EP3358257B1 - Bougie de préchauffage - Google Patents

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EP3358257B1
EP3358257B1 EP18151698.0A EP18151698A EP3358257B1 EP 3358257 B1 EP3358257 B1 EP 3358257B1 EP 18151698 A EP18151698 A EP 18151698A EP 3358257 B1 EP3358257 B1 EP 3358257B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present invention relates to a glow plug, particularly, a glow plug capable of providing higher heating-up temperature.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for allowing a glow plug having a coil disposed within a tube to meet the requirement to provide higher heating-up temperature.
  • a refractory metal containing W or Mo as a main component and having a melting point higher than those of an FeCrAl alloy and an NiCr alloy is used for the coil.
  • Patent Document 1 International Publication No. WO2014/206847 and EP 2 045 526 A2 disclose relevant prior art.
  • Document US 2014/361005 A1 discloses the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • EP 2 312 907 A1 discloses the use of Tungsten and Molybdenum in glow plugs.
  • the above-mentioned conventional technique involves a problem in that when a constant voltage is applied to the coil for heating up to a predetermined temperature (e.g., 1,000°C), the resistance of the coil abruptly increases, resulting in an abrupt reduction in current value.
  • the resistance ratio is "the ratio of a resistance of the coil at 1,000°C to a resistance of the coil at 20°C.” The larger the value of the resistance ratio, the larger the resistance at high temperature. Since the amount of generated heat is proportional to the square of current, difficulty is involved in heating up to the predetermined temperature.
  • a rearward coil formed of an FeCrAl alloy or an NiCr alloy and lower in resistance ratio than a refractory metal is joined to the rear end of a coil (forward coil) formed of a refractory metal.
  • the coil heated up to the predetermined temperature needs to be saturated at around the predetermined temperature (e.g., at 1,100°C).
  • the voltage applied to the coil needs to be lowered; however, this causes transfer of heat from the forward side of the tube toward a rearward side of the tube lower in temperature than the forward side, potentially resulting in a transient great drop in temperature of the forward side of the tube.
  • the combustion in an engine becomes unstable, and the emission of exhaust gas increases.
  • the heat capacity of the tube can be reduced, whereby the transfer of heat from the forward side to the rearward side of the tube can be restrained.
  • reducing the wall thickness of the entire tube causes oxidization wear, which results in both deformation of the tube and shortening in endurance time until formation of a through hole in the tube. As a result, durability of the tube potentially deteriorates.
  • the present invention has been conceived to solve the above problem, and an object of the invention is to provide a glow plug capable of restraining a temperature drop in the event of lowering applied voltage for saturating temperature, while ensuring durability and provision of higher heating-up temperature.
  • a glow plug of the present invention comprises a closed-bottomed tube extending in a direction of an axial line; a forward coil and a rearward coil disposed within the tube; and an axial rod connected to a rear end of the rearward coil.
  • the forward coil is connected at its forward end to a forward end portion of the tube and contains W or Mo as a main component.
  • the rearward coil is connected at its forward end to a rear end of the forward coil and has a resistance ratio R1 lower than a resistance ratio R2 of the forward coil, where the resistance ratio R1 is the ratio of a resistance of the rearward coil at 1,000°C to a resistance of the rearward coil at 20°C, and the resistance ratio R2 is the ratio of a resistance of the forward coil at 1,000°C to a resistance of the forward coil at 20°C.
  • the tube has a tube forward portion ranging from the forward end of the tube to a position around a center of the forward coil with respect to the direction of the axial line, and a tube rearward portion ranging from a position around the rear end of the rearward coil to a position around the forward end of the rearward coil.
  • a wall thickness A of the tube forward portion is 0.5 mm or more; a wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion is 0.3 mm or more; and a minimal wall thickness B1 of the tube rearward portion is smaller than the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion.
