Igniter assembly including arcing reduction features

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9728941
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14540861

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A corona igniter (20) includes a metal shell (32) with a corona reducing lip (38) spaced from an insulator (26) and being free of sharp edges (40) to prevent arcing (42) in a rollover region and concentrate the electrical field at an electrode firing end (48). The corona reducing lip (38) includes lip outer surfaces (88) being round, convex, concave, or curving continuously with smooth transitions (90) therebetween. The corona reducing lip (38) includes lip outer surfaces (88) presenting spherical lip radii (r1) being at least 0.004 inches. The corona igniter (20) also includes shell inner surfaces (104) and insulator outer surfaces (75) facing one another being free of sharp edges (40).

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FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC27300 WEST 11 MILE ROAD SOUTHFIELD 48034

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Hampton, Keith Ann Arbor, US 114 1437
Lykowski, James Temperance, US 7 95

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