Spark plug
阅读说明:本技术 火花塞 (Spark plug ) 是由 今井奖 于 2020-03-31 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明提供一种火花塞,能够抑制火花塞的松动。火花塞的特征在于,具备:筒状的主体金属件,具有在外周形成有外螺纹的安装螺纹部;绝缘体,配置于上述主体金属件的内周,并具有轴孔;及中心电极,配置于上述轴孔,在沿着上述主体金属件的轴线的方向上,上述外螺纹的有效直径为极大值的有效直径极大部存在于比上述中心电极的后端靠前端侧。(The invention provides a spark plug, which can inhibit the loosening of the spark plug. The spark plug is characterized by comprising: a cylindrical main body metal fitting having a mounting screw portion with an external screw formed on an outer periphery thereof; an insulator disposed on an inner periphery of the main body metal piece and having a shaft hole; and a center electrode disposed in the axial hole, wherein an effective diameter maximum portion where an effective diameter of the male screw is maximum is present on a front end side of a rear end of the center electrode in a direction along an axis of the body metal.)
1. A spark plug is characterized by comprising:
a cylindrical main body metal fitting having a mounting screw portion with an external screw formed on an outer periphery thereof;
an insulator disposed on an inner periphery of the main body metal member and having a shaft hole; and
a center electrode disposed in the axial hole,
in a direction along the axis of the body metal piece,
an effective diameter maximum portion in which the effective diameter of the male screw is maximum is present on the front end side of the rear end of the center electrode.
2. The spark plug of claim 1,
the effective diameter of the external thread is largest at the effective diameter-enlarged portion.
3. The spark plug according to claim 1 or 2,
the insulator has an insulator stepped portion protruding to an outer periphery,
the main metal piece is provided with a metal piece inner step part protruding towards the inner periphery,
the insulator step portion is in contact with the metal piece inner step portion via a seal,
in the direction along the said axis, the axis of the shaft,
the large effective diameter portion is located on the front end side of the rear end of the step portion in the metal member.
4. The spark plug of claim 3,
in the direction along the said axis, the axis of the shaft,
the major portion of the effective diameter is present at a location of a step portion within the metal piece.
5. The spark plug according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
the length of the mounting thread portion in the direction along the axis is 26.5mm or more.
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a spark plug.
Background
The attachment operation of the ignition plug to an internal combustion engine, for example, a gasoline engine, is performed by screwing a threaded portion formed on an outer surface of a main metal of the ignition plug into an internal thread provided in an engine head. Also, the effective diameter of the threaded portion is generally uniform (for example, patent document 1).
Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2015-225774
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
In general, it is preferable to make the screw portion longer because the degree of freedom of the place where the water jacket of the engine is disposed is higher. However, in the case where the effective diameter of the threaded portion is made uniform, the longer the length of the threaded portion is, the larger the area of contact between the threaded portion and the engine head is, with the result that the surface pressure per unit area decreases. Therefore, there are problems as follows: when receiving vibration generated by a combustion cycle of the engine, the longer the screw portion is, the more easily the spark plug becomes loose.
Means for solving the problems
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and can be realized as the following embodiments.
(1) According to one aspect of the present invention, a spark plug is provided. The spark plug is characterized by comprising: a cylindrical main body metal fitting having a mounting screw portion with an external screw formed on an outer periphery thereof; an insulator disposed on an inner periphery of the main body metal piece and having a shaft hole; and a center electrode disposed in the axial hole, wherein an effective diameter maximum portion where an effective diameter of the male screw is maximum is present on a front end side of a rear end of the center electrode in a direction along an axis of the body metal. According to the spark plug of this aspect, the surface pressure increases at the extremely large effective diameter portion by contact with the engine cylinder head, so that the wobble of the spark plug is suppressed, and as a result, the looseness of the spark plug can be suppressed.
(2) In the spark plug of the above aspect, the effective diameter of the male screw may be the largest in the extremely large effective diameter portion. According to the spark plug of this aspect, heat from the inside of the engine is efficiently released from the main metal fitting through the extremely large effective diameter portion, and therefore heat is favorably conducted.