  • the forward coil containing W or Mo as a main component is connected to the forward end portion of the tube, and the rearward coil having a resistance ratio R1 lower than a resistance ratio R2 of the forward coil is connected to the rear end of the forward coil. Accordingly, even in application of a constant voltage, the forward coil containing W or Mo as a main component and a forward portion of the tube can be heated up to a predetermined temperature, whereby provision of higher heating-up temperature can be ensured.
  • the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion is 0.5 mm or more
  • the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion is 0.3 mm or more. Accordingly, with respect to the tube rearward portion and the tube forward portion whose temperature increases as compared with the tube rearward portion, there can be restrained the shortening of endurance time until formation of a through hole in the tube and the deformation of the tube both of which are caused by oxidization wear. Therefore, durability can be ensured.
  • the minimal wall thickness B1 of the tube rearward portion is smaller than the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion. Accordingly, the heat capacity per unit length of the tube rearward portion (a portion having the minimal wall thickness B1) can be smaller than that of the tube forward portion. As a result, when the applied voltage is lowered, the amount of heat transfer from the tube forward portion to the tube rearward portion can be restrained. Therefore, even in the event of lowering voltage applied to the coil for saturating the temperature of the coil, a drop in temperature of the forward side of the tube can be restrained.
  • W or Mo as a main component means that the W or Mo content of a coil material is 50 wt% or more.
  • the “tube forward portion” indicates a portion of the tube which has high temperature as compared with the other portion in the event of the coil generating heat; specifically, “a portion ranging from the forward end of the tube to a position around the center of the forward coil with respect to the direction of the axial line.”
  • the “tube rearward portion” indicates a portion of the tube which is low in temperature as compared with the tube forward portion and to which heat is apt to transfer from the tube forward portion; specifically, “a portion ranging from a position around the rear end of the rearward coil to a position around the forward end of the rearward coil.”
  • the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion and “the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion” indicate “the wall thickness of the entire forward portion” and “the wall thickness of the entire tube rearward portion,” respectively.
  • the minimal wall thickness B1 of the tube rearward portion indicates “the minimal value of the wall thickness of the entire tube rearward portion (i.e., the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion).
  • the wall thickness A is 0.7 mm or less, and the ratio of the wall thickness A to the minimal wall thickness B1; i.e., ratio A/B1, satisfies the relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.11. Since the wall thickness A is 0.7 mm or less, it is possible to prevent the heat capacity per unit length of the tube forward portion from becoming excessively large. Accordingly, in addition to provision of the effect of claim 1, there can be improved the performance of heating up the tube forward portion to a predetermined temperature in a short period of time (hereinafter, called "rapid heating-up performance").
  • the wall thickness A is 0.56 mm or more, and the ratio A/B1 satisfies a relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.24. Accordingly, in addition to provision of the effect of claim 2, there can be further lengthened service life until formation of a through hole in the tube forward portion caused by oxidization wear, and there can be further restrained a drop in temperature of the forward side of the tube when voltage applied to the coil is lowered for saturating the temperature of the coil.
  • the wall thickness A is from 0.58 mm to 0.64 mm, and the ratio A/B1 satisfies a relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.29. Accordingly, since the heat capacity per unit length of the tube rearward portion can be further reduced as compared with that of the tube forward portion, in addition to provision of the effect of claim 3, there can be further improved restraint of a drop in temperature in the event of lowering applied voltage, durability, and rapid heating-up performance.
  • the wall thickness A is 0.62 mm or less. Accordingly, in addition to provision of the effect of claim 4, rapid heating-up performance can be further improved.
  • the tube has a wall thickness C of 0.5 mm or more as measured at a portion ranging from the forward end of the tube to a position around an end of a first turn starting from the forward end of the rearward coil.
  • Heat generated by the forward coil is easily transmitted not only to a portion of the tube surrounding the forward coil but also to a portion of the tube surrounding the first turn of the rearward coil.
  • FIG. 1 is a half sectional view of the glow plug 10
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a portion of the glow plug 10.
  • the lower side of the sheet is called the forward side of the glow plug 10
  • the upper side of the sheet is called the rearward side of the glow plug 10.
