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Spark ignition and fuel injector system for an internal combustion engine

  • US 7,650,873 B2
  • Filed: 07/03/2007
  • Issued: 01/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for producing a spark in a combustion chamber in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine comprising:

  • a pair of electrodes extending into the combustion chamber portion of a cylinder;

    said electrodes having tips opposing each other across a spark gap of a predetermined distance;

    said electrodes each being supported by and integral with a separate fuel delivery tube of electrically conductive material and each fuel delivery tube having a capillary tubular passage to allow the flow of fuel therethrough;

    said electrodes being located at the ends of said tubes and said tubes having a plurality of ports in communication with said capillaries and adjacent said electrodes for allowing the injection of fuel into said combustion chamber adjacent said spark gap.

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