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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Paul L. Rossi, Waterford, MI (US);
Kenneth O. Jahr, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William T. Harvey, Brighton, MI (US);
Shari F. Stottler, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Kevin A. Grabowski, Brighton, MI (US);
Michael T. Streb, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Bosch Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel manifold having a rigid base portion with a fuel injector pocket defined therein, a top wall portion, a first substantially flat thin-walled portion extending between the rigid base portion and the top wall portion and a second substantially flat thin-walled portion extending between the rigid base portion and the top wall portion. The base portion, the top wall portion and the first and second thin-walled portions are defined by a one-piece aluminum extrusion and together define a fuel cavity that extends into the base portion and communicates with the fuel injector pocket.