaped insulating body 27.
  • the open end face of the U-shaped insulating body 27 is supported on the annular disk 24, whereas the opposite end face of this insulating body 27 is seated on one connection side of the capacitor 13.
  • the insulating body 27 and the capacitor 13 are received in an adapted recess, which is located in a further insulating body 28.
  • the insulating body 28 also has a cylindrical shape which, however, tapers stepwise in diameter as the distance from the high-voltage connection 11 increases.
  • the imaginary longitudinal center axis of the pin-shaped second section 26 of the center electrode 22, the imaginary longitudinal center axis of the capacitor 13 and the imaginary longitudinal center axis of a third section 29 of the center electrode 22 coincide with the imaginary longitudinal center axis of the further insulating body 28.
  • the third section which is firmly seated in the further insulating body 28, has an electrical connection on one end face to the connection of the capacitor 13 facing away from the high-voltage connection 11, whereas the other end face of this section 29 protrudes from the further insulating body 28.
  • This protruding end forms the ignition spark gap 14 with a horn-shaped counter electrode 30.
  • the horn-shaped counter electrode 30 protrudes from the end face of a sleeve-shaped metal housing 31 facing away from the high-voltage connection 11, which encloses the further insulating body 28 and the foot of the first insulating body 19 encloses so that the individual parts of the spark plug are held together.
  • a spiral 32 made of electrically conductive material and extending between the metal housing 31 and the third section 29 of the center electrode 22 is intended to form the shunt circuit 16 as an example, the arrangement being chosen so that an inductive component 17 and an ohmic component 18 result.
  • the discharge circuit consisting of elements 13 to 15, must be designed according to maximum frequency considerations, i.e. that it has the lowest possible inductance and also a low ohmic resistance.
  • the ignition system is also functional if the circuit position of the capacitor 13 and the circuit position of the spark gap 15 are interchanged.
  • the illustrated ignition system has an advantage in that, after conversion of the main energy to the spark gap 14, residual energy subsequently supplied and thus causing arcing or glow discharges can flow off via the spark gap 15.

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Spark Plugs (AREA)
EP84109206A 1983-09-20 1984-08-03 Bougie d'allumage pour moteur à combustion interne Expired EP0139911B1 (fr)

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DE19833333891 DE3333891A1 (de) 1983-09-20 1983-09-20 Zuendkerze fuer brennkraftmaschinen

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