  • the glow plug 10 includes an axial rod 20, a metallic shell 30, a tube 40, and a coil 50. These members are assembled along an axial line O of the glow plug 10.
  • the glow plug 10 is an auxiliary heat source used in, for example, starting up an internal combustion engine (not shown) such as a diesel engine.
  • the axial rod 20 is a circular columnar conductor made of metal and is adapted to supply electric power to the coil 50.
  • the coil 50 is electrically connected to the forward end of the axial rod 20.
  • the axial rod 20 is inserted into the metallic shell 30 with its rear end protruding outward from the metallic shell 30.
  • the axial rod 20 has an externally threaded connection portion 21 formed at its rear end portion.
  • the connection portion 21 allows connection of a connector (not shown) of a cable for supplying electric power from a power source such as battery.
  • the nut 25 fixes a connected connector (not shown).
  • the metallic shell 30 is an approximately cylindrical member formed of carbon steel or the like.
  • the metallic shell 30 has an axial hole 31 extending therethrough along the axial line O and has a threaded portion 32 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof.
  • the metallic shell 30 has a tool engagement portion 33 formed on the rearward side of the threaded portion 32.
  • the axial hole 31 is a through hole through which the axial rod 20 is inserted. Since the inside diameter of the axial hole 31 is greater than the outside diameter of the axial rod 20, a gap is formed between the axial rod 20 and the axial hole 31.
  • the threaded portion 32 is an external thread to be engaged with an internal combustion engine (not shown).
  • the tool engagement portion 33 has such a shape (e.g., hexagonal shape) as to allow a tool (not shown) to be engaged therewith for screwing the threaded portion 32 into or unscrewing the threaded portion 32 from a threaded hole (not shown) of the internal combustion engine.
  • the metallic shell 30 holds the axial rod 20 via the O-ring 22 and the insulator 23 at a rear end portion of the axial hole 31.
  • the ring 24 in contact with the insulator 23 is crimped to the axial rod 20, thereby fixing the axial position of the insulator 23.
  • the insulator 23 electrically insulates the ring 24 and a rear end portion of the metallic shell 30 from each other.
  • the metallic shell 30 receives the tube 40 fixed into a forward end portion of the axial hole 31.
  • the tube 40 is made of metal and closed at a forward end 41 thereof.
  • the tube 40 is press-fitted into the axial hole 31 to thereby be fixed to the metallic shell 30.
  • Examples of material for the tube 40 include heat resistant alloys such as nickel-based alloys and stainless steels.
  • the tube 40 receives a forward end portion of the axial rod 20 inserted therein. Since the inside diameter of the tube 40 is greater than the outside diameter of the axial rod 20, a gap is formed between the axial rod 20 and the tube 40.
  • a seal member 26 is a cylindrical electrically insulative member held between a forward end portion of the axial rod 20 and a rear end portion of the tube 40. The seal member 26 maintains the gap between the axial rod 20 and the tube 40 and provides a seal between the axial rod 20 and the tube 40.
  • the coil 50 is accommodated in the tube 40 along the axial line O. An insulating powder 60 is charged into the tube 40.
  • the coil 50 has a spiral form and generates heat through energization.
  • the coil 50 is composed of a forward coil 51 joined to a forward end 41 portion of the tube 40, and a rearward coil 52 joined to the forward end of the axial rod 20.
  • the forward coil 51 is welded at a forward end 54 (the boundary between the forward coil 51 and a weld fusion zone) to a portion of the forward end 41 of the tube 40 via the weld fusion zone (not shown).
  • a refractory metal which contains W or Mo as a main component is used as a material for the forward coil 51. These elements can be used singly as a material for the forward coil 51, or an alloy which contains either one of these elements as a main component can be used as a material for the forward coil 51.
  • the forward coil 51 is welded at the rear end thereof to the rearward coil 52.
  • a weld fusion zone 53 is formed between the forward coil 51 and the rearward coil 52 as a result of solidification of a molten weld metal.