(3) In the spark plug according to the above aspect, the insulator may include an insulator stepped portion that protrudes outward, the main metal fitting may include a metal fitting inner stepped portion that protrudes inward, the insulator stepped portion may be in contact with the metal fitting inner stepped portion via a seal, and the portion having the extremely large effective diameter may be located on a front end side of a rear end of the metal fitting inner stepped portion in a direction along the axis. According to the spark plug of this aspect, heat from the inside of the engine is efficiently released from the main metal fitting through the extremely large effective diameter portion, and therefore heat is favorably conducted.
(4) In the spark plug according to the above aspect, the extremely large effective diameter portion may be present at a position of the step portion in the metal fitting in a direction along the axis. According to the spark plug of this aspect, heat from the inside of the engine is efficiently released from the main metal fitting through the extremely large effective diameter portion, and therefore heat is favorably conducted.
(5) In the spark plug according to the above aspect, the length of the mounting screw portion in the direction along the axis may be 26.5mm or more. According to the spark plug of the present embodiment, it is possible to suitably use the spark plug of the embodiment in which the length of the mounting screw portion, which is generally prone to be loosened, is long.
The present invention can be realized in various forms, for example, in the form of an engine head to which a spark plug is attached.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is an explanatory view showing a partial cross section of a spark plug.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw of the mounting screw portion.
Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship of the effective diameter maximum portion of the spark plug.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw in the second embodiment.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw in the third embodiment.
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw in the fourth embodiment.
Detailed Description
A. The first embodiment:
fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a cross section of a spark plug 100. In fig. 1, the outer shape of the spark plug 100 is shown on the right side of the drawing, and the cross-sectional shape of the spark plug 100 is shown on the left side of the drawing, with the axis CA as the axial center of the spark plug 100 as the boundary. In the description of the present embodiment, the lower side in fig. 1 will be referred to as the front end side of the spark plug 100, and the upper side in fig. 1 will be referred to as the rear end side of the spark plug 100.
The spark plug 100 includes: an
The
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A caulking portion 53 having a small thickness is provided on the rear end side of the body metal fitting 50 with respect to the tool engagement portion 51. Further, a compression deformation portion 58 having a small thickness similar to the caulking portion 53 is provided between the sealing portion 54 and the tool engagement portion 51. Annular ring members 66 and 67 are interposed between the inner circumferential surface of the
A metal
The
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Fig. 2 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw of the mounting screw portion 52. In fig. 2, the displacement of the effective diameter is indicated by a dashed line, and for reference the shape of the thread ridge of the external thread is indicated by a solid line. From the viewpoint of easy understanding of the contents, the displacement of the effective diameter indicated by the broken line is larger than the actual displacement amount, and does not have a meaning as an absolute value. In fig. 2, the vertical axis represents the effective diameter of the male screw, and the horizontal axis represents the position in the direction along the axis CA. Here, in the present specification, "effective diameter of male screw" means a value specified in JIS B0205.
As shown in fig. 2, in the spark plug 100 of the present embodiment, there is an effective diameter extremely large portion PA that is a portion where the effective diameter of the male screw is maximum. Here, the "extremely large effective diameter portion" refers to a portion having an effective diameter larger than the front end side and the rear end side of the portion. In the present embodiment, the effective diameter at the very large effective diameter portion PA is 11.100 mm.
Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship of the effective-diameter extremely large portion PA of the spark plug 100. In the present embodiment, the effective diameter extremely large portion PA is located on the front end side of the rear end P1 (see also fig. 1) of the
According to the spark plug 100 of the present embodiment, the looseness of the spark plug 100 can be suppressed when the spark plug 100 is fixed to the engine head 90. This mechanism will be explained below.
When the spark plug 100 is fixed to the engine head 90, the front end side is generally more likely to receive heat from the inside of the engine than the rear end side of the spark plug 100. Specifically, in the
In the spark plug 100 of the present embodiment, the effective diameter extremely large portion PA is present on the front end side of the rear end P1 of the
The effective diameter of the spark plug 100 of the present embodiment is larger at the effective diameter extremely large portion PA than at the tip end side of the effective diameter extremely large portion PA. Therefore, it is possible to suppress damage to the mounting screw hole 93 of the engine head 90 due to excessive thermal expansion occurring in the portion on the front end side of the effective diameter extremely large portion PA.
