Abstract: A secondary winding bobbin of an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The bobbin includes tubular winding core and a plurality of fins substantially perpendicular to the axis of the core. The fins defining between them annular winding compartments of which the core forms the bottom. Each fin including a passage to allow the secondary winding wire to pass, in the winding direction, from the compartment located upstream of this fin to the compartment located downstream. The core has a shape such that the passage opens into the upstream compartment at a distance (e) from the bottom of the core and into the downstream compartment level with the core.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metal fixation insert for stiffening the fixation zone of a part of plastic material on a support. This metal fixation insert is made of rolled steel which is perforated.

Abstract: An ignition coil comprising a magnetic core and primary and secondary windings wound around the magnetic core is disclosed. At least the secondary winding is wound on a tubular secondary bobbin and the primary winding is disposed within the secondary bobbin.In accordance with the invention, the secondary bobbin is closed on the side of the high voltage terminal end of the secondary winding.

Abstract: A solenoid valve comprising an electromagnetic coil (6) wound on the hub of a bobbin (5) of a plastic material, a metallic central core (10) disposed in the hub (7) of the bobbin, the core forming an axial conduit, and an armature (15) which can be displaced by electromagnetic forces axially towards an end of the said axial conduit in order to control the flow of gas in the said conduit. To this end a thread (11) is formed on the outer surface of the core to cooperate with the inner surface of the hub for the purpose of adjustment of the axial position of the core with respect to the armature.

Abstract: An assembly for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation valve for an internal combustion engine, including a vacuum regulator with an inlet adapted to be connected to a vacuum source, and a solenoid valve with an inlet connected to the outlet of the vacuum regulator and with an outlet arranged to be connected to the control inlet of the recirculation valve to furnish a vacuum to the control inlet as a function of an electrical control signal of the solenoid valve. The body of the vacuum regulator is formed of a single part with the closure cap of the body of the solenoid valve, and a conduit formed in the part communicates the interior of the body of the vacuum regulator with the interior of the body of the solenoid valve.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a connector cap for linkage between an electrical cable and an elbowed high-voltage output shaft (1; 20; 35, 35') of an ignition device (2; 19). To that end, it includes locking means (8; 14; 22; 31; 32) for locking it counter to a movement in a direction parallel to the cable axis.

Abstract: The detector includes a unipolar Hall effect pickup (3) for detecting the passage of a target (14) of soft magnetic material that is movable in displacement with the piston of the first cylinder and is intended to loop the field lines of a permanent magnet (4) to the sensitive zone of the pickup (3). The detector includes two magnets (4, 5) arranged to cancel the resting magnetic induction in the sensitive zone of the pickup (3).

Abstract: A method and assembly for installing a plurality of ignition coils (12) on an engine block. The invention includes molding a housing (1) from an electrically insulating material. The housing having a plurality of receptacles (4) for the coils and including inserts for attachment of the housing to the engine block. The coils are placed in receptacles with appropriate wiring, and the connections (23, 24) of the receptacles are connected to the primary and secondary windings of the coils. When all connections are made, an electrically insulating resin (25) is poured into the housing which embeds the coils and their cable connections. Finally, the housing is fixed on the engine block with the appropriate receptacle properly aligned with its respective sparkplug.