Hitachi, Ltd.

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Hiroaki Saeki

Atsushi Hohkita

Masahiro Soma

Harsha Badarinarayan

William T Harvey

Akira Inoue

Hiroshi Ono

Takashi Yoshizawa

Steven J Miller

Steve Darrell Miller

A high pressure fuel pipe construction for an internal combustion engine, such as a direct injection engine. A conduit for the fuel is open at each end and a ball having a throughbore is slidably positioned over one end of the conduit. A reinforcing sleeve is positioned inside the end of the conduit so that the sleeve extends entirely through the ball. The sleeve, ball and the end of the conduit are then brazed together to attach the ball and conduit together. A double chamfer is provided at one end of the ball throughbore to facilitate inspection of the brazing quality. Additionally, a loop is formed in the conduit and a dampener is attached to the loop.

High pressure fuel pipe construction for an internal combustion engine

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

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