Patent ID: 6273733
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
A connector for connecting an ignition cable to an ignition plug, the ignition plug being mounted to project from an engine body, the plug having an insulator and an end terminal disposed at an upper end of the plug, the ignition cable having a high voltage terminal at one end thereof, said connector comprising:a plug tube formed of a ceramic material and to have a generally tubular configuration in which a high voltage terminal at the end of the ignition cable can be accommodated, and first and second bushings inserted within first and second ends of said plug tube, respectively,wherein the high voltage terminal is receivable within said plug tube with said first bushing fixedly holding the ignition cable so that the high voltage terminal is located at a predetermined position in said plug tube to engage the end terminal of the ignition plug, and the high voltage terminal and the end terminal are electrically connectable within the plug tube by fitting said second bushing over the insulator such that the high voltage terminal engages the end terminal; andwherein said second end of said plug tube includes a radially inwardly extending peripheral rib, and said second bushing includes a radially outwardly extending peripheral groove to engage with said rib, said second bushing being inserted in said second end of said plug tube so that said rib engages within said groove.