  • the rearward coil 52 is connected in series to the forward coil 51 via the weld fusion zone 53.
  • the rearward coil 52 is formed of an electrically conductive material having a resistance ratio R2 lower than a resistance ratio R1 of the forward coil 51. Examples of material for the rearward coil 52 include an FeCrAl alloy and an NiCr alloy.
  • the rearward coil 52 is accommodated in the tube 40 along the axial line O (see FIG. 1 ) and is welded at a rear end 55 thereof to the forward end of the axial rod 20.
  • the axial rod 20 is electrically connected to the tube 40 via the rearward coil 52 and the forward coil 51.
  • the insulating powder 60 has electric insulation and has thermal conductivity at high temperature. A space between the coil 50 and the tube 40, a space between the axial rod 20 and the tube 40, and a space surrounded by the coil 50 are filled with the insulating powder 60.
  • the insulating powder 60 has a function of transferring heat from the coil 50 to the tube 40, a function of preventing a short circuit between the coil 50 and the tube 40, and a function of suppressing vibration of the coil 50, thereby preventing breakage thereof.
  • Examples of the insulating powder 60 include powders of oxides such as MgO and Al 2 O 3 .
  • Powder of CaO, ZrO 2 , SiO 2 , Si, or the like can be added to powder of oxide such as MgO, Al 2 O 3 , or the like.
  • the insulating powder 60 contains MgO powder in an amount of 85% by mass to less than 100% by mass and also contains Si powder.
  • the tube 40 includes a tube forward portion 43 and a tube rearward portion 46.
  • the tube forward portion 43 ranges from the forward end 41 of the tube 40 to a position 42 around a center 56 (the midpoint of a line segment connecting the position of the forward end 54 and the position of the weld fusion zone 53) of the forward coil 51 with respect to the direction of the axial line O (axial direction).
  • the tube rearward portion 46 ranges from a position 44 around the rear end 55 of the rearward coil 52 to a position 45 around a forward end 57 (the position of the weld fusion zone 53) of the rearward coil 52.
  • FIG. 2 shows the range of the tube forward portion 43 (from the forward end 41 of the tube 40 to the position 42) and the range of the tube rearward portion 46 (from the position 44 of the tube 40 to the position 45).
  • the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 is 0.5 mm or more; the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 is 0.3 mm or more; and the minimal wall thickness B1 of the tube rearward portion 46 is smaller than the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43.
  • the tube forward portion 43 and the tube rearward portion 46 have the same outside diameter, and the inside diameter of the tube forward portion 43 is smaller than the inside diameter of the tube rearward portion 46 at the rear end side thereof, whereby the minimal wall thickness B1 of the tube rearward portion 46 becomes smaller than the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43.
  • the tube 40 has a wall thickness C of 0.5 mm or more as measured at a portion 48 ranging from the forward end 41 thereof to a position 47 around an end 58 of a first turn starting from the forward end 57 (the weld fusion zone 53) of the rearward coil 52.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the relation between voltage V and heating-up temperature T of the glow plug 10.
  • time (seconds) is plotted along the horizontal axis; the solid line indicates heating-up temperature T; and the broken line indicates voltage V.
  • the coil 50 is designed such that the resistance R 2 of the rearward coil 52 at 20°C is greater than the resistance R 1 of the forward coil 51 at 20°C.
  • the reason for such design is to ensure the current I (inrush current) flowing through the coil 50 at room temperature to thereby cause the coil 50 to generate heat.
  • the resistance R 1 of the forward coil 51 becomes greater than the resistance R 2 of the rearward coil 52.
  • the amount of generated heat per unit time R I I 2 of the forward coil 51 can be greater than the amount of generated heat per unit time R 2 I 2 of the rearward coil 52.
  • the forward coil 51 is formed of a refractory metal which contains W or Mo as a main component, the heating-up temperature T can be increased. Accordingly, the heating-up temperature T of the forward coil 51 and the tube forward portion 43 can be raised to a desired temperature (e.g., 1,000°C).