In addition, the spark plug 100 of the present embodiment has the largest effective diameter of the male screw at the extremely large effective diameter portion PA. Here, when the
In addition, the spark plug 100 of the present embodiment has the largest effective diameter of the male screw at the extremely large effective diameter portion PA. According to the present embodiment, when the spark plug 100 is fixed to the engine head 90, the surface pressure is concentrated on the effective diameter extremely large portion PA by being in contact with the engine head 90 at the effective diameter extremely large portion PA. In this way, as compared with the case where the effective diameters are uniformly the same, the looseness of the spark plug 100 can be effectively suppressed.
In addition, as shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the effective diameter extremely large portion PA exists at the same position as the rear end P2 of the metal
In the present embodiment, the length of the mounting screw portion 52 in the direction along the axis CA is 26.5mm or more. Here, "the length of the mounting screw portion 52" indicates the length from the thread ridge at the leading end to the surface on the leading end side of the seal portion 54. In general, as the length of the mounting screw portion 52 is longer, the larger the area of contact between the male screw of the mounting screw portion 52 and the female screw of the engine head 90 is, the more the looseness tends to be generated. The lower limit of the length of the mounting screw portion 52 in the direction along the axis CA is not limited to this, and may be 18mm or more, for example. The upper limit of the length of the mounting thread portion 52 in the direction along the axis CA is not particularly limited, but is preferably 70mm or less, and more preferably 50mm or less, from the viewpoint of ease of manufacturing the spark plug 100.
B. Second embodiment
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw in the second embodiment. In fig. 4, as in fig. 2, the displacement of the effective diameter is indicated by a broken line, and the shape of the thread ridge of the male screw is indicated by a solid line for reference. From the viewpoint of easy understanding of the contents, the displacement of the effective diameter indicated by the broken line is larger than the actual displacement amount, and does not have a meaning as an absolute value. In fig. 4, the vertical axis represents the effective diameter of the male screw, and the horizontal axis represents the position in the direction along the axis CA. The same applies to fig. 5 and 6 below.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the form of displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw, but is otherwise identical in structure. In the second embodiment, the effective diameter maximum portion PA is present on the tip side of the rear end P2 of the metal fitting
C. Third embodiment
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw in the third embodiment. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the form of displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw, but is otherwise identical in structure.
In the third embodiment, the effective diameter of the male screw on the rear end side of the vicinity of the rear end P1 of the
D. Fourth embodiment
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw in the fourth embodiment. The fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the form of displacement of the effective diameter of the male screw, but is otherwise identical in configuration.
In the fourth embodiment, the effective diameter of the male screw on the rear end side of the vicinity of the rear end P1 of the
E. Other embodiments are as follows:
the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be realized in various configurations without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, in order to solve part or all of the above-described problems or to achieve part or all of the above-described effects, the technical features in the embodiments corresponding to the technical features in the respective aspects described in the summary of the invention may be appropriately replaced or combined. Note that, as long as the technical features are not described as indispensable in the present specification, the technical features can be appropriately deleted.
In the above embodiment, the effective diameter is the largest at the most significant portion PA of the effective diameter, but is not limited thereto. The effective diameter may be maximized in a portion other than the effective diameter maximum portion PA.
In the above embodiment, the effective diameter extremely large portion PA is present at the same position as the rear end P2 of the metal piece
In the above-described embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the metal fitting
In the above embodiment, the insulator stepped
Description of reference numerals
10 … insulator
12 … axle hole
13 … Long leg
14 … step in axle hole
15 … insulator step
17 … front end side body part
18 … rear end side body part
19 … Central body section
20 … center electrode
21 … electrode component
22 … core material
23 … flange portion
30 … ground electrode
31 … noble metal tip
32 … base end
33 … front end
40 … terminal fitting
50 … main body metal piece
51 … tool engaging part
52 … installation screw part
53 … riveting part
54 … seal
56 … step in metal piece
57 … end face
58 … compression deformation
63 … ceramic resistor
64 … sealing body
65 … gasket
66, 67 … Ring component
68 … sealing member
69 … Talc
90 … engine cylinder head
93 … mounting screw hole
100 … spark plug
CA … axis
P1 … rear end
P2 … rear end
The effective diameter of PA … is very large.
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