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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2001
Edgardo Y. Estacio, Itasca, IL (US);
Franco Franchi, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Andrew D. Merrick, Lombard, IL (US);
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, L.L.C., Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
There is provided a glow plug connection apparatus for installing a plurality of glow plug connectors to corresponding glow plugs mounted in a cylinder head in an internal combustion engine while simultaneously preventing engine oil leakage. The apparatus comprises a rigid buss bar rail, a plurality of glow plug connectors attached to the buss bar rail, a plurality of connector wires routed in the buss bar rail and connected to the glow plug connectors, a wire router, a conduit retaining clip, and an apparatus connector angle. Additionally, the glow plug connectors preferably comprises a buss bar rail interface section, a glow plug connector angle, a sealing section having an O-ring seal, a guide section having guide fins around the periphery of the glow plug connector, and a clip section having a clip fingers around the periphery of the glow plug connector able to engage a glow plug terminal.