JPS6337848B2 - - Google Patents

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JPS6337848B2
JPS6337848B2 JP58176809A JP17680983A JPS6337848B2 JP S6337848 B2 JPS6337848 B2 JP S6337848B2 JP 58176809 A JP58176809 A JP 58176809A JP 17680983 A JP17680983 A JP 17680983A JP S6337848 B2 JPS6337848 B2 JP S6337848B2
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ceramic
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Masatoshi Ito
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Niterra Co Ltd
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NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23QIGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q7/00Incandescent ignition; Igniters using electrically-produced heat, e.g. lighters for cigarettes; Electrically-heated glowing plugs
    • F23Q7/001Glowing plugs for internal-combustion engines

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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 この発明は主としてデイーゼルエンジンに装着
されるセラミツクグロープラグに関し、更に詳し
くはセラミツクヒーターと金属の接合を改良して
成るセラミツクグロープラグに関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates primarily to a ceramic glow plug installed in a diesel engine, and more particularly to a ceramic glow plug with improved bonding between a ceramic heater and metal.

一般にデイーゼルエンジンは低温時における始
動性が悪いためにエンジンヘツドの副燃焼室、主
燃焼室等にグロープラグを装着し、これら室内に
噴射される燃料を一部燃焼させてエンジンの始動
性を向上させる方法がとられており、近年グロー
プラグはその始動性を容易にするために急速な昇
温特性をもつことが要求される。
Diesel engines generally have poor startability at low temperatures, so glow plugs are installed in the auxiliary combustion chamber, main combustion chamber, etc. of the engine head, and part of the fuel injected into these chambers is combusted to improve engine startability. In recent years, glow plugs have been required to have rapid temperature rise characteristics in order to facilitate starting.

この目的を達成するグロープラグとしては、発
熱線に高融点金属のタングステン(W)、モリブ
デン(Mo)等を用い、これを窒化珪素(Si3N4
等を主成分とするセラミツク焼結体中に埋設して
成るセラミツクヒーターを発熱体としたセラミツ
クグロープラグが知られているが、この種のグロ
ープラグは従来のメタル型グロープラグのように
発熱体が金属シーズで覆われていないため昇温効
率が良く、発熱線に高融点金属線材を用いている
ため高温時においても溶断するおそれは少ない利
点がある。
Glow plugs that achieve this purpose use high-melting point metals such as tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo) for the heating wire, and use silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ).
Ceramic glow plugs are known in which the heating element is a ceramic heater embedded in a ceramic sintered body mainly composed of Since the wire is not covered with metal seeds, the heating efficiency is good, and since the heating wire is made of a high-melting point metal wire, there is less risk of melting even at high temperatures.

