Patent ID: 7568910

Claim:
An igniter comprising a gas nozzle which is disposed in an end portion of a rod-like portion and discharges gas, a reservoir storing therein fuel, a valve mechanism for controlling supply of gas from the reservoir to the gas nozzle, an ignition mechanism which generates a discharge electric voltage for igniting the gas discharged from the gas nozzle, and an actuator mechanism which is operated to accomplish an igniting action of igniting the gas discharged from the gas nozzle, wherein the improvement comprises a rotatable actuator, said actuator mounted on a fulcrum member, said fulcrum member supported on an igniter body casing and about which the actuator is rotated, the fulcrum member capable of moving toward the ignition mechanism as the actuator rotates, and an interlocking member extending from said rotatable actuator, whereby the igniting action of the actuator involves rotation of the actuator about the fulcrum member in one direction and an auxiliary operation of the actuator to move the fulcrum member toward the ignition mechanism to be done in continuous with rotation of the actuator in a direction different from said one direction, thereby causing said interlocking member to operate the ignition mechanism in response to rotation of the actuator and the movement of the fulcrum member, with the actuator mechanism automatically returned to its initial state in response to return of the actuator to its initial position.