Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Gary Michael Zdyb

Otto Muller-Girard, Jr

Harrie William Bonnah, Ii

A fuel injector for discharging fuel to an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The injector includes a nozzle body having a solenoid actuator, a pole piece with an axial extending fuel passage, a valve assembly including a reciprocably moveable armature operable against the bias of a spring member, a calibration tube extending through the pole piece fuel passage and operable to load the spring, an axially extending, drawn metal fuel tube having a first end defining an injector fuel inlet and a second end in communication with the axially extending fuel passage of the pole piece. The fuel tube includes features which extend radially inwardly in the wall of the fuel tube to define depressions in the outer surface of the wall which function, with a molded composite jacket to deter rotation of the tube. Additionally, the features define radial inward projections from the inner surface of the tube wall and may be used to position the filter assembly and to align externally installed components of the injector.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Gary Michael Zdyb