EP0798515A2 - Glühkerzen, insesondere für Dieselmotoren - Google Patents
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- EP0798515A2 EP0798515A2 EP97104956A EP97104956A EP0798515A2 EP 0798515 A2 EP0798515 A2 EP 0798515A2 EP 97104956 A EP97104956 A EP 97104956A EP 97104956 A EP97104956 A EP 97104956A EP 0798515 A2 EP0798515 A2 EP 0798515A2
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- metal body
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- seat
- insulating element
- connector terminal
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
- F23Q7/00—Incandescent ignition; Igniters using electrically-produced heat, e.g. lighters for cigarettes; Electrically-heated glowing plugs
- F23Q7/001—Glowing plugs for internal-combustion engines
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- the present invention relates to an incandescent heater plug, particularly for diesel engines, comprising a substantially tubular metal body having a seat in one end in which one end of an electrically conductive connector terminal is located with the interposition of an electrically insulating annular element, the terminal having a threaded spigot at its end remote from the body for connection to a power supply conductor through a nut element screwed onto the threaded spigot; a metal sheath fixed to the body and having a closed end which projects from that end of the body opposite the terminal, one resistive heating element housed in the sheath and connected to the sheath, and an electrically conductive shaft which extends through the body and the sheath, being spaced from both of these and which has one end fixed to the terminal and its other end connected to the resistive heating element.
- Incandescent plugs of the type defined above are known in which the conductive shaft interposed between the connector terminal and the resistive heating element has one end introduced into a seat provided in that part of the connector terminal opposite its threaded spigot.
- the conductive shaft is fixed in the connector terminal by clinching or upsetting of the wall of the seat on the end of the shaft.
- the electrically insulating annular element is simply interposed between the connector terminal and the outer metal body of the plug.
- the torque transmitted to the connector terminal may release the conductive shaft from the connector terminal or break the shaft which is typically of untempered steel.
- shafts in order to prevent the shaft from breaking, it may be made from tempered steel.
- This solution however has the disadvantage that requires an additional manufacturing step (for the tempering); moreover, shafts are usually made by cutting to length from a steel bar. If this bar is of tempered steel it is extremely difficult to cut it into pieces to form the individual shafts.
- the object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide an incandescent plug of the type defined above which overcomes the disadvantages indicated above without the use of a tempered metal shaft and in such a manner that the torque applied to the connector terminal does not cause this terminal to become disconnected from the associated metal shaft.
- an incandescent heater plug of the type specified above characterised in that the said one end of the connector terminal, the annular insulating element and the said seat in the outer metal body of the plug are shaped and/or coupled together so as, at least to a partial extent, to be torsionally rigid with each other so that a torque applied by the screw-clamping member to the connector terminal can be at least partly discharged to the outer metal body of the plug through the intermediate insulating element between the connector terminal and the metal body.
- an incandescent plug 1 according to the present invention comprises an outer metal body 2 of essentially tubular shape in which a metal sheath 3 is partly inserted. The end 3a of the metal sheath 3 which projects out of the body 2 is closed.
- the metal sheath 3 is firmly retained in the outer metal body 2 as a result of their coupling by interference fit.
- the outer metal body has an end 2a which is formed with a seat 2b.
- a bush 4 of electrically insulating material is arranged in this seat.
- This bush may be formed, for example, from a polyamide or polypropylene material, possibly with a glass fibre filler.
- a connector terminal made from metal is indicated 5.
- the connector terminal 5 At its end remote from the metal body 2, the connector terminal 5 has a threaded spigot 5a.
- the intermediate portion of the terminal 5 is formed with an annular rib 5b which defines a radial shoulder 5c (see for example Figure 2).
- the terminal 5 At its end opposite the threaded projection 5a, the terminal 5 has an end 5d of essentially tubular shape which defines a seat indicated 5e.
- One end of a metal shaft 6 is inserted in the seat 5e in the terminal 5.
- the tubular portion 5d of the terminal 5 is upset or clinched on the end of the shaft 6 so that the latter is firmly fixed to the terminal.
- the shaft 6 extends axially through the metal body 2 and through part of the metal sheath 3, being spaced from both of these.
- An annular sealing washer 7 is located adjacent the insulating element 4, between the shaft 6 and the metal body 2.
- At least one resistive heating coil 8 have an essentially helical shape is local within the metal sheath 3.
- the heating coil 8 is connected (for example by welding) to the sheath 3 adjacent its tip 3a.
- the other end of the heating coil 8 is connected to the metal shaft 6.
- the incandescent plug 1 is mounted in a seat in an internal combustion engine, typically a diesel engine, by the screwing of a threaded portion 2c of the metal body 2 into a correspondingly threaded aperture or seat in the engine.
- an internal combustion engine typically a diesel engine
- the metal body 2 of the plug 1 is connected to the earth of the vehicle's electrical system.
- the connector terminal 5 of the plug is connected to a supply and control circuit (not illustrated) through a conductor indicated 10 in Figures 1 and 4.
- This conductor comprises, in known manner, a strip or plate formed with an aperture 10a ( Figure 4).
- This metal plate is slipped onto the threaded spigot 5a of the connector terminal 5 of the plug so that it bears against the annular shoulder 5c.
- a clamping nut shown at 11 in Figures 1 and 4, is then screwed onto the threaded spigot 5a.
- the end 5d of the connector terminal 5, the annular insulating element 4 and the seat 2b in the outer metal body 2 are shaped and/or coupled together so that they are at least, to a partial extent, torsionally rigid with each other so that the torque applied by the clamping nut 11 to the connector terminal 5 is at least partly discharged to the outer metal body 2 through the intermediate insulating member 4.
