Ceramic auxiliary combustion chamber

Patent · Tue Sep 08 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5908279

Kojima, T; Taniguchi, M

An auxiliary combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine is described. The chamber is disposed to be mounted within an opening in a cylinder head. The opening has an internal surface. The chamber is defined by: a ceramic nozzle body disposed in the opening. The nozzle body has an axis and an external surface dimensioned to fit in the opening while maintaining a space between the external surface and the internal surface; and a one piece annular gasket integrally fit on the external surface to seal the space between the internal surface and the external surface. The gasket has a first portion extending parallel to the nozzle body axis and gripping the external surface of the nozzle body and a second portion extending perpendicular to the nozzle body axis.

• Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi
• Patent Number(s): US 4691673
• OSTI ID: 5908279
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360204 -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Physical Properties
CERAMICS
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
DESIGN
ENGINES
GASKETS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
NOZZLES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SEALS
SURFACES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES