Patent ID: 6952948
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. A spark plug for accommodating a pressure sensor, comprising: an insulating core that extends along a longitudinal axis of the spark plug, wherein the insulating core narrows down from a central section of the insulating core to an insulating nose of the insulating core; a housing to enclose the central section and the insulating nose, and including an axially extending housing sleeve in a region of the insulating nose; a sensor accommodation chamber in the axially extending housing sleeve to accommodate a sensor element; a connecting stud for an ignition cable; and a connecting channel formed in the axially extending housing sleeve that extends from the sensor accommodation chamber approximately in parallel to the longitudinal axis in the axially extending housing sleeve and beyond that to outside of the spark plug, wherein a section of the connecting channel extends in the central section, and the connecting channel at least one of exits on a side of the housing lying closest to the connecting stud and exits from the insulating core.