Patent ID: 9281662
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H01T

Claim Text:
1. A spark plug comprising: an insulator having an axial hole extending in an axial direction; a center electrode held at one end side of the axial hole; a terminal electrode held at the other end side of the axial hole; an electrical connection portion electrically connecting the center electrode and the terminal electrode inside the axial hole; and a metal shell accommodating the insulator, wherein the electrical connection portion includes a conductor including a ceramic phase and a metal wire having a spiral structure portion, wherein the metal wire has a wire diameter of 0.1 mm or greater and 0.5 mm or smaller, and wherein the spiral structure portion of the metal wire is configured such that an outer diameter thereof is 1.0 mm or greater and 3 mm or smaller, a pitch thereof is 0.3 mm or greater and 1 mm or smaller, and a height thereof is 8 mm or greater and 30 mm or smaller.