Spark plug for internal combustion engine and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

A spark plug having a center electrode ; an insulator having an axial hole extending in the direction of an axis ; a metallic shell ; a ground electrode extending from a front end portion of the metallic shell ; a center-electrode-side noble metal chip joined to a distal end surface of the center electrode ; and a ground-electrode-side noble metal chip joined to a distal end surface of the ground electrode, the ground-electrode-side noble metal chip having a distal end surface facing toward a side surface portion of the center-electrode-side noble metal chip, and the ground electrode being bent at an angle that falls within a range of 120° to 140° inclusive.