EP2587156A4 - Glowplug, production method thereof and heating device - Google Patents

Glowplug, production method thereof and heating device Download PDF

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Publication number: EP2587156A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: glowplug; production method; heating device; heating; production
Prior art date: 2010-06-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP11794611.1A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Inventor

Yosuke Yatsuya

Toshiyuki Sakurai

Saori Narita

Masayuki Segawa

Yoshihito Ikai

Takeshi Mitsuoka

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Niterra Co Ltd

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NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd

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2010-06-22

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2011-05-30

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2017-12-27

2011-05-30 Application filed by NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd filed Critical NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd

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2017-12-27 Publication of EP2587156A4 publication Critical patent/EP2587156A4/en

2019-04-17 Application granted granted Critical

2019-04-17 Publication of EP2587156B1 publication Critical patent/EP2587156B1/en

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2031-05-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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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
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
- H05B3/02—Details
- H05B3/06—Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or holders
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
- H05B3/40—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes
- H05B3/42—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible
- H05B3/48—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible heating conductor embedded in insulating material
- 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
- F02P19/00—Incandescent ignition, e.g. during starting of internal combustion engines; Combination of incandescent and spark ignition
- F02P19/02—Incandescent ignition, e.g. during starting of internal combustion engines; Combination of incandescent and spark ignition electric, e.g. layout of circuits of apparatus having glowing plugs
- 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
- F23Q2007/004—Manufacturing or assembling methods
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B2203/00—Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
- H05B2203/027—Heaters specially adapted for glow plug igniters

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Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2010141149		2010-06-22
PCT/JP2011/062373 WO2011162074A1 (en)	2010-06-22	2011-05-30	Glowplug, production method thereof and heating device

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EP2587156A1 EP2587156A1 (en)	2013-05-01
EP2587156A4 true EP2587156A4 (en)	2017-12-27
EP2587156B1 EP2587156B1 (en)	2019-04-17

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JP (1)	JP5255706B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE102011077239A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2011162074A1 (en)

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