ところで上記発熱体のセラミツクヒーターは渦
流室等の燃焼室内に直接曝されて急速昇温および
セラミツクヒータ表面が噴射燃料や渦流気によつ
て冷却作用を受け熱衝撃によりセラミツク割れを
生じるおそれがあること、又グロープラグのエン
ジンヘツド取付時の接触をはじめ外力で折損し易
い問題があるため、かかるセラミツクヒーターは
金属外筒でその基部分が銀鑞付けされて覆われ、
機関取付ねじを備えた取付金具の内腔に前記金属
外筒が挿嵌されて同様に鑞接された構成となつて
いる。しかしセラミツクヒーターと金属外筒の銀
鑞付けの場合には次のような問題が生じた。(イ)銀
鑞付けされる金属の材質が限定され、耐熱性の低
いものしか使用できない。即ち前記両者の銀鑞付
けの通常温度は約850℃で、その雰囲気として純
水素又は水素、窒素の分解ガスが使用される。か
かる雰囲気において第1図の如き加熱温度サイク
ルを経過するが、その際低温域で雰囲気ガス中の
微量の水分により金属が酸化され、鑞付け温度に
達するまでのガスによる還元が生じて金属表面が
清浄になつて鑞付けされる。従つて前記鑞付け温
度までに酸化物が還元される必要があるが、ステ
ンレス鋼、インコネルのような耐熱金属はCr、
Mn等が添加されていてこれら金属の酸化物の還
元温度が900〜1000℃であるため銀鑞付けには使
用できない。このためかかる銀鑞付けの際の金属
外筒の材質としては炭素鋼(Fe−C)、コバール
に限定されて耐酸化性が劣り上述の如き金属外筒
からのセラミツクヒーターの突出寸法を可及的に
短縮し、セラミツクヒーターの折損を防止して耐
久性の優れたものとすることができなかつた。
By the way, the above-mentioned ceramic heater as a heating element is exposed directly to a combustion chamber such as a vortex chamber, and the temperature rises rapidly, and the surface of the ceramic heater is cooled by the injected fuel and vortex air, which may cause cracks in the ceramic due to thermal shock. Also, since there is a problem that the glow plug is easily broken due to external force such as contact when installing the glow plug to the engine head, such ceramic heaters are covered with a metal outer cylinder with the base part covered with silver brazing.
The metal outer cylinder is inserted into the inner cavity of a mounting bracket provided with engine mounting screws and similarly brazed. However, in the case of silver brazing the ceramic heater and the metal outer cylinder, the following problems arose. (a) The metal material to be silver-brazed is limited, and only those with low heat resistance can be used. That is, the normal temperature for both silver brazing is about 850° C., and the atmosphere is pure hydrogen or a decomposed gas of hydrogen or nitrogen. In such an atmosphere, a heating temperature cycle as shown in Fig. 1 is passed, during which the metal is oxidized by a small amount of moisture in the atmospheric gas in the low temperature range, and reduction by the gas occurs until the brazing temperature is reached, causing the metal surface to deteriorate. Cleaned and brazed. Therefore, the oxide needs to be reduced by the brazing temperature, but heat-resistant metals such as stainless steel and Inconel are
It cannot be used for silver brazing because Mn etc. are added and the reduction temperature of the oxides of these metals is 900 to 1000°C. For this reason, the material for the metal outer cylinder during silver brazing is limited to carbon steel (Fe-C) and Kovar, which have poor oxidation resistance, and the protrusion size of the ceramic heater from the metal outer cylinder as described above cannot be achieved. However, it was not possible to shorten the length of the ceramic heater, prevent breakage of the ceramic heater, and make it highly durable.

本発明は上記点に鑑みてなされたものであつて
金属外筒にステンレス鋼、インコネル等の耐熱金
属を用いると共に表面にニツケルメツキ層を形成
しセラミツクヒーターとの銀鑞付け接合を可能に
して耐久性の優れたセラミツクグロープラグを提
供しようとするものである。
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and uses a heat-resistant metal such as stainless steel or Inconel for the metal outer cylinder, and forms a nickel plating layer on the surface to enable silver brazing bonding with a ceramic heater and improve durability. The aim is to provide an excellent ceramic glow plug.

以上本発明を図面の実施例によつて説明する。 The present invention will be described above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

