A dual spark plug may include: a metal body made of metal material, an insulating body provided inside of the metal body and made of an insulating material, a pair of central electrodes provided inside of the insulating body and electrically connected with an ignition coil, and a pair of ground electrodes respectively extended from both ends the metal body, and spaced apart from ends of the pair of central electrodes by a predetermined distance.

A dual spark plug may include: a metal body made of metal material, an insulating body provided inside of the metal body and made of an insulating material, a pair of central electrodes provided inside of the insulating body and electrically connected with an ignition coil, and a pair of ground electrodes respectively extended from both ends the metal body, and spaced apart from ends of the pair of central electrodes by a predetermined distance.

A spark plug includes a metal body member formed of a metal material, an insulating body member provided inside the metal body member and formed of an insulating material, a pair of central electrodes provided inside the insulating body member and having different polarities, and a ground electrode extending from the metal body member between a pair of central electrodes.

A passive prechamber spark plug for use in a combustion chamber of a vehicle engine includes an upper prechamber having an upper opening where the upper prechamber is connectable to the combustion chamber via the upper opening. An air ignition spark is formable via an upper air spark gap. A central electrode is disposed in an upper region of the upper prechamber where a base of the upper prechamber opposite the upper region is an insulator. An electrically conductive element or a slot is guided by the insulator continuously from the upper prechamber into a lower region under the base and the lower region is either a lower prechamber or is arrangeable directly in the combustion chamber. An earth electrode is disposed in the lower region such that a lower air-surface gap spark gap is formed between the earth electrode and the electrically conductive element or the slot.

A multi-ignition coil control system includes a spark plug including first and second center electrodes, and first and second ground electrodes spaced apart from the center electrodes by a predetermined distance, a first ignition coil including a primary coil, and a secondary coil in which a discharge current is generated by electromagnetic induction with the primary coil, and a second ignition coil including a primary coil, and a secondary coil in which a discharge current is generated by electromagnetic induction with the primary coil, wherein one end of the secondary coil of the first ignition coil and one end of the secondary coil of the second ignition coil are electrically connected to one of the center electrodes, and the other end of the secondary coil of the first ignition coil and the other end of the secondary coil of the second ignition coil are electrically connected to the other of the center electrodes.

A spark plug includes a metal body member formed of a metal material, an insulating body member provided inside the metal body member and formed of an insulating material, a pair of central electrodes provided inside the insulating body member and having different polarities, and a ground electrode extending from the metal body member between a pair of central electrodes.

A spark-plug wire includes a boot of electrically insulative material defining a central bore configured to receive a spark plug, an electrical connector disposed in the central bore and configured to connect with the spark plug, and a cylindrical heat shield circumscribing the boot. The heat shield has retaining features extending past a distal end of the boot and configured to radially flex to engage with a hex of the spark plug to increase a retaining force of the spark-plug wire to the spark plug.

A spark plug and method of manufacturing, where the spark plug meets particular geometric relationships to maintain and potentially improve dielectric performance while downsizing other plug dimensions. The spark plug includes an insulator that can withstand higher voltages while having areas with a reduced cross-sectional thickness. In some embodiments, the insulator has a dielectric strength of 42 kV/mm or more with a radial thickness at the internal seal of 1.5 to 1.6 mm, inclusive, and a radial thickness at a gasket of 0.6 to 0.9 mm, inclusive.

A spark plug and method of manufacturing, where the spark plug meets particular geometric relationships to maintain and potentially improve dielectric performance while downsizing other plug dimensions. The spark plug includes an insulator that can withstand higher voltages while having areas with a reduced cross-sectional thickness. In some embodiments, the insulator has a dielectric strength of 42 kV/mm or more with a radial thickness at the internal seal of 1.5 to 1.6 mm, inclusive, and a radial thickness at a gasket of 0.6 to 0.9 mm, inclusive.

A spark plug having an insulating body defining a longitudinal axis and including a base portion and an obstruction portion, a first electrode including a proximal portion, a sheathed portion and a distal portion, the sheathed portion of the first electrode extending through the base portion of the insulating body, and a second electrode including a proximal portion, a sheathed portion and a distal portion, the sheathed portion of the second electrode extending through the base portion and the obstruction portion of the insulating body, wherein the obstruction portion axially extends beyond the distal portion of the first electrode.