20240055836. IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE OF THE SPARK PLUG JACKET simplified abstract (Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH)
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IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE OF THE SPARK PLUG JACKET
Organization Name
Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH
Inventor(s)
Inigo Guisasola of Landau (DE)
IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE OF THE SPARK PLUG JACKET - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240055836 titled 'IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE OF THE SPARK PLUG JACKET
Simplified Explanation
The present invention is a spark plug jacket for a combustion engine, designed to improve sealing towards a coolant cavity.
- Spark plug jacket has a contact surface for cylinder head of engine
- Contact surface has different angular offsets in first and second states
- First state without spark plug, larger angular offset
- Second state with spark plug, smaller angular offset
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- Potential Applications
- Automotive industry
- High performance engines
- Large combustion engines
- Problems Solved
- Improved sealing towards coolant cavity
- Better contact surface with cylinder head
- Enhanced performance of spark plug
- Benefits
- Prevents coolant leakage
- Increases engine efficiency
- Reduces maintenance needs
Original Abstract Submitted
the present invention pertains to a spark plug jacket, e.g. for a large or high performance combustion engine, and a corresponding method of manufacturing a spark plug jacket, in particular to provide an improved sealing towards a coolant cavity. accordingly, a spark plug jacket is suggested, comprising a contact surface for contacting a support surface of a cylinder head of a combustion engine, wherein in a first state, when a spark plug is not mounted in the spark plug jacket, at least a portion of the contact surface of the spark plug jacket defines a first angular offset to a contact surface direction defined by the support surface of the cylinder head and, in a second state, when the spark plug is mounted to the spark plug jacket, said portion defines a second angular offset, wherein the first angular offset is larger than the second angular offset.