- the torque applied by the clamping nut 11 to the connector terminal 5 does not act, or is not discharged, solely on the junction between this connector terminal and the metal shaft 5.
- a first manner of rendering the terminal 5 at least partially torsionally rigid with the outer metal body 2 consists, for example, in the provision of the outer surface of the portion 5d of the terminal 5 and the inner surface of the insulating element 4 with respective longitudinal splines, whereby corresponding ridges are formed between them, the outer profile of the portion 5d of the terminal 5 being substantially complementary to the inner profile of the insulating element 4.
- the outer surface of the insulating element 4 and the inner surface of the seat 2b in the outer metal body 2 are made with respective, essentially complementary, splined profiles.
- the spigot 5d of the connector terminal 5, the intermediate insulating element 4 and the seat 2b in the outer metal body 2 have respective polygonal shapes, in complementary pairs, as shown in Figure 6.
- the outer surface of the spigot 5d of the connector element 5, the inner and outer surfaces of the annular insulating element 4 and the inner surface of the seat 2b in the metal body 2 may be formed with respective threads so that, once screwed together, these elements are substantially torsionally rigid with each other.
- the terminal 5, the insulating bush 4 and the body 2 may be made at least partially rigid by their mutual coupling by interference fit, or driving.
- the intermediate insulating element 4 may be a preformed element or may be made from a plastics material by hot casting or injection in the interspace between the portion 5d of the connector terminal 5 and the wall of the seat 2b in the outer metal body 2.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITTO960240 | 1996-03-29 | ||
IT96TO000240A IT1285043B1 (it) | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 | Candela riscaldante ad incandescenza, particolarmente per motori a ciclo diesel |
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EP0798515A2 true EP0798515A2 (de) | 1997-10-01 |
EP0798515A3 EP0798515A3 (de) | 1998-06-03 |
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EP97104956A Withdrawn EP0798515A3 (de) | 1996-03-29 | 1997-03-24 | Glühkerzen, insesondere für Dieselmotoren |
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Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1026447A2 (de) * | 1999-02-04 | 2000-08-09 | Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glühkerze |
WO2005026619A1 (de) * | 2003-08-28 | 2005-03-24 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Glühstiftkerze mit besonders eingebettetem kontaktelement |
WO2013145571A1 (ja) * | 2012-03-29 | 2013-10-03 | 日本特殊陶業株式会社 | グロープラグ及びその製造方法 |
JP2013234778A (ja) * | 2012-05-07 | 2013-11-21 | Ngk Spark Plug Co Ltd | グロープラグ及びその製造方法 |
JP2015078824A (ja) * | 2013-10-18 | 2015-04-23 | 日本特殊陶業株式会社 | グロープラグ |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS53141840A (en) * | 1977-05-16 | 1978-12-11 | Ngk Spark Plug Co Ltd | Manufacturing method of sheathed glow plug |
EP0105807A1 (de) * | 1982-09-30 | 1984-04-18 | The Bendix Corporation | Glühkerze mit leitender Schicht als Heizung |
DE8427789U1 (de) * | 1984-09-21 | 1986-01-23 | Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart | Glühstiftkerze für Brennkraftmaschinen |
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- 1996-03-29 IT IT96TO000240A patent/IT1285043B1/it active IP Right Grant
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- 1997-03-24 EP EP97104956A patent/EP0798515A3/de not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS53141840A (en) * | 1977-05-16 | 1978-12-11 | Ngk Spark Plug Co Ltd | Manufacturing method of sheathed glow plug |
EP0105807A1 (de) * | 1982-09-30 | 1984-04-18 | The Bendix Corporation | Glühkerze mit leitender Schicht als Heizung |
DE8427789U1 (de) * | 1984-09-21 | 1986-01-23 | Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart | Glühstiftkerze für Brennkraftmaschinen |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 003, no. 016 (M-048), 10 February 1979 & JP 53 141840 A (NGK SPARK PLUG CO LTD), 11 December 1978, * |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1026447A2 (de) * | 1999-02-04 | 2000-08-09 | Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glühkerze |
EP1026447A3 (de) * | 1999-02-04 | 2004-08-25 | Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glühkerze |
WO2005026619A1 (de) * | 2003-08-28 | 2005-03-24 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Glühstiftkerze mit besonders eingebettetem kontaktelement |
WO2013145571A1 (ja) * | 2012-03-29 | 2013-10-03 | 日本特殊陶業株式会社 | グロープラグ及びその製造方法 |
JP2013204945A (ja) * | 2012-03-29 | 2013-10-07 | Ngk Spark Plug Co Ltd | グロープラグ及びその製造方法 |
EP2833070A4 (de) * | 2012-03-29 | 2016-01-20 | Ngk Spark Plug Co | Glühkerze und verfahren zur herstellung davon |
US9335047B2 (en) | 2012-03-29 | 2016-05-10 | Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glow plug and method for manufacturing same |
JP2013234778A (ja) * | 2012-05-07 | 2013-11-21 | Ngk Spark Plug Co Ltd | グロープラグ及びその製造方法 |
US20130312691A1 (en) * | 2012-05-07 | 2013-11-28 | Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glow plug and manufacturing method thereof |
US9644842B2 (en) | 2012-05-07 | 2017-05-09 | Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glow plug and manufacturing method thereof |
EP2662623A3 (de) * | 2012-05-07 | 2017-10-04 | NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | Glühstift und Herstellungsverfahren dafür |
JP2015078824A (ja) * | 2013-10-18 | 2015-04-23 | 日本特殊陶業株式会社 | グロープラグ |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0798515A3 (de) | 1998-06-03 |
IT1285043B1 (it) | 1998-06-03 |
ITTO960240A0 (de) | 1996-03-29 |
ITTO960240A1 (it) | 1997-09-29 |
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