  • the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 to be heated by the forward coil 51 is 0.5 mm or more, there can be restrained the shortening of endurance time until formation of a through hole in the tube forward portion 43 caused by oxidization wear. Since the tube rearward portion 46 located rearward of the tube forward portion 43 is lower in heating-up temperature than the tube forward portion 43, by setting the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 to 0.3 mm or more, it is possible to restrain the shortening of endurance time until formation of a through hole in the tube rearward portion 46 and the deformation of the tube rearward portion 46 both of which are caused by oxidization wear.
  • the forward coil 51 formed of a refractory metal which contains W or Mo as a main component is apt to be oxidized, if a through hole is formed in the tube 40, the forward coil 51 is highly likely to be broken as a result of oxidation.
  • breaking of the forward coil 51 caused by oxidation can be restrained, whereby durability can be improved.
  • the voltage V applied to the glow plug 10 is lowered such that the heating-up temperature T becomes a saturation temperature (e.g., 1,100°C) in a stable state.
  • a saturation temperature e.g. 1,100°C
  • the rearward coil 52 is smaller in the amount of generated heat than the forward coil 51, in the transition period in which the voltage V is lowered, heat moves from the forward coil 51 and the tube forward portion 43 to the rearward coil 52 and the tube rearward portion 46.
  • the heating-up temperature T highly dependent on the forward coil 51 transiently drops by a temperature D.
  • the heating-up temperature T drops greatly as a result of an increase in the temperature D, combustion in an engine becomes unstable, and emission of exhaust gas increases.
  • the minimal wall thickness B1 of the tube rearward portion 46 is rendered smaller than the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43. Accordingly, the heat capacity per unit length of the tube rearward portion 46 (a portion having the minimal wall thickness B1) can be smaller than the heat capacity per unit length of the tube forward portion 43.
  • the voltage V is lowered for transition of the heating-up temperature T of the tube 40 to the saturation temperature
  • heat moving from the tube forward portion 43 to the tube rearward portion 46 can be restrained. Therefore, it is possible to restrain a temperature drop (temperature D) in the transition period during which the voltage V is lowered for saturating the heating-up temperature T.
  • the glow plug 10 assists combustion in an engine, whereby an idling operation of the engine after startup can be stabilized, and emission of exhaust gas can be reduced.
  • the wall thickness B of at least half of the tube rearward portion 46 is smaller than the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 (see FIG. 2 ).
  • the glow plug 10 is designed such that the tube 40 has a wall thickness C of 0.5 mm or more as measured at the portion 48 ranging from the forward end 41 thereof to the position 47 around the end 58 of the first turn starting from the forward end (the weld fusion zone 53) of the rearward coil 52, in spite of transmission of heat generated by the forward coil 51 to the portion 48 of the tube 40, durability of the tube 40 can be ensured at the portion 48.
  • the insulating powder 60 contains Si powder, as compared with the case where the whole insulating powder 60 is MgO powder, the thermal conductivity of the insulating powder 60 can be deteriorated. As a result, since heat dissipation from the forward coil 51 resulting from heat conduction of the insulating powder 60 can be restrained, the insulating powder 60 promotes ensuring of rapid heating-up performance in inrush of current and restraint of a temperature drop in the temperature transition in heating-up of the tube forward portion 43.
  • the glow plug 10 is manufactured, for example, as follows. First, resistance heating wires having respective predetermined compositions are coiled to form the forward coil 51 and the rearward coil 52. Next, the forward coil 51 and the rearward coil 52 are welded together at their ends to form the coil 50. Next, the rear end 55 of the rearward coil 52 of the coil 50 is joined to the forward end of the axial rod 20.
  • a steel pipe having a predetermined composition is subjected to forming so as to have a diameter greater than the finished diameter of the tube 40 and to has a reduced diameter at its forward end as compared with the remaining portion, thereby yielding a tube precursor having a tapered open forward end.
