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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Joseph Edward Scollard, Suffolk, VA (US);
Stephen C. Bugos, Newport News, VA (US);
Timothy S. Roach, Norfolk, VA (US);
David Matthew Schandel, Newport News, VA (US);
Siemens Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an assembly having a fuel injector and a fuel supply device. The fuel injector has a first and second end, a fuel metering portion with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, an outer shell surrounding the fuel metering portion and at least one fixing member that extends generally radially from the outer shell. The fixing member has a leg, where a portion of the leg is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. A cross member is located transverse to the portion of the leg and has a projection that has a substantially planar surface and extends toward the outer shell. The fuel supply device has a cup with an injector receiving opening and at least one connecting member with a mating surface adapted to engage the substantially planar surface of the fixing member. A method of connecting the fuel cup to the fuel injector and a method of disengaging the fuel cup from the fuel injector is also provided.