第2図は本発明の一実施例を示すセラミツクグ
ロープラグの縦断面図であり、図中1は発熱体と
なるセラミツクヒーターであり、例えばW、Mo
又はWとRe、Co、Mo、Zr、Th等とのW合金線
材を用い、中央部でU字状に折曲げられて成る発
熱線2にはその両端にリード線3,3′が溶接さ
れ、これを例えばSi3N4を主成分としたセラミツ
ク焼結体に埋設して成るものであつて、好ましく
はこのヒーターは真円を有する棒状に形成されま
たその製造方法としては本出願人の出願した特願
昭57−194768号が好適に用いることができる。こ
のセラミツクヒーター1はステンレス鋼、インコ
ネル等の耐熱金属で形成された金属外筒4の内壁
に嵌合され、その先端を該金属外筒4の先端より
適宜(好ましくはヒーター外径の3倍以下)突出
させて保持されている。発熱線2の一端に溶接さ
れたリード線3はセラミツクヒーター表面に露出
して該セラミツクヒーターの一部分と共に銀鑞材
5により前記金属外筒4に鑞接されて電気的に接
続され、この金属外筒4は機関取付ねじを設けた
取付金具6の内腔に挿嵌され銀鑞材7によつて鑞
接されて−電極を構成し、一方発熱線2の他端に
溶接されたリード線3′はセラミツクヒーター1
の後端部でリード棒8を備えた金属キヤツプ9と
電気的に接続され、リード棒8の他方が中軸10
と溶接されて絶縁体11を取付金具6との間に介
設してナツト12で締付け固定され+電極となる
構造をもつものである。
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a ceramic glow plug showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a ceramic heater serving as a heating element, such as W, Mo, etc.
Alternatively, a heating wire 2 made of a W alloy wire of W and Re, Co, Mo, Zr, Th, etc. is bent into a U-shape at the center, and lead wires 3, 3' are welded to both ends of the heating wire 2. For example, this heater is embedded in a ceramic sintered body mainly composed of Si 3 N 4. Preferably, this heater is formed in the shape of a rod having a perfect circle, and its manufacturing method is described by the present applicant. The filed Japanese Patent Application No. 194768/1988 can be suitably used. This ceramic heater 1 is fitted into the inner wall of a metal outer cylinder 4 made of a heat-resistant metal such as stainless steel or Inconel, and its tip is inserted at an appropriate distance from the tip of the metal outer cylinder 4 (preferably not more than 3 times the outside diameter of the heater). ) held in a protruding manner. A lead wire 3 welded to one end of the heating wire 2 is exposed on the surface of the ceramic heater and is electrically connected to the metal outer cylinder 4 with a silver solder material 5 together with a part of the ceramic heater. The cylinder 4 is inserted into the inner cavity of a mounting bracket 6 provided with an engine mounting screw and is soldered with a silver solder material 7 to form an electrode, while a lead wire 3 is welded to the other end of the heating wire 2. ' is ceramic heater 1
The rear end is electrically connected to a metal cap 9 with a lead rod 8, and the other end of the lead rod 8 is connected to a central shaft 10.
The insulator 11 is interposed between the mounting bracket 6 and the mounting bracket 6, and the insulator 11 is tightened and fixed with a nut 12 to form a positive electrode.

本発明の上記金属外筒4は第3図に一部切截し
て図示するように少なくともセラミツクヒーター
1と鑞接部分の内壁又は全表面に予めニツケルメ
ツキ層13を形成する。このNiメツキ層を形成
することで表面から内部への酸素の拡散が阻止で
き、鑞付けに有害なCr、Mnの酸化物が形成され
ないため強固な接合が得られる。またNiメツキ
層の厚みは実験によれば酸素の拡散が防止できる
5μ以上が必要であり、又40μ以上の膜厚は加熱時
又は冷却時に亀裂が発生して鑞付け性の改善がで
きない。更にNiメツキは電解、無電解とも鑞付
け性には差はないが生産性の面から無電解Niメ
ツキが得策である。又セラミツクヒーター1の鑞
接部分には予め金属粉末とセラミツク粉末から成
る金属化処理、濡れ性の良いガラス材を主体とす
る被覆焼付け層および金属蒸着層等の被膜層14
が形成されて銀鑞材5を介して上記Niメツキ1
3を施した金属外筒4内に挿嵌し、水素ガス雰囲
気中約850℃で銀鑞付けを行なう。なおこの鑞付
けの際にはリード棒8を配した金属キヤツプ9を
も同時に銀鑞付けする。この時の金属キヤツプは
特に耐熱性を必要としないため炭素鋼(Fe−C)
が使用でき、又金属外筒と同質材を用いる場合に
は同様に鑞接部分にはNiメツキを施したものを
用いて銀鑞付けされる。
As shown in a partially cutaway view of FIG. 3, the metal outer cylinder 4 of the present invention has a nickel plating layer 13 formed in advance on at least the inner wall or the entire surface of the part to be soldered to the ceramic heater 1. Forming this Ni plating layer prevents oxygen from diffusing from the surface to the inside, and prevents the formation of Cr and Mn oxides that are harmful to brazing, resulting in a strong bond. Experiments have also shown that the thickness of the Ni plating layer can prevent oxygen diffusion.
A film thickness of 5μ or more is required, and a film thickness of 40μ or more will cause cracks to occur during heating or cooling, making it impossible to improve brazing properties. Furthermore, there is no difference in brazing performance between electrolytic and electroless Ni plating, but electroless Ni plating is better from the viewpoint of productivity. Further, the brazed portion of the ceramic heater 1 is preliminarily coated with a metallization treatment consisting of metal powder and ceramic powder, a coating layer 14 such as a coating baking layer mainly made of a glass material with good wettability, and a metal vapor deposition layer.
is formed and the above Ni plating 1 is applied via the silver solder material 5.
It is inserted into the metal outer cylinder 4 which has been subjected to step 3, and silver brazed at about 850°C in a hydrogen gas atmosphere. Incidentally, during this brazing, the metal cap 9 on which the lead rod 8 is arranged is also silver-brazed at the same time. The metal cap at this time is made of carbon steel (Fe-C) because it does not require particular heat resistance.
Also, if the same material as the metal outer cylinder is used, the soldered parts are similarly plated with Ni and silver soldered.

