US 7,615,914 B2
Spark plug of an internal combustion engine
Christian Francesconi, Bruck a.d.Mur (Austria); Christoph Egger, Jenbach (Austria); Johann Klausner, St. Jakob im Haus (Austria); and Friedrich Gruber, Hippach (Austria)
Assigned to GE Jenbacher GmbH & Co OHG, Jenbach (Austria)
Filed on Jun. 05, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/164,031.
Claims priority of application No. A 866/2001 (AT), filed on Jun. 05, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2002/0180326 A1, Dec. 05, 2002
Int. Cl. H01T 13/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 313—140  [313/118; 313/141] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spark plug of an internal combustion engine, comprising an insulator body, a base central electrode, at least one ground electrode and at least one swirl chamber, wherein the electrodes of the spark plug are surrounded by a wall of the swirl chamber, and wherein at least one ground electrode carrier arrangement with a plurality of inwardly facing ground electrodes or a plurality of ground electrode carriers each with inwardly facing ground electrodes, the said ground electrodes or ground electrode carriers projecting from the wall of the swirl chamber.