Patent ID: 6871630

Claim:
A fuel injector-spark plug combination, comprising: a fuel injector for performing a direct injection of a fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector including: a valve needle, a valve closure member, a valve seat surface, one of the valve needle and the valve closure member cooperating with the valve seat surface to form a sealing seat, an actuating device that is in a force-locking, operative connection to the valve needle, and an actuator that cooperates with the actuating device: a spark plug including: a spark-plug insulator, a first electrode, and a second electrode for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber; and a shared housing, wherein the valve needle and the spark-plug insulator are positioned in the shared housing at a biaxial offset; wherein the spark-plug insulator is detachably connected to the shared housing; and wherein the spark-plug insulator is screwed into the shared housing.