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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Jack R. Lorraine, Newport News, VA (US);
Siemens Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel supply assembly includes an electrically actuatable fuel injector having a first end, a longitudinal axis, and a fuel channel extending generally along the longitudinal axis. The fuel injector also includes a dielectric overmold including first and second electrical contact rings disposed about an outer perimeter of the overmold. The dielectric overmold extends downstream of the first end. The assembly also includes a dielectric connector shell generally surrounding at least part of the overmold. The assembly also includes an injector cup disposed over the fuel injector upstream of the overmold between the fuel injector and the connector shell. The injector cup includes a first end, a second end juxtaposed from the first end, and a generally longitudinal cup channel extending from the first end toward the second end. The longitudinal channel is in fluid communication with the fuel channel. Methods of installing and removing the assembly are also provided.