| 摘要 |
<p>A plasma-jet spark plug is provided comprising an insulator (10) and a ground electrode (30) which are disposed apart from each other in an axial direction (O) to prevent a damage of the insulator. The spark plug is capable of reducing an energy loss of the ejected plasma by defining a dimension of a clearance between the insulator and the ground electrode whereby deterioration of the ignitability of the plasma-jet spark plug is prevented. Clearance having a first clearance dimension "a" is formed between a front end (16) of the insulator (10) and the ground electrode (30). Since a volume S of a cavity (60) formed at the front end side of the insulator (10) is set to 10mm 3 or less, plasma formed in the cavity (60) is prevented from spreading. Further, since the first clearance dimension "a" satisfies a<=0.5 mm, the plasma ejected from the cavity (60) is ejected toward the outside of the spark plug while keeping sufficient energy, so that it is unlikely that an energy leak in the first clearance occurs on the way to an orifice (31).</p> |
