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EP 0 635 918 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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09.08.1995 Bulletin 1995/32 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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25.01.1995 Bulletin 1995/04 |
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Date of filing: 10.07.1990 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE GB |
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Priority: |
12.07.1989 JP 178074/89
17.10.1989 JP 268054/89
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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90113166.4 / 0407976 |
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Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION |
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Minato-ku
Tokyo 108 (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Sato, Takeshi
Susono-shi,
Shizuoka 410-11 (JP)
- Mitani, Tetsuya
Susono-shi,
Shizuoka 410-11 (JP)
- Hanzawa, Mikio
Susono-shi,
Shizuoka 410-11 (JP)
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Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey,
Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät |
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Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE) |
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Remarks: |
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This application was filed on 27 - 10 - 1994 as a divisional application to the application
mentioned under INID code 60. |
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Discharge device and ignition system with series gap using discharge device |
(57) A discharge device of the present invention including a pair of electrodes opposingly
disposed in a sealed tube is characterized by the provision of a conductive member
surrounding one of the electrodes in the sealed tube. An ignition system with a series
gap has a built-in discharge device provided with a series gap, with one end connected
to the center electrode side of the spark plug and with the other end connected to
the high-tension cable side extending from the high-voltage distribution side. In
this ignition system, a discharge device has a conductive member which surrounds one
of the electrodes of the sealed tube, and one of the electrodes enclosed with the
conductive member of this discharge device works as a cathode. Furthermore, in this
ignition system with a series gap which includes a discharge tube provided with the
series gap with one end connected to the center electrode side of the spark plug and
the other end connected to the high-tension cable extending from the high-voltage
distribution side, there is provided a conductive member enclosing the cathode side
of the discharge device to be installed in the casing.
