Alan W Marshall

US Patent:

6664514, Dec 16, 2003

Filed:

Jul 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/612893

Inventors:

Alan E. Marshall - Merrimack NH

Assignee:

Saint-Gobain Ceramics Plastics, Inc. - Worcester MA

International Classification:

H05B 300

US Classification:

219267, 219551, 361264

Abstract:

Featured is a method for securing an ignition device to a support. The securing method includes disposing a shock mounting pad between the ignition device and the support, the shock mounting pad being configured so as to reduce external loads to the ignition device, more particularly to reduce external loads being applied in one of directions transverse to a long axis of a heating element of the ignition device and more specifically, to reduce external impact loads. The shock mounting pad is made of a material having a thickness and firmness so as to be capable of reducing external loads being applied in one of a horizontal or vertical direction with respect to a long axis of a heating element forming a part of the ignition device. In this way, the structure formed by the combination of the ignition device, shock mounting pad and the support is more resistant to applied external loads than a case in which the ignition device is secured without the shock mounting pad. Also featured are a method for improving the shock resistance of an ignition device being secured to a support, a shock mounting device to reduce communication of external loads to the ignition device and heat generating apparatuses embodying such methodologies.