  • the coil 50 joined to the axial rod 20 is inserted into the tube precursor such that the forward end 54 of the forward coil 51 is disposed in the tapered opening portion of the tube precursor.
  • the opening portion of the tube precursor and the forward end 54 of the forward coil 51 are fused together by welding, thereby closing a forward end portion of the tube precursor and thus yielding a heater precursor which accommodates the coil 50 therein.
  • the seal member 26 is inserted between the axial rod 20 and a rear end opening portion of the tube 40 to seal the tube 40. Then, the tube 40 is swaged until the tube 40 has a predetermined outside diameter.
  • the swaged tube 40 is fixedly press-fitted into the axial hole 31 of the metallic shell 30, and the O-ring 22 and the insulator 23 are fitted between the metallic shell 30 and the axial rod 20 from the rear end of the axial rod 20.
  • the ring 24 is crimped to the axial rod 20, thereby yielding the glow plug 10.
  • the forward coils 51 were prepared by use of wire having a diameter of 0.20 mm and formed of an alloy containing W as a main component.
  • the rearward coils 52 were prepared by use of wire having a diameter of 0.38 mm and formed of an NiCr alloy.
  • the rearward coils 52 were welded to the respective forward coils 51, thereby preparing the coils 50 in which the rearward coils 52 and the forward coils 51 are connected respectively in series.
  • the coils 50 had a resistance of 0.33 ⁇ at 20°C as measured by a 4-terminal method.
  • glow plugs having a structure substantially the same as that of the glow plug 10 shown in FIG. 1 were manufactured by the aforementioned method, thereby yielding glow plug samples 1 to 11 shown in Table 1.
  • Table 1 shows parameters of the samples; specifically, the maximal and minimal values of the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43, the maximal value and the minimal value (i.e., the minimal wall thickness B1) of the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46, and the range of the ratio of the wall thickness A to the wall thickness B1.
  • Glow plug samples 1 to 11 had an outside diameter of the tube forward portion 43 of 3.2 mm and an outside diameter of the tube rearward portion 46 of 4.0 mm and differed in the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 and the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 as a result of adjusting a swaging rate of swaging to be conducted on the tube forward portion 43 and the tube rearward portion 46.
  • the insulating powder 60 was MgO powder which contained Si powder in an amount of 0.2% by mass. [Table 1] No. Tube Rating Wall thickness A (mm) Wall thickness B (mm) A/B1 Temp. drop in temp.
  • the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 and the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 were measured by observing, through a microscope, the sections (containing the axial line O) of the tubes 40 of samples swaged at the same swaging rates as those of samples 1 to 11.
  • the wall thickness A was measured at five points equally spaced along the entire length of the tube forward portion 43 in the direction of the axial line (the axial direction) (the five points consist of the position of the forward end 41, the position 42 around the center 56 of the forward coil 51 with respect to the axial direction, and three other points), thereby obtaining the maximal and minimal values of the wall thickness A from the measured values of the wall thickness A.
  • the wall thickness B was measured at ten points equally spaced along the entire length of the tube rearward portion 46 (the ten points consist of the position 45 around the forward end 57 of the rearward coil 52, the position 44 around the rear end 55 of the rearward coil 52, and eight other points), thereby obtaining the maximal and minimal values of the wall thickness B from the measured values of the wall thickness B.
  • the applied voltage was a rated voltage at which the temperature of the tube 40 in the vicinity of the forward end 41 is saturated to 1,100°C.
  • the temperature difference (temperature D shown in FIG. 3 ) between the highest temperature of the tube 40 and the temperature of the tube 40 in the temperature transition resulting from the lowering of applied voltage.
  • the rated voltage is a voltage at which the temperature of the tube 40 in the vicinity of the forward end 41 is saturated to 1,100°C.
  • the tube 40 was air-cooled for 120 seconds until the temperature of the tube 40 in the vicinity of the forward end 41 lowered to room temperature. A test taking this procedure as one cycle was conducted for 500 hours (about 6,000 cycles). The samples were evaluated for the occurrence of breaking of the coil 50 caused by formation of a through hole in the tube 40 and for the occurrence of deformation of the tube 40.
  • the samples free from the occurrence of breaking of the coil 50 after the elapse of 500 hours after start of the test were evaluated as "A: particularly excellent.”
  • the samples which suffered the occurrence of breaking of the coil 50 after the elapse of 300 hours (about 3,600 cycles) to less than 500 hours after start of the test were evaluated as "B: excellent.”
  • the samples which suffered the occurrence of breaking of the coil 50 after the elapse of 100 hours (about 1,200 cycles) to less than 300 hours after start of the test were evaluated as "C: good.”
  • the samples which suffered the occurrence of breaking of the coil 50 before the elapse of 100 hours after start of the test or the occurrence of deformation of the tube 40 before elapse of 10 hours (about 120 cycles) after start of the test were evaluated as "D: poor.”
  • Table 1 shows the results in the column "Durability.”
  • the glow plug satisfies high "durability,” small “temperature drop in temperature transition,” and high “rapid heating-up performance.” Therefore, the column “Comprehensive” in Table 1 shows the lowest evaluation result of "durability” evaluation, "temperature drop in temperature transition” evaluation, and "rapid heating-up performance” evaluation.
  • sample 1 in which the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 was less than 0.5 mm and sample 11 in which the minimal value (B1) of the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 was less than 0.3 mm exhibited poor durability. Since in sample 1 the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 was less than 0.5 mm, a through hole was early formed in the tube forward portion 43 due to oxidization wear, resulting in breaking of the coil 50. Since in sample 11 the minimal value (B1) of the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 was less than 0.3 mm, the tube rearward portion 46 was early deformed.
  • samples 2 to 10 in which the wall thickness A was 0.5 mm or more and the wall thickness B was 0.3 mm or more exhibited rating A to C with respect to durability. Therefore, by setting the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 to 0.5 mm or more and setting the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46 to 0.3 mm or more, durability is ensured.
  • the improvement of rapid heating-up performance is conceivably for the following reason: as a result of reduction of the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43, the heat capacity per unit length of the tube forward portion 43 reduced; accordingly, the tube forward portion 43 was easily heated up by heating up of the forward coil 51.
  • Samples 2 to 7, 9, and 10 evaluated as A to C with respect to a temperature drop in temperature transition satisfied the relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.1. Therefore, by satisfying the relational expressions 0.5 mm ⁇ A ⁇ 0.7 mm, B ⁇ 0.3 mm, and A/B1 ⁇ 1.1, durability, a small temperature drop in temperature transition, and rapid heating-up performance can be ensured.
  • samples 3 to 7, 9, and 10 in which the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 was 0.56 mm to 0.7 mm and which satisfied the relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.24 were evaluated as A or B with respect to a temperature drop in temperature transition and durability. Therefore, by satisfying the relational expressions 0.56 mm ⁇ A ⁇ 0.7 mm and A/B1 ⁇ 1.24, durability can be improved while a temperature drop in temperature transition is further restrained.
  • samples 4 to 6, 9, and 10 in which the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 was 0.58 mm to 0.64 mm and which satisfied the relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.29 were evaluated as A with respect to a temperature drop in temperature transition and durability and evaluated as A or B with respect to rapid heating-up performance. Therefore, by satisfying the relational expressions 0.58 mm ⁇ A ⁇ 0.64 mm and A/B1 ⁇ 1.29, durability can be improved while a temperature drop in temperature transition is further restrained, and rapid heating-up performance can be improved.
  • samples 4 to 6, 9, and 10 in which the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 was 0.58 mm to 0.62 mm and which satisfied the relational expression A/B1 ⁇ 1.29 were evaluated as A with respect to all of a temperature drop in temperature transition, durability, and rapid heating-up performance. Therefore, by satisfying the relational expressions 0.58 mm ⁇ A ⁇ 0.62 mm and A/B1 ⁇ 1.29, durability can be improved while a temperature drop in temperature transition is restrained, and rapid heating-up performance can be further improved.
