Patent ID: 6642718
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: F02P,H01T

Abstract:
A spark gap monitoring assembly for use in a combustion engine comprising:an igniter having a first electrode and a second electrode, said second electrode being spaced apart form said first electrode by a spark gap; at least one positioning guide associated with said igniter; at least one transmittal member having a first portion and a second portion in optical communication therewith, said transmittal member being maintained in a preferred orientation by at least one of said at least one positioning guides, said preferred orientation placing said transmittal member first portion in optical communication with a spark gap; and a reception member in optical communication with said transmittal member second portion, said reception member thereby being in optical communication with said spark gap via said transmittal member, whereby said reception member is in optical communication with said spark gap, thereby permitting real-time observation of the existence of a spark within said spark gap.