かかる方法で製作された金属外筒組立体は取付
金具との鑞接部分に公知のフラツクスを塗布して
該取付金具6の内腔に挿嵌し、低融点銀鑞材(前
記銀鑞材5より約200℃融点が低い)を用いて大
気中で鑞付けされて製作される。
The metal outer cylinder assembly manufactured by this method is coated with a known flux on the soldered portion with the mounting fitting 6, is inserted into the inner cavity of the mounting fitting 6, and is coated with a low melting point silver brazing material (the silver brazing material 5 described above). The melting point is approximately 200°C lower than that of 300°C.

以上述べた如く、本発明のセラミツクグロープ
ラグは金属外筒にステンレス鋼、インコネル等の
耐熱金属を用いると共に内壁表面にNiメツキ層
を形成したことにより酸化が防止されて強固な銀
鑞付接合が得られ、セラミツクヒーターの突出寸
法が前記金属外筒を延長することで短縮でき、セ
ラミツクヒーターの折損および使用中の熱サイク
ルによるセラミツク割れを有効に防止し、耐久性
を著しく向上することができる。
As described above, the ceramic glow plug of the present invention uses a heat-resistant metal such as stainless steel or Inconel for the metal outer cylinder, and forms a Ni plating layer on the inner wall surface to prevent oxidation and provide a strong silver-brazed joint. As a result, the protruding dimension of the ceramic heater can be shortened by extending the metal outer cylinder, and breakage of the ceramic heater and cracking of the ceramic due to thermal cycles during use can be effectively prevented, and durability can be significantly improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は銀鑞付けの加熱温度サイクルを示す状
態図、第2図は本発明の一実施例を示すセラミツ
クグロープラグの縦断面図、第3図は第1図のセ
ラミツクヒーターと金属外筒との鑞接を示す要部
断面図である。 1……セラミツクヒーター、2……発熱線、4
……金属外筒、5……銀鑞材、6……取付金具、
13……ニツケルメツキ層。
Fig. 1 is a state diagram showing a heating temperature cycle for silver brazing, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a ceramic glow plug showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the ceramic heater and metal outer cylinder of Fig. 1. FIG. 1...Ceramic heater, 2...Heating wire, 4
...Metal outer cylinder, 5...Silver brazing material, 6...Mounting bracket,
13...Nitskelmetsuki layer.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 高融点金属の発熱線をセラミツク粉体内に埋
設し焼結して成るセラミツクヒーターが、金属外
筒の先端面から突出してその内壁に鑞接され、こ
の金属外筒が取付金具の先端部内腔に接合されて
成るセラミツクグロープラグにおいて、前記金属
外筒を耐熱合金で形成すると共に少くとも前記セ
ラミツクヒーターとの鑞接部分の前記内壁に形成
されたニツケルメツキ層を介して銀鑞付けされ、
かつそのニツケルメツキ層の厚みが5〜40μとし
て成るセラミツクグロープラグ。
1 A ceramic heater made by embedding and sintering a high-melting-point metal heating wire in ceramic powder protrudes from the tip of a metal outer cylinder and is brazed to the inner wall of the metal outer cylinder. In the ceramic glow plug, the metal outer cylinder is formed of a heat-resistant alloy, and is silver-brazed through a nickel plating layer formed on the inner wall at least in the brazed portion with the ceramic heater,
A ceramic glow plug whose nickel plating layer has a thickness of 5 to 40μ.
JP17680983A 1983-09-24 1983-09-24 Ceramic glow plug Granted JPS6069434A (en)

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