  • the shape of the tube 40 is not particularly limited so long as the tube 40 assumes the form of a tube, and the section of the tube 40 taken orthogonally to the axial line O may be circular, elliptic, polygonal, or the like.
  • the tube forward portion 43 and the tube rearward portion 46 have the same outside diameter, and the tube forward portion 43 is smaller in inside diameter than the tube rearward portion 46, whereby the wall thickness A of the tube forward portion 43 becomes larger than the wall thickness B of the tube rearward portion 46.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the tube forward portion 43 can be smaller in outside diameter than the tube rearward portion 46 as in the case of the above examples, or the tube forward portion 43 can be greater in outside diameter than the tube rearward portion 46.

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  1. Bougie de préchauffage (10) comprenant :
    un tube à fond fermé (40) s'étendant dans une direction d'une ligne axiale (O) ;
    un enroulement avant (51) et un enroulement arrière (52) disposés dans le tube (40) ;
    une tige axiale (20) raccordée à une extrémité arrière (55) de l'enroulement arrière (52) ;
    l'enroulement avant (51) étant raccordé, au niveau de son extrémité avant (54), à une partie d'extrémité avant (41) du tube (40),
    l'enroulement arrière (52) étant raccordé, au niveau de sont extrémité avant (57), à une extrémité arrière de l'enroulement avant (51) et ayant un rapport de résistance R1 plus bas qu'un rapport de résistance R2 de l'enroulement avant (51), le rapport de résistance R1 étant le rapport entre une résistance de l'enroulement arrière (52) à 1000 °C et une résistance de l'enroulement arrière (52) à 20 °C, et le rapport de résistance R2 étant le rapport entre une résistance de l'enroulement avant (51) à 1000 °C et une résistance de l'enroulement avant (51) à 20 °C ;
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'enroulement avant (51) contient du tungstène ou du molybdène en tant que composant principal, et en ce que
    le tube (40) possède
    une partie avant de tube (43) allant de l'extrémité avant (41) du tube (40) à une position (42) autour d'un centre (56) de l'enroulement avant (51) vis-à-vis de la direction de la ligne axiale (O), et
    une partie arrière de tube (46) allant d'une position autour de l'extrémité arrière (55) de l'enroulement arrière (52) à une position (45) autour de l'extrémité avant (57) de l'enroulement arrière (52) ; et
    une épaisseur de paroi A de la partie avant de tube (43) est de 0,5 mm ou plus, une épaisseur de paroi B de la partie arrière de tube (46) est de 0,3 mm ou plus, et une épaisseur de paroi minimale B1 de la partie arrière de tube (46) est plus petite de l'épaisseur de paroi A de la partie avant de tube (43).
  2. Bougie de préchauffage (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle
    l'épaisseur de paroi A est de 0,7 mm ou moins, et
    le rapport A/B1 entre l'épaisseur de paroi A et l'épaisseur de paroi minimale B1 satisfait une expression relationnelle A/B1 ≥ 1,11.
  3. Bougie de préchauffage (10) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle
    l'épaisseur de paroi A est de 0,56 mm ou plus, et
    le rapport A/B1 satisfait une expression relationnelle A/B1 ≥ 1,24.
  4. Bougie de préchauffage (10) selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle
    l'épaisseur de paroi A est de 0,58 mm à 0,64 mm, et
    le rapport A/B1 satisfait une expression relationnelle A/B1 ≥ 1,29.
  5. Bougie de préchauffage (10) selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle l'épaisseur de paroi A est de 0,62 mm ou moins.
  6. Bougie de préchauffage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans laquelle le tube (40) a une épaisseur de paroi C de 0,5 mm ou plus, mesurée au niveau d'une partie allant de l'extrémité avant (41) du tube (40) à une position (47) autour d'une extrémité (58) d'une premier tour en partant de l'extrémité avant (57) de l'enroulement